Headline news for June 17, 2026


(C) Kohei Horikoshi/Shueisha, My Hero Academia Production Committee

A special video, 'PLUS ULTRA MOVIE 'You Can Become a Hero',' commemorating the 10th anniversary of the TV anime 'My Hero Academia,' was released on 'Hero Day' on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. The video depicts the journey of the protagonist, Izuku Midoriya 'Deku,' who, as a child, was told by All Might, whom he admired, 'You can become a hero,' and his subsequent pursuit of becoming the greatest hero.

My Hero Academia 10th Anniversary PLUS ULTRA MOVIE 'You Can Become a Hero' - YouTube


The video includes not only memorable scenes from the anime series, but also new footage created specifically for this project. Set to the series' iconic soundtrack, 'You Say Run,' it's a fitting memorial video to commemorate the anime's 10th anniversary, looking back on Deku's growth, his bonds with his friends, and numerous fierce battles.

Incidentally, on the same day of the same month in the past, we published the following article.

Approximately 30 clergy members, including pastors and priests, ingested high doses of magic mushrooms in a laboratory, resulting in 'life-changing experiences' and real-life life-changing events - GIGAZINE

A person who joined a company as a software engineer while serving time in prison shares their experience - GIGAZINE

A study suggests that conspiracy theorists overestimate their own cognitive abilities and believe others share their views - GIGAZINE

What did the engineer do when he realized that the Manhattan skyscraper he designed might collapse in a storm this year? - GIGAZINE

How does Meta maintain the infrastructure to run large-scale AI? - GIGAZINE

Why were 3D pipes and maze screensavers adopted? - GIGAZINE

Woman arrested for attempting to smuggle 350 Nintendo Switch games hidden in her underwear - GIGAZINE

Bank fires more than 12 employees for using software to fake keyboard and mouse movements while working remotely - GIGAZINE

World's smallest motor made from 16 atoms developed, offering a clue to solving the mysteries of quantum physics - GIGAZINE

Study shows that eating 'unhealthy food' as a reward can affect cognitive function - GIGAZINE

A case has occurred in which a patient who received a transplant of another person's 'feces' has died - GIGAZINE

Is it true that washing your body and hair too much is bad for you? - GIGAZINE

◆ Ideas (notes, miscellaneous things)




◆Science (Science, Academics, Technology)
Successful Orbital Placement and Communication with Operational Ground Station of the Ultra-Small Satellite 'VERTECS' | Press Release from Kyushu Institute of Technology, a National University Corporation

Successful control of resonant wavelength in diamond optical devices ―ME... | Press Releases & Research Results | Tohoku University

◆Society, Politics, and Economy (Events, World News, Business)
[Breaking News] Strait of Hormuz to be open to the public free of charge for 60 days, says US official | 47NEWS




[Exclusive] Supervising teachers and captain did not check on the safety of students; security camera footage obtained; 3 months since the Henoko capsizing - Sankei News

[Exclusive] The captain of the ship that capsized off the coast of Henoko had a history of sexual assault; the victimized woman testifies that he refused to comply with her request to 'stay away from the movement' in Okinawa.




Prime Minister Takaichi's 'Defamatory Video': Answers to All Questions - Voiceprint Analysis of Zoom Meeting Audio Reveals... | Weekly Bunshun

Reading Politics: 'Unnecessary' from both the right and the left - Questions arise over the Prime Minister's insistence on the crime of damaging the national flag | Mainichi Shimbun

NHK News outlines draft direction for reducing food consumption tax: to lower it to 1% for two years starting in April next year, with an income-linked payment equivalent to 1% | Consumption tax, tax credit with refund, rising prices

'Confidential childbirth': LDP PT draft outlines issues to consider support measures for medical institutions | NHK News | National Diet, Family & Childcare, Medical & Health

[Breaking News] Ministry of Defense: 'This cannot be overlooked' - Statement on the last-minute cancellation of the Self-Defense Forces exhibit at Nagoya University Festival | TBS NEWS DIG

[Breaking News] Ministry of Defense expresses extreme regret over cancellation of school festival exhibit | 47NEWS

Russian artist who caricatured Putin shot dead in Poland (5 photos) International News: AFPBB News

Russian artist known for caricatures criticizing Putin shot dead in exile in Poland - CNN.co.jp

