Headline news for October 2, 2024



A collaboration between the open-world RPG '

Genshin Impact ' and Kentucky Fried Chicken started today, Wednesday, October 2, 2024.

[Official] KFC and Genshin Impact Collaboration - Click here for details
https://www.kfc.co.jp/campaign/genshin

The campaign collaboration menu's 'Magician Pack A' and 'Magician Pack B' will be offered in limited quantities in collaboration packaging featuring Line and Lynette. Also, a serial code paper will be included that will allow you to obtain the in-game items 'Wind Wings 'Wings of Feast'', 'Furniture 'Strange Carpet - Card Trick'', 'Food 'Jumbo Chicken', 'Plump Ice Cream', 'Magic Special', and 'Crunchy Croissant'' in limited quantities. In addition, Magician Pack A will come with a collaboration visual ticket file featuring Line or Lynette.



The price for 'Magician Pack A' is 1,700 yen (tax included), and the price for 'Magician Pack B' is 1,250 yen (tax included). The collaboration period will run until October 31, 2024 (Thursday).

Life-size panels of Line and Lynette are on display at the APIA Sapporo store in Hokkaido, the Takadanobaba store in Tokyo, the Port Walk Minato store in Aichi Prefecture, the Nankai Namba store in Osaka Prefecture, and the Tenjin Southern Street store in Fukuoka Prefecture.








Online ordering began at 2 a.m., and there was so much traffic that the server temporarily crashed.






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

The source of antimatter emitted from the center of the Milky Way galaxy is not dark matter but pulsars - GIGAZINE

Research shows lonely people may mentally view their favorite characters from TV dramas and anime as real friends - GIGAZINE

Caffeine-free, zero calorie, zero sugar energy drink '2Energy' tasting review - GIGAZINE

Bruce Willis sells rights to use deepfakes in movies and ads - GIGAZINE

Research data from over 1 million people reveals that tea drinkers have a lower risk of type 2 diabetes. How many cups do you need to drink a day to lower your risk? - GIGAZINE

Research shows that wars last longer when the president is a narcissist

I tried driving the straight road 'Sarufutsu Village Road Esanuka Line' where you can feel the horizon with a total length of 16 km - GIGAZINE

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◆Science (science, learning, technology)
How can juvenile salmon swim cost-effectively? - Changes in swimming ability according to water temperature and body size - | Academic News | Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo

Count all the maggots that have appeared on the corpses of animals. We asked Akane Hashizume of Nihon University about the surprising activities of creatures surrounding corpses. | Almost 0 yen university

Global warming leads to a sharp increase in dangerous typhoons and hurricanes that develop quickly near land, study says | National Geographic Japan website

◆ Society, politics, and economy (incidents, world news, business)
Iran launches large-scale missile attack on Israel; Israeli Prime Minister considers countermeasures; UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting | NHK | Israel

Part of taxiway collapses at Miyazaki Airport Runway closure expected for the entire day All flights suspended | NHK | Aviation

Hyogo's Saito: 'Continuing reforms is important' to assert in re-run gubernatorial election - YouTube


◆ Lifestyle (life, living, health)




I'm going to a socialist village community in Saitama created by Mushanokoji Saneatsu - Tonight is Iyahoi

A master of wood? A ridiculous story: 'Kengo Kuma is mocked in the industry as Kuma-chan'... Experts reveal the 'false image' of world-famous architect Kengo Kuma (Weekly Gendai) | Money Gendai | Kodansha










◆IT/Gadgets (Internet, software, hardware, mobile)










Defeating a MySQL lock-caused block timeout - inSmartBank

Mobile numbers starting with '060' to be released as early as December - PC Watch

Honda releases world's first shoe-mounted vibration navigation device 'Ashirase 2' - achieving further miniaturization and improved accuracy - Car Watch

50 Years of Complaints | Japan Advertising Review Organization 50th Anniversary Contents

We have compiled data and consumer feedback on complaints about advertising and labeling that we have received over the 50 years since JARO was founded in 1974. We present the 50 years' worth of data, showing trends over each decade and the social and economic situation for each fiscal year.






[Special Feature] What is the correct way to dispose of swollen lithium-ion batteries? We asked electronics retailers, smartphone carriers, manufacturers, and local governments - PC Watch







◆Anime, games, manga (subculture)
The Evil God's Bento Shop - Ishiko / Episode 1 | Comic Days

After being suspended from the world of gods, Solange decides to open a bento shop in the human world.



'Is it okay to make derivative works that direct hate towards characters?' I was asked about a derivative work of 'Gakumasu' → In reality, it's even worse, so the character Temari Tsukimura is being toned down - Togetter [Togetter]







I was feeling annoyed at my friend who doesn't play any games but watches his favorite games and buys game merchandise, but when I compared it to watching a baseball game, it made sense - Togetter [Togetter]

Tremble at the overwhelming gorgeousness! Pocket Pair Booth [#TGS2024 Report] - Absolute SIMPLEism




[Non-credited ED] TV anime 'Amagami-san's Enmusubi' | Amagami Sisters 'I'll Tie You to Love' - YouTube


TV anime 'I'm going to be a villain in history' non-credit OP - YouTube














◆Sports, entertainment, music, movies (entertainment)
Japan Badminton Association makes another entry mistake, unable to participate in international tournament | NHK | #Badminton

Regarding three players who were scheduled to compete in the men's singles and men's doubles at an international tournament to be held in Australia in October, despite being contacted by their teams, the staff in charge forgot to include them on the entry list, meaning that they will not be able to take part in the tournament.
In September, the Badminton Association announced that a women's doubles player was unable to participate in an international tournament due to an entry error, and there were also unusual incidents last year and the year before that saw players unable to participate in tournaments due to errors by the association.



How does Kazu Miura manage his 57-year-old body? His playing time continues to increase in the JFL Suzuka | web Sportiva



◆New products (clothing, food, shelter)
[Preview] Enjoy thick bonito with domestic onions and garlic sauce! 'Onion Garlic Bonito Tataki Rice Bowl' now available

Meiji Bulgaria Yogurt and Ron Herman Cafe collaborate! A healthy meal menu using popular strained yogurt, 'Avocado Toast with Yogurt & Egg Jam,' will be available for a limited time from Friday, October 11th at five stores nationwide | 2024 | Press Releases & Announcements | Meiji Co., Ltd.

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