Headline news for May 19, 2025



A collaboration between Nippon Kodo and Chiikawa has been announced: Chiikawa Seiun Incense (45 sticks).







Hachiware sang the commercial song for Seiun in the story.



Aoun 'Let's Live Strong' Reiwa Harmony Edition - YouTube


This episode is broadcast and distributed as episode 199, 'Blue Clouds,' in the anime.

[Official] 'Chiikawa' Episode 199 'Seion' *Limited distribution for one week [until 5/20 (Tue) 7:59 AM] - YouTube


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

It is pointed out that the indicators that put Finland at the top of happiness are biased towards wealth and power - GIGAZINE

'Open-Shell Menu' is an open source software that returns the Windows start menu to its previous appearance for free - GIGAZINE

Review of 'OpenVINO AI Plugins for GIMP' - an OpenVINO plugin that enables image generation AI in GIMP and processing on NPUs - GIGAZINE

Disney's Star Wars hotel, which costs 800,000 yen for two nights, will close after one year of opening - GIGAZINE

Windows XP's authentication system has been completely breached and can be activated offline - GIGAZINE

Godzilla, Eva, Ultraman and Kamen Rider transform and combine in 'Shin Universe Robo' PV released, rich footage in response to Hideaki Anno's request for 'plenty of exaggeration' - GIGAZINE

Monolith sculpture found in desert matches nearby giant ruins, may be world's oldest architectural plan - GIGAZINE

Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite that parasitizes humans and changes the host into a 'sexually attractive' state - GIGAZINE

How was the battle for the top anime ratings made? Interview with directors Tani Higashi, Otsuka Takashi, and Matsushita Keiko, producers of the anime in the movie 'Haken Anime!' - GIGAZINE

Future food production may be supported by 'vertical farming' carried out in plant factories rather than fields - GIGAZINE

Did Galileo Galilei really say, 'But the Earth still rotates?' - GIGAZINE

What is the 'Bettmann Archive' with over 10 million photos buried deep underground? - GIGAZINE

Why can't you divide a number by '0'? - GIGAZINE

Drone footage showing the scale of lava engulfing the forest during the eruption of Kilauea volcano on Hawaii Island - GIGAZINE

There is a city where there is a 'hidden diving spot' 30 meters underground in the city - GIGAZINE

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◆Science (science, learning, technology)
Part of the evolutionary process of plants that emit foul odors from their flowers revealed | NHK | Science

Nagoya University discovers source of electric eel generator, aiming to recreate it artificially - Nikkei Newspaper

'Oh my goodness, it's the original': British professor examines Magna Carta in US university's custody - BBC News

Breakthrough in latest research to elucidate the true nature of the 'brain fog' known as the coronavirus - Nikkei Newspaper

As a result of graduate school lectures being taught in English, Japanese students, unable to listen, tend to just look at their resumes without listening, while only a few proactive international students occasionally ask questions. - Togetter

A copy of the preface to the Kokin Wakashu written by Fujiwara no Shunzei was discovered, which went missing after the war [Nara Prefecture]: Asahi Shimbun

Is sauna really good for your health? ...The true value of 'getting in shape' as shown by science [Latest research] | Newsweek Japan Official Site

Escalator that makes people want to ride in two rows without leaving one side empty: Psychological 'nudge' used [Osaka Prefecture]: Asahi Shimbun

Commercially available fishing lines, previously thought to be indegradable, have been discovered to be biodegradable in the ocean | Research Results | Kyushu University (KYUSHU UNIVERSITY)

'Judgment to protect academic freedom' - Rejoicing over disclosure order regarding refusal to appoint members to the Science Council of Japan | Mainichi Shimbun




◆ Society, politics, and economy (incidents, world news, business)
[Audio included] 'I have never bought rice,' Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Taku Eto said in a speech in Saga City, 'I have many supporters who give me rice.' | Government and Society | Saga Prefecture News | Saga Shimbun

Agriculture Minister Eto corrects rice comments, apologizes but denies resignation - Sankei News

[Breaking News] Prime Minister Ishiba said he would ask Agriculture Minister Eto to come to the Prime Minister's Office when the time is right to hear the situation. Jiji.com

Prime Minister Ishiba apologizes for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Eto's remarks; to be questioned by him: Jiji.com

76-year-old man's rice stolen, GPS device placed in bag of rice in warehouse leads to acquaintance's house... Suspect: 'I just got it': Yomiuri Shimbun

