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On Saturday, October 31, 2026, Oriental Hotel Fukuoka Hakata Station holds a one-night Halloween Dinner Buffet at its B2F restaurant LINK SQUARE, with Halloween-themed dishes, monster sweets, and free-flow drinks for ¥5,000 per adult.
The on-demand print service オリジナルプリント.jp began selling three winter neck warmers on October 15, 2026, including a CORDURA® model and two 2WAY models, each available with an original design from a single piece.
OSAJI is releasing limited-quantity Neroli editions of its Retreat Hand Massage Serum (30 mL, ¥3,190) and Velvet Lip Serum (10 g, ¥2,640) on December 16, 2026, in gold limited-edition packaging with a citrus-floral scent.
OSHMAN'S and the inner-down brand TAION are releasing an exclusive 2026 fall/winter outerwear collection from October 16, led by the ASTORIA DOWN DUFFLE COAT, the second Danner x TAION x OSHMAN'S triple collaboration model.
PADICO's "Pet Paw Print Kit My Pet Pouch" lets dog owners take a three-dimensional paw print with two types of clay and keep it in a carabiner pouch. It goes on sale October 23, 2026 at ¥3,278 (tax included), with pre-orders from October 16.
On December 31, 2026, the Peak Lounge & Bar on the 41st floor of Park Hyatt Tokyo hosts a New Year's Eve countdown party with an aerial performance, a seven-piece live band, champagne free-flow and a chef-prepared buffet.
SEGA's mobile and PC game Persona 5: The Phantom X has received its Ver.4.11 update, featuring a crossover event with Persona 3 Reload and the debut of Mitsuru Kirijo as a new 5-star character.
Five restaurants at Phoenix Seagaia Ocean Tower in Miyazaki serve crab dishes from December 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027, including a dinner buffet with an all-you-can-eat steamed snow crab option, teppanyaki king crab, and snow crab clay-pot rice.
Nine PUPPET SUNSUN items, including a clear file, zipper bags, sticky notes, pouches, and mini figures, are going on sale at 110 yen (tax included) each at 100-yen shops such as Can★Do.
KADOKAWA has opened pre-orders for a plastic model of Miku Nakano from the TV special anime The Quintessential Quintuplets Specials, priced at ¥9,680 (tax included) with a planned release in March 2027.
The mobile game Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz has launched the fourth chapter of its "想刻ノ魔道士" main quest series, "想刻ノ魔道士Ⅳ ～〈祈望〉の果て～," on October 16, 2026, along with a gacha featuring four characters and a special login bonus.
To mark its 125th anniversary, Royal Enfield has announced the 125th Anniversary Edition HYPERSHIFT CLASSIC 650, limited to 125 units in each major region and 35 units in Japan. Registration for the purchase lottery runs from October 16 to October 27, 2026.