Headline news for February 18, 2025



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A special interview video has been released with director Takeshi Kitano about the film 'Broken Rage,' which will be available worldwide exclusively on Amazon Prime Video from Friday, February 14, 2025. Kitano says he made the film with the theme of 'comedy in violent films.'

'Broken Rage' Special Interview Video | Prime Video - YouTube

©2025 Amazon Content Services LLC or its Affiliates.

In addition to Director Kitano, the video also features Tadanobu Asano, Nao Omori, Hakuryu, and Shido Nakamura, all of whom talk about the 'new challenge' that Director Kitano has taken on to overturn conventional wisdom.

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

I took a bus transfer trip from the northernmost bus stop in Osaka Prefecture to the southernmost bus stop [Settsu Edition] - GIGAZINE

How many 'non-religious' people in America are there and what kind of ideology do they have? - GIGAZINE

A new technology has emerged that uses genes from acne-causing bacteria to treat acne, and it can also be used to treat atopic dermatitis - GIGAZINE

When will the dream energy 'nuclear fusion power generation' be put into practical use? - GIGAZINE

What is the 'Warnock's Dilemma' that makes you anxious when no one responds to your email, LINE, Slack, etc.? - GIGAZINE

Alien-looking 'ghost shark' baby found - GIGAZINE

Interview with Director Atsuko Ishizuka about the original animated film 'Goodbye, Don Greese!', the 'treasure' of boys drawn by the director who says 'I can only see the future' - GIGAZINE

I tried to save Gifu from destruction with the retro RPG-style smartphone game 'Gifu Quest' where you reincarnate as a Gifu resident and defeat monsters - GIGAZINE

Cannabis use can lead to false memories and make people unreliable witnesses in criminal investigations - GIGAZINE

By simply increasing the number of event receptionists, cashiers, and counter staff from one to two, customer waiting times can be dramatically reduced - GIGAZINE

Wonder Festival 2018 [Winter] Opening, Complete List of Articles - GIGAZINE

A new theory is proposed that the destruction of the Moai island and Easter Island civilization was not caused by war - GIGAZINE

It turns out that humans and Neanderthals had sex earlier than expected - GIGAZINE

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◆Science (science, learning, technology)
Discoveries at ruins in central Türkiye bring iron-making origins closer: Artificial iron found | NHK | Türkiye

Sea ice extent at record low in both Arctic and Antarctic regions - BBC News

◆ Society, politics, and economy (incidents, world news, business)
[Breaking News] Duterte: 'Let's kill 15 senators' | 47NEWS

[Breaking News] Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba meets with wife of former Kinki Finance Bureau official | 47NEWS (Yonana News)

Kiryu City asks prefectural police to introduce people with experience dealing with gangs to welfare counselors | Mainichi Shimbun

Myanmar special fraud: 'Japanese youth targeting elderly people in the country' Thai police | NHK | Incident

Honda's favorite was Mitsubishi Motors... 'Mitsubishi Friday Club' also talks about merger press conference: Yomiuri Shimbun

'I never want to be told such rude things again'... Nissan's pride hurt: Yomiuri Shimbun

What will happen to wage increases for the 'employment ice age generation'? Negotiations in earnest ahead of the spring labor offensive centralized response day | NHK | Spring labor offensive

Nationwide expansion of 'post office pickup' for Sagawa Express parcels returned due to absence - Japan Post

Delta Airlines passenger plane flips over during landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Canada, upside down, 18 passengers injured | NHK | Canada

Honda to resume merger talks if Nissan President Uchida steps down - FT | Reuters

Mizuho Bank also suspects safe deposit box theft: Bank employee may have stolen tens of millions of yen worth of goods: Asahi Shimbun

Former Metropolitan Police Department investigator Tatsuo Tahara gives first testimony on inside details of pursuit of wanted suspect Satoshi Kirishima, who died while on the wanted list | NHK | Incident

Mizuho Bank: 'Six years ago, a bank employee was punished for stealing money and valuables from a safe deposit box' - tens of millions of yen in valuables | NHK | Finance

Fukushima Takayu Onsen: Hotel manager and three others confirmed dead after accident; snow may have also contributed | NHK | Fukushima Prefecture

