Headline news for January 30, 2025



Suzuki Motor Corporation has announced the new Jimny Nomad . This is the first 5-door model in the Jimny series, and the wheelbase has been extended by 340mm compared to the Jimny Sierra , ensuring ample leg space in the back seat. The 4AT model has been equipped with features such as reverse brake support, rearward false start prevention function, and adaptive cruise control, which are said to improve safety and comfort when driving.

According to Yoshitake Tamakoshi, head of Suzuki Motor Corporation's Japan Sales Division, ever since the launch of the three-door Jimny and Jimny Sierra in 2018, the company had heard from customers that 'it would be nice to have a five-door version,' and Tamakoshi described the Jimny Nomad as 'a typical Suzuki product that responds to customer requests.'

The manufacturer's suggested retail price is 2,651,000 yen (tax included) for the 5MT model and 2,750,000 yen (tax included) for the 4AT model.

Suzuki releases new compact four-wheel drive vehicle 'Jimny Nomad' | Suzuki
https://www.suzuki.co.jp/release/a/2025/0130/

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

Scientists recommend eating 4 plant-based foods at least once a week, and we'll tell you why they're good for your health and how to cook them - GIGAZINE

The 'sex gap' that creates a large disparity in the number of people who have had sex is spreading - GIGAZINE

What is 'RHT', a small hydroelectric power generation system that is much cheaper and more environmentally friendly than solar power generation? - GIGAZINE

Men who ejaculate 4-7 times a week have a 36% lower risk of developing prostate cancer, researchers say: 'Young people should be careful about the frequency of ejaculation' - GIGAZINE

Guerilla sales of PS5 in Japan caused so much chaos that foreign media reports that 'hell was unleashed' - GIGAZINE

How many people will die if a nuclear war breaks out? - GIGAZINE

Thanks to nuclear testing, it turns out that 'more than half of vintage whiskey is counterfeit' - GIGAZINE

The Japanese version of the English word guessing game 'Wordle' 'WORDLE ja' has been released, so I tried playing it - GIGAZINE

Cats get attached to people who care about them - GIGAZINE

Bill Gates announces 'the best book he has read in the last 10 years,' what is his 'eternal favorite'? - GIGAZINE

◆ Material (notes and other miscellaneous items)
















◆ Society, politics, and economy (incidents, world news, business)
Iwao Hakamada found innocent and demands more than 200 million yen in compensation from the government | NHK | Shizuoka Prefecture

Supreme Court rules for first time that having sex with partner's daughter is a 'custodial sexual offense' even if not the parent: Asahi Shimbun




Plane crashes in Washington DC, US capital, collides with US military helicopter - Nikkei Shimbun

A passenger plane collides with a Black Hawk military helicopter near Washington, D.C., crashing into the Potomac River [Breaking News] | NHK | America

Passenger plane collides with military helicopter and crashes near US capital airport - CNN.co.jp

Military helicopter and passenger plane collide in the US, 67 people missing near Reagan Airport | Mainichi Shimbun

[Exclusive] Table tennis player Takaki Niwa referred to prosecutors for online casino gambling | Kyodo News




Just smelling perfume... Handwritten cry from female member in ASDF indecent assault lawsuit | Mainichi Shimbun

Trump administration to revoke student visas for 'Hamas supporters' | Reuters

Tokyo Women's Medical University, whose former president was arrested, will withhold all subsidies... 2 billion yen from the Private School Foundation last year: Yomiuri Shimbun

Frozen accounts seized due to false allegations as a 'payment reminder' | NHK | Incident

Saitama Yashio road collapse: 3 days since the incident, no progress in rescuing man who fell, no prospect of restoration of sewer pipes, long-term impact inevitable | NHK | Saitama Prefecture

Former female Air Self-Defense Force member sues government for not banning perpetrator from contacting her even after sexual assault | Mainichi Shimbun

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism plans to advise major logistics companies on forcing truck drivers to wait for cargo | NHK | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Dismembered body found in mountains in Higashiosaka, Osaka, no clothes, abandoned by someone | NHK | Incident

Road collapse in Yashio City, Saitama, recreated with 3D model: Yomiuri Shimbun

Defense fund of 80 billion yen, 1.5 billion yen used, but 40 billion yen will still be added next year: Asahi Shimbun

[Original commentary] 'You have to be a native speaker to deceive Japanese people' Chinese mafia 'confine' more than 20 Japanese people, threatening them with guns and violence and forcing them to commit special frauds... Victims talk about the despicable methods: 'You can't run away or die' (Published on January 29, 2025) | YTV NEWS NNN

Be careful not to take too much iron supplements; foreign products can cause health problems - National Consumer Affairs Center: Jiji.com

Abe faction accounting officer summoned as witness to vote, first majority vote in 51 years with LDP opposition [LDP] [Constitutional Democratic Party] [Political funding issue] [Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)] [Constitutional Democratic Party]: Asahi Shimbun

Trump administration orders temporary suspension of grants and loans, confusion spreads despite court order - BBC News

