Headline News for October 17, 2024



Burger King has announced that it will revive the ' Mushroom Whopper ' series, a fall seasonal burger made with four types of mushrooms, including two types of roasted mushrooms, eringi, and bunashimeji, for a limited time from Friday, October 18, 2024. The prices are 790 yen (tax included) for the Mushroom Whopper, 1,140 yen (tax included) for the Double Mushroom Whopper, and 490 yen (tax included) for the Mushroom Whopper Jr.



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'Crowbar' that gives food when crows put cigarette butts in it to solve the littering problem - GIGAZINE

It turns out that people are buying the old iPhone 7 instead of the new iPhone 8 - GIGAZINE

Chrome's private browsing feature was not trusted even within Google, with many people saying it was 'not private at all' - GIGAZINE

It turns out that Epson was downgrading its cheap compatible ink cartridges to eliminate them - GIGAZINE

Microsoft points out that Windows is restarted without notification to install unnecessary apps - GIGAZINE

What is the mystery of the universe that begins with the discovery of a star older than the universe? - GIGAZINE

What would happen if Banksy's mural, which is sold for about 100 million yen, was sold on the street for 6,000 yen each? - GIGAZINE

Game Boy clone 'Analogue Pocket' that can play 2,780 Game Boy software will be released in 2020 - GIGAZINE

Huawei announces 'NM card (nano memory card)' smaller than microSD card - GIGAZINE

Apple apologizes for stolen Apple IDs and unauthorized payments, what do the stolen people have in common? - GIGAZINE

Apple loses court case again and faces heavier fines for 'iPhone not having power adapter' - GIGAZINE

A mysterious new species that can solve problems without a brain and has 720 sexes is revealed - GIGAZINE

Alaska crab season canceled after an estimated 1 billion crabs disappear - GIGAZINE

A super-giant sunfish weighing about 3 tons was pulled up and broke the Guinness World Record, far exceeding the previous Japanese record - GIGAZINE

Pointing out that two-factor authentication for Google accounts using phone numbers is harmful to homeless people whose phone numbers change regularly - GIGAZINE

Airlines that were in the news for banning AirTags from being stored announce that it's OK to store AirTags - GIGAZINE

◆ Material (notes and other miscellaneous items)




Four years after I started trading individual stocks, I finally hit the milestone! → 'Wow,' 'Do you have a secret strategy? Please tell me.' - Togetter




◆Science (science, learning, technology)
Solar activity reaches 'maximum' period of extreme activity, NASA and others announce, risk of malfunction of GPS and some wireless communications | NHK | Space

A book about 'historical dynamics' derived from quantitative analysis of history to examine the factors that lead nations to collapse - 'Elite overproduction will destroy nations' - Basic Reading

One in eight science researchers have had their employment terminated: unpaid work and being fired without pay | Mainichi Shimbun

Chairman's statement 'Regarding inappropriate use of the intravenous anesthetic propofol' has been published | Japan Society of Anesthesiologists

◆ Society, politics, and economy (incidents, world news, business)
US Transportation Department imposes biggest ever fine on Lufthansa for refusing Jewish passengers - BBC News

Synthetic diamonds drop 80% in 8 years 'One in a lifetime' is no longer a thing - Prices are changing - Nikkei Newspaper

'Non-touching molestation' cases on the rise: Repeated insidious acts can lead to panic disorder... High possibility of crime, difficult to prove - Sankei News

Iran's foreign minister warns UN chief of 'decisive response' to Israeli attack - 2 photos International News: AFPBB News

Anti-whaling suspect applies for political asylum, writes letter to French president while in custody: Jiji.com

The surprising reason why campaign cars that chant your name keep surviving despite complaints | Mainichi Shimbun

Kawasaki Heavy Industries succeeds in burning 100% hydrogen in aircraft engine - Nikkei Newspaper

President Zelensky unveils first 'victory plan' to end military invasion | NHK | President Zelensky

'Nobel Prize Committee is controlled by Western countries': Russia criticizes Hiroshima and Nagasaki Confederation for accepting the Peace Prize - Sankei News

