Aug 19, 2024 19:08:00

Headline News for August 19, 2024

'Chiikawa' and 'Tomica Heroes Job Labor' will appear in McDonald's Happy Meals from Friday, August 30, 2024.

The 'Happy Set Chiikawa' is a set of three original design stickers that depict the crew wearing various uniforms from various eras, or how they would like to work. There are five designs in total: Chiikawa, Hachiware, Rabbit, Flying Squirrel & Crab (Secondhand Bookstore), and Shisa & Ramen Yoroi-san.

'Happy Set Tomica Heroes Job Labor' is the first to appear in a Happy Set. It is a specially-combined sticker book with stickers and a mini explanation on a peel-and-stick mount, and there are five types in total: Police Braver, Fire Braver, Medi Braver, Clean Braver, and Giganto Police Braver ZERO OVER DRIVE.

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

A story of how I paid 9 million yen to use an 'SEO agency' to improve my website, but the site became a mess and I got no results - GIGAZINE

Elon Musk suggests removing the block function on Twitter, but says in a community note that it's 'impossible' - GIGAZINE

The idea that 'if you're not doing anything wrong, you don't need to hide it' is a mistake when it comes to privacy issues - GIGAZINE

Vulnerability that causes old HDDs to crash when playing Janet Jackson hit songs is hot topic - GIGAZINE

A simple and safe way to destroy 'eternal chemicals' used in frying pans and shampoos has been discovered - GIGAZINE

Mark Zuckerberg's 'selfie' in the metaverse is so bad it draws criticism - GIGAZINE

It turns out that Apple used double agents to prevent internal information from leaking - GIGAZINE

Possibility that Chinese military satellite collided with Russian spy satellite debris emerges - GIGAZINE

Interview with producer Taku Matsuo of 'The Idaten of the Peaceful Generation': How was the overwhelmingly fast-paced 'Super Dark Pot Entertainment Work' born? - GIGAZINE

How much tax revenue would a 'wealth tax' that taxes assets held instead of annual income bring to the government? - GIGAZINE

Amazon's Choice label does not mean 'good products' - GIGAZINE

Google 'kills' Android app developers without giving any reason - GIGAZINE

Interview with Mamoru Miyano, who shares the commonality between 'Initial D''s Takumi Fujiwara and 'the son of a tofu maker' - GIGAZINE

◆ Material (notes and other things)

My wife said she wanted a car, but I was against it. I thought it would be cheaper to use taxis for all our transportation than to buy a car.

But I was wrong. By buying a car, I gained valuable time that I couldn't get by taking a taxi.

Now, if I recite the amount of money to repair the three times my wife crashed her car, she will buy me a game. Thank you so much.
— Engineer Cat (@neco_engineer) August 18, 2024

My parakeet, which I had kept for 13 years, died. I was worried how my second daughter would feel about this being her first experience with death, but I explained everything to her as carefully as possible.
I was relieved that my four-year-old son understood that if I die, he won't be able to see me again, but this morning he asked me, 'Did... my daddy die?' So I explained to him as carefully as possible that I was going to be working away from home.
— Korosuke (@pikksuba) August 18, 2024

Yesterday in the parking lot of a clinic near the fireworks venue, there was an old lady trying to park her car out of the way despite the traffic cones that said 'No Parking,' and she got into an argument with someone from the clinic.

'Hey, I'm friends with the director.'
Q: 'The director doesn't have any friends!'

\\\\The director has no friends////

Laughed
— Karin ☺︎ 2y Ponta & 9y Nene (@karin_rin_san) August 18, 2024

Athrun: Shin! You! Do you think you're just playing heroes?!

Shin: 'Then what should I have done?!'

Ouki: 'Hahahaha... I'm not criticizing you for your actions, but your arbitrary actions. You should report this to your superiors first, Doshin.'

Shin: 'I'm sorry, General Ouki! I'll be more careful!'
— Sameduma Joji (@sameduma) August 18, 2024

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— Yuuki Ray (@YuukiRay) August 18, 2024

◆Science (science, learning, technology)
A child science hotline received a call saying, 'I found an animal skull in the park, and if it's a new species, I'd like to give it a name.' In the middle of explaining the situation, the person suddenly said, 'But this looks like its neck has been severed...' and the situation suddenly took a horror turn - Togetter [Togatter]

In Tsukuba, you can hear the ground rumbling before an earthquake, but the reason for this is more spectacular than you might imagine. 'You can definitely hear it,' 'It's one of the reasons Tsukuba became a research and education city' - Togetter

What we know about the aftereffects of COVID-19... More than 90% of cases are 'mild at the time of infection,' with more than 200 effects ranging from fatigue to heart failure | Newsweek Japan Official Site

