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The retirement of the Suica penguin has generated a lot of internet sorrow. Oddly, this is a mascot which never really connected. Perhaps Pingu and Feathers McGraw took up too much penguin character space. www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
Suicaのペンギン「卒業」へ 四半世紀の活躍、後任キャラは未定：朝日新聞
JR東日本は11日、交通系ICカード「Suica（スイカ）」のマスコットキャラクターとして、四半世紀にわたって親しまれてきた「Suicaのペンギン」について、2026年度末に「卒業する」と発表した。…
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November 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The retirement of the Suica penguin has generated a lot of internet sorrow. Oddly, this is a mascot which never really connected. Perhaps Pingu and Feathers McGraw took up too much penguin character space. www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
Taito is offering a prize of 100,000 yen for information on the whereabouts of a Crown 602 crane game machine. The model was released 60 years ago, and Taito will give the prize to anyone who can lead them to an existing machine. www.yomiuri.co.jp/economy/2025...
６０年前に発表のクレーンゲーム機クラウン６０２、情報提供呼びかけ…タイトー「当社の技術の原点」
【読売新聞】 ゲームセンター運営大手のタイトーは、６０年前に発表したクレーンゲーム機「クラウン６０２」を保管している人や企業がいないか、情報提供を呼びかけている。最も有力な情報提供者に１０万円を贈る。「当社の技術の原点。日本のどこか
www.yomiuri.co.jp
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Taito is offering a prize of 100,000 yen for information on the whereabouts of a Crown 602 crane game machine. The model was released 60 years ago, and Taito will give the prize to anyone who can lead them to an existing machine. www.yomiuri.co.jp/economy/2025...
There's a floor plaque in Shinagawa Station, marking the spot Godzilla is first supposed to have hit land in Japan. You can now buy plaque merchandise. shopping.jreast.co.jp/feature/S008...
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 AM
There's a floor plaque in Shinagawa Station, marking the spot Godzilla is first supposed to have hit land in Japan. You can now buy plaque merchandise. shopping.jreast.co.jp/feature/S008...
Weather forecast this morning , versus screenshot now. The laundry put out to dry, did not have a happy mid-day.
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Weather forecast this morning , versus screenshot now. The laundry put out to dry, did not have a happy mid-day.
Terminology watch: headline here has 迷惑系外国人 ("nuisance-type foreigners"), rather than 迷惑外国人 ("nuisance foreigners"). It's more usual to see that 系 usage in アジア系外国人 (asian foreigners) or 南米系外国人 (South American foreigners) president.jp/articles/-/1...
｢迷惑系外国人｣と言われても仕方ない…旅館店主の夫婦が見た｢ばけばけ｣モデル･小泉八雲のヤバすぎる素顔 | PRESIDENT WOMAN Online（プレジデント ウーマン オンライン）
NHK朝の連続テレビ小説「ばけばけ」。ついにアメリカから英語教師レフカダ・ヘブン（トミー・バストウ）が松江にやってきた。そこで描かれるのは、興味の赴くままに歩き回ったり、突然キレたりするヘブンと松江の…
president.jp
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Terminology watch: headline here has 迷惑系外国人 ("nuisance-type foreigners"), rather than 迷惑外国人 ("nuisance foreigners"). It's more usual to see that 系 usage in アジア系外国人 (asian foreigners) or 南米系外国人 (South American foreigners) president.jp/articles/-/1...
Yomiuri headline writes of an unprecedented ramen boom (空前のラーメンブーム) driven by overseas visitors, who prefer the dish to sushi. The market for ramen is up 60% from ten years ago. www.yomiuri.co.jp/economy/2025...
空前のラーメンブーム、インバウンドもいまや「すしよりラーメン」…日本のラーメン店訪問はステータスに
【読売新聞】 国内で今、空前のラーメンブームが訪れている。信用調査会社によると、昨年度のラーメン店の市場規模は過去最高の約７９００億円を見込み、１０年前の１・６倍に。活況を支えているのが増加の一途をたどるインバウンド（訪日外国人客）
www.yomiuri.co.jp
November 8, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Yomiuri headline writes of an unprecedented ramen boom (空前のラーメンブーム) driven by overseas visitors, who prefer the dish to sushi. The market for ramen is up 60% from ten years ago. www.yomiuri.co.jp/economy/2025...
