Headline news for April 10, 2025



TOHO Cinemas has announced that it will be relaunching its membership service 'Cinemileage' in spring 2026.

Cinema Mileage to be reborn in spring 2026 || TOHO Cinemas
https://www.tohotheater.jp/news/renewal.html

Under the new system, points can be earned and used not only at movie theaters, but also at theater concessions, Toho Group theaters, online shops such as TOHO animation STORE and Godzilla Store, and Hibiya Chanter. In addition, free viewing points, which were previously earned after watching six movies, will be earned according to the amount of money spent. Viewing points (stamps) can be transferred to new membership system points to be introduced in spring 2026, but Cinemamileage miles will no longer be earned at the end of October 2025 and will no longer be usable at the end of February 2026. In addition, the membership fee, which was previously 500 yen and renewal fee of 300 yen, will be changed to an annual fee of 500 yen.

For people who buy popcorn, drinks, and merchandise every time they go to the movies, this is expected to be a welcome change as it will increase the opportunities to earn points. However, since the image of how to earn free movies is 'one free movie for every six movies with the basic fee,' it seems that people who have previously taken advantage of late shows and various day-of-the-week discounts will find it more difficult to get free movies.

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

A TV station accidentally broadcasts a video of a total solar eclipse and shows a close-up of a 'testicle' - GIGAZINE

The development team of the open source mailer 'Thunderbird' explains 'development techniques to reduce bugs' - GIGAZINE

The theory that humans and aliens do not meet is because 'all advanced civilizations have been destroyed by AI' - GIGAZINE

Teenage girl presents new proof of Pythagoras' theorem, rated as 'most beautiful proof' - GIGAZINE

A security incident occurred when a Samsung engineer pasted confidential source code into ChatGPT - GIGAZINE

A spherical tokamak-type nuclear fusion experimental device 'ST40' achieves a temperature six times higher than the center of the sun and a paper is published - GIGAZINE

A map of areas in Japan where there are no 24-hour gas stations is super useful - GIGAZINE

I stayed at the 'Winning Ticket Room' at the Urakawa Yushun Village AERU, which is covered in Ticketzo - GIGAZINE

A scientific method to find the perfect way to boil spaghetti is announced - GIGAZINE

Pitcher Roki Sasaki strikes out 13 consecutive batters, setting a new Japanese record and achieving a perfect game - GIGAZINE

Why are 'director's cuts' of movies made? - GIGAZINE

A woman who posted her feet on the foot fetish photo sharing site 'WikiFeet' tracked down the poster and conducted an interview, and here's what she found out - GIGAZINE

Heavy water, which is also used in nuclear reactors, turns out to be 'sweeter' than regular water - GIGAZINE

What is the 'Russian sleep experiment' in which a person who didn't sleep for 15 days went crazy and tore his face and body apart?

Interview with producer Hiroshi Omatsu, who created the festival movie 'Pandora and Akubi' in which Pandora from Monster Strike comes to play in the world of Tatsunoko Productions - GIGAZINE

I saw Godzilla appearing in the middle of Kabukicho, Shinjuku - GIGAZINE

The photographer of Windows XP's 'Grassland' wallpaper talks about the behind-the-scenes of negotiations with Microsoft - GIGAZINE

◆ Material (notes and other miscellaneous items)










◆Science (science, learning, technology)
400-year-old shark free of cancer: Possibility of genes that defy fate - Nihon Keizai Shimbun

Children becoming clumsy with their hands: Experts fear 'astonishing abnormality' | National Geographic Japan site

Mass animal deaths: Satellite reveals main culprit: damage from climate change that goes beyond 'heat' - Nihon Keizai Shimbun

Last month's Myanmar earthquake caused a fissure in the ground near the epicenter, revealing ruins from the royal era. It may be inappropriate, but it raises curiosity: 'Have there been disasters in the past?' and 'Don't just go ahead with the quest without permission.' - Togetter