A book says that having basic knowledge of 'high school world history' will help you read 'world classics', and the book I read based on that advice became a soothing 'world history textbook that you will never forget once you read it' - Togetter [Togetter]

When I was in high school, I sent an email to JAXA asking, 'I want to do research at JAXA in the future, but what kind of university and department should I go to?' I received this reply → I believed in their advice and kept going, and became a JAXA employee - Togetter

◆ Society, politics, and economy (incidents, world news, business)
[Exclusive] Over 100 Kurds in Kawaguchi make loud noise at a storage facility, police called in: 'Japanese people lack understanding' 'Immigrants' and Japanese - Sankei News

31 Summer Sonic staff members who ate bento boxes complained of vomiting and other ailments and were rushed to hospital after experiencing 'food poisoning-like symptoms' at Makuhari Messe | TBS NEWS DIG (Page 1)

Aso: 'I don't know what's going to happen' Unprecedented presidential election, the future of factional politics [LDP]: Asahi Shimbun Digital

LDP's Takayuki Kobayashi reveals his running pose, says decision on presidential election 'not far off' | Mainichi Shimbun

[Details] LDP Presidential Election: Takayuki Kobayashi announces his candidacy | NHK | LDP Presidential Election

Ishiba and Shinjiro could take the top two spots? More than 10 people interested in running in LDP presidential election | Mainichi Shimbun

Shinji Ishimaru to run in the next Lower House election 'from the constituency of the CDP leader' and 'take over as party leader if he wins' as a revitalization strategy - Sankei News

Peyoung Sauce Yakisoba Square Container and Sauce Producer Maruka Foods Chairman Maruhashi Passes Away (Isesaki, Gunma) | Jomo Shimbun News Site

Shizuoka City: A couple in their 70s died after their car crashed into a fence after a call to 119 reported that the front of the car was crushed. : Yomiuri Shimbun

National strategy for fusion power generation revised to bring forward demonstration date - Nikkei Shimbun

Parents of bullied junior high school student who committed suicide file lawsuit against classmate for damages, Ishikawa | Kyodo News

[Breaking News] Seven & i Holdings receives acquisition proposal from Canadian companyhttps ://t.co/C7AG9c2Dad #nhk_video pic.twitter.com/qQ8CSg6Hf6
— NHK News (@nhk_news) August 19, 2024

What is Alimentation Couche-Tard, the company that proposed to acquire Seven & i Holdings, which operates Seven-Eleven and Ito-Yokado? | NHK | Retail industry

Precautions to take when staying at hotels in Las Vegas

There have been multiple incidents of guests' valuables being stolen while they were sleeping in hotels in Las Vegas.
●To avoid becoming a victim, take precautions such as using a chain lock in your hotel room and keeping valuables in a safe even while you are in the room.

IAEA expresses concern over drone attack near Zaporizhia nuclear power plant - CNN.co.jp

Ukraine continues cross-border attacks, strengthening positions in western Russia - 9 photos International News: AFPBB News

Ukraine destroys second bridge in Russian territory, Zelensky says 'getting stronger' - CNN.co.jp

British diplomat resigns in protest over arms sales to Israel - BBC News

UK Home Office to review strategy to treat misogyny as extremism - BBC News

Man unconscious in Toyonaka, Osaka, gang assault or attempted murder under investigation | NHK | Incident

Japan's ever-growing GDP is out of sync with people's everyday lives. 'Bad price increases' mean more money is spent but not more is received. #Life and Economy (Yahoo!News Original Special Feature)

Why did they 'worsen' the New NISA credit card savings plan? We asked SBI Securities and Sumitomo Mitsui Card representatives about their true intentions: Tokyo Shimbun TOKYO Web

◆ Lifestyle (life, living, health)
'People who are lazy in verbalizing things, who leave out the subject, omit reasons, and don't think of concrete examples, shouldn't be trusted'... It's not possible to have a productive discussion, and communication costs are high - Togetter

The number of Pakistanis in Ebetsu, next to Sapporo, has increased dramatically. What is the surprising reason? HTB Hokkaido News

Ikezu stones are the best. They're much better than having fences or barricades that cost 200,000 to 300,000 yen destroyed. If there are no security cameras, I'll just have to give up... - Togetter

Record of a person who lost all of his luggage in a Dallas hotel room after staying there: 'There is a security hole that makes it impossible to track anything' - Togetter

Southern Italy has an image of being a land of openness, blessed with the sun and the sea, but after living there for five years I realized it was a land of despair that was only sunny - Togetter

