Dec 16, 2024 18:55:00

Headline news for December 16, 2024

Sugakiya and Baby Star's collaboration menu ' Baby Star Mazesoba ' will be on sale from Thursday, December 26, 2024. The thick noodles, newly developed specifically for Baby Star Mazesoba, are topped with green onions, soft-boiled eggs, Baby Star, etc., allowing you to enjoy both a chewy and crunchy texture. The price is 780 yen including tax.

[Sugakiya x Oyatsu Company] Sugakiya with the 5th Tokai region noodle collaboration menu 'Baby Star Mazesoba' is available for a limited time! | Press release from Sugakiko Systems Co., Ltd.
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000033.000097460.html

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

What happens if you accidentally fill a kerosene fan heater with gasoline? - GIGAZINE

Top 10 optical illusions that will confuse your brain announced, 3 works from Japan ranked in - GIGAZINE

Eye drops 'VUITY' that improve vision for up to 6 hours with one drop are released, especially effective for middle-aged people - GIGAZINE

The mystery of grammar created by the 'father of linguistics' is finally solved after 2,500 years - GIGAZINE

Unreleased John F. Kennedy assassination documents finally available online for anyone to download - GIGAZINE

The mysterious code 'Cicada 3301' that is plaguing the world's internet mysteries - GIGAZINE

I tried using the 'Starlink' kit purchased at Costco with the contract plan 'ROAM' that can be used anywhere without changing the address procedure & I tried blocking the 5 GHz band and using it outdoors & A summary of points of concern such as the billing mechanism - GIGAZINE

◆ Material (notes and other things)

On the contrary, a bad monster manufacturerpic.twitter.com/zWIKzN3NqD
— March (@Prism_Flash) December 15, 2024

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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 14, 2024

I really like how it becomes impossible to decipher when the real thing arriveshttps ://t.co/2cRLwB17pU pic.twitter.com/RkDBqm8SDs
— Shiba🐶chan (@shibainu_uraaka) December 14, 2024

◆Science (science, learning, technology)
Artificial intelligence predicts the effectiveness of chemotherapy for stomach cancer | RIKEN

AIST: Achieving the world's highest level of precision in measuring the diameter of a ball

Identification of food-derived substances that promote the expression of RALDH2, which contributes to anti-inflammatory immune responses - Results that could lead to the development of new methods to prevent immune diseases - | Tokyo University of Science

Obtaining light absorption distribution in one shot using a lensless microscope | Press Releases and Research Results | Tohoku University -TOHOKU UNIVERSITY-

Discovery of a new role that gut bacteria play in the brain: gut bacteria are key players in the normal development of new neurons in the brain | Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences and Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo

The mechanism by which social loneliness promotes arteriosclerosis elucidated: New evidence on the health benefits of oxytocin produced by 'bonds': [Keio University]

Fathers change the color of their chins to hide and raise eggs in their mouths - 'Matrimonial coloration for hiding' in mouth-brooding fish - | Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo

Mammoth meat was the staple food of ancient Americans: direct evidence supporting the consumption of large animals (1/2) - CNN.co.jp

Oldest Homo sapiens DNA recovered sheds light on interbreeding with Neanderthals (1/2) - CNN.co.jp

Arctic ice will disappear as soon as summer 2027, according to University of Colorado predictions - Nikkei Newspaper

This is a tool to wash your eyes if something gets in them in space! Each lens has two tubes, one for water to go in and one for water to go out. When I hear the word 'space,' I get the impression that it's a mass of cutting-edge technology, but it's nice to see a tool like this that's based on ideas. pic.twitter.com/1503OjrI29
— Makoto Suwa (@AstroMakotoSuwa) December 13, 2024

Due to the recent rise in rice prices, Denny's will be revising the price of rice and ending its free extra rice service during breakfast and lunch hours from Tuesday, December 24, 2024.

