May 27, 2025 19:25:00

Headline News for May 27, 2025

'Country Ma'am Chocolate Covered The World (Brazil Edition),' a new product that combines Brazilian coffee, will be released on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 as a spin-off of Fujiya's 'Country Ma'am Chocolate Covered,' a spin-off of the series 'Country Ma'am Chocolate Covered The World,' in which the chocolate god 'Mamire-san ' travels the world and enjoys the various places he visits.

'Chocolate Covered' is a popular seasonal product! The fifth installment of the Mamire-san spin-off series is coffee flavored. 'Country Ma'am Chocolate Covered The World (Brazil Edition)' will be released on Tuesday, June 10, 2025
(PDF file) https://www.fujiya-peko.co.jp/assets/pdf/press20250527_1.pdf

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

Norwegian police release images of damaged and salvaged undersea cables, Russian trawlers suspected of involvement but lack of evidence - GIGAZINE

'Dumb Password Rules' is a collection of sites with ridiculous password rules such as 'Do not include words in the dictionary' and 'Set a new password every 120 days' - GIGAZINE

Japan's largest vertical strawberry farm opens in Jersey City - GIGAZINE

Interview with Director Masaaki Yuasa of the movie 'Inu-oh' - We asked him about his desire to make viewers experience 'joy' that goes beyond 'satisfaction' - GIGAZINE

The world's largest geoglyph, surpassing the Nazca Lines, is found in the Indian desert - GIGAZINE

The summit of Everest is jammed with a large number of climbers, causing a series of deaths - GIGAZINE

Why do people insert meaningless words like 'um' and 'uh' into conversations? - GIGAZINE

'Nudist pub' where you can eat and drink completely naked officially opens in London - GIGAZINE

MAPPA, the animation production company that produced Garo -DIVINE FLAME-, Rage of Bahamut GENESIS, etc.

◆ Material (notes and other miscellaneous items)

I was reading a book about tidying up my room, and at the beginning it said, 'Once you've read a book, you never read it again, right? It's in the way, so throw it away.' So I threw the book away.
— Amano Sakuya 🦊 Konohana serialized (@amanosakuya) May 25, 2025

This is not illegal dumping, but an experiment to see how much and how many years it would take for an actual Winnie the Pooh to decay if placed under the forest (Winnie the Pooh is not a bear but a teddy bear). This is on our property.
It's been five years since the installation, so I'd like to give you a progress report. This is from when it was first installedpic.twitter.com/toSFQz2mNK
— Belly button (@Heso_tanamachi) May 27, 2025

This is Winnie the Pooh who was left in the woods for 5 years pic.twitter.com/O1uniNgxA9
— Belly button (@Heso_tanamachi) May 27, 2025

I have a tendency to have nightmares, but I was able to avoid the type of dream where I was running as hard as I could but not moving forward at all by discovering a bug that allowed me to skip backwards and actually move forward quite a bit.
— Tomiyasu (@t0miyasu) May 26, 2025

My 3-year-old couldn't apologize for what he'd done wrong and kept saying 'No! No!' So I told him, 'I'll wait until you can say sorry properly,' and left him alone. He said, 'I-I-Is it okay? 😭 I wanted to show you how well you drew it 😭' and I almost laughed.
— Sandy Beach (@mittlerweile) May 25, 2025

A detached house area on the rooftop of Ito-Yokado

I don't know what you're talking about, but that house is for sale pic.twitter.com/X1WM6qx2hL
— Konan (@konantower) May 25, 2025

◆Science (science, learning, technology)
Three professors who transferred from Yale University to the University of Toronto explain why they are leaving the U.S. after studying fascism - YAMDAS current update history

US Trump administration revokes Harvard University's accreditation for accepting international students, prompting the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to 'accept them at domestic universities' | NHK | Education

Kei Wakaizumi's will, which was a 'secret pact' to bring in nuclear weapons in the event of Okinawa's return, will be donated to Okinawa Prefecture | NHK | Base Issues

'Blooms once every 10 years' Gaimi lily blooms with flowers about 40cm in size Nagoya | NHK | Aichi Prefecture

