Sep 25, 2024 18:07:00

Headline news for September 25, 2024

Marugame Udonuts, a sweet made with more than 30% udon noodles sold by Marugame Seimen, will be adding two new flavors, baked sweet potato and pizza , on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. The sweet baked sweet potato flavor and the pizza flavor, with its rich cheese, tomato and spice flavors, are both said to be a perfect match for the chewy texture that is characteristic of Marugame Udonuts. The price is 300 yen including tax for a pack of five.

Marugame Udon Natsu | The udon here is alive. Marugame Seimen
https://jp.marugame.com/menu/marugameudonut/

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

Should I choose SATA or NVMe SSD? - GIGAZINE

Four advanced new functions that fully utilize AI will be added to 'Excel' - GIGAZINE

How long does the battery last for Samsung's folding smartphones 'Galaxy Z Fold3 5G' and 'Flip3 5G'? We actually investigated - GIGAZINE

NASA scientists explain why 'building an observatory on the moon' is important for the advancement of astronomy - GIGAZINE

'Apple Watch Series 6' quick photo review, rear sensor evolves with blood oxygen wellness sensor - GIGAZINE

8.3-inch compact 'iPad mini' and 30,000 yen entry model 10.2-inch 'iPad' photo review - GIGAZINE

◆ Material (notes and other things)

Is that an iron ball? pic.twitter.com/KaHH33MPna
— Kodama Kawajiri (@kakeakami) September 24, 2024

When I was taking a photo of Gundam starting up, an old Earthling was using his smartphone behind me #GCosplayExpohttps ://t.co/eCSQ5Sa6xe pic.twitter.com/ApELGTQz4W
— White rice life🍚 (@gohanrice_gohan) September 23, 2024

Reiwa-chan!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/9HUbgHUroQ
— Metako (@metakobot) September 24, 2024

A scene from a manga that doesn't exist pic.twitter.com/wEC9hSldG9
— Abubu @ Healthy (@abubu_newnanka) September 24, 2024

In My Dream, I keep pushing my red self forward at the bow of the ship.

#Campaign to post your past drawings and feel like you drew them #Brain Powerdpic.twitter.com/w76fT9IFAE
— Katora (@katoramann) September 23, 2024

◆Science (science, learning, technology)
Is emergency information on the Nankai Trough necessary? Crustal movement scientists point out the biggest problem: Asahi Shimbun Digital

Tuition Revision and Expansion of Student Support | University of Tokyo

University of Tokyo officially decides to raise tuition fees by more than 100,000 yen for students entering next academic year | NHK | Education

New species of 'ghost shark' discovered by New Zealand national agency - 1 photo International News: AFPBB News

Tsunami stones in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture reveal traces of past mega-earthquakes that were 'unforeseen' - Nikkei Newspaper

The name of the asteroid 2001 CC21, which the asteroid probe 'Hayabusa 2' plans to flyby, has been decided as Torifune ✨ https://t.co/7YlFWkb3mS
— ISAS (JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science) (@ISAS_JAXA) September 25, 2024

[Weekly Weather] Key points for the coming week: Rain due to the indirect influence of the front and typhoon; relief from the heatwave but high temperatures will continue; Noto Peninsula: Mostly sunny, but beware of temperature differenceshttps ://t.co/bWJ9k8K6yP pic.twitter.com/AnVT4unUMk
— Weather News (@wni_jp) September 25, 2024

◆ Society, politics, and economy (incidents, world news, business)
An executive from the office of a candidate from the Ishin Party enters other camps under false names, leading to the abandonment of the Lower House election [Kyoto Prefecture]: Asahi Shimbun Digital

China warns of caution when traveling to Japan; embassy responds to stabbing incident | Kyodo News

Foreign Minister Kamikawa demands punishment for stabbing boy to death; China seeks calm: Jiji.com

Japan is the only developed Pacific Rim country with China's risk level at zero, while the US is at level 3, with 'risk of detention' - Sankei News

Stabbing death of boy in Shenzhen spreads fear among Westerners and Koreans living in China... 'Incidents in which foreigners are victims are occurring one after another': Yomiuri Shimbun

'No. Abolishing health insurance cards is not OK,' declared a senior official at the Digital Agency. Why did they change to a single Minority Number system? There is no record of the discussions, which is puzzling: Tokyo Shimbun TOKYO Web

Who decided to abolish health insurance cards? No records found... Prime Minister's report and exchanges between cabinet ministers remain in the dark: Tokyo Shimbun TOKYO Web

37-year-old graduate student forges professor's recommendation letter: 'Very motivated, outstanding' ... arrested on suspicion of attempted fraud: Yomiuri Shimbun

Masakazu Tokura, Chairman of the Japan Business Federation, '100% of new employees are on BizReach' Defends Shinjiro Koizumi's 'Deregulation of Layoffs': Tokyo Shimbun TOKYO Web

Stars and Stripes and the Star of David: Pro-Palestinian candidate in tears as US Jewish group launches 'campaign to defeat' | Mainichi Shimbun

