Headline News for May 17, 2024



It has been announced that the Pokémon Battle Scope, jointly developed by The Pokémon Company and HEROZ , will be introduced in the gaming division of the Pokémon Japan Championships 2024 , a tournament to determine the best Pokémon battler (games and cards) in Japan, which will be held on Saturday, June 1st and Sunday, June 2nd, 2024.

The introduction of 'Pokémon Battle Scope' has been decided for the Pokémon Japan Championships 2024. A battle analysis AI specialized for Pokémon battles that utilizes shogi AI technology developed in collaboration with The Pokémon Company - HEROZ Inc.
https://heroz.co.jp/release/2024/05/17_press01/

Pokémon Battle Scope is a battle analysis AI specialized for Pokémon battles that was first introduced in the game division of the 'Pokémon Ryuo Sen 2024' held on February 25, 2024. HEROZ, the developer of ' Shogi Wars ,' a shogi game app officially recognized by the Japan Shogi Association, has developed this AI tool in collaboration with The Pokémon Company, utilizing their know-how in developing game analysis AI to make Pokémon battles enjoyable for everyone.

You can check out the video below of the Pokemon Dragon King Championship 2024, where the Pokemon Battle Scope was first introduced. In Pokemon battles, where advanced reading is required, the AI predicts and displays the 'next move that the player may choose.' The battle format of the Pokemon Dragon King Championship 2024 was a single battle, but the Pokemon Japan Championships 2024 is a double battle, so the specifications of the Pokemon Battle Scope have been strengthened to reflect the change in battle format.

[Official] Pokemon Dragon King Tournament 2024 Main Tournament - YouTube


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The surprising mystery of the 'cowper fluid' that comes out before ejaculation - GIGAZINE

McDonald's sells all its stores in Russia, withdraws from the market, saying it is 'no longer compatible with McDonald's values' - GIGAZINE

After examining 30 years of data, it was found that there are no significant differences in the brains of men and women - GIGAZINE

A man who transformed a gaming mouse into a scanner appears - GIGAZINE

Why are ant wars similar to human wars? - GIGAZINE

A video of a 'shaped explosive bullet' in which liquefied metal is ejected at ultra-high speed penetrating 30 cm thick steel - GIGAZINE

No matter how you look at it, we compared the three types of FamilyMart's 'Pokechiki' that are the talk of the town with 'Karaage-kun' - GIGAZINE

830 million year old 'potentially still alive organisms' discovered in salt crystals - GIGAZINE

Research shows that urban life is full of substances that cause depression - GIGAZINE

◆ Material (notes and other miscellaneous items)
Niconico Chokaigi JCJC Report 2024 - Niconico Video


















◆Science (science, learning, technology)
Successful chemical synthesis of irijimaside A, a new candidate compound for osteoporosis treatment | Press Releases and Research Results | Tohoku University -TOHOKU UNIVERSITY-

Differential and selective metabolic control of blood amino acids and lipids by insulin in humans identified by mathematical model - Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo

White-tailed eagle infected with bird flu returns to the wild after rare treatment | Mainichi Shimbun

Two highly toxic chemicals, including potassium cyanide, stored in a laboratory at Osaka Prefectural University are lost | NHK | Osaka Prefecture

Development of an insulating rubber sheet that conducts heat like metal - Realization of a soft thermal management material that helps dissipate heat in various electronic devices - | Press Release | Announcement | Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo

Lost document 'History of the Development of Okinawans in Hawaii' discovered in Wakayama City | NHK Okinawa Prefecture News

Weekly glycoalbumin measurement and app improve blood glucose management for people with type 2 diabetes - Establishing a low/non-invasive, low-cost, easy-to-understand next-generation self-blood glucose monitoring method - | Kumamoto University

Successfully developed co-crystallization technique to increase the number of molecules that can align their spins at room temperature - ResOU

A long letter to a working adult who wants to go on to a doctoral program. | Yusuke Imai

◆ Society, politics, and economy (incidents, world news, business)
2024 Business Update Explanation Summary - Direction of Electrification Initiatives and Financial Strategy - | Honda Corporate Information Website

Male student confesses to cheating on other university entrance exams... Before the exam, he typed 'good at chemistry' into X and searched for people who were good at it: Yomiuri Shimbun

Representative of Tsubasa Party and three others arrested for disrupting other camps' elections in the House of Representatives by-election in Tokyo's 15th district - Sankei News

Kintetsu's '8A Series' debuts this fall, the first new Nagoya Line train in 28 years [Aichi Prefecture]: Asahi Shimbun Digital

Teacher arrested on suspicion of indecent conduct at Disneyland while leading school trip | NHK | Incident

Tsubasa Party Secretary-General Ryosuke Nemoto and Representative Atsuhiko Kurokawa arrested on suspicion of 'interfering with election freedom' in House of Representatives Tokyo 15th District by-election | NHK | Elections

Two arrested in mountain robbery case were involved in a series of crimes based in Gunma | NHK | Incident

Japan, the US and South Korea's coast guard agencies to hold first joint training exercise, with China in mind | NHK | Japan-US-South Korea

Woman stabbed to death in high-rise apartment building: 'I risked my life to squeeze money out of him' - video evidence sparks controversy. Why did Wakui's argument for selling sex not work? - MagMag News!

