Headline news for April 3, 2024



To celebrate the completion of the deployment of noodle craftsmen to all stores, Marugame Seimen has announced that it will distribute 'One-Bite Soy Sauce Udon' for free at stores nationwide for three days from April 9th (Tue) to 11th (Thu) 2024 (until the 14th in Fukuoka and Saga prefectures). 'One-Bite Soy Sauce Udon' is a simple dish in which freshly made and boiled udon noodles are pulled out of the pot and simply poured over with dashi soy sauce. The noodles have a subtle wheat flavor and a fluffy, chewy texture that can be enjoyed with every bite, making it a unique Marugame Seimen experience.

A noodle craftsman is born in every store | The udon here is alive.
https://jp.marugame.com/campaign/2024/

By the way, we published an article like this on the same day in the same month in the past.

A man who was told by a conversational AI to sacrifice himself to stop climate change commits suicide, and the vivid conversation he had with the AI before his death is also reported - GIGAZINE

It is dangerous to charge the Nintendo Switch with a non-genuine cable - GIGAZINE

China's space station 'Tiangong-1' appears to have fallen into the ocean, the farthest from land and known as the 'satellite graveyard' - GIGAZINE

It turns out that the mineral exhibited at the museum for 140 years was actually a dinosaur egg - GIGAZINE

Subcritical mass of plutonium 'Demon Core' - GIGAZINE

Scientists point out that a large crack in Kenya is a sign that the African continent will split in two - GIGAZINE


◆ Material (notes and other miscellaneous items)




'Pakuchi is being badmouthed a lot' Many people laugh at the words written on cilantro that was being sold cheaply as a bargain item → It seems that this is a common phrase in the industry - Togetter







◆Science (science, learning, technology)
So where should you take your temperature? Omron's answer: 'Maybe I've been wrong up until now' - grape

Total solar eclipse gets America excited | Newsweek Japan Official Site

New survey reveals that Japanese researchers want more support in sharing their findings after publication | Nature Portfolio

A distribution map showing almost all bronze mirrors from the Yayoi and Kofun periods in the Japanese archipelago becomes a hot topic → By visualizing it, regional differences are clearly visible, and distribution maps for each classification are also made public - Togetter

◆ Society, politics, and economy (incidents, world news, business)
Invoice system begins in six months New taxes could affect small businesses | NHK | Tax reform

[Full text] Controversial speech by Shizuoka Governor Kawakatsu: Occupational discrimination in front of new employees? Repeated gaffes: 'You all have high intelligence and intelligence' | FNN Prime Online

[Breaking News] Shizuoka Governor Kawakatsu, who criticized 'occupational discrimination' for 'not caring for cows,' suddenly announces his resignation, refutes that the remarks were 'not inappropriate' | FNN Prime Online

California's fast food restaurant minimum wage to be 3,000 yen | NHK | America

Shizuoka Governor Kawakatsu announces resignation after being criticized for discriminatory workplace instructions to newly hired employees - Sankei News

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's 'Naishihelp' to be re-analyzed in response to academic investigation | NHK | Medical and Health

Five NGO staff killed in Israeli airstrike in central Gaza - CNN.co.jp

Unusual change in cause of death from 'suicide' to 'fall to death' - what's the background to the investigation? | Mainichi Shimbun

LDP faction political funding issue: Shioya and Seko advised to leave party; decision to suspend Shimomura and Nishimura membership finalized | NHK | Political funding

Impeachment trial: Judge Motokazu Okaguchi dismissed for inappropriate posts on social media - first ruling based on expressive behavior | NHK | Miyagi Prefecture

Number of students accepted to former imperial universities is 1.68 times that of Tokyo high schools, while the number in regional areas is decreasing, widening disparity | Mainichi Shimbun

Governor Kawakatsu asks Watanabe Shu to be his successor just before announcing his resignation: 'Linear is over' [Shizuoka Prefecture]: Asahi Shimbun Digital

