Headline news for December 19, 2025



McDonald's is running a ' Tokuninarudo' campaign for seven days only, from Friday, December 19, 2025, to Thursday, December 25, 2025, offering a 530 yen discount on the regular price of ¥1,480 (tax included) for just ¥950 (tax included) . Customers can choose from six sauces: the limited-time 'Garlic Butter Steak Sauce,' 'Cheese Fondue Sauce,' and the classic 'Barbecue Sauce' and 'Mustard Sauce.' This campaign is also a collaboration with 'Sumikko Gurashi,' and in addition to being offered in limited-edition original packaging, the limited-time sauce packaging also features character designs.

Save ¥530 for a limited time only! For 7 days only, from December 19th (Friday) to December 25th (Thursday), the Chicken McNuggets® 30-piece will be available for a special price of ¥950! | McDonald's Official
https://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/campaign/winter-nuggets/

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

Interpol calls for changing the term 'international romance scam' from 'pig killing' to 'romantic baiting,' saying 'pig' is too insensitive to victims - GIGAZINE

I've been exploring Raiden Films, the creator of 'After School Dice Club' - GIGAZINE

I tried passkey authentication using the Google Titan Security Key, which can store up to 250 passkeys - GIGAZINE

I played the two-player board game 'Patchwork: Winter Gift' where you acquire tiles and fill the board like a puzzle, and made cookies with the enclosed mold - GIGAZINE

'Tower of the Sun' projection mapping has both sides, Ramen EXPO is also a great success - GIGAZINE

Dirty air can kill you, but it's not like you can just use an air purifier. Why? - GIGAZINE

We tested the heat retention ability of the 'Mountain Bottle,' an ultra-high-performance insulated bottle that only cools down by about 6°C in 7 hours, to see if it is useful for everyday use - GIGAZINE

I tried a 'Turtle Burger' made from sea turtle meat in the tax haven of the Cayman Islands - GIGAZINE

A mysterious phenomenon that causes neighbors' alarms to ring the moment a car is put into reverse has become a hot topic online - GIGAZINE

How do humans appear in the eyes of dolphins? - GIGAZINE

◆ Material (notes and other miscellaneous items)
The 'Eva Study Notebook' is a genius invention that turns lines from Eva manga into memorization content and overcomes civics, which was a weakness of the author... You can play back what you want to remember in your head with Asuka's voice - Togetter

NEC's 'Bazaar de Gozaru' calendar, due to contractual reasons, will end its 35-year trial period with the 2026 edition. 'I received it from a business partner,' and other regrets - Togetter

All the company's New Year's card data has disappeared and we're in a meeting → Isn't it all about pretending someone has died in order to mourn? When I suggested something like that, my boss gave me an unexpected response - Togetter

◆Science (science, learning, technology)
Extrasolar comet 3I/ATLAS makes closest approach to Earth today - CNN.co.jp

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) will publish the status of the review by the Advisory Board on the Accreditation of International Universities of Excellence.

Giant slide overcomes heterogeneous structure | JAMSTEC | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology | JAMSTEC

- Clarifying the geological structure and physical properties of the plate boundary fault in the Japan Trench -



◆ Society, politics, and economy (incidents, world news, and business)
[Breaking News] Saitama District Public Prosecutor Leaks Investigation Information | 47NEWS

Prime Minister's Office source: 'Japan should have nuclear weapons' - National Security Advisor in informal interview | 47NEWS

Chief Cabinet Secretary: 'We will adhere to the three non-nuclear principles' in response to Prime Minister's official 'nuclear possession' remarks | NHK News | Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear and Missiles, Security

[Breaking News] Prime Minister's Office Source Says Japan Needs to Possess Nuclear Weapons | 47NEWS

Prime Minister's official explains that there is 'no discussion' within the administration about whether Japan should possess nuclear weapons [Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, LDP President]: Asahi Shimbun

Sumishin SBI becomes 'Docomo SMTB Net Bank' - Strengths in telecommunications, finance, and investment consultation - Nikkei

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department: Vietnamese man arrested for allegedly using a substitute driver's license while his passenger was in the country illegally - Sankei News

'We are ghosts': Night shift foreign workers supporting British society from behind the scenes - 10 photos International News: AFPBB News

Meitetsu Department Store closure postponed as Nagoya Station redevelopment plan remains undecided [Aichi Prefecture]: Asahi Shimbun

