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Actress Mina Tanaka appeared on TBS Radio’s “Mina Tanaka’s Warm Time” on the 19th, and in conversation with guest Jin Katagiri, revealed that she once moved apartments because she was too terrified of cockroaches (“G”). She recalled that until the move was finished, she “couldn’t go home” and was “too scared.” The story sparked a wave of responses on 5ch, with users sharing firsthand accounts of how well products like Black Cap and Combat work, bringing up comedian Hiroyuki Miyazaki of Ame Agari Kesshitai (who also moved house over his own fear of cockroaches), and branching out into talk of living environments — like how the bugs are less likely to turn up on high floors.
Mina Tanaka Reveals Why She Moved Over Her Extreme Hatred of Them: “I Couldn’t Go Home Until It Was Done. I Was Scared.”
Actress Mina Tanaka (39) appeared on TBS Radio’s “Mina Tanaka’s Warm Time” (Saturdays, 6:30 p.m.), which aired on the 19th, and revealed the reason she once moved apartments.
That day’s guest was actor and clay sculpture artist Jin Katagiri (52), also known for performing in the comedy duo Rahmens.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here
What people said
Black Cap works ridiculously well.
They're gone in an instant.
Combat was amazing.
Found one that must've climbed up through the pipes out on the balcony, so I set the bait there.
Guess it wiped out the whole nest, because even the neighbors stopped seeing them after that.
Miyazaki from Ame Agari Kesshitai — a grown man himself — hates them just as much as she does and moved for the same reason.
Apparently he moved into a former hospital room just so he wouldn't have to see one lol
Guess you've never used it.
They seriously disappear for good.
Unlike her, I just don't have the money to move out of where I live now
Just the other day there was one flipped on its back on the kitchen floor, legs twitching, and it was so disgusting I actually yelled out loud
They're just fast, that's all
Snakes and centipedes are way worse
That's exactly why I only live in new builds — I bought a brand-new condo
If you hate bugs, moving up north is your only option
Background and Key Points of the Discussion
Black Cap and Combat, the two products brought up as go-to roach killers, are bait-type insecticides: a roach that eats the poison carries it back to the nest, spreading it to the rest of the colony and wiping out the whole group — a mechanism several thread posters said they’d seen work firsthand. It’s also commonly said that roaches show up less on high floors or in tower condos, though some pointed out they can still get in through pipes, shared building spaces, or a nearby restaurant, meaning measures taken inside just one’s own unit only go so far. Both the original article and the thread avoid spelling out “gokiburi” (cockroach), using the abbreviation “G” instead — a common convention in 5ch posts and Japanese media alike. The thread also touched on whether it’s fair to weigh in so heavily on a celebrity’s personal gripe, and on how much people’s tolerance for bugs varies by region and living environment, with no real consensus reached.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Mina Tanaka Reveals She Hates Them So Much She Moved — “I Couldn’t Go Home Until It Was Done. I Was Scared.”“
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