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KOBE SUMA SEA WORLD in Hyogo Prefecture is extending its summer-limited "Tail Burst" performance, in which an orca soaks the audience with its tail fin, through September 30, 2026, alongside a new "Tail Burst"-themed cream soda and the misty "Suma Sea Whiteout" experience to help visitors beat the lingering late-summer heat.
DMM GAMES has released "GAMES STORE," an iOS store app that brings the premium version of Koihime†Taisen to iPhone outside the App Store, alongside a run of in-game campaigns and a follow-and-repost giveaway through mid-September 2026.
Tatsunoko Production and the blockchain game Meteon Run have confirmed a collaboration featuring Yatterman, the second installment in Meteon Run's series of Japanese anime crossovers, bringing in-game character sales and limited-edition shoe items themed around the classic series.
British diamond cutter Monnickendam is expanding its permanent jewelry corner at Isetan Shinjuku on September 2, 2026, with a larger display space, its signature Tudor Rose series, and limited-edition jewelry that comes with a teddy bear from British brand Merrythought.
Formirai Co., Ltd. has released the first trailer for its upcoming music adventure game Morpho Reverie, revealing a story in which players can choose the protagonist's gender, voiced by Aoi Ichikawa or Shion Wakayama, alongside Madoka Yonezawa as Keeva, ahead of a Steam demo planned for fall 2026.
MUJI's new "Easily Assembled Wooden Light Furniture" series — three furniture pieces, two wooden stools, and two stool cushions — is built for tool-free assembly and easy carrying, so the right piece can be brought into any room whenever it's needed. It launches early at MUJI Tokyo Ariake on September 1, 2026, then rolls out at MUJI stores nationwide and online from September 16.
Starting September 5, 2026, the NARUTO & BORUTO Shinobi-Zato attraction at Nijigen no Mori on Awaji Island is celebrating the birthdays of Kakashi Hatake, Shikamaru Nara, Ino Yamanaka, and Shikadai Nara, joined this month by Sakumo Hatake in his event debut, with exclusive limited-edition original stickers.
A limited-time event, "Class President Committee's Autumn! no Dan," has launched in the smartphone puzzle game Nintama Rantaro: Futtobi Puzzle! no Dan Again!, running through September 17. Four new characters have also joined the roster through the Premium and Normal Gacha.
Minomachiya Co., Ltd.'s dispersed kominka hotel in Mino, Gifu Prefecture, is renaming itself from NIPPONIA Mino Merchant Town to NAE Mino on September 8, 2026, adding guided town walks, a local-news LINE account, a "Mino Najimifu" shop pass, and a share of lodging revenue donated back to the community.
OHYA is offering an early preview sale of three new metal cold tea cups, Nagomi, Kizashi, and Urara, at the Dai-Nippon Ichi trade show in Tokyo from September 2 to 4, 2026, ahead of their September 5 general release.
Okinawa Prince Hotel Ocean View Ginowan is holding an "Illuminated Churaumi Dome and Music Box Workshop" in its lobby from September 18 to 28, 2026, letting guests craft their own dome and music box souvenirs without a reservation.
Cafe Lish in Tokyo's Jimbocho neighborhood is holding a limited-time collaboration cafe celebrating the 15th anniversary of My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected, from September 18 to October 30, 2026, with five character-themed drinks and desserts plus original coasters and acrylic charms.