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Netmarble's Seven Knights Re:BIRTH welcomes the new magic-type legendary character "[Legend] Yungon," alongside a balance adjustment for Trude, new costumes, and a lineup of summer in-game events.
Gran Cafe at Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel will host a Thai Food Buffet from September 1 to October 31, 2026, supervised by a Bangkok Marriott executive chef and featuring a limited-time collaboration with Thai skincare brand THANN.
From September 11 to 13, 2026, Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka's Restaurant & Lounge Bar eu will offer a three-day-only French course crafted by Chef Minoru Asada, using Osaka's Kawachi duck, sweet Pure White corn, and autumn persimmons and figs to capture the shift from summer into fall in every dish.
Tonkatsu Shinjuku Saboten is releasing a second edition of "Sabo Ale," an upcycled happoshu brewed from the bread crusts trimmed off its popular katsu sando, in limited quantities at select restaurant locations from Monday, August 24, 2026.
SHISEIDO's 2026 holiday collection reunites with fashion designer TOMO KOIZUMI for a limited-edition lineup of skincare, lip, and makeup items inspired by vivid color and Ginza's sense of wonder.
Sengoku strategy game Shishi No Gotoku is celebrating its 7th anniversary on August 27, 2026, with a special anniversary website, 14 in-game events, and campaigns offering real bottles of collaboration sake to lottery winners both in-game and on the official X account.
Shobido has opened pre-orders for the Colorful Toy Series, a new line of pouches, totes, and charms featuring Buzz Lightyear and Alien from Disney and Pixar's Toy Story, with shipping expected in late October 2026.
Generation Pass's simplus brand introduces the SP-BKWMR01, a compact bucket-style washing machine operated entirely by remote control, designed for quick separate loads such as muddy shoes, baby items, or pet gear.
SOZO, an incense brand from 株式会社新香 on Awaji Island, releases "VERMEER × SOZO AROMA INCENSE," incense collaborating with Johannes Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring, whose colors and scents shift over about 20 minutes, to coincide with the Girl with a Pearl Earring exhibition opening at the Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka on August 21, 2026.
From September 21 to 23, 2026, SPICE LAB TOKYO in Ginza welcomes guest chef Yoshiyuki Okuno of Brianza Group for a three-day-only course built around aroma, blending Indian and Italian cuisine, with reservations opening August 20.
St. Regis Hotel Osaka and traditional Japanese confectioner Taneya mark their fourth collaboration with "St. Regis Afternoon Tea with TANEYA," served at St. Regis Bar from September 1 to November 15, 2026, with a menu built around the flavors of autumn.
Sega has released S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope, the large-scale expansion for GSC Game World's S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, alongside a new launch trailer, a major Update 2.0 for the base game, and a limited-time 30% off sale.