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A revival collaboration between the arcade card action game Eiketsu Taisen: Kogen Soukoku no Hasshou and the TV anime "The Elusive Samurai" began on October 21, 2026, bringing collaboration warrior cards to the battlefield through a stamp campaign running until November 18.
Elecom will release a USB Power Delivery 20W AC charger and 1.2m USB Type-C cable set in late October. It comes in six colors, including pastel shades, in a reusable pouch-style package.
EXGEL Seating Lab moves to the 6th floor of Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin's Main Building on October 28, 2026. The new store offers the new Hug PS chair cushion and the Seating Navi body-pressure measurement service.
On December 12, 2026 (Saturday), the finalists of FASHION FRONTIER PROGRAM 2026, an award program that discovers and nurtures future fashion talent, give their final presentations and the awards ceremony follows at Box1000 in MoN Takanawa.
The mobile and PC cross-platform space strategy game Foundation: Galactic Frontier has started its "Astral Alignment Party" global celebration with new ship skins, base decorations, and a new crew character, alongside a Friend Comeback Campaign running through November 30.
Furano Ski Resort in Hokkaido will hold a limited First Track experience with sunrise views, photo data taken by a professional photographer, and a chef-supervised bento lunch on four Thursdays in January 2027.
GENUINS, an ethical footwear brand from Spain, will release new clog sandals with mountain boot, moccasin and penny loafer designs from late October 2026. Prices start at ¥22,000 (tax included).
From October 20, 2026, the whisky lottery "Gold Whisky Mikuji" goes on sale exclusively on Amazon.co.jp, limited to 498 slots at ¥5,580 each, with Yamazaki 12 Years and Hakushu 12 Years among the prizes.
A spring regional sumo tour, the Grand Sumo Ariake Basho, will be held at Ariake Arena in Tokyo on Thursday, April 15, 2027, with yokozuna and ozeki wrestlers, comical shokkiri bouts, sumo jinku songs, and food trucks.
Gravemark, a vertical, one-handed dark fantasy hack-and-slash game, is now available on Google Play. Everything you pick up is lost if you die before returning to town, so each run comes down to whether to go down one more floor or turn back.
GROUNDIES, a barefoot shoe brand from Germany, begins releasing its 26FW collection of 23 models in seven categories in stages from Thursday, October 22, 2026, with boots at the center of the lineup.
AMNIBUS, an online store for original anime and manga merchandise, began taking orders on October 15th for Haikyu!! Chokonto! Plush Mascots, a lineup of eight characters priced at ¥2,750 each (tax included).