More than 550 people killed in Lebanon, chaos spreading | NHK | Israel-Palestine

Israeli air strikes causing 'carnage', Lebanon health minister says - BBC News

Pope proposes protection of Aung San Suu Kyi in Vatican - Report - 1 photo International News: AFPBB News

UN Secretary-General Guterres' speech at the UN General Assembly: Violation of international law is a 'world without punishment' problem | NHK | United Nations

Auschwitz Liberation 80th Anniversary Ceremony Excludes Russia - 1 Photo International News: AFPBB News

A huge failure to reach an agreement in a 'secret meeting'... What are the lessons learned from this? Another briefing session on Gaien redevelopment - Mitsui Fudosan continues to ignore the issue: Tokyo Shimbun TOKYO Web

Meiji Holdings exercises three-dimensional trademark rights for 'Kinoko no Yama' to eliminate counterfeit products - Nihon Keizai Shimbun

Domestic production of mopeds is expected to end. What will become of our daily lives? | NHK | Business Special

Where is the person who was hit? An express train collided with a person at a railroad crossing, but the person has not been found yet. Services will be suspended for up to about two hours | Tokai TV NEWS

Mie Prefectural Police: 350 cases of copper cable theft, solar power plants in mountainous areas targeted... Strengthening regulations on buying and selling scrap metal also under consideration: Yomiuri Shimbun

Unexpected 'no support for Harris'... 'That huge union' consisting of 1.3 million members makes an unusual statement, what impact will it have on the presidential election? | Newsweek Japan Official Site

'Flying cars' to postpone commercial operations at Osaka-Kansai Expo, with only demonstration flights planned without visitors | NHK | Osaka-Kansai Expo

'Flying cars' not allowed at Expo... Time required for safety review, commercial operations postponed, demonstration flights only: Yomiuri Shimbun

'I'm proud of my father who gave his life jacket to his Japanese son'... The eldest son of an American missionary killed in the Toya Maru disaster says 'I hope you don't forget my father': Yomiuri Shimbun

Pacific saury landings boom, nearly 1,000 tons per day expected for the first time in five years in Nemuro | NHK | Fisheries industry

Nomura Securities suspected of market manipulation in government bond transactions, FSA to recommend fines... 'Show sales' tactic?: Yomiuri Shimbun

Woman instructed over the phone to 'zero out her account balance and put the money under her nameplate' had 26.2 million yen stolen: Yomiuri Shimbun

Originating from China? Mysterious article about Okinawa posted online: Professor 'I wasn't interviewed': Asahi Shimbun Digital

Japan Fair Trade Commission raids VMware, the Japanese subsidiary of US semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom, on suspicion of violating antitrust laws | NHK | IT/Internet

China launches ICBM and lands in open waters of Pacific Ocean... Claims it was 'part of training', threatens US?: Yomiuri Shimbun

China 'Launches one ICBM equipped with a dummy warhead, lands in open waters of the Pacific Ocean' | NHK | China

Russia's new ICBM test failed? Nuclear monitoring researchers announce | NHK | Russia

[Exclusive] Hyogo Governor Saito's subsidy kickback allegations: List of donation amounts from 13 financial institutions obtained! | AERA dot.

◆ Lifestyle (life, living, health)
I wish strangers would stop calling me 'wife'. I'm not a wife, but in Japanese there is no noun to call a single woman in her 30s. - Togetter

Customer: 'Please replace the faucet. Oh, that's easy, right? All you have to do is replace the faucet.' Installation technician: 'Uwaa ...

'Working at a cafe' - Cafes scream over the problem of 'overstaying' over a single cup of coffee - the sad reality of '80% of cafe workers' | AERA dot.

My daughter, who is an elementary school student, said, 'There are fewer of us than pets. We are precious. We should take better care of them.' When I looked into it, I found that she was right.
In fact, there are even fewer of them than sparrows, which are said to be declining in number.

I was strangely convinced that I see them all about the same frequency.

And I treasure each one, no matter how many there are. pic.twitter.com/TF4iFr3dSt
— Nature Guide's Notebook (@kumasuke902) September 23, 2024

Is it because students don't want to be hurt that they don't tell you what they want you to do, like 'I couldn't finish the report in time'? 'Even young children talk like this' - Togetter

The story goes that prewar sushi restaurants did not have counters, and people would sit on the tatami mat and eat a single serving served on a plate → Various reactions gather, such as 'In Japanese, it's a top plate' and 'Back then, people ate standing up' - Togetter

There are no jobs that will allow you to make a living unless you move to Tokyo → Tokyo has the third highest take-home pay in the country, but when rent and commuting time are included, it has the highest poverty in the country → Mie Prefecture is amazing - Togetter

[Breaking News] Akie Abe's application for trademark registration of 'Shinzo Abe' approved (Kiyoshi Kurihara) - Expert - Yahoo!News

◆IT/Gadgets (Internet, software, hardware, mobile)
PR TIMES How we improved our front-end CI pipeline and reduced CI processing time and billable time by 50% | PR TIMES Developer Blog

10,000 Facebook ads posing as 'securities companies' misused for investment fraud [Evening Scoop] - Nihon Keizai Shimbun

'PayPay' can now be used for payments at 'Rakuten Pay' physical stores! - Announcement from PayPay

PayPay starts 'digital payment' of wages using smartphone app | NHK | IT/Internet

VMware may have violated antitrust laws, arresting Fujitsu and others over cloud technology - Nikkei Shimbun

Sony's 'INZONE' is a new model that aims to 'fix everything' after the first generation's reaction. It also pursues 'winning image quality' - AV Watch

Launch of OLED gaming monitor 'INZONE M10S' developed in collaboration with professional e-sports team Fnatic | News Release | Sony

◆Anime, games, manga (subculture)

A message from ZUN.

