Jun 25, 2026 18:46:00

Headline news for June 25, 2026

Matsuya will begin selling its ' Brown Sauce Hamburg Steak Set Meal ' from 10:00 AM on June 30, 2026. The Brown Sauce Hamburg Steak Set Meal is a hamburg steak set meal featuring a sauce with the aroma and umami of mushrooms, and it was a popular menu item that achieved sales of 40 million meals in the eight years leading up to April 2023. After its regular availability ended in April 2023, it was revived for limited periods, and this time it is making a comeback after about seven months. In addition, 'Egg Brown,' which is topped with a fried egg, and 'Cheese Brown,' which is topped with cheese, will also be revived at the same time.

The popular mushroom-flavored sauce is making a comeback after approximately 7 months: 'Brown Sauce Hamburg Steak Set Meal' now on sale | Matsuya Foods
https://www.matsuyafoods.co.jp/matsuya/whatsnew/menu/158697.html

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

I tried out the 'ScootMan,' a foldable electric scooter that's road legal and can be carried anywhere - GIGAZINE

Numerous data suggest abdominal exercises are a cause of lower back pain, leading the Marine Corps to remove abdominal exercises from their physical fitness tests - GIGAZINE

What impact did the PlayStation Vita have on the gaming industry? - GIGAZINE

John McAfee, who nearly suffered an assassination attempt, made a miraculous recovery and declared 'revenge' against his enemies - GIGAZINE

Air conditioners were not originally created for human use - GIGAZINE

Is the claim that 'once you learn one programming language, you can easily learn another' true? - GIGAZINE

What exactly is Iran's Fordow nuclear facility? Why are Israel and the United States so determined to destroy it? - GIGAZINE

Apple built a secret silicon testing facility in a residential area and illegally disposed of waste, causing health problems for nearby residents - GIGAZINE

◆ Ideas (notes, miscellaneous things)

Apparently, they did the craziest thing they could think of before leaving. pic.twitter.com/OS6fw71RIe
— Kanabun (@yabuinu_dojin) June 23, 2026

I'm laughing so hard at the response I got, it's not what you'd expect from someone with a high GPT-5.5 score. pic.twitter.com/bM5iIuTXEa
— Salty (@Salty_149) June 24, 2026

◆Science (Science, Academics, Technology)
Elucidating the molecular mechanism linking gene reading and DNA repair on chromosomes—Unraveling the structure of the chromosome remodeling machinery that assists DNA repair— | Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo

'Reentrant superconductivity' discovered at oxide interfaces | RIKEN

◆Society, Politics, and Economy (Events, World News, Business)

We have received many messages of concern and information from many people regarding the alleged intrusion into the Yubari Coal History Village, which is currently off-limits, and the damage sustained to the SL Museum and other facilities during the intrusion. We sincerely appreciate your support.
— Yubari City Coal Museum (@coal_mus_yubari) June 23, 2026

[Analysis] The magnitude of Trump's political blunder in Iran becomes clear (1/2) - CNN.co.jp

Store manager applies to 'Timee' job site under his own name; suspected of defrauding the company of approximately 300,000 yen in wages in addition to his own salary; referred to prosecutors. 'I thought it was a gray area,' he said. | Tokai TV NEWS

First-year high school student council president publicly humiliated by upperclassmen in front of the entire student body; bullying confirmed [Nagano Prefecture]: Asahi Shimbun

'Misogyny': Chinese men-led network of drug-induced rape preys on their compatriots in Germany (1 photo) International News: AFPBB News

[Breaking News] Kyushu Electric Power Company President apologizes for loss of customer information across almost the entire Kyushu region | 47NEWS

Trial Plus: The Reality of the Judiciary: 'The prosecution should make it public' - Where does accountability lie in the leak of names of prosecution review board members? | Mainichi Shimbun

'Give the elephants back' to Tennoji Zoo: 170,000 signatures collected in their home country; the background of the criticism | Mainichi Shimbun

Osaka's redevelopment is comprehensive, with a new station in Morinomiya, hotels and high-rise condominiums swarming Yumeshima - Nikkei

'Teasing' alienates people from politics: What does it mean to have 'strong ideologies' that devalue the speaker? (Asahi Shimbun)

Trial Plus: The Reality of the Judiciary: 'Unprecedented Scandal' - Leaked Names of Prosecutor Review Board Members Shake Trust in the Judiciary | Mainichi Shimbun

Russia is slowly advancing through eastern Ukraine, conducting an 'infiltration operation' towards key locations; some believe the advance is an exaggeration - CNN.co.jp

Editorial: Will the 1% food consumption tax be pushed through without considering concerns? : Yomiuri Shimbun

France, amid a heatwave, is facing increased political debate over the pros and cons of air conditioning installation, with calls for an end to the hostility. - Sankei News

Jinsei Tsuji: 'It's 44 degrees in France... but there's hardly any air conditioning in France. It's seriously bad, so I lined up all the cold things I could find in front of a fan.' - Togetter

Vietnamese man arrested in Kanagawa for allegedly possessing four handguns and over 80 rounds of ammunition | NEWSjp

◆Lifestyle (Life, Living, Health)

150 million yen isn't exactly cheap, is it?