Natsume Soseki's handwritten manuscript discovered: all 150 pages of 'Botchan' and part of 'I Am a Cat' at Tenri University, Nara | NHK | Nara Prefecture

A breakthrough in elucidating what exactly is the 'brain fog' known from the coronavirus | National Geographic Japan website

◆ Society, politics, and economy (incidents, world news, business)
UN chief slams Israeli blockade as Gaza becomes 'killing ground' - BBC News

Trump to announce 'massive' tariffs on pharmaceuticals soon | Reuters

Measles outbreak in the US, with nearly 600 infected - Concerns over spread in urban areas and childcare facilities - CNN.co.jp

The limits of education to be kind to those in need: Trump's 'anti-DEI' stance and Japan | Mainichi Shimbun

Washington court issues preliminary injunction to White House's ban on AP reporting unconstitutional | NHK | America

'Even if they wanted to return to the cult, they didn't want to see their parents' The 53 children rescued from Satyan had blank, expressionless faces. Three months at the child protection center that took in 'Aum children' (Part 1) [30 years since the Tokyo subway sarin gas attack] | 47NEWS

[Breaking News] US to ask Japan to increase agricultural imports | 47NEWS

International arrest warrant for former Sea Shepherd leader Watson temporarily suspended | NHK | Incident

U.S. expresses concern over Chinese prisoners of war serving in Ukraine and Russia - 3 photos International News: AFPBB News

China lashes out at Vance over comments about 'Chinese farmers' - CNN.co.jp

Inappropriate ads on children's smartphones, unable to block educational devices - Nikkei Shimbun

US Secretary of Defense inspects Panama Canal: 'Reclaim it from Chinese influence' | NHK | America

[Details] US President Trump imposes 'reciprocal tariffs' on Japan, 24% additional tariffs on automobiles, what are the impacts on Japan? | NHK | Tariffs

Nikkei average stock price falls by more than 1,700 yen at one point as mutual tariffs are imposed | NHK | Today's stock prices

Why are female assembly members mocked as 'useless assembly members' and 'dogs'? The source of the abuse is male assembly members, even in the Suginami Ward Assembly where women are in the majority: Tokyo Shimbun Digital

Commentary: Trump turns his back on the foundations of US economic power... and things could get messy - BBC News

Rice stockpile to be released monthly until this summer; could this lead to price reductions? | NHK | Soaring prices

'He's a real idiot,' Musk and Navarro's exchange heats up (1/2) - CNN.co.jp

Osaka Expo: Fuji TV cancels concert scheduled for Expo site...Official website: 'Taking into consideration various circumstances': Yomiuri Shimbun

Movement to demand large-scale subsidies within the LDP and Komeito in response to Trump tariffs... Proposal for a flat 30,000 yen subsidy emerges, calls for tax cuts also emerge: Yomiuri Shimbun

Truck driver overtime work restrictions in effect for one year, no progress in improving the situation | NHK | Work style

'104% tariffs on China will come into effect' US spokesman states at 13:01 Japan time [Trump tariffs] [Trump returns]: Asahi Shimbun

Hyogo Prefecture, more than 40% of new hires declined due to Governor Saito's power harassment allegations: Jiji.com

Trump tariffs also implemented, China's tariffs rise to 104% - What will happen to the intensifying US-China conflict in the future? - BBC News

NY Dow rises by more than $2,900, the biggest increase ever, following the announcement of a 90-day suspension of mutual tariffs | NHK | Tariffs

EU to impose countermeasures against US steel and aluminum tariffs from the 15th | NHK | Tariffs

Tech CEOs who donated to Trump stand to lose $2.64 trillion in funding - CNN.co.jp

Trump tariff suspension leads to US Treasury sell-off as markets wary of 'financial war' - Nikkei Newspaper

Column: Mutual tariff suspension leaves pain from Trump's selfishness unresolved | Reuters

China's yuan hits lowest level against dollar in 17 years, easing impact of Trump tariffs - Nikkei

