Headline news for February 13, 2026



McDonald's ' Cheese Cheese Double Cheeseburger' will be back for a limited two-week period starting Wednesday, February 18, 2026. The Cheese Cheese Double Cheeseburger is based on the 'Double Cheeseburger' - two beef patties sandwiched between two slices of cheddar cheese - and adds two slices of white cheddar cheese, resulting in a layered cheese burger with two different types of cheese. This item has been well-received in previous limited-time releases, and will be available again until Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Prices start from 500 yen for a single item and 800 yen for a value set.

Cheese lovers, we've kept you waiting! The 'Melting Cheese Temptation,' a luxurious treat made with four slices of white and cheddar cheese, is back due to popular demand! Fans have been waiting for it! The irresistible 'Cheese Cheese Double Cheese' will be available for two weeks only, starting Wednesday, February 18th! | McDonald's Official
https://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/company/news/2026/0213a/

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

Amazon is testing a new feature that will redirect users to brand websites even if the product is not available on the platform - GIGAZINE

MIT develops ultra-lightweight drone that can fly for about 1,000 seconds, which may be useful for artificial pollination - GIGAZINE

Scarlett Johansson, whose deepfake video was created using AI, appeals for AI regulation - GIGAZINE

Cloudflare sued by 'patent goro' but wins big victory by invalidating patent - GIGAZINE

I was curious about the contents of the helium-filled HDD, so I actually disassembled it and took it apart - GIGAZINE

I actually warmed up with the 'Yuru Camp △ Handy Cairo Chikuwa ver.', which is based on the Cairo that appeared in the anime 'Yuru Camp △' - GIGAZINE

Director Taika Waititi says live-action film version of 'AKIRA' is 'all on hold' - GIGAZINE

What did the latest equipment reveal about ceramics discovered from an 800-year-old shipwreck? - GIGAZINE

Bill Gates announces '9 surprising things' that show the world is moving in a direction never before predicted - GIGAZINE

There is a real example that proves that 'restricting screenshots' because of 'copyright infringement' will seriously kill you - GIGAZINE

20-year study reveals the difference between a 'growth mindset' and a 'non-growth mindset' - GIGAZINE

How to break the bad habit of putting off important things that should be done sooner - GIGAZINE

The total amount of information in the world is 295 exabytes, of which 94% is digitized - GIGAZINE

◆ Material (notes and other miscellaneous items)







Just the sleeves! Making a reverse down vest (1/2) :: Daily Portal Z




◆Science (science, learning, technology)
New research suggests vast hydrogen 'oceans' at Earth's core, or hydrogen may have existed during Earth's development - CNN.co.jp

'Is fat caused by oil or sugar?' Biology lecture by Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo

Part 8: A soil scientist who examined all 12 types of soil on-site reveals the most memorable soil | National Geographic Japan

New study finds that this was one of the earliest terrestrial herbivores, using its large jaws and rows of teeth to grind up fibers - CNN.co.jp

Kyoto Sangyo University to take over Notre Dame University's psychology department and faculty | Mainichi Shimbun

◆ Society, politics, and economy (incidents, world news, and business)
New leader of the Center Reform Alliance, Junya Ogawa, holds a press conference to defeat former Constitutional Democratic Party leader Takeshi Kai | NHK News | Elections, House of Representatives, and Diet




[Breaking News] Exclusive: Akiko Kamei of the Center-Reach Reform Alliance hints at the possibility of leaving the party (published February 12, 2026) | Nihonkai TV NEWS NNN

The Constitutional Democratic Party and Komeito in the House of Councillors operate as separate factions; the centrist merger is a 'collection of internal party opinions' | Mainichi Shimbun

Democratic Party and Komeito decide not to form a unified parliamentary group in the House of Councillors, taking a cautious stance toward centrist mergers | 47NEWS

Team Mirai Data Book [1] | Understanding Supporters: Economic Situation, Policy Pros and Cons, Ideology (2026 House of Representatives Election Survey) | Chiki Lab

Nihon University Third High School 'We are considering how to respond to the baseball club's future activities' ... Two club members were referred to prosecutors for allegedly spreading obscene videos to over 20 people: Yomiuri Shimbun

