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On September 23, the TOKYO MX program “5-ji ni Muchu!” (“5 O’Clock Obsession”) introduced a Tokyo Shimbun article about restrictions on running around the Imperial Palace, with the cast discussing friction between runners and pedestrians. During the segment, while watching footage of runners near the Imperial Palace caught by the show’s weather camera, the male MC remarked, “Some of them aren’t wearing bras,” and the comment has been causing a stir online ever since. On 5ch, many commenters called the remark itself “creepy,” while others defended it with “What’s wrong with just stating a fact?” — reactions were split.
Fri, Sep 25, 4:35 PM
A “no bra” comment made live on air by the male MC of “5-ji ni Muchu!” (TOKYO MX) is causing a stir.
In the September 23 broadcast, the program covered a Tokyo Shimbun article about restrictions on running around the Imperial Palace. It touched on trouble between runners and pedestrians as well as the debate on X (formerly Twitter), and the cast traded opinions while watching footage of runners near the Imperial Palace caught by the show’s weather camera.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here
What people said
Kakizaki isn't a TV Tokyo announcer
He's actually a former Nippon Broadcasting announcer, now freelance
Maybe stop treating public airwaves like they're sacred?
Deep down you probably don't think it's a big deal either
That's just dumb, lol
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Just wear a sports bra, seriously
If he's just stating a fact, what's wrong with that
Doesn't exactly get me excited though
A pectoral-correction support brace, to be precise
Background and Points of Debate
The remark came from the show’s MC, Tadashi Kakizaki. Some on 5ch mistakenly pegged him as a “TV Tokyo announcer,” but he’s actually a former Nippon Broadcasting announcer who’s now freelance. The backdrop here: the running course around the Imperial Palace has seen a sharp rise in users in recent years, and Tokyo Shimbun and other outlets have repeatedly reported on friction with pedestrians and disputes over lane space. The comment came up as an offhand remark during a segment introducing that coverage — it wasn’t a fact-checked claim, just one cast member’s personal impression while watching footage from the show’s weather camera, which is worth keeping in mind. On the thread, a broadcasting-ethics argument (“should you really say that on public airwaves?”) clashed with a defense (“what’s wrong with just stating the truth?”), and the debate spread without ever really settling. Given the show’s track record of courting controversy for attention, some commenters simply shrugged it off as “just the show’s usual shtick.”
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread ““Some of Them Aren’t Wearing Bras” — TOKYO MX’s ‘5-ji ni Muchu!’ Male MC’s Remark on Imperial Palace Runners Sparks Backlash: “What He Said Is Creepy”.”
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