Headline news for June 4, 2025



The popular smartphone game '

Gakuen Idolmaster ' is collaborating with protein brand ' MY ROUTINE ' to sell protein and shakers modeled after two idols, 'Hanaumi Saki' and 'Hanaumi Yume.'

[Gakumasu] Protein brand 'MY ROUTINE' to release collaboration protein! 'Hanaumi Saki' and 'Hanaumi Yume' protein will be released on Wednesday, June 11th! | [Official] Idolmaster Portal (Idolmaster)
https://idolmaster-official.jp/news/01_15542

The Hanaumi Saki collaboration protein is not a super stamina drink but a 'Super Support Dark chocolate flavor ,' and it has an exquisite taste of bittersweetness that is perfect for those who don't like sweet chocolate drinks. The collaboration shaker is designed to resemble the Hatsuhoshi Whey Protein that appears in the work.



The Hanaumi Yume Collaboration Protein has a '

tight orange flavor ' and is characterized by its fruity, refreshing sweetness and clean taste like freshly squeezed oranges. Each 30g serving contains 20.2g of protein and 900mg of citric acid.



Both proteins will cost 4,320 yen including tax and are scheduled to be released in limited quantities on June 11, 2025.

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

New iPad-only OS 'iPadOS' appears, iPad says goodbye to iOS - GIGAZINE

It turns out that what was thought to be a 'hawk mummy' was actually a mummy of an anencephalic fetus - GIGAZINE

Woman driving with Apple Watch gets ticket for traffic violation - GIGAZINE

What are the 10 dog behaviors that owners tend to misunderstand? - GIGAZINE

Possibility that some influenza viruses may have become extinct due to COVID-19 infection control measures - GIGAZINE

What is 'Zettelkasten', a method created by a German sociologist to create efficient notes? - GIGAZINE

The long-held mystery of 'the length of a day on Venus' has been revealed by measurements over 15 years - GIGAZINE

Sharkpocalypse, a mass extinction of sharks, may have occurred 19 million years ago - GIGAZINE

◆ Material (notes and other miscellaneous items)













◆Science (science, learning, technology)
Italy's Mount Etna erupts, smoke rises high - YouTube


(PDF) Why are inhalation anesthetics effective? Part of the mechanism of action elucidated: Type 1 ryanodine receptor identified as one of the target molecules

High quality primary care is associated with preventive medicine, as demonstrated by the PCPCM evaluation scale - Revealed by a nationwide survey of influenza vaccination rates - | YCU Research Portal

Don't miss slow earthquakes that occur in the ocean! A method to monitor tectonic tremors in the Japan Trench using machine learning has been developed | Press Releases and Research Results | Tohoku University -TOHOKU UNIVERSITY-

Success in improving the water solubility and acid stability of blue guaiazulene pigment Expectations for wide-ranging use as a blue colorant in foods and other applications | Press Releases and Research Results | Tohoku University -TOHOKU UNIVERSITY-

Clownfish 'shrink when it gets extremely hot,' unprecedented, first scientific evidence | National Geographic Japan website

A collection of 30 stories of failure in doctoral programs and lessons learned | Practicality

Lab size influences PhD students' academic success | Nature Digest | Nature Portfolio

Successful demonstration of fuel-free rocket propulsion using tractor millimeter wave beams - Hopes for rocket launches from Earth and extraterrestrial planets - | Technology and Materials - TSUKUBA JOURNAL

Library opening hours are becoming shorter: Current situation at the University of Tokyo.9 | Shuichi Sakai | University of Tokyo

◆ Society, politics, and economy (incidents, world news, business)
[Updated] The government's notice to review the '10,000 yen reissue' of the qualification confirmation document, which reversed the policy of 'just making it a Minor Insurance Card': Tokyo Shimbun Digital

Last year's birth count was 686,061, the first time it fell below 700,000; the total fertility rate was 1.15, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare | NHK | Declining birthrate

Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui and Mizuho enter into concrete discussions to jointly operate ATMs | NHK | Finance

Election Planner's Monthly Survey Report on Cabinet Approval Ratings and Party Approval Ratings (May 2025) (Takuma Ohamazaki) - Expert - Yahoo!News

Two women, believed to be mother and daughter, in their 50s and 20s, died in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo - possible double suicide | NHK | Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Retailers cancel rice bidding for stockpiles, saying they are more expensive than discretionary contracts; government buybacks also possible - Nikkei Shimbun

100 dead cats found at woman's home, couple who left them with rescue group 'heartbroken' [Kumamoto Prefecture]: Asahi Shimbun

[Breaking News] Former Vice Governor Katayama comments, 'The actions of the former General Affairs Department Director were appropriate,' 'Disciplinary action is wrong,' and 'Sharing of document contents was appropriate' in the third-party committee's report on the leak of private information | MBS News

'Korean language test' at polling stations, 'monitoring group' believes Chinese involved in presidential election | Mainichi Shimbun

OECD lowers world growth forecast to 2.9% this year due to Trump tariffs - 1 photo International News: AFPBB News

