Jan 17, 2025 18:04:00

Headline news for January 17, 2025

A special trailer for 'Alice in Wonderland,' the first animated feature film based on Lewis Carroll's children's book ' Alice in Wonderland, ' has been released. The film is directed by Toshiya Shinohara, director of 'Nagi no Asukara,' 'Irozuku Sekai no Ashita Kara,' and 'Shiroi Sand no Aquatope,' and animation is produced by PAWORKS. The film is scheduled to be released in theaters on Friday, August 29, 2025.

Theatrical animation 'Alice in Wonderland -Dive in Wonderland-' Super special announcement | Nationwide release from Friday, August 29th - YouTube

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

Research reveals that SEO spam pollution in Google searches is really getting worse, not just in impressions - GIGAZINE

What is the secret of a man who started exercising in his 70s and became a world champion in indoor rowing at over 90 years old, with aerobic fitness of the order of a 30-40 year old? - GIGAZINE

We tested the OLED display and battery performance of the official Steam mobile gaming PC 'Steam Deck OLED' - GIGAZINE

Cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and Huobi succeed in recovering 335 million yen worth of Bitcoin from a North Korean hacking group - GIGAZINE

How to easily reduce the health risks of sitting for long periods of time? - GIGAZINE

Detailed geological maps of Mars, including Mount Olympus, the highest peak in the solar system, will be released, which could affect future missions - GIGAZINE

Why did the 'chess piece-like sand pillars' form naturally? - GIGAZINE

A man who bought a pharmaceutical company and raised the price of drugs by about 56 times will be fined more than 7 billion yen - GIGAZINE

A review of the unique browser 'Beaker Browser' that can not only 'view' but also 'publish' websites - GIGAZINE

A beautiful girl scientist stacks transparent cards to develop the latest lens and aim for the top 'Are you saying this genius scientist can't be the top?' Play review - GIGAZINE

A new species of zombie worm has been discovered that devours crocodile corpses in the deep sea - GIGAZINE

Five points to get your child into 'school mode' after the holidays - GIGAZINE

I tried using 'Tox', a multi-functional messaging app that allows you to safely exchange video messages using encrypted communication for free - GIGAZINE

Rats were blameless in the 14th century Black Death epidemic that put humanity at risk - GIGAZINE

A collection of unknown photos of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake that records the unimaginable terrible earthquakes, fires, and evacuations 'Records of 1.17' - GIGAZINE

'Earthquake Photo Archive Map' is an app that displays the damage caused by the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in AR - GIGAZINE

◆ Material (notes and other things)

This might not be AI generated https://t.co/BnrcXf0UwF
— Mikusa (@kotatsu_mikusa) January 14, 2025

I am the author of the cited paper. https://t.co/cwbnKPSWgA
— NENENENE@Research (@SUKANEKI_STI) January 14, 2025

The snowman my friend made is too scary pic.twitter.com/iT2TGXu0LK
— Psyche Crab Ray (@Z7RjeoT24ZJugRK) January 13, 2025

Yes, this is the big baggage area https://t.co/ts8P1Y6s7k pic.twitter.com/LUw82Y8geR
— Ether (@redcall_eth) January 13, 2025

◆Science (science, learning, technology)
Maya civilization did not 'collapse' - study finds significant recovery | National Geographic Japan site

Scientists want to keep cats at the Antarctic base! The high obstacles they face | National Geographic Japan website

◆ Society, politics, and economy (incidents, world news, business)
Gaza: Casualties in Israeli attacks even after ceasefire agreement announced | NHK | Israel-Palestine

Romanian presidential election to be re-run in May | NHK | Overseas elections

Fire may have spread during Self-Defense Forces' blasting training; small amount of dynamite used to remove mines; forest fire in Etajima, Hiroshima Prefecture, still spreading; surrounding residents evacuated | TBS NEWS DIG

Fuji TV press conference: Nakai Masahiro's trouble with a woman - were employees involved? President Minato Koichi explains following weekly magazine report - how will shareholders respond? | NHK

Bill reveals that pensions for working seniors will not be cut if their monthly income is up to 620,000 yen - Nikkei Shimbun

Kawasaki: Two apartment buildings burned down; 80-year-old man who started the fire blamed 'neglect of cigarette fire' | NHK | Kanagawa Prefecture

Death toll rises to 83 as Israeli attacks intensify after Gaza ceasefire agreement - CNN.co.jp

Deer head found at elementary school, tongue and trachea missing: 'May have been removed by a human, not a normal disposal' - Hunters Association, Mino City, Gifu | Gifu Shimbun Digital

Liquid reported to have been 'spread' inside Tokaido Shinkansen train not dangerous | NHK | Kanagawa Prefecture

When will the footage from Kobe be released? What happened at the scene during the blank period of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake | NHK Reporting Notes

26 members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly's Liberal Democratic Party did not report their income and expenditures, including 8 former secretaries-general | NHK | Political funds

[Updated regularly] 30 years since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial ceremony held in Kobe | NHK | Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake

Seisen Jogakuin University cancels entrance exams just before application, Ministry of Education says 'is this a violation of rules?': Asahi Shimbun Digital