Kinki University volunteers sign petition calling for Seko to resign as chairman, calling him 'a god-like figure' | Mainichi Shimbun

California raises minimum wage to 3,000 yen per hour at fast food restaurants - 4 photos International News: AFPBB News

Cup noodles thrown onto Sanyo Shinkansen, service suspended at Hiroshima Station | Mainichi Shimbun

Deaths of NGO staff in Gaza rise to seven, including US, UK and Poland - CNN.co.jp

Tesla's global sales fall 9% in January-March, the first decline in about four years - Nikkei Newspaper

[Farmers' Special Reporting Team] Multiple products not labeled with 'Beni Koji'; exceptions that can be omitted; recalls to avoid risk / Japan Agricultural News

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical suspends new graduate recruitment activities for 2025 following 'red yeast rice' issue | NHK | Medical and Health

'It's because of the Yomiuri Shimbun's reporting' - Question and answer session with Shizuoka Governor Heita Kawakatsu who announced his resignation (Part 2) - Sankei News

Kagoshima mega solar power plant fire takes 20 hours to extinguish due to lack of water supply - Sankei News

Seoul subway to change seats to reinforced plastic to combat bedbugs | Yonhap News

Minister of Expo: 'Participation in the Expo is decided by each country, the situation is different for Israel and Russia' | NHK | Osaka Kansai Expo

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical 'refrain from answering' repeatedly: After 4.5 hours of testing, more than 30 reporters were barred from the door - Sankei News

Russian forces launch fierce attack, pushing through fragile defenses in eastern Ukraine (1/2) - CNN.co.jp

The realization of same-sex marriage will only make everyone happy and no one will be inconvenienced: Professor Keigo Komamura of Keio University talks about the significance of the Sapporo High Court ruling: Tokyo Shimbun TOKYO Web

Syria attacks Iranian embassy: President vows to retaliate against Israel | Reuters

Eight cruise ship passengers stranded on African island desperately try to catch up - CNN.co.jp

A 'police officer' wearing a cardigan and jeans runs away after being asked to show his notebook... High school student arrested on suspicion of attempted theft: Yomiuri Shimbun

Damage caused by buildings leaning in Taiwan; earthquake with maximum seismic intensity 6+; tsunami warning issued for entire area | Mainichi Shimbun

Anti-government demonstrators approach Israeli prime minister's official residence, clash with police, arrests made - CNN.co.jp

[Breaking news] Earthquake in eastern Taiwan, 7 dead, 821 injured, buildings collapsed and other damage, seismic intensity 6+ in Hualien County, seismic intensity 5+ in Taipei | NHK | Earthquake

Earthquake in Taiwan; temporary tsunami warning for Okinawa; caution for the next week; Japan Meteorological Agency | NHK | Earthquake

◆Lifestyle (life, life, health)
KEISUI ART STUDIO | Try out ``Gloves for peeling skin without the need for a knife.''

◆IT/gadgets (net/software/hardware/mobile)
Strengthening collaboration with pixiv Co., Ltd. through update API and starting collaboration with prepaid electronic money “pixivcoban” | Minna no Bank

At the beginning of the fiscal year... there was a system failure at Naha City Hall. What was the cause? Okinawa: Certificates cannot be issued and calls and emails are stopped - Ryukyu Shimpo Digital

I realized that my precious car was stolen, but I succeeded in finding it within 2 hours by tracking the location information with AirTag hidden in the car → It became a hot topic that it is definitely a good idea to install AirTag - Togetter

pixivcoban - pixivcoban

pixiv launches prepaid electronic money “pixivcoban”! Can be used for payments on 'BOOTH' and 'pixivFANBOX' ~ We are holding a commemorative campaign where you will receive up to 5% bonus when you charge ~ - pixiv Co., Ltd.

A word from the INASOFT administrator - 2024/ 4/ 3 0:00 A story about stepping on a landmine while trying to donate to a certain overseas software.