◆ Society, politics, and economy (incidents, world news, business)
Texas woman sues state lottery commission over $119 million prize not paid - CNN.co.jp

Japan Post Bank refuses to allow civic groups it dislikes to open accounts? Applications from unincorporated groups rejected one after another without proper explanation: Tokyo Shimbun Digital

Kakegawa: 20-year-old university student arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after wrong-way driving and collision | NHK Shizuoka Prefecture News

Stockpiled rice discretionary contract: Agriculture Minister Koizumi: '19 businesses apply for purchase, delivery to be made as early as the 29th' Don Quijote, Iris Ohyama, etc. | NHK | Soaring prices

The most popular purchase requests are listed below.
▽ Operates major discount stores such as 'Don Quijote'
Pan Pacific International Holdings: 15,000 tons
▽ Major drugstore chain Sundrug sold 12,866 tons
▽ 10,500 tons of 'OK' from supermarkets
▽ A group company of the major household goods manufacturer 'Iris Ohyama'
'Iris Agri Innovation' 10,000 tons
▽ Rakuten Group: 10,000 tons
▽ Moronaga, a rice wholesaler that also sells online, will sell 6,000 tons
▽ Develops food supermarket chains such as 'Hanamasa Meat'
'JM Holdings' 6,000 tons
▽ Cainz, a major home improvement retailer, sells 5,000 tons
▽ Discount store 'Mr. Max' sells 5,000 tons
▽ 'CJC Japan,' which is made up of small and medium-sized supermarkets nationwide, will produce 5,000 tons
▽ Supermarket 'Maruai' has 2,600 tons
▽ Operates beef bowl chains such as 'Sukiya'
Zensho Holdings: 1,200 tons
▽ Supermarket 'Belk' 1,200 tons
▽ The supermarket 'Sanwa' has 300 tons, etc.
The total comes to 98,240 tons.

Information leak may have been ordered by Governor Saito Motohiko and others; Hyogo Prefecture Third Party Committee Governor Saito denies again | NHK | Hyogo Prefecture

Nissan's former president Makoto Uchida and three others to receive over 600 million yen in retirement compensation - Nikkei Shimbun

[Deep NEWS] 'Many of Trump's supporters are not college educated'... Tsuneo Watanabe points out that this will lead to Harvard University being underestimated: Yomiuri Shimbun

Pitfalls for young people quitting jobs for the sake of time: Some companies refuse to hire people with less than one year of service - Nikkei Shimbun

Russia launches 355 drones in one night, the highest number since invasion, Ukrainian Air Force 7 photos International News: AFPBB News

Selling stockpiled rice through discretionary contracts Seven companies, including major supermarkets, apply to purchase, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Koizumi reveals | NHK | Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Formal agreement on raising basic pension: LDP, Komeito, and Constitutional Democratic Party leaders meet | NHK | Pensions

Shimomura: 'Conveys calls for former Prime Minister Abe and accounting officers to resume refunds' | NHK | Political funds

Former Prime Minister Abe shooting case: No date set for seventh pretrial proceeding | NHK | Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shooting

Apple disease epidemic: Number of patients in one week reaches record high, 2.05 per medical institution | NHK | Medical and Health

The Japan Fair Trade Commission conducts on-site inspections of six diesel sales companies in Kanagawa Prefecture, forming a cartel to adjust diesel prices | NHK | Crude oil prices

Number of whooping cough patients reaches record high of 2,299 in week ending May 18 | NHK | Medical and Health

[Video commentary] What will happen to rice prices under voluntary contracts? | NHK | Agriculture

Prime Minister Ishiba meets with UNRWA Director General as humanitarian situation in Gaza worsens: 'We will work together to support Palestinian refugees' | NHK | Israel-Palestine

North Korea's secret police chief leaves for Russia | North Korean media | NHK | North Korea situation

Electricity and gas bills subsidized for three months from July, reducing monthly burden by more than 1,000 yen | NHK | Rising prices

The two top leaders send opposing messages, causing 'unusual' changes in party governance; some members decline to endorse [2025 House of Councillors Election] [Democratic Party for the People]: The Asahi Shimbun