Bank of Japan decides to raise interest rates to 0.75%, the highest level in 30 years. What will happen to daily life? An easy-to-understand explanation of the impact | NHK News | Bank of Japan (BOJ), Finance, and News Deep Dive

[Breaking News] Osaka Prefectural Police Investigate Organ Trap at Market | 47NEWS

[Breaking News] Komeito leader says nuclear weapons statements deserve impeachment | 47NEWS

Gen Nakatani: 'Appropriate action should be taken' regarding comments by Prime Minister's Office officials about nuclear possession | Mainichi Shimbun

Estimated damage from a Tokyo metropolitan earthquake: Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Ibaraki, Gunma, Tochigi, Nagano, Yamanashi, Shizuoka [Seismic intensity by city, town, and village] | NHK News | Tokyo metropolitan earthquake, earthquake, and news deep dive

New damage estimates for Tokyo metropolitan earthquake: 18,000 deaths, 400,000 buildings destroyed or burned, 83 trillion yen in economic damage, risk of national disaster | NHK News | Tokyo metropolitan earthquake, earthquake, Tokyo

MLIT to revise ordinance in late January to allow safe US cars to be imported without additional testing | NHK News | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Automobiles, Customs

How does the world view China's Japan-bashing? The logic behind 'it's good to be hated' | Mainichi Shimbun

Cultural facility renamed 'Trump Kennedy Center' - Kennedy family protests, calling it 'outrageous' - 4 photos International News: AFPBB News

[Breaking News] Former Defense Minister Calls for Appropriate Response to Nuclear Weapon Remarks | 47NEWS

Bank of Japan decides to raise interest rates to 0.75%, lowest level in 30 years, and plans to continue raising interest rates beyond 2026 - Nikkei

Saeki, former secretary and speechwriter to Prime Minister Abe, to be appointed Cabinet Public Relations Secretary [Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae, LDP President]: Asahi Shimbun

'Financial nuclear weapon' failed to work on Russia, but the yuan's economic sphere expands: Asahi Shimbun

Nagoya Station redevelopment project: General contractor suddenly withdraws; key points for reworking plan [Aichi Prefecture]: Asahi Shimbun

Government 'Adheres to the Three Non-Nuclear Principles': Former Defense Minister Addresses Discussion of Replacement | 47NEWS

International University of Health and Welfare acquires Ichikawa General Hospital...Tokyo Dental College approaches transfer due to large deficit: Yomiuri Shimbun

Two Finnish lawmakers given 'severe warning' for posting slant-eye photos and apologized in front of cameras: Asahi Shimbun

143 secret births in South Korea since legalization: may have had some effect in preventing infant abandonment | Mainichi Shimbun

◆ Lifestyle (life, living, health)
Companies say they're short-staffed, but many people want to work, but they're all rejected. 'In the end, they just want people who are convenient enough to work for minimum wage?' - Togetter

The lady sitting across from me at work brought out a bunch of wafers in a Ziploc bag and asked, 'Do you want to eat some?' ... The otaku instantly understood - Togetter

Princess Aiko releases ducks at a duck farm, but the ducks become so soft they don't fly away. 'The ducks are finished...' 'They're really good' - Togetter

At Starbucks, there was a woman occupying two seats by hanging her coat on the chair next to me, and I thought that it was bad manners even though it was crowded, and about 30 minutes later, an adult man came out from under the coat - Togetter

Recently, I've been getting a lot of painful stuff coming out of the sides of my nails. What's this? → Some people like to tear it off with their 'small nails,' but it's better to treat and care for it so that it doesn't turn into a 'fallon' - Togetter

I'm not good at Japanese so I don't really understand what this means. 'It's a representative of difficult questions.' 'The question requires the ability to understand what you're trying to say.' - Togetter

I don't understand why I'm losing points on my 3rd grade math test → It's not mathematically wrong, but it's because I'm not following the rules of calculation I learned in class - Togetter

If you put bubble wrap on a rental window, it will be a big problem if you move out. 'I don't want to experience that hellish time anymore.' → Alternatives and methods for restoring the property to its original state are gathered - Togetter

'When you go to lunch with someone superior, even if they tell you you can order whatever you want, order the cheapest daily special,' I was taught when I was a new employee. Does this still apply today? - Togetter

A masterpiece of psychological horror, 'Drowning Girl,' written by a narrator suffering from schizophrenia who holds contradictory memories as 'truth' - Basic Reading

