Headline news for April 15, 2024



FamilyMart will start the ' FamilyMart Rich Uji Matcha Festival ' on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

This matcha campaign, which has a 'strong' theme, will feature 14 types of sweets, ice cream, bread, and other items made with Uji matcha, such as the 'Strong Uji Matcha Mont Blanc (320 yen including tax)' and the 'Strong Uji Matcha French Cruller (258 yen including tax).'





By the way, we published an article like this on the same day in the same month in the past.

A silver package appears from a 30-year-old game cassette, what on earth is it? - GIGAZINE

How did the highly addictive strategy game 'Civilization' that is described as an electronic drug come into being? - GIGAZINE

Sending nude photos and exchanging sexual messages has become popular due to the pandemic - GIGAZINE

A gamer and a professional driver race against each other in a real car, recreating the 'rear view' of a racing game. What is the result? - GIGAZINE

ELDEN RING's brutal boss and the legendary solo player who appears dashingly and says 'Let me do it with Sashi' are saved by many people, and it is so popular that it has already been made into fan art and three-dimensional figures - GIGAZINE

A movie that tried making the ultimate junk food 'French fries cheeseburger' is now available - GIGAZINE

How the FBI broke the lock on the shooter's iPhone is revealed, how did the security breach that Apple rejected happen? - GIGAZINE

Video of the moment the perpetrator who attacked Prime Minister Kishida was arrested & video of the moment the explosion occurred - GIGAZINE

◆ Material (notes and other miscellaneous items)
Question: I'm worried that the shoulder massage coupons will be copied. Is there any way to prevent counterfeiting? - Nico Nico Douga







































◆Science (science, learning, technology)
Success in modulating the peculiar magnetic properties of a magnetic semimetal using gate voltage - Hopes for applications in spintronics - | Press Release | UTokyo-Eng

How to avoid falling into stereotypes: Discourse on 'male brains' and 'female brains' | University of Tokyo

◆ Society, politics, and economy (incidents, world news, business)
Inaba Foods explains the truth about the 'Borrowed House Report' and apologizes, saying, 'In fact... it was due to the death of the person in charge.' 'Repairs will be made soon for leaks, etc.' - Sponichi Annex Society

Amendment to the Civil Code on 'joint custody' after divorce passed by the House of Representatives Judicial Affairs Committee | NHK | House of Representatives

North Gaza already on the brink of starvation: US official acknowledges for the first time that assessment is 'credible' - CNN.co.jp

President Biden calls for restraint in response to Iran's declaration of retaliation | NHK | America

Proposal to increase teacher salaries by 10% or more included in Central Council for Educational Affairs | NHK | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

One year until the Expo: Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura: 'We will use this as a compass for the future and strictly control costs' | Mainichi Shimbun

Russia issues suspension of navigation in waters surrounding the Northern Territories, Japanese government protests | NHK | Russia

Main power plant near Kyiv destroyed in Russian attack - Ukraine's largest electricity supplier - BBC News

Inaba Foods employee who declined to join the company reveals that the 'apology gift' was a can of tuna. The company refutes reports of 'Boroya harassment' and says that the '30,000 yen salary reduction' is a 'misinterpretation' | NEWS Post Seven

Tokyo Governor Koike: Cairo University graduate: 'The university has acknowledged his graduation'; statement 'was issued of the university's will' - Sankei News

What will happen to parents and children after divorce? Joint custody to be introduced | NHK Political Magazine

Town buses discontinued, on-demand taxis introduced, passenger numbers more than quadruple... Residents 'have expanded their range of travel': Yomiuri Shimbun

Big Motor used car theft incident: 2 cars abandoned in Yamanashi | NHK | Incident

Japanese population falls by 830,000, the largest ever; total population declines for 13 consecutive years | Kyodo News

The number of unmarried elderly people living alone will increase to 44% by 2050, according to Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare estimates | Kyodo News

