Headline news for February 21, 2025

To coincide with the release of the long-awaited film adaptation of the popular musical, 'Wicked,' the Osaka Metro Midosuji Premium Liner will be decorated with 'Wicked' motifs for a limited time from February 23rd (Sun) to March 8th (Sat), 2025.
The theme is based on the green of the witch Elphaba and the pink of the witch Glinda, and is reminiscent of the world of the work. In particular, car 6, which is used as a women-only car all day on weekdays, will be decorated even down to the floor and doors.
The movie 'Wicked' will be released nationwide from Friday, March 7, 2025 at TOHO Cinemas Umeda and other theaters.

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What does 'NEXT Kalbi 2.1', which reproduces kalbi with 100% vegetable protein, taste like? I actually bought it and tried it - GIGAZINE
Valve themselves explain how 'Steam's recommended games are decided' - GIGAZINE
Steam looks back on 2023, a year of great progress with 'more than 500 games generating more than 450 million yen in total revenue for the first time' and 'number of simultaneous connected users exceeding 33 million' - GIGAZINE
Employees who work from home eat healthier and experience less stress, but also experience issues like weight gain and career anxiety - GIGAZINE
An example of fraudulent use of copyright infringement claims to remove inconvenient articles from the Internet - GIGAZINE
Incredibly intelligent 'super pigs' are wreaking havoc on crops and livestock - GIGAZINE
After all, the results of a verification test on whether a 'low-carb diet' is really effective will be announced, and experts will also introduce 'low-carb, nutritious foods' - GIGAZINE
Interview with Yukito Kishiro, the author of 'Gunnm' - We asked him about the process of making the movie 'Alita: Battle Angel' and the secrets of the fantastic story of 'Gunnm' - GIGAZINE
◆ Material (notes and other miscellaneous items)
McDonald's official 'ktkr! We've been waiting for this! It's coming back!' → Suddenly he posts 2ch terms, but the whole thing is off and it feels really weird 'You've been ROMing for half a year' 'Are you a kid who just started looking at 2ch summaries recently?' - posfie
I just went to the convenience store in the hospital,
— nosada (@anesthnosada) February 19, 2025
We did it, a Mochizuki-san collaboration...!
Are you okay? This is the hospital? pic.twitter.com/FdgqTgWwD9
I want to gather people who are living their lives with pencil lead stuck in them and hold an offline meetup.pic.twitter.com/ovEPfHMjNl
— Manabu Sakamaki (@MakiMaki_0706) February 20, 2025
I've written over 20 recipe books, and this is the page that got the most response pic.twitter.com/bx4BTj0xPi
— Ryuji @ Cooking Uncle Buzz Recipe (@ore825) February 20, 2025
Gon from Gon the Fox dies. It makes for a more beautiful story. In Super Robot Wars, he survives and becomes a friend.
— Unreasonable Grandson (@Magote_rihujin) February 20, 2025
'Gon, it was you. The one who leaked the test data into the production environment.'
— Kumaneko (@kuma_neko_) February 20, 2025
Gon nodded weakly and Hyoju fired another shot.
That's enough.
— Ryuji Sato (@ryuji7117) February 20, 2025
It's time to say it out loud.
If everyone else can't say it, I'll say it for you.
So let's all be honest and say it.
'Both Kinoko no Yama and Takenoko no Sato are delicious, so honestly it doesn't matter which one I get.'
It's okay. We can all get along.
And those curious guys who choose bamboo shoots.
I can't seem to get out of this subway pic.twitter.com/SVoO8pNSW5
— Ayatsuji @ Doctor Mushi Vtuber (@Doctor_Ayatsuzi) February 20, 2025
- Pachinko is not illegal gambling because there just happens to be a store nearby that will exchange prizes for cash.
— tenten (@tentenchan2525) February 20, 2025
-Sexual acts in soaplands are the result of free love in the bathhouse, so they are not prostitution.