Trump 2.0 takes away abortion rights: 'Speechless' at the rightward shift of the US seen at the UN | Mainichi Shimbun

Ukraine announces that foundations of bridge connecting Crimea and Russia have been blown up | NHK | Ukraine situation

Discussions begin today on bill to allow married couples to have separate surnames, no prospect of it being passed | NHK | Diet

President Trump raises tariffs on steel and aluminum to 50% effective on the afternoon of the 4th | NHK | Tariffs

South Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung gives speech emphasizing policy to promote Japan-US-South Korea cooperation | NHK | South Korea

Russian Presidential Office: No three-way meeting with Zelensky and Trump 'for the time being' - 1 photo International News: AFPBB News

Release of stockpiled rice causes “unusual changes in the market” and changes in the prices of branded rice!

Bookstore bankruptcies at record low, with only one in January-May - shift to 'stay-oriented' stores - Nikkei Newspaper

Supporters and opponents of Governor Saito line up: 'A third-party committee is not an absolute must,' 'It's all over' [Hyogo Prefecture] [Governor Saito] [Leak]: Asahi Shimbun

More than 100 dead cats found at the home of a female cat rescue volunteer in Kumamoto | NHK Kumamoto Prefecture News

LDP meeting: Election influence by SNS: 'Posts that damage reputation should be deleted immediately' | NHK | IT/Internet

NST Niigata General Television points out income concealment of about 1.1 billion yen Kanto Shinetsu National Taxation Bureau | NHK | Niigata Prefecture

Mongolian PM's son's luxury lifestyle sparks widespread criticism on social media; protests continue, PM resigns | NHK

South Korean presidential election: Lee Jae-myung certain to win, first change of government to progressive in three years [South Korean presidential election] [South Korea 'emergency martial law']: Asahi Shimbun

Experts' panel to establish 'Disaster Prevention Agency' draft report: 'Recommendation power should be granted' | NHK | Earthquake

Gifu Linear Tunnel Water Seepage Prevention Work Cancelled Following Kagoshima Collapse: Asahi Shimbun

'Expose' sender 'Entertainer Orihara' indicted on suspicion of blackmail The Metropolitan Police Department has received 'about 50' consultations about 'threats' since July 2021 | TBS NEWS DIG

'Russia is not safe': Zelensky asked by BBC about drone attacks before ceasefire talks - BBC News

Japan to cooperate with US missile defense system 'Golden Dome' - The Nikkei Shimbun

LDP postpones party discipline on opposing separate surnames for married couples, difficult to reach consensus within party | Mainichi Shimbun

School trips: Saving money and ingenuity are at their limit, junior high school trips exceed 70,000 yen for the first time - Nihon Keizai Shimbun

'Lost profits due to reduced enrollment' Musashino Higashi Gakuen demands 700 million yen from graduates | Mainichi Shimbun

More than 100 cats die at cat protection volunteer's home in Kumamoto | NHK | Kumamoto Prefecture

Lawson to sell 'vintage rice onigiri' made from old rice for 30 to 70 yen cheaper starting in July - Nikkei Newspaper

Saitama corporation holds 'combat training' for children at public facilities in Tokyo, sparks opposition from civic groups | Mainichi Shimbun

Government to roll out small shared houses for seniors nationwide, even in depopulated areas with low rent - Nikkei Newspaper

Democratic Party of Japan leader Tamaki denies discussions with the Constitutional Democratic Party over optional separate surnames for married couples | TBS NEWS DIG

Agriculture Minister Koizumi announces consideration of buying back stockpiled rice at auction, re-releasing it through discretionary contract 'option' - Nihon Keizai Shimbun

Prime Minister cautious about early decision on separate surnames for married couples: 'It is not a matter of majority vote' | Kyodo News

French parliament: Captain Dreyfus, accused of spying, to be promoted 130 years later - 5 photos International News: AFPBB News

Toei bus leaves passenger in his 20s behind in vehicle, third time since April | NHK | Tokyo Metropolitan Government

◆ Lifestyle (life, living, health)
I never went to the library because there were always clean-dressed young people from wealthy families who were always occupying seats and studying, and I felt really uncomfortable... - Togetter

NHK's 'Asaichi' special on underground idols, broadcasts the 'dark side' of a 17-year-old pouring a lot of money into underground idol groups, 'They're not idols, they're perpetrators' and 'Supporting idols is not something you should do at the expense of your life' - Togetter [Togetter]

A mysterious incident occurred on the Tomei Expressway. The woman who was arrested for hiding the driver was revealed to be the common-law wife and biological mother of the siblings, making it even more difficult to understand what was going on. - Togetter

It seems like elementary school students these days are really tolerant of people's individual circumstances, and don't exclude others because of their behavior or belongings - Togetter

About credit money | phykm

School vegetable gardens are not just for food education: The mysterious power of 'edible schoolyards' | NHK | WEB special | Education

◆IT/Gadgets (Internet, software, hardware, mobile)
Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office not indicting Uzbek man arrested on suspicion of illegally creating delivery account | NHK | Incident

AI: 'I did it!' Human: '(...is this really okay?)' Exploring AI code security with Devin - GMO Flatt Security Blog

Voices of joy at the news that the Japan Electronic Bookstore Association has stopped distributing sexual advertisements in digital comics: 'Should we have told JARO?' → Advertisements by non-member companies are still... - Togetter

Students 'optimize' their papers to prove they 'wrote them': Confusion over AI detection tools | Levatec Lab (Levatec LAB)

Implementing WebView in SwiftUI - cockscomblog?