US Steel Acquisition Plan: Next US Treasury Secretary: 'If resubmission is made, it will be reviewed normally' | NHK | Nippon Steel US Steel

Chinese man (36) arrested in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture for ejaculating on two women while taking pictures inside a print sticker machine | TBS NEWS DIG

'I was raped' - Sexual assault that occurred at an evacuation center 30 years ago - 'Blind spot due to relief supplies' - 'Don't give Kobe a dirty image' - 'Tragedies' repeated in disaster areas - Lessons that can be learned in the Reiwa era | Special feature | MBS News

Tokushima Prefectural Police: Woman rushes to police box while on the phone, ends up being scammed of 300,000 yen... Officer takes the phone but fails to detect fraud: Yomiuri Shimbun

Volcano eruption in eastern Indonesia, alert level raised to highest level - 3 photos International News: AFPBB News

US President Biden warns of 'dangerous' oligarchy in farewell speech - BBC News

Tokyo to subsidize purchase of security equipment up to 20,000 yen per household - Nikkei Shimbun

Biden warns of 'oligarchy' of the super-rich in farewell speech - 11 photos International News: AFPBB News

US President-elect Trump to 'consider' British-Mauritian territorial transfer plan - BBC News

'DEI' initiative to realize diversity, etc. is being reconsidered in the US, but Japanese companies 'still place importance on it' | NHK | Work style reform

45 killed in Israeli attack in Gaza City after ceasefire agreement - CNN.co.jp

Will the Trump administration implement the 'largest deportation in history' to combat illegal immigration? What will happen to the immigrant nation of America? What about the people of Latin America? | NHK | WEB Special | America

Police officer who hit pedestrian with car referred to prosecutors; disappeared due to 'evaporation phenomenon' | NHK | Okayama Prefecture

Israeli PM accuses Hamas of violating some provisions of Gaza ceasefire agreement | Reuters

'Itadakijoshi Riri-chan' to receive prison sentence for fraud charges, Supreme Court rejects appeal | Mainichi Shimbun

Why is influenza spreading so much? People are not used to the flu, but it is the background to coronavirus countermeasures | Mainichi Shimbun

Police officer who received a consultation for 300,000 yen fraud victim from false phone call fails to detect fraud | NHK | Incident

Biden's parting gift to Americans: One-click subscription cancellations; hopes for consumer protection in Japan - Sankei News

Will Tsukuba City become the most populous city in Ibaraki Prefecture in the near future? The population exceeded 260,000 last year, closing in on the prefectural capital, Mito City: Yomiuri Shimbun

Tsunami evacuation designated building refuses to accept residents after Hyuga-Nada earthquake; Miyazaki facility apologizes | Kyodo News

Tokyo to subsidize purchase of security equipment to strengthen measures against illegal part-time work in private homes | NHK | Tokyo

Mitsubishi UFJ Bank safe deposit box theft: 70 victims victimized with 1.4 billion yen; bank to pay half of damages...cameras to be installed in safe deposit boxes: Yomiuri Shimbun

'Itadakijoshi Riri-chan' prison sentence to be finalized; Supreme Court rejects appeal | NHK | Aichi Prefecture

Aeon voluntarily recalls about 50,000 retort Chinese rice bowls due to possible resin contamination | NHK | Retail industry

Neutral Switzerland considers mandatory military service for women - 1 photo International News: AFPBB News

◆ Lifestyle (life, living, health)
Elderly man sues two children and the school for 7.25 million yen after falling and breaking a bone in an elementary school playground after being bumped into by children - Hiroyuki calls on parents to 'pay compensation on their behalf' - Togetter

'I want to become good at drawing' for my second son, who is in the older grade, so I took him to art lessons → The 'problems' he revealed to the teacher were more niche than I had imagined 'He's too expressive' 'It's great that he can put it into words' - Togetter [Togetter]

Due to last night's earthquake, a hot spring has started gushing out in front of Shindama Ryokan. What should we do? pic.twitter.com/4e7oj0xfmp
— Nyantama Channel @ Hot Spring Inn where you can play with cats (@nyantamach222) January 14, 2025

◆IT/Gadgets (Internet, software, hardware, mobile)
User who created the 'Most Wanted CEO' card is banned from major social networking and payment platforms » p2ptk[.]org

The 'Gemini article summary' feature will soon be discontinued. Usage status to date will be revealed - Impress Watch

Demonstration experiment to be conducted using My Number cards to prevent unauthorized ticket resale and improve operational efficiency at live events | Digital Agency

DMM.com migrates to Amazon Aurora MySQL to improve performance by up to 70% and significantly reduce operational costs | Amazon Web Services Blog

Paris to suspend use of X for 'promoting false information and violent speech' | NHK | IT/Internet

Developer of mountaineering GPS app warns climbers to 'never get lost' → 'Private searches would cost 10 million yen' 'Middle-aged and elderly men, especially, go missing too often' - Togetter [Togetter]

When I went to buy a router, I was impressed by the honest opinion of the salesperson who was knowledgeable about network devices. - Togetter

Many principals have 'strong concerns' about the full transition to digital textbooks... overseas, there is also a shift to 'de-digitalization': Yomiuri Shimbun

◆Anime, games, manga (subculture)

[Tutorial video]
Ai-suzuri 'Swallow Formation'

The sound of rattan branches rustling, the murmuring of the river, the clear sound of silver ornaments...all of these are gentle melodies played for her as she runs through the mountains.