Mitsubishi UFJ to abolish principle of accepting seconded employees from life insurers due to concerns over preferential treatment of seconded companies: Asahi Shimbun

'America has great fighter jets' Details of Japan-US telephone conversation revealed [Ishiba administration]: Asahi Shimbun

Senator Fusae Ota announces she will not run in the Upper House election: 'I became ill due to slanderous comments' | Mainichi Shimbun

Will rice prices really fall? The key is 'rice polishing,' but there are skeptical voices on the ground [Reiwa rice turmoil]: Asahi Shimbun

NHK survey: Over 1,600 dilapidated hospitals nationwide 'over 40 years old' | NHK | Medical and Health

'Possibility of Governor Saito's instructions' Former Prefectural Affairs Bureau Director leaked 'private information' Former General Affairs Department Director What is the basis for the third-party committee's criticism? | FNN Prime Online

Germany makes unusual criticism of Israel: 'We can no longer understand it' | Kyodo News

Two women in Omiya one-on-one... 25 minutes in a square at night, two members of a delinquent group, discovered when a witness called 110, both identified and arrested, suspected of dueling, two unemployed people from different local areas, 19 and 16 years old | Saitama Shimbun | Latest news, sports and local topics in Saitama

Hospital staff smoke in completely non-smoking hospital, to return medical fees of 4.5 million yen | NHK | Gifu Prefecture

Osaka Expo: People with disabilities and those with infants hesitate to attend the Expo 'priority lanes' due to lack of information: Yomiuri Shimbun

Nagoya city dramatically improves escalator safety measures by hiring people who only stand on the right side

'Hakata women are beautiful, men are so-so' - Shiba of the Democratic Party for the People in a speech [Fukuoka Prefecture] [Democratic Party for the People]: Asahi Shimbun

Supreme Court to confirm constitutionality of excluding sex industry businesses from coronavirus subsidy eligibility | Mainichi Shimbun

'Putin killed a lot of people' Trump strongly condemns Russia attacks | 47NEWS

'Putin killed a lot of people' Trump strongly condemns Russian attacks | Kyodo News

Former General Affairs Department Director leaked private information of whistleblower to prefectural assembly member, Hyogo Prefecture third-party committee confirms [Hyogo Prefecture] [Governor Saito] [Leak]: Asahi Shimbun

Germany may consider reinstating conscription next year if there are not enough applicants - Defense Minister | Reuters

Aomori: Family of second-year high school student dies after being stabbed in the head by farm fork in cowshed to sue prefecture and training assistant: Yomiuri Shimbun

European 're-militarization' is a warning to Japan: US military intervention can no longer be taken for granted - Nikkei Shimbun

◆ Lifestyle (life, living, health)

I took on the 2000km challenge from Aomori to Kagoshima without getting off the highway or going through a toll gate, and arrived safely in Kagoshima!!! https://t.co/3DGC4U4uSU pic.twitter.com/1tap4Wp1Sd
— Genius (@genius_Sage) May 25, 2025

My spouse asked me, 'Do you want to eat a persimmon?' I replied, 'No,' and he got upset. → A story of miscommunication that is mysteriously scary when you understand what it means - Togetter [Togatter]

Some people become interested in making soba noodles or coffee after retirement, and then get carried away and start their own business with their retirement money. If you don't understand the difference between a hobby and a business, you usually won't get good results. - Togetter

Is the ban on studying in libraries affecting children who don't have a good study environment at home? - Togetter

The leader of the workforce at my old company used to say, 'Don't use honorific language when communicating within your team. Teams where honorific language is the norm incur extra communication costs.' I still don't know if he was right. - Togetter

Mikito Chinen: 'I'm at my wit's end after a proofreader pointed out that the term 'acute alcoholism' is discriminatory... I think they're confusing it with the term 'alcoholism'' - Togetter [Togatter]

Freshwater fish with a muddy smell are not popular in Japan, and it is difficult to eat and reduce the smell → The cooking method to remove the smell in China is interesting 'Is it really effective?' - Togetter [Togatter]

◆IT/Gadgets (Internet, software, hardware, mobile)
Centralized management of WordPress and operational optimization achieved through migration to Shifter to eliminate technical debt - Findy Tech Blog