Kashiwa facility for people with disabilities closes after resident assault death, but expands into Ibaraki / Chiba | Mainichi Shimbun

Seven-Eleven to reduce rice ball and other production in Hokkaido from three times a day to two | NHK News | Work, Work Style, Logistics

Jikei University to develop 'regenerative drug' for lungs damaged by tobacco, clinical trials to begin around 2030

President Trump wants to win the midterm elections. Is gerrymandering his 'secret weapon'? Is there a rift within the ruling Republican Party? | NHK News | America, President Trump, Deep Dive

Violent crime drops dramatically in major US cities: Murders down 19%, robberies down 20% - CNN.co.jp

Will the number of Indian curry restaurants in Shin-Okubo plummet in the next three years? Will the area become a 'ruin'? Restaurants face unreasonableness due to 'stricter business and management visas' | AERA DIGITAL

US drops to lowest ever ranking for world corruption - CNN.co.jp

Hyogo Prefecture's revenue shortfall is expected to worsen significantly due to rising long-term interest rates, and the prefecture may become a 'bond issuing authorized organization' as early as this summer | Society | Kobe Shimbun NEXT

11 boys arrested on suspicion of assaulting parents of rival group | NEWSjp

'Tropicalization' causes mold on ceilings, condensation on air conditioners is also behind it. Air conditioning giants such as Daikin Industries are taking measures - Nikkei Shimbun

Indonesia turns highways into runways and islands into cheap 'aircraft carriers' (1/2) - CNN.co.jp

Will Prime Minister Takaichi take on the taboo of taxing religious organizations? A powerful counterpunch sends Soka Gakkai into a frenzy | Daily Shincho

Minnesota students arrested on their way to and from school: 170 people detained in detention facilities per day, school officials patrol school routes: Yomiuri Shimbun

French President Macron criticizes Musk as a 'subsidy man' - 12 photos International News: AFPBB News

Former Prime Minister Ishiba's home prefecture of Tottori is the only place where the LDP's votes fell from the previous election in the House of Representatives proportional representation election. Ishiba's own votes also fell - Sankei News

Nissan's final deficit of 650 billion yen, second consecutive year of losses due to structural reform costs - Nikkei

Opposition stronghold blown away by 'Team Takaichi': 'Policy discussions no longer reach them' [Nara Prefecture] [2026 House of Representatives Election]: Asahi Shimbun

A father screams his lifeless son's name, while the assailant clicks his tongue at the damage to his car. Dashcam footage played in court [1-year-old child fatal accident - full trial report] (Yanagihara Mika) - Expert - Yahoo! News

[Breaking News] The Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito decide not to unite in the House of Councillors | 47NEWS

NHK Radio Reorganization Notice

Breaking News: Rakuten Posts 177.8 Billion Yen Deficit | 47NEWS

'Overseas Special Agents' are misusing AI, causing widespread damage and preying on young people | Mainichi Shimbun

More than 300 'dangerous posts' during the House of Representatives election, including posts suggesting harm to Prime Minister Takaichi, National Police Agency

Former Ito Mayor Takubo refuses to submit alleged graduation certificate to police | NHK News | Shizuoka Prefecture

[Breaking News] Government Declines Cabinet Ministers to Attend 'Takeshima Day' Ceremony | 47NEWS

'Anna Miller's' returns after 3 years, uniform design intact | NEWSjp

Trump tariffs 'almost entirely' borne by Americans, NY Fed analysis | Reuters

Trump Administration Announces Elimination of Automobile Emissions Regulations | NHK News | President Trump, America, and the Environment

Fisheries Agency seizes Chinese fishing boat off Nagasaki, arrests captain | NHK News | Nagasaki Prefecture, Chugoku, Fisheries Agency

Column: Takaichi's LDP landslide victory: How to interpret the market reaction - Hideo Kumano | Reuters

Pro-prosecution, open 'lobbying': Behind the scenes, two problems in the retrial review: Asahi Shimbun

With a single chocolate bar costing over 200 yen, 40% of people have no plans to give Valentine's Day gifts | Mainichi Shimbun