Narration by Dainsleif (CV: Kenjiro Tsuda)

▼YouTube (with subtitles) https://t.co/MXNDX0SBps #Genshin5ꓸ3 #LanYan # Lanyangpic.twitter.com/M6EjauK2PD
— Genshin Official (@Genshin_7) January 17, 2025

[Genshin Impact] Tutorial video: Lanzhu 'Swallow Formation' (Narration: Dainsleif CV: Kenjiro Tsuda) - YouTube

✨✨ #GQuuuuuuX #GQuuAxepic.twitter.com /wErXfEy8Pn
— Take (@_take_oekaki) January 16, 2025

#AdultDay 👠 pic.twitter.com/2ddCm7Ph80
— NII Manabu (@aleos696) January 14, 2025

#BlueArchive
100kg thighs pic.twitter.com/Yrl9COgwBY
— NIKUO/C105 (Sun) East D-31a (@nikuniku_nikuya) January 6, 2025

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— Hito Komoru (@Hitoimim) January 6, 2025

This is a wizard who has lived for over 1000 years and a great demon who has lived for 500 years pic.twitter.com/vppOad8r8v
— Kikuichi🥩 (@kiku1569) January 13, 2025

I'll show you the difference in rank https://t.co/0C1UV75bje pic.twitter.com/Lptbcm5kDy
— Chiita🌌🫧 (@tiita132155) January 14, 2025

Übel 💚 pic.twitter.com/uY2JQMxKMw
— ashwin✨🎨 (@ashwin_artss) January 12, 2025

Animation Production: Drive

[CAST]
Mizuki: Ayana Taketatsu Takumi: Yuichi Nakamura Rhyme: Chika Anzai

[STAFF]
Character design, storyboard and animation director: Yoshiyuki Okubo Production assistant: Takaya Yoshikawa (aeonium)
Animation producer: Toru Miyakoshi #Zubaan Research Group Activity Recordhttps ://t.co/Ge9kAMxIKv
— Drive Co., Ltd. (@drive_inst) January 14, 2025

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— Ozu (@Oz_yarimasu) January 14, 2025

Anglerfish Alienpic.twitter.com/xxg9zkCqvc
— Machiko Onoda (@8104108onon) January 14, 2025

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Today's #Banmani special edition features #Mashhin Souzouden Wataru !!
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✨Special Guest✨
The role of Wataru Hoshibe is Mutsumi Tamura, and the role of Ryujinmaru is Tomokazu Sugita

Please watch it 👇 https://t.co/MB8S9yJM0T #MajinbanPromotion #WorkingRyujinmarupic.twitter.com /hsulfPMgsG
— Majin Sozoden Wataru [Official] (@tv_wataru) January 15, 2025

As the number of characters has increased, I updated the character relationship chart. It's very small though 🐱🐱🐱 pic.twitter.com/iiDXqRgRku
— Yajima @ Nekooji anime currently airing 🐱📺 (@yajima_en) January 17, 2025

◆Sports, entertainment, music, movies (entertainment)
Fuji TV's president holds emergency press conference; sponsors withdraw one after another due to Nakai Masahiro issue...Sales staff express resentment | FRIDAY Digital

Yokozuna Terunofuji intends to retire from active competition; 10-time champion, but may bounce back after falling to Jonidan | Mainichi Shimbun

Yokozuna Terunofuji retires, Japan Sumo Association announces. After 10 total wins, he fell to the Jonidan rank but remained an indomitable Yokozuna | NHK | #Sumo

'We fans will not lose to haters' - 'The Solitary Gourmet' was well-received from the first day, and it has been revealed that it will aim for 1 billion yen in box office revenue over the weekend alone, leaving haters in tears - Togetter

《Documents obtained》 'Fuji's president is a habitual user of 'entertaining female announcers'' Fuji TV's 'tribute culture' that caused Nakai Masahiro's 90 million yen trouble | Bunshun Online

◆New products (clothing, food, housing)
Matsuya Foods releases first frozen food for home use! 'Shkmeruli hotpot set meal' | Matsuya Foods

Chili pepper x mayonnaise 'Kochu Mayonnaise Fried Chicken' now on sale! | Matsunoya | Matsuya Foods

Notice of price revision and content change | 2025 | Press Releases and Announcements | Meiji Co., Ltd.

Meiji Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Katsuya Matsuda) will implement price revisions for frozen foods from February 1, 2025, for powdered protein, infant formula liquid, nutritional foods, cheese, butter and fats, and chocolate from March 1, 2025, and for beverages from March 24. We would also like to inform you that we will be changing the content volume of chocolate from May 20.

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Jan 17, 2025 18:04:00 in Headline, Posted by logc_nt