I applied for a passport change through My Number Portal, but I haven't heard anything for two weeks → I called to ask and got a ridiculous answer - Togetter

No matter what happens, development will never stop. 29 years after its birth, the creator of the compression/decompression software 'Explzh' remains indomitable [Focus] | Levatech Lab (Levatech LAB)

[How to delete yourself] [Ask Copilot] menu appears in the right-click menu of files - Yajiuma no Mori - Window Forest

The Grand Coalition that Will Determine the 'Future of Payments' PayPay and Sumitomo Mitsui Olive Collaboration [Junya Suzuki's Pay Attention] - Impress Watch

Release of PLaMo Translation, a large-scale language model specialized for Japanese translation - Preferred Networks, Inc.

Complete UI design in just 20 seconds? I tried out Google's new AI tool 'Stitch'! #Frontend - Qiita

Suspect suspected to be a group executive arrested for operating fake website and stealing cash | NHK | Incident

Musk's DOGE expands use of Glock in US government, risk of conflict of interest | Reuters

'The problem with Android being lame is like when you buy a Sega Saturn when everyone else in your class has a PlayStation,' someone said to me, and it made me sick - Togetter [Togetter]

Google vs. the Fair Trade Commission: Order to 'stop demanding preferential treatment for its search app' - The beliefs and sorrows of the 'guardian of competition' as the meaning is not conveyed to consumers | 47NEWS

[Ken Fujimoto's Digital Audio Laboratory] Is the 'highest standard sound quality' of Chinese USB audio really true? We measured TOPPING Pro's 'E2x2 OTG' - AV Watch

◆Anime, games, manga (subculture)

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The latest episode 13 will be released on Friday, May 30th...Look forward to it!!! #ILoveBingeEating #Mochizukipic.twitter.com /2CR3I9uKoO
— I love eating! Mochizuki Official (@dokaguidaisuki) May 26, 2025

Doesn't your face look different from the photo? [Voiceroid First Person Theater] - Niconico Video

[Hand-drawn] Kanatan still holds a grudge over the flower-patterned pants she was dissed for - Nico Nico Douga

A story about how a young person who has not had the proper training will have a hard time becoming a leader in a game development team | Taruoshiru

[1 hour endurance] Kanna 'This is seriously crazy' - YouTube

A comment video from Sachiko Kobayashi, who plays Felicitas in the movie Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: The Lonely Dragon, has arrived! - YouTube

'LAZARUS' #8 Action Trailer - YouTube

[Now airing every Monday at 24:00] TV anime '#Compass2ꓸ0' non-credit episode 4 special ED│'Perfect Parfait Parade' - YouTube

'Senjo no Fugue 3' Vol.1 ❘ PLAY! PLAY! PLAY! - YouTube

'GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE' - Season Pass 4 3rd Playable Character 'Yunika' Trailer - YouTube

Guilty Gear -Strive- Starter Guide - Unika - YouTube

'HELLDIVERS 2' - Fate of Democracy Trailer - YouTube

'Zenless Zone Zero' Season 2 Special TVCM - YouTube

Raidou's Knowledge: Raidou's Battle System | 'RAIDOU Remastered: Super Power Corps Tale' to be released on June 19, 2025 - YouTube

[Shadow Labyrinth] Maze Trailer - YouTube

'Demon Slayer: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hinokami Keppuutan 2' Solo Play Mode Swordsmith Village PV - YouTube

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | Season 04 Multiplayer Maps - YouTube

TEKKEN 8 - 'Fahkumram' Gameplay Trailer - YouTube

[New Announcement] 'Let's create a new game together' PROJECT ZIRCON new development! - YouTube

Gourmet Operation! | Global Gourmet Collaboration PV - YouTube

2024 Hollow Journey 1st Anniversary Playback | Zenless Zone Zero - YouTube

Ver.2.0 PV 'The Destination of Clouds' | Zenless Zone Zero - YouTube

The title and illustrations of the game 'Pirates Anime Quest: One Boy's Adventure and Island Pieces' are so bad that I'm worried about Nintendo's review, but it seems there's also a One Girl - Togetter