Sapporo District Court rejects lawsuit by residents seeking return of public funds spent on state funeral | NHK | State funeral

Exploitation of the younger generation creates division: Mismanagement undermines the foundations of the welfare state: The Asahi Shimbun

60% of public-private funds in deficit, some in serious financial situation, Board of Audit | NHK | Finance

Russia and Ukraine begin direct talks for the first time in 3 years and 2 months, with temporary ceasefire the focus | Mainichi Shimbun

Ukraine is being led by Russia, temporary ceasefire also put on hold for direct talks | Mainichi Shimbun

'I'll never let you get away!' A 63-year-old store manager 'fights off' two robbers who entered a pawn shop... He smashes the getaway car with a crowbar and sprays it with insecticide - YouTube


[Store manager and wife fight back...with insecticide] Two men break into pawn shop, 69-year-old man arrested, one on the run - YouTube


Trump criticizes Walmart for raising prices due to tariffs - Nikkei Shimbun

Department of Homeland Security considering reality TV show in which immigrants fight for U.S. citizenship 3 photos International News: AFPBB News

Japan Restoration Party raises questions over wording in flyer that glamorizes a former high school teacher who is a candidate for the House of Councillors election who was found guilty of corporal punishment | Smart FLASH/Smafla [Kobunsha Weekly Magazine]

Israel announces that it will allow minimum food shipments to the Gaza Strip | NHK | Israel

Sony Group to abolish winter bonuses, turn bonuses into salaries - Nikkei Shimbun

Rice farmers say 'Any price you ask will be accepted' Unprecedented turmoil continues - Nihon Keizai Shimbun

Dollar defense behind tariff war: 40 years since the Plaza Accord, a dangerous gamble - Nikkei Newspaper

Former US President Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer | US media | NHK | Former President Biden

Chinese suspect in hit-and-run accident involving elementary school student in Misato, Saitama: 'I left because the other person said he was OK' ... Was he drinking before the accident?: Yomiuri Shimbun

'No money required for the procedure' New furigana system for family registers to start on the 26th, Ministry of Justice warns against special fraud - Sankei News

'Bear beating' - loud music on public transport, irritating commuters - becomes popular in the UK - CNN.co.jp

International Energy Agency: Electric vehicle sales surge worldwide, China leads the way - 1 photo International News: AFPBB News

Mexican military training ship collides into Brooklyn Bridge, NY, 2 dead - 5 photos International News: AFPBB News

The nation's only Communist mayor is born, conservatives fall together in Osaka's Tadaoka mayoral election | Mainichi Shimbun

Israeli military announces launch of large-scale ground operation in Gaza Strip | NHK | Israel

[Breaking News] Was the man who got away drunk in the hit-and-run incident involving an elementary school student in Misato City, Saitama? A Chinese man who was in the car with him was also arrested - Saitama Prefectural Police (published on May 18, 2025) | NTV NEWS NNN

Communist Party member wins first election; former mayor expelled from Ishin after papers indicted; Tadaoka town mayoral election in Osaka [Osaka prefecture]: Asahi Shimbun

72% say source of funds for consumption tax cut should be shown, 33% support cabinet: Asahi Shimbun opinion poll

Yokohama District Court: District Court issues compensation order to association and representative director for confinement of a person under the pretext of helping him become independent from his social withdrawal: Yomiuri Shimbun

Expo closure to be extended from 10pm to 11pm - International organizations and Osaka Prefecture and City to increase visitors [Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025][Ring]: Asahi Shimbun

Osaka Governor Yoshimura eager to hold a third referendum on the metropolitan plan: 'The starting point of a politician': Local news: Yomiuri Shimbun

[Breaking News] 72% of people are worried about the decline in social security due to the consumption tax cut | 47NEWS

Sports shops are inundated with calls saying 'rice hasn't arrived'...why?