・The night pack at an internet cafe is not an overnight stay because the customer just falls asleep in a private room.
A mix of things I saw on my timeline pic.twitter.com/Akni4AaSXe
— Metako (@metakobot) February 20, 2025
You're the only one I know https://t.co/3c3EZebVUu
— Famous Hot Springs (@kokoronisukebe) February 11, 2025
◆Science (science, learning, technology)
New research suggests huge deposits of revolutionary clean fuel 'white hydrogen' may exist underground in mountains (1/2) - CNN.co.jp
Ancient Egyptian royal tomb discovered, first since Tutankhamun - BBC News
◆ Society, politics, and economy (incidents, world news, business)
Report on M&A and thanks from Asahi Publishing (former) management | Books | Asahi Publishing
President Zelensky: US official acknowledges that President Trump is irritated, but posts show positive attitude towards talks | NHK | President Zelensky
Hyogo Prefectural Assemblyman Shirai of the Restoration Party admits to 'phone call with Tachibana'; rumors about former director | Mainichi Shimbun
Road collapses in residential area on the outskirts of London, 20m-long hole causes evacuation of surrounding residents | NHK | UK
Japanese media stirs up public opinion by not calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Ukraine war: The horror felt in Hiroshima, the site of the atomic bombing: Asahi Shimbun GLOBE+
Shinji Ishimaru: Expenditures on live streaming companies for Tokyo gubernatorial election 'do not include labor costs, companies are volunteers' | NHK | Elections
Thousands of employees laid off at IRS amid shouting and physical attacks, tax returns affected - CNN.co.jp
'Putin is a dictator,' EU foreign minister denounces Trump's criticism of Zelensky - 2 photos International News: AFPBB News
Kyoto Buddhist Association begins petition drive calling for withdrawal of Hokuriku Shinkansen extension 'ruining Kyoto' [Kyoto Prefecture]: Asahi Shimbun
Patel confirmed as FBI director, first Indian to hold conspiracy theories in the past | Kyodo News
Shinji Ishimaru denies paying personnel expenses in connection with Tokyo gubernatorial election, claims it was equipment cancellation fee | Mainichi Shimbun
Woman in cardiac arrest on the street - two passersby help save her life [Tokushima Prefecture]: Asahi Shimbun
Promoting university restructuring and downsizing to ensure quality in light of declining birthrate, Central Council for Education recommends | Mainichi Shimbun
Bear damage: Cabinet decides to amend bill to allow hunting rifles in urban areas as an exception | NHK | Bear damage
Israeli Prime Minister 'enraged by the heinous Hamas' after hostage bodies are displayed - 9 photos International News: AFPBB News
Mayor cuts city employees' salaries by 30-20% for five years to build new city hall, securing annual funding of 55 million yen: Local News: Yomiuri Shimbun
President Zelensky and US envoy cancel joint press conference; could this affect relations between leaders? | NHK | Ukraine situation
286 million yen in inspection sales, anxiety-inducing sales pitch 'memorization notebook'... 'We are professional craftsmen too': Yomiuri Shimbun
Public relations regarding the dangers of 'profitable jobs overseas' | National Police Agency website
Governor Koike inundated with comments criticizing her for fake video, viewed 650,000 times by the day of the gubernatorial election announcement... Verification of authenticity is a 'race against time': Yomiuri Shimbun
Futaba Town considers reusing decontaminated soil, aims to foster momentum nationwide, notifies national and prefectural governments | Mainichi Shimbun
Economists survey: 70% oppose free high school education, expanding it to private schools - Nikkei Newspaper
Expert: 'This is an insult to local autonomy' Two Ishin prefectural assembly members provide information to Tachibana | Mainichi Shimbun
Tajikistan government to publish 'guidelines' for how women should dress - 2 photos International News: AFPBB News
Only one in six people have a passport, with only 3.82 million issued in 2012 - Nikkei Newspaper
