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  • Mina Tanaka: “Cockroaches Terrified Me So Much I Couldn’t Go Home, So I Moved” — Reveals on Radio

    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

    2AnonymousSep 20, 2026 01:54
    Use Black Cap or Combat (bait-station roach killers).
    22AnonymousSep 20, 2026 02:10
    Re: #2
    Black Cap works ridiculously well.
    They're gone in an instant.
    82AnonymousSep 20, 2026 04:51
    Re: #2
    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.
    3AnonymousSep 20, 2026 01:55
    What's this middle-aged woman even going on about.
    24AnonymousSep 20, 2026 02:13
    Re: #3
    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
    4AnonymousSep 20, 2026 01:57
    Feels like one's gonna pop out while she's packing boxes for the move lol
    5AnonymousSep 20, 2026 01:58
    Minus the glow, they're basically fireflies.
    8AnonymousSep 20, 2026 01:59
    You won't get them on a high floor of a new-build condo, right?
    11AnonymousSep 20, 2026 02:01
    Don't see them in my house, but I spot one outside every now and then.
    12AnonymousSep 20, 2026 02:01
    "Ooh, she's rich, amazing, amazing" — yeah yeah, "so cute, so cute."
    34AnonymousSep 20, 2026 02:41
    If you don't keep your place in check, they'll turn up anywhere.
    37AnonymousSep 20, 2026 02:44
    Re: #27
    Guess you've never used it.
    They seriously disappear for good.
    39AnonymousSep 20, 2026 02:50
    By the way, I have no idea who Mina Tanaka even is.
    42AnonymousSep 20, 2026 02:59
    Nothing compared to bed bugs.
    44AnonymousSep 20, 2026 03:01
    Doesn't matter how spotless you keep your own place — they're breeding at the house across the street or the restaurant down the block, so there's no escaping it.
    47AnonymousSep 20, 2026 03:11
    I'm a middle-aged guy but I get how she feels
    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
    49AnonymousSep 20, 2026 03:15
    They don't sting or bite so honestly they're fine
    They're just fast, that's all
    Snakes and centipedes are way worse
    51AnonymousSep 20, 2026 03:22
    Set off a Muhenda fogger (a smoke-type insecticide bomb) before you head out and it'll be dead by the time you're home.
    55AnonymousSep 20, 2026 03:45
    I get it
    That's exactly why I only live in new builds — I bought a brand-new condo
    58AnonymousSep 20, 2026 04:06
    Physical attacks are a bad idea — the insides come out. Spray it with parts cleaner to chill it and stop it moving, then soak it in bug spray to suffocate it.
    65AnonymousSep 20, 2026 04:19
    Maybe the roach moved right along with Mina Tanaka's luggage.
    88AnonymousSep 20, 2026 04:55
    Spiders are 100 times worse.
    94AnonymousSep 20, 2026 05:05
    Re: #88
    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.”“

  • Hanshin Tigers Suffer Shocking Collapse From 5-Game Lead — Giants’ Furious Charge Turns Pennant Race Into Nail-Biter

    On the Nanademo Jikkyo G board, a thread blew up over how the Hanshin Tigers’ pennant race lead — once thought to be a runaway victory — has suddenly turned into a nail-biter. As of early September they held a 5-game lead over the Giants, but despite the good news of a 7-game winning streak in head-to-head matchups, that lead has been shrinking, and the thread split over whether to call it “historic.” Pointing to a roster stacked with a Triple Crown-caliber hitter, a rotation near the top of the ERA rankings, and relievers hitting 160 km/h, some posters argued “if they blow this, it’ll become legendary,” and brought up the 2014 season — when four foreign players swept individual titles yet the team still missed the pennant — as a point of comparison.

    1AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:35
    Not even joking, this is genuinely historic lol
    3AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:39
    Comebacks from 4.5 games back in early September happen fairly often
    Not really historic
    26AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:59
    Re: #3
    It's a 5-game lead we're talking about
    That's rare
    Congrats on the historic collapse
    6AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:45
    Having this much talent and still not winning the pennant would be hilarious
    8AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:46
    Re: #6
    They've got a Triple Crown hitter, a near-Triple Crown hitter, a starting rotation sweeping the top of the ERA rankings, and two relievers throwing 160 km/h — how do you NOT win with that?
    52AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:05
    Re: #8
    If they blow it after all this, it'll go down as a legendary season
    People will be talking about it forever
    75AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:08
    Re: #8
    Slightly different case, but the 2014 Tigers deserve high marks for style too

    Messenger — Most Wins
    Oh Seung-hwan — Most Saves
    Matt Murton — Batting Champion
    Mauro Gómez — RBI Champion

