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Bandai Namco Entertainment is running a Steam key code sale on Amazon, with discounts of up to 79% on select titles including CODE VEIN, running through October 19, 2026.
On select days from November 1 to 23, 2026, surf brand Billabong and Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa turn the hotel's rooftop Sky Pool into a beach-resort-style space with a barrel sauna, a rooftop cafe, and a one-day live music event.
Cacaotier Gokan in Osaka's Koraibashi will begin taking reservations on October 14, 2026 for a limited run of 200 Advent calendars holding 24 chocolates and baked sweets, priced at ¥15,000 including tax.
The lifestyle brand CDL TOKYO will hold its CDL TOKYO POP UP STORE 2026 WINTER "SCENT OF DAYS" at House of OMOTESANDO in Tokyo from November 27 to 29 and at CONCENT OSAKA from December 4 to 6, with new items made for the event.
A showcase video marking the 1st anniversary of the roguelike RPG Chaos Zero Nightmare was released on October 10, 2026. It covers Season 5 starting October 21, new combatants, system improvements, and in-game and offline anniversary events.
From November 20 to December 25, 2026, Chiikawa Park in Ikebukuro will hold a Christmas event with festive decorations, special greetings featuring the characters in Christmas costumes, new merchandise going on sale November 24, and an SNS hashtag campaign.
The fourth official merchandise collection for Chiikawa Pocket, the first smartphone app based on Chiikawa, goes on sale October 24, 2026, with bento and shopkeeper motifs. Pop-up stores will also open in five cities nationwide — Tokyo, Osaka, Sendai, Fukuoka, and Nagoya.
A crochet book dedicated entirely to rabbit amigurumi, with 25 designs and dress-up accessories, goes on sale at bookstores across Japan on October 20, 2026.
The classic adventure RPG Cross Summoner:R released a major first-anniversary update on October 13, 2026, opening the new server Forsein, starting Part 2 of the main story and adding the new characters Dean and Rena.
Oshimall, the online shop run by Cybird, will sell acrylic keychains and acrylic blocks featuring illustrations from the smartphone game Detective Conan Puzzle: Cross Chain in the second round of made-to-order sales of original merchandise for the game, from October 14 through October 28, 2026.
The fantasy RPG FLOWER KNIGHT GIRL receives an update on October 13, 2026, launching the month-long event "Parallel Messiah of the Deep" along with new gacha characters and character quests.
The free smartphone pachinko and pachislot app 777Real, operated by Sammy Networks Co., Ltd., begins offering Sammy Corporation's e The Seven Deadly Sins 3 starting October 13, 2026, along with a launch event and an X repost campaign.