Headline news for February 4, 2025



The M-1 Grand Prix has been held since 2001 to determine the best manzai comedians, and similarly, King of Conte has been held since 2008 to determine the best comedy sketches . However, the launch of Double Impact has now been announced as a new competition to determine the best 'dual-sword style manzai and comedy sketch comedians.'

Double Impact: Manzai & Comedy Dual-Sword Style No. 1 Competition | Nippon Television
https://www.ntv.co.jp/double-impact/

'Double Impact' Manzai & Conte Two-sword Style Comedian No. 1 will be decided! New comedy award race to be held | Double Impact ~ Manzai & Conte Two-sword Style No. 1 Decision Battle ~ | Nippon TV
https://www.ntv.co.jp/double-impact/articles/46632g7ovs3c59m8qzl2.html

The competition will judge both manzai and comedy sketches to determine the 'true two-sword performer.' Entries will be accepted from February 4, 2025, and the finals will be broadcast live on the Nippon Television and Yomiuri Television networks in the summer of 2025. The winner will receive a prize of 10 million yen.

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

What is the reality of modern 'censorship' in China and Türkiye that restricts satirical cartoons and anti-government opinions? - GIGAZINE

I tried 'Enjoy the noodles Peperoncino' using smooth and chewy pasta at Matsuya's first pasta shop 'Wheat Toriko' - GIGAZINE

A new law will be enacted in the United States requiring users to show their ID when viewing pornography - GIGAZINE

How does 'love' affect the brain? - GIGAZINE

The charm of Umeyasu is that he is trying to face the contradictions he holds. 'Shikakenin Fujieda Umeyasu' Toyokawa Etsushi & Tayama Ryosei & Director Kawage Shunsaku Stage Greeting Report - GIGAZINE

Tesla's self-driving system is 'much more dangerous than claimed' after normalizing accident data - GIGAZINE

TikTok users are becoming increasingly fascinated with 'making Amazon delivery people dance in front of the camera' - GIGAZINE

A nearly intact beetle found in a swamp turns out to have died about 4,000 years ago - GIGAZINE

A movie in which a huge concert hall collapses at once as soon as one wire is cut - GIGAZINE

Google parent company announces for the first time that YouTube's annual revenue exceeds 1.6 trillion yen - GIGAZINE

What kind of person is a 'super spreader' who spreads infectious diseases? - GIGAZINE

Cocktail-inspired contraception for men developed - GIGAZINE

Approximately 16 billion yen worth of virtual currency may be lost due to the death of the exchange CEO, who lost access to the wallet - GIGAZINE

I have eaten 'Naniwa Omurice' which is a fusion of stewed beef tendons and omurice - GIGAZINE

Various celestial maps drawn in the past, such as 'personification of planets' - GIGAZINE

The secret of never missing work, an interview with NHK radio caster Arie Katsuko - GIGAZINE

From now on, strategies based on adult circumstances will no longer work, says Sunrise Managing Director Miyakawa about new marketing for the future content industry - GIGAZINE

I actually tried drinking the fictional coffee 'Evrendo' that appeared in 'Time of Eve' - GIGAZINE

◆ Material (notes and other things)







Library Reminder Fan - Soft Library Science

◆Science (science, learning, technology)
The world's largest iceberg is heading straight for a wildlife paradise, what will the impact be? Experts explain | National Geographic Japan site

Transplantation of retinal cells made from iPS cells applied for 'advanced medical treatment' | NHK | Medical and Health

New discoveries in Nara's Tomio Maruyama Tomb: Was the elder brother who fought with his younger brother for the throne buried there? [Nara Prefecture]: Asahi Shimbun

◆ Society, politics, and economy (incidents, world news, business)
Trump says EU tariffs 'will definitely happen' - BBC News

A passenger plane catches fire before takeoff at Houston airport in the US. A passenger captures flames from the wing in footage taken through a window. About 100 passengers evacuate and no injuries | FNN Prime Online

Yoon orders water cut off to media outlets, electricity cut off when South Korea declares martial law | Kyodo News

North Korea 'Kim Jong-il Birthday Tour' begins travel agency 6 photos International News: AFPBB News

Chubu Electric Power records 17.9 billion yen loss in April-December financial results over offshore wind power generation | NHK | Movement towards a decarbonized society