Job hunting for university students graduating next spring: Rules state job hunting begins in March, but job offer rate is already close to 40% | NHK | Job hunting

Yasuzumi: 'Former Abe faction accounting officer to be called as witness on the 20th in private' | NHK | Political funds

Three arrested for illegally renting a room using an 'alibi company' | NHK | Incident

LDP discusses free high school tuition, entrusts Onodera, Chairman of the Policy Research Council, and others with the decision | NHK | Next fiscal year (new fiscal year) budget

Toronto, Canada: Delta plane flips over on landing, injuring 18 of 80 passengers and crew; wing damaged: Yomiuri Shimbun

'Taka (Hikusi)' is x The Ministry of Justice announces criteria for reading kana in family registers: Asahi Shimbun

Resona donates 25,000 advance tickets to the Expo, CEO Iwanaga says 'We will leave a legacy of this system of local business promotion' - Sankei News

Delta plane crashes at Canadian airport, all passengers evacuated - CNN.co.jp

The suffering of a former prefectural assemblyman who died after being slandered online: Was a member of the Ishin Party involved? | Mainichi Shimbun

Prime Minister Ishiba revises budget plan to make public high school tuition free; upper limit of subsidy for private high schools to be adjusted | NHK

Asahi Publishing to be acquired by NOVA; M&A troubles to be resolved with management 'return': Asahi Shimbun

Aichi high school student applies for illegal part-time job and commits special fraud in Myanmar... Family consults police after missing: Yomiuri Shimbun

'Taliban interim government officials invited to Japan' Nippon Foundation | NHK | Afghanistan

Minimum taxable income of 1.5 million yen for annual income of 2 million yen or less, announced on the 18th - LDP: Jiji.com

Nishinippon Shimbun reports that some of the missing rice was in a construction company's warehouse. Shouldn't the government tighten the sales notification requirement to 20 tons? #Expert Summary (Ide Rumi) - Expert - Yahoo!News

'Himeji City Council member's SNS posts are inappropriate' Political Ethics Committee established for Hyogo Prefectural Governor Election, etc. | NHK | Hyogo Prefecture

Saving the country is not illegal, Trump posts on social media, Democrats lash out | Reuters

10-year government bond yield temporarily rises to 1.385% | NHK | Finance

Road collapses in residential area of Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, no damage, cause to be investigated | NHK | Shizuoka Prefecture

16-year-old 'applied for a job overseas through online information and traveled abroad' Japanese high school student in care ['Unlicensed part-time job' crime]: Asahi Shimbun

Kishiwada mayor loses job after second vote of no confidence; 'positively considering' running for mayor [Osaka prefecture]: Asahi Shimbun

Can Europe come together to convince Trump that they matter to Ukraine's future? - BBC News

Wedding reservations at Hotel Gajoen Tokyo suddenly canceled. Disappointment and confusion after news of temporary closure from October: 'I have to start searching from scratch again...' | TBS NEWS DIG

A series of violent crimes committed by refugees in Germany: Will the far right make a breakthrough in the general election? | Mainichi Shimbun

Financial Services Agency considers whether to classify crypto assets as financial products similar to stocks | NHK | Crypto assets

[Breaking News] Suspicion that Hyogo Prefectural Assembly member provided documents: Prefectural Assembly member says 'vague memory' and 'no deep intention' during questioning; Ishin Party to announce soon whether disciplinary action will be taken

Yamatotakada City, Nara, at risk of becoming a financial reconstruction body around fiscal 2019 | Mainichi Shimbun

15 domestic newspapers, news agencies, and TV companies deny reporting at the instruction of USAID | Mainichi Shimbun

Woman arrested on suspicion of punching customs official, infuriated after idol photoshoot stopped, Fukuoka | Mainichi Shimbun

New station to be completed by the end of fiscal year 2019, on Mukogawa Bridge: Local News: Yomiuri Shimbun

Minister of Justice Suzuki distributes mooncakes to Ministry of Justice officials: Expert: 'Possibility of violating the Public Election Act': Asahi Shimbun

A showdown between the two biggest train stations along the Hankyu line in central Kyoto City: Are you a Kawaramachi fan or a Karasuma fan? A thorough investigation into which is better | Kyoto Shimbun Digital, a news site for Kyoto and Shiga