    All four foreign players hit it big and swept individual titles, and the team STILL didn't win the pennant
    7AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:45
    But Hanshin's still got the edge, right?
    Even if the Giants win every remaining game, Hanshin still takes the pennant as long as they win all their other games except one head-to-head with the Giants
    16AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:49
    Re: #7
    Is having more games left really an advantage when you've been losing badly all September?
    77AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:09
    Re: #7
    Except the Giants are basically Hanshin's best customer (the team they beat the most)
    28AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:59
    Same win-loss record, so why do the stats look so inflated?
    Go look at the Yomi-Jai's (a snarky nickname for the Yomiuri Giants) position player stats, it's gruesome
    30AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:59
    Re: #28
    The only answer is that the managing has been garbage
    31AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:00
    Re: #26
    Hiroshima's meltdown was only a 1-game lead over 2nd place, so it's nothing compared to the scale of this collapse
    35AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:02
    Re: #31
    Honestly, falling clean out of a Climax Series (CS) playoff spot had a bigger impact than just missing the pennant
    44AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:04
    46AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:04
    Manager Abe left partway through the season
    Are the Giants actually going to win the pennant?
    53AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:05
    Re: #46
    Yep, and it'll get turned into a movie about how the team came together to honor the manager who's gone
    49AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:05
    And meanwhile, while the Kyokasu (a derisive nickname for Giants fans) get all excited, the Giants just keep collapsing on their own…
    The Giants who never quite catch up…
    80AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:09
    Re: #49
    Apparently whenever the Giants and Tigers battle for the pennant, the Tigers never actually end up winning it 🤔
    56AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:06
    If Okamoto were still around, the Giants would probably have already clinched the pennant by now
    64AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:07
    Re: #56
    Okamoto doesn't hit at all against the Tigers, so I think it'd be even worse than it is now
    59AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:06
    Unlike "Make Legend" (a nod to a famous past pennant-race comeback), where Hanshin kept winning even as the Giants caught fire, this time Hanshin is just plainly fading on its own
    85AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:10
    Re: #59
    It's wild that they're getting caught even after a 7-game winning streak head-to-head — you'd think they'd have banked a ton of wins off the Giants alone
    63AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:07
    Was there some kind of restriction on why Murakami got pulled after just 5 innings?
    73AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:08
    Re: #63
    He'd run up a fair number of pitches
    Well, that particular call wasn't too bad, honestly
    68AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:08
    I want some credit for the Yakult Swallows too, they were the pacesetter carrying the league early on
    72AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:08
    Re: #68
    They're gonna finish dead last though lol
    74AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:08
    How exactly are you gonna finish above Hanshin?
    96AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:12
    Re: #74
    *chiin* (lol) (a funeral-bell sound effect used to mock someone as "done for")
    76AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:08
    Ugh, Chunichi Dragons fans are annoying
    90AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:10
    Re: #76
    lol "Chin-san" lol (a mocking nickname for Chunichi Dragons fans)
    89AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:10
    Even though he's not really my favorite player, the way Sato-Teru gets hated on by the baseball gods at every turn is just abnormal
    Hope he gets rewarded somewhere, over there across the sea
    103AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:14
    Re: #89
    Busting his ass for a team he didn't even want to join, and his cleanup partner turns out like that — genuinely sad
    If that guy were more like Oyama, they'd have won the pennant easily
    106AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:14

    Lmao the sponsor is straight up going "V yanen" (Kansai-dialect hype for "we're winning the pennant")
    112AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:16
    Re: #106
    Is this a Joshin (electronics chain) ad?
    115AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:16
    It's hilarious how all 11 other teams are basically rooting for the Giants
    121AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:17
    Re: #115
    I wanna watch Dad's SoftBank games too, so let's just say all 12 teams
    124AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:17
    Re: #115
    It'd be hilarious if they won it under Hashigami
    Abe would become a running joke too

    Background and Key Points of the Debate

    The split over whether this counts as “historic” comes down to how you weigh a 5-game lead as of early September. >>3 coolly points out that “comebacks from 4.5 games back happen fairly often,” while >>26 counters that “a 5-game lead is rare,” and >>31 discusses the scale by comparing it to Hiroshima’s 2023 collapse from a 1-game lead. The 2014 Hanshin Tigers, cited as a reference point, are a precedent where the team failed to win the pennant even though four foreign players swept individual titles — Messenger (Most Wins), Oh Seung-hwan (Most Saves), Matt Murton (Batting Champion), and Mauro Gómez (RBI Champion) — a textbook example of strong individual stats not translating into a team championship. What readers can easily misread is that this season’s Hanshin squad is also stacked, with a Triple Crown-caliber hitter, a rotation near the top of the ERA rankings, and relievers throwing in the 160 km/h range, yet they’re still fading — the same disconnect between roster strength and results seen in 2014. The fact that they’re being caught despite a 7-game winning streak in head-to-head matchups against the Giants is also worth noting as a quirk specific to this season that can’t be explained by simply saying one team is “strong” or “weak.”

