Headline news for August 14, 2025



109 Cinemas has announced that its membership service will be changed to an annual fee system to further enhance its services. As a result, the membership fee and annual fee will change from '1,000 yen for the membership fee and free for the year' to '500 yen for the membership fee and 500 yen for the annual fee' from December 9, 2025.

In addition, the system of using three viewing points to watch a movie for 1,300 yen will be abolished, but instead the expiration date of viewing points will be extended from six months to one year, and various large formats such as IMAX, 4DX, SCREENX, and ULTRA 4DX will be available for six points plus an additional fee.

Current members will begin paying annual membership fees around November 2026.

Cinema Point Member Service Change Notice - 109 Cinemas | 109CINEMAS
https://109cinemas.net/news/pointcardrenewal.html

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

Court rules that 'geofencing warrants' that indiscriminately request data from smartphones that pass through crime scenes are unconstitutional - GIGAZINE

The creator of the popular FPS 'Metro 2033' receives an eight-year prison sentence for 'spreading false rumors about the Russian military' - GIGAZINE

Why are 'demons' depicted as having 'horns and hooves'? - GIGAZINE

3 ways to fight the fear of Sunday endings - GIGAZINE

What are the harmful effects of human-made 'night light' on animals? - GIGAZINE

A mysterious person with a TV head leaves old TVs on the eaves in a 'random gift incident' - GIGAZINE

Researchers succeed in breaking spaghetti into two pieces, overcoming the phenomenon that 'dry spaghetti always breaks into three or more pieces' - GIGAZINE

What is the 'small island where landing is not allowed' in New York? - GIGAZINE

Flat Earthers, who deny the theory that the Earth is spherical, interpret solar eclipses this way - GIGAZINE

Three reasons why dieting is difficult from the perspective of neuroscience and psychology - GIGAZINE

◆ Material (notes and other miscellaneous items)










◆Science (science, learning, technology)
An ecosystem discovered in the ultra-deep ocean zone, 9,500 meters deep, thrives in an extreme, lightless environment (1/2) - CNN.co.jp

Trump administration issues notice to Smithsonian Institution to review exhibits to ensure they are aligned with President's views (1/2) - CNN.co.jp

◆ Society, politics, and economy (incidents, world news, and business)
Israeli Prime Minister 'allows' Gaza residents to leave the area - 4 photos International News: AFPBB News

Zelensky refuses to cede eastern Donbas region, saying it would 'lead to new aggression' - CNN.co.jp

Former South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol arrested in South Korea | NHK | Former President Yoon Seok-yeol

Prime Minister Ishiba intends to continue in office; special presidential election to be considered while assessing public opinion | NHK | LDP Presidential Election

Vegetable prices last week: Tomato and carrot prices nearly 20% higher than average due to heat and other factors. Cabbage and lettuce prices remain affordable | NHK | Agriculture

Hamas delegation visits Egypt, mediator; could this lead to the resumption of ceasefire talks? | NHK | Israel/Palestine

First-ever airborne coverage of Gaza: 900,000 people starving due to airdrop of humanitarian aid, fighting over scant food supplies... Why are gunshots heard at a distribution center? Shooting at people seeking supplies [news23] | TBS News DIG

'Historians have a heavy responsibility': Concerns over resurgence of anti-Semitism due to repeated political intervention | Mainichi Shimbun

'Unauthorized burials' - Cemeteries in trouble due to increasing number of foreigners - 'Graves created without our knowledge'

Activist Greta leads dozens of boats back to Gaza

'His weapon is reporting the news': Journalist killed as 'Hamas collaborator'

Power harassment and abuse of personnel authority are commonplace at Tokyo Detention House: Male doctor in his 50s: 'Those who don't follow policy are fired one after another' | AERA DIGITAL

1,700 Iron Plates Stolen in Four Prefectures, Damages Over 300 Million Yen; Investigation Closed with Five Men from Ibaraki and Chiba Indicted - Sankei News

Teachers issue statement and start petition to prevent hurt feelings from 'Japanese First': Asahi Shimbun