Expo Association bans 'Akahata' / Abnormal ban on critical media

'Purge' of US military officials continues, NATO military committee representative female vice admiral also dismissed | Reuters

<Extension of Hokuriku Shinkansen> Obama route running under the Emperor's tombs without consultation with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Imperial Household Agency. Person in charge: 'It was not thought of' | Politics | Ishikawa News | Hokuriku Shimbun

Major change 13 hours after reciprocal tariffs: 'Warning' that Trump could not ignore [Trump tariffs] [Trump returns]: Asahi Shimbun

Trump goes from 'stay calm' to announcing suspension of tariffs excluding China. What happened? - CNN.co.jp

US President has made a series of reversals in the past, putting his own interests first | 47NEWS

Watami's SUBWAY, 1000 stores planned to be run by part-time workers - Nikkei Newspaper

French President plans to recognize Palestine as a state as early as June | NHK | Israel-Palestine

Influencers turn away from Trump, criticizing tariffs for market turmoil - Nikkei Shimbun

Suspect Hirosue Ryoko was agitated during questioning and was unable to hold a conversation; arrested on suspicion of injuring a nurse at a hospital | NHK | Shizuoka Prefecture

[Breaking News] Shizuoka Prefectural Police search the Tokyo home of Ryoko Hirosue (44) on suspicion of dangerous driving causing injury | FNN Prime Online

[Exclusive] Suspect Ryoko Hirosue (44) no stimulants or other illegal drugs detected, will undergo voluntary drug testing, actual evaluation to be conducted in the future | FNN Prime Online

Stock prices rise by nearly 2,900 yen, the second-largest increase in history due to temporary suspension of mutual tariffs | NHK | Stock prices and exchange rates

China imposes additional tariffs of 84% on imports from the US, retaliating with reciprocal tariffs, intensifying trade friction between the US and China | NHK | Tariffs

Proposal for uniform cash payment to all citizens, LDP and Komeito to demand measures against rice tariffs and high prices... Some call for 100,000 yen without income restrictions: Yomiuri Shimbun

President Trump: 'I don't want to see US Steel go to Japan' | NHK | Nippon Steel US Steel

Osaka Prefectural Police transfer lost African grey parrot unaware it was a rare species → incident | Mainichi Shimbun

Major hair removal salon 'Musee Platinum' temporarily closes, unpaid wages, neglects new employees, 'You are all to blame' - Employees furious at president's words, successive bankruptcies in hair removal industry | FNN Prime Online




◆ Lifestyle (life, living, health)
US tariffs on China to rise to astonishing 104%. US spokesman: 'If the US is hit, we will hit back harder,' Chinese government: 'We will stand up to bullying to the end' - Togetter

'It's so analog, it's frustrating. Is this really the Showa era?' Parents who are forced to handwrite maps from school to home express their frustration, and receive sympathy and 'That's what we did' - Togetter

Japan ranks last among 30 countries for 'quality of life' satisfaction: private opinion poll | Mainichi Shimbun

In the Chuo Line Green Car, someone has been spotted calling out to passengers in seats with red lights, saying, 'You're riding illegally.' - Togetter

Lawyers and other experts point out problems with interrogating elementary school students for three hours to force them into false confessions - Togetter

If there is a silent rejection, then it would be acceptable to silently reject a job offer by saying, 'If I don't come to the induction ceremony, please take that as rejecting the job offer,' right? - Togetter [Togetter]

I couldn't understand President Trump's speech even after it was translated, and I thought it was because my English skills were lacking, but even native speakers said they couldn't understand it - Togetter

I left a dictatorial company and moved to a more liberal one. I was happy at first, but gradually I started to see the dangers of the latter. 'Decision-making is extremely slow, and we're always talking to each other.' - Togetter

Chimpanzees at a zoo were watching with glee the 'handsome gorilla getting scolded by his wife' that was happening in the next area - Togetter