    ※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Nanademo Jikkyo G) thread “[LOL] Hanshin Tigers Headed for a Historic Pennant Collapse… lol🤣“.

  • Carp Crush Tigers 5-1: Sato’s Leadoff Blast, Sakakura’s 3 RBIs — Fans Question Fujikawa’s Managing

    In Central League action on September 19, the Hiroshima Carp defeated the Hanshin Tigers 5-1. Kuribayashi pitched well, allowing just one run into the 8th inning, while Keisuke Sato hit a leadoff home run and Sakakura went 2-for-4 with 3 RBIs. The result erased Hanshin’s game lead over the second-place Yomiuri Giants, throwing the pennant race into chaos. On 5ch threads, fans voiced unease over the mood on the Tigers’ own bench — catcher Fushimi cracking up after Sakamoto struck out, and Kinami smirking after Kumagai’s throwing error — alongside a wave of criticism questioning manager Kyuji Fujikawa’s defensive substitutions and bullpen timing. Meanwhile, some predicted the October 1 clash with the Giants at Koshien Stadium would effectively decide the pennant.

    Hiroshima　1 0 0　 1 0 1　 0 2 0 ｜5

    Hanshin　1 0 0　 0 0 0　 0 0 0 ｜1

    [Battery]

    Source: nikkansports.com / Original article here

    2AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:04
    Wait, could we be looking at one of those forbidden 'reverse magic number' collapses? (a taboo scenario where a seemingly clinched race unravels)
    216AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:28
    Re: #2
    Reverse magic happens sometimes, y'know
    It's not breaking any rules at all
    16AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:05
    Wait… Tateishi
    Murakami's stunned
    https://x.com/tomoyapisuke/status/2101248462297956711
    28AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:07
    Re: #16
    That's infield-defense-level footwork
    The bench is the problem
    29AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:07
    Re: #16
    Wind was strong, can't be helped
    44AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:08
    Re: #16
    Classic Tateishi, dude knows comedy lol
    40AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:07

