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Seven-Eleven adds two indulgent "reward ice cream" treats for autumn nights, Lotte Anzutsumi with ice cream wrapped whole in red bean paste and a GODIVA-supervised frozen chocolat ice made with Belgian chocolate, both rolling out at stores nationwide in September.
A limited-time Sgt. Frog × Sanrio Characters pop-up store, featuring collaboration items pairing Hello Kitty and other Sanrio Characters with the Keroro Platoon, runs September 11 to 23, 2026, at Ekimaru A La Mode's JR Kyoto Station West Exit location, with novelty items for qualifying purchases.
From October 1, 2026 through February 15, 2027, Shinagawa Prince Hotel celebrates the 40th anniversary of Chibi Maruko-chan's original manga with its first Chinese cuisine collaboration, offering a character-themed afternoon tea, lunch set, and ramen at Chinese Restaurant Shinagawa Daihanten, plus flower-shaped breads at Boulangerie Shinagawa, along with a stamp rally and limited stickers.
Takara Shuzo is releasing its autumn-winter limited "Sho Chiku Bai" Kanzake, a warmed-sake blend in a 1.8L paper carton designed for easy home enjoyment, nationwide from September 29, 2026.
Shueisha Games is bringing a playtest version of JUJUTSU KAISEN RUMBLE: SURVIVATON and a demo of UN:Me to its Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth, with original novelties for visitors and live e-sports commentary broadcast on the booth screen during matches.
Sigma's new 85mm F1.2 DG | Art lens pairs the brand's brightest-ever aperture at this focal length with a compact, lightweight design, arriving in L-mount and Sony E-mount versions on September 30, 2026.
Six Senses Spa Kyoto is welcoming two visiting wellness practitioners this fall — Italian bodywork healer Govinda Chiesa from October 1 to November 4, and Japanese WATSU pioneer Yukako Ogasawara from November 6 to 23 — bringing sessions previously offered at Six Senses properties worldwide to both hotel guests and local residents in Kyoto.
A production committee including Konica Minolta Planetarium has turned the JAXA booth footage that drew crowds at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai into a full-dome planetarium film with a substantially expanded story, and science museums and planetariums across Japan are beginning screenings from early September.
Starbucks Corporation and Suntory Beverage & Food are introducing "COFFEE SIGNATURES BLACK" and "COFFEE SIGNATURES ESPRESSO&MILK," a bottled coffee series made with espresso roast beans, nationwide from September 15 — Starbucks' first new bottled coffee lineup since 2015.
Scottish leather brand STRATHBERRY is holding a limited-time pop-up store at Isetan Shinjuku from September 9 to September 29, 2026, showcasing its Mosaic, Kite, and Tote collections along with Corda, a new line from its 2026 fall/winter collection.
A limited-edition three-way collaboration between Suica's Penguin, travel media brand cotrip, and bag brand Kitamura brings the "Multi-Way Bag for Traveling with Suica's Penguin" to GRANSTA MALL this November, with only 500 pieces produced across two colorways.
Suntory is turning its canned jasmine shochu green tea mix into a year-round, nationwide product, with the "Matsurika Green Tea Mix (JR) Can" set to expand beyond its convenience-store-only debut and hit store shelves across Japan from November 4.