Trump: 'Second US-Russia summit is important' - Nikkei

'Nanjing Massacre is a fabrication' - Discourse condemning the aggression and removal of exhibits across Japan [80 years since the end of the war, 80 years since the atomic bombing]: Asahi Shimbun

Moritomo documents disclosed for the third time: Statements suggest a passive stance in responding to information disclosure requests; Finance Ministry information disclosure officer also disagrees | NHK | Moritomo Gakuen issue

Public Security Investigation: Four Routes of Investigators Tried to Prevent Prosecution, All Senior Officials Ignored in Okawahara False Accusation | Mainichi Shimbun

Public Security Investigation: Internal whistleblower report five days before indictment reveals Okawahara false accusation; Inspection department ineffective | Mainichi Shimbun

Trump administration's move to 'rewrite' the history of Japanese American internment

Kamakura Mayor Attends Former Unification Church Event for 'Official Duties' | World Drone Fishing Championships | Kanaloco by Kanagawa Shimbun

A 26-year-old mother was arrested for allegedly leaving her 6-year-old son at home for three days, saying he had been away in Tokyo. The boy was found crying in front of the entrance and taken into custody. [Taishi Town, Hyogo Prefecture]

Trump urges Goldman Sachs CEO to hire new economist after bank's report on tariff costs - CNN.co.jp

[Obituary] Sen Genshitsu, former head of the Urasenke school of tea ceremony, passes away at age 102. Received the Order of Culture for 'Peacefulness from a Single Bowl' | Kyoto Shimbun Digital, Kyoto and Shiga News Site

'Unauthorized Burials in Cemeteries': Reactions to 'Unauthorized Burials' - Possible Body Abandonment, Hygiene Issues, and Crime - Togetter



[Breaking News] Man in his 20s arrested on suspicion of breaking into a Nada Ward home admits to placing stones to check if the house was vacant. Hyogo Prefectural Police carefully investigate connection to the stone-marking incident | MBS News

Osaka Metro, New Tram, and Yotsubashi lines will continue to operate after the last train, and Expo access routes will be suspended - Sankei News







Russian military seizes largest territory in a single day as tensions rise ahead of US-Russia talks - 4 photos International News: AFPBB News

Economic Revitalization Minister Akazawa says he would support Prime Minister Ishiba if he were to run for the LDP presidency again | Mainichi Shimbun

Dolphin found dead offshore in Fukui Prefecture determined to be the dolphin that injured beachgoers | NHK | Fukui Prefecture

Huge queues on elevated Shinkansen tracks as people evacuate after heavy rains in Kyushu [Kumamoto Prefecture]: Asahi Shimbun

Myanmar military government normalizes torture in detention facilities: UN report - 1 photo International News: AFPBB News

Tochigi Prefectural High School Teacher Arrested for Installing Small Camera in Girls' Locker Room and Filming | NHK | Tochigi Prefecture

What is the Supreme Court ruling on welfare benefits? Why is it illegal? What is the focus going forward? The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare holds its first expert meeting to finalize its response | NHK | Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

Keikyu Corporation President Yukihiro Kawamata: Major renovation of Shinagawa Station, effects of redevelopment on the line | Kanaloco by Kanagawa Shimbun

Israeli Defense Minister and Chief of Staff clash again, deepening feud - 2 photos International News: AFPBB News

International Politics Scholar Yuichi Hosoya Warns Prime Minister Ishiba's View on the 80th Anniversary of the End of the War Will 'Lead to New Historical Issues with Neighboring Countries' - Sankei News

Don't bring in printers or desktop computers... Starbucks in South Korea asks customers to refrain from bringing in - BBC News

Hashimoto apologizes repeatedly on live TV after watching footage of foreign guests littering the streets and making noise at Osaka private lodgings, turning pale: 'It's my fault for promoting private lodgings in the special zone. I'm sorry.' Preparations were insufficient even after anticipating the situation. / Entertainment / Daily Sports online

UK protests at Vice President Vance's holiday resort: 'He's not welcome' - 12 photos International News: AFPBB News

