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WHISKY MEW releases two Speyside single malt whiskies featuring Umamusume: Pretty Derby characters Dream Journey and Epiphaneia on their labels, with lottery entries open from September 25 to October 4, 2026.
Suzuhiro Co., Ltd. is opening UMI&mikkabi, a whole-building villa where guests can stay with their dogs, in Mikkabi on Lake Hamana on October 1, 2026 — the second property under its UMI& retreat brand, alongside a new support service that turns unused vacation homes around the lake into paying accommodations.
HIPHOP event Urban Jam takes over ZEROTOKYO in Shinjuku on September 26, 2026, headlined by Tiji Jojo, a former member of BAD HOP who held a solo live at Nippon Budokan in June. DJ CHARI, DJ TATSUKI, DJ KANJI, DJ NORIO, DJ LUKE, and DJ NOGU join the lineup for a night of live performance and DJ sets.
URUHIME MOMOKO, the Japanese beauty brand that has sold over 1 million units, adds an exosome-focused serum to its lineup, launching URUHIME MOMOKO COMPLETE SERUM at Watsons Taiwan and momo shopping site on September 10, 2026.
Held for the first time outside a Volks store, the Volks Five Star Stories Series Exhibition Mini Caravan in Niigata Hobby Road 2026 Autumn runs September 26 to October 12, 2026, showcasing around 200 figures built over Volks' 40 years of work on The Five Star Stories.
New original goods and apparel based on the TV anime Witch Hat Atelier, including trading can badges, stickers, a T-shirt, and more, go up for pre-order at Anique Shop starting September 14, with a chance to receive a bonus bromide card on qualifying purchases.
Korean frozen yogurt brand YOAJUNG sets up a kitchen car at Nishi-Okubo Park's Silver Week Festival from September 19 to 23, serving two festival-exclusive combos alongside its four regular combos.
ABEMA is broadcasting all 224 episodes of the TV anime Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters for free from September 13 to September 26, 2026, followed by a nonstop special compiling every next-episode preview from the original broadcast.
A new "EX Travel Reservation" plan pairs tickets to the "Zen and Ghibli" Kyoto exhibition, opening October 3, 2026, with a "Yes, Let's Go to Kyoto!" reception voucher for limited special goshuin at three Zen temples — Nanzen-ji, Shokoku-ji, and Myoshin-ji — with sales running from September 11 through December 6, 2026.
A new eau de parfum collection featuring 11 fragrances inspired by the girlfriends of TV anime The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You has arrived from FAIRYTAIL Co., Ltd., with preorders now open at DREAMING PRINCESS, Amazon, and Rakuten Ichiba.
The mobile puzzle game based on the anime The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You has launched a new Pajama Party pickup gacha for Hanazono Hahari alongside the second Let's Pajama Party event.
Artists Shusaku Takaoka and Yoichiro Uchida present the two-person exhibition "ALTERD" at GOLDFLOG COFFEE in Hakata, Fukuoka, from September 19 to 27, 2026, alongside a special collaboration item from apparel brand THE FOUND.