Accounting officer intends to not appear as witness in former Abe faction secret fund scandal - House of Representatives Committee: Jiji.com

Explosion in Moscow: Founder of pro-Russian volunteer unit killed, possibly assassination | NHK | Russia

China imposes additional tariffs on U.S. coal, LNG, etc. in response to Trump administration's tariff measures; Mexico and Canada suspend imports | NHK | President Trump

Trump to restrict legal immigration; stricter visa regulations could affect Japan - Nikkei Shimbun

Unauthorized North Safari Sapporo places illegal sign on national highway saying 'directions are difficult to understand' ... refuses to remove instruction: Yomiuri Shimbun

Panama announces withdrawal from 'One Belt, One Road' initiative, but is trying hard to emphasize its pro-U.S. stance - Nikkei Shimbun

Elon Musk: 'President Trump agrees to close USAID, the United States Agency for International Development, which oversees foreign aid' | NHK | America

Is the bubble over for domestic premium whiskey? Retail prices fall by 20% - Nikkei Newspaper

Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau announces US tariffs will be suspended for 30 days | NHK | Canada

The issue is whether there was any intent to kill, what will the silent defendant say? First hearing today in case of attack on former Prime Minister Kishida | Mainichi Shimbun

One week after road collapse in Yashio, Saitama, man's whereabouts are still unknown; search underway; calls for water conservation; impact on daily life | NHK | Accident

Trial begins over Nippon Steel's acquisition of US Steel, filed suit by Biden and others | NHK | Nippon Steel US Steel

LDP executive: 'Accounting officer intends to refrain from attending witness hearing' | NHK | Political funds

Saitama sinkhole: Local fire department releases photos of inside the hole, slope up to the middle, asphalt rubble deep inside - Sankei News

Multiple visitors to stores in one group... Average damages per shoplifting incident by foreigners visiting Japan amount to 88,531 yen, with more than half of the damages being for medicines and cosmetics - National Police Agency | FNN Prime Online

Musk gives 44.7 billion yen in election support, criticized as 'co-president' | Kyodo News

Yamato and Japan Post's 'broken collaboration': clever 'slogans' and the seeds of a quagmire: The Asahi Shimbun

Financial Results: Osaka Metro's net profit increases 13% in April-December 2012, transportation revenue increases - Nikkei Newspaper

Reading politics: Frustrated Democratic Party for the People, subtle changes, LDP's cold response to '1.03 million yen wall' | Mainichi Shimbun

Citizens donate about 25.4 billion yen to rebuild city hospital, etc. Hyogo Takarazuka | NHK | Hyogo Prefecture

Osaka Restoration Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura: 'There's no need to do this' Kishiwada City Council Election | Mainichi Shimbun

Ishin appoints Heizo Takenaka and others to party governance committee to consult on party management [Ishin] [Japan Restoration Party]: Asahi Shimbun

Tokyo's largest playground equipment to be built at Wakasu Park in Koto Ward, Tokyo, scheduled for completion in 2027 - Nikkei Shimbun

Japan Restoration Party invites Heizo Takenaka and Shuya Nomura to governance committee; outline of House of Councillors primary election finalized - Sankei News

Villagers outraged by mountainside '100 million yen toilet': 'It's not fair to pay that much for a toilet of that size'... Why was it built? When asked, the village mayor said, 'The aim was to highlight the good things about the village. I don't think it was particularly expensive.' | Special feature | MBS News

Honda proposes acquiring Nissan shares and making it a subsidiary; strong opposition | NHK | Automobiles

NHK records 3 billion yen special loss, files lawsuit against IBM for halting system development: Asahi Shimbun

Musashi-Kosugi, a high-rise apartment town, to disband its neighborhood association, despite population growth, 'disintegration of the community' [Kanagawa Prefecture]: Asahi Shimbun

Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare to review upper limit of high-cost medical care system 'to reach agreement with organizations' | NHK | Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

[Breaking News] Prosecutors seek 'life imprisonment' for serial sexual assaults targeting elementary school girls, totaling 10 girls; 28-year-old defendant committed crimes by threatening victims with a cutter knife, saying 'I'll kill you' | MBS News

Tesla sales plummet in Northern Europe as people dislike Musk's interference in European politics | Reuters

Trump's announcement of withdrawal from international taxation: Experts say it's a de facto death sentence | Mainichi Shimbun

