Headline news for August 26, 2025



Stills have been released for the new episode of the anime series ' Pokémon Concierge ,' which will begin streaming on Thursday, September 4, 2025. The story is set at a Pokémon resort on a southern island where Pokémon visit as guests, and follows the growth of rookie concierge Haru and his partner Kodak as they interact with the Pokémon.

Stills from the new episode of the Netflix series 'Pokémon Concierge' revealed - About Netflix
https://about.netflix.com/ja/news/pokemon-concierge-new-episodes-stills

To coincide with the release of the new episode, a collaboration event is planned for the location-based game app 'Pokemon GO.'

Relax with Pokémon GO during the Pokémon Concierge celebration event!
https://pokemongo.com/post/pokemon-concierge-2025

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

The messaging app 'Telegram' is perceived as a 'highly anonymous' app, but in reality, this is not the case at all - GIGAZINE

I ate the soft serve ice cream 'Kikyou Shingen Soft +' topped with Kikyo Shingen Mochi at the Kikyo Shingen Mochi Factory Theme Park - GIGAZINE

I tried using the benchmark software 'Black Myth: Goku Benchmark Tool' that supports ray tracing and DLSS - GIGAZINE

Even among developed English-speaking countries, there is a huge disparity in life expectancy. Which country has the longest life expectancy? - GIGAZINE

Why do many athletes experience mental health problems after major competitions? - GIGAZINE

It has been revealed that a large number of Russian-related X accounts are engaging in trolling activities such as trying to weaken support for Ukraine through posts and replies - GIGAZINE

I have eaten 'Cheese Bread (with Choshi Electric Railway's Wet Rice Crackers)' which makes even more effective use of 'Wet Rice Crackers' that saved Choshi Electric Railway from the crisis of closure - GIGAZINE

Summary of four weather conditions that will make 2023 particularly hot, and what will happen after 2024? - GIGAZINE

It's possible to live a good life even if you're not happy or meaningful. What is the key 'psychological wealth'? - GIGAZINE

Is it true that setting the country or region to 'France' on an older iPhone makes it run faster? - GIGAZINE

Before the Industrial Revolution, working hours were much shorter than they are today - GIGAZINE

Starbucks is said to be the 'financial king' that owes nearly 170 billion yen to customers - GIGAZINE

A mysterious drink called 'Kava' that makes you drunk even though it's not alcohol and improves depression - GIGAZINE

Hacking a car wash can trap and destroy a car, even waterboarding the occupants - GIGAZINE

A study reveals whether couples who are similar are born similar or whether they become similar over time - GIGAZINE

◆ Material (notes and other miscellaneous items)



















◆Science (science, learning, technology)
National universities to review operating grant allocation in response to rising prices and labor costs | Mainichi Shimbun

The 'Butterfly Effect' is full of misconceptions, but what does it really mean? | National Geographic Japan

Drug metabolites found in cannabis gummies and other products revealed | RIKEN

◆ Society, politics, and economy (incidents, world news, and business)
Kyoto University Yoshida Dormitory residents reach settlement in lawsuit seeking eviction | NHK | Kyoto Prefecture

[Exclusive] Kushiro City Board of Education issues opinion letter to national government over mega solar power plant construction in Kushiro Marshlands, with Agency for Cultural Affairs to issue opinion on 26th: Hokkaido Shimbun Digital

About 'JICA Africa Hometown' | Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Regarding the coverage of 'JICA Africa Hometown' | News & Public Relations - JICA

Regarding reports on international exchange in Sanjo City / Sanjo City

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi: 'Hometown designation not intended for immigrants, detailed explanation' | NHK | Countering fake news

Ministry of Foreign Affairs requests correction from Nigerian government over erroneous announcement of 'special visa issuance': Asahi Shimbun

Mayor of African 'Hometown' says 'This is not an immigration initiative' | NHK Metropolitan News

Japan Designates City of Kisarazu as Hometown for Nigerians – The Statehouse, Abuja
Information from the Nigerian government

Kisarazu: Why Japan name am as di hometown for Nigerians and which visa dem wan give dem - BBC News Pidgin
BBC's Pidgin reporting contains alleged 'misinformation'

Launch of successor to Himawari weather satellite postponed to 2030 | NHK | Weather

A Communist Party council member who took a voter with dementia to the polls and tried to hand him a note with a candidate's name resigns: Yomiuri Shimbun

Communist Party Chairperson Tomoko Tamura withdraws her 'tolerance' for drowning out hate speech by loud music - Sankei News

Japan Post to partially suspend mail to the US from the 27th due to suspension of tariff exemptions | NHK | Tariffs

President Trump 'fires Fed Governor Cook,' the governor rebels | US media | NHK | America

Trump to turn Pentagon into 'Department of War' as early as next week: Jiji.com

'Tariffs are paid by the importing country.' Even children in Japan should know about this tariff system, but Americans are starting to realize it. Is Trump brainwashing the public into thinking that exporting countries are the ones to bear the burden? Journalist Taro Kimura | FNN Prime Online

