Headline news for September 2, 2024



A Frappuccino using baked sweet potatoes, the ' Baked Sweet Potato Caramel Frappuccino ,' will be available at Starbucks on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. In addition to large cuts of baked sweet potato, it will also contain crispy chips reminiscent of canelés. The price is 687 yen (tax included) for takeout and 700 yen (tax included) for in-store dining.

The 'Yakimo Frappuccino®' will be released on Wednesday, September 4th, featuring the elegant sweetness of baked sweet potato and rich caramel sauce | Starbucks Coffee Japan
https://www.starbucks.co.jp/press_release/pr2024-5227.php

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

CoCo Ichibanya has introduced 'Hayashi rice' with a secret ketchup flavor, so I tried it - GIGAZINE

An unidentified 'jetpack man' was caught flying alongside a passenger plane - GIGAZINE

A method to create a wormhole is invented - GIGAZINE

Why does Amazon's subcontracted delivery man 'hang a mobile phone on a tree near a delivery center'? - GIGAZINE

Scientists are amazed to discover that a man with the ability to freely change the size of his pupils has been discovered - GIGAZINE

What are the people who live in a camper van and their lifestyle? - GIGAZINE

Cows with bacterial genes accidentally created - GIGAZINE

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◆Science (science, learning, technology)
The 'three-lineage theory' of Japanese ancestry is forcing revision of the established 'dual-structure model' | National Geographic Japan website

Who killed Ramses III? The 3,000-year-old mystery finally solved | National Geographic Japan website

Commuting time over 1 hour increases risk of depression by 1.6 times; choose your school of choice carefully: Asahi Shimbun Digital

Non-essential nutrients control lifespan and metabolism | RIKEN

Unraveling the mystery of the unique senile plaques that occur in familial Alzheimer's disease | RIKEN




'The giant snail is not a snail' - what is the true identity of the monster that devours rice paddies? | WANI BOOKS NewsCrunch

Is it more flammable in space? JAXA and researchers tackle the mysteries of space and fire. Fire prevention becomes an issue as manned space activities increase | NHK | WEB special | Space

Research on creating 'fat-free oil' and 'fat-free and sugar-free cream' announced by Yoshiaki Miyashita Laboratory, School of Integrated Mathematical Sciences, Meiji University | Meiji University

Is there a future for universities that 'neglect research'? The future of local private universities depends on the Supreme Court's ruling on the Baiko Gakuin University free address system lawsuit: Tokyo Shimbun TOKYO Web

◆ Society, politics, and economy (incidents, world news, business)
Personality test 'MBTI' is popular among young people even in recruitment activities, but the basis is questionable: Asahi Shimbun Digital

'Suspect is an illegal immigrant' false information causes riots in the UK In Japan, fake news about Kurds also increases sharply in posts related to Kawaguchi City | NHK | Countermeasures against fake news

Governor Saito, accused of power harassment, is questioned for the first time and says calmly, 'My understanding at the time was reasonable' - Hyogo Prefectural Assembly 100th Article Committee Witness Questioning Report (1) - Sankei News

Governor Saito: 'I wonder if something I said offhand could be conveyed so much...' Ishin Committee member: 'He's not popular' Hyogo Prefectural Assembly 100 Articles Committee Witness Examination Report (2) - Sankei News

Ministry of the Environment to declare mongoose 'eradicated' from Amami Oshima after failed attempt to combat snakes | Mainichi Shimbun

Hyogo Governor Saito Motohiko denies power harassment allegations at 100-article committee; party made up of CDP and others to submit no-confidence motion | NHK | Hyogo Prefecture

Norwegian princess marries psychic medium, criticized for commercial use of royal family: Jiji.com

Chinese Navy survey ship temporarily enters Japanese territorial waters off the coast of Kagoshima Prefecture Ministry of Defense | NHK | Ministry of Defense

Even after becoming prime minister, Kono will block with X, saying 'slander is not okay' | Mainichi Shimbun

A young woman falls from a building at the west exit of Yokohama Station, a female passerby is caught in the fall, and both die: Yomiuri Shimbun

Was I a person who 'opposes and attacks the party'? - Takayuki Kamiya's blog Fukuoka city government for the 99%, not the 1%

'I'm fed up with it already' Hyogo Governor Saito's 'give-me-crabs' and oysters, and his 400,000 yen leather jacket 'offensive' has even the places he visits fed up with, as revealed in employee survey | AERA dot.