    51AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:08
    Udo's curse is far from over!
    69AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:10
    Re: #51
    [Entertainment] Yumiko Udo faces online abuse after hosting a Hanshin Tigers cheering special
    "Truly disrespectful" to the players and manager — shares her thoughts as a fan
    https://hayabusa9.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/mnewsplus/1789818122/
    53AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:08
    Going 2-1 against the 'zombie' (nickname for the resurgent Giants, who keep clawing back into the race) wouldn't be bad at all
    But the other four teams are handing the Giants insane assists
    61AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:09
    Re: #53
    It's the Tigers' (lit. "Chin," a mocking 5ch nickname) own losing streak that's the real problem
    70AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:10
    Watching the BS broadcast today, what bugged me most was:
    · Sakamoto strikes out → Fushimi cracks up laughing on the bench
    · Kumagai's bad throw → Kinami smirks on the bench
    Something's off with this team…
    126AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:18
    Re: #70
    That big laugh was him arguing to the plate umpire that the pitch was low
    102AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:14
    Just use Tateishi at shortstop
    162AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:21
    Re: #102
    There's no way he can play shortstop
    128AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:18
    This is the last head-to-head matchup
    Whoever wins probably takes the pennant
    145AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:19
    Re: #128
    Which stadium is it at?
    If it's Koshien, that's basically the 1973 'geta-throwing' riot all over again (a famous incident where furious Koshien fans hurled wooden sandals onto the field after a Tigers collapse)
    Sakamoto and the others would get pummeled lol
    150AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:20
    Re: #145
    The decisive game is October 1 at Koshien
    Whoever wins that one probably takes the title
    152AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:20
    Looks like this could drag all the way to the Giants-Tigers season finale
    168AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:22
    Re: #152
    Doubtful it drags out that far
    226AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:30
    Re: #152
    It's not gonna drag out, it's basically over already
    176AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:23
    Re: #156
    Whatever happens, this is Umeno's last season with the team
    180AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:23
    Re: #176
    Probably retirement or a move to another team
    And then in the draft…. they'll take a rookie catcher
    The real problem is they don't have any catchers in their 20s to begin with
    202AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:26
    Re: #180
    That's probably how it goes
    Same for Nishi too
    Question is whether any team in Japan will actually pick him up
    212AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:28
    Re: #180
    Hanshin might end up in a competing bid this draft, but I think it's got to be Watabe, the catcher from Aoyama Gakuin — no other choice
    181AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:24
    This loss is on Fujikawa
    Defensive shuffling — swapping in new players led to a string of errors and runs
    They'd been winning with Fushimi catching, switched to starting Sakamoto instead, and lost
    Pulled Murakami early even though he still had gas left, tried to force the issue, but the lineup just kept making weak outs and scored nothing
    The inning right after pulling Murakami, the reliever got hit and gave up a run
    With the bullpen shuffling piling up, they coughed up the insurance run too
    189AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:24
    Re: #181
    You said everything I wanted to say
    Exactly right
    200AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:26
    Re: #181
    He's hopelessly lacking in game instincts. Same as that machine-gun bullpen-switching spree early in the season — he's just winging it with no real thought behind it.
    234AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:32
    Re: #181
    The manager's been dragging the team down all season long
    And on top of that, Hanshin's farm-team manager is terrible too, so as an organization it's already fallen apart
    183AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:24
    What a joke
    SoftBank's taking the title this year
    195AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:25
    Re: #183
    Unless they pull some boneheaded move in the Pacific League Climax Series, I don't think that's changing
    199AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:26
    Re: #183
    Everyone would probably agree SoftBank is the strongest of all 12 teams
    187AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:24
    A Japan Series title for Hashigami's Giants is starting to look real
    Would that be the first-ever title won under an interim manager?
    193AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:25
    Re: #187
    But next year the Giants will go back to a homegrown manager
    Outsiders don't get to manage this team….
    194AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:25
    Re: #187
    Not them lol, I mean Yokohama — their actual strength right now is on a totally different level
    220AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:29
    Re: #212
    They'll probably force the pick through
    Makes you wonder since when Hanshin built a pipeline into Aoyama Gakuin….
    232AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:32
    Re: #220
    They took Shimomura and never once demoted him to the developmental roster even in that condition — they must've been taking such good care of him with Watabe already in mind
    238AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:33
    Re: #220
    Heard Rakuten's eyeing him too, but I think Hanshin will go for the pick even if it means a competing bid
    They've been treating the injured Shimomura carefully too, so they've built a connection

    Background and Key Points

    The Tigers won the pennant in 2025, but as the 2026 season heads into its final stretch, they haven’t been able to pull away — instead they’re locked in a tight scramble with the Giants and Carp. The criticism piling up on the thread over manager Kyuji Fujikawa’s bullpen management and defensive substitutions has been simmering all season, and this loss reignited it. The team’s shortage of catchers in their 20s — a result of the current starting catchers aging — has also been flagged as an organizational problem, which ties into the speculation that Hanshin might make a dedicated pick for Aoyama Gakuin University catcher Watabe in this fall’s draft. Worth noting: the post referencing the online abuse directed at announcer Yumiko Udo links to a separate news story unrelated to this game, not an exchange between posters in this particular thread.

    ※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports Express+) thread “[Baseball] Central League T 1-5 C [9/19] Carp’s Kuribayashi allows 1 run into the 8th, Keisuke Sato’s leadoff HR, Sakakura 2-for-4 with 3 RBIs, Hanshin ties Giants for 2nd place“.

  • PlayStation Sell-Off Rumors: 5ch Users Seriously Guess Who’d Buy It

    A thread on the Hardware/Industry (Geha) board sparked speculation about potential buyers amid growing chatter that Sony’s PlayStation business might be headed for a sale or withdrawal. The evidence cited: plans to drop the disc drive, the abrupt termination of the contract with Kojima Productions, only a small handful of first-party titles planned for the next generation, and a string of stock sales by executives — including CEO Hiroki Totoki and Rob Stringer — since July 2026. Posters floated specific names like Middle Eastern investment funds, Chinese companies, and Samsung, while others argued “they’ll probably just drop hardware and keep the platform” or “no buyer will show up and it’ll just fade away,” leaving the predictions all over the map.

