Flies outbroke in Hokkaido

Aphid, sometimes called "snow flies"

The huge outbreak of a kind of flying aphid in Otaru City, Hokkaido is distressing local residents with extremely low visibility.
It will continue for about a week according to the authorities though its cause is still unknown.


前見えない…“アブラムシ”大発生　北海道　―日テレNEWS24　―Yahoo!ニュース
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/videonews/nnn?a=20121106-00000033-nnn-soci

Hot Products Rankings 2012 - Nikkei Trendy

Monthly magazine Nikkei Trendy revealed "Hot Products Rankings 2012".

1 : Tokyo Sky Tree(東京スカイツリー)
A 634 metres(2,080 ft) broadcasting, restaurant, and observation tower in Sumida, Tokyo completed February 29th 2012.

2 : LINE(LINE)
An instant messaging application for smartphones and PCs also enables users to send images, video, audio media messages and make VoIP calls.

3 : LCC domestic lines(国内線LCC)
Low-cost carriers or low-cost airlines. Peach Aviation, AirAsia Japan, Jetstar Japan

4 : Maruchan Seimen(マルちゃん正麺)
Instant ramen noodle brand of Maruchan in flavours of soy sauce, salt, miso, and pork bone broth.

5 : fitcut CURVE(フィットカット カーブ)
Scissors with extremely low rebound resilience grips and curved blades.


6 : JINS PC(JINS PC)
Glasses for PC users cutting blue light from PC and smartphone screens by 50 percents.


7 : Touch Detective(おさわり探偵 なめこ栽培キット)
An adventure game app for iPhone and Android.


8 : KIRIN Metz COLA(キリン メッツ コーラ)
A kind of cola soda from Kirin accredited with the Food for Specified Health Uses(FOSHU) by Japanese Consumer Affairs Agency which restrains fat in food to be absorbed in the body.


9 : Machikon(街コン)
A type of large-scale konpa situated in a whole town gathering about 100 to 3,000 people who seek a partner for marriage.


10: Black beers(黒ビール系飲料)
ASAHI SUPERDRY BLACK / KIRIN STOUT / SAPPORO Barley and Hops


2012年ヒット商品ランキング発表！ 1位は「東京スカイツリー」　―日経トレンディネット
http://trendy.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/pickup/20121031/1045016/

[Okinawa] An U.S. Navy soldier intruded into a house and assaulted a boy

Kadena Air Base

A drunken American officer of Kadena Air Base in Okinawa at 1AM on November 2nd behaved violently in a izakaya bar in the town. Before the police arrival, he appeared to intruded into an apartment room on the third floor of the building, hit a 13-year-old boy in the face who was sleeping in the living room, broke a TV, then fell off from the window to the ground. He was delivered to the navy hospital breaking the ribs and collapsing the lungs.
The police couldn't capture him because of extraterritorial rights of the navy hospital.
He seemed to broke the curfew, the prohibition for the U.S. military officers to go out between 11PM and 5AM enforced after the rape case by American officers on September 16th.


米兵、中学生を殴打 酔って民家侵入　県警、容疑聴取できず　―琉球新報
http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-198770-storytopic-1.html

Which anime is the most popular in this autumn?

Recochoku announced "Autumn Anime Popularity Rankings 2012" resulted from users' votes on its website and smartphone site.

1 : Gintama(銀魂)

2 : Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai!(中二病でも恋がしたい！)

3 : Magi - The Labyrinth of Magic(マギ)

4 : Little Busters!(リトルバスターズ！)

5 : My Little Monster(となりの怪物くん)

6 : Blast of Tempest(絶園のテンペスト)

7 : K(K)

8 : Kamisama Kiss(神様はじめました)

9 : Psycho-Pass(PSYCHO-PASS サイコパス)

10: Say, "I Love You".(好きっていいなよ。)


人気秋アニメランキング2012　―レコチョク
http://recochoku.com/news/anime_autumn2012/(for smart phones)

Autumn 2012 Anime Heroines Rankings

Which anime heroines of this autumn do you like the best?

1 : Rikka Takanashi(小鳥遊六花)　
"Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai!"

2 : Mashiro Shiina(椎名ましろ)　
"The Pet Girl of Sakurasou"

3 : Rin Natsume(棗鈴)　
"Little Busters!"

4 : Momo Belia Deviluke(モモ・ベリア・デビルーク)　
"To Love-Ru Darkness"

5 : Nagi Sanzenin(三千院ナギ)　
"Hayate the Combat Butler: Can't Take My Eyes Off You"

6 : Mei Tachibana(橘めい)　
"Say, "I Love You"."
7 : Himiko(ヒミコ)　
"BTOOM!"
8 : Komari Kamikita(神北小毬)　
"Little Busters!"
9 : Yuno(ゆの)　
"Hidamari Sketch X Honeycomb"
10: Shizuku Mizutani(水谷雫)　
"My Little Monster"
11: Sakura Sakurakouji(桜小路桜)　
"Code:Breaker"
12: Ichigo Hoshimiya(星宮いちご)　
"Aikatsu!"
13: Medaka Kurokami(黒神めだか)　
"Medaka Box Abnormal"
14: Nanami Momozono(桃園奈々生)　
"Kamisama Kiss"
15: Akiko Himenokouji(姫小路秋子)　
"OniAi"
16: Aika Fuwa(不破愛花)　
"Blast of Tempest"
17: Akiho Senomiya(瀬乃宮あき穂)　
"ROBOTICS;NOTES"
18: An(アン)　
"Busou Shinki"
19: Akane Tsunemori(常守朱)　
"PSYCHO-PASS"
20: Ecarlate(エカルラート姫)　
"Ixion Saga DT"


The rankings were resulted from 2,939 votes of users on AnimeOne website.


2012秋アニメヒロインNo.1決定戦　―アニメワン
http://anime.biglobe.ne.jp/userranking/chara/39075/