Why was the employee who blew the whistle on the Hyogo Prefectural Governor's alleged power harassment driven to death? We have exclusive access to the prefecture's 'manual for finding whistleblowers' [Special Report] | TBS NEWS DIG

Panasonic to 'counterattack' Chinese competitors with low-priced home appliances, enters private label home appliance market at mass retailers, targets the volume zone - Sankei News

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Debris Removal Delayed Due to Failure to Check Order of Pipes | NHK | Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

Aomori: sliding door paintings from the Miyakoshi family's long-established family home: A pairing with the Kano paintings at the British Museum | NHK | Literature

Who is Kensuke Ishida, the youngest mayor in the country? First elected mayor of Odate City, Akita Prefecture; Started a business with rhinoceros beetles; Ranking of the youngest mayors in the country | NHK | Akita Prefecture

Aso faction lawmakers remain silent about suspicions; former secretary who testified about illicit funds also says 'statute of limitations has expired' | Mainichi Shimbun

Japan to join Australia's new ship introduction plan... Competing with other countries for order to develop 'Mogami'-class destroyer-based vessel: Yomiuri Shimbun

Silent alarm bell: Japan Post's internal reporting desk reviews regulations unable to respond to risks: Asahi Shimbun Digital

Former secretary to Aso faction gives first testimony admitting secret funds to special investigation unit | Mainichi Shimbun

Sapporo office worker arrested for possession of 33 handguns, etc., confesses 'I bought them as a hobby' | NHK | Incident













Breaking News: JR Sekisho Line service suspended due to mud on the tracks, expected to resume at the earliest 'evening of the 4th'... All express trains between Sapporo and Obihiro and Kushiro remain suspended, but there are not enough buses to replace them | HBC NEWS | HBC Hokkaido Broadcasting

Asahikawa female junior high school student dies; reinvestigation committee submits report stating 'bullying was the cause of suicide' | NHK | Education

Fall-in-the-water accident at Yokohama Station: Charges of gross negligence resulting in death in view...Woman who laid flowers: 'I could have been involved': Yomiuri Shimbun

Foreign technical intern trainees disappear in 2011, record high of 9,700 - Government clarifies job change requirements to prevent disappearance - Nikkei Shimbun

Sapporo man arrested for possessing 33 handguns and imitation handguns, hobby purpose?: Asahi Shimbun Digital

Putin claims Western countries 'openly persecute' Russian journalists | Reuters

27-year-old Kensuke Ishida wins first election, becoming the youngest incumbent mayor in Japan in the Odate City Mayoral Election in Akita Prefecture [Akita Prefecture]: Asahi Shimbun Digital

Former Unification Church files special appeal against fine decision regarding dissolution order request | NHK | Former Unification Church

◆ Lifestyle (life, living, health)
I was charged tens of thousands of yen to cancel my NURO Hikari service, so I reported it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. 'I even read the contract...' - Togetter




When I contacted the inn just before my arrival time, they had forgotten my reservation and asked me, 'Is it okay if I just stay overnight?' I thought I had booked a ridiculous place... - Togetter [Togetter]







Apparently the abolition of annual passes isn't the only reason why Disney guests (visitors) are aging?










When I first got married, I washed my precious 15,000 yen shoes and hung them out to dry at the entrance, and they were stolen. → An artist's tree is filled with sadness and looks like a collection of short stories: 'Get a job lol' - Togetter

'Changes in the way we drink coffee' are interesting → Various theories on why black coffee drinking is on the rise 'The technology of coffee makers has improved to the point where it can be enjoyed black' - Togetter [Togetter]

◆IT/Gadgets (Internet, software, hardware, mobile)
How Akamai Transformed from a CDN to a Cloud and Security Company | Akamai

Is Hitachi's 'Refrigerator Camera' really useful? Findings after using it for three months [Home Appliance Mini Review] - Home Appliance Watch




I would like to ask a question about the future of engineers and generative AI. I am a student of information science, and when I submit a task that I have spent hours working on to ChatGPT, it shows me sample code in just a few seconds. The level of my task is low, and at higher levels, I need to program by myself... | mond

[Special Feature] 'If the PS5 costs 80,000 yen, buy a gaming PC!' Is this right? Considering the current state of the cheap PC gaming environment - PC Watch

So, how much should I bet on the MEGA BIG lottery? | Morio

A deep look into the Gmail delivery problem of the Kanagawa Prefectural High School Online Application System | DevelopersIO

How to measure Wi-Fi 'latency'? Trying measurement with Microsoft's 'PsPing' [Initial B] - INTERNET Watch

PS5 price hike and Xiaomi's 29,800 yen TV 'What is pricing?' [Munechika Nishida's Now and Future] - Impress Watch

[Good news] iPhone 16 is expected to be a budget smartphone priced under 140,000 yen




The legendary Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare app COCOA was ordered for 390 million yen, but which company actually made it? If you're a smart person, you can tell, right? - Togetter

Trying out the React SDK from OpenFeature, the standard for feature flags

What are OpenAI's latest AI models, Strawberry and Orion (GPT-5)?

