Headline news for November 29, 2023



The ``Kobe Beef Burger'', which uses ``Kobe beef'', one of Japan's three major Wagyu beef, will be re-released on the Freshness Burger menu for a limited time from Wednesday, December 6, 2023. According to Freshness Burger, the key point of the 2023 'Kobe Beef Burger' is the original aged Chaliapin sauce, which is made using a low-temperature aging method to bring out the maximum flavor of onions. The price for the 'Kobe Beef Burger' is 930 yen including tax, and the 'Kobe Beef Cheeseburger' is 1030 yen including tax.

Branded Wagyu beef series is here again this year! A luxurious “Kobe beef” burger full of the taste and aroma of elegant fat | FRESHNESS BURGER Freshness Burger
https://www.freshnessburger.co.jp/brandnews/3536

By the way, the following article was published on the same day of the same month in the past.

Why did 'a cow that was too big to be rejected by a slaughterhouse' become so huge? -GIGAZINE

Epson announces suspension of production of laser printers due to sustainability reasons - GIGAZINE

Research results show that visual acuity improves just by looking at 'red light' once a week in the morning - GIGAZINE

A rare incident occurred where a cat who had been missing for three days returned home with 'debts' - GIGAZINE

Why are Japanese websites with large amounts of text and flashy colors so 'different'? - GIGAZINE

Google and a radio station will be fined more than 1.3 billion yen for ``broadcasting impressions without actually using a Google smartphone'' - GIGAZINE

◆Network (memos, etc.)
















A story about a person who had a movie-like experience when the real FBI and CIA came to his office → ``Do you know a programmer named Mike? He's not Mike.'' - Togetter




◆Science (science, academics, technology)
Elucidating the itch transmission mechanism of atopic dermatitis | RIKEN




◆Society/Politics/Economy (incidents, world news, business)
Nihon University American football club to be disbanded at university meeting due to illegal drug incident involving member: Asahi Shimbun Digital

Nihon University American Football Club decided to abolish the club. Competitive Sports Management Committee does not approve of its continued existence. Three club members arrested in illegal drug incident - Sports: Nikkan Sports

Nihon University American Football Club to be abolished Nihon University Phoenix wins 21st championship due to drug incident | NHK | Incident

Bicycle stolen → Found on flea market app, two high school students arrested in pursuit of victim's obsession - Sankei News

United Nations Information Center silently deletes tweets that arouse concerns about the release of treated water - Togetter

``Another nuisance in Okinawa...'' Kagoshima shakes heart as U.S. drone base relocates | Mainichi Shimbun

Nippon Life to acquire parent company of largest nursing care provider Nichii Gakkan for approximately 210 billion yen | NHK | Medical/Health

Osprey crash: 3 people found in US military; 1 person transported unconscious off the coast of Yakushima | NHK

Governor Hase says, ``The quality is different from the Kansai cheering group,'' and calls himself ``under suspension.'' [Ishikawa Prefecture]: Asahi Shimbun Digital

More than half of Palestinians released by Israel are detained without charge - CNN.co.jp

Is she playing a role in a romance scam? A woman from the Osaka Prefectural Police Nishinari Police Detective Division says, ``It's true.'' - Sankei News

French warship arrives in Egypt to receive wounded in Gaza 5 photos International News: AFPBB News

'Jehovah' sexual assault reported by 159 people, forced to confess their experiences, etc. - Survey of former believers: Jiji.com

Russia announces withdrawal from 2025 Osaka/Kansai Expo | TBS NEWS DIG

Okayama and Maniwa to acquire JR shares to become ``outspoken shareholders'' regarding the preservation and abolition of loss-making lines [Okayama Prefecture]: Asahi Shimbun Digital

374 people purchased 100 million yen or more of duty-free goods for foreign tourists, consider reselling or reviewing the system: Asahi Shimbun Digital

Firefighter's truth: The bankbook returned from the firefighting team had a balance of 0 yen... Where did the 15 years of compensation go? | Mainichi Shimbun

Man arrested for breaking into Toranomon building in Tokyo with a knife and setting fire to it | NHK | Incident