NY Dow Jones Industrial Average temporarily exceeds 40,000 dollars for the first time in history, interest rate cut speculation grows | NHK | Stock prices and exchange rates

Cameroonian man dies in immigration facility; second trial also orders compensation Tokyo High Court | NHK | Ibaraki Prefecture

Toshiba's final profit and loss for last fiscal year was about 74 billion yen, and they will cut staff | NHK | Semiconductors

[Update] Yoshitaka Nakamura, president of 'The Grand Shield,' arrested for illegally collecting 8 billion yen after spending 1 billion yen on luxury imported cars and hostess clubs | FNN Prime Online

Israeli Defense Minister Openly Rebels, Rejects Netanyahu's Policy on Gaza Post-Fighting Governance

LDP parliamentary group calls for abolishing 'primary fiscal balance' target of achieving surplus | NHK

Vice-chairman of Osaka Prefectural Assembly is the LDP, but the Ishin Party is reluctant to pursue issues surrounding the Expo [Osaka Prefecture]: Asahi Shimbun Digital

Kobe city ordered to pay 120 million yen in compensation after employee at complaint hotline dies from overwork - Sankei News

Head of self-reliance support facility arrested on suspicion of forcing minors to work in Aichi/Tokai | NHK Tokai News

Red Lobster suddenly closes 48 restaurants amid financial difficulties - CNN.co.jp

A futon gets caught on overhead wires at JR Asagaya Station | NHK | Railway

10,000 square meters of land and building acquired by Nabari City for '2 yen' → to be transferred to Kinki University free of charge [Mie Prefecture]: Asahi Shimbun Digital

Some Ukrainian military forces may effectively withdraw, President Zelensky postpones foreign visit | NHK | Ukraine situation

Hokuriku Shinkansen, Maibara route to be reconsidered, Obama-Kyoto route, confirmed to be consistent with prefectures along the line: Daily Prefectural Citizen Fukui Web

Slovak Prime Minister shooting incident: Possibility of political motives | NHK | Slovakia

Local media: Ukrainian military not in a position to launch new counteroffensive

Joint custody 'judge training necessary' California makes it mandatory after boy's murder | Kyodo News

China's exports of military-use materials to Russia surge after Ukraine invasion | NHK | Ukraine situation

LDP's 'League of Diet Members Promoting Responsible and Active Fiscal Policy' proposes excluding public works expenditures from private budgets - Nikkei Shimbun

Toshiba to cut 4,000 jobs, relocate headquarters to Kawasaki - mid-term management plan: Jiji.com

Former executive in charge of investor relations at IT company arrested for insider trading Tokyo | NHK | Incident

Honda to double investment in electrification and software to 10 trillion yen by fiscal 2030 | Reuters

LDP membership falls by 30,000, Prime Minister orders party to regain seats 'Do your best while restoring trust' | Mainichi Shimbun

Linear tunnel construction in Gifu Prefecture temporarily halted to conduct geological survey | NHK | Railway

The troublesome commonality between the controversial 'Tsubasa Party' and the NHK Party: Why aren't election 'hacks' and 'cheats' immediately cracked down on? : Tokyo Shimbun TOKYO Web

The House of Councillors' Judicial Affairs Committee passed the amendments to the Civil Code on 'joint custody' after divorce. What about child support and visitation rights? When is parental consent required? | NHK | Child rearing

Ishin to convene party disciplinary committee over Adachi's post: 'If you spread bad words, you will be dismissed' [Ishin]: Asahi Shimbun Digital

New Caledonia declares state of emergency after riots in protest against French parliament vote - CNN.co.jp

An unusual protest by a lawyer who should be on his side, with a 'mass advertising agency' in the background: Asahi Shimbun Digital

Komae City's new library construction plan proposed to be put to referendum rejected: Citizens' group: 'It's disappointing, but we felt the enthusiasm of the citizens': Tokyo Shimbun TOKYO Web

'Do not dispose of old documents or crafts from affected households, but consult with us' Wajima, Ishikawa | NHK | Noto Peninsula Earthquake 2024

Survey on the impact of the weak yen on companies (May 2024) | Teikoku Databank Ltd. [TDB]