'Bang Bang!' A car crashes through the first floor of a house, no residents injured - Nakanoto, Ishikawa - Sankei News

'Why can't you do this?' scolded... Testimony from local governments in Hokkaido of the 'intimidating behavior' of Councilman Takeru Hasegawa. Those in high positions also have the custom of 'showing up in person' to greet in Tokyo | TBS NEWS DIG

Even after paying a retainer to a lawyer, no action is taken, and 'secondary damage' from fraud continues | NHK | Tokyo

The bill on joint custody after divorce passed by the House of Representatives' Judicial Affairs Committee, which will pass the House of Representatives on the 16th - Nihon Keizai Shimbun

Tokyo High Court upholds lower court ruling that immigration officer's assault 'exceeded the limits of what was reasonably necessary' and requires government to pay 220,000 yen to Kurdish man: Tokyo Shimbun TOKYO Web

'Delisting, you got what you deserve': Toshiba's defeat is inevitable Japan has disappeared from the world: Asahi Shimbun Digital

14-year-old junior high school student and 15-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of cocaine use Gifu | NHK | Incident

Rescue dog too friendly to be a police dog plays an active role in Taiwan earthquake disaster area (1/2) - CNN.co.jp

Constitutional Democratic Party member of the House of Representatives Mamoru Umedani charged with violating the Public Offices Election Act for allegedly serving sake in his constituency | TBS NEWS DIG

Questioning privileges: US military flights in the Tokyo metropolitan area revealed, including routes over 300 km in length | Mainichi Shimbun

Germany faces International Court of Justice lawsuit over 'genocide' over arms sales to Israel - BBC News

The number of countries expected to have pavilions at the 'flower of the Expo' will be reduced by 20 to about 40... The site to be given up will be the 'grass square': The Yomiuri Shimbun

Mysterious 'Shrimp Chili' nuisance graffiti suddenly appears in Shibuya and Shimokitazawa. When caught at the moment of the crime, the victim said, 'I just write it wherever I want. It's art.' | Mezamashi Media

'Missiles fired at Israeli-occupied Golan Heights' Iranian state TV | NHK | Israel-Palestine

Electric wheelchair user unable to board Peach flight due to visual battery check | Mainichi Shimbun

Iran retaliates against Israel with over 200 drones and missiles, Security Council to meet | Reuters

[Details] Russia's military invasion of Ukraine continues, causing serious damage to the front line of 'petal mines' Japan also provides support with removal technology | NHK | Ukraine situation

700 people on provisional release in Kawaguchi revealed for the first time; most are Kurdish; information to be provided to local governments; review of operations; 'Immigrants' and Japanese - Sankei News

Red yeast rice problem - What is Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's biggest problem? - Higashi Nakano St. Angela Clinic

Czech Republic fires 800,000 shells at Ukraine as it fights Russia? Why does it rush to help? Bitter memories of the Cold War 'Prague Spring' | NHK | WEB Special | Czech Republic

Ukraine may lose this year, says former British commander: How - BBC News

CNN investigates the 'Flour Massacre' - Attack on crowds waiting for aid in Gaza (1/3) - CNN.co.jp

42-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly throwing a steel ball at a male acquaintance who had been called in for 'some trouble' - Sankei News

◆ Lifestyle (life, living, health)
Japan hasn't seen a surge in Indian tourists yet, but when that time comes, I'll be thinking, 'I was happy when I was saying Chinese people are annoying...' - Togetter

Why do Chinese people talk so loudly? - Black China BLOG










The increasing number of touch panels is a problem. They don't communicate anything to the visually impaired. 'The world is becoming more convenient, but' it is becoming more difficult to live: Tokyo Shimbun TOKYO Web

KEISUI ART STUDIO | I was impressed by how the color of purple cabbage liquid changes dramatically depending on the pH.