Japan-India Summit: 11 Outcome Documents to be Released | NHK | India

The Democratic Party for the People becomes the largest opposition party with 9.9% support, surpassing the Democratic Party for the People and taking the lead among people in their 30s and 40s - Sankei News

Trump eager to meet with Kim Jong-un 'as early as this year' for US-South Korea summit - Nikkei

Polish president vetoes Ukraine aid law, could affect satellite communications - Nikkei

Attacks on Gaza hospital kill 20, including journalists, sparking outrage against Israel - CNN.co.jp

Government tightens requirements for foreign business owners' visas, raising capital from 5 million yen to 30 million yen - Nikkei

Israeli military attacks hospital in Gaza Strip, killing 20 medical staff | NHK | Israel/Palestine

LDP faction political funding scandal: prosecutors conduct improper investigation | NHK | Political funding

Torture marks on the body of a female journalist, removal of eyeballs and other evidence to conceal them... Interview to clarify final moments 'Investigation will continue until justice is served': Yomiuri Shimbun

Guidelines finalized to tighten residency status for foreigners starting businesses in Japan | NHK | Foreign Talent

Israeli attack on Gaza hospital kills 20, including Reuters photographer | Reuters

'I'm the bad guy. Don't look bad on Mitsubishi UFJ,' former bank employee apologizes, saying there's 'no prospect' of repayment | Mainichi Shimbun

National Health Insurance: Actual balance of income and expenditures shows a deficit of 180.3 billion yen in fiscal year 2023 settlement | NHK | Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare




Nine consecutive days of scorching heat in central Tokyo, tying the longest record since 2022 | NHK | Weather

[Breaking News] Trump demands ownership of land for US military bases in South Korea | 47NEWS

Trump suggests many Americans 'like dictators' - 1 photo International News: AFPBB News

Will Team Mirai's 'AI Anno' digital democracy change Nagatacho? | Mainichi Shimbun

Japan Post suspends some mail shipments bound for the US from the 27th due to tariffs: Asahi Shimbun

Suspect arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after stabbing at Nishinomiya home in Hyogo Prefecture, injuring three | NHK | Incident

'Tired of being treated like second-class citizens': Right-wing populist parties gain momentum in Europe: Asahi Shimbun

◆ Lifestyle (life, living, health)
He had carefully kept the city newsletter that I was featured in when I was a baby, so I asked him to show me, and he said that I was born in 1992, but I suspected he was born in 1990. - Togetter [Togatter]

Hitomi Kanehara: A clue to making life easier for herself, her daughter, and her truant: Asahi Shimbun

'The three major things to avoid in ophthalmology' - A post by an ophthalmologist is filled with 'the three major things to avoid' from doctors in various fields - Togetter







◆IT/Gadgets (Internet, software, hardware, mobile)
The frequency of use of an individual's Hatena Bookmark follows a Poisson distribution, while the frequency of use of all Hatena Bookmarks follows a negative binomial distribution - yuiseki's sushi blog

10 Years Since Creating Unicode Pad, the Full Unicode Character Input App: The True Nature of My Childhood Love of Character Codes [Focus] | LevaTech Lab (LevaTech LAB)

Why? Putting a mobile battery in the refrigerator...fire

'The swelling in a mobile battery is due to flammable gas. If it is too hot to touch in this state, there is a risk of it catching fire, so it is effective to submerge it in a bucket of water or continue to cool it under running water.'



Joint lawsuit against generative AI company for copyright infringement | News | Asahi Shimbun Company Profile

The Asahi Shimbun Company (headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Masaru Tsunoda), together with Nikkei Inc. (headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Tsuyoshi Hasebe), filed a lawsuit in the Tokyo District Court on the 26th against Perplexity AI, Inc. (California, hereinafter referred to as 'Perplexity'), a US generative AI company, seeking an injunction against copyright infringement and compensation for damages. The following are the arguments made by both companies in the lawsuit.



[Kazuhisa Nishikawa's irregular column] This is a big deal. 'gpt-oss-120b' makes the 'dream of a smart home LLM' come true, and I'll show you how to use it - PC Watch

ASCII.jp: Incredible Throughput! NVLink Fusion Achieves Data Transfer Speeds of Up to 900GB/s for Next-Generation AI Infrastructure (1/3)

Government to begin soliciting candidate sites for data center clusters from local governments on the 26th - Nikkei

Nikkei and Asahi sue US AI search engine Perplexity for copyright infringement - Nikkei

'The unauthorized use of articles that take a great deal of time and effort to create cannot be tolerated, and we are seeing situations where false facts are being displayed. We will continue to advocate for the importance of putting a stop to unchecked copyright infringement and protecting sound journalism, which supports the foundations of democracy,' said the Nikkei Public Relations Office.