Focus: Stagflation fears loom over U.S. market as trade war and tariffs loom | Reuters
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare considers subsidies for companies to prevent reduction in take-home pay under the '1.3 million yen annual income barrier' | NHK | Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
Myanmar border fraud crackdown, foreigners rescued rapidly progresses due to Chinese pressure: Asahi Shimbun
The Democratic Party of Japan repeatedly demands a complete freeze on the high-cost medical care system | NHK | Next fiscal year (new fiscal year) budget
[First of all, explanation] Why is Ukraine not holding elections? What is the legitimacy of the president? : Asahi Shimbun
'I feel like I'm being crushed by the pain' - Former lawyer for Shiori Ito, who defended her for eight years, points out ethical concerns about her film - Sankei News
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◆ Lifestyle (life, living, health)
How to deal with your child's bad mood - Emotional considerations, everyday happiness
◆IT/Gadgets (Internet, software, hardware, mobile)
Will Apple's proprietary modem, which is being installed for the first time in the iPhone 16e, be okay even if it doesn't support the 1.5GHz band? (Junya Ishino) | TechnoEdge TechnoEdge
Sakana was a hoax after all!? Paper published by Sakana.ai sparks outrage in overseas AI research community – WirelessWire News
Law firm online advertising: 'Disciplinary action for inappropriate advertising' | NHK | IT/Internet
President's social media account hijacked, recommending investments of unknown nature... 'False posts are appearing' 'Please be careful': Yomiuri Shimbun
I tried out the new Wacom Intuos Pro for a week, and found the dial with physical keys to be very convenient. It also feels much better to draw with, so I can't wait for it to be released.
— Yoshida Seiji (@yoshida_seiji) February 12, 2025
New Wacom Intuos Pro usage report | Seiji Yoshida https://t.co/8cI2Id7BM7 pic.twitter.com/bNvwGMuDDQ
The VRChat population is visualized pic.twitter.com/XlFEvzVDj7
— Headache (@atamaitai_san) February 12, 2025
◆Anime, games, manga (subculture)
Shogi player Toshiyuki Moriuchi, 9th dan, becomes the 11th person in history to achieve 1,000 career wins | NHK | Shogi
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— [Official] Pokemon Information Bureau (@poke_times) February 20, 2025
February 27th (Thursday) is #PokémonDay ! 🎊
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'Pokémon Presents' will be broadcast from 11pm on Thursday, February 27th!
Waiting for #PokémonPresents now 💪✨ pic.twitter.com/GsM4N4pBvk
TV anime 'Maebashi Witches' official PV [broadcast starting April 6, 2025] - YouTube
TV anime 'Puniru is a cute slime' 'Punikawa' MV 5th edition / 'Flying Get' Puniru (CV: Shinohara Yuu) / 2nd season production confirmed! - YouTube
'Cat Party Ninja Teyande' Video Game Announcement Trailer - YouTube
[Graduation Production Animation] Ale for You OP video - YouTube
Sakanaction 'Kaiju' x Anime 'Chi. -About the Movement of the Earth-' Collaboration MUSIC VIDEO [Limited Time Release] - YouTube
TV anime 'Rock is a lady's hobby' character PV 1: Ririsa | Broadcast in April 2025 - YouTube
Anime 'Black Butler Book of Circus' digest video | Anime 'Black Butler -Green Witch-' will start broadcasting in April 2025! - YouTube
TV anime 'The White Mage who was expelled from the Brave Party is picked up by an S-rank adventurer ~This White Mage is too out of the norm~' teaser PV - YouTube
The daily life of an artist. pic.twitter.com/vdaYmuZpC7
— Indian Monk @ 'Agriculture Unrivaled' Volume 2 on sale now! (@indozou) February 20, 2025
Good morning. It's the release date of the Ultraman Arc and Hypnosis Mic movies. The movie will only be completed once the audience has watched it and given their feedback. I hope everyone will watch it with their own thoughts, saying things like, 'This isn't right,' 'That isn't right,' 'This is it!' #HypnosisMic #UltramanArcpic.twitter.com /vGLyG2QTq8
— Takanori Tsujimoto (@TakaTsujimo) February 20, 2025
The Kotoba Party won!!