'Honestly, I might not come again,' says one user who visited Noboribetsu Onsen but was disappointed that 'its charm has rapidly disappeared'... 'Uncomfortable' feeling in a tourist spot booming with inbound tourists - Togetter

Mitsubishi UFJ's 10 billion yen theft case: The bank employee who committed the crime 'unlocked the bank with a spare key for the customer' → Japan's security is strong against thieves from outside but weak against 'internal thieves'? - Togetter

Music and physical education are entertainment for 'good kids' and hell for 'bad kids' → Various reactions gather and debate - Togetter [Togatter]

Gateau Festa Harada in Tokyo Station is the best place to make your own ultimate deck with your favorite rusks. 'Wait, this is too hot' 'A peaceful deck that doesn't require fighting' - Togetter

Lady Borden was once sold through Meiji Dairies and sold extremely well → Borden decided that it could sell even without Meiji's sales channel, and cut ties with Meiji → The result - Togetter [Togetter]

People who were given strange names speak their true feelings as adults: 'Try calling me by my name at the hospital, try writing my name on a resume. It's embarrassing, embarrassing.' - Togetter

Apart from the crowded trains, going to work was fun. I went to lunch with my colleagues, went out for drinks after work, had lively conversations with them at work, and listened to what others had to say. I wasn't alone during overtime either. - Togetter

When I was in elementary school, I made a lot of curry every Saturday at my mother's request. Even though I only made normal curry, my mother was very happy and praised me every week, but now I understand how she felt. - Togetter

When I got shingles and was asked 'Did something bother you?', I had a completely unexpected thought. 'Even happy things are stressful for the body' - Togetter

Apparently French people are quite willing to 'steal' things from restaurants and bars. 'And they're also quite old, wear nice clothes, live in nice houses, and are rich.' - Togetter

If your child has already decided which university and department they want to go to, it's better to let them go there. There are many cases where a mismatch in the university they choose leads to physical and mental problems. - Togetter

New NHK Special episode covers psychiatric hospital with 80% death discharge rate, draws various reactions to dark side of psychiatry and true feelings of psychiatrists - Togetter

Just as you realize that the teacher at your junior high school entrance exam prep school, whom you thought was a genius, is actually a social misfit, once you become a working adult, you will understand the danger of accounts that are constantly posting about job hunting tips and the status of companies. - Togetter

'That company is a black company' - A story of what I was told just by going to the Labor Standards Inspection Office and giving the name of the company... 'Social sanctions are necessary' 'I want a list of black companies to be issued' etc. - Togetter [Togetter]

Is it true that 'people who read books have higher incomes,' 'reading improves academic ability and personality,' and 'readers die early'? 'The Science of Reading Effects': There are amazing books I don't know about, but you're probably reading them

The reason why children say things they 'don't need to say' is not because they 'don't know it's wrong' → This is true for adults too (especially those of us who use social media) - Togetter

Apparently, thanks to Nissin Foods being pulled over by the Fair Trade Commission, Donbei's special sales have become cheaper. 'That's why it's been so cheap recently.' 'The price is like this every December.' - Togetter

When I entrusted my wife with planning a trip to Hakodate, she dropped me off at Shin-Aomori and told me to take the ferry. Why was my wife praised for being completely understanding? - Togetter

Yamato Transport tried to fill the labor shortage with 'part-time workers,' but the frequent thefts of iPhones meant they could not be counted on as a labor force, leading to a 'negative spiral' in which the burden on drivers increased - Togetter

Book Introduction: To understand children who do not self-harm, have suicidal thoughts, or seek help - Let's try reframing

[Not open to the public] I went to the 'Spice Exhibition Hall' of S&B Foods in Miyamotocho. – Itabashi TIMES

People who spread the 'Kurdish' rumor may not have done enough research or investigation - Cybercrime

The highest level of intellectual work is the extremely powerful skill of 'knowing people who know' → Politicians, university professors, doctors, and other people and professions that come to mind - Togetter

The Shinkansen was crowded, so I tried to buy a reserved seat, but my eldest daughter objected, but I bought a seat anyway, saying, 'That's what I work for!' → 'This is a living education,' 'My eldest daughter is a good girl' - Togetter [Togetter]