Kanagawa Prefectural Police accepts defamation complaint against Assemblyman Hatsukano of the Diet | NEWSjp

Moritomo Gakuen document 'remote' disclosure: emails showing 'coordination with ruling party,' handwritten 'consideration' [Moritomo Gakuen issue]: Asahi Shimbun

Financial Services Agency considers amending Financial Instruments and Exchange Act to impose higher fines on high-speed stock trading - Nikkei

Tokyo-Osaka trip costs 150 yen, but train shoplifters say it's normal to ride for free even with 'Chinese' tickets - Sankei News

'Demon Slayer Ren' appears, focusing on Awa Odori! [Tokushima] (Published August 13, 2025) | JRT NEWS NNN




[Expo] After chaos, visitors head home the next day, Osaka Metro resumes operation - YouTube


Suddenly stranded in rush hour, people stay up all night at the Expo site 'still tired' [Osaka Prefecture] [Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025]: Asahi Shimbun

Osaka Metro apologizes for service suspension due to power outage, leaving many people stranded at the Expo. Informing visitors of restoration schedules and alternative transportation options is a challenge | MBS News

Osaka Expo Association: 'We are deeply sorry for the hardships many people are going through.' Osaka Metro service suspended, stranding Expo visitors; 36 people taken to hospital with suspected heatstroke | MBS News

[Breaking News] Osaka Metro apologizes at emergency press conference for service suspension due to power outage on conductive rails, saying, 'We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.' Chuo Line service suspended for eight hours, impacting approximately 30,000 Expo visitors on their way home | MBS News

People stranded at the Expo site... What's the situation like after the site reopens the next day? Subway service suspension impacts people: 'I was terrified by the complete lack of transportation options' [Live broadcast] | MBS News

Osaka Expo Site: Osaka Metro and Expo Association hold press conference: 'We are very sorry' - Nearest subway station Yumeshima Station closed, stranding many | NHK | Osaka-Kansai Expo

Trains stopped running around the Osaka/Kansai Expo area, so we decided to hold an all-night Expo. 'It's rare to see such an empty venue! It's fun!' - Togetter













◆ Lifestyle (life, living, health)
'When I took my laundry to the laundry, the guy there was wearing my custom T-shirt.' A Vietnamese resident lists the 'Top 10 Vietnam Incidents'... Overwhelmed by the cultural differences - Togetter







When I was working part-time at a ryokan, the most depressing groups that came were teachers and police officers, but the Vienna Boys' Choir was in a league of its own, seriously. - Togetter










Editor-in-chief of the magazine 'Bijutsu Techo' says, 'In the countryside, where there's only an AEON Mall, there's no beauty in art' → Controversy ensues 'He's saying things like a cocky college student who moved to Tokyo from the countryside a few months ago, and it's almost amusing' - posfie
















Two university students arrested for shoplifting at the Expo; suspicions of fare evasion and illegal entry also revealed. 'Please don't tarnish our image any further.' - Togetter

Akihabara Milk Stand: Tokyo's Coolest Homemade Coffee Milk - Tonight is Iyahoi

Japanese Country Drops Part 2: The Mystery of the Word 'Naka-nuke' | Shogakukan Dictionary Editorial Office 'Kotoba no Komado'




◆IT/Gadgets (Internet, software, hardware, mobile)
Four months after introducing Cursor, an Android engineer experienced a dramatic change in development efficiency - Tabelog Tech Blog

'LLM is all about context'

STARTO Inc.'s 'impersonation account' impersonating idol group's live streams, all from Bangladesh | NHK | IT & Internet

Collection and recycling of mobile batteries with built-in lithium-ion batteries to become mandatory | NHK | Ministry of the Environment

Homemade Pen Plotter Appreciation Club April-June 2025 | Homemade Pen Plotter Appreciation Club

Here's a summary of what you can do with Claude Code

A story about how the test content changed dramatically when Claude Code was paired with a 'QA specialist agent' - kubell Creator's Note

I summarized the case of taking photos of confidential documents from the company I was seconded to and taking them out - piyolog

Financial Results: Free accounting software makes its first final profit of 1.3 billion yen since its founding in the fiscal year ending June 2013 - Nikkei

Just in Time Test - a system that supports test generation for each PR - freee Developers Hub

GPT-5's amazing abilities: I thought it could solve applied problems after reading a paper, but it turns out it can also solve Gemini 2.5 Pro problems.