I want you to check out Heichiku's Instagram.
While politicians are enjoying their overseas trips, these old guys are sweating it out replacing railway ties. For every single typhoon they cut, the equivalent of one mower blade is being shaved off their heads.

The ones making those decisions are the politicians who live extravagant lifestyles.
Heichiku is useless, they say. https://t.co/9thBtkUXBf pic.twitter.com/VcZ4qVSPyF
— Teshi (@teshi729) June 23, 2026

It's been over a month since my wallet was stolen from my car in Hachioji...
The suspect paid with a credit card at a convenience store, so their identity was immediately known, and they even rang the doorbell right there, but they said the person pretended not to be home or something, so they won't get a search warrant.

Hachioji Police, do your job properly!
I wonder what's going on with the detective...?
— Ojo🐖͛ (@ojo_san24) June 23, 2026

When my car was stolen, I tracked down the thieves' hideout but the police wouldn't do anything, so I rescued them myself and got yelled at a lot. But when I said something like, 'But when I went to the police station, you guys were probably eating lunch and gave me a half-hearted response, right?', they let it go.

Hey!! Gentlemen of Chikusei Police Station!!! https://t.co/ohV6ElgsLc
— DEKU (@DEKU555) June 22, 2026

Six to seven hours before my flight, I received a 'Notification of Aircraft Change,' which advised me to 'Check beforehand as your seat may have changed.' However, when I tried to check via the app, it stopped with an error. Of course, I couldn't get through to the Diamond Desk by phone. I'm not even sure if I've been assigned a seat at all. ... https://t.co/35IoWsxNnM
— Takemashuran (@takemachelin) June 22, 2026

0) When Mr. Rekihiko was not called upon for a while during the Q&A session, a voice from the audience said, 'He's come all this way, so why don't you call on Mr. Kadokawa?' Mr. Natsuno initially brushed it off, saying, 'It is up to me, as the chairman, to decide who gets called upon,' and after Q&A with several people, he called on Mr. Rekihiko, saying, 'Well, considering the wishes of the other shareholders, Mr. Kadokawa, please.'
— Naoto Misaki (@nmisaki) June 24, 2026

When I was a 20-year-old student with absolutely no money, I could only give 5,000 yen as a wedding gift to a classmate from my hometown. → 15 years later, I found out that this incident had been passed down among my friend's relatives as the '5,000 Yen Incident' - Togetter

It seems that many children are unable to eat plain rice at school lunches, resulting in a large amount of rice being wasted every day. What is causing this? - Togetter

A story from the past: I was hired for a technical position, but during the three-month probationary period, I was made to do sales work. After three months, when I said, 'I don't want to do sales, so I'm quitting,' the HR manager got angry. → This is a violation of labor laws as it differs from the job description. - Togetter

The government has intervened in response to the naphtha shortage and started a system allowing businesses to purchase directly, but this has raised the possibility of wholesalers with surplus inventory facing a massive physical crisis. - Togetter

When I was in elementary school, we were assigned an essay about 'what we can do for peace,' and since I had just played a certain game, I wrote about 'mutually assured destruction,' and my homeroom teacher gave me a certain reaction - Togetter

My father retired and is now working part-time, but he was shocked to hear that they're putting quotas on older part-timers and telling them to 'be proud of their jobs,' saying, 'They might be doing to us what we used to do.' - Togetter

I went to a friend's bar for drinks and some random guy I didn't know started bothering me, saying, 'You've never had a hard life, have you?' → What kind of person is it who approaches people like that? - Togetter

'It's actually interesting and useful': The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force explains how to place ice packs in lunch boxes, saying 'it's best to place them on top of the lunch box.' Wrapping them in aluminum foil makes them even more effective - Togetter

Looking through old photo albums at my parents' house, I realized Japan 40 years ago was so Showa era → Comments from people of the same generation include 'I feel like I'm in those pictures too' - Togetter

How should small and medium-sized enterprises deal with fraudulent practices by their business partners? - Everything you've ever Dreamed

I stopped sending money to my parents every month at the age of 51 - Really Saying Something

[2026 Pollen Roundup] Nationwide pollen counts are higher than last year and the average year, with some areas seeing the highest levels in the past 10 years - Weathernews

◆IT & Gadgets (Internet, Software, Hardware, Mobile)
Problems concentrated in Toho-affiliated companies, zero for Warner! Investigation into the domain name issues of 332 hit Japanese films over the past 10 years | Web Manager Forum

Japan Self-Defense Forces unknowingly discovered a Chinese virus infecting a classified system via USB drive for a year - Nikkei

My current favorite editor, Zed - M3 Tech Blog

Regarding defamatory and discriminatory remarks against the university and its students/members on social media (Message) | Announcements | TOPICS | Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Report on participation in the 2026 Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence Conference - Dwango Educational Services Developer Blog