Successful technology selection: Looking back over the past two years: TypeScript, Hono, Nest.js, React, GraphQL

Deepfake detection tool (beta version) now available for Windows PCs | Trend Micro (JP)

◆Anime, games, manga (subculture)







The latest volume of the 'Haruhi Suzumiya' series, 'Haruhi Suzumiya Theater', will be released worldwide on November 29, 2024! | Kimirano

Haruhi Suzumiya x Kakuyomu Next Special Project - Kakuyomu Special Page

[First 4 minutes limited time release] KING OF PRISM -Dramatic PRISM.1- [Now showing as a big hit] - YouTube




















TV anime 'Puniru is a cute slime' PV 2nd edition / Broadcast every Sunday from 23:45 on TV Tokyo from October 6, 2024! - YouTube





[260km] Ibuki cycles from Hamamatsu to Tokyo. [Aogiri High School] - YouTube

'Project KV' teaser PV-YouTube


Thoughts on Project KV | Choeda Roize

Regarding the allegations of inappropriate conduct by the Association's directors

Reporting on infringement of rights of our affiliated live streamers by external creators | ANYCOLOR Inc.













Over 300 Nijisanji music videos have been deleted




'Unhealthy books' banned from sale to minors to be renamed 'books stipulated in Article 8' in Tokyo this month: Yomiuri Shimbun
















































'Because It Was You' Music Video (sung by the Nakano Quintuplets) - YouTube


TV anime 'NaNaReHanaNaRe' ending theme song Music Clip | PoMPoMs 'with' - YouTube


[Special Report] 'Eat with Death Game.' TV animation decision PV [Narration: Rie Takahashi] - YouTube


TV anime 'Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-' 3rd season 2nd main PV | Broadcast of the 1st episode will start on Wednesday, October 2nd with a 90-minute extended special - YouTube


TV anime 'I started living with Neet Kunoichi for some reason' 1st PV-YouTube


Anime 'Too Many Losing Heroines!' Non-credit ED video [feel my soul] - YouTube


TV anime 'The Young Master Who Runs Away' Short PV 4th (Kojiro) - YouTube


TV anime 'Trillion Game' 'Trillion Game' 2nd PV │ Broadcast starts from October 3, 2024! - YouTube


Released on Friday, November 29, 2024 'PUI PUI Molcar The Movie MOLMAX' Special Report-YouTube


TV anime 'Blue Exorcist' Kamiki Izumo character PV - YouTube


[KonoSuba] Theme song arrangement BGM 'Interquest ~ Between adventures ~' [Chill Time Arrange] /Arranged by Takeshi Nakatsuka - YouTube


[KonoSuba] Theme song arrangement BGM 'Interquest ~ Between adventures ~' [Break Time Arrange] /Arranged by Takeshi Nakatsuka - YouTube


TV anime 'You are the Underworld.' Teaser PV 2nd edition | Broadcast on Saturday, October 5, 2024-YouTube


'I Want to Escape from Princess Education' Teaser PV | Broadcasting starts in 2025! - YouTube


Fall Guys - 'Stumbling Scrap Yard' - YouTube


[Monster Hunter Great Hunting Exhibition] 'Monster Encyclopedia AR Experience' Experience Video - YouTube


'Street Fighter 6' Fighting Pass 'Get Ready for Terry!' Introduction Video - YouTube


[Genshin] Story Movie 'The Battle of Red Flame and Rinshimo' - YouTube


GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Nintendo Switch Edition Product Trailer [JPN] - YouTube


'Astro Bot' - Launch Trailer - YouTube


The Legend of Zelda: The Wisdom of Borrowing | How to Walk in Hyrule 3: The World of Nothing - YouTube


[Collapse: Star Rail] Ver.2.5PV 'Aoba Hiyo, the Shooting Wolf' - YouTube


'Blocky Farm' official release trailer-YouTube


What game planners should consider before starting to write specifications | panke

◆Sports, entertainment, music, movies (entertainment)
About the movie 'Dirty Harry' and actor Clint Eastwood | Ryo Chiura

The announcement of the live-action adaptation of the manga 'Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru' is not quite right, and the lack of understanding of cosplay in the recruitment conditions for extras is causing controversy - Togetter [Togetter]

The pay is 'five times' that of terrestrial broadcasting, and the filming period is 'more than double': Netflix's rise to fame raises concerns in the 'TV drama world' | Daily Shincho

Trump biopic to be released ahead of election, campaign protests | 47NEWS







Newly launched 'Deep-fried donuts' ~Full-scale launch from Tuesday, September 3rd in Tokyo, Chiba and Saitama prefectures~ | Seven-Eleven ~Close and convenient~

◆New products (clothing, food, housing)




(PDF file) -Supervised by Godiva- Chocolat Hazelnut B-R Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream

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