    1AnonymousSep 19, 2026 22:09
    No joke, it really feels like they might pull out or sell, so let's seriously guess who'd buy it
    2AnonymousSep 19, 2026 22:10
    Handing the business off to a joint venture with a Chinese company is a lock
    4AnonymousSep 19, 2026 22:12
    It's nothing but risk at this point — is there really anyone who'd buy it?
    5AnonymousSep 19, 2026 22:14
    A Chinese buyer risks getting shut out of North America, the biggest market, so that makes it a tough sell.
    If anyone buys it, a Middle Eastern investment fund seems more likely.
    8AnonymousSep 19, 2026 22:15
    They'll want to keep PSN and the store for themselves, so I bet they fade out instead of actually selling.
    13AnonymousSep 19, 2026 22:19
    Re: #8
    Knowing Totokin's (nickname for CEO Totoki) style, he's not the type to just let a bad asset sit there — he'll sell while it's still worth something.
    Wait until the next-gen console flops or gets canceled and the valuation drops hard.
    9AnonymousSep 19, 2026 22:16
    Before long, Kepler or MLID (industry leaker/insider accounts) will start claiming Orion and Canis (rumored next-gen console codenames) got canceled — that'll be the signal.
    10AnonymousSep 19, 2026 22:17
    Not happening until Nintendo goes under.
    They refuse to admit defeat to a Japanese company of all things.
    11AnonymousSep 19, 2026 22:18
    Nobody wants to buy it, so we end up with the VAIO route (Sony spun its PC business into a standalone company) and 'PlayStation Corporation' is born out of nowhere
    14AnonymousSep 19, 2026 22:19
    Re: #11
    That one got bought out by an investment fund lol
    12AnonymousSep 19, 2026 22:18
    People keep bringing up Tencent, but Chinese firms wouldn't touch something that risky.
    What's the point buying something you can't even roll out properly back home?
    29AnonymousSep 19, 2026 22:32
    Re: #12
    But they did buy Nagoshi's studio.
    Then dumped it afterward, though.
    63AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:16
    Re: #12
    People only bring China up because they look down on it.
    15AnonymousSep 19, 2026 22:20
    Granted, now does seem like the best time to sell if they're going to.
    16AnonymousSep 19, 2026 22:20
    The physical hardware business probably can't be sold off the way VAIO (Sony's PC brand) or Bravia (Sony's TV brand) were, since it's basically a customized gaming PC inside.
    What a Chinese buyer would actually want is the PlayStation® brand itself (like with VAIO), but it's hard to imagine Sony exiting gaming entirely, so they'd keep the PlayStation® name as a platform.
    The studios are too tied to their own identity to be easy to sell off too, so isn't the real plan just repeated layoffs until it quietly fades away 'due to popular demand'?
    20AnonymousSep 19, 2026 22:22
    Re: #16
    But it's become a platform that only works because of the hardware — keeping just the platform without hardware would rot fast.
    17AnonymousSep 19, 2026 22:20
    Re: #13
    The people at the top just want to be in the network services business, lol
    18AnonymousSep 19, 2026 22:21
    Now's the time for a Nintendo merger
    24AnonymousSep 19, 2026 22:28
    Sony today isn't an electronics maker, it's an entertainment content company.
    They've already spun off finance, and about the only major non-content division left is image sensors.
    Hard to imagine a content-focused Sony letting go of gaming.
    35AnonymousSep 19, 2026 22:36
    Re: #24
    SIE (Sony Interactive Entertainment) is clearly the odd one out.
    Ideally they'd keep all the rights to the hardware while having some other company actually manufacture it.
    Offloading the manufacturing risk while maximizing the platform business is the dream scenario.
    25AnonymousSep 19, 2026 22:28
    Feels like it has to be a company that can make its own memory and SSDs at this point.
    So, Samsung.
    28AnonymousSep 19, 2026 22:32
    Re: #25
    Samsung's been deep in partnership with Xbox for years now.
    Their TVs are marketed as Xbox-optimized, and Galaxy phones run Xbox collab ads too.
    31AnonymousSep 19, 2026 22:33
    Sony's earnings just came in great, blowing the doom narrative out of the water, so all that's left is escaping into fantasy.
    39AnonymousSep 19, 2026 22:40
    Re: #31
    Wonder what gets cut next to dress up next quarter's earnings.
    54AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:24
    Hmm, let's go with Rudeya! (a nonsensical joke answer, likely a running in-joke on the board)
    59AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:34
    Re: #54
    😂

    This got me lol, I'll throw in a vote too 😂🤣😂
    66AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:21
    ・Announced they're dropping the disc drive
    ・Abruptly terminated the contract with Kojima Productions
    ・The only planned first-party titles are 'the bald guy' and 'the old hag' (dismissive nicknames for specific game protagonists)

    With this much solid evidence pointing to withdrawal
    there are still idiots out there who think they'll keep doing hardware.

    With Microsoft and Nintendo as the competition,
    who's going to buy a product with nothing but a losing future ahead of it?

