Shabu-Yo’s first movie collaboration, with Godzilla-0.0, runs at every location from October 22 to mid-November 2026. Three all-you-can-eat courses feature the Despair Black Jjigae Broth, Dorsal Fin Gyoza and jet-black cheese dumplings, and the weekday lunch Two Kinds of Pork course costs ¥2,309 incl. tax. Each paying diner on an eligible course also gets a random cork coaster from five designs while supplies last. Shabu-Yo, the all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu chain run by the Skylark Group, is launching its first-ever movie collaboration. Its partner is Godzilla-0.0, which opens in Japanese theaters on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 (a national holiday). From Thursday, October 22, every Shabu-Yo location will offer limited-time collaboration courses featuring a Godzilla-inspired broth, exclusive ingredients and original merchandise. Image: 株式会社すかいらーくホールディングス (PR TIMES press release) Shabu-Yo x Godzilla-0.0 Collaboration Overview Period: October 22 (Thu) to mid-November 2026 (tentative; may end without notice) Locations: All Shabu-Yo restaurants (pork cuts may

Round 2 of Yoshinoya’s Ouchi Yoshinoya Campaign 2026 with Hello Kitty adds the Original Hello Kitty Donburi, a Japan-made melamine bowl featuring Kitty and her twin sister Mimmy, with a bottom design marking 10 years of collaboration. Sold in limited quantities, it comes with two packs of frozen gyudon topping for 4,180 yen (tax included). The bowl isn’t microwave- or dishwasher-safe, so the topping is best heated separately. The second round of the Ouchi Yoshinoya Campaign 2026 (roughly, the Yoshinoya at Home Campaign), a collaboration between Yoshinoya and Sanrio’s beloved character Hello Kitty, kicked off at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. The star this time is the Original Hello Kitty Donburi, a bowl modeled on Yoshinoya’s signature donburi and decorated with Hello Kitty and her twin sister Mimmy. It is being sold in limited quantities through the Yoshinoya Official Online Shop and Yoshinoya’s stores on major

Nakau’s Shibikara Mala Tantan Udon arrives on October 28, 2026, at ¥690 for a regular bowl. A bonito-and-kombu sesame broth gets crisp shredded white leek and a mala sauce built from seven spices, including cumin, star anise and sansho pepper. It is slated for 446 Nakau restaurants, and extra mala sauce is available on the side for ¥30. A Numbing New Addition to Nakau’s Autumn-Winter Tantan Udon Nakau Co., Ltd., a Zensho Holdings group company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, which operates the Nakau chain of rice bowls and Kyoto-style udon, will launch its new Shibikara Mala Tantan Udon (痺辛麻辣担々うどん, pronounced shibikara mala) from 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The regular size is priced at ¥690 including tax. Image: 株式会社ゼンショーホールディングス (PR TIMES press release) Every year, Nakau offers its popular Tantan Udon as the weather turns chilly in autumn and winter. The new Shibikara Mala Tantan Udon