For the residents of Otari village, some quietly damaging news has come to light.
The Azusa Limited Express will no longer run to Minami-Otari Station.
It's a train that the staff have been familiar with since their student days. When they see the 'Minami Otari bound' sign at Shinjuku Station, it stirs up their travelling spirit and at the same time makes them feel proud.
What a shame.
This is the only word that comes to mind. pic.twitter.com/IcfbeB7tDE
— Otari Village Tourism Federation (@otari_kanko) December 16, 2024

When I was a specially appointed assistant professor at my previous job, the organization needed to increase the ratio of women and foreigners, so I received an email from the office saying, 'Japanese men will not be reappointed.' Being Japanese and being a man are attributes I was born with, so I was shocked to find myself legally receiving such discriminatory remarks.
— Tsuyoshi Taniguchi (@Taniguchi730) December 15, 2024

In fact, even if they are adults, their real names should not be reported until they are indicted. https://t.co/Iym8kMTuiY
— Y-shirt (@Y_syatsu_train) December 15, 2024

◆IT/Gadgets (Internet, software, hardware, mobile)
(PDF file) A demonstration experiment of 'Can I get there by train or bus?' will be conducted on Tabi-CONNECT - JR East

TOTP authentication using YubiKey 5 on Linux | IIJ Engineers Blog

[Update] A fake Chinese SNS called 'Tsuita' that only allows users to post kanji was released as a joke app, but it became a huge hit and the server was temporarily halted → 'Good luck to the management! We accept the ads!' - Togetter

Konica Minolta launches 'KM800H-MR' industrial inkjet head featuring a heater for compatibility with a wide range of inks and long-distance ejection performance |

Part-time job service 'Mercari Haro' to launch new feature in late December that allows businesses to post job openings exclusively to former employees | Mercari, Inc.

Aerne, the Otaku Matchmaking Service

2024/12/14 13:25

Dear Members,

Thank you for your continued patronage.
This is Aerne, a matchmaking site for otaku.

We apologize for the sudden notice, but we were contacted by the card payment company today to inform you that VISA card payments at Aerne will be suspended.

The exact timing of the shutdown has not yet been decided, but it will occur as early as Monday, December 16th, and no later than Tuesday, December 31st.

Aerne, the Otaku Matchmaking Service

2024/12/16 14:28

Dear Members,

Thank you for your continued patronage.
This is Aerne, a matchmaking site for otaku.

Regarding the suspension of VISA card payments that we told you about the other day, we have just been contacted by the payment processing company and have been informed that payments will now continue.

Therefore, please rest assured that you can continue to use your VISA card at Aerne as usual.

What happens inside a 500 billion yen manufacturing machine: A laser is aimed at liquid to heat it to 220,000°C, which then emits 13.5 nm ultraviolet light. This ultraviolet light is then cleverly aimed at silicon to print wiring patterns for tens of billions of transistors. This intricate process is repeated 185 times in an hour - it's so crazy it makes you scream https://t.co/BDjN0qiDzY
— It's mochi after all. 🐯 (@chimolog7) December 11, 2024

From the user's perspective, the brand value of VISA is that it can be used anywhere, so by not allowing it to be used with some services, VISA itself is damaging its brand image. - Togetter

mixi2

About the features of mixi2: mixi2

We checked the accuracy of Amazon Nova, the new model of Amazon Bedrock - Taste of Tech Topics

From invoices to comics! Evolving document data structuring technology with OCR+LLM

You can find the quiet internet here 👋｜catnose

When I tried to cancel my DAZN subscription, they were too persistent. 'Does it take more than 30 minutes just to cancel my subscription?' 'I'm already enjoying the conversation' - Togetter

[Video] Popular streamer takes on the 'sleep with 100 people in one day' challenge...controversy boils over over 'sad appearance' after the challenge | Newsweek Japan Official Site

A story about how we made a program 3,200 times faster and eliminated a bottleneck in our internal operations - Tabelog Tech Blog

Writing Techniques Using the LLM - A Practical Approach from Writing to Proofreading

