Jan 20, 2025 18:49:00

Headline news for January 20, 2025

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuX -Beginning-, which has been showing in theaters since Friday, January 17, 2025, has grossed 598 million yen and attracted 350,000 viewers in the three days since its release. To commemorate the film's huge success, a promotion reel has been released on YouTube's Gundam channel.

[Spoiler Alert] 'Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuX (Geaku Axe) -Beginning-' Promotion Reel - YouTube

The theme song 'Plazma' by Kenshi Yonezu will be available for streaming starting today, January 20, 2025 (Monday).

Starting on Saturday, January 25, 2025, a booklet titled 'Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuX-Beginning- DESIGN WORKS' will be distributed as the second gift for visitors. The cover illustration is a new drawing by character designer

Take , and contains original setting materials by the creators of this work that could not be included in the pamphlet.

©創通・サンライズ

By the way, we published an article like this on the same day in the same month in the past.

Humans use 'smell' to sense the emotions of others and use it to communicate - GIGAZINE

'Appropriate Poem', a free handwritten font that can be used for free and for commercial purposes, is a 'carefully made' font.

A mother squid's ultimate self-sacrifice is captured on video, she holds her eggs for nine months and keeps swimming until she dies - GIGAZINE

Japan's lunar landing demonstration vehicle 'SLIM' succeeds in landing on the moon, becoming the fifth country in the world to do so - GIGAZINE

Cosmologist explains 'Where is the universe expanding?' - GIGAZINE

A photo collection capturing the fantastic life hidden in just one drop of seawater - GIGAZINE

Confession that 'I fully automated my work over a year ago but I haven't told anyone' becomes a hot topic - GIGAZINE

'Train robberies' targeting moving freight trains have increased sharply in the United States, and derailments caused by cardboard boxes scattered by robbers have also occurred - GIGAZINE

How is Estonia's e-government structure built?

More than 50 coffins and a large number of burial goods, including a 4-meter-long 'Book of the Dead' buried more than 3,000 years ago in Egypt, are excavated - GIGAZINE

'Stromatolites' that recorded organisms more than 3 billion years ago are disappearing - GIGAZINE

Humans hundreds of thousands of years ago may have survived hunger in a state similar to hibernation - GIGAZINE

What is the 'U-curve of happiness' that causes misery to peak in middle age? - GIGAZINE

Researchers report that whooping cough is evolving into an antibiotic-resistant 'superbug' - GIGAZINE

◆ Material (notes and other miscellaneous items)

To those who are doing live streaming at the racetrackpic.twitter.com/B2REWJGLDa
— Chankasu🥕 Be strong (@kaschan_umsk) January 18, 2025

◆Science (science, learning, technology)
Why do mathematicians only come from certain famous high schools? | R. Shimada

Information Box: Biodiversity is declining rapidly, what has humanity lost? | Reuters

Tokyo University to offer 25% tuition exemption for students from rural areas with annual income of 9 million yen or less - Nikkei Shimbun

New inequalities brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic: Widening well-being gaps linked to income inequalities: [Keio University]

[Released on January 20, 2025] ~ Describing the expansion and contraction of water ~ Proposing a new approach to express the compressibility of liquids | 2024 Press Release List | Press Release | Public Relations and Social Collaboration | University Guide | Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (National University Corporation)

High-speed, low-power control of optical memory performance using electron spin... | Press Releases and Research Results | Tohoku University -TOHOKU UNIVERSITY-

Elucidation of the RNA recognition mechanism by U6 snRNA-specific uridylation enzyme - An enzyme consisting of multiple domains embraces U6 snRNA - | Press Release | News | Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo

◆ Society, politics, and economy (incidents, world news, business)
Free high school education, caught between budget and LDP's 'parental responsibility' argument - Nikkei Shimbun

Fuji TV suspends commercial airing as company spreads 'Employees involved in Nakai Masahiro's troubles with women' Weekly magazine reports | NHK

To avoid the risk of US-China conflict, Kyoto venture company develops new technology to manufacture motors without using rare earths | NHK | EV (electric vehicle)

Prefectural assembly members who were close to the late former prefectural assembly member Takeuchi mourn his death, saying he 'became a different person' due to slander - Sankei News

Party support rate: LDP 28%, Democratic Party for the People 13%, Constitutional Democratic Party 5% [NNN/Yomiuri Shimbun opinion poll] (published on January 19, 2025) | NTV NEWS NNN

Osaka Prefectural LDP proposes reforms to end political fundraising parties and hold athletic meets with prefectural residents | Mainichi Shimbun

First implementation of the common test 'Information', test takers relieved that the questions were 'basic'... Teachers 'may have been considerate of students in the first year': Yomiuri Shimbun

Israeli Prime Minister warns ceasefire will not begin as scheduled due to delay in submitting Hamas hostage list - 3 photos International News: AFPBB News