"Authentic Artisan Zen Geisha Experience"
November 7, 2025 at 4:52 AM
"Authentic Artisan Zen Geisha Experience"
There's concern about the plethora of AI-generated bear videos on social media. They show bears in areas where no sightings have been reported, and people reacting to bears in dangerous ways. www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/202...
November 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
There's concern about the plethora of AI-generated bear videos on social media. They show bears in areas where no sightings have been reported, and people reacting to bears in dangerous ways. www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/202...
Benesse's annual ranking of popular baby names is out. 碧 (Ao) is top again for boys, while 翠 (Sui), which was 3rd last year, is top for girls. Follow the link to see the full top 100. st.benesse.ne.jp/ninshin/name/
November 6, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Benesse's annual ranking of popular baby names is out. 碧 (Ao) is top again for boys, while 翠 (Sui), which was 3rd last year, is top for girls. Follow the link to see the full top 100. st.benesse.ne.jp/ninshin/name/
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November 5, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The thirty candidates for neologism of the year have been announced. I've just learned チャッピー (no.13 on the list) is ChatGPT. news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/ae4...
November 5, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The thirty candidates for neologism of the year have been announced. I've just learned チャッピー (no.13 on the list) is ChatGPT. news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/ae4...
In reporting Zohran Mamdani's election victory, the Mainichi, Nikkei and Yomiuri all have headlines with the label 急進左派 (radical left/left-wing radical). Here's the Mainichi. mainichi.jp/articles/202...
NY市長に急進左派マムダニ氏が当選確実 米報道 トランプ氏が敵視 | 毎日新聞
米東部ニューヨーク市長選が4日投開票され、米メディアは民主党の急進左派、ゾーラン・マムダニ・ニューヨーク州下院議員（34）が当選を確実にしたと報じた。マムダニ氏は自らを「民主社会主義者」と位置づけるウガンダ生まれの移民で、ニューヨークで初のイスラム教徒の市長となる。任期は4年で来年1月に就任する。
mainichi.jp
November 5, 2025 at 5:02 AM
In reporting Zohran Mamdani's election victory, the Mainichi, Nikkei and Yomiuri all have headlines with the label 急進左派 (radical left/left-wing radical). Here's the Mainichi. mainichi.jp/articles/202...
A bear cub got confused by the automatic doors at a village office in Aomori earlier this morning. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgaP...
November 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A bear cub got confused by the automatic doors at a village office in Aomori earlier this morning. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgaP...
Creative Assembly has an old Sengoku Jidai video game. In a recent PR video, one of the team says Kaiyoto for Kyoto. You used to hear that all the time but it felt like Kyoto had become one of those global place names which native English speakers know. Seems not.
November 4, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Creative Assembly has an old Sengoku Jidai video game. In a recent PR video, one of the team says Kaiyoto for Kyoto. You used to hear that all the time but it felt like Kyoto had become one of those global place names which native English speakers know. Seems not.
If you want a chance at the Starbucks fukubukuro, then you'll need to enter the online lottery. The application period starts on Tuesday, the 4th of November, and runs until Friday, the 14th. www.starbucks.co.jp/youkou/lucky...
November 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
If you want a chance at the Starbucks fukubukuro, then you'll need to enter the online lottery. The application period starts on Tuesday, the 4th of November, and runs until Friday, the 14th. www.starbucks.co.jp/youkou/lucky...
TBS show "Akko ni Omakase", hosted by Akiko Wada, will end next March, after a run of over 40 years. This is the latest TV variety staple to bite the dust in recent years. www.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/tv/2...
「アッコにおまかせ！」来年３月で終了…和田アキ子さんが報告、「４０年間本当にありがとうございます」
【読売新聞】 ＴＢＳの情報バラエティー番組「アッコにおまかせ！」が来年３月に終了することを、司会の和田アキ子さん（７５）が２日、放送中に明らかにした。 和田さんは放送で「今までやってこられたのは、スタッフ、出演者、視聴者のおかげだと
www.yomiuri.co.jp
November 2, 2025 at 9:54 AM
TBS show "Akko ni Omakase", hosted by Akiko Wada, will end next March, after a run of over 40 years. This is the latest TV variety staple to bite the dust in recent years. www.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/tv/2...