Report on harassment cases and our efforts | News list | Itoya Online Store [Free gift wrapping]

Japan's long working hours: 'Everyone is struggling' with women's participation in the workforce, and working styles that support child-rearing [Thinking about the declining birthrate]: The Asahi Shimbun

Government to suspend contributions to UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in protest of recommendation to amend Imperial House Law: Asahi Shimbun

In protest against recommendation to amend the Imperial Household Law, the government excludes the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women from voluntary contributions - Sankei News

[Breaking News] Countermeasures against the Women's Discrimination Committee's recommendation to amend the Imperial House Law | 47NEWS




Demand stimulation measures such as prefectural discounts cannot be verified because the Japan Tourism Agency did not preserve documents | NHK | New coronavirus

US migrants arrive in Colombia after being deported - 4 photos International News: AFPBB News

Busan passenger plane fire, suspected to have started in cabin luggage rack - Nikkei Newspaper

Ministry of Foreign Affairs takes countermeasures against UN committee over recommendation to amend Imperial House Law | 47NEWS (Yonana News)

Government takes unusual action against UN committee recommending revision of Imperial House Law | NHK | Imperial Family

Trump administration halts 'all financial support' to cause chaos in federal government... Public health website temporarily down, drug distribution also halted: Yomiuri Shimbun

NUMO and the Energy Agency apologize for comments made at nuclear waste disposal site briefing | NHK Hokkaido News

JR Central's 'Doctor Yellow' retires | NHK | Railways

'Relocating Israelis to Greenland will solve the problem' - Iranian Foreign Minister - 5 Photos International News: AFPBB News

Gunma Prefectural Police arrest Cambodian man in copper wire theft case that left tens of thousands of chickens dead

Most Yurikamome lines will not resume operation until the last train, check the latest information | NHK | Railways

Road collapses caused by sewer pipes may increase in the future...Increasing number of sewer pipes exceeding their service life: Yomiuri Shimbun

Fukuoka High Court rules to revoke reduction in welfare benefits - second ruling in a similar class action lawsuit to revoke reduction | NHK | Fukuoka Prefecture

Trump vows to send illegal immigrants to Guantanamo Bay, orders construction of detention facility for 30,000 people - BBC News

Fire at JFE Steel West Japan Works in Okayama, no reports of injuries | NHK | Okayama Prefecture

Canada and Mexico: 'Take measures to combat drugs to avoid tariffs' | NHK | America

'The murderer is on the island'... A photographer who found a dead rabbit with its head sticking out of its burrow arrests the man: Yomiuri Shimbun

Finance Ministry's non-disclosure of documents revoked; Moritomo case: Akagi's wife wins reversal victory - Osaka High Court: Jiji.com

Osaka High Court rules to revoke decision not to disclose documents related to Moritomo Gakuen | NHK | Moritomo Gakuen issue

Dentsu Group fined 300 million yen for Olympic collusion, person in charge given suspended sentence for 'hindering free competition' - Tokyo District Court: Jiji.com

Decision not to disclose Moritomo documents overturned by High Court: 'It is illegal not to answer whether they exist or not' [Moritomo Gakuen issue]: Asahi Shimbun

Road collapse in Yashio City, Saitama, collapses again; two holes turn into one larger hole; rescue of male driver difficult | TBS NEWS DIG




[Breaking News] Applause in the courtroom! Moritomo document tampering: Wife Masako Akagi's lawsuit accepted. Osaka High Court reverses ruling in lawsuit over non-disclosure of documents: 'Order to revoke government decision not to disclose documents' | MBS News

Government cancels Fuji TV advertising, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi 'Taking into account the current situation': Jiji.com

New arrest of adult entertainment scout group executive, crackdown on stores that received illegal referrals | NHK | Incident

Why didn't 'Uncle Taimee' file for work-related compensation even after collapsing? He was treated as a 'sacrificial pawn at the lowest level'... Slacker workers had to give up: Tokyo Shimbun Digital

Vaccine skeptic Kennedy Jr.: 'Vaccines are important' | NHK | USA

JR Kyushu considers buying and selling 'Queen Beetle', abolishing three shipping businesses | Mainichi Shimbun

◆ Lifestyle (life, living, health)
The rising prices of electrical outlets? Kansai Airport's hidden construction project | NHK | WEB Special | Aviation



















Pharmacist: 'Thanks to the My Number Health Insurance Card and digitalization, fraudulent medical visits and duplicate prescriptions have decreased dramatically. It's also a relief that we don't see people shouting or not being understood anymore.' - Togetter

I was eating a 500g steak and rice at Ikinari Steak, and just before I finished it, the waiter smashed his chopsticks and said 'Please wait.' I waited, and a new set of remade steak arrived - Togetter [Togatter]

When my father had stage 4 cancer, my spiritual mother told me, 'I heard there's a good folk remedy, so tell your doctor about it,' and after my father died, she blamed me, saying, 'I didn't think he was going to die!' - Togetter

I arrived at an airport in the US but my checked baggage hadn't arrived so I asked the staff about it → 'It's you that's lost it' - Togetter

