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Suntory is renewing its zero-carb Perfect Suntory Beer with more malt, including Diamond Malt, for a stronger beer-like body, with the updated version rolling out nationwide in stages from November 2026 production.
The online store of the official Winnie the Pooh shop "The POOH SHOP by marimo craft" begins sales on October 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM. Shop-exclusive items and limited-quantity purchase bonuses are offered.
Five cute hamster figures dressed as pro wrestlers will start appearing in capsule toy machines across Japan from mid-October 2026, priced at ¥400 per play (tax included).
PROTOCOL: NOAH, the first title from Sinen Studio, is a visual novel adventure for PC (Steam) planned for November 2026. A teaser site is now open, and the game is exhibiting at Steam Next Fest until 2:00 AM on October 27, 2026 (Japan Time).
From November 1, 2026, tart specialty shop Quil Fait Bon sells its first stollen in six years at all 12 stores and online, along with "La Petite Maison Winter Baton," an online-store-exclusive assortment in a house-shaped box.
The MMORPG RAVEN2 has rolled out a Halloween update featuring the limited-time event dungeon "Pumpkin Ghost’s Candy Village," available through November 11, along with login and quest events and a new Guild Dungeon stage.
Digital fashion marketplace TOKYO AVATAR GATE will release VRChat-compatible collaboration items based on the TV anime Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, with 6 apparel items on October 28, 2026 and 6 goods and accessory items on November 4, 2026.
Restaurant Chambord and Nihon Ryori Nakanoshima at Rihga Royal Hotel Osaka are serving special Christmas courses in December 2026, with the hotel's teppanyaki restaurant also recommended for special occasions.
On November 3, 2026, Tokyu Plaza Harajuku “Harakado” and Tokyu Plaza Omotesando “Omokado” host the first ROLL & BOUNCE FES, a free-admission, one-day event curated by SIRUP with 14 live acts, DJ sets, talks, workshops, and a jam session.
SABERA, smart glasses (AR glasses) from Sabae, Fukui, go on general sale on October 27, 2026. Pre-orders open at 12:00 PM on October 21, and in-store sales at electronics retailers and eyewear shops are scheduled to begin in stages from October 28.
From November 20 to 22, 2026, The St. Regis Osaka hosts "Saveurs des Saints by Saint Pierre," the final stop of the Singapore two-Michelin-star restaurant's 25th anniversary series, with lunch and dinner courses and a caviar workshop.
Grand Cafe at Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel in Maihama is holding a Christmas Buffet from November 1 to December 25, 2026, featuring starters made with lobster and snow crab, bone-in pork loin confit, lamb tomato stew, and pot-au-feu.