Large-scale heavy industry company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries rushes drone development: How Ukraine has changed defense equipment - Nikkei

Apartment building reconstructed due to illegal piling work; contractor ordered to pay 1.4 billion yen in damages | Mainichi Shimbun

Kinokuniya and 15 other bookstores issue statement to streamline logistics, expressing concern over industry decline in stores to below 10,000 - Nikkei

Rent increases and arson... Land development troubles in Tokyo's 23 wards: Rising land prices force tenants to vacate - Nikkei

Two arrested for allegedly laundering fraud funds through underground banking operation - Metropolitan Police Department | NHK News | Crimes and accidents, China, Tokyo

◆Lifestyle (Life, Living, Health)













My son was so out of control and prone to tantrums that he would even tear up his textbooks. I finally decided to transfer him to a special education class, and now his mental state has stabilized, and he's getting perfect scores on tests! I'd been making him endure it for so long... - Togetter

'I would never do that... I would never do that...' A university professor candidly reveals his true feelings in response to news of a prefectural employee who violated his duty to concentrate on his work by lying on a bed or sofa while working from home - Togetter

'I wanted to quit customer service, have weekends and holidays off, and do desk work,' I thought about taking office-related vocational training, but the Hello Work (public employment service) told me that it would be almost impossible to become a full-time employee even with office training if I was in my 30s and had no experience. - Togetter

To the Japanese: Check out Hákatl (fermented shark fillets), a traditional Icelandic food! → Even a food-loving nation might hesitate to eat it - Togetter

'All the characters are scary' - A story about someone who usually leaves their front door unlocked in an apartment building with an automatic lock in a quiet residential area, but recently someone has started opening the door from the outside - Togetter

When the shop assistant asked me, 'Do you need a shopping bag?', I replied, 'It's okay.' Since there was no bag to put my purchases in, I said, 'Oh, could I have a bag?', to which the shop assistant replied, 'There's a 5 yen charge for the shopping bag.' - Togetter

A birthday cake chosen by a child based on the reasoning 'I don't want anything useless, and I don't want anything I don't like mixed in' is a bit too manly, it's delicious but is this really okay...? - Togetter

I tried shooting at a target practice game for the first time at a night market in Taiwan. I shot 10 times in silence, and when I finished, my wife told me, 'You're supposed to communicate by reacting with joy or saying 'I missed!' after each shot.' - Togetter

My boss, a University of Tokyo graduate, was apparently told by a parent and child passing by when he came out of a manhole during an inspection, 'If you don't study properly, that's the only kind of job you end up with...' and he laughed, 'I studied quite a lot, though.' - Togetter

I heard a story about a woman divorcing her abusive husband, and I said, 'Maybe you should also file a declaration of non-acceptance of marriage registration.' Years later, I received a thank you message through a mutual acquaintance saying, 'Thank you for your advice,' which terrified me because it had actually been helpful. - Togetter

In the middle of the night, my husband suddenly confessed, 'Lately, I don't find our son as cute anymore...' It's not that my husband isn't doing any childcare at all, but what should I do about our son who says, 'I want Mommy'? - Togetter

A heavy machine returned from lease was found to be missing its 'door,' surprising the customer who replied, 'It wouldn't close anymore, so I removed it and threw it away.' - Togetter

I was told off for breastfeeding with a nursing cover in a cafe because 'there are a lot of people here...' and I regretted it... Should I check if it's okay to breastfeed in shops or public places? - Togetter

The poster was suddenly bitten by a rat in Kabukicho... Is he okay? It hurts quite a bit → Comments include 'Rats in Kabukicho are aggressive' and 'Hantavirus is scary'... He then went to the hospital - Togetter

At a therapy center, a mother was scolded by her child's teacher when her son couldn't get his socks off by firmly pinching and pulling the toe area. She then showed him how to remove them by bending his leg and hooking his big toe under his heel. - Togetter

◆IT & Gadgets (Internet, Software, Hardware, Mobile)
Hiroaki Takagi @ Home Diary - Fictional Witness Questioning: 'Regarding the 'Special Provisions for Statistical Compilation, etc.' in the Amended Personal Information Protection Law'

Lawsuit over counterfeit goods being 'piggybacked' on Amazon: Medical equipment sales company and others appeal to Supreme Court - Sankei News







