Author: Japan Reacts Editorial

The thread kicked off with a post reading “I’m bored, let’s talk,” and rolled along through stories like a 2.5-hour commute to college, the question of whether you’re supposed to take a girl’s “lol” on LINE at face value, and the trivial debate over whether to open a window while vacuuming. Partway through, one of the posters who’d been chatting revealed they were “up to five personalities, not counting the main one,” and the conversation shifted into claims of multiple personalities. As is typical for an anonymous board where nothing can be verified, reactions split between people asking earnest follow-up questions and people just poking fun.

1AnonymousSep 27, 2026 10:02

Not the bullet train or anything — just a regular local train.

10AnonymousSep 27, 2026 10:04

Re: #2

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77AnonymousSep 27, 2026 10:42

Re: #74
That's cute.

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Newsspeed VIP) thread “Bored on a 2-Hour Train, Let’s Talk.”

A thread titled “Why do these so-called NEETs never work?” appeared on 5ch’s “Nanademo Jikkyo G” board, sparking a back-and-forth over employment and personal freedom. The thread’s original poster held firm to the position that “if you can’t explain your reason for not working, don’t butt in,” repeatedly pushing back against other posters. In response, commenters offered a range of conflicting views: “If their parents allow it, it’s their own life,” “There’s no real reason, they’re just lazy,” and “As long as they’re not bothering anyone else, that’s their right.” The discussion branched into finer points too, like the quality of one’s hobbies and whether not working should come with a sense of shame, but in the end the two sides never found common ground and the argument just kept going.

101AnonymousSep 27, 2026 09:55

If I were working, I'd be feeling like this in about 6 more hours, so hey, fair play to everyone who's actually doing it lol
As a NEET, Mondays don't scare me at all — it feels like Friday just shows up in the blink of an eye lol

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nanademo Jikkyo G) thread “Why do these so-called NEETs never work?“

A salary thread on 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyo G” board sparked a divide over whether a 45-year-old earning 6 million yen a year counts as a winner or as clueless about the real world. It kicked off with a post claiming “there’s no way you hit 10 million unless you’re a company president,” which drew a wave of pushback from posters claiming to work at major corporations or Nikkei 225-listed firms, saying they’d cleared 10 million yen in their 30s. Meanwhile, the claim that “Tokyo’s average income is over 7 million yen” was met with counters arguing you should look at the median, not the average — turning the thread into a debate over how to even read the statistics. Differences between rural and urban areas, and between big corporations and small-to-midsize firms, only made things messier.

※This article is an excerpt and summary based on the 5ch (“Nandemo Jikkyo G”) thread “The public says “6 million at 45 is a winner,” “Calling that a loser is way too out of touch,” “There’s no way you hit 10 million unless you’re a president lol”.”

Morning Musume’s Oda Sakura revealed that the newly joined 18th-generation members, who are still in junior high, didn’t know who SMAP was — and Akashiya Sanma responded, “It’s been 10 years since they broke up, so that kind of thing is only going to keep happening.” This sparked a broader debate on 5ch about how idols and Johnny’s talent get remembered by later generations. Many argued that TV variety shows fade quickly with the times, and that only work preserved as songs or films manages to survive across generations, while others countered that it’s a mystery why SMAP or Morning Musume ever got so popular in the first place — opinions were split.

51AnonymousSep 27, 2026 08:09

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※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread: “[Sad News] Oda Sakura: ‘I was shocked the 18th generation doesn’t know SMAP’ — Akashiya Sanma: ‘Yeah, that figures, it’s been 10 years since they disbanded, so this kind of thing is only going to become more common’.”