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Official goods for SBI MUSIC CIRCUS HOKKAIDO, the festival's first-ever Hokkaido edition, have gone on sale ahead of the September 26, 2026 event at Daiwa House PREMIST DOME in Sapporo, with separate collections for the daytime DAYBREAK and all-night AFTER DARK portions.
Shiba Park Hotel's seasonal "Blissful Afternoon Tea" pairs chestnut, sweet potato, and apple sweets and savories from three in-house kitchens with a book-filled dining room in Minato-ku, Tokyo, available September 7 to November 29, 2026.
SHIBUYA109 Shibuya and SHIBUYA109 Abeno are teaming up with global boy group JO1 for a two-week campaign from September 1 to 15, 2026, featuring newly shot visuals, a collaboration cafe, pop-up stores in five cities, and giveaway campaigns.
Elementa is bringing its open-world action RPG Silver Palace to gamescom 2026 and Anime NYC 2026 for the game's first convention exhibits, complete with a hands-on play area, stage shows, and cosplay photo spots, as worldwide pre-registrations pass 10 million following the game's recently completed test.
Sega is celebrating the 3rd anniversary of its short anime series SONIC & FRIENDS with a special collaboration featuring Kanahei’s Small animals, new concept art, and a pop-up store opening at Shibuya MODI from October 2 to 12, 2026.
amie, the merchandise brand from Oami Co., Ltd. which operates the major figure and hobby retailer amiami, is now offering STRANGE EDEN's Pikuria Plate Collection premium cards and Sparkle＊Chain Acrylic charms featuring the series' characters.
Suntory adds a kiwi flavor to its "196" fruit chuhai series, available nationwide for a limited time from October 13, 2026.
Suntory is releasing White Akadama Punch Can nationwide for a limited time from October 13, 2026 — a new white wine sour variant of the Akadama Punch series, made with Akadama Sweet Wine White.
Tachibana E Liquors has launched the 152nd edition of its whisky lottery, doubling the winning odds for Yamazaki 18 Years Old to mark 70,000 cumulative sets sold, with 466 limited entries available starting August 18, 2026.
Suntory relaunches the Teacher's Highball Can with a redesigned package, available nationwide on a limited basis from October 13, 2026.
From August 17 to October 15, 2026, THE COSMOPOLITAN GRILL BAR TERRACE at Grand Front Osaka is serving a Southeast Asia-themed afternoon tea, the second edition of its "Afternoon Tea Around the World" series, with sweets, savories, and cocktails inspired by Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Tirol Choco launches a new "Halloween Cup" chocolate assortment nationwide on August 31, 2026, featuring six flavors — including the Halloween-exclusive Blood Strawberry and Pumpkin — packaged in a sparkly, cup-shaped container designed for home parties.