PFAS-contaminated water from Yokota Air Base may have leaked into Fussa City - Ministry of Defense explains to local government over August 47,000 liters of overflow: Tokyo Shimbun TOKYO Web

Prime Minister Ishiba dedicates 'Masakaki' to Yasukuni Shrine's autumn festival | NHK | Tokyo

Explosion on tanker under construction in Oita, one male worker killed | NHK | Oita Prefecture

Zelensky unveils plan for victory in war against Russia for the first time, predicting war will end 'by next year' if realized - Sankei News

Actor Toshiyuki Nishida dies at age 76. Showbiz industry mourns Takeshi Kitano, Ryoko Yonekura, Haruka Ayase, and others in his hometown of Fukushima | NHK | Obituary

[Sad news] Actor Toshiyuki Nishida passes away at age 76. He has been active in many films, dramas and stage productions, including 'Tsuribaka Nisshi', 'Ikenaka Genta 80 Kilo', and 'The Story of Naomi Uemura'. | TBS NEWS DIG

Actor Toshiyuki Nishida dies at age 76, star of the film 'Tsuribaka Nisshi' - Nihon Keizai Shimbun

LDP and Komeito likely to maintain majority: Mainichi Shimbun early state of affairs survey for House of Representatives election | Mainichi Shimbun

House of Representatives Election: LDP and Komeito gain majority (Published October 16, 2024) | NTV NEWS NNN

LDP does not mention further investigation into ties with former Unification Church, National Federation of Bar Associations survey | Mainichi Shimbun

House of Representatives election: Ruling party expected to win majority, LDP struggling, CDP gaining seats, Ishin sluggish... Yomiuri early poll: Yomiuri Shimbun

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Iwasaki Naoto criticizes Israel for attacking UN personnel: 'unacceptable': Jiji.com

Battle to appeal for minimum wage increase: Management confused by 1,500 yen per hour | Kyodo News

Skylark to expand 'Suisen Udon' nationwide, following Marugame Seimen and Hanamaru Udon [Evening Scoop] - Nihon Keizai Shimbun

Acom employee transfers over 100,000 depositor records from local bank to company | NHK | Finance

High-income earners request to suspend pensions, Kansai Economic Federation calls for 'painful reforms' | Kyodo News

Hyogo gubernatorial election: Inamura leads, Saito follows - Our newspaper's survey: 30% of voters do not make their stance clear | Society | Kobe Shimbun NEXT

High-income earners request suspension of pensions, Kansai Economic Federation calls for 'painful reforms' | 47NEWS

18 North Korean soldiers desert near Russian border, South Korean newspaper reports | Mainichi Shimbun

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries unveils model of AI-equipped combat support drone for the first time. First flight test of AI-equipped drone to be conducted in 2025 (Takahashi Kosuke) - Expert - Yahoo! News

Akie Abe calls for support for Hagiuda in lower house election not officially endorsed due to secret funds | Mainichi Shimbun

Trump says Latinos and African-Americans who vote for Harris 'need to have their heads examined' - CNN.co.jp

'No place is safe' Lebanon Christian village shaken by Israeli attacks - 10 photos International News: AFPBB News

The people are not 'easy': What political idols hope for in the Lower House election | Mainichi Shimbun

LDP looks set to maintain majority on its own: Mainichi Shimbun early House of Representatives election survey | Mainichi Shimbun

Former Abe faction accounting officer found guilty in slush fund case, neither side appeals | Kyodo News

Why are there no Japanese flying squids? Catches are at 3% of peak levels: 'Serious situation, no signs of recovery' | NHK | Fisheries

[Breaking News] LDP may lose majority for first time in 15 years - JNN early House of Representatives election survey | TBS NEWS DIG

Ukrainian journalist who exposed Russian occupation dies in prison aged 27 - BBC News

Yuko Obuchi, head of the organization and campaign headquarters, is the head of the LDP Gunma prefectural federation, and about 6.7 million yen may have been used as slush funds. The prefectural federation has instructed the branch to make a correction. 《Suspicion of violating the Political Funds Control Law》 | Bunshun Online