A TV production company sent me an email saying, 'We are planning a history quiz show, so please create 50 interesting history quizzes as soon as possible. We don't have the budget, so we can't pay you.' I was shocked at how unreasonable this was. What do you think?
— Watanabe Daimon (@info_history1) August 18, 2024

Johannesburg's Ponte Towers, famous for being a gang haven where you die within 15 seconds, has become safer and I was able to stay there - Report - Togetter

There are far too many scumbags in the world who direct their malice at others like an elementary school kid who pretends to squeal like a pig near a fat classmate and then brazenly replies, 'I was just pretending to squeal like a pig. But aren't you the one who read my malice into it?' Reveal yourself and fight.
— 𝙎𝙐𝙈𝙈𝙀𝙍 (@SourpussFJ) August 16, 2024

Discrimination is not just a matter of degree ─ The image of fairness shown by modern ethics - Fox Kingdom

The Internet Loves to Talk About Sleep Time Related - Manga Empire

Trying out a new technique of snake strokes. A human face emerges from within the snake pattern. – KEISUI ART STUDIO

Using the one-stroke snake technique to draw monsters may be the secret to his long-term career as an artist. – KEISUI ART STUDIO

One of the reasons why nomads are strong in war is that they run away quickly when things get dangerous. And because they don't feel like they're losing by running away, they can make decisions quickly. - INVISIBLE Dojo. - QUIET & COLORFUL PLACE -

This expression impressed the judges as well.
This food replica recreates the moment when powdered sugar is sprinkled onto a chocolate cake.

Title: 'Direction, D'
<Iwasaki In-house Competition 2024 Works>

The pinnacle of food replica technology.
Here, we present the most cutting-edge efforts to you.
I've been witnessed by people . #food samplespic.twitter.com/oaUdY01nSv
— Iwasaki Food Sample Co., Ltd. (@IWASAKI_SAMPLE) August 18, 2024

This is what happens when you knit while ignoring the cat 😾 pic.twitter.com/eVLJHEc46M
— 𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚊 (@__koalove__) August 17, 2024

ssig33: 'I read Keiichiro Hamaguchi's 'What is a wage?' In Japan, there are wages for each company, and roughly speaking...'

◆IT/Gadgets (Internet, software, hardware, mobile)
The number of 'unofficial advertisements' that are posted on social media without being requested by companies is on the rise - Togetter

Meet Eagle 4: Explore innovations in plugin integration and design aesthetics | Eagle Blog

My father-in-law's PC was really slow, so I checked it out and found out that McAfee was always eating up 80% of the CPU. I don't need that kind of security software anymore. Relics of the past - Togetter

DL.Getchu.com [Notice] Notice of resumption of VISA credit card payments

Is the crowdfunding campaign for the 'Women's Only City Project' just a ploy? - Cybercrime

A summary of cyber attacks on the KADOKAWA Group and the spread of malicious information - piyolog

When platforms wield enormous power and control humans, how should we fight back? - 'Digital Emperors: When Platforms Surpass Nation States' - Basic Reading

Web service engineers: If they are not interested in the business, their skills will stagnate | Efushin

(Paper Reading) AI Scientist: Towards Full Automation of Scientific Discovery - Speaker Deck

I tried out various JS libraries for rich text editors (RTEs)

When using Mobile Suica on a train, if your smartphone runs out of battery and you can't get through the ticket gate, you'll get into a lot of arguments with passengers over the payment rules. ←Various opinions are being collected. Would installing a charging port inside the ticket gate solve the problem? - Togetter

Generative AI is not our future.
More details here: https://t.co/ae8YT4nLBU pic.twitter.com/YzT2SX0IyS
— Procreate Japan (@ProcreateJapan) August 18, 2024

Japanese semiconductor manufacturers develop PFAS-free materials | NHK | Semiconductor

HOYA production and orders halted due to ransomware infection, delivery delays spread to the entire lens industry | Nikkei CrossTech (xTECH)

How I created an unofficial university app used by over 50% of students #iOS - Qiita

Is Bun faster than Node? Tested with Misskey | gihyo.jp

Became a WebKit committer

◆Anime, games, manga (subculture)
Notice of postponement of release of 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgis no Kaiten'

Due to production reasons, the release date of 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgis no Kaiten' will be changed as follows.
Winter 2024 → Winter 2025
We sincerely apologize to everyone who was looking forward to the release of this film.
We will continue to work hard to deliver better works.
We kindly ask for your understanding.

