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Square Enix released Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, a remaster of the 1997 tactical RPG, on 30 September 2025 on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Switch 2 and PC.

Square Enix released Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake on 30 October 2025, remaking the first two Dragon Quest games in the HD-2D style. It topped Japan's chart in its first week.

Square Enix and NHN PlayArt launched the mobile Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy in Japan, North America and Europe on 24 March 2026, the fifth game in the Dissidia sub-series.

Nippon Sangoku begins streaming, a science-fiction drama set after Japan collapses into three warring successor states, following former agricultural officer Aoteru Misumi as he rises to reunify the country.

On 27 May 2026, the series' 40th anniversary, Yuji Horii and Yosuke Saito announced that development of Dragon Quest XII had been restarted from scratch and retitled Dragon Quest XII: Beyond Dreams. No release date has been announced.

100studio adapts Tsuyoshi Takaki's cult shonen manga BLACK TORCH, nearly a decade after its Jump Square run ended.

Onitsuka Tiger opened its largest global flagship store, a four-floor, 1,837-square-metre space in Tokyo's Shinjuku district uniting its Heritage, Contemporary and Formality lines under one roof.

A flower-decorated collaboration cafe with open sandwiches and an upcoming Retro Pop menu.

Japan's Ministry of Defense asked for a record 8.9 trillion yen ($55.5 billion) for the fiscal year starting April 2027, stressing AI and drones, with about 160 unpriced items that could push the final budget past 10 trillion yen.

Square Enix surprise-released Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion on Nintendo Switch 2, bringing the remastered FFVII prequel's enhanced graphics, remastered soundtrack, and updated combat to the new console.

A recently opened branch of the shabu-shabu buffet operator, with a branch-linked menu and local pricing conditions.

Lotte's squeezable Coolish adds a grape flavour made with 20% Kyoho juice pressed within 24 hours of harvest, 135 ml for 205 yen from 21 September.

Lotte releases two autumn-winter Sou cups on 5 October, Nama Choco in Vanilla and Strawberry & Condensed Milk, with a thick-vanilla third following in early November, each 194 yen.

Lotte's strawberry Koala's March collab with idol group CUTIE STREET has 32 biscuit designs and 5 limited packs, sold at convenience stores and station kiosks from 6 October 2026.

Lotte brings back its liqueur chocolates Rummy (rum raisin) and Bacchus (cognac) for the winter on 6 October 2026, at about 356 yen a box.

Chihiro Takeno, 25, of Maruga Gelato in Ishikawa won Gelato World Tour 2026 Japan on 8 October with a piña colada-style parfait, "Coconut Pine and Shikuwasa". Twelve finalists competed on the theme of Japanese local ingredients.

Three published October persimmon cocktails, from ¥2,600 including tax and service.

An established theme cafe serving the dated Chainsaw Man Kissaten menu, with 75-minute seating and an advance-reservation fee.

An established Tokyo branch serving published breakfast classics and branch-specific menus, with October pumpkin pancakes and seasonal drinks.

Shin-Okubo brunch cafe from B.N serving bagel sandwiches, kimchi fried rice and cream-topped coffee. The launch artwork supplies named dishes and coffee amounts; repeated option prices and conflicting giveaway hours need confirmation.

Showa Modern kissaten in Shinjuku 3-chome, open 08:00–22:00. Breakfast runs until noon. The branch links named bread, cake and drink menus, plus conditional ¥80 toast and ¥300 refill prices.

Lotte's squeezable Coolish ice returns in a coffee collaboration with Megmilk Snow Brand's Yukijirushi Coffee, 135 ml for 205 yen from 26 October.

A forthcoming Shin-Okubo cafe with Monipa salad, homemade breakfast/lunch plates and a delivery-only salad coffret, with terrace seating and a planned central-tree dining room.

A 90 ml two-piece Yukimi Daifuku pairing white chocolate ice made with Hokkaido dairy and melting Amaou strawberry sauce goes on sale nationwide for 270 yen.

ufotable's Witch on the Holy Night, adapting Type-Moon's visual novel by Kinoko Nasu, follows Aoko Aozaki's first steps into magecraft under the witch Alice Kuonji.

A forthcoming tart shop and spacious eat-in café at Shinjuku’s west exit, opening November28,2026, with its Christmas takeaway range already published.

Shake Shack’s forthcoming second Shinjuku restaurant is announced for the station-connected Meiji Yasuda Shinjuku Building.

TOHO animation STUDIO's The Apothecary Diaries: The Deceased Empress' Treasure, an original film story by Natsu Hyuuga, opens in Japanese theaters.

Japan's government is due to settle its fiscal 2027 defence budget in late December, with the final figure expected to top 10 trillion yen for the first time, alongside a revision of its National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy and Defense Buildup Program.

Square Enix announced Final Fantasy VII Revelation, the third and final part of the Remake series, at Summer Game Fest in June 2026 and set its release for 8 April 2027 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2 and PC.

The second film of ufotable's Infinity Castle trilogy is expected in Japanese theaters around July 2027, two years after Part 1; no date has been announced.

Kingdom Hearts IV, the first game of the Lost Master arc starring Sora in the city of Quadratum, is scheduled for late 2027 on Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Windows, according to the August 2026 D23 announcements.

The third and final film of ufotable's Infinity Castle trilogy, closing Demon Slayer, is expected in Japanese theaters around July 2029; no date has been announced.