Two Sydney beaches closed after mysterious black spheres appear in large numbers - 9 photos International News: AFPBB News

North Korea to send 10,000 soldiers to Russia, 'forced to bow down and ask for help' - Former British military attache to Russia analyzes: Yomiuri Shimbun

Development of blade-proof umbrellas and installation on trains: JR West

'Don't be nasty with the prosecution' Supreme Court orders submission of 18 hours of recording of special investigation unit's interrogation: Asahi Shimbun Digital

Former head of anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd currently in custody applies for asylum in France; Japanese government requests extradition | NHK | Incident

Support for Ishiba Cabinet at 28%, lowest since launch; proportional votes for LDP 26% and CDP 10% - Current affairs poll: Jiji.com

[Breaking News] According to a Jiji Press poll conducted in October, the approval rating of the Ishiba Cabinet was 28.0%, the lowest since the inauguration of a Cabinet in 2000: Jiji.com

Emergency investigation at Miyazaki Airport where unexploded ordnance exploded: Magnetic survey to see if there are any other unexploded ordnance | NHK | Aviation

Yokohama Aoba Ward: Man's death leads to signs of searching; group intent on robbery? | NHK | Kanagawa Prefecture

Will North Korean troops join Russia's war? Details on preparations for deployment to Ukraine - BBC News

'For those who are not family...' Same-sex partner becomes unconscious in accident... Unable to meet or check on condition, chooses 'adoption' (Published October 17, 2024) | NTV NEWS NNN

China Coast Guard 'expels' Japanese fishing boat for 'illegal intrusion into territorial waters' around Senkaku Islands - 1 photo International News: AFPBB News

Israeli airstrike on Lebanon city hall in southern Lebanon kills mayor and 16 others - BBC News

◆ Lifestyle (life, living, health)
I have experienced many different workplaces at Timee, but 'it's easier to work in a workplace where efficiency is not advanced' - It's like Marx's Das Kapital → What's happening behind the scenes is also important - Togetter [Togetter]

I have served men who have come to buy underwear or sanitary products at the request of their wives, mothers, daughters, etc., but the men tend to have trouble → What should we do if the woman is unable to buy them herself, such as when she is hospitalized? - Togetter [Togetter]

'There are only four types of high-income countries: 1. English-speaking countries, 2. countries around the UK, 3. resource-rich countries, and 4. Japan and former colonies. What? Japan?!' This paper is difficult, but if you try hard it's interesting, so everyone should give it a try! - Togetter




I ate a 'Herring Migaki Bento' sold at a kiosk in Hokkaido and it was so strong that I thought I was going to die, so I checked the salt content and it was terrible - Togetter

Hiroshima Station with tram lines will be built through a collaboration between architecture and civil engineering | OBAYASHI Thinking | Obayashi Corporation










If we were to build a house, we would definitely want it to be next to a lush park! I thought so. My wife also listened to her mother's opinion and was shocked → Many risks are reported - Togetter [Togetter]

I didn't care about it when I was single, but it's really important that my partner is 'stamina-rich, disease-resistant, healthy, and outdoorsy' - Togetter [Togetter]

Rieko Nakagawa, author of the picture book 'Gurigura,' dies at age 89. 'Gurigura' was a best-seller in Japan, selling over 22 million copies | NHK | Obituary

◆IT/Gadgets (Internet, software, hardware, mobile)
(PDF file) Notice regarding partial suspension of services and information leakage due to ransomware damage at our company Saizeriya Co., Ltd.

Accounting ghost stories that start with 'A-san quit our accounting system so we no longer have it' are too scary - Togetter




I'll keep doing it...