A manga artist gets together with his family for the first time in a while and talks with his sister about his work → his sister, who is listening next to him, shows an unbelievable look of surprise - Togetter

I made too much pork and the game became paralyzed [Ranch Simulator] - Nico Nico Douga

My Lord! I changed into the Qipao I received. How is it? #BlueArchive #BlueArchive #HisadaIzunapic.twitter.com /pg2Q4v96G7
— Clear Stream Drops/Sequentia (@s_sequentia) August 18, 2024

[RTA] Super Metroid 100% 1:20:06 [Slow Commentary] Part 1 - Nico Nico Douga

'Nintendo Museum Direct' will be broadcast on Tuesday, August 20th at 7am. (Broadcast time: approx. 10 minutes)
Here's a look at some of the Nintendo Museum, scheduled to open in fall 2024.
There has been no announcement regarding game information or a successor to the Switch. #NintendoDirectJP
— Nintendo Co., Ltd. (@Nintendo) August 18, 2024

I was looking through a women's weekly magazine from 1963 and I found something amazing lol

This was around the time when the Astro Boy anime started and Rumiko was about to be born...
I wonder if there were a lot of applications... I wanted to apply lol pic.twitter.com/dcDoQnAGFe
— Orange (@strangeorange81) August 17, 2024

Let's Go! Anpanman: The latest movie reaches highest box office gross of all time at 670 million yen, and could surpass 700 million yen for the first time - MANTANWEB

TV anime 'Witch Watch'

TV anime 'Witch Watch' teaser PV | TV anime to be released in April 2025! - YouTube

'My Hero Academia THE MOVIE Your Next' Ending Theme Song 'Gift' PV - YouTube

TV anime 'Goodbye Ryusei, Hello Life' PV 3rd release | Broadcast on TBS and other networks from October! - YouTube

TV anime 'The Ghost of Grief Wants to Retire' first PV | Broadcast starts on October 1, 2024! - YouTube

Commemorating the release of 'Given the Movie: To the Sea'! A clip of the main story released 'Given the Movie' - YouTube

Anime 'ATRI' Log06 Commemorative PV ♪Dear Moments | ATRI (Hikaru Akao) - YouTube

Theatrical version of 'Attack on Titan' Final Chapter THE LAST ATTACK Special Report - YouTube

Cruel Fairy Tale: Beautiful Princess | Story Series Off & Monster Season - YouTube

TV anime 'Araforo Man's Different World Mail Order' teaser PV / 2025 anime adaptation decided! - YouTube

TV anime 'A Country Old Man Becomes a Sword Saint' Making of Teaser PV - YouTube

TV anime 'Medalist' PV 2nd release | Broadcast starts from January 2025! - YouTube

'SILENT HILL 2' - Story Trailer | PlayStation®5 - YouTube

[Genshin] Stop-motion animation - 'Nata Tribe' - YouTube

Further clarification on the situation surrounding 'Elona 2,' a successor to a popular free game, which is being shaken by advertising that goes against the original author's wishes: details of the 'global exclusive usage rights' contract for mobile devices are in focus | Game*Spark - Domestic and international game information site

I found some old Pokemon cards at my parents' house, but how much are they worth? → 'Is it the 'Kairiki Charizard' that Hikakin bought for 50 million yen...?' - Togetter [Togetter]

[Official] 'Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket (PokePoke)' service launch date decided! - YouTube

I think the elites have already seen Kindra, so from now on, please use the #KindraImpressions tag to attract newcomers and those who have temporarily left the show! The abbreviation Kindra is unofficial, so please feel free to use it officially! Unofficial spoilers are now allowed!
— Masakazu Hishida (@aobajo2) August 18, 2024

I want everyone to see King & Prince's latest production, 'KING OF PRISM Dramatic PRISM.1,' commonly known as 'Kindra,' so I've created a very simple explanation sheet for the work.
The future of this film depends on the audience, so if you are interested, even if you can't make it in time, I hope you'll go see it at the cinema. The sound is amazing. pic.twitter.com/z2HzJe0XlN
— Selection (@toutaxx) August 19, 2024

Director Yume Shosetsu Hishi: 'I asked if spoilers were OK, but I don't remember giving permission for fan fiction.'
E: Ah... sorry. Did you dislike it?
Hishi: '... Seriously. I can't take my eyes off you.'
E: 'Kyuun♡'
— 8 shaku 8r / Yasaka Hachiru (@Yasaka_Hatiru) August 19, 2024

For those who don't understand director's dream novel
The dream novel Prism Jump will be shown in the King of Prism movie →
The director reveals spoilers →
For some reason, fan fiction about directors is popular. There are both director x fan and fan x director novels. The standard ending is a cute ♡.
For some reason, the director is calling himself a dream novelist new! (Not a dream novelist 🤫)
— Ma (@makonnu595959) August 19, 2024