When I tried full-text search function in MySQL, the execution speed was slow, so I investigated it - iimon TECH BLOG

We have deleted all AWS root users from STORES - STORES Product Blog

My recruitment PR strategy was half-baked - ANDPAD Tech Blog

[Special Feature] Is the new Windows 11 feature 'Recall' a little tricky? We checked the actual situation - PC Watch

Is it true that MLflow can be replaced by Vertex AI Experiments? - NTT Communications Engineers' Blog

I dare say that any social media without an 'emergency exit' (even Bluesky) is rubbish | p2ptk[.]org

Connect two PCs at 20Gbps! Trying out high-speed communication using USB4, 'Ethernet over USB4' [Initial B] - INTERNET Watch

Thoughts on the history of tech advent calendars | Perhaps even those were ordinary days

What I learned from making games as a hobby - Tabelog Tech Blog

How to set development priorities in a convincing way

What I do to gather news information · kokumoto

The story of how opening a light novel review site caused controversy. | Otaku Penguin (CEO) @ Light Novel Editor & Manager

Announcing the New AWS User Notifications SDK - AWS

LINE Yahoo! to abolish full remote work, they say they won't be able to continue unless they have people who are good at remote management → In the first place, the people suited to full remote work are the ones who managed MMORPG guilds in the 2000s - Togetter [Togetter]

What to do if you receive a suspicious call from overseas? Effective ways to deal with the situation other than 'not answering the phone' (1/2 pages) - ITmedia Mobile

'Did otakus burn down my hometown too?' Otaku matchmaking site Aerne suspends VISA card payments → A wave of payment suspensions is coming to places unrelated to censorship of expression - Togetter

I looked into the patterns of deleting your posts on SNS. - The World's Screw-Turning Blog

How to export mp4 files using a single browser - muddy-web - 2024-12 - Speaker Deck

Notes from an engineer who continues to develop independently while raising children - maru source

iPhone may not be suitable for MVNO networks [Explanation] | Skyblue Gadgets

There are 200 security engineer jobs (classification and careers) #Security - Qiita

Basic knowledge for those who want to try building a currency forecasting model

Replying to @sarah_mcdonalds
— Macintosh (@Macintosh_ezweb) December 13, 2024

How switching from macOS and Linux to Windows made things more comfortable

Easy drawing with AI! I tried using Stable Diffusion for manga production | AI and illustration drawing

Text editor with input delay

Contrary to the impression I got from its atmosphere, I found that vim has a long input delay. Also, even though it is a high-performance IDE, JetBrains products have the same input delay as vim, while VSCodium has a large input delay, which may affect the user experience.

I have some very unfortunate news to report. After considering how to restore, I plan to move the back-end processing server and the storage method to a completely different medium. As a result, I will have to give up on transferring all the topics and posts that I have created up until now. I am heartbroken. After the return, all past information will be gone. Thank you very much.

Currently building a new environment. More than half of the work is completed.
— Official fake Chinese message board 'Taiman' (@tsuita_official) December 16, 2024

◆Anime, games, manga (subculture)
I love eating a lot! Mochizuki-san

[Tokyo] 1/16 (Thu) - 2/11 (Tue, holiday)
[Osaka] March 12th (Wed) - April 6th (Sun)

' #ILoveBingeEating ! #Mochizuki-san '
\\\Collaboration Cafe//
Official website open😋🍚🎉
⏬ https://t.co/ZmtzmUsIIo

🟡Huge serving menu now available🍛🍜🍖
🟡Limited edition goods and special rewards for finishing your meal✨
🟡Reservations for the Tokyo event will begin on Friday, December 20th🗼
🟡It has also been decided that the event will be held in Osaka! (Reservations will start in the near future)

Check out the website for more details 👀💥 pic.twitter.com/oCE6Ye4dTs
— I love eating! Mochizuki Official (@dokaguidaisuki) December 13, 2024

