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From September 3 to October 12, 2026, Karaoke Manekineko is holding a collaboration campaign celebrating the 20th anniversary of Ouran High School Host Club's anime broadcast, featuring new band-themed illustrations, character-inspired drinks, and exclusive original merchandise at participating locations across Japan.
KIHARU Brasserie at Cross Hotel Kyoto is introducing a new seasonal menu, "KIHARU de Autumn 2026," on weekends and public holidays starting September 19, 2026, pairing autumn ingredients like mushrooms and sweet potato with sustainable seafood and local Kyoto ingredients.
Kimono EXPO 2026, an annual event where tradition and modernity meet, comes to Tokyo from October 7 to 12 and Osaka from October 14 to 18, with hands-on workshops and artisan talks — admission is free.
The idle RPG The King of Fighters AFK has added new fighter Iori Yagami (THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII) with a doubled summon rate, alongside a Terry Bogard return event, a 1st anniversary survey reward, and a lineup of in-game events as its Fighters Festa celebration continues.
Nature Lab's LAVONS brand adds a Green Heaven bedroom diffuser to its LAVONS to the Moon line, alongside new SHINY MOON and Luxury Relax paper fragrances for closets, entryways, and cars.
LINE GAME exhibits at TOKYO GAME SHOW 2026 for the first time, bringing an arcade-themed hands-on booth to Makuhari Messe from September 17 to 21, 2026, with a photo spot marking the newly confirmed game adaptation of Emoji no ko (Tentative), playable demos, and limited-edition merchandise.
Maison Lexia is releasing a limited-quantity "Perfumed Hair Oil" in two signature fragrances on October 30, 2026, letting the brand's popular scents wrap hair in a light, everyday way while 13 plant-derived oils care for hair from the inside.
Mesm Tokyo's 16th-floor French restaurant Chef's Theatre will serve a limited-time five-course dinner inspired by the ballet The Nutcracker from October 1, 2026 through January 31, 2027, marking its third collaboration with the New National Theatre, Tokyo, timed to the theatre's own production of the ballet this winter.
Mick Fire, the last horse to sweep the Minami-Kanto Classic Triple Crown undefeated, retires from racing after his July 22 start in the Santa Anita Trophy. A retirement ceremony will be held at Oi Racecourse on October 7.
A MILGRAM pop-up shop featuring new Yumepuchi illustration goods opens at AMNIBUS STORE -white- in Shibuya MODI from September 18 to October 4, 2026, with BOX purchase bonuses while supplies last.
MARK IS Minato Mirai and running app Runtrip are starting "Minato Mirai Run Club" in September 2026, a running community for people who work in the Minato Mirai area, with its first group run planned for September 17.
From November 7, 2026 to March 31, 2027, the historic ryokan Misasa Yakushi no Yu Mansuirou in Tottori's Misasa Onsen serves a winter-only "Ebi-Kani Kaiseki" course bringing together snow crab, Ise lobster, and the rare San'in shrimp known as mosa-ebi, with one night and two meals starting from ¥28,600 per person.