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BISYODO, the in-house brand of a makeup brush maker in Yao, Osaka, sells a natural-bristle hairbrush in two sizes, blending 55% boar bristle and 45% black pig bristle, priced at ¥13,200 and ¥7,700.
A new series of KINOKOS standing plush figures from the TV anime Blue Lock, themed on the Barobaro Cafe pop-up shop and an omurice recipe, will be available to pre-order at Anique Shop from October 2, 2026.
BOUL'ANGE will start selling seasonal breads and sweets made with sweet potato, chestnut, and pumpkin from October 1, 2026, with new Earl Grey items joining the menu. Items available vary by store.
BCL's eye makeup series Browlash EX adds Ultra Skinny Brow, a 2-way eyebrow combining a 0.01 mm ultra-fine liquid with a fine-particle powder, in two colors at ¥1,320 (tax included) from October 6, 2026.
Café 1894, the museum café and bar in Marunouchi, Tokyo, serves lunch, dessert, dinner, and drinks inspired by Piedmont cuisine and Fontanesi's paintings for the length of the exhibition, from October 17, 2026 to January 24, 2027.
Can★Do will roll out a 38-item Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas series from October 1, 2026, with Snake joining Jack Skellington, Zero, and Sally in the lineup.
An official catalog for the Chiki Kikuchi exhibition at PLAY! MUSEUM in Tachikawa, Tokyo presents the 77 picture books created over 17 years in order of publication. It goes on sale at PLAY! MUSEUM on October 7, 2026, and at bookstores nationwide on November 2.
From November 2 to December 27, 2026, SUNDROP, the 31st-floor lobby lounge & bar at Conrad Nagoya, serves a New York-inspired holiday afternoon tea in its first collaboration with jeweler Harry Winston.
Courtyard by Marriott Kobe, a 381-room hotel and the brand's first on Kobe's Port Island, opens on October 1, 2026 as a full rebrand of Hotel Pearl City Kobe.
From October 1, 2026, Courtyard by Marriott Fukui is taking reservations for its five-cake Christmas Cake Collection 2026, led by Chateau Fukuberry made with strawberries grown in Fukui City. Pickup is December 23 to 25.
The pachinko game CR GARO XX is available on the online game center GAPOLI from September 29, 2026, along with a release commemoration event and a pickup gacha running through October 8.
Four new animal designs — penguin, Shiba Inu, sloth and raccoon — have joined the popular 手入れアニマルクッションシリーズ at Deco Home, each priced at ¥1,990 including tax.