    Tencent's fine with PC, so there's no way they buy it —
    it'll just quietly wind down production and fade away.
    69AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:25
    Re: #66
    The scariest part is that the executives started dumping their own stock.
    84AnonymousSep 20, 2026 02:18
    Re: #66
    Yeah, exactly — there's no real benefit or reason for them to keep running the platform business themselves.
    But for Sony to actually want to sell PlayStation, the brand would have to have already lost a ton of value, so I doubt any deal would come together and they'd actually manage to sell it.
    74AnonymousSep 20, 2026 01:00
    Sony Group executives, including CEO Hiroki Totoki and Rob Stringer, have been selling off their own company stock in a string of moves since July 2026.


    ・CEO Hiroki Totoki sold roughly ¥800 million worth of company stock
    ・Rob Stringer sold roughly ¥1.9 billion worth
    ・Kenji Tanaka sold 20,000 shares
    77AnonymousSep 20, 2026 01:25
    A Chinese company buys it to turn it into a dedicated machine for Chinese gacha games
    78AnonymousSep 20, 2026 01:29
    Re: #77
    Wouldn't PC just work fine?
    No real need to go out of your way to do that on a PS5 specifically.

    Background and Key Points on This Story

    This “sale” speculation isn’t an official announcement — it’s simply 5ch users piecing together circumstantial evidence, such as the plan to drop the disc drive, the severed contract with a popular studio, and a thin lineup of upcoming first-party titles, and speculating from there. It’s true that Sony executives have reportedly been selling off their own company stock in a string of moves since July 2026, but executives selling shares they hold is not unusual in itself, and it isn’t direct proof of a struggling business or an impending sale. Posters in the thread were split on their theories — “a Middle Eastern fund is the favorite,” “they’ll drop hardware but keep the platform,” “no buyer will emerge so it just fades away” — without settling on a single conclusion. What readers should keep in mind is that, as of September 2026, Sony has made no official statement about selling or withdrawing from the PlayStation business; this article is simply introducing a prediction game happening on a forum.

    ※This article is an excerpt and summary based on the 5ch (Hardware/Industry (Geha)) thread “Thread predicting who will buy the PlayStation business.”

  • Consumption Tax Cut Splits Energy Drinks: Red Bull Drops to 1%, Lipovitan D Stuck at 10% — 5ch: “Guess You Just Eat It Now”

    On September 19, the Nikkei reported that under the planned consumption tax cut, Red Bull—classified as a soft drink—would see its tax rate drop to 1%, while energy drinks classified as quasi-pharmaceuticals, such as Lipovitan D, would remain at 10%. The headline centers on how two products both marketed as “energy drinks” end up on opposite sides of the tax line depending on whether they’re categorized as “food.” On 5ch, the thread turned into a broader chat about familiar energy drinks, touching on how Oronamin C once shed its pharmaceutical-like classification by adding carbonation—letting it be sold outside pharmacies—and claims that Red Bull’s Japanese formula differs from its overseas version.

    Consumption Tax Cut: Red Bull at 1%, but Lipovitan D Stays at 10% — Gap Hinges on “Food” Classification – Nikkei

    September 19, 2026, 5:00 AM

    [Subscriber-only article]

    Source: nikkei.com / Original article here

    5AnonymousSep 19, 2026 14:54
    The Ministry of Health says if you add carbonation, it counts as a beverage. Oronamin C used that loophole to get sold outside pharmacies and rode it to market dominance.
    63AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:37
    Re: #5
    Wait, could Oronamin C even have qualified as a pharmaceutical with those ingredients? Maybe that flew 60 years ago.
    7AnonymousSep 19, 2026 14:55
    What tax rate does the newspaper get, lol
    66AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:40
    Re: #7
    If you eat it, it's 1%
    195AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:08
    Re: #7
    Totally forgot about the newspaper's tax rate. If groceries drop to 1%, that makes three different tax rates in play.
    9AnonymousSep 19, 2026 14:55
    Re: #1
    Consumption tax is a mechanism for spreading the burden of social security spending—which eats up more than half the national budget—across everyone, not just the working generation.

    In other words, cutting consumption tax just shifts that heavy social security burden back onto the working generation alone.