Mandarin orange prices soar to 'record high,' making it difficult to eat casually; what's happening at the production site: Asahi Shimbun Digital

Protest rally held in Washington against President-elect Trump's inauguration: 'Should a criminal be the head of the country?': Yomiuri Shimbun

Three Israeli women held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip released; ceasefire period begins for six weeks; focus shifts to steady implementation of ceasefire | NHK | Israel-Palestine

Cause of land subsidence 'highly likely due to linear construction' JR Central begins house repairs | Mainichi Shimbun

Former Hyogo Prefectural Assembly member Hideaki Takeuchi dies after serving as a member of the 100-Article Committee and resigning after receiving slander on social media | Mainichi Shimbun

Three killed in Russian ballistic missile attack in Ukraine's capital Kyiv | NHK | Ukraine situation

Israeli Prime Minister asserts 'right to resume fighting' in speech before ceasefire goes into effect - CNN.co.jp

Former Hyogo Prefectural Assembly member Hideaki Takeuchi dies; former member of the 100-article committee on the allegations of whistleblowing document issue | Society | Kobe Shimbun NEXT

Former Hyogo Prefectural Assemblyman Hideaki Takeuchi dies at home after being slandered on social media by former member of the 100-article committee on Governor Saito's documents - Sankei News

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to compile report on mandatory stress checks at all workplaces | NHK | Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

'The US and Japan need to rebuild our country,' Yoon Seok-yeol's supporters explode in rage, vandalizing the court where the arrest warrant was issued - Sankei News

Is 'consideration for diversity' reverse discrimination? Musk also posts criticism, US companies are shrinking: Asahi Shimbun Digital

South Korea: Yoon supporters riot, vandalize courthouse; police arrest 45 | Mainichi Shimbun

South Korea's arrested President Yoon to be questioned in the afternoon, shock spreads as riots turn violent | NHK | President Yoon Seok-yeol

Gaza's toll after 18 months of devastating war - BBC News

Russian government announces end of memorandum of understanding on operation of Japan Center in the country, Japan side: 'Unilateral suspension of activities is unacceptable' | NHK | Russia

'Mean old lady' appears in common test, sparks debate over women's suffrage | Mainichi Shimbun

The Ministry of Defense secures its own blood products and allocates a budget of 800 million yen in preparation for emergencies | Kyodo News

Tokyo Women's Medical University has 'secret police' censoring staff emails, former president | Kyodo News

Doctor points ice pick at man on moving train, says 'If you cough any more, I'll kill you'... Self-Defense Forces member holds him down: Yomiuri Shimbun

Is eating takoyaki on the Shinkansen bad manners? 'It's a nuisance' and 'it's intolerant' - JR Central's response | ENCOUNT

[Video] Osaka Metro Yumeshima Station, the only rail access to the Expo site, opens on the 19th, expected to be used by up to 130,000 people - Sankei News

Convenience store 'unsold' items to be donated to poor families free of charge... Demonstration project in three designated cities: Yomiuri Shimbun

Mizuho Bank suspends new applications for safe deposit boxes in principle | NHK | Finance

Takashi Tachibana posted, 'I took my life because I was afraid of being arrested,' but the Hyogo Prefectural Police completely deny it. Former Hyogo Prefectural Assemblyman Takeuchi's death - Sankei News

Former Hyogo Prefectural Assemblyman Hideaki Takeuchi, member of the Hyogo 100-Article Committee, dies: 'Arrest plans spread on SNS are groundless' Prefectural Police Chief N Party's Tachibana apologizes | NHK | Hyogo Prefecture

◆ Lifestyle (life, living, health)
[Recorded on 8mm video on January 17, 1995] Valuable materials made public by a poster who was a junior high school student at the time, including footage of a bus hanging in mid-air #30yearsaftertheGreatHanshinAwajiearthquake - Togetter

In order to reduce the burden on my wife, I am in charge of cooking three days a week. It was surprisingly fun, but then I realized that doing this 365 days a year would be hell → It gets much more difficult when family members are involved - Togetter

Now that I'm an adult, I'm starting to realize that it's important to respond like this when someone says, 'Let's go for a drink again' or 'Let's go out for dinner sometime' - Togetter

'You're doing business with that company, right? They said no because they were a rival company.' Ryuji's story of how he stopped working for another company in his life... It's actually true - Togetter

Uncle Miss, who has been reading mysteries for 42 years, introduces the masterpieces of plot twists that he still thinks 'Ah! This is the one I want to read again after wiping my memory!' - Togetter

Fuji TV's press conference reminded me of the case where the father of the victim of the murder of a 6th grade girl in Sasebo Elementary School, attended a press conference on the same day, which shows his commitment to his job as a reporter - Togetter

The hourly wage for workers at a luxury nursing home with an entrance fee of 400 million yen is 1,300 yen... This episode makes you think about retirement, with residents trying to one-up each other and inheritance issues #Nehorinpahorin - Togetter [Togetter]