Cumulative sales of 'Seven Premium' exceed 15 trillion yen! | Companies | Seven & i Holdings

Riots in French territory of New Caledonia leave three dead, at least 80 arrested | NHK | France

Waseda University entrance exam results leaked, reward money given to answerers, 18-year-old man suspected of fraudulent obstruction of business | Kyodo News

Credit guarantees illegal collection: Principal repayment postponed to delay discovery | NHK | Incident

Those hoping to become farmers learn from experienced farmers at the opening ceremony of the training in Kofu | NHK Yamanashi Prefecture News

Now, 'ramen' is in big trouble! What is the 'fourfold whammy' that continues to cause the succession of ramen shop bankruptcies? | Chukyo TV NEWS NNN

The LDP's proposed revision of the regulation law will reveal the outline of how policy activity expenses of over 500,000 yen per case will be used | Mainichi Shimbun

Woman arrested for making 1,200 nuisance calls to police station in 8 days: 'Why are you answering?' 'Merry Christmas, die' ... Yomiuri Shimbun

Abe faction leader Hirofumi Shimomura comments on forming a new party: 'If the LDP loses its vitality' | Mainichi Shimbun

Bankruptcies rise by 30% as construction companies face further challenges due to restrictions on overtime and rising labor costs - Nikkei Newspaper

◆ Lifestyle (life, living, health)
Mynavi Career Change Releases 'Survey on Gender Differences in Attitudes and Actual Conditions Regarding Parental Leave (2024)' - Mynavi Co., Ltd.

KEISUI ART STUDIO | Akita Food's egg transport vehicle found on the highway.

Comparative survey of hybrid workers in the US and Japan on their well-being: Americans want clear instructions on how to work, while Japanese don't want to be told what to do | News release | NTT




'Gewalt' exhibition held at Tokyo's Institute of French-Japanese Studies and other institutions. Exploring anti-violence reactions and their aesthetic style | Bijutsu Techo

Special train service for summer 2024

Even if you try to pour water into a cup in the miniature world, it doesn't flow well due to surface tension → Successfully completed with advice from experts 'The depiction of the sticky water in The Borrower Arrietty was correct...' - Togetter







◆IT/Gadgets (Internet, software, hardware, mobile)
Waseda University entrance exam SNS leaked, 'smart glasses' tampered with to silence shutter sound... Was the photo taken while the student was in a thinking position with one elbow on the table?: Yomiuri Shimbun

Notes on Dockerizing AWS Lambda and learning memo #Python - Qiita

Ruling to deny patent for AI invention: 'Inventors are limited to humans' | NHK | Generative AI/Artificial Intelligence

Unauthorized access to external service providers | 2024 | NICT - National Institute of Information and Communications Technology

It has been discovered that user information has been illegally accessed in the electronic signature system 'Dropbox Sign,' operated by Dropbox, which is used in NICT's security training course 'Practical Cyber Exercise RPCI.'
This information included the Dropbox Sign usernames* and email addresses of 524 participants in the 'RPCI Practical Cyber Exercise' from 2021 to 2023.
According to an investigation by Dropbox, the Dropbox Sign usernames* and email addresses of those who received emails requesting signatures were leaked.



The neural kana-kanji conversion engine 'Zenzai' will be installed on azooKey on macOS

10,000 tablets broken in Tokushima prefecture public schools - Nikkei Shimbun

Git mechanism and terminology / GitHub Term - Speaker Deck

Technical configuration of AI radio 'zenncast' (with prompts)

Google asks 'Google Messages' what's the significance of its expansion to Japan? 'We're really looking forward to Apple's RCS support' (1/2 page) - ITmedia Mobile

@location-state/conform released

[Hothot Review] Hello world, this is the true portable gaming PC. 'GPD WIN Mini 2024' Review - PC Watch

Yamazen launches its first battery-powered home appliance series, 'ELEIN' | Yamazen Co., Ltd.

Government to protect infrastructure providers and universities, provide free service to prevent connections to malicious sites: Yomiuri Shimbun

YouTube restricts Hong Kong protest theme song, blocks access from Hong Kong - CNN.co.jp

Amazon Kendra's Custom Document Enrichment and Amazon Bedrock bring image search to life - Taste of Tech Topics

Sharp to release seven new 4K OLED TV models, including 'AQUOS QD-OLED' and 'AQUOS OLED' | Press Release: Sharp

Sharp releases five models of 4K mini LED TVs 'AQUOS XLED' | Press Release: Sharp

Sharp releases five new 4K LCD TV models | Press Release: Sharp

New mirrorless digital camera 'FUJIFILM X-T50' released | Fujifilm [Japan]