A 15-year-old boy in a juvenile detention center asked me to read to him, but not to tell anyone. But before I knew it, I was reading to all 16 people. - Togetter

◆IT/Gadgets (Internet, software, hardware, mobile)
Internship: developing and implementing a method to estimate advertising effectiveness | CyberAgent Developers Blog




Focus: Generative AI companies flock to content on 'obsolete social networks' in the battle for training data | Reuters

Here are some reference books and materials that I would like to recommend to engineers who want to learn Rust.

How fake security warning screens (support scams) are displayed - NTT Communications Engineers' Blog

Former school-refusing YouTuber Yutabon reports that he failed the high school entrance exam, but his supporters, including brain scientist Kenichiro Mogi, turn around and ignore him. The reality of 'just being young has no value' as condemned by Takafumi Horie | Weekly Women's PRIME

The ultimate form printing solution that doesn't display even a millimeter of distortion, created with Figma and PHP - Speaker Deck

GitHub - ttskch/svg-paper: The world's most maintainable way to create paper-printable documents ????????

Goodbye to all Evernotes - Book Sucking

[pixiv] News - Background to the revision of pixiv guidelines regarding realistic works

Art styles and techniques such as hyperrealism can be posted on pixiv, and as we stated in our previous announcement that 'there will be no changes to operations,' posting of such works will not be prohibited in the future.



AWS Case Study: Nintendo Systems Co., Ltd. | AWS

'The documents of people who use Meiryo UI for Excel fonts are really safe and reliable' There are various sects of fonts used in documents, and sometimes holy wars occur - Togetter

Until the Internet was born - What a hoax!

◆Anime, games, manga (subculture)
A story about a genius magical girl whose dignity is destroyed unreasonably. Trial version RTA 0:02:48 - Nico Nico Douga



Chino-chan's reputation damage, hell theory - Nico Nico Douga



Ange was burning out behind the scenes of Inui's solo live show [Hand-drawn] [Ange Katrina] [Inui Toko] [Hoshimachi Suisei] - Nico Nico Douga



Favorite Chorus Announcement Dragon / Hatsune Miku - Nico Nico Douga



The 'concerns' that Disney had just before partnering with Ghibli may seem like 'you guys are complete amateurs?' to you now, but I guess it's a good example of 'common sense changes quickly'... - INVISIBLE Dojo. - QUIET & COLORFUL PLACE -

[Hand-drawn] Ah, I can eat now - Nico Nico Douga



























[Preview video] Episode 1 'Journey' | Anime 'Dragon Clan -The Blazing Dawn-' - YouTube


'Kaiju No. 8' Episode 1 'The Man Who Became a Monster' Next Preview / Broadcast from 23:00 on Saturday, April 13th - YouTube


[Free distribution] Episode 1 of the TV anime 'Astronote' - YouTube


'Negima!?' | Episode 1 | Limited time release until 20:59 on Friday, May 12, 2024 - YouTube


TV anime 'Astronooto' non-credited ED | Mira Gotokuji (CV. Maaya Uchida), Takumi Miyasaka (CV. Souma Saito) 'The Key to the Heart' - YouTube


TV anime 'Idolmaster Cinderella Girls' Episode 13 Live Scene Footage ② [GOIN'!!!] [Limited Time Release] - YouTube


TV anime 'The Irregular at Magic High School' Season 3 non-credit ending video | Currently airing on all stations from Friday, April 5, 2024! - YouTube


'One room, normal sunlight, with angels.' Non-credit ED | Sandrion 'Sunny Canvas' - YouTube


Opening video of the anime 'Black Butler - Boarding School Edition' [Otoha - 'The Parade of Battlers'] - YouTube


Anime 'Black Butler - Boarding School Edition' non-credit ending video [SID 'Atonement'] - YouTube


Anime 'Dragon Tribe -The Blazing Dawn-' non-credit ED movie | 'Lanthanoid' aquarium - YouTube


[Non-credited OP] TV anime 'Jellyfish Can't Swim at Night' | Kanoe Rana 'Irodori' - YouTube