/ #ILoveBingeEatingMochizuki
Collaboration Cafe🍚🌟
＼

Next up, here is the menu for the Osaka store!!!
⚠ We recommend sharing the Mochizuki-san serving. #MaruyonoKamome ( @maruyono_kamome ) Sensei #GourmetCafe #MochizukiCafepic.twitter.com /cJNkAw5dHu
— I love eating! Mochizuki Collaboration Cafe (@dokagui_cafe) December 13, 2024

/ #ILoveBingeEatingMochizuki
Collaboration Cafe🍚🌟
It will be held in Tokyo and Osaka‼ 🔥
＼

Details have been released😋🍚🥢✨

[Tokyo] 1/16 (Thu) - 2/11 (Tue, holiday)
[Osaka] March 12th (Wed) - April 6th (Sun)

⏰Tokyo Reservations
12/20(Fri) 19:00~

🔗Detailshttps ://t.co/iKrwS1ceoL #MaruyonoKamome ( @maruyono_kamome ) Senseipic.twitter.com/ih5KbZcDwY
— I love eating! Mochizuki Collaboration Cafe (@dokagui_cafe) December 13, 2024

(PDF file) 'Tomica' collaborates for the first time with the manga 'DRAGON BALL' to celebrate its 40th anniversary!

Yukari trying to play on the ice - Niconico Video

[Day 1] Daily Sakura Ayane ~100 days to become genius Takahiro Amakura~ | TV anime 'Takahiro Amakura's detective chart' - YouTube

[Day 2] Daily Sakura Ayane ~100 days to become genius Takahiro Amakura~ | TV anime 'Takahiro Amakura's detective chart' - YouTube

TV anime 'The saint who was too perfect and not cute and whose engagement was broken is sold to the neighboring country' character PV - YouTube

'KiLLKiSS' (TV anime 'BanG Dream! Ave Mujica' opening video)-YouTube

MyGO!!!!!×Ave Mujica Joint Live Title Released - YouTube

To the producer. [The Idolmaster] - YouTube

A manga about Mirako and Uni who have fresh airpic.twitter.com/MSKe2zuMku
— Tomorrow Tomorrow/C105 [Sunday West-29a] (@asitabatomorou) December 15, 2024

Doujin activities are a constant battle with yourself (0/2) pic.twitter.com/4gCIaMT2Aq
— Squid Gorilla @ 8/23 New book released to cheer you up! (@ika_redhot) December 15, 2024

ZundaDon and Askenpic.twitter.com/4K9sqE251N
— Do Branch Chief (@dosibutyou) December 13, 2024

[Interview] How do gamers with disabilities enjoy games? Asking gamers with disabilities about game environment construction and accessibility

The culmination of the canned tuna doujinshi 'Tuna and Bonito Canned Food Complete Guidebook' is here - Togetter

'Street Fighter' on station sign at unmanned station in Nara to boost usage | Mainichi Shimbun

Magical Girl Raising Project General Portal Site

Magical Girl Raising Project Project restart launches Mahoiku Portal Site!

[Dragon Quest III Remake] A conversation between Yuji Horii and Hironobu Sakaguchi has been realized. Having completed the HD-2D version of Dragon Quest III, Sakaguchi directly asks Horii about the points he is curious about in this intensive and valuable special interview! | Famitsu.com - the latest information on games and entertainment

The more details we learn about Akira Watanabe's 'unprecedented resignation during a game,' the more we are shocked at how well he played in that situation. Some people say, 'He doesn't need to be so strict about sitting upright anymore.' - Togetter

The general producer of the Persona series talks about the history of Atlus and Persona, and the future prospects for the series [CEDEC+KYUSHU 2024] | Famitsu.com for the latest game and entertainment news

Maybe you can only get it in Germany pic.twitter.com/qnovRReux4
— Hino (@nanasamib) December 12, 2024

iPad Practice
— Nagano (@ngntrtr.bsky.social) 2024-12-15T17:17:41.071Z

#Genshin #genshinimpact #furina
—Chichiyu (@coco1758.bsky.social) 2024-12-16T05:47:07.954Z

