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The Waldorf Astoria Spa at Waldorf Astoria Osaka has been named "Japan's Best Hotel Spa 2026" at the World Spa Awards 2026, and a 100-minute commemorative plan, "The Ritual of Osaka," goes on sale September 29 for ¥40,000.
The Web3 version of Hellsquad Rrrush!, a roguelike defense game developed by LightCon and released by WEMADE, officially launched on September 29, 2026 in more than 170 countries, excluding some countries such as South Korea.
ALL DAY DINING 洛空 at The Westin Miyako Kyoto serves a Kyoto-themed winter buffet from November 1 to December 31, 2026, with about 40 dishes at both lunch and dinner and a separate Christmas menu from December 19 to 25.
On Saturday, October 24, The Westin Yokohama in Minato Mirai will hold an autumn wellness event featuring a guided Minato Mirai run with a recovery session and a Floating Sound Bath in the hotel's indoor pool.
A new whisky lottery with 466 limited slots opens for pre-order on September 29, 2026, priced at ¥6,980 per slot with free shipping. The top prize is the Hibiki 21 Years Old Design Bottle "Kacho Fugetsu," and every slot delivers a bottle.
From October 1 to 11, 2026, the DOOM collaboration battle pass adds five DOOM characters as commanders, the twin-gun tank FV225 Collector, and DOOM-inspired customization items.
From October 1, 2026, Lounge Sea Wind at Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers begins a seasonal anmitsu series by its pastry chef, opening with a Marron Anmitsu made with Tanba chestnuts and Uji matcha soft serve, alongside three new autumn cakes at Pastry Shop Dorer.
A detached villa rented as a whole building, with its own semi-open-air hot spring bath, opens on October 15, 2026 next to the Yutorelo Tsuwano inn in Tsuwano, Shimane. It sleeps up to six and serves a kaiseki dinner in the room.
Fogg, operator of the online lottery platform RAFFLE, is launching a TV anime 2.5 Dimensional Seduction raffle with newly drawn illustrations of Liliel and others, offering goods from September 25 to October 26, 2026.
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Colopl's mobile action game Alice Gear Aegis kicked off a collaboration event with side-scrolling shooter DARIUSBURST CS CORE on September 25, 2026, introducing a new style for Ivry Hadd, voiced by Ayako Kawasumi, called Ivry [Burst], alongside revived scouts, new Carat Shop costumes with a free giveaway, and other campaigns running through October 13.
Team Entertainment launches new original Amnesia merchandise on the online lottery service Marukuji, featuring illustrations from past calendars and art collections, available through October 18, 2026.
Merchandise from the Aoharu Tetsudo POP UP SHOP, previously held at Shinjuku Marui Annex, is now available for mail order through the THE Chara online store, with items such as hologram cards, can badges, acrylic charms, and figures on offer through October 8, 2026.