— Ryota Iwasaki (@zurixzuri) February 21, 2025
✨🎉🀄👩👩🧑🩷🎊✨
✨🪭🙃🙃🙃🧡✨ #HypnVibeshttps ://t.co/RUnflKW7md
✅Hypnosis Mic 48 Pattern Chart I made this for myself because I wanted to check which patterns I could enjoy, but if anyone wants to use it, feel free to use it!
— Higoromoso (@higoromoso_) February 19, 2025
(Please let me know if I'm wrong...!) pic.twitter.com/rraaQr5Mla
A village without menpic.twitter.com/KQCu8wRXpA
— Makotoji (@makotoji16) February 20, 2025
The end of the Grippus War is near so I'm reposting this imaginary if story . The Captain who stopped time and Kamyu who started to mark time.pic.twitter.com/3kmWPXOUrU
— Mitsuzono (@328kzn) February 20, 2025
I was a Lu fan, but the picture also touched me in the final episode of Ellepic.twitter.com/CRAh3f35sA
— Unasaka ///C105 Monday West-69a (@unasaka0309) February 20, 2025
You're talking about a cat!! lol https://t.co/G4b1Ya2I2W pic.twitter.com/Po4b7oKueP
— Shizuma Komai (Second generation Konomi (@magozone23) February 20, 2025
The 20th is Hamburger-chan Blue Knight 4-Panel Comic Day!!!
— Hamburger (@HundredBurger) February 20, 2025
With the renewal of Blue Knight, this Blue Knight four-panel comic that I drew on the 20th of every month will also come to an end!!!
Goodbye. pic.twitter.com/0AYLjOQNEy
【notice】
— Yuka Nagata (@yhantou) February 18, 2025
On February 20th, 'Blue Knight' 24A and B issues (KADOKAWA) will be released. The serial 'Musubime' is published at the end of issue 24B. This issue will be the final installment of 'Musubime'. The theme of the final installment is 'Musubime'. Thank you very much to everyone. pic.twitter.com/h3Wxkqz8c7
🐾Notice🐾
— 'The Legend of Hei' Blu-ray & DVD now on sale (@heicat_movie_jp) February 20, 2025
TV broadcast version of 'The Legend of Hei: The Future I Choose' (5 episodes)
Broadcast on E-Tele🎉
📅3/8 (Sat) Episodes 1 to 3
📅3/15 (Sat) Episodes 4-5
On Saturday, February 22nd, Animax will also be showing the movie 'The Legend of Hei: The Future I Choose'!
Look forward to it 🐈✨ #TheLegendofHei #TheLegendofHeipic.twitter.com /DRDA6YBzn3
A series of drawings I did a while back, where I wondered if actors would look good playing Gundam characters using the Tezuka Star System.