I don't really want to say it, but if I go to personal training, avoid sweets and alcohol, eat vegetables, and eat a lot of protein, like brown rice, I can keep working. I don't want to admit it. - Togetter

My friend is a 'child hater who is loved by other children', and when I asked her why she hates children, she said, 'Children are innocent and completely trusting me, but I can't take responsibility for them' - Togetter

A man who came to a job interview became violent and was arrested → When the police asked him 'Do you have any identification?', he handed over his resume and left with a satisfied smile saying '...perfect' - Togetter [Togetter]

I was cured of my severe asthma that I had until I was a university student, but there was a really troublesome process before that. 'What a brainless play' 'If you imitate this poorly, someone will die' - Togetter [Togetter]

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




Anker Japan enters new home battery business, launches Anker Solix XJ series | Anker Japan




[Feature] How to dispose of unnecessary PC monitors? Here's a summary of the methods and precautions - PC Watch

AI teaches students without teachers: UK's first attempt sparks controversy - 2 photos International News: AFPBB News

Update on the management regarding the end of Niconico Shunga and the mass deletion of videos [Monthly Nico] | Jouken

What to do if the mini PC license is a volume license | Komame Blog

A summary of the 11 qualifications I took after being hired in the IT industry - NRI NetCom Blog

Softbank's Galaxy finally makes a comeback, the third time is a tribute to 'full power' [Mobile communication SE by Junya Ishino] - Impress Watch

[Nobuyoshi Kodera's Weekly Electric Zooma!] It's finally here. The real deal of Creative's spherical speaker, Pebble Nova - AV Watch

◆Anime, games, manga (subculture)
[STEAM Russian Roulette] A game where wild animals race [Wild Animal Racing] - Nico Nico Douga



[Steam Russian Roulette] Mysterious Flying Bike [Chinese Rabbit Live Play] - Nico Nico Douga









Japanese Anime (ーター) Trade Fair Works 'Idol Battlefield' - YouTube


Japanese Anime (ーター) Trade Fair Work 'I can Friday by day!' - YouTube



































Director Hayao Miyazaki's favorite car on display at Ghibli Park, also featured in 'Lupin the Third' | Mainichi Shimbun

(January 29, 2025) Establishment of an information form regarding transactions between creators involved in film and animation production and production companies | Fair Trade Commission

TV anime 'RINGING FATE' Episodes 1 to 4 all at once [Premiere from 22:00 on Saturday, February 1, 2025] *No archive distribution - YouTube


PLAYISM GAME SHOW mini 2025.1.30 - YouTube


'Ryu ga Gotoku 8 Gaiden Pirates in Hawaii' RGG Like a Dragon Direct Japanese Subtitle Version - YouTube


Let's go hunting on PS5®! 'Monster Hunter Wilds' - YouTube


'Dynasty Warriors ORIGINS' Accolade Trailer-YouTube


◆Sports, entertainment, music, movies (entertainment)
[Nakai Trouble] Former Metropolitan Police Department official appeals for 'necessity of investigation,' viewers are shocked by 'deep darkness' Crime journalist confesses, 'It is true that information was provided' | Smart FLASH/Smafla [Kobunsha Weekly Magazine]

'Total assets of over 2 billion yen' 'Profit of nearly 1.4 billion yen from real estate' What kind of life will Nakai Masahiro lead after retirement? 'There is a possibility he will be involved in the entertainment industry behind the scenes' | Daily Shincho

'SHOGUN' hits Japan, demand for content surges - 9 photos International News: AFPBB News

Fuji TV news program interviews Shukan Bunshun...Why did they publish an incorrect article about Nakai and then publish a correction one month later? | FNN Prime Online

'Correction of article on Fuji TV Nakai issue' [Editor-in-Chief] | Bunshun Online

[In the news about Nakai and BBQ] Tsurube suddenly deleted from Sushiro's website, causing a stir... PR reveals 'background' | Josei Jishin

Last year's box office revenue: Japanese films hit record high, with manga-based films dominating the top spots | NHK | Movies

The Fuji TV reporter who asked the question at the press conference was 'a senior member of the news department and a former secretary to Advisor Hisashi Hieda.' We hear the 'true feelings' of employees who watched the press conference | Daily Shincho

Former TV Tokyo professor expresses concern over 'negative spiral' looming over Fuji TV | Mainichi Shimbun

[Breaking News] Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi announces that all government-related advertisements on Fuji TV have been cancelled: Jiji.com

◆New products (clothing, food, housing)
After two test sales, the long-awaited nationwide release! The addictive taste of 'Potato Chips Miso Punch' with a deep miso flavor and spices will be released in convenience stores nationwide from Monday, February 3, 2025! | Calbee, Inc.

'Mitsuya Ume Shigoto' released on February 4th | News Release 2025 | Company Information | Asahi Beverages

The aroma and flavor of the addictive 'Green Onion Yuzu Umami Salt Thick-Cut Pork Rib Rice Bowl' is now available at Matsuya Foods

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