Why is there such enthusiasm for dismantling USAID? International politics scholars see 'changes in the US's view of national interests' | Mainichi Shimbun

Minister of Justice Suzuki 'Sweets presented to Ministry of Justice employees as a token of appreciation' | NHK | Ministry of Justice

Average price of rice at supermarkets: 3,829 yen per 5 kg, up 141 yen from the previous week, nearly 90% higher than a year ago | NHK | Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

In the event of a Taiwan emergency, seven cities in Fukuoka Prefecture are planning to accept approximately 47,000 people from the Sakishima Islands in Okinawa, including Omuta, Iizuka, Tagawa, and Asakura | Fukuoka TNC News

Investor arrested for making high-value contracts with elderly people using 'inspection sales tactics'; investigation into case believed to be perpetrated by Tokuryu | NHK | Incident

Aichi and Miyagi high school students found in Myanmar one after another: suspected of involvement in special fraud; explained that they were 'hit with a stun gun' when applying for a shady part-time job | NHK | Incident

◆ Lifestyle (life, living, health)
'The hygiene levels of rice warehouses and building material warehouses are completely different.' It is difficult for amateurs to buy large quantities of rice and store it properly, and it is doubtful that it will ever be sellable - Togetter

[DIY window insulation] You can do it with home improvement store products for under 10,000 yen! OK for rental properties, we asked Cainz about the effectiveness, price and installation method | Sumo Journal - A news and column site for housing and lifestyle

What should you do about your parents' house, which is full of too many things and where they live together in their mid-70s? We asked an expert on housing for the elderly | tayorini by LIFULL Nursing Care

The former principal of Kojimachi Junior High School has noticed something odd about his school. 'Greeting campaigns,' '5-minute early attendance,' and 'calls for graduation ceremonies' have been commonplace, but what is the point of them? - Togetter







Are there any cities that world history buffs still call by their old names? → Various names such as 'Chang'an', 'Stalingrad', 'Saigon', 'Constantinople', 'Bombay' etc. are mentioned - Togetter [Togetter]

'Forced cancellation with 100,000 yen inconvenience fee' Confusion and anger from the people involved whose wedding reservations at Hotel Gajoen Tokyo were suddenly canceled - Togetter

Rather than hating LUUP itself, I want to know why LUUP is the only one allowed to do something that would be crushed by the police immediately if anyone other than LUUP did it. - Togetter

Hong Kong game company fails to pay consumption tax, Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau levies 1.8 billion yen | NHK | Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Hong Kong game company fined 1.8 billion yen for undeclared 'Mafia City' invoices: Asahi Shimbun

Consumption tax on online games, 1.8 billion yen tax on undeclared overseas corporations 'lightning fast' ... Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau: Yomiuri Shimbun

◆IT/Gadgets (Internet, software, hardware, mobile)
NHK sues IBM Japan, which commissioned the development of its system → IBM Japan's counterargument is vivid: 'It's full of specifications that are not in the specifications' 'After all, minutes of meetings... minutes of meetings solve everything' - Togetter [Togetter]

Notice of the end of operation of the official ticket trading and resale service 'Ticket Trade' | User Guide | Official Ticket Trade

We regret to inform you that we will be discontinuing our official ticket trading and resale service, 'Ticketre,' as of Monday, June 30, 2025.






A story of upgrading Kafka and Karafka without any accidents or outages - RAKSUL TechBlog

Is it necessary to release complete training data for an AI model to be open source? – Shuji Sado

[Hothot Review] If you want to use a mini PC as a NAS, this is it! 'GMKtec NucBox G9' with 4 M.2 drives and silent operation - PC Watch

Do you really use Cursor?

A year and a half has passed since the introduction of generative AI Slackbot. As its use spreads within the company, the next step is in sight - MonotaRO Tech Blog

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Official App (Tokyo App)

Tokyo App is the abbreviation for the official Tokyo Metropolitan Government app provided by the city.
By participating in the campaigns being held, you can earn Tokyo Points. Tokyo Points can be exchanged for points that can be used as usual for everyday shopping. New features will be added in the future.



