SUMMER WARNING

The Nijigasaki High School Idol Club has introduced the Monthly Songs project, similar to Aqours' monthly birthday song singles. Each month, one of your favorite members will have the opportunity to shine. For the August edition of the Nijigaku Monthly Songs project, let's activate Rina Tennoji.

SUMMER WARNING

Rina Tennoji, voiced by Chiemi Tanaka, takes over the August edition of the Nijigaku Monthly Songs project with her featured song "SUMMER WARNING". The eighth installment includes this featured track and the additional song titled "まみむめMotor Girl".

Next time...Shioriko Mifune.

Let's Do The News! (August 6, 2025)

                                  

Your daily round-up of today's news...

- PhilPost unveiled commemorative stamps honoring the current Pope Leo XIV.

- A fire broke out at Aroma Road 10, Barangay 105, Tondo, Manila.

- A Catholic parish church in the southern Philippine archdiocese of Ozamiz has been indefinitely closed after a woman was seen spitting into a holy water font.

- Over 50 health groups question Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire's quiet exit from her role in the PH Department of Health.

- In a recent interview with Piers Morgan, UN Humanitarian Chief Tom Fletcher asserted that the vast majority of aid gets to civilians of war-torn Gaza. According to the recent statistics posted by the UNOPS, 87% of the 2,010 UN food trucks that entered the Gaza Strip since May 2025 were intercepted by either armed groups or crowds during transit in Gaza.

- The US Coast Guard finds that safety procedures were "critically flawed" before the 2023 deadly implosion of the OceanGate submersible diving to the Titanic wreckage.

- The Toyota Sienta Juno was unveiled. It's a two-seater variant with a customizable rear boot, allowing customers to attach various dealer-option modules.

2026 Toyota Sienta Juno

- The Chevrolet Silverado EV WT broke the Max Range Work Truck record with the range of 1059.2 miles on a full charge during a range test executed by the GM engineering team.

- IndyCar distances itself from the imagery chosen by the US Department of Homeland Security in a social media post announcing a new detention program in the state of Indiana and includes a rendering of an IndyCar racer with branding from the US ICE on its sidepods.

- Alba Larsen will race in Scuderia Ferrari colors in the 2026 F1 Academy season.

- The Suikoden anime series will air this 2026.

- Disney's Twisted Wonderland anime series' 1st season streams on Disney+ this October 29th.

- As One member Lee Min passes away.

- CJ ENM's TVING streaming service apologizes for the leak of the series finale of The Defects.

TTFN.

Let's Do The News! (August 5, 2025)

                                 

Your daily round-up of today's news...

- The PH Department of Health said its hospitals are ready to receive patients following the UP-PGH announcement that its emergency room has reached full capacity. The DOH also released a list of hospitals that will serve as referral centers for patients who can no longer be accommodated at PGH.

- President Bongbong Marcos of the Philippines has signed Republic Act 12231, known as the Government Optimization Act. This law aims to enhance service delivery within the government, reduce operational redundancies, and simplify existing rules and regulations.

- The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has approved the operation of Apple Pay and Google Pay in the Philippines. These payment systems can now function without the need for registration with the BSP, as their current structure does not meet the BSP’s definition of an operator of payment systems.

- Palawan residents alarmed over tremors from China's rocket launch.

- The US State Department said some visa applicants will soon be required to pay bonds of up to $15,000 to discourage visa overstays as part of President Donald Trump's crackdown on migration. 

- Australia will upgrade its navy with 11 Mogami-class frigates from Japan.

- UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese lost her "verified" status from her X account just days after a law firm representing UN Watch, a Geneva-based pro-Israeli NGO, submitted a legal appeal to Elon Musk. This loss of the verification badge occurred less than a month after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio imposed sanctions on Albanese, citing what he described as her “illegitimate and shameful efforts” to encourage the International Criminal Court to take action against U.S. and Israeli officials and companies.

- Stella Rimington, the first female head of UK MI5, dies at 90.

- The special-edition Ford Bronco 60th anniversary edition was unveiled.