When I worked at a hotel, when it was past check-out time and no one was answering the phone, I was told, 'Never raise your eyes above the height of someone's feet' when opening a room. - Togetter [Togetter]

A family member who brought their pet to the school entrance ceremony asked me, 'Did it say anything about no pets allowed?' and we had quite a fight. → There are quite a few people who think that 'It didn't say anything so I thought it was okay' is an invincible phrase - Togetter [Togetter]

When I first started writing a novel, an anonymous message board posted advice along with provocations like, 'The beginning is rubbish. I don't feel like reading it.' → 'Great critique,' 'This is wild editing' - Togetter

When it comes to communication with others, there are people who take the stance that 'there's no need to be cold' and people who take the stance that 'there's no need to be kind' - Togetter

If you work five days a week full-time, you're exhausted by the time you get home and you don't have the energy to cook at all, so what do people who cook at home do? → Various opinions are gathered - Togetter










◆IT/Gadgets (Internet, software, hardware, mobile)
The new book 'How Type Systems Work' is scheduled to be released on April 18th - Lambda Note, a technical book publishing and sales company

Maybe phishing scams are actually just 'Phishing' instead of 'Fishing'? 'I always thought it was just a scam to get you baited' - Togetter

Microsoft suspends provision of Office 365 to China's BGI, possibly due to US-China tensions - Nikkei Shimbun

I tried using Obsidian MCP server on Claude Desktop | DevelopersIO

I've been using a PC for two-digit years, but I still don't understand the conditions under which 'that box that sometimes appears in the upper left corner when I try to type' occurs or what its purpose is - Togetter [Togetter]

Twilog's operating circumstances, billing plan revisions, and the release of the long-awaited 'Like/Bookmark Save Feature' | Togetter

General user (no charge): 200 tweets/month

Paid users (200 yen): 400 tweets/month

Paid users (300 yen): 1,100 tweets/month



'Isn't this scarier than a bad horror movie?' NEXCO Central Japan's ETC outage: 'Cause unknown' and 'Temporary fix by manual data manipulation' - What an engineer would shiver at if he saw it - Togetter

'au Starlink Direct' launched, direct communication between smartphones and satellites free for the time being - Mobile Watch

Oracle Cloud unauthorized access allegations have 'no impact' on Gabakura, says Digital Agency | Nikkei CrossTech (xTECH)

KDDI launches direct communication service between 'Starlink' and smartphones | NHK | Communications

Yamaha's home theater headphones 'YH-L500A' are priced at 25,000 yen. Hall acoustic reproduction technology 'Sound Field' - AV Watch

[Munechika Nishida's RandomTracking] Using a giant Sphere, the 1939 version of The Wizard of Oz becomes a 16K immersive experience. Google Cloud takes on the challenge with AI - AV Watch

Agent2Agent - A New Era of AI Agent Collaboration

◆Anime, games, manga (subculture)
'What was that person...' / TV anime 'Nakazenji Sensei's Monster Lectures: The Teacher Solves the Mystery' Episode 1 'A Newly Appointed Lecturer with a Sulky Face' - YouTube


[Until a Witch Dies] Non-credit ending video | Aoi Teshima 'On the Flowering Road' - YouTube


'Children of the Shiunji Family' non-credit OP video | NACHERRY 'Honey Lemon' - YouTube


'Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt' Rebroadcast CM-YouTube


Fortnite x Sabrina Carpenter - Wish We Were Here - YouTube


'Capcom Fighting Collection 2' Title Introduction Trailer #1 - YouTube


Nintendo Switch 2/Nintendo Switch/Steam 'Date Key Never Sleeps - From AI: The Somnium Files' Announcement Trailer - YouTube


Gundam Metaverse 4th Limited Time Open PV - YouTube


'Midnight Murder Club' Early Access Trailer-YouTube


'METAL EDEN': Demo trailer-YouTube


Hades II [Creator's Voice] - YouTube


Making of 'Indiana Jones / The Great Circle' - Capturing the Adventure - YouTube


Government and ruling party consider giving 50,000 yen in cash to all citizens in light of US tariff measures [Ishiba administration]: Asahi Shimbun