Spanish Prime Minister plans to submit UN resolution to pressure Israel to stop 'Gaza massacre' - 6 photos International News: AFPBB News

LDP Secretary General Moriyama on consumption tax: 'Populist politics will not last the country' | NHK | Tax reform

Mast of Mexican Navy sailing ship crashes into bridge in New York, breaking, 2 dead, dozens injured | NHK | Accident

Mexican Navy training ship hits Brooklyn Bridge, two dead, NYC mayor says - CNN.co.jp

The number of buildings in central Tokyo that have been vacant for over a year has increased sharply, 12 times in three years, making the difficulties facing the Tokyo Bay area clear - Nikkei Shimbun

Column: The era of the Global South is upon us, with structural changes in financial capital flows | Reuters

Car driving the wrong way on the Shin-Meishin Expressway: 6 vehicles involved in accident, 4 injured; car driving the wrong way continues to drive away; road temporarily closed | NHK | Mie Prefecture

Trump hits back at Springsteen after being called 'treasonous' - CNN.co.jp

Democratic Party for the People: 'Genki Sudo is not anti-vaccination' - a lie. He has posted 'The more you get vaccinated, the more you are susceptible to infection' and made a tearful, passionate speech at an anti-vaccination rally saying 'My friend died from the vaccine' | Shueisha Online | Seriously break down the news

To ensure the continuity of the Imperial Family, flexible thinking is necessary... Professor Emeritus of Kyoto Sangyo University, Isao Tokoro: Yomiuri Shimbun

Russia threatens Ukraine with 'forever war'...High-level talks fail over 30-day unconditional ceasefire: Yomiuri Shimbun

Nissan to close two factories in Oppama and Shonan, Kanagawa Prefecture... Plans to cut seven factories worldwide, including Mexico and South Africa: Yomiuri Shimbun

The demonstrations in front of the Ministry of Finance are a magma of discontent among the middle class; they cannot be dismissed as absurd: The Asahi Shimbun

Taiwan's last nuclear power plant to be shut down as DPP government achieves 'zero nuclear power' | NHK | Taiwan

Fire breaks out in truck inside Hanshin Expressway tunnel in Osaka, no injuries | NHK | Osaka Prefecture

LDP rebels over statement that 'the military will not protect residents,' tangled negotiations; prefectural ruling party agrees to 'early resolution' and agrees to delete statement | Okinawa Times Plus

Measles spreads in the US due to misinformation about vaccines | NHK | America

Dangerous levels of arsenic and cadmium found in commercially available rice, reports US health group - CNN.co.jp

Painless birth: Complications in about 1 in 120 women Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology | NHK | Medical and Health

Extremely low wages for Japanese women: Economic stagnation and declining birthrate also affect them: Asahi Shimbun

Hit-and-run incident involving elementary school student in Misato, Saitama - 42-year-old Chinese suspect arrested for suspected drinking; 25-year-old passenger also arrested | NHK | Incident

Trump's remarks during Middle East tour 'too low level' criticized by Iranian leader: Jiji.com

'I can't get money from my mother,' suspect confesses in stabbing incident at Todaimae Station, poverty behind it all [Tokyo]: Asahi Shimbun

Chinese-made J-10C fighter jet shoots down French-made fighter jet: 'Military myths shattered' - India-Pakistan clash was an exchange of weapons from each country: Yomiuri Shimbun

People's Party leader Tamaki warns Shiori Yamao over 'female emperor' post | Mainichi Shimbun

Bird flu confirmed in Brazil, export restrictions possible; first at commercial poultry farm | Reuters

[Breaking News] Car crashes into line of elementary school students | KBC News

[Breaking News] 'A car crashed into a line of elementary school students' Four elementary school boys and a woman in her 70s were taken to the hospital. The car overturned near the railroad crossing near Asakura-kaido Station, Fukuoka (Published on May 19, 2025) | FBS NEWS NNN

◆ Lifestyle (life, living, health)
If the boss goes crazy - Megamouth's funeral procession

A post about how the clothes her middle school sister is trying to wear are awful → It's amazing how Anchan manages to pull them off, but this may also be a cruel reality - Togetter




The outcome of the clash between the government 'We will cut down the trees after they bloom because there is a risk of them falling over' and the citizens 'Don't cut down the beautiful cherry trees' - Togetter [Togetter]




A cat saves a strawberry farm from pest damage, but this story also proves that even a single cat is a threat to nature.







