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From September 23 to 29, 2026, N.Y.C.SAND, popular at Daimaru Tokyo for its melty caramel, opens a pop-up shop at Daimaru Umeda, offering a limited-quantity "N.Y. Chestnut Cassis Caramel Sandwich" alongside its classic caramel sandwich and gift box.
To mark Chushu no Meigetsu, Japan's mid-autumn moon-viewing night, on September 25, Okamedo, a wagashi shop founded in 1950 in Toyohashi, Aichi, is releasing Tsukimi Usagi, a nerikiri sweet shaped like a rabbit that reveals a yellow "moon" filling when cut in half. The set also includes red-and-white suama, and quantities are limited at Okamedo's directly operated stores.
Doshisha's ONDOZONE Sayu Senka Sayu Nomi, a teacup for drinking sayu (cooled boiled water), goes on sale September 16, 2026, with a built-in heat-absorbing material that cools boiling water to a comfortable drinking temperature in about two minutes and keeps it there for about 30 minutes.
Orion Beer is relaunching its "Southern Star" and "Mugi Shokunin" brands as beer from October 14, 2026, refining each one's signature taste — a crisper, more refreshing Southern Star and a fuller-bodied Mugi Shokunin made with Okinawa-grown barley — alongside a new TV commercial introducing Southern Star's new characters, the "Southern Stars."
Sensitive-skin skincare brand OSAJI is renewing its Eau de Parfum line with three new forest-inspired scents, launching nationwide on October 14, with an early release at Isetan Shinjuku's "Salon de Parfum 2026" from October 7.
Ahead of its October 9 opening, Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts has finalized the official catalog, original goods, and related events for its exhibition on Ming-dynasty calligraphy from the He Chuangshi Collection, Taipei, including a live calligraphy demonstration and a weekday sticker giveaway.
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The official puzzle game for the TV anime Oshi no Ko has launched a new [Autumn of Sports] pickup gacha today, featuring the characters Aqua and Akane Kurokawa in special illustrated costumes.
Tokyo-based jewelry brand PARCELLE JEWELRY holds a seven-day pop-up shop at Daimaru Sapporo's 1st floor event space from September 23 to 29, 2026, featuring cabochon-cut Cent Couleur jewelry made exclusively for the event alongside custom order consultations.
Usagi Publishing has released a 13-title Pixar Postcard Book Collection featuring memorable scenes from films such as Cars, Toy Story, and Coco, with a Toy Story 5 edition joining the lineup on September 18, 2026.
Tokyo Gets Co., Ltd. is releasing new merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations of the heroines from planetarian, Rewrite, Angel Beats!, and Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE seated in movie theater seats, with pre-orders open from September 16 to October 2, 2026 at Gets-Oshi Mart.
R11R is taking part in TOKYO ISSUE at Isetan Shinjuku from September 30 to October 5, 2026, selling one-of-a-kind stickers, playful furniture, and mixed-media artwork from HAKUIKISHIROI, Panasony™, and Momoe.
On November 8, HOTEL GRAPHY Shibuya returns to SHIBUYA BRIDGE with the sustainable fashion show RAILWAY TO RUNWAY 2026, collaborating with upcycled-clothing brand SAIKOUCHIKU on a 15-look lineup that includes two pieces upcycled from secondhand clothing collected in Shibuya. The free, reservation-only event for 100 guests also includes an after-party, a SAIKOUCHIKU pop-up shop, and an upcycled-hanger art installation.