— Arigato Hitoshi🌇🦖 (@ariga_megamix) February 19, 2025
Char (Seven-Colored Parakeet)
Sharia (Duke of Red) pic.twitter.com/v8dwFx40sG
I did it again... pic.twitter.com/WfuFKvWHCY
— Nobeko and Siamese cat Azuki (@yamanobejin) February 18, 2025
Kaname (CV. Kana Hanazawa) Character song 'Kaname' Full Size / TV anime 'RINGING FATE' - YouTube
'TRPG ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON' 15 seconds PV [AC6] - YouTube
Dungeons & Dragons: New Quest DLC - YouTube
'Ryu ga Gotoku 8 Gaiden Pirates in Hawaii' original soundtrack music distribution service starts & booklet, sticker included CD released on March 26th! [Preview video] - YouTube
Call of Duty: Warzone & Black Ops 6 | COD x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trailer - YouTube
[Collapse: Star Rail] Golden Epic PV 'The First Dawn of Destiny' - YouTube
'Metal Bringer' release date announcement trailer - YouTube
'Dragon Country Rune Factory' Character Introduction Video 'Mokoron' - YouTube
'The Sims 4' Businesses & Hobbies Expansion Pack | Official Gameplay Trailer-YouTube
'3℃ Sand Puzzle' Introduction Trailer - YouTube
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 | Season 2 Reloaded Multiplayer Maps - YouTube
'Human Fall Flat' new stage 'Underwater' trailer - YouTube
'Human Fall Flat' new stage 'Port' trailer - YouTube
'Human Fall Flat' new stage 'Copper World' trailer - YouTube
Special video PlayStation®Lineup Video 'From a Small Room' feat. Nanawo Akari and 11 Artists - YouTube
'Ryu ga Gotoku 8 Gaiden Pirates in Hawaii' Deluxe Edition Introduction Video - YouTube
'Mobile Battleship Gundog: Solar System Story' - Launch Trailer | PS5® & PS4® - YouTube
[Turn your spare time into playtime] PlayStation Portal™ Remote Player x 'Astro Bot' feat. Finn Wolfhard | PlayStation®5 - YouTube
Bunny🐰🐰 pic.twitter.com/qzoThH6Igb
— Ruru Hoshino 🌷 Illustrator (@ruruhoshino) February 20, 2025
The PC version of Stella Blade will be released in June along with the NIKKE DLC. Please add it to your wishlist ❤ #StellaBlade #PC #NIKKE #Nikepic.twitter.com /ztFloCQSRa
— StellarBlade (@StellarBlade) February 12, 2025
#FuneralofFrieren #frieren pic.twitter.com/6YytGjoDj0
— lilium (@lilydisease) February 10, 2025
#I want people who like the design to follow mepic.twitter.com/tmBSEKC1KH
— Marble @VGGC 9th [F-27] (@maburu_ekaki) February 11, 2025
#I want people who like the design to follow mepic.twitter.com/zZmbWZ9VNx
— Sugimoto (@sgmt_proxy) February 10, 2025
It's a habit. pic.twitter.com/inMDQuMshP
— Yumeshiki (@yumeshiki489) February 19, 2025
◆Sports, entertainment, music, movies (entertainment)
Susumu Hirasawa + Kaito
— Susumu Hirasawa Official Website (@Hirasawa_Info) February 20, 2025
Appearing at Bubbling & Boiling Music & Arts Festival The Southeast of China!
For more information, please see the official website News. pic.twitter.com/Uphsu4Nl1F
Regarding our 'Akai Kitsune Udon' short anime ad pic.twitter.com/oZL1gWOzRG
— CHOCOLATE Inc. (@inc_CHOCOLATE) February 21, 2025
📢 Announcement about the stage greeting on Sunday, February 23rd In response to many of your requests, we are preparing to hold a stage greeting in Japan to thank fans for the huge success of 'Twilight Warriors: Battle! Kowloon Walled City' on Sunday, February 23rd, so that you can watch it at a later date. … pic.twitter.com/rhcixx0fVb
— 'Twilight Warriors: Battle! Kowloon Walled City' is currently showing to rave reviews (@totwjp) February 20, 2025
I bought it on resale but it turned out to be this pic.twitter.com/g5xl3g9460
— Yoko (@yokost_) February 20, 2025
I beg the distributors and those at Baltic 9, even if there are a lot of empty seats on the day, please convey that 'there was a fierce battle for tickets, and those empty seats are the remains of a battle between those who chose to give back to the production team by watching a screening or flying to Hong Kong with the money they had rather than giving it to the underworld that runs the scalping business.'
— SAYU (@osayu_paitan) February 20, 2025
◆New products (clothing, food, housing)
'Crab Cream Croquette' made with plenty of red snow crab is now on sale! | Matsunoya | Matsuya Foods
Lawson launches egg tart and cheese tart with a crispy texture | Official Lawson website
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