2026 Ford Bronco 60th Anniversary

- Lamborghini scrapped the SC63 hypercar campaign to focus on the Temerario GT3.

- Organizers of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics said they'll be ready with less than six months to go.

- Boy band Westlife launched their all-expenses-paid London trip campaign ahead of their 25th anniversary concert.

- Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is named writer for the next 007 movie.

TTFN.

THREATS FROM NORTH KOREA: Korean Government Reveals Plans to Offer Tax Credits for Webtoon Production Costs

 

In a move to boost the global competitiveness of South Korea's webtoon industry, the government announced plans to introduce tax credits covering 10–15% of production costs for digital comics.

As part of the 2025 tax reform plan the Ministry of Economy and Finance unveiled on July 31, the new measure aims to strengthen the nation's cultural soft power by supporting one of its most internationally successful content sectors.

Eligible content includes webtoons and digital comics as defined under Korea's “Promotion of Comics Act” and must be distributed via an online network. Covered expenses include planning and production labor costs, licensing fees for source novels, and software costs related to webtoon creation. Indirect costs such as marketing or promotional expenses are excluded.

The tax credit will be 10% for large companies and 15% for small- and medium-sized enterprises. The credit will apply to expenses incurred in the fiscal year in which the webtoon is released online and will remain in effect through the end of 2028.

Source: Anime News Network 

Let's Do The News! (August 4, 2025)

                                

Your daily round-up of today's news...

- Twelve police officers were suspended for up to 90 days over the "missing sabungeros" case, where they are accused of involvement in the disappearance of sabungeros and taking bribes from the mastermind behind it.

- Philippine President Bongbong Marcos is en route to India for his state visit.

- The US said it had no choice but to deport them to a third country, then it sent them home. The Trump administration says that some serious criminals need to be deported to third countries because even their home countries won't accept them.

- Pope Leo XIV stands with youth in Gaza and Ukraine as well as war-torn nations, calling for peace through dialogue during the Closing Mass for the Jubilee of Youth at St. Peter's Square. "We are with the young people of Gaza, we are with the young people of Ukraine, with those of every land bloodied by the war.", the Pope said.

- SEMA and a trade group representing foreign car manufacturers commended the US EPA's decision to repeal the 2009 greenhouse gas "endangerment" finding, describing it as a significant victory for "vehicle choice".

- Toyota, Ford, and Chevrolet GEN3 Supercars will undergo aerodynamic testing in the US.

- Mercedes-Benz plans to launch 18 new cars over the next year, including the next-generation Mercedes-Benz GLC.

- Actor Song Young Kyu passed away.

- K-POP girl group PURPLE KISS will disband this November.

- The NFLPA has elected David White as its interim executive director.

TTFN.

2025 NASCAR Cup Series - Iowa Corn 350

There are only four races left in the regular season of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series before the playoffs, as they head to Iowa for the Iowa Corn 350. Who will be playoffs-bound? Let's find out.

As the green flag waved, the action in Iowa was on. As Brad Keselowski took Stage 1, Stage 2 saw the #88 going for a big slide in Turn 2, followed by a collision with the #9 car. As Keselowski took Stage 2, the final stage saw the #11 car slip, followed by the #43 car.

Screengrab from NASCAR

After an intense fight in Iowa, William Byron wins the Iowa Corn 350 of the NASCAR Cup Series!

The next race is at Go Bowling at The Glen this August 10, 2025.

2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - Motul SportsCar Grand Prix

The 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship continues at Road America for the Motul SportsCar Grand Prix. As summer is getting more intense, endurance racing at the heart of Wisconsin has never felt so alive this year.

Screengrab from IMSA

The #24 BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 has been declared the winner of the Motul SportsCar Grand Prix. Additionally, Spike, driving the #99 AO Racing ORECA LMP2 07, secured his second career victory. In the GTD PRO class, the #1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO triumphed, while in the GTD class, the #021 Triarsi Competizione 293 GT3 took the win.

The next race is the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR this August 22-24, 2025.