'Not only our company, but the industry as a whole has been calling for action through the Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association, but the unauthorized use of articles continues with no improvement. We will continue to call for action from AI generators who continue to use articles illegally without permission,' the Asahi Shimbun Public Relations Department said.



Remote desktop PCs were attacked 5,000 times a day! Learn security measures through real-life experiences

◆Anime, games, manga (subculture)




'This will definitely put an end to parodies and homages,' says a lawyer in response to the Dandadan song controversy. 'Manga should be made to international standards,' says Fukushima Prefectural Assembly member.

I thought the Ultraman statue in front of Ikebukuro Sunshine City had an unusually large head, but I realized it was 'made to look cool when viewed from below.' This technique is also used on Buddha statues and the Statue of David. - Togetter

Cardcaptor Sakura: The protagonist's father married the protagonist's mother when she was 25, which makes me cringe. 'Cardcaptor Sakura is too diverse when it comes to romance.' - Togetter

'The skill of popular commentators is incredible.' The same game can be enjoyed in completely different ways depending on the commentator, and those who find it boring may even think, 'I'll never play that game.' → The skill of the reviewer is important in everything - Togetter [Togatter]

'The program became too complicated and it became difficult to operate without bugs'... The reason for the closure of 'Star Dragon' after 10 years of operation may be a barrier that all long-running social games face - Togetter [Togatter]

Xbox Wireless Controller Campaign Sale Begins Friday, August 29th - Xbox Wire Japan

I'm sure I'll be able to do it someday - Memories of Dragon Quest 7 | Jin Fujisawa

A Reiwa-era high school girl reads 'Ultimate Superman R' and commented, 'It's pretty interesting!' → Inspiring many adults, and even Masami Yuki feels a little relieved - Togetter

Interview with VTuber Juufuutei Raden: How his passion for art came to be, bringing the joy of art to so many people | Bijutsu Techo

TV anime 'Infinite Gacha' main PV | Broadcast starts on TOKYO MX, MBS, BS11 and others in October 2025! - YouTube


Special announcement for the animated film 'Etoile Blooming in Paris' | Nationwide release on Friday, March 13, 2026 - YouTube


[Fun old man shoutouts] TV anime 'Recent detectives' ending theme 'GORI☆GORI Feez e-Girl!!' - YouTube


TV anime 'My Friend's Little Sister is Only Annoying to Me' official PV | Broadcast starts on Saturday, October 4, 2025 ☆ - YouTube


'CAPTURED' coming to PS5® - YouTube


'SHINOBI Revenge Slash' Launch Trailer-YouTube


'Cat's Eye' | Official Trailer | A cafe owner by day, a phantom thief by night... A completely new animated version of the legendary work by Tsukasa Hojo | Disney+ - YouTube


'DAEMON X MACHINA TITANIC SCION' introduction video [Control Bureau Special Facility Edition] - YouTube


KomaDori Mario Episode 1 'Mario's Beard' - YouTube


Top Mario Episode 2 'Will the hat arrive?' - YouTube


Top Mario Episode 3 'Watch out for the shell!' - YouTube


◆Sports, entertainment, music, movies (entertainment)
What is the 'special sales fee' added to the ticket price? Why does the fee alone cost over 1,000 yen? 'I understand that a fee is required, but it's not transparent accounting.' - Togetter

Netflix's announcement regarding the 2026 World Baseball Classic: Yomiuri Shimbun Company Profile

Netflix will exclusively broadcast live all games of the 2026 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC™ (hereinafter referred to as the 'Tournament'), a baseball competition between countries and regions to be held in March 2026, in Japan.
This tournament is hosted by WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC INC. (hereinafter referred to as 'WBCI'), and together with WBCI, our company is responsible for the operation and promotion of each match as the organizer of a total of 10 matches in the first round of the tournament at the Tokyo Pool (held at Tokyo Dome).
For the broadcast of the Tokyo Pool matches in the first round of the 2023 WBC, the WBCI granted broadcasting and distribution rights to multiple domestic commercial broadcasters and overseas distribution companies through our company, making live broadcasts possible on terrestrial television. However, for this tournament, the WBCI granted the broadcasting and distribution rights in Japan for all matches, including the Tokyo Pool matches, directly to Netflix, without going through our company.
The WBC is a special event where the world's best baseball players carry the national flag and aim to become the best in the world, and it is a valuable international tournament that attracts not only baseball fans but also many people both in Japan and overseas. As the organizer of Tokyo Pool, we will continue to do our best to ensure that many people can enjoy this tournament.
NHK and private broadcasters are permitted to broadcast match footage for news purposes, so match highlights will be available on television news as usual.
We appreciate your understanding.



WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC INC. and Netflix Announce Exclusive Partnership in Japan for the 2026 World Baseball Classic - About Netflix

◆New products (clothing, food, housing)
[Pre-order] 'Mizushimi ZERO' Water Purifier: Simply attach it to your water supply and generate purified water. *Scheduled delivery in early to mid-September! | [Official] Sanko Online Store

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