Notice of end of official derivative work program - skeb_jp - Medium

Anime-style illustration of a smiling woman on the beach, criticism of ``copyright infringement'' in the production of AI... Japan Coast Guard cancels pamphlet distribution: Yomiuri Shimbun

Apology and notice regarding disclosure of credit information to third parties | Notice | Japan Credit Information Corporation (JICC) designated credit information agency

Video taken on SNS using drone at Maritime Self-Defense Force base Ministry of Defense investigates | NHK | Ministry of Defense/Self-Defense Forces

[For LLM researchers] A list of over 400 LLM papers is published and updated #ChatGPT - Qiita

[Unattended telephone support] Checked name hearing accuracy with Amazon Bedrock + Whisper [Amazon Connect] | DevelopersIO

◆Anime/Games/Manga (Subculture)
[Hand-drawn] Mikochi gets angry at the kid who is criticizing society [Hololive cutout/Miko Sakura] - Nico Nico Douga



“Bloodborne Kart” renamed “NIGHTMARE KART” will be available for free on May 31st! Completely legal racing in a dark low-poly world | Game*Spark - Domestic and international game information site

Countdown character video/Shinzo Yozakura [Sun 5] TV anime 'Yozakura Family's Daisakusen' | Broadcast starts from 5pm on Sunday, April 7th! - YouTube


Anime 'Touken Ranbu Kai -Kouden Moyuru Honnoji-' non-credit ED video | ED theme: Character song 'DAYBREAK' | Broadcasting on TOKYO MX, BS11 from 23:00 on April 2nd (Tuesday) for all 8 episodes! - YouTube


Special talk just before the TV anime “Oblivion Battery” airs [Part 1] | Broadcast starts on TV Tokyo network from 24:00 on Tuesday, April 9, 2024! - YouTube


[Dungeon Meal] Making documentary “Dubbing” - YouTube


Live-action version of Naosuke [Teruko Matsubara introduction] | TV anime 'Astronaut' starts April 5, 2024 - YouTube


[Re:Monster] CHANSUNG(2PM) & AK-69 feat.CHANGMIN(2AM) 'Into the Fire' non-credit video - YouTube


'Flightpath: Adventures in Venaris' Trailer | PS5® & PS4® - YouTube


Misty=Missing You / Takamura Hibiki Solo Version [AI Sang It] Sample Sound Source - YouTube


Although a song has no form / Momoka Komurasaki @LAUGH DiAMOND [AI tried singing] Sample sound source - YouTube


Professor Masakazu Ishiguro ``The story of going to the police after getting flamed due to a hoax'' - Togetter

Survey on how many artists who drew Rabbit Hole read Hatsune Miku's rules | maoka

Datenaoto: ``I drew an elf by age group. If anyone else doesn't like this elf, please reply.'' → A large number of elf lovers gather - Togetter

◆Sports/Entertainment/Music/Movies (Entertainment)
Looking back at Sota Fujii's match in March, where he defended the Kioh tournament and entered 2024 with eight crowns | Celebrity and celebrity news site Hominis

[Ohka Sho] Jockey Toyo Take takes sweep foot to win his 6th Ohka Sho for the first time in 20 years 'I want to win for the first time in a while' (Matoku Hochi) - Yahoo! News

'Someone is lying' - Did the US media believe Shohei Otani's words? What local journalists really think | Newsweek Japan Official Site

Johnny's issue: Summary order against the poster for insulting the man who complained about the incident | NHK | Johnny Kitagawa's sexual assault issue

“Oppenheimer” timeline + true story | Umamyan Times

◆New products (clothing, food, housing)
“Samurai Mac®︎”, which has a taste that even adults will enjoy, will be making a comeback with “Roasted Soy Sauce Style Triple Thick Beef” for a limited time from April 3rd (Wednesday)! Dinner only from 5pm! | McDonald's official

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