76% of unmarried people are 'not dating' - Women 'don't see the need' for marriage, men 'have less money to spend' - Sankei News

47% of House of Representatives Electors Oppose Separate Surnames, Reversing Support: Asahi/University of Tokyo Survey [House of Representatives Election 2026]: Asahi Shimbun

Trump administration expands efforts to revoke citizenship from naturalized immigrants - reports | Reuters

Fisheries Agency seizes Chinese fishing boat, arrests captain off the coast of Nagasaki Prefecture - 1 photo International News: AFPBB News

'It's revenge': LDP demands all committee chair posts in the House of Representatives after falling from minority to overwhelming victory [Centre Reform Alliance] [Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, LDP President] [Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)]: Asahi Shimbun

Switzerland to hold population limit referendum in June, could affect immigration - CNN.co.jp

The Takaichi administration's historic victory in a popular vote: Where is democracy heading? [Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, LDP President] [2026 House of Representatives Election]: Asahi Shimbun

Bullying of a second-grade boy at a Suginami Ward public elementary school: Declared a 'serious incident,' but the ward's investigation remains unsuccessful. The victim, who said he was 'beaten by a 6-on-1 ratio and kneed in the thigh...,' continues to miss school | Daily Shincho

[Exclusive] Man mistaken for a 'Party Supporter' due to orange hat, suffering broken ribs after assault by group calling itself 'Shibaki-tai' (Shibikitai) - Osaka Prefectural Police investigating as assault case | MBS News




Constitutional Democratic Party's Yasumi calls newspaper 'trash' - YouTube


'Instantaneous Event' Revealed in Footage: Gunma, Isesaki City, Family of Three Dead, Ruling Today (February 13, 2026) - YouTube


Gunma Prefecture: Three people killed in Isesaki accident: Defendant found guilty of dangerous driving, sentenced to 20 years in prison by Maebashi District Court | NHK News | Trials, Incidents & Accidents, Gunma Prefecture

Man sentenced to 20 years in prison for dangerous driving, killing three in Gunma Prefecture: Sanyo Shimbun Digital | San-Digi

Manchester United co-owner criticised by British Prime Minister for saying Britain was colonised by immigrants - 1 photo International News: AFPBB News

◆ Lifestyle (life, living, health)







[Milan Olympics] As a result of the buzz about 'How to prevent the bathroom floor from getting flooded,' the hotel took action. 'Twitter is amazing.' 'It must be interior construction work by all followers.' - Togetter

When I tried to pay with cash at a Starbucks in Korea, I was asked if I had a card, but why did I have to pay with a card when I could use cash? This is a confusing story: 'Korea is becoming increasingly cashless' - Togetter

When I asked, 'My cat won't drink water,' I was told, 'Try floating some lettuce,' and when I tried it, it really solved the problem → A great idea based on the characteristics of cats' eyesight - Togetter

An unforgettable memory from a cooking class: 'I stopped a child who was playing around and trying to put mackerel liver in his mouth' → The story of a child who ate raw crayfish in a reply was sad and scary - Togetter

Some students who say they gave up on going to college because of money haven't looked into scholarships, tuition exemptions, etc. → If you listen to their stories in detail, it might not just be money that's the reason - Togetter

Posts like 'You'll die without a car in the countryside' regularly appear on X, but this wasn't the case before private cars became common... → Various opinions about life at that time - Togetter

In the case where six students were taken to the hospital after eating pizza during a cooking class, why did the students continue to eat the pizza with a large amount of salt even though they felt it was salty? → 'Maybe they accidentally used a poisoning technique' - Togetter

A glimpse into the child-rearing views of the time from the 1952 maternal and child health handbook → Terrible things were written on the storage bag of the 1968 handbook - Togetter

While enjoying the Pikmin game of putting up posters in Team Mirai's electoral district, I suddenly became a Pikmin | ChiCChi

Former members of the defeated Centre Reform Alliance are moving one after another... Some of the defeated candidates' opinions about the difficulties of moving are harsh, but the harshness of being a member of parliament is conveyed - Togetter

The first trial of the 'Brain Surgeon Takeda-kun' model case, a person who attended the prosecution's intense pressuring, revealed the scene of chaos, saying, 'If it were me, I would be openly saying the death penalty is fine' - Togetter