In the morning, I thought, 'Make porridge from raw rice in a soup jar and bring it!' But at lunchtime, this tragedy 'betrayal of regret' advice continued - Togetter

◆IT/Gadgets (Internet, software, hardware, mobile)
The dangers of alternative data streams and how to view/delete them

[Request to all authors] If you receive a commercial inquiry from another company, please contact Kakuyomu management. - Announcement from Kakuyomu

Report and Apology Regarding the Corrective Order from the Consumer Affairs Agency | SB C&S Corporation

[Yusuke Ohara's Semiconductor Industry Stories] Arm's Quiet Acquisition and the Story of New Silicon Photonics Entrants - PC Watch

I got a call from the police and was accused of unauthorized access, so I called back and was connected to the person in charge → I still couldn't believe it, so I went to the police station - Togetter

The obstacles that new graduate engineers faced in code review and design, and how to overcome them - Speee DEVELOPER BLOG

[Give it a try] Preventing slander on social media with Claude Code - Testing the effectiveness with four personas - Insight Edge Tech Blog

The order I placed on Uber Eats at 17:39 is still being prepared... If I cancel, I'll have to pay a cancellation fee of over 10,000 yen, so I'm going to be ridiculous - Togetter

◆Anime, games, manga (subculture)


















































































[Law of the West] Stupid Game Exploration #59 'I am the law' [Law of the West] - Niconico Video



Looking at this chart, you can see how broadly Japanese history manga covers. → Is Assassin's Creed on fire because Japanese people have acquired basic knowledge from history manga? - Togetter

Theatrical animation 'Etoile Blooming in Paris' official trailer (30 seconds) | Nationwide release on Friday, March 13, 2026 - YouTube


TV anime 'Wandering Meals in Another World with Outrageous Skills 2' original soundtrack preview video - YouTube


HYKE: Northern Light(s) Original Soundtrack Preview Video | Download Available - YouTube


'Poupelle of Chimney Town: The Clock Tower of Promise' Trailer [Released March 27th (Friday)] - YouTube


Animated film 'Kusunoki no Kannin' official trailer ② [Released on Friday, January 30, 2026] - YouTube


TV anime 'Noble Reincarnation ~ Gaining the Strongest Power from a Blessed Birth ~' 3rd PV-YouTube


'Attack on Titan' Final Chapter THE LAST ATTACK Revival Screening Trailer! - YouTube


Minecraft x SpongeBob Biome DLC - YouTube


'ARC Raiders' new update 'Cold Snap' trailer - YouTube


'Human Fall Flat' new stage 'Dockyard' trailer-YouTube


'SAROS' - Pre-order Trailer │ PS5® - YouTube


'Sonic Rumble' Godzilla Collaboration Official Trailer-YouTube


'Zelda Musou: Chronicles of the Sealed War' 5th trailer 'Spun Chronicles' - YouTube


LOKKO – Open Beta Trailer | PS5® - YouTube


Formula Legends - Early 2010s Season Pack Launch Trailer - YouTube


'SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada' - SEASON3 ENDER BUSTERS - Mid-Update Trailer - YouTube


'HEART of CROWN' Release Trailer | Steam/Nintendo Switch - YouTube


'Princess Shinigami and the Monster of the Ishokan' Soundtrack Preview Movie - YouTube


HELLDIVERS™ 2 x KILLZONE - Legendary Warbond Trailer - YouTube











New game 'Orichalcum Soul: A Rookie Adventurer Trained to Death by the Strongest Party and Becomes Invincible' officially launches! | CTW Corporation Press Release

Sony Group to acquire Snoopy's 'Peanuts' company for 71 billion yen - Nikkei

A Painter from Makoto Shinkai Studio Depicts Japan's Vanishing Landscapes. Mateusz Urbanowicz, a Polish Artist Discovers the Charm of Tokyo | Sumo Journal - Home & Living News and Columns

◆Sports, entertainment, music, movies (entertainment)
Exclusive Scoop: Talented producer SKY-HI calls underage female idol (17) to his house in the middle of the night, but she responds that it was a 'careless and misleading' move [including the group he's representing, scheduled to perform at the NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen] | NEWS Post Seven

◆New products (clothing, food, shelter)
Get ready for Christmas at home with Seven-Eleven | Seven-Eleven

FamilyMart's Ehomaki 2026 | Campaign | FamilyMart

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