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Luup strengthens management structure by welcoming outside directors and auditors | Luup | Electric scooter sharing/bicycle sharing app

Why Amazon can stuff ads into Prime Video | p2ptk[.]org

Chinese aquarium's whale shark robot angers visitors over 'fake' photo International News: AFPBB News

Elon Musk expands his disinformation empire - CNN.co.jp

Diffusion model is actually evolutionary computation | shi3z

[Nobuyoshi Kodera's Weekly Electric Zooma!] Sony's 'hole' is still alive and well! Listen to the new LinkBuds models 'LinkBuds Open' and 'LinkBuds Speaker' - AV Watch

Saizeriya hit by ransomware, possible data leak | Reuters

Winning the XFS Year 2038 Problem Online - Gentoo metalog

I was skeptical of the claim that Apple Music has better sound quality than Spotify, but when I actually compared them, the difference was clear - Togetter

Rakuten Rakuma launches 'Strongest Appraisal' - Komehyo inspects branded goods before receiving them - Impress Watch

'Rakuten Rakuma' revamps its 'Rakuma Appraisal Service' for inspecting brand-name products to 'Rakuma Strongest Appraisal' | Rakuten Group, Inc.

Color finally arrives on e-paper PC displays! However, you may need to make some compromises Trying out the 'DASUNG Paperlike Color': 'Aiming for a higher level of work technique' Digital Goods Exploration (1/4 page) - ITmedia PC USER

Abandonment of the release of the Android version of 280blocker on Google Play | 280blocker

◆Anime, games, manga (subculture)
Approximately 15,000 people gathered 'There are a lot of people who love Kure' 'Fleet Girls Dance Contest' and 'Night Battle' Admiral Close-up Kantai Collection | TBS NEWS DIG

A guy from overseas who wanted to draw erotic pictures was so rude that I said, 'If you draw it, I swear to God I'll draw it too,' and he sent me a drawing that he'd done with all his effort. I was so moved - Togetter













TV anime 'The Restarting Lady is Conquering His Majesty the Dragon Emperor' non-credit opening video / sajou no hana 'Faintly' - YouTube


TV anime 'mono' | Character PV [Kiriyama Anne] - YouTube


PlayStation®5 Welcome Hub - YouTube


Bernice EP 'Burning Desire' | Zenless Zone Zero - YouTube


'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' | Cast Announcement Trailer - YouTube


'ROGUE FLIGHT' will be released on October 25, 2024! - YouTube


'Nikoderiko: The Magical World' - Release Trailer | PlayStation®5 - YouTube


Minecraft x Dr. Seuss DLC - YouTube


'HELLDIVERS 2' Premium Warbond 'Flame of Freedom' Introduction Trailer - YouTube


Nobuyo Oyama's favorite game console 'Arkanoid' now in operation at a game center in Takadanobaba, Tokyo - Sankei News




The practice of rewriting dialogue from manga and using it on social media is becoming widespread → Manga artist Yosuke Inu warns that 'collages of manga are obviously not something that should be done' - Togetter [Togetter]

◆Sports, entertainment, music, movies (entertainment)
Japan's new men's volleyball team head coach Laurent Tillet is being asked to take up the role, final preparations underway to win gold for France at the Tokyo Olympics | NHK | #Volleyball

'It's not for Kohaku,' says NHK chairman, 'Johnny's myth still exists?' : Asahi Shimbun Digital
















J1 Machida files criminal charges, 10-year-plus fan Shosuke Tanihara expresses sadness: 'When it's over, it's no-side, this is important' / Entertainment / Daily Sports online

Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists enraged by Mizudow P's new show! 'Variety show' where participants lose consciousness with anesthetics is 'absolutely unacceptable' | Josei Jishin

Former Shonentai member Nishikori Kazukiyo confesses about Johnny's issues for the first time: 'We are children raised by criminals' 'We need to be prepared to be viewed with prejudice. That's how society punishes us' | Weekly Bunshun Online Edition

In an era when laughter was forbidden, Rakugo artists buried their masterpieces. What are 'banned Rakugo' and 'national policy Rakugo'? | NHK | WEB Special | Entertainment

◆New products (clothing, food, housing)
Bar 'Crumble Baked Cheesecake' | News Release | Haagen-Dazs Japan

Expressing a bistro course meal! Two new French burgers featuring premium fish, sablefish grilled to perfection | FRESHNESS BURGER

[Preview] Oyakodon made with bone-in chicken thighs. Enjoy chicken so tender it crumbles with your chopsticks! Nakau's 'Horochiki Oyakodon' is back this year!

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