I sent an email asking, 'Can I install a refrigerator/freezer in my home? I want a big one,' and the story of how Hoshizaki equipment actually entered my home. 'Dishwasher runs in 90 seconds' 'Restaurant grade' - Togetter [Togetter]

Introducing great places to visit around Kanazawa, including 'Ishikawa Prefectural Library,' 'Ishiura Shrine,' and 'Schrödinger's Cat,' with lots of useful information - Togetter

If the reason for the price increase of cabbage is 'poor growth due to lack of rain,' then just water it normally → We're already doing that - Togetter [Togatter]

◆IT/Gadgets (Internet, software, hardware, mobile)
'Voidol UNLIMITED', a subscription service that allows users to use the leading real-time voice conversion software Voidol3R for 2,200 yen per month, will start on January 17th. | Crimson Technology Co., Ltd.

aycabta or itoyanagi chazo · GitHub

[Feature] Is the 10,000 yen Android tablet you can buy on Amazon 'usable'? What I found out after buying it - PC Watch

[Audio] Visualize the degradation of sound quality caused by digital recording and playback by measuring it! [DTM] - YouTube

Yodobashi's 'no-wandering purchasing' approach has led to customer satisfaction that exceeds other major EC companies: 'They're clumsy, but they're not evil and they're serious about selling.' - Togetter

From the perspective of accounting history, the question 'Why does the AI industry make everything open source? Is it crazy?' can be answered with 'Because the capitalist system has changed' - Togetter [Togetter]

Google strengthens measures against search result scraping tools, affecting ranking tools, etc. - SEM Research

Google Password Manager Passkey is now available on iOS | Blog | Chrome for Developers

Raspberry Pi 5 16GB RAM model has arrived - Akki's Diary

A popular feature on X: 'Press and hold to load in 4K' - Explained (Yamaguchi Kenta) - Expert - Yahoo!News

◆Anime, games, manga (subculture)

Downer classmate pic.twitter.com/1V4uC6ac4X
— Rama @ Looking for work (@ligmki8) January 16, 2025

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX is currently being shown at the theater. Thank you for your support m(_ _)m
On the day of the preview screening, Director Tsurumaki's closing words were 'It's a geeky, very geeky film.' I was convinced that if you sum it up like that, you're right and it's important. It's the depth of a hobby. Please dive deep into the swamp. pic.twitter.com/d2Icv3NeuF
— Ikuto Yamashita @Evangelion ANIMA all 5 volumes (@ikuto_yamashita) January 17, 2025

I participated as an original artist in Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX, which started airing today, and it was an amazing movie!
Amate Yuzuriha (Machu)
#ZekeAxe #GQuuuuuuX pic.twitter.com/5rnFOPHz2u
— Ami Keinosuke (@keinosuke_ami30) January 17, 2025

✨I am filled with gratitude and emotion to have had the opportunity to participate in Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuX as a CGI modeler🎥

This time I was in charge of modeling the Zaku and other parts.

The moment I saw the Zaku I had modeled actually moving on the screen, I was so moved I can't put it into words. … pic.twitter.com/IgDYJfn0cF
— Dyson Max@Freelance 3D modeler (@minitype00) January 17, 2025

I am participating as character director in the theatrical release of 'Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-'
It's available from today!
Please come and see it at the theater!
(SNS posting permitted) #GQuuuuuuX #GQuuxpic.twitter.com /QYyJDGGt6K
— Yodomura (@dowagers) January 17, 2025

◤Comments and opinions message board◢

⚠ Viewer discretion advised ⚠
On YouTube's #GundamChannel , we have opened up the premiere waiting area as a free chat and comment section where everyone who has seen the movie in the theater can post their thoughts and opinions with no restrictions on spoilers!

Please feel free to use it.

⚠ Viewer discretion advised ⚠
▼The waiting area is here... pic.twitter.com/8jPCLarMuZ
— Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (@G_GQuuuuuuX) January 17, 2025

The new song 'Plazma' will be released on January 20th. I drew Machu and Nyaan. The movie is coming out tomorrow, so please look forward to it 🙋 https://t.co/L82FXMes9S pic.twitter.com/qpOxmU170N
— Kenshi Yonezu Hachi (@hachi_08) January 16, 2025

Advance cinema release 'Mobile Suit Gundam #GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-'
I am participating as a director under Director Tsurumaki.
Released on January 17th!
(Permission to post on social media received) pic.twitter.com/Zp29JmRaSy
— toco (@tocodot) January 16, 2025

I drew the package illustration for the Gunpla 'HG 1/144 GQuuuuuuX'! #Gunpla #GQuuuuuuX #SiegAxehttps ://t.co/X9orhUdShU
— Kenko (@kurochan0226) January 17, 2025