I worked at a nursery school in France and was surprised by the difference between Japan and France. Toys and playground equipment are first come, first served, and the child who plays with them first has ownership of them until they get bored and let go. There is no concept of allocating time and playing in order. - Togetter

I saw a post that said, 'The fun part about working at a call center is getting the angry customer to say, 'Please say it again,'' and I thought it was amazing... but that mentality is important - Togetter

Don't underestimate the vocabulary of illiterate people, and even if they use words like 'extremely' or 'that is to say,' they will laugh at them and say 'Nowadays lol'... and such people will never admit their mistakes or apologize - Togetter

When I said 'Make a draft' I was laughed at because I didn't understand and asked 'What term is that?' What is the idea of laughing at a word you don't know? - Togetter

Stabbing incident in front of Tokyo University: Reactions to the perpetrator's motive and graduation anthology: 'I'm an idiot. I'm really, really weird.' - Togetter

77.6% of cyclists feel that driving close to the road is 'dangerous' → Responses gather: 'I was taught to drive close to the road at driving school' - Togetter [Togetter]

Interviewer: 'Would you cut off your arm for 200 million yen?' Student: 'No way.' Interviewer: 'Is your arm currently working for 200 million yen?' Student: 'Yes, it is. I'm going to use it to turn the doorknob.' - posfie

When I was working part-time at a cake shop, I started drawing new cake signs in front of the store with chalk, and my cakes, which hadn't sold at all until then, started selling like crazy - Togetter







I'm shocked to hear that there's a person with a unicorn-like sense of hygiene who says that sushi chefs make sushi with the same hand they use to hold their penises, so it's dirty and inedible... I wish they'd just keep cooking for themselves - Togetter

The locations of the abandoned buildings are near train stations or downtown areas, so they should be rented or sold to young people. → 'They are also used as residences, so they can't be sold' 'They are old and unusable' - posfie

'The head office doesn't generate any profits' Nissan's factory closures are hot topics, but isn't the glittering office in Yokohama the biggest waste? - Togetter

In the final interview at a certain bank, I was asked, 'How would you deal with someone you don't like at work?' I was innocent at the time and answered, 'I would just treat it as part of my job, but I would avoid them as much as possible,' and I was rejected. - Togetter [Togetter]

'Matcha' booms in the UK, with some stores seeing sales exceed those of 'black tea' → 'It's good that the deliciousness of matcha has been discovered in the UK in modern times' 'I wonder what would have happened if it had been discovered 200 years ago...' - posfie




'Imagine how your child will be viewed by their peers' - Genuine anger conveyed in warning message about shuttle bus trouble at junior high school entrance exam prep school Yotsuya Otsuka - Togetter

'Myakumiyaku-sama, who worked at the Baltic Hall, was stolen.' People who heard the sad news donated Myakumiyaku-sama one after another. 'This will increase...' - Togetter

One day, an old man came into the store with a terrible smell and ran to the toilet → The store owner's response and the subsequent events make people think - Togetter [Togetter]

Various reactions to reports that the US is considering producing a reality show in which immigrants compete for US citizenship: 'I thought it was a cartoon, but it's real' 'The world of the national quiz...' The US Department of Homeland Security is reviewing the plan - Togetter [Togetter]



◆IT/Gadgets (Internet, software, hardware, mobile)
Three bar employees arrested for misusing dating apps to rip off women; some even confined in saunas for misusing apps for people with disabilities | NHK | Incident

Japan Fair Trade Commission proposes guidelines for Apple and Google to fully open up smartphone OS functions - Nikkei Newspaper

A note to read before failing to improve your business with ChatGPT | Umemoto

Ryzen 7 7840U/32GB memory for under 80,000 yen is amazing! Japan's 7-inch gaming PC 'TENKU LUNA' - PC Watch

Active Cyber Defense Act enacted to respond to attacks on core infrastructure | Mainichi Shimbun

A collection of dictionary services to replace the goo dictionary - Fourth Dimensional Word Blog

A story about automating invoice creation and delivery using an MCP server

No longer just private lodging, Airbnb has changed its business model, with the foundation now being an app [Munechika Nishida's Now and Future] - Impress Watch

[Kazuhisa Nishikawa's irregular column] The impact of Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 x 128GB memory. The limit of notebook PCs is changing with the 'HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 inch' - PC Watch

If you miss the phone upgrade, that's it. Farewell to my beloved 'Google Maps' timeline - Mobile Watch

An experiment to get Devin to generate documents - Mitsuyuki.Shiiba

China's 'SHEIN Village' in trouble due to Trump tariffs, orders drop, unemployment crisis Low-level workers suffering from trade war, craftsman earning 100,000 yen a month for 14-hour shifts laments 'it's better than being unemployed...' | 47NEWS

I contacted JR Central because I couldn't log in to their Smart EX account, and they told me that in January my account was locked due to fraudulent use of about 200,000 yen, and that I had not received any notice from JR about the fraudulent use or the suspension of my account. In addition, because the ticket had already been issued, they could not tell whether the use was by me or someone else, so I could not get a refund. - posfie

