[September 2025] Current Affairs Quiz

That the subway stopped and attendees were unable to get home.

On the night of August 15, 2025, the Osaka Metro Chuo Line, which connects the Expo site with central Osaka, suspended operations due to a power outage. As a result, visitors who couldn’t return home from the Expo site ended up spending the night on the grounds. While many attendees took it positively, saying they got to experience something no one else could, there were also voices saying they felt unsafe, sparking a mixed reaction.

Verbalization of inner speech

BIC technology refers to a brain-computer interface, and it has succeeded in converting thoughts in the brain into language. This is expected to enable people who have lost the ability to speak due to illness or can no longer move their bodies to express their intentions and communicate with the outside world.

Sukiya

Starting in September 2025, Sukiya announced price reductions on some items, which has become a hot topic. The regular-size gyudon from the standard menu will drop from 480 yen to 450 yen, with prices reduced by up to 40 yen on certain items.

football player

In 2025, Taylor Swift announced her engagement to American football player Travis Kelce. The two began dating about two years ago, and Taylor had been spotted attending Travis’s games, which had already drawn a lot of attention.

One in 29 people

According to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, as of 2024, about one in 29 workers in Japan is a foreign worker, and the number is increasing year by year. In 2009, the ratio was about one in 112, clearly showing a rapid increase in comparison.

Australia

Australia has decided to jointly develop a new frigate based on Japan’s latest-class destroyer, the Mogami class. If realized, this would be the largest export of defense equipment in Japan’s history.

hometown

In 2025, four municipalities in Japan, including Kisarazu City in Chiba Prefecture, were designated as hometowns to deepen exchanges with Africa. The announcement was made by JICA at TICAD 9. Although the initiative was intended to foster mutual exchange through events and other activities, incorrect reports that it would actively accept immigrants and issue visas led to temporary confusion.