Extremely popular in the era of double-insertion -- 64GB DDR5 memory is a hot topic: Yusuke Furuta's 'Akiba PickUp!' (page 1/4) - ITmedia PC USER

Rinna's DeepSeek R1 distillation model is amazing - Kishida Hatena

Release of the 'Qwen2.5 Bakeneko 32B' series, a large-scale Japanese language model using Qwen2.5 and DeepSeek R1 | rinna Co., Ltd.

Hikakin's company UUUM delisted after failing to ride the wave of short videos - Nikkei Newspaper

DeNA's Tomoko Namba talks about 'Company management and growth strategies in the age of AI' - full transcript | Full Swing by DeNA

When I sent a schedule adjustment tool to a potential client I met through an acquaintance, he immediately blocked me, saying, 'I don't want to meet with that person.' - Togetter

Defamation on social media, even if you win the lawsuit, the other party ignores you, and you have to give in because you are poor and can't pay → Due to the change in the law, 'getting away with it is no longer allowed' - Togetter [Togatter]

Digital textbooks are seriously no good. In junior high school, everyone watched YouTube. 'If even one person has knowledge of filtering, it will fall apart.' - Togetter

IIJ to launch new bandwidth-guaranteed Internet connection solution for the next-generation GIGA School Initiative 'Next GIGA' to begin in 2025 | About IIJ | IIJ

◆Anime, games, manga (subculture)










Figure manufacturer Kaiyodo founder Osamu Miyawaki passes away at age 96 | NHK Kochi Prefecture News







Regarding the controversy over 'AI illustrations used in Ogami Mio's streaming thumbnails,' the artist in question denied it, saying, 'It's hand-drawn, not AI.' Some also said, 'This is hand-drawn, isn't it?' - Togetter




[Fishprint] SAI IZUMI on X: 'Let's stop tagging AI illustrations as fan art. Even if you can fool the AI, I'll still notice.' / X




Remastered movie version 'Vampire Hunter D' opening video [Limited time release] - YouTube


[First Stage battle scene preview!] Movie 'Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-' | Nationwide release on Friday, February 21, 2025 - YouTube


[Genshin] Story Movie 'The Tale of the Dream of the Floating World' - YouTube


Tower of Fantasy - 'Antria' Character Trailer | PS5® & PS4® - YouTube


TV anime 'My status as an assassin is clearly stronger than that of the hero' 1st PV [Broadcast scheduled for October 2025] - YouTube


'Kamisama Kiss' All Non-Credit Opening & Ending Movies Released #Kamisama Kiss [BGM for Studying and Working] │KAMISAMA KISS Non-Credit Opening & Ending Movie - YouTube


Report on dismissal of lawsuit against movie 'Dragon Quest YOUR STORY' and establishment of the Ryuka Fund | Kuminya

Notice regarding the end of My Nintendo Gold Points | Customer Notices | Nintendo Support

Apology regarding 'Nijisanji Fest 2025' ticket sales - Ticket information, sales, purchases, and reservations | Rakuten Tickets




After completing the transfer exam to become the first female professional shogi player, Nishiyama Tomoka, triple-crown women's champion, said, 'The thought 'I can't win like this' piled up every day' - Sports Hochi

[Osho match] The reason why Takuya Nagase, 9th dan, transformed into a turtle: 'I hope I can improve to the best of my ability and take on the 5th match in March' - Sponichi Annex Entertainment










Official website for the TV anime 'As an Assassin, My Status is Clearly Stronger than the Hero's'



◆Sports, entertainment, music, movies (entertainment)
Harikiri Taiikunosuke | NHK for School

What is the lifespan and durability of Sound House's super cheap coated strings? PLAYTECH EGSC-0942 One month review! | Guitar tinkerer's house

Farewell ceremony for actor Toshiyuki Nishida, featuring Ryoko Yonekura, Koki Mitani, Masaaki Sakai, Shigeru Matsuzaki, and Ryosuke Yamada | NHK | Deep Digging into the News

◆New products (clothing, food, housing)
Menu items using Häagen-Dazs now available at Saint Marc Cafes nationwide | News Release | Häagen-Dazs Japan Häagen-Dazs

Expanding local ramen: 'Kumamoto Ramen that doesn't need water' and 'Onomichi Ramen that doesn't need water' will be released on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 | Nabeyakiya Kinrei | Nabeyaki udon and frozen noodles at Kinrei

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