'I can't believe old-fashioned loan shark tactics are still working...' The address of a controversial video uploader was identified, and the details of the method used were chilling → A classic but brilliant example of social engineering - Togetter

Let's examine the Web-Bot-Auth signature added by web crawlers - ASnoKaze blog

Peer review is 'almost completely broken'—redesigning the publication of research results in the era of generative AI: Report on the JSAI2026 special session 'Redesigning the publication of research results in the era of generative AI and preprints' | Japan Society for Information Science and Technology (INFOSTA)

Noritake develops semiconductor polishing pads using only water, reducing rare earth element usage by 90% - Nikkei

Overcoming the 'disruptive innovation' that the internet once brought about, now brought about by AI: IIJ's future challenges surrounding 'freedom' and 'digital sovereignty' - INTERNET Watch

[Up to 50% Off] Hayakawa Publishing's Summer Kindle Sale is Here! Here are some recommendations for science fiction, comics, and nonfiction - Basic Reading

'No to AI and Data Centers': Growing Backlash in America | NHK News | Commentary Room, Insider Tips! Commentary by Kaori Iida

'As expected, it's in a different league than DAZN.' GMO's payment service somehow deducted 11,000 yen every month for a delivery option that was supposed to be free... This is more than just a dark pattern; the subsequent handling of the situation has only increased distrust - Togetter

I created a 1.5M parameter morphological analysis engine that runs on smartphones. This is technically local AI, right? - Keitai Watch

◆Anime, Games, and Manga (Subculture)







'Ghost in the Shell' Prime Video Trailer | Prime Video - YouTube























'Sometimes the daughters hurt their father with harsh words. 'Dad, I'm sorry.'' The members and anecdotes of the 'Second-Generation Manga Artist Girls' Gathering' attended by the daughter of Takao Yaguchi, creator of 'Tsurikichi Sanpei,' are amazing - Togetter

TV Anime 'Ten Years After I Said 'Leave This to Me and Go On Ahead,' I've Become a Legend.' Main PV | Broadcast Starts July 6th, 2026 (Monday)! - YouTube


TV Anime 'The Magic Power You Lent Will Be Forcibly Collected Through Installment Payments' PV #1 | Airing October 2026 - YouTube


[Teaser PV] 'Metafear' | Short Film Project 'A Voyage Towards the Future' - YouTube


[Teaser PV] 'Haseo Sugoroku' | Short Film Project 'A Voyage to the Future' - YouTube


Chaos Cubed Development Story | Minecraft Live - May 2026 - YouTube


Chaos Cubed | Official Trailer - YouTube


Monster Hunter Stories 3: The Twin Dragons of Destiny Character Introduction | Ena - YouTube


Can Doraemon's 'The Day I Was Born' originally be read as a sharp critique of parental paternalism? The interpretation of the episode, which appears in moral education textbooks, is being debated - Togetter

[Nearly a quarter of all employees are gone...] Tsuburaya Productions, creators of the 'Ultraman' series, is experiencing a mass exodus of employees | Bunshun Online

Film reel of 'Grave of the Fireflies,' which was considered a 'phantom' film at the time of its initial release, has been discovered | NHK News | Film, Anime, Culture, Arts & Entertainment


























































































































































































◆Sports, Entertainment, Music, and Film (Entertainment)
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Glogoo surpasses 2.5 billion yen in box office revenue! The 'Glogoo phenomenon' shows no signs of slowing down! New Star Wars fans are flocking to Glogoo! | Movies | Star Wars Official




Why are there no Japanese companies? Four reasons why former World Cup sponsors have dropped out [Football World Cup]: Asahi Shimbun

◆New products (clothing, food, housing)
'Calpis Water Cool Peach' will be released for a limited time starting June 30th. It has a cool, refreshing, sweet and sour peach flavor.

A summer full of peaches has begun! Three beverages featuring a meltingly delicious treat, a refreshing fizz, and a satisfying chunk of peach will be available from Wednesday, June 24, 2026 - Starbucks Stories

(PDF file) A refreshing and invigorating cool sensation! 'Irari Reset,' a refreshing drink with a citrus flavor that delivers instant stimuli, will be released on Monday, June 22, 2026.

(PDF file) Nakau launches new 'Bonito Flakes, Okra, and Tuna Tataki Rice Bowl'

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