I'm moving to the countryside soon, so when I told my boyfriend, who is from Tokyo and three prefectures, 'I have to buy a car,' he said, 'I'll commute to work on a mamachari' → If anyone in the countryside rides a bike, they'll report me! - Togetter

Recent influencers and politicians have begun to outsource their badmouthing without directly responding, so the opinion that 'I don't say bad things' is quite dangerous - Togetter

It is often said that 'Japan's literacy rate is high,' but there are people who can read letters but cannot read sentences, and they only pick up words and act on their own intuition that 'this must be the content.' - Togetter

Kochi Prefecture, which is unknown to residents of other prefectures, seems to take a long time to get anywhere from Kochi City → There are no expressways, so you have to take the local roads, and Cape Ashizuri never arrives - Togetter

There are people who send 'Who?' to the comment section of every obituary, right? If you have that much free time, just go to the funeral home and ask 'Who?' all day long. - Togetter

Demolition work began near the school this morning... From 7:30 to 8:30, the road is pedestrian-only and children are on their way to school, but cars are coming in openly → 'You should report it, it could be an illegal demolition company' - Togetter

I was carefully eating the last honey my late grandfather made, and one day a visitor said, 'Oh, I see,' and it was used in large quantities... What was the right thing to say at that time? - Togetter

I heard a story about a family with small children who moved to the bottom floor, who received a noise complaint from the floor above, but was able to resolve the issue afterwards. 'It's hard to imitate' - Togetter

I'm curious as to what intentions are behind turning a corner of this extremely expensive Roppongi parking lot into a Japanese garden... → Is this some kind of tax saving measure? - Togetter

What do you think is the best way to eat chicken breast meat, which tends to be dry? Everyone's preferences, such as 'soaking it in brine overnight' and 'grilling it over very low heat for 30 minutes' - Togetter

When I traveled to Russia to ride the Trans-Siberian Railway, I was taken to a separate room and interrogated → The exchange with the immigration inspector at this time was interesting: 'Your middle finger has no fingerprints, but were you shooting?' - Togetter







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




How to fix the issue where 'QTTabBar' disappears after applying Windows Update | Windows Tips!

How I systematically restructured a startup's 'just-working' infrastructure

Two high school baseball team members referred to prosecutors for allegedly sending and spreading obscene videos on social media | NHK News | Incidents & Accidents, IT & Internet, High School Baseball

Are Japanese smartphones too expensive? Discussion on reviewing discount regulations underway at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications [Mobile Communications SE by Junya Ishino] - Impress Watch

[By prefecture] Special addresses and residential addresses - estie inside blog

PayPay and Visa Enter into Strategic Partnership Agreement to Promote Payment Innovation Globally and in Japan | Press Release Date: February 12, 2026 | PayPay Corporation




[Moving away from OCR] No more transcription! How to implement ColPali RAG to search PDFs 'as they appear'

Claude Code Web running in 10 parallel threads! Harness engineering for massively parallel LLM coding, developed while creating Team Mirai's election support tool | Jun Ito

[Latest version] Everyone using GitHub Copilot should also install 'SKILL.md' #AI - Qiita

'Elon is amazing, but Zuckerberg is a sieve.' What recruiters of illegal part-time jobs fear is not the police or the Yakuza, but changes to social media algorithms - Togetter

We have released 'sshpod', an open-source tool that allows you to connect to Kubernetes Pods using local ssh/scp - Preferred Networks Tech Blog

The problem of the winter breaker tripping easily was solved for just 300 yen a month [Today's Like!] - Home Appliance Watch

Korean manufacturer 'ALT' launches in Japan, releasing 'MIVE Casema,' a folding mobile phone with a numeric keypad, on the 19th - Keitai Watch

The official draw.io MCP Server has been released! I tried it with Kiro CLI and compared it with AWS Diagram MCP Server #Draw.io - Qiita

The performance of the GLM-5 is amazing. It has caught up with major commercial models. - Hatena Kishida

Trending words you need to know now: Camera users and 'USB4' - What's the difference between it and Thunderbolt? - Digital Camera Watch

Text-scale allows you to enlarge text at a user-specified scale | blog.jxck.io

Rakuten Mobile CEO Mikitani comments on hopping behavior: 'I want an industry-wide response' - Mobile Watch

2026 Olympics: Unending slander against athletes on social media reveals damage | NHK News | Milan-Cortina Olympics, Olympic and Paralympic Games, Italy

DDR5 Memory Prices Remain High, with New Products Including a 16GB x 2 Pack for ¥59,800 [Memory Prices for the First Half of February] - AKIBA PC Hotline!