[Non-credited ED] TV anime 'Jellyfish Can't Swim at Night' | Anna Tsurushima 'There are 25 hours in a day.' - YouTube


'Humming Love' MV for the TV anime 'Singing Love Like a Whisper' - YouTube


TV anime 'Yozakura-san's Big Operation' non-credit OP (Ikimonogakari/Fate-chan) - YouTube


TV anime 'Sound! Euphonium 3' non-credit opening video - YouTube


TV anime 'Yozakura-san's Big Operation' non-credit ED (CHiCO / fam!) - YouTube


TV anime 'Sound! Euphonium 3' non-credit ending video - YouTube


TV anime 'Sentai Daishikkaku' non-credit OP movie | Broadcast every Sunday from 4:30 pm on 28 TBS affiliated stations nationwide / Streaming every Sunday from 17:00 on Disney Plus - YouTube


TV anime 'UniteUp! -Uni:Birth-' will be broadcast in January 2025! - YouTube


TV anime 'ACCA 13-ku Kansatsu-ka' non-credit opening / ONE Ⅲ NOTES 'Shadow and Truth' - YouTube


TV anime 'ACCA 13-ku Kansatsu-ka' non-credit ending / Yuuki Aira 'The Pale Moon is Shaking' - YouTube


'IVORY TOWER feat. SennaRin MV Dragon tribe ver.' | Anime 'Dragon tribe -The Blazing Dawn-' - YouTube


Mushoku Tensei 2nd Season ED② / 'Mushoku Tensei II ~I'll Seriously Try If I Go to Another World~' 2nd Cool Non-Credit Ending / 'What I Want to Protect' by Yuiko Ohara - YouTube


Mushoku Tensei 2nd Season OP② / 'Mushoku Tensei II ~I'll Seriously Try If I Go to Another World~' 2nd Cool Non-Credit Opening / 'On the Frontline' Hitorie - YouTube


'Dave the Diver' - PS5® Immersive Trailer | PS5® & PS4® - YouTube


[Genshin Impact] Ver.4.6 Official PV 'The Flames that Lead to the Dual World, the Scorching Red Night' - YouTube


Fortnite x Avatar: The Last Airbender: Elements - Gameplay Trailer - YouTube


'Towatugai' Character song 'Crime and Punishment' - YouTube


PlayStation®4 version of 'Evil God Korone' PV - YouTube


Stellar Blade - Tooth and Claw - YouTube


'Hyakuken Touyou Denkitan' - Gameplay Trailer | PS5® & PS4® - YouTube


[Collapse: Star Rail] New PV Theme OST 'Walking the Path of Destiny Vol.2' - YouTube






































































◆Sports, entertainment, music, movies (entertainment)
[Contents of the complaint] Mizuhara Ippei suspect: details of illegal gambling involving the fraudulent transfer of over 2.4 billion yen, including baseball card purchases | NHK | Incident

[Full text of the indictment] 'I see Shohei Otani walking his dog. I'll ask him directly,' he threatened... 36 pages of information about the suspect Mizuhara's case from beginning to end: Tokyo Shimbun TOKYO Web

Former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara appears in custody, releases on bail and says he wants to apologize to Otani; indicted on bank fraud charges | NHK | Incident

Harry Potter author again highlights differences with film cast over transgender issues - BBC News

'It's all over' - Mizuhara Ippei's final message to gambling parlor | Mainichi Shimbun

Daigo's answer to the question 'Are YouTubers funny?' is amazing. Internet users are amazed: 'As expected,' 'This is what a professional can say,' and 'That's convincing.' - Sports Hochi

[Interview with the winning jockey] 2024 Nakayama Grand Jump | JRA Official - YouTube


[Jockey Camera] Jockey camera footage of Yu Kuroiwa riding Irogotoshi | 2024 Nakayama Grand Jump | JRA Official - YouTube


Folk Song Collection

◆ New products (clothing, food, shelter)





in Headline, Posted by log1l_ks