Solitaire Auto-Generation in LLM: Design, Testing, and AI Development Process Design - ABA Journal

A collection of tips for parenting engineers to make their children happy

Is it okay to trust the answers generated by AI? Are there errors in the Grok fact check? What about ChatGPT? Why does 'hallucination' occur? | NHK | Countermeasures against fakes

[Ubuntu Weather] [No. 73] Let's build a generation AI server using a spare PC and video card - PC Watch

◆Anime, games, manga (subculture)

























TV anime 'SAKAMOTO DAYS' 2nd cool main PV │SAKAMOTO DAYS│Part2 OFFICIAL MAIN TRAILER - YouTube


[🎥Main story now available for free🎥] 'First Squad' (subtitled version) - YouTube


[First At-Bat] Baseball, Civilization, Aliens - Hejiteito/Yamagishi Na | Shonen Jump+

Why aren't Ghibli films distributed in Japan? Questioning the boundary between television and the internet (Tokuriki Motohiko) - Expert - Yahoo!News

[Besiege] 8th Panjandrum Fastest King Championship P1 Grand Prix③ VOICEROID Live Commentary - Nico Nico Douga



Yukari, Eggs and Akari the Final #17 [LOST EGG 3] - Niconico Video



Ave Mujica 'KiLLKiSS' (Official Anime × Live Video) - YouTube


Nintendo Co., Ltd. Press Release: May 19, 2025 - Nintendo Official Store 'Nintendo FUKUOKA' Opens | Nintendo

Nintendo FUKUOKA will be the fourth official store in Japan, following Nintendo TOKYO (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo), Nintendo OSAKA (Kita-ku, Osaka), and Nintendo KYOTO (Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto). It is scheduled to open at AMU PLAZA HAKATA, operated by JR Hakata City Co., Ltd.















'Gradius Origin Collection' was made possible thanks to KONAMI's preservation of various versions of the plan and circuit board from 40 years ago. It's like game archaeology, the 'Gradius III' AM Show version was 'unearthed'. A new 'Salamander' game revived in the Reiwa era. We heard the inside story of the development of the collection title that shooters will be delighted to hear.

2nd PV of the anime 'Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus' | Broadcast starts on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 11:30 pm! - YouTube


[Turkey!] TV anime 'Turkey!' PV-YouTube


[HERO's Highlight #07] Old Soul Den vs. New Soul Den | 'TO BE HERO X' airs every Sunday morning at 9:30am! - YouTube


TV anime 'Little Citizen Series' 2nd season 2nd PV [Winter limited Bonbon Chocolat Incident] | Broadcast from April 2025! - YouTube


'Table Tennis Girl - Beyond the Flash' Opening Movie | Now Showing! - YouTube


'Hibimeshi' character PV 'Hoshi Nana' | TV anime 'Days pass but rice is delicious' is currently airing - YouTube


TV anime 'See you tomorrow at the food court.' First PV / Scheduled to start broadcasting in July 2025 with 6 episodes - YouTube


TV anime 'Recent Detectives' Character PV 2nd: Kazemaki Hana (CV. Hirano Aya) | Broadcast in July 2025! - YouTube


'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' Official Music Video 'Full Orchestral Session' - YouTube


'HELLDIVERS 2' - Emergency Announcement Trailer - YouTube


It's ok for anime and manga goods to be uncool for otaku, but it's painful for the official site to be uncool. 'I wonder what really happened with this' - Togetter




Important notice regarding anime wiki | anime@wiki | pixivFANBOX

[Shonen Jump+ 10th Anniversary] One-shot anime adaptation project! - Announcement - Shonen Jump+ | 10th Anniversary Special Site

Anime distribution loses to Netflix: Abe administration's pet project, public-private fund fails: Asahi Shimbun























































































































































































◆Sports, entertainment, music, movies (entertainment)
Bruce Springsteen slams President Trump for calling him 'incompetent' - CNN.co.jp







YOASOBI “Watch me!” Official Music Video - YouTube





◆New products (clothing, food, shelter)
'Suntory x Demon Slayer: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba!' Suntory's popular drink is now available in a collaboration bottle! | List of press releases | Suntory Beverage & Food International

'Craft Boss World TEA' to release 'Golden Apple Tea Apple & Pear' exclusively at AEON Group stores nationwide | News Release List | Suntory Food & Beverage International

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