[Feature] Let's make a modern PC in the style of the PC-9800 series! ~ We tried to see if the 5-inch FDD would work - PC Watch

Meta announces purchase of electricity from nuclear power plants; electricity demand increases with the spread of AI | NHK | IT/Internet




Create a simple MCP server and understand how it works

Sexual ads in e-comics to be suspended on all-ages sites... 11 major e-bookstores to halt: Yomiuri Shimbun

AWS's global market share finally falls below 30%. Can it maintain its top position? - Nikkei Newspaper

Stockmark-2-VL-100B: A Chain-of-Thought Visual Language Model for Document Comprehension Specific to Japanese - Stockmark Tech Blog

◆Anime, games, manga (subculture)




PS5® Software Catalog 'All-Time Best 100' ③ Action RPG/Simulation RPG Edition – PlayStation.Blog Japanese

PS5® Software Catalog 'All-Time Best 100' ④ Adventure/Horror Edition – PlayStation.Blog Japanese

PS5® Software Catalog 'All-Time Best 100' ⑤ Shooting/Sports/Fighting Games etc. Edition - PlayStation.Blog Japanese

Kokoro Sagashi / Shonen Jump+ 10th Anniversary Manga Award - Tomoru Emoto | Shonen Jump+

Theatrical advance version of 'Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-' will be screened again at 368 theaters nationwide from June 20th! Stage greetings and live nationwide broadcasts will also be held! | NEWS | Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (Zeke Axe) Official Website






















Theatrical animation 'Alice in Wonderland -Dive in Wonderland-' official trailer (60 seconds) | Nationwide release from Friday, August 29th - YouTube


Movie 'The One Who Steals This Book' Special Report | 2026 Movie Animation-YouTube


'Call of Duty: Warzone & Black Ops 6' | Ballerina Trailer-YouTube


The Elder Scrolls Online - 'Season of the Insect Cult Part 1' Launch Trailer - YouTube


Behind the scenes of the 'SHINOBI Revenge Slash' combat system - YouTube


Fallout 76 - Season 21: 'Gone Fission' - YouTube


Diablo IV | 2nd Anniversary Trailer - YouTube


'Two Point Museum' Ver.2.0 Update Trailer-YouTube


'SHINOBI Revenge Slash' Combat Trailer - YouTube


Nintendo Switch 2 Secret Exhibition Introduction Video - YouTube


Raidou's Knowledge: Story and Characters | 'RAIDOU Remastered: The Tale of the Super Power Corps' to be released on June 19, 2025 - YouTube


Nintendo Switch 2 actual machine play just before release! 'Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster' official broadcast - YouTube


The golden rule for winning a competition that even an elementary school teacher would tell you is to 'keep doing what your opponent hates the most' - 'Gateball is taking that too far' - Togetter [Togetter]

Announcement of Chairman Nakamura's latest status - Comitia Office Blog

Official website for the animated film 'The One Who Steals This Book'

Studio Khara makes money from real estate investments, so they can make anime without worrying about profitability to a certain extent. 'The best solution is to stabilize income through a separate business' - Togetter

◆Sports, entertainment, music, movies (entertainment)
Shocked by a film made by 'directors who support' Sono Sion, accused of sexual assault... Why it can be called 'secondary victimization' and 'dishonest' | Joshi SPA!

Kaoru Mitoma, Takefusa Kubo, Kaishu Sano, Saien Suzuki...Ranking the Japanese players who have been active in European football this season | web Sportiva

Dembele, Salah, Yamal... We ask experts: 'Who was the most successful player in European football this season?' | web Sportiva




Mr. Shohei Ohtani met with a doctor the day after he had a fever, but his recovery surprised even the doctor... The mourner's second daughter, Mina, passes away on her birthday: Yomiuri Shimbun

Please tell me some recommended movies that are about 90 minutes long and perfect for a weekday night. → Recommended Japanese and foreign movies - Togetter

◆New products (clothing, food, housing)
[Preview] A refreshing taste perfect for the hot summer! Nakau's summer staple 'Sudachi Oroshi Udon' now on sale!

Fukufuku Saisai Hong Kong-style beef stir-fried with black pepper flavored glass noodles New release on June 30, 2025 | Acecook Co., Ltd.

'Summer Snack Seeds' on sale for a limited time! A mix of 7 refreshing snacks perfect for summer snack time | Kameda Seika Co., Ltd.

NB Official - News Release - New Balance releases 'ABZORB 2000' which recreates the classic ABZORB technology New Balance [Official Online Store]

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