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Audemars Piguet will unveil new 37mm and 41mm Royal Oak Automatic models in October 2026, with 18K pink gold cases and bracelets and bezels set with green tsavorites and yellow sapphires.
A BATHING APE® and Crocs release the BAPE® X CROCS ECHO 2 in BLACK and PURE WHITE, on sale from October 3, 2026 for ¥16,500 (tax included).
BAYFLOW, ALAND, and PAGEBOY have released Harry Potter collaboration items, on sale since September 10, 2026 at each brand's stores and on the official online store and ST.
From November 20 to 23, 2026, Biwako Hotel in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, will serve "Les Cinq Joyaux d'Automne," a course of six dessert plates built around autumn fruits such as Shine Muscat, European pear, Beni Madonna, black fig, and Kogyoku apple.
Volume 1 of the dark fantasy manga BRAIN ALIVE, written by Rafal Jaki and illustrated by MACHINE GAMU, goes on sale on Monday, December 7, 2026, priced at ¥979 including tax.
BrownDust2 has added Character Cassette 11 "幽霊の夜," set in a haunted mansion, along with the season event "Loyal Maid," a special skin for ティル, and a new mini-game.
Calbee's Kataage Potato Takumi Hokkaido Golden Butter Flavor, made with butter produced in Hokkaido, will be sold for a limited time at convenience stores nationwide from October 19, 2026.
THE C's SKY DINING, the restaurant on the 17th floor of Candeo Hotels Osaka The Tower, is selling the "Dinner Debut Plan" from October 9, 2026, a special-price dinner buffet with a choice of drink options for guests visiting the restaurant for the first time.
From November 24 to December 25, 2026, Toyosuna Park in Chiba City hosts the Chiikawa Christmas Market, an immersive event with a 6 m symbol tree, photo spots, 35 original food items, limited goods, and interactive games.
New merchandise for the TV anime Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle, featuring newly drawn Heisei gal illustrations, goes on sale on eeo Store online from October 8, 2026 and at eeo Store Ikebukuro Main Branch from November 20, 2026.
Choioden Sapporo Sumikawa, a casual oden tavern built around hamo dashi, opens on October 9, 2026, a one-minute walk from the west exit of Sumikawa Station on the Sapporo Municipal Subway Namboku Line.
Christmas Commons, a new Christmas market held in Nakanoshima Park, Osaka, from December 11 to 25, 2026, is accepting entries for its Public Art Award 2026. One work will be selected and displayed outdoors at the venue, with ¥500,000 in production support for the winner.