X account has been hijacked | Touhou Project News https://t.co/altBkpnbiW #TouhouNews
— Touhou Yomoyama News Official (Touhou Yomoyama Committee) (@Touhou_Yomoyama) September 24, 2024

' #Inazuma Eleven ' remake production decided ⚡

It has been decided that a remake of the original 'Inazuma Eleven', 'Inazuma Eleven RE', will be produced!
We have released a teaser PV, so please take a look!

▼ Teaser site here https://t.co/NT2Wf5bAry #InazumaRE pic.twitter.com/YTiJI9cYWf
— Inazuma Eleven Official (@inazuma_project) September 24, 2024

Pocket Pair Inc. suddenly announced that the PS5 version of 'Palworld' has started selling worldwide except for Japan → It seems that it's not before it stops selling... - Togetter [Togetter]

Today is my birthday ✨
I tried on a red chacha... no, I tried on a red maid outfit ♪
17 isn't an age, it's a way of life.
And your true age is a very important treasure.
Thank you for always watching over us with such warmth! … pic.twitter.com/1akbvHzbxi
— Kikuko Inoue & Staff (@atmanbow_staff) September 25, 2024

<From the staff> Today is my sister's birthday 🎂✨ Thank you all for your continued support! It's such a happy occasion, so we'll share with you one video that is only available to Atmanbou members! pic.twitter.com/PPYQe1Iu4y
— Kikuko Inoue & Staff (@atmanbow_staff) September 25, 2024

These are two panels featuring Fuyuko Mayuzumi, Madoka Higuchi, and Kotone Fujita pic.twitter.com/RCN7dWxfK1
— ???????????????????????????????????? (@aventador_770_4) September 24, 2024

I think it's about time we hear your true feelings, but were the people who cheered Shinji when he saved Ayanami in 'Break' saying 'This is what we wanted to see!' really happy with 'Shin'...?
— Ken Maejima (Renji Daiki) (@MAEZIMAS) September 23, 2024

#Kemurikusa is good
The prequel is good too pic.twitter.com/1uwwRHUE9X
— To the Valley (@lxoloveit) September 22, 2024

A manga with a long flight timepic.twitter.com/WOEXbrjwx1
— Metako (@metakobot) September 24, 2024

In a hobby anime , a rival disguises himself and tails the main character to find his weaknesses.pic.twitter.com/JHNhKUzG7i
— DiZ (@dizsonyasuna) September 24, 2024

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— Arawi Keiichi (@himaraya) September 24, 2024

Ultra elementary school pic.twitter.com/bjXC6NFQ5D
— Papillon Honda (@papiyonhonda) September 24, 2024

📺On NHK World📺
' #Mobile Police Patlabor ' special feature‼

Program: ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION

Main broadcast: 9/29 (Sun)
*In Japan, the program will be available for viewing in real time on the web when it is broadcast, and on-demand viewing will be available approximately one day later.

The feature also includes a look at the making of the new #EZY !

▼Program details https://t.co/WupWRCiuPB https://t.co/pQnlPgB3oz
— Mobile Police Patlabor Official (@patlabor0810) September 24, 2024

I'm overwhelmed by the reports and comments about the P1 revival screening.
The completeness of P1 owes a lot to Oshii-san, and I am of course aware of that, but my honest opinion right now is, 'I'm glad we didn't have to hold Oshii-san in a bear hug and make him change the ending!'
Thank you! I'm about to cry!
— Kazunori Ito (@Ito_Kazunori) September 24, 2024

【farm】
The Western League official games held at Hanshin Naruohama Stadium came to a close today! From 2025, the farm facility will be relocated to the 'Zero Carbon Baseball Park' (Amagasaki City)! Please look forward to the battle at the new farm! https://t.co/b5UwKRWvIT #hanshin #tigers #HanshinTigers #ARE_GOES_ON
— Hanshin Tigers Official Website Live Reporter (@hanshintigersjp) September 25, 2024

◆New products (clothing, food, housing)
News Release 'Jagariko Tarako Butter' | Calbee, Inc.

To supplement women's 'iron deficiency,' 'Nestle Milo Adult Sweetness' is renewed to contain 'a day's worth of iron (6.8 mg)' | Nestle Japan

Lotte releases 'Sou Nama Choco in Vanilla' with thick raw chocolate sauce - Gourmet Watch