First hearing of case involving attack on former Prime Minister Kishida: Defendant claims 'no intent to kill' - some dispute | NHK | Incident

Cabinet decides on tax reform bill to review '1.03 million yen annual income barrier' and increase income tax deduction to 1.23 million yen | NHK | Diet

'Ishimaru's supporters left him without a word of thanks' - Former guardian talks about Shinji Ishimaru's lack of popularity 'Big names are pulling out one after another' | Daily Shincho

The NHK Party has used lies as a weapon to gain strength and become an anti-social cult group | Nikkan Gendai Digital

Trump demands rare earths from Ukraine, could it secure interests in return for military aid? - Sankei News

Musashino Higashi Gakuen expels student who filed lawsuit after chairman forced to write 'apology letter' | Mainichi Shimbun

Panama's withdrawal from the Belt and Road Initiative deals a blow to China... Panama Canal becomes new source of conflict between the U.S. and China: The Yomiuri Shimbun

India promotes the spread of electric bikes to combat air pollution; Japan also launches new products | NHK | India

◆ Lifestyle (life, living, health)
[Experience report] Trying out 'Makomo bath' without changing the water for three weeks [Viewer discretion advised] | Amotot




After six years of taking two kids skiing on my own, I was moved to tears when my son told me 'I've had enough skiing' → Voices of appreciation for the mother gather - Togetter

When a night worker was asked, 'What are you going to do when you get older?' she replied, 'You don't have to die when you get older.' 'I think the same way,' 'As a result, some people end up on welfare.' - Togetter

Pursuit! Mysterious pause | NHK

I cried after being accused of sexual harassment




'Tuna needs 15kg of feed to gain 1kg of weight' The concept of FCR and feed issues that are important in aquaculture 'This is why salmon and chicken are great' - Togetter [Togetter]

A very interesting story about going to a 'creationist museum' to understand America, a country where 40% of the population believes in creationism rather than evolution - Togetter

When I was on welfare, there were many overbearing caseworkers, but when I got away from them, they politely bowed to me, which left me with mixed feelings - Togetter

When I was doing some kitchen work for my widowed father, he said to me, 'This is what happiness is like...' and I couldn't help but tell him how I really felt - Togetter

◆IT/Gadgets (Internet, software, hardware, mobile)
I tried to visualize the costs of GKE/EKS (Kubernetes) in a good way - MonotaRO Tech Blog

[Feature] If you don't use Remote Desktop, you're missing out! Explaining how to use the Chrome version and the Windows version - PC Watch

I found a way to accurately extract text from an image using Claude.ai #claude - Qiita

The National Consumer Affairs Center warns of troubles where people buy 'no subscription' products only to end up with 'subscriptions that continue until cancelled' - INTERNET Watch

'No regular contract' actually means 'regular purchase that continues until canceled'! (Announcement information)_National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan

Be sure to save the 'final confirmation screen' as a screenshot.



OpenAI and SoftBank establish joint venture in Japan to provide 'Cristal intelligence' - 'Crystal will give you the right advice based on the long-term memory of your company' - INTERNET Watch

I tried running the new 3D model generation AI 'Hunyuan3D' locally ~ The shape looks good - Blender Watching - Window Forest

Ricoh Imaging Co., Ltd. Head Office Relocation Notice | RICOH IMAGING

Personal information is made public on campus due to Teams errors continuing at universities, Tohoku University of Art and Design fails to notice for over four years | Nikkei CrossTech (xTECH)

AI misuse: Names of businesses to be made public - New law to balance government's 'promotion and regulation' - Nikkei Newspaper

Government warns of successive 'DDoS attacks': 'Each company should take appropriate measures' | NHK | IT/Internet

My son's friend, a fifth-grader who is banned from using smartphones or playing Pokemon cards, only watches YouTube for 10 minutes a day, and only gets 500 yen a month in pocket money, was clearly isolated at an event → Mixed reactions: 'I hope neither of them get to the extremes' - Togetter

DeepSeek's 'distillation' suspicions: An explanation of its technical mechanism and history | Nikkei CrossTech (xTECH)

Information about DeepSeek | Personal Information Protection Commission

Seven & i cuts outsourcing costs by 84% by using generative AI; 20 leading companies reveal their efforts | Nikkei CrossTech (xTECH)

'Model for Brain Surgeon Takeda-kun' X-account issue | Municipal Hospital Medical Malpractice Records