    If you're going to cut consumption tax, you need to cut social security spending itself, or the burden on working people won't actually go down.
    121AnonymousSep 19, 2026 16:27
    Re: #9
    They're skimming 10% off every sale, so the ones really footing the bill are workers.
    180AnonymousSep 19, 2026 19:27
    Re: #9
    Consumption tax is really a policy for handing massive tax breaks to big export-focused corporations lol
    Every time consumption tax goes up, corporate tax quietly gets cut lol. Back in the Showa era the corporate tax rate was around 50%, but since consumption tax was introduced it's been cut down to about 30% lol

    It's a bullying tax system that targets the huge number of small and mid-sized businesses that only sell domestically (you owe it even if you're running a loss), and of course we regular consumers end up shouldering it indirectly too, since it gets passed on to us as higher prices.

    The big export-focused corporations skim off about 12 trillion yen a year in "consumption tax refunds" from the roughly 30-odd trillion yen in total consumption tax revenue paid by all those domestic-only small and mid-sized businesses lol

    And then the remaining 20-odd trillion yen a year is what gets announced as "consumption tax revenue" lol
    15AnonymousSep 19, 2026 14:58
    True, if there were carbonated versions of Yunker or Lipovitan, they'd probably go down a lot easier.
    97AnonymousSep 19, 2026 16:04
    Re: #15
    Reminds me of the old Oronamin C commercial where Kon Omura mixed it with a raw egg.
    99AnonymousSep 19, 2026 16:05
    Re: #97
    How old even are you, grandpa? Same age as him or something?
    196AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:22
    Re: #97
    Don't know about that, but there was a home-visit TV show when he was 91 that showed Kon Omura's house still gets a year's supply of Oronamin C delivered every year.
    16AnonymousSep 19, 2026 14:59
    Foolish masses, getting distracted from the real argument—abolishing consumption tax entirely—by this ridiculous sideshow.
    75AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:44
    Re: #16
    A bad tax like this should just be scrapped, period. It's really a sales tax hiding under the fake name "consumption tax." (´・ω・`)
    34AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:14
    A time-limited cut that only applies to some items is asking for trouble.
    If you're gonna do it, just make it a flat 5% or 3% across the board.
    That way you could even scrap the invoice system too.
    90AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:58
    Re: #34
    Which idiot came up with the invoice system anyway? I honestly think it's a garbage system.
    123AnonymousSep 19, 2026 16:28
    Re: #34
    The whole point of the invoice system is to keep export tax refunds from being classified as subsidies, so tweaking the tax rate won't make it go away.

    Scrapping it is the only option.
    40AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:21
    Are there actually people out there complaining about that?
    49AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:28
    Re: #40
    Businesses that lose out from it complain, and their complaints are legitimate both legally and politically.
    43AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:25
    Had to laugh that block ice counts as a food item—I've just been using mine as an ice pack.
    50AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:29
    Re: #43
    Okay, that's a pretty extravagant way to use it. I just use those frozen gel packs that come free with ice cream for that.
    44AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:26
    A lot of people don't realize Japanese Red Bull has a different formula from the overseas version. The Japan one is a knockoff that doesn't even contain taurine.
    119AnonymousSep 19, 2026 16:25
    Re: #44
    Come to think of it, the old Japan-market Red Bull had the same caffeine content per can whether it was the 250ml or 355ml size…
    Why bother with the hassle of a different formula (well, different concentration) for no real reason? (Apparently they're the same now?)
    47AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:27
    Yunker and Zena are made with herbal medicine—they warm you up if you drink them in winter, but they taste awful.
    Aspara Drink has an apple flavor, so it tastes a bit different from other energy drinks?
    Chiobita is on the sour side.
    Gronsan is insanely sweet, never drinking that again.
    58AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:35
    Re: #47
    Did "24-Hour Regain" disappear at some point?
    55AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:34
    If you're drinking energy drinks just for the caffeine, caffeine pills are way more cost-effective.
    61AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:36
    Re: #55
    Pills just make you feel queasy and don't really do anything, right? Honestly, when you're sleepy, sleeping is the cheapest fix anyway.
    65AnonymousSep 19, 2026 15:39
    Re: #55
    It's not just caffeine though—there's a bunch of other stuff in there, plus calories.
    96AnonymousSep 19, 2026 16:03
    Which one's actually stronger, Monster or Red Bull?
    115AnonymousSep 19, 2026 16:23
    Re: #96
    Go with Monster.