NTT Data Group and Google Subsidiary Jointly Develop AI Agent | NHK | Generative AI

NTT DATA Forms Global Partnership with Google Cloud to Accelerate Industry-Specific Agent-Based AI Deployment and Cloud Modernization | NTT DATA Group

[PHP8.5] New features of PHP8.5 #rfc - Qiita

Black Hat USA 2025 Participation Report | Engineer Blog | Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions Co., Ltd.




How does Git manage files?

Creating Workflows with Sakura Cloud: Let's Try Workflows (1) | Sakura Knowledge







◆Anime, games, manga (subculture)




If you just summarize Vanilla Ice's characteristics from 'JoJo,' he looks like a beautiful girl. Now, the 'military beauty Vanilla Ice' is being mass-produced. 'The real Vanilla Ice is a devilish old man.' - Togetter




Tezuka Osamu has become so deified that funny anecdotes like 'he often ran away before deadlines' or 'he suddenly said in the middle of the night, 'I can't draw unless I eat a melon,'' are almost always omitted in TV dramas. - Togetter

30 years ago, when Evangelion began broadcasting, a translation project was launched with the idea of 'distributing it to the world online!'... Participants talk about the state of anime localization at the time - Togetter




My opinion remains that the genre of The Summer When the Light Died is something that readers are free to decide for themselves, but I describe it as 'youth horror' because I believe it should be a story that is sympathetic to those who have been left out of stories about love and sex.
I think the key is the fear that is common to many people, regardless of their background, of not being able to become 'normal' and having no place to belong.

—Mokumokuren (@mokmok-len.bsky.social) 2024-11-07T12:32:08.766Z



Regarding our response to infringements of rights against our company and our affiliated talents | Cover Corporation







15-second TV spot (exciting version) | Theatrical animation 'Alice in Wonderland -Dive in Wonderland-' released nationwide from Friday, August 29th - YouTube


15-second TV spot (Sympathy Edition) | Theatrical animation 'Alice in Wonderland -Dive in Wonderland-' released nationwide from Friday, August 29th - YouTube


'BIOHAZARD Survival Unit' Cinematic Trailer-YouTube


'New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT' New Character PV-YouTube


'Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc' - Ending Theme 'JANE DOE' Teaser / Movie version 'Chainsaw Man Reze Arc' ED 'JANE DOE' - YouTube


TV anime 'Turkey!' Special commentary | Iwata Haruki x Inoue Kikuko - YouTube


[Royal Capital Grancel] Regional Introduction #Trails in the Sky the 1st - YouTube


Overwatch 2 Gameplay Trailer: Wuyang - YouTube


'Arcade Archives Aqua Jet' now available! - YouTube


'It's an invention!' Diary of August 13, 2025 | Shinada Yu (Da Vinci Osorezan)

'Mocar' director Misato is producing 'My Melody' for Netflix. 'The Piano-chan fight scene was inspired by the motorcycle scenes in 'John Wick' and 'The Villainess.' Viewers say, 'The whole thing is pretty much horror.' - Togetter
















◆Sports, entertainment, music, movies (entertainment)
Music was once a 'military commodity' - War depicted in a phantom sheet music - NHK




US women's basketball team faces a string of 'sex toys' thrown at them, some hitting players directly (1/2) - CNN.co.jp




◆New products (clothing, food, housing)
Made with 33% juicy grape juice pressed within 24 hours of harvest! This authentic delicacy is perfect for the lingering heat of summer and the beginning of autumn! We're inviting a total of three groups (up to six people per group) to a grape-picking trip in Katsunuma, Koshu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. 'Adult Garigari-kun Freshly Picked Grapes' will be available nationwide from Tuesday, August 19, 2025. | Akagi Nyugyo Co., Ltd.

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