Apology and Notice to Customers, Neighbors, and Others Concerned Regarding the RTX5090 Lottery Sale at Akihabara Parts Store | PC Koubou [Official Online Store]

This site that collects videos from Kyoto University is so convenient and the tag search is so amazing. 'Wow, I'm running out of time again' 'This is really good' - Togetter

AI Buddha introduced in Bhutan Developed by Kyoto University and others, used by monks: Jiji.com

'DDoS attacks' on companies over the New Year holidays, unusually wide-ranging 'carpet bombing' type... difficult to counter, 'active defense' necessary: Yomiuri Shimbun




Damage to undersea cables in Baltic Sea: Sweden says 'not sabotage' | NHK | Sweden

◆Anime, games, manga (subculture)
Yukari, Eggs and Akari the Final #11 [LOST EGG 3] - Niconico Video



[Episode 20] The Marginal Office Lady Kirigiri Giriko - Meat Spa Tsuchimoto | Shonen Jump +




Doujinshi 'Kara no Kyoukai' put up for auction on Yahoo! Auctions, selling for over 2.88 million yen, sparking a stir: 'This is a holy relic,' 'One of the legendary six copies distributed,' and more - Togetter

[Latest trailer with insert song] 'Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Picture World Story' [Released on Friday, March 7, 2025] - YouTube


[Oshi no Ko] Ichigo Production ☆ Fan Appreciation Festival 2025 Opening Video - YouTube


'Maximum Kizuna Kaiser Explosion!!' Preview Video / Sung by Akira Kushida (TV Anime 'Sentai Red Becomes an Adventurer in Another World' Insert Song) - YouTube


[Yakuza 8 Gaiden: Pirates in Hawaii] Interview with Ushizawa (Captain Beef) - YouTube


DOOM: The Dark Ages | Developer_Direct 2025 (4K) | Scheduled for release on May 15, 2025 - YouTube


Agent Combat Information: Evelyn | 'Zenless Zone Zero' - YouTube


'Street Fighter 6' Fighting Pass 'Hyakka Ryoran no Mai!' Introduction Video - YouTube


The story of how I shut down an English-speaking V-Liver agency in a year | Harry @forCreators

Movie 'Rose of the Wild Island' Main Video_Chakali's Parenting Lecture - YouTube


Nintendo's initial shipments of Switch 2 'meet demand' to get off to a good start with measures to combat resale - Nikkei Newspaper




◆Sports, entertainment, music, movies (entertainment)
The location of the dinner was 'Mr. Nakai's home apartment'... After rereading the report, I felt something was off about the Bunshun article correction issue and wondered, 'Was Bunshun also in on the fun?' | Bunshun Online

US fund Dalton demands Hieda Hisashi resignation as director of Fuji HD and Fuji TV - Nikkei Shimbun

US investment fund Dalton demands Fuji TV parent company's Hieda resignation | NHK | TV station

US fund demands Fuji Hie's resignation: 'Dictator rules for nearly 40 years': Asahi Shimbun

Former employee of talent casting company arrested for illegally taking out contract information of actors and talents | NHK | Incident

'Gift' 'NG': Company employee arrested for taking out celebrity trade secrets: Asahi Shimbun

Special video | The Marvel movie audiences have been waiting for | 'Captain America: Brave New World' | Released simultaneously in Japan and the US on Friday, February 14th! - YouTube


Special performance video for the movie 'Paripi Koumei THE MOVIE' [Released on Friday, April 25, 2025] - YouTube


Osaka Cinema Festival | 2025 Award Winners

Trial begins for sexual assault and kissing of Spanish female soccer player | NHK | Spain

◆New products (clothing, food, housing)
You'll feel like you've been there! NY Burgers Introducing 4 new products this year! New Hearty beef! 'NY BBQ Thick Beef & Cheese' New Chicken with a spicy kick! 'NY Juicy Chicken - Crunchy Spicy' New Refreshing shrimp! 'NY Lemon Tartare Shrimp' New Breakfast Mac® exclusive! 'NY BBQ Sausage & Cheese Muffin' Available for a limited time from Wednesday, February 5th FANTASTICS' Yagi Yusei and Nakajima Sota sing 'Choo Choo TRAIN'! A new American comic book-style commercial with fun roll dancing! Airing from Tuesday, February 4th | McDonald's Official

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