Western Digital (Sandisk) 8TB SSDs skyrocket in price, reaching 450,000 yen, and Kioxia launches two new PCIe 5.0-compatible products [SSD prices for the first half of February] - AKIBA PC Hotline!

A conspiracy theory claiming that 'Team Mirai's vote share in depopulated areas is unnaturally uniform' goes viral, but it was immediately verified by a programmer and found to be unfounded - Togetter

In this day and age, PC gamepads cost over 10,000 yen. Why are they so expensive? - Katsuo Ishida's 'PC Games for Drinking' - Window Forest

A method to achieve almost free communication costs by combining povo and Rakuten Mobile's benefits has become a hot topic, and mobile phone salespeople lament what to do - Togetter

A complete guide to Claude Code




◆Anime, games, manga (subculture)




[Rare Game] Play the heartwarming game of life 'Milano's Part-Time Job Collection' with beautiful pixel art! [Retro Game Exploration] - Niconico Video



Yukari makes her Yandere girlfriend AI repent and escapes [AI2U] - Niconico Video



Where is my sister going? - Niconico Video





Memories of university club activities: The SF research group held a tournament, but... I mostly just read manga and played games. In the literature club, I had fond memories of making a club magazine. - Techi Review

When young people watch 'Legend of the Galactic Heroes,' they all say, 'The enemy is too stupid.' Is this a common misconception among people who haven't read much 'third-person novels'? - Togetter




If you start saying, 'Today's Jump is more geared towards women than when I was reading it,' that's proof that you've become an old man... Response to 'Ninja and Yakuza' author Shinsuke Kondo's post - Togetter

Shonen Jump Manga Award Official Answers to the Question 'What does it mean to draw manga facing the reader?' → Today's manga is obsessed with 'defying expectations' and overly neglects 'not disappointing expectations' - Togetter

Is participating in FANZA's 10 yen sale a missed opportunity? | Shino Sasaki

Weekend Meals - Ayumi Komura / Episode 52: Hospitality Paterine | Comic Days







[Official] Brigandine Abyss | Resist the great evil. A fantasy war simulation where you stand against invasion

'Brigandine Abyss' teaser trailer-YouTube


'Etoile Blooming in Paris' x Ryokuoushoku Shakai 'Ride the Wind' Collaboration Music Video | Released on Friday, March 13th - YouTube


OVERLAP GAMES 'Love Should Be ~ Letter from the Lost House ~' Opening Movie - YouTube


'That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Tears of the Blue Sea' Main Footage [Leaving for Vacation!] | Released February 27th (Friday) - YouTube


PelleK 'Ah, My Romantic Path' x Anime 'Skeleton Knight, Now Out to Another World' SPECIAL MUSIC VIDEO - YouTube


TV anime 'Victoria with a Lot of Cards' self-introduction voice〈Nonna (CV. Shion Wakayama)〉｜TV anime adaptation confirmed⟡.· - YouTube


[Limited Time Offer] 'Pachislot takt op.Destiny' Release Commemoration! Chapter 1 to Chapter 3 Free Distribution - YouTube


Movie 'To You, Who Is Further Away Than Anywhere' Super Special - YouTube


[Main video ~ Signal loss ~] The movie 'Mars Express' is being released nationwide | MARS EXPRESS - YouTube