Notice regarding response to game distribution suspected of violating guidelines | Cover Corporation

'Animation collapse' has become a trend, but no one is talking about Yasigani, so are the generations that watched Yasigani when it was aired still 'survivors'? - Togetter

Sweet Dreams [VOICEROID Theater] - Niconico Video






I don't really understand otaku who make themselves look good for their idols. What kind of mindset do they have? Someone has spoken the truth in a very poetic way to this question - Togetter

Prime Minister Ishiba to strengthen support measures for overseas expansion of movies, anime, etc. | NHK | Movies

TV anime 'Recommendation for a Gentle Aristocratic Vacation.' Teaser PV | Broadcasting starts from January 2026 - YouTube


'Oh, that person...!?' / TV anime 'Nakazenji Sensei's Monster Lectures: The Teacher Solves the Mystery.' Episode 1 'A Newly Appointed Lecturer with a Sulky Face' - YouTube


Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League | Green Lantern - YouTube


TV anime 'Assassination Classroom' 1st season rebroadcast non-credit OP video │ ♪ New opening theme: Tomonari Sora 'Yellow Signal' - YouTube


TV anime 'Assassination Classroom' 1st season rebroadcast non-credit ED video │ ♪ New ending theme: Ataraya 'Tsukino Fune' - YouTube


TV anime 'Please wear it, Takamine-san' non-credit ending video | Shin Furukawa 'Hightail it' - YouTube


TV anime 'My Happy Marriage' new anime production decision PV-YouTube


Anime 'SAO Alternative Gun Gale Online II' BD & DVD Volume 5 Bonus Original Sound Track | Preview Video - YouTube


Days pass but the food is delicious Episode 1 preview - YouTube


'Sentai Daishikkaku' 2nd Season Male Character PV | Broadcast starts from April 13th every Sunday at 11:30 pm on the 'Agaru Anime' slot on 28 CBC/TBS stations nationwide (All episodes available exclusively on Disney Plus Star) - YouTube


'Commandos Origins' Launch Trailer-YouTube


'Rusty Rabbit' - Launch Trailer - YouTube


'Logiart Grimoire' Introduction Trailer | PlayStation®4 - YouTube


[History of the Kingdom of Orkusen] When a signal detonator was used in a fantasy manga, it was corrected because its usage was different from that in Japan - posfie













TV anime 'Gag Manga Biyori GO' non-credit opening - YouTube





I don't care what happens anymore / Suisei Hoshimachi (official) - YouTube












































◆Sports, entertainment, music, movies (entertainment)
Our opinion on the regulations for taking, distributing, and transmitting photos and videos - Japan Professional Baseball Players Association

Former Yokozuna Hakuho (40) 'intention to retire' from the Sumo Association, he did not deny it when asked directly, Miyagino stable is closed indefinitely | Bunshun Online

Fuji TV male director 'All Night Fujiko' drinking and sexual trouble with teenage female college student revealed | Weekly Bunshun Online Edition

Takaaki Ishibashi assaulted a female Fuji TV employee by exposing his private parts! {Refused to participate in third-party investigation} | Weekly Bunshun Online Edition

Suspect Ryoko Hirosue arrested for injuring a nurse | NHK | Incident

Main footage | Memories of my beloved late wife | The movie 'Amateur' will be released in theaters on Friday, April 11th! - YouTube


'Kishibe Rohan Doesn't Move: Confessional' Now, let's go to [Kishibe Rohan Doesn't Move: The World of the Confessional] ── [Released on 5.23 (Fri)] - YouTube








◆New products (clothing, food, housing)
[Limited time offer] 'Oyakodon' is back this year! 'Fried Chicken Oyakodon' is now available | Yoshinoya official website

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