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Kawamoto Junichi (51), of the comedy duo Jicho Kacho, announced a temporary hiatus on his X (formerly Twitter) account on September 27. His post only said, “I’ll be doing a total fast — no drinking, no eating,” without revealing further details about his condition. On 5channel threads, many users recalled that Kawamoto had previously been hospitalized for pancreas trouble and was supposed to have cut back on drinking afterward, sparking surprise and concern with comments like “Wait, was he drinking again?” At the same time, plenty of posts brought up the 2012 controversy over his mother receiving welfare benefits, mixing health concerns with references to his past.
Jicho Kacho’s Kawamoto Junichi to Take Temporary Hiatus Over Pancreas Trouble: “I’ll Be Doing a Total Fast” (TV Asahi/ANN) – Yahoo! News
Sun, 9/27, 14:15 JST
Kawamoto Junichi (51), of the comedy duo Jicho Kacho, announced on the 27th via his own X account that he will take a temporary hiatus.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Same with cigarettes — he supposedly quit smoking 5-6 years ago, but then there was an article 2 years ago about his "last cigarette." And now it turns out he was drinking again too. If he doesn't quit both completely, it's seriously going to be too late.
But apparently he got divorced, so there's probably no one left around to stop him.
Just like Sandwichman (comedy duo) — guys pushing 50 who don't take care of themselves end up falling apart.
His pancreas might be shot.
Like, why did this guy just quietly start again like nothing happened?
Does pancreatitis actually hurt?
If you can actually feel the pain, it's already terminal.
Former Okinawa Governor Onaga went the same way — despite intensive treatment after his diagnosis, he passed away within six months.
It hurts. It hurt so much I went to the hospital and got admitted immediately. Basically fasted for 5 days with about 4 IV drips running the whole time.
But my weight didn't drop at all — I was amazed at how good IVs are.
That gets common once you hit this age.
end-stage alcoholism.
This was right before that stage show Sanma was hosting — that's probably the cause.
When I got acute pancreatitis even though I don't drink, the doctor told me,
"For men the number one cause is alcohol, and for women it's usually listed as unknown, but it's mostly stress."
I'd just broken up with my ex and was a wreck, so it was probably stress — but I lost 7kg in a month and my lower body especially looked like a different person, so in a weird way I was grateful: more clothes fit me and I got a new boyfriend right away lol
doesn't seem like he'll live all that long.
And then just fade away quietly after this.
Stay well.
Did it flare up again?
Don't tell me he'd gone back to an unhealthy lifestyle.
IV drip only.
they said what Kawamoto did wasn't illegal, and that there are plenty of people out there who earn well but give zero support to family members.
They also said Kajisack (YouTuber/former comedian Kajiwara Kazuhito) has PR people handling his image lol
Everyone already knows it's not illegal.
The question is whether you can laugh at the comedy of a guy who abandoned his own parent.
And if he was actually in on it together with his mother, that's even less funny.
Unlike Kajiwara, he made money by using his mother as material —
he even put out a book about their dirt-poor life as his "bit," while bragging on TV about blowing a million yen in one night.
And the punchline is his mother stayed poor the whole time.
Can't you tell from a regular blood test?
Background and Key Points of This Story
Kawamoto has a history with controversy dating back to 2012, when it came to light that his mother was receiving welfare benefits despite his own income, drawing heavy public criticism. However, this is a commonly misunderstood point: it was a social debate over support obligations and how the welfare system is administered, not a case where “fraudulent receipt” of benefits was ever legally established. This latest announcement only mentions “pancreas trouble” without specifying whether it’s pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer, though many posts in the thread brought up the severity of pancreatic cancer regardless. Since drinking is considered one of the main causes of pancreatitis, and it was widely known that he had a past hospitalization for it, this hiatus announcement drew both calls for him to quit drinking for good and simple expressions of concern for his health.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Jicho Kacho’s Kawamoto Junichi to Take Temporary Hiatus Over Pancreas Trouble: “I’ll Be Doing a Total Fast”.”
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