Ochiai-san and AmiAmi's clothes
—Zyugoya (@zyugoya.bsky.social) 2024-12-15T17:43:39.520Z

◆Sports, entertainment, music, movies (entertainment)
A shocking story about an NPO member who creates a place for citizens to play sports, saying, 'I didn't know there were people who hated school physical education'... I like sports, but I hate physical education - Togetter [Togetter]

Sakurazaka closes in on Nogizaka, Hinatazaka misses out on Kohaku again... Overwhelming K-POP power: Analysis from Spotify - Sankei News

Be careful about the age at which you watch the movie 'Cells at Work' - Togetter

Top 10 movies of the year 2024: For the first time, there are 'zero live-action foreign films'... It's disappointing, but is this the expected result? (Saito Hiroaki) - Expert - Yahoo!News

The current annual rankings for 2024 (12/15) are as follows:

1) Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Five-Point Star - 15.71 billion yen

2) Haikyu!! The Movie: Battle at the Dump 11.55 billion yen

3) Kingdom: Return of the General - 7.98 billion yen

4) SPY×FAMILY CODE: White (movie version) 6.32 billion yen

5) Last Mile: 5.89 billion yen

6) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM - 5.3 billion yen

7) Inside Out 2 - 5.27 billion yen

8) Strange House: 5.05 billion yen

9) Despicable Me 3: Minion Super Transformation 4.53 billion yen

10) If I could meet you again on that flower-filled hill - 4.52 billion yen

Eight of the top 10 films are Japanese and two are foreign films (Western movies). Moreover, two of those films, 'Inside Out 2' and 'Despicable Me,' are animated films. Not a single live-action Western movie made it into the top 10. This is the first time this has happened since these statistics have been kept, and it could be said to be a bit of an anomaly.

#TheFinalEpisodeofShiningYou. As Michinaga nears his final moments, Mahiro tells him a new story just for the two of them. I hope that their tomorrow will come again someday and Mahiro will be able to tell him the rest of the story. It was refreshing to see Sei Shonagon and Mahiro praising each other's great achievements, the unbelievable truth of Yukinari, and Lady Rinko, who she wanted to serve more than anyone else. Otomaru, please take good care of the princess. pic.twitter.com/aonK4ZVqRi
— KEI-CO (@keico) December 15, 2024

#Final episode for Shining You #Shining You picture
I followed Mahiro-sama, met a lot of people, and traveled very far. Thank you everyone. pic.twitter.com/AGdIFIsX20
— Taro Yabe (@tarouyabe) December 15, 2024

#ToYouwhoShinshine
Thank you for the final episode, episode 48.
I can live as a bellflower,
It was truly a happy year!

Thank you for all the support and feedback you've given us on social media over the past year!

The historical drama 'To You Who Shines'
I hope it continues to shine in everyone's hearts🌕🌸✨

Thank you very much✨ pic.twitter.com/FwfQQcs1Bm
— First Summer Uika (@FirstSummerUika) December 15, 2024

To all those connected by 'To You Who Shines',
Thank you so much for the past year 🌕 #ToYouHikarupic.twitter.com /DMzu6QpWsm
— Hannya.Tetsu Kaneda (@HANNYAKANADAS) December 15, 2024

I was mocked for being incompetent and an old fogey. I had worked until the end without quitting my job, so I thought I had no friends.
But it’s all over…

I wasn't alone😭

I think there are two different photos, but maybe it's just my imagination lol. Thank you everyone, let's meet again in 1000 years! #ToYou #NHK #FujiwaraAkimitsu #SurpriseFilmedpic.twitter.com /tT54PAW9kI
— Ichirota Miyagawa (@ichirota0325) December 15, 2024

◆New products (clothing, food, housing)
Soup Harusame NEWSTAR Xiaolongbao Nakami Flavor New Release 2025/1/6 | Acecook Co., Ltd.

A special collection designed with the zodiac sign for 2025, the snake! 'Godiva New Year Collection' 'Godiva New Year Collection Sable Chocolat' | GODIVA