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MEIKYU STORM, a free smartphone dungeon-exploration action RPG where attacks are automatic and players fight hordes of enemies in randomly generated dungeons, is now available on iOS and Android with no ads.
MIMARU SUITES Kyoto CENTRAL, an apartment hotel in central Kyoto where all 19 rooms have two or more bedrooms, has been selected as a "Selected Hotel" in the MICHELIN Guide 2026. It is the first MIMARU property to be selected.
An online kuji lottery with newly drawn mini character illustrations from the TV anime Mob Psycho 100 III goes on sale from October 18, 2026, for ¥880 per draw, online and at participating stores.
Moleskine's second collaboration with Peanuts™ goes on sale on October 6, 2026, with Snoopy-inspired notebooks, a diary, pins and stickers, followed by The Mini and a writing set in late October.
NAGAHAMA DISTILLERY in Nagahama, Shiga, releases AMAHANYAN World Blended Mizunara Cask Blend, its third collaboration with Hikone's mascot Hikonyan, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
Gel nail brand Naimy (ネイミィ) now sells base and top gels, color gels, clear gels and paint gels for self gel nails at Seria stores nationwide, with every item priced at ¥110 (tax included).
New Era, the global sports and lifestyle brand, is opening New Era Umeda South at Diamor Osaka on Thursday, November 12, its third store in the Osaka area. To mark the opening, the store will release limited-edition 9FORTY and 9THIRTY caps and a side patch exclusive to this location.
Tokyo's Nezu Museum will present about 50 bugaku costumes and related materials, including many National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties, from October 24 to November 23, 2026. Costumes from Rinnoji Temple in Tochigi will be shown to the public for the first time in 45 years.
To mark the TV anime broadcast of Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden, a 10-question diagnosis game that measures your potential as a merciless maiden opened on October 6, alongside campaigns on Fire CROSS including free access to up to 3 volumes of the original novel.
From October 10 to November 10, 2026, guests staying in the two Naruto collaboration rooms at GRAND CHARIOT Hokuto Shichisei 135° on Awaji Island can order the Uzumaki Naruto Birthday Collaboration Drink for ¥1,320 and receive an exclusive postcard.
Nina at The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo, the patisserie led by World's Pastry Chef 2024 Nina Métayer, takes reservations from October 5, 2026 for five Christmas cakes, individual sweets and galette des rois, alongside the hotel's Christmas takeout menu, Japanese hors d'oeuvre and osechi.
Guests staying at Nishiizu Meguri, a hot spring inn in Toi, Izu City, can use the private sauna, private ganbanyoku (hot stone bath) and private hot spring bath as many times as they like through December 25, 2026. The three facilities normally cost a combined ¥12,100 (tax included) when each is used once.