A Tokyo Station room called 松の間 (Matsu-no-ma) was for the Emperor if a train was delayed. Trains for the Emperor are never late, so it wasn't used in the Showa and Heisei eras. In March last year, it was used for the first time when the Emperor met the King of Norway, before they went to Kamakura.
November 1, 2025 at 6:46 AM
A Tokyo Station room called 松の間 (Matsu-no-ma) was for the Emperor if a train was delayed. Trains for the Emperor are never late, so it wasn't used in the Showa and Heisei eras. In March last year, it was used for the first time when the Emperor met the King of Norway, before they went to Kamakura.
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RT if your people are being persecuted
October 31, 2025 at 5:16 AM
RT if your people are being persecuted
The firts cabinet meeting on foreigner issues will address managing residency status, tightening naturalisation requirements, countermeasures against overtourism, public safety measures, and a review of rules on real estate purchases by foreign nationals. www.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/202...
October 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The firts cabinet meeting on foreigner issues will address managing residency status, tightening naturalisation requirements, countermeasures against overtourism, public safety measures, and a review of rules on real estate purchases by foreign nationals. www.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/202...
Kyodo reports Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will hold the first cabinet meeting on foreigner policy (外国人政策に関する関係閣僚会議) on the 4th of November. www.47news.jp/13384692.html
【速報】高市首相、外国人政策で来週閣僚会議開催へ
高市早苗首相は外国人政策に関する関係閣僚会議の初会合を11月4日 ...
www.47news.jp
October 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Kyodo reports Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will hold the first cabinet meeting on foreigner policy (外国人政策に関する関係閣僚会議) on the 4th of November. www.47news.jp/13384692.html
The Mainichi has an English article on the incident yesterday morning, when a bear broke into a high school gym in Yamagata, had a bit of a frolic, then left. mainichi.jp/english/arti...
October 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The Mainichi has an English article on the incident yesterday morning, when a bear broke into a high school gym in Yamagata, had a bit of a frolic, then left. mainichi.jp/english/arti...
When an eight year old boy tried to cross the tracks, he suddenly noticed a train bearing down. He lay down flat between the rails, in a gap 1.4m wide and no taller than 23cm. The train passed over him, and he walked away with only minor scrapes and bruises. www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/202...
電車「下敷き」の小３男児、隙間２３センチに潜り込み九死に一生…打撲などの軽傷のみ
【読売新聞】 ２９日午前７時４５分頃、福岡県中間市の筑豊電鉄希望が丘高校前駅で「男児が電車の下敷きになっている」と１１０番があった。同県警折尾署によると、同市の小学３年の男児（８）が線路を横断する駅構内の通路で、駅に入ってきた電車と
www.yomiuri.co.jp
October 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
When an eight year old boy tried to cross the tracks, he suddenly noticed a train bearing down. He lay down flat between the rails, in a gap 1.4m wide and no taller than 23cm. The train passed over him, and he walked away with only minor scrapes and bruises. www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/202...
Meeting some visitors in Shimokitazawa, and foreigners seem to make up over half of the customer base at a lot of cafes. I should have expected it but it's still a bit surprising to see first hand.
October 29, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Meeting some visitors in Shimokitazawa, and foreigners seem to make up over half of the customer base at a lot of cafes. I should have expected it but it's still a bit surprising to see first hand.
Umeda Daimaru has a post-Expo merchandise sale, with this welcoming display. travel.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20...
October 27, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Umeda Daimaru has a post-Expo merchandise sale, with this welcoming display. travel.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20...
Cycling to the shops, a Japanese bloke on a bike in front was singing "Smoke in the Water" loudly. It seemed like pedestrians looking in our direction assumed it was me. I was tempted to speak with them all individually to put them right.
October 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Cycling to the shops, a Japanese bloke on a bike in front was singing "Smoke in the Water" loudly. It seemed like pedestrians looking in our direction assumed it was me. I was tempted to speak with them all individually to put them right.