TOKYO, Feb 19 (News On Japan) –
The February nineteenth challenge of ‘Weekly Playboy’ journal options the globally acknowledged DJ SODA on its cowl, whereas inside readers will discover a function on Sakuragi Cocona from Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku (Private Ebisu Junior High School), a Japanese feminine idol group.
DJ SODA, who has amassed over 23 million followers throughout social media platforms, continues her speedy rise to fame. She has been named the primary DJane in Asia for six consecutive years by the worldwide platform ‘DjaneTop,’ which focuses on feminine DJs. The present challenge not solely showcases her on the duvet and the lead function but in addition features a 38-minute DVD.
Kokona Sakuragi makes her first look in ‘Weekly Playboy’ on this challenge. Known as “EbiChu’s Belly-Showing Mermaid,” she reveals her bikini-clad look.
Mr. Navalny, who was referred to as certainly one of Russia’s most vocal critics of the Putin administration and was imprisoned in jail, died, and folks may very well be seen mourning his demise in St. Petersburg and different components of Russia.
However, in line with human rights teams, greater than 400 individuals, together with those that got here to pay their respects, had been detained, and Russian authorities are believed to be nervous concerning the rising variety of voices criticizing the Putin administration.
Navalny’s demise has shocked the world. What is the background of demise? What affect will it have on the longer term? “Catch! World’s Top News” Caster Asami Mochizuki’s commentary. (Broadcast on February nineteenth)
*The video is 10 minutes 26 seconds lengthy and can’t be considered on knowledge broadcasting. *The second half of the video is a proof of the state of affairs in Ukraine, the place the Russian army was compelled to withdraw from Audiiivka within the east, the place they had been intensifying their assaults.
Yui Hasegawa, the playmaker, joined the Japan nationwide workforce’s basic follow for the ladies’s soccer match in opposition to North Korea within the remaining Asian qualifying spherical for the Paris Olympics. Meanwhile, in an uncommon state of affairs, the venue for the primary match scheduled for February twenty fourth was not determined till the nineteenth, 5 days earlier than the match, and the gamers are being pressured to make tough preparations.
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Ltd. has introduced that the security measures presently underway at Unit 2 of the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant in Miyagi Prefecture, which had been postponed from a restart scheduled for round May this yr, are actually on monitor to be accomplished. The firm introduced that it’s anticipated to begin operations round September this yr.
Governor Hase of Ishikawa Prefecture stated that in response to the shortage of lodging for employees and volunteers within the areas affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, and restricted time for native actions, the prefecture and native governments have arrange non-public enterprise operators. He expressed his want to arrange a “temporary lodging facility” operated by the federal government.
In Niigata City’s Nishi Ward, which has been hit one after one other by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, not solely properties but in addition shops had been broken, and the influence on the local people can also be spreading. Demolition work started on the nineteenth at a long-established fish retailer that determined to shut down.
TOKYO, Feb 19 (News On Japan) –
As we enter the Year of the Dragon, an intriguing city legend has resurfaced, claiming that dragon-themed video video games are launched extra incessantly throughout these years. The years in query are 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, and now 2024. We’ll study the dragon video games launched in every of those years to find out the reality behind this fable.
In 1976, the world of video video games was nonetheless in its infancy, with the discharge of “Breakout” being a serious occasion. There had been no dragon video games to talk of, as even the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) had not but been launched (it could come out in 1983). It’s value noting that the primary version of the role-playing sport “Dungeons & Dragons,” typically thought of the progenitor of RPGs, made its debut in 1974.
It wasn’t till 1984 that we noticed the arrival of main dragon-themed video games, with “Dragon Slayer” by Nihon Falcom and “Dragon Quest” by Enix (now Square Enix) in 1986.
1988 was a golden period for the NES, with main console releases such because the PC Engine in 1987 and the Mega Drive in 1988, alongside a flourishing PC gaming scene with the PC-98. This yr marked the launch of the hit “Dragon Quest III,” though different dragon-related video games had been much less outstanding.
In 2000, with the PlayStation 2’s launch, the gaming business was on the peak of the PS2 period. The standout dragon sport was “Dragon Quest VII,” although there have been few different notable dragon titles.
2012 noticed a various gaming panorama with the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii as the primary dwelling consoles, and the discharge of the Wii U in December. The handheld gaming market was additionally booming with the Nintendo 3DS and PS Vita. Amongst a plethora of video games, “Dragon Quest X” stood out, persevering with the pattern of a brand new “Dragon Quest” installment each Dragon Year.
And now in 2024, the “Yakuza” collection (referred to as “Ryu ga Gotoku” in Japan), one other outstanding dragon-themed franchise, has already launched its newest entry. However, there isn’t any news but of a brand new “Dragon Quest” collection sport, leaving followers to surprise if the custom will proceed.
In abstract, since 1988, a brand new numbered “Dragon Quest” sport has been launched in every Dragon Year (excluding this yr). Could this imply that we’d see the newest installment, “Dragon Quest XII,” someday this yr? The anticipation grows, particularly as we recall the announcement of “HD-2D Dragon Quest III” two years in the past.
Will the Year of the Dragon carry a brand new “Dragon Quest” sport? Only time will inform.
The 77th British Academy Awards ceremony was held on the 18th in London, England, and director Hayao Miyazaki’s “How Do You Live?” was chosen for Best Animated Film.
The first assembly of the Ministry of Defense’s panel of consultants was held to debate measures to essentially strengthen protection capabilities primarily based on the three security-related paperwork, and Minister of Defense Kihara said that whereas gaining the understanding of the general public, the Ministry of Defense will contemplate measures to essentially strengthen protection capabilities. He expressed the concept that it’s essential to steadily transfer ahead with the event of protection capabilities, whereas concurrently contemplating the long run improvement of protection capabilities.
In June final 12 months, a passenger automotive crashed right into a line of automobiles ready at a visitors gentle in Yamatotakada City, Nara Prefecture, killing one particular person and injuring 5 others. Police stated the 88-year-old driver, who died after the accident, was behind the wheel. On the nineteenth, paperwork had been despatched to the general public prosecutor on suspicion of negligent driving leading to demise or damage on account of incorrect operation.
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