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109 Cinemas Premium Shinjuku is holding Japan's only special preview cheering screening of Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger on September 10, 2026, the night before the documentary's nationwide release.
The full lineup of Attack on Titan × Nijigen no Mori original merchandise is now complete, as Marshmallow Stickers go on sale September 1, joining an acrylic mirror sticker, acrylic hair clips, and a tote bag that recently joined the collection.
AVIOT has opened pre-orders for the TE-V1R-AZ2, its second collaboration model with Azur Lane, featuring 100 newly recorded voice lines and packaging illustrated by nima. Pre-orders opened on August 31, 2026.
U-NEXT will exclusively live-stream the Nissan Stadium performance from back number's sold-out first stadium tour, Grateful Yesterdays Tour 2026, on October 3, with a new multi-channel option that shows song lyrics alongside the live footage.
The seal collection RPG BIKKURIMAN Wonder Collection has added the limited-time event "Beyond the Next World — Anomaly at Tengai Bakufu," introducing new characters [Demon Lord Approaching] Fyujon Kiddosu and [Demon Fang] Fyujon Kiddosu through the Holy-Demon Fusion Demon General Gacha, alongside a new damage challenge event and a comeback login bonus.
BON TON TOYS, a Dutch plush toy brand founded in 1933, has released its colorful The Moods character series and its pet-and-animal-themed PETS series in Japan, now available through marcs STORE, Rakuten Ichiba, and interior and lifestyle shops nationwide.
URBAN RESEARCH Lumine Shinjuku hosts a BuddyOptical pop-up shop from September 10 to 23, 2026, marking its store renewal with the eyewear brand's collections and a special-order piece from URBAN RESEARCH KYOTO.
On September 28, Capella Kyoto's bar and night dining venue Yoi welcomes bartenders from Brooklyn's buzzworthy Bar Rêve for a special one-night-only cocktail collaboration.
Two new items — the Caramel Apple Bon Classic and Caramel Apple Mini Bon — will be available at Cinnabon locations across Japan from September 3, 2026, featuring a diced apple compote and rich caramel sauce paired with the brand's signature Makara cinnamon.
From September 14 to 27, 2026, Bar19 on the top floor of Courtyard by Marriott Shin-Osaka Station serves "MOON LIGHT VEIL," a full-moon-inspired cocktail and the third installment in the hotel's autumn moon-viewing lineup, for 2,000 yen per glass.
CURATION⇄FAIR Kyoto returns to three Nishijin temples on November 6–8, 2026, with 33 exhibitors — including its first overseas galleries — plus a Urasenke tea ceremony, a Shosei-en garden boat tour, and a four-day flower ceremony by Kentaro Sugi in Takagamine.
DRECOM SHOP has begun general sales of new Cuticle Detective Inaba merchandise, including trading mini shikishi, connectable acrylic charms, an A4 clear file set, acrylic stands, bangs clips, and stickers featuring the manga's cast of quirky detective characters.