Diablo II Resurrected | Warlock Gameplay Trailer - YouTube


'Sonic Racing Cross Worlds' AiAi Trailer - YouTube


'BLAZBLUE ENTROPY EFFECT X' - Launch Trailer | PS5® - YouTube


'HELLDIVERS 2' - 'Mechanized Hegemony' Distribution Trailer - YouTube


'Red Desert' Preview Video #2: Combat and Growth - YouTube


'Yakuza Kiwami 3 / Yakuza 3 Gaiden Dark Ties' CM Say Hello to Akko! - YouTube


'Yakuza Kiwami 3 / Yakuza 3 Gaiden Dark Ties' CM Story Edition - YouTube


[Collapse: Star Rail] 爻光 character PV 'Everything is going well' - YouTube


'DAMON and BABY' Pre-order Trailer-YouTube


'Here comes a brilliant year!' | 'Zenless Zone Zero' Movie - YouTube


Preview Video #3: Life in Fywell | 'Red Desert' - YouTube


PRAGMATA - World View - YouTube


METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2 - Announcement Trailer (4K) | KONAMI - YouTube


'DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round' Announcement Trailer-YouTube


'DEAD OR ALIVE' New Project Teaser Trailer-YouTube


Castlevania 40th Anniversary – Overture | KONAMI - YouTube


Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Announcement Trailer (CERO) | KONAMI - YouTube


Darwin's Paradox! | Gameplay Trailer - YouTube


'Ghost of Yōtei' DLC 'Legends' (original title) latest video-YouTube


'MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls' latest video-YouTube


Darwin's Paradox! | Demo Trailer - YouTube


'Dragon Country Rune Factory' Accolade Trailer-YouTube


'Crimson Moon' latest video - YouTube


'Kena: Scars of Kosmora (tentative title)' latest video-YouTube


'BIOHAZARD requiem' 4th Trailer - YouTube


'YAKOH SHINOBI OPS' latest video-YouTube


Absolume Ver1.1 update trailer - YouTube


'Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered' latest video-YouTube


'Project Windless' latest video-YouTube


'Beast of Reincarnation' latest video-YouTube


'CONTROL Resonant' latest video-YouTube


The new trailer for '007 First Light' has finally been released at State of Play - YouTube


'Star Wars: Galactic Racer™' latest video-YouTube


'Rev. NOiR' latest video-YouTube


'DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH PC' latest video-YouTube


'John Wick' latest video-YouTube


'Honokushi Garden' 'Safe Living Mode' introduction movie - YouTube


The more you meet, the more your heart will move. | Open World Edition | PlayStation®Plus - YouTube


'Marathon' latest video-YouTube


'KILLER INN' Steam® Early Access Version WEBCM - YouTube


'KILLER INN' 'Ninja Detective Yuzen' - YouTube


'Saros' latest video-YouTube


SILENT HILL: Townfall | Official Reveal Trailer (4K:JP/CERO) | KONAMI - YouTube


'God of War' series-YouTube


YAKOH SHINOBI OPS Announcement Trailer - YouTube


Star Wars: Galactic Racer™ - Official Gameplay Trailer - YouTube


'Horizon Hunters Gathering' Cinematic Trailer-YouTube


'Horizon Hunters Gathering' gameplay trailer-YouTube


CyberSafe: Bad Connection? Official Trailer - YouTube


Poppy Playtime: Chapter 5 - Official Game Trailer - YouTube








◆Sports, entertainment, music, movies (entertainment)
Heraskevic disqualified for wearing war memorial helmet: 'It's the price of dignity' - 5 photos International News: AFPBB News

Zelenskyy denies Olympic qualifier for wearing memorial helmet - 5 photos International News: AFPBB News

Taichi Kokubun Meets with Nippon TV President to Apologize Directly for Series of Issues | NHK News | TV Station

When Utada Hikaru was about to make her US debut in 2004, a mastering engineer in New York pointed out the reason for her lack of success, and since she actually failed, the story became more credible - Togetter




'ONE PIECE' Season 2 Trailer - Netflix - YouTube


Wolfgang Heichel, vocalist of the memorable song 'Genghis Khan,' has passed away at age 75. He also received an award from Mongolia. | FNN Prime Online




◆New products (clothing, food, housing)
'Greek Yogurt Parteno with Sakura & Peach Sauce' will be available nationwide for a limited time from Tuesday, February 17th | News Release | Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.

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