◆Anime, games, manga (subculture)
Goi goisu~ - Nico Nico Douga



[#1 Director Naoko Yamada] 'Your Color' color palette special interview / Released on August 30th - YouTube


'Magical Girl Holo Witch!' Animation PV-YouTube


[Important] Notice of termination of operation service for the game 'Towatsurugai' (7/23) | Towatsurugai | SQUARE ENIX BRIDGE







Regarding the 'Golden Gash!!' pachinko fraud, a person who was commissioned to produce a video of the actual machine in question at the time looks back: 'I reported to the client that something was wrong with this project' - Togetter

[Episode 1 Official Free Distribution] Anime 'Girls Band Cry' Episode 1 'Tokyo Wasshoi' - YouTube


TV anime 'Dungeon Meshi' non-credit ending (2nd season) 5 people version | 'Kirakira no Ash' Regal Lily - YouTube


TV anime 'Dungeon Meshi' non-credit opening (2nd season) 5 people version | 'Fate' sumika - YouTube


Movie 'Trapezium' main scene footage 'I'm such a nasty person' edition | Now showing as a huge hit - YouTube


Movie version 'Uma Musume Pretty Derby New Era Door' Character PV [Agnes Tachyon: CV Sumire Uesaka] [Released on Friday, May 24th] - YouTube


TV anime 'Sound! Euphonium 3' making video [6th episode] - YouTube


[Devil] Reo Self-Taught PV | Streaming every Thursday from 12:00pm / TV anime 'Kenka Self-Taught' - YouTube


'Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut' PC launch trailer-YouTube


[Minecraft] Create your own world - YouTube


Splatoon 3 2024 Summer Sizzle Season - YouTube


TV anime 'Sometimes my neighbor Arya-san speaks Russian' PV - YouTube


Opening of the anime 'Code Geass: Rose of Recapture' / MIYAVI 'Running In My Head' - YouTube


Ending theme for the anime 'Code Geass: Rose of Recapture' / Hikari Mitsushima 'Rose (Prod.TeddyLoid)' - YouTube


































Weekend Meals - Ayumi Komura / Episode 3: Huge Kakuni | Comic Days

◆Sports, entertainment, music, movies (entertainment)
'He was too good to approach' - Nobuyuki Zaizen, the man who Hidetoshi Nakata feared in his younger days, reveals the truth behind the 'legend of the genius boy' - 'I didn't think my talent was special. But...' - Japan National Football Team - Number Web - Number

Just before his European debut... the 'genius' who disappeared after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament three times has become a coach who is attracting attention from all over the country! Nobuyuki Zaizen, 47 years old now, 'There are things that only I can do' - Japan National Football Team - Number Web - Number

Endo Wataru, Kubo Takefusa... Experts choose 'Who is the most successful Japanese player in Europe this season?' | web Sportiva

'The most successful player in Europe this season', who is the clear winner? Experts select and rank | web Sportiva

Script alterations, problems made visible on social media: What are the moral rights of authors protected by law? Asahi Shimbun Digital

Former Johnny's talent and former staff sexually assaulted, police requested investigation | NHK | Johnny Kitagawa sexual assault issue

Thank you for your generous support for 'Nice Nature Memorial Donation 2024' | Certified NPO Retired Horse Association

Nice Nature passed away on May 30th last year at the ripe old age of 35.
When we held this donation event, first of all, we wanted to leave the name of Nice Nature behind. And
I hope that Nice Nature will continue to connect retired horses to the future. I hope that many people will share our thoughts.
I am truly pleased that so many people agreed with us and that we were able to achieve this result.
In the end, we received a record amount of donations, 74,889,338 yen*, far exceeding our expectations.
I was really surprised that we surpassed last year's total donations in a flash.
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to you.



Man indicted for repeatedly reselling Hello! Project concert tickets - Sankei News

A lawsuit was filed claiming that a movie script had been 'altered without consent' and the lawsuit was settled with a settlement and an apology: Asahi Shimbun Digital

Main footage: Noah and his friends go looking for eggs for 'Bonding Day' | Movie 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' | Now showing as a huge hit! - YouTube


◆ New products (clothing, food, shelter)
[Limited Time Campaign] Purchase 'Anmiso Chocolat Bread' and receive a GODIVA Club double points reward ticket! | GODIVA

Kerokerokeroppi x YURINAN - Yuurin An - New product sales announcement!

(PDF file) The 'CLEANTECH Heavyweight T-shirt' is odorless for 24 hours, eliminating 'invisible dissatisfaction' with its double 'antibacterial' and 'antibacterial' effects.

(PDF file) Haier will release a 107L front-opening freezer on June 1st, which is convenient for bulk purchases and has a slim body of about 45 cm wide but is designed for ease of storage.

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