Russia announces cancellation of participation in Osaka-Kansai Expo; backlash against Japan, Europe and America | NHK | Osaka-Kansai Expo

``Elbow to the chest...'' Pretending to be a voyeur ``Jehovah's Witnesses'' complain of sexual harassment, family members do not understand - YouTube


Prime Minister's political funding party, profit rate around 90% Prime Minister ``No provision in regulatory law'' [Communist Party] [Kishida Administration]: Asahi Shimbun Digital

What happened to the talk about 'reusing' 'decontaminated soil' at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden and Tokorozawa? One year after the announcement, the Ministry of the Environment's answer: Tokyo Shimbun TOKYO Web

Osaka prefectural police officer arrested on suspicion of fraud, Saga prefectural police arrested, perhaps a passive child | Kyodo News

Trial sale of emergency contraceptives welcomed by medical practitioners, but there are concerns that they could be misused for sexual violence - Sankei News

New Zealand repeals tobacco ban to secure funding for tax cuts - CNN.co.jp

Considering flat reduction of high school student dependent deduction, tax burden to be within the scope of child allowance: Tokyo Shimbun TOKYO Web

Unrealized losses on government bonds held by the Bank of Japan 10.5 trillion yen, the largest since fiscal 2004 | NHK | Bank of Japan (Bank of Japan)

All 41 workers rescued from tunnel accident during construction in India for the first time in 16 days | NHK | India

All 41 workers rescued after tunnel collapse, 17th day, hugging each other and applauding - India: Jiji.com

Missile information off the coast of Yemen prompts MSDF escort ship to leave the scene at near maximum speed | NHK | Ministry of Defense/Self-Defense Forces

There's no place to put oyster shells! Hiroshima Oyster Production Countermeasures Association | Chugoku Shimbun Digital

◆Lifestyle (life, life, health)
KEISUI ART STUDIO | Wow, last year's apples were there too. Shiny bright red apples that only look good for 580 yen excluding tax.

A look into the deep darkness of nuclear power imbalances. The shocking controversial work that was “suppressed” is finally released! “Can’t Japan stop nuclear power plants? ” (Miki Aoki) | Quick reading - Book story




I had a manuscript training camp by myself at an inn where I could rent up to two cats, but it was a happy space where nothing progressed due to all kinds of unreasonableness - Togetter










When a relative who was isolated dies and a relative with no inheritance rights deals with the process, various problems arise: ``It costs 50,000 yen to open a will'' ``If you sort out his belongings, you will be treated as a thief'' - Togetter




◆IT/gadgets (net/software/hardware/mobile)
The rental router 'eo Home Gateway' compatible with the latest Wi-Fi standards is now available as standard with the eo Hikari Net 10 Giga/5 Giga course. │ Press Release │ Optage

Commercialization of industrial SWIR (short wavelength infrared) image sensor with the industry's largest*1 effective pixel count of 5.32 megapixels ~ Contributing to the evolution of various industrial equipment by expanding the lineup that combines high resolution and low-light performance ~ | News Release |Sony Semiconductor Solutions Group

HTC VIVE announces all-in-one XR headset and 'VIVE Tracker (Ultimate)' for PC VR streaming | Press release from HTC NIPPON Co., Ltd.

Microsoft Copilot (currently Bing Chat, Copilot in Windows) will be officially launched on December 1st. Introducing functions for individual customers - News Center Japan

Tohoho's Introduction to PowerShell - Tohoho's Introduction to WWW

'King of Arguments' Hiroyuki is upset after being refuted by Ryuichi Yoneyama...Voices of disappointment in a scene with more blinking | Women themselves

Don't take strange domains.net

High school students are now regulars! In the students' works, I truly saw ``the future created with geospatial information science.'' [Map and location information] - INTERNET Watch




There is a fear of a cyber attack on JAXA or the viewing of 'sensitive information' about space development...I didn't realize it until I was contacted by the police: Yomiuri Shimbun

◆Anime/Games/Manga (Subculture)
[Important] Regarding the cancellation and rescheduling of the 'Pokémon Dragon King Battle 2024 Challenger Tournament'

[First time in my life] Human dock [Result announcement] - YouTube


Help! - Nico Nico Douga



TV anime “Magilmier Co., Ltd.”

TV anime “Magil Mie Co., Ltd.” teaser PV | Broadcast starts in 2024 - YouTube


TV anime “Dosanko Gal Hanama Ramenkoi” 2nd PV | Broadcast starts on January 8, 2024 - YouTube


TV anime ``Sengoku Inuu Seiji Seishi Sibling Edition'' Story PV - YouTube


TV anime “SHAMAN KING FLOWERS” ending theme released SPOT - YouTube


Three things you need to know before watching the theatrical anime 'Rascal Does Not Dream of a School Bag Girl' | Released on December 1, 2023 [fri] - YouTube


[Collapse: Star Rail] A complete review of 'Mysterious Incident' - YouTube


[Genshin] Whisper of Water - The story behind the creation of the 'Genshin' 'Ripple' series - YouTube


Experience a new 'reality' with PlayStation®VR2. - YouTube


'Dragon's Dogma 2' Showcase 2023 - YouTube


'Dragon's Dogma 2' Main Trailer - YouTube




Manga artist verbalizes the difficulty of creating names for comicalization → ``It's the most tiring, but the most rewarding'' - Togetter

Consumption tax on game apps, subject to PF for transactions exceeding 5 billion yen Government/ruling party consideration: Asahi Shimbun Digital







Chikawa, original nerds should go to the physical shop and buy some goods. You can taste the true madness of Mr. Nagano - Togetter




'Ramen...drying...life!!' Junichi Nojo's ``Barigokumen'' bursts with top-notch bluff even when he draws a ramen manga | Mamba News - Mamba

``Golgo 13'' broadcast in 1971, the first TV animation work Video excavation Selection broadcast on BS-TBS from December 10th to 17th - amass

[Serial] Atsuo Nakayama's ``Pushers and Otaku are Global'' 80th Inheritance of ``Berserk'' - Kentaro Miura, his best friend since high school, and Kouji Mori, the manga artist who continues his will | gamebiz

Retro games become Japanese cultural assets: French people who love Makaimura feel a sense of crisis: Asahi Shimbun Digital

It seems that there is a point in the hamburger that appeared in the world of Freelen that ``It is no good to use nouns derived from real people's names and cultures in fantasy'', but is it okay? - Togetter

TV anime “Wedding Ring Story” main PV [Broadcast & distribution starts on Saturday, January 6, 2024] - YouTube


The “extreme enthusiasm” of a 27-year-old woman who quit her job, put down a down payment on an apartment, and put her life on the brink to screen a Ukrainian animated film in Japan | Bunshun Online

◆Sports/Entertainment/Music/Movies (Entertainment)
``24 Hour TV'' embezzlement of donations, etc. Nihonkai TV disciplinary dismissal of executives: Asahi Shimbun Digital

Actor Mizuho Suzuki passes away: Jiji.com

It was a rare event that all 6 boats were flying! Full refund of sales price of 77,494,500 yen due to race failure [Gamagori Boat] (Chunichi Sports) - Yahoo! News

<Latest footage released> Trailer of the movie 'Golden Kamuy' ② [Released on Friday, January 19, 2024] ] - YouTube


Movie 'Golden Kamuy' special news ② [Released on Friday, January 19, 2024!!] - YouTube








Baseball “defensive shift” banned for both professional and amateur teams to postpone introduction next season | NHK | Professional Baseball

◆New products (clothing, food, shelter)
Introducing the new winter 'Papico', which combines the rich flavor of ice cream with the texture of raisin pulp! “Papico Densely Tailored Raisin & Butter” Limited winter release from December 4, 2023 (Monday) | Press release from Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd.

New Kinnikuniku Burger|MOS Burger official website

[Preview] “Natural Salmon Roe Bowl” is now available at NakaU! We also sell “Gokaimori” which lets you enjoy plenty of natural salmon roe! | Notice | Udon bowl and Kyoto-style udon noodles




Curry ramen from a curry specialty store supervised by CoCo Ichibanya 1.5 balls of noodles New release 2023/12/18 | Acecook Co., Ltd.

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