    It's got medicinal ginseng in it, which cancels out caffeine's side effects.
    124AnonymousSep 19, 2026 16:31
    Re: #96 It's Zone.
    145AnonymousSep 19, 2026 17:06
    McDonald's should get creative too and figure out how to get down to 1%.
    150AnonymousSep 19, 2026 17:21
    Re: #145
    Isn't takeout already 1%? Or is this time different?
    158AnonymousSep 19, 2026 17:41
    Re: #145
    The McDonald's move is to "get creative" and just keep the price the same anyway.
    148AnonymousSep 19, 2026 17:13
    Stuff like Lipovitan D, the little brown bottles, is cheaper and actually works, but for some reason young people mostly drink canned stuff like Monster. Even though it's worse value…
    149AnonymousSep 19, 2026 17:19
    Re: #148
    Serves you right, old man lol
    152AnonymousSep 19, 2026 17:23
    Re: #148
    They just want a massive dose of caffeine. The real comparison isn't Lipovitan, it's Min-Min Break (a popular caffeine-shot brand).
    156AnonymousSep 19, 2026 17:32
    Re: #148
    It's basically juice—caffeinated juice. And there's a lot of flavor variety too.

    Background and Key Points

    Japan’s consumption tax includes a reduced-rate system that has applied a lower rate to food and beverages—excluding alcohol and pharmaceuticals/quasi-pharmaceuticals—since it was introduced in 2019. Many energy drinks are sold as “quasi-pharmaceuticals,” putting them outside the reduced rate, while carbonated drinks like Red Bull are treated as soft drinks—i.e., “food”—and so qualify for the lower rate. That institutional quirk is once again the focus here. The thread mostly ran on the oddity of this classification and nostalgic chat about energy drinks, though some posters raised long-standing arguments about the merits of the consumption tax itself and export tax refunds. Since the full article is subscriber-only, it’s worth noting that the headline alone doesn’t make clear exactly how far the tax rate will drop under this cut or the precise scope of what’s covered.

    *This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (News Speed+) thread “Consumption Tax Cut: Red Bull at 1%, but Lipovitan D Stays at 10% — Gap Hinges on ‘Food’ Classification.”

  • TBS Skips Live Broadcast of Asian Games Opening Ceremony — Viewers Ask ‘What Happened to the Exclusive Coverage?’

    Viewers expressed surprise that TBS did not air the September 19 opening ceremony of the Asian Games, currently underway in Nagoya, live on terrestrial TV. The ceremony featured a live performance by violinist Taro Hakase, the national anthem sung by Keiko Toda, and the lighting of the cauldron by the father-and-son duo of the Murofushi family — yet only a small portion of it made it to terrestrial broadcast. While some in the thread expressed confusion (“Didn’t they say this was exclusive coverage?”), plenty of others were more indifferent, saying things like “Can’t expect ratings for this event, so it’s understandable” or “It’s actually better that the empty stands didn’t make it on camera.” Opinions were split, with some comparing it to NHK’s live coverage of the 1994 Hiroshima Games opening ceremony.

    [Asian Games] TBS Skips Live Broadcast of Opening Ceremony: “For a Network That Said ‘We’re Broadcasting Exclusively!’…” — Viewers Call It “Disappointing”

    The opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games was held on September 19 at Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya.

    The ceremony opened in spectacular fashion, kicking off with a live performance by violinist and composer Taro Hakase and the national anthem sung by actress and singer Keiko Toda, a Nagoya, Aichi native.

    Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here

    2AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:37
    Czech commentator:
    "Even though Hanyu is Japanese, his legs are as long and his figure as beautiful as a white person's."
    French newspaper:
    "You might not believe it, but this young man with the proportions of an eight-head-tall model is Japanese."
    Turkish announcer:
    "Hanyu is extraordinarily beautiful — he's overturned the common notion that 'Japanese athletes aren't good-looking.'"
    6AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:38
    Simple as that — they just can't get the ratings.
    Also, the stands were basically empty, so I think skipping the broadcast was the right call. I watched it on U-NEXT anyway.
    8AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:38
    Ratings must be brutal for the Asian Games.
    Maybe Toyota was stingy with the sponsorship money too —
    the weak yen's got everyone spooked right now.
    9AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:38
    The opening ceremony was genuinely great —
    like 10 times better than the Tokyo Olympics.
    And terrestrial TV won't even air it…
    15AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:39
    Re: #9
    Did you even watch the opening ceremony of the last Asian Games?
    I don't even know where it was held.
    11AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:38
    Honestly, this is the first time I've ever heard of the Asian Games.
    Bet you're all the same.
    87AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:15
    Re: #11
    It's the "Asian Games," I know that much lol

    No terrestrial broadcast of the opening ceremony meant no empty stands on camera — works out fine, doesn't it lol
    14AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:39
    I guess I just assumed they'd cover it nonstop, like they do for the swimming or track and field World Championships.
    16AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:40
    If it were a Tokyo Asian Games, they'd air it live.
    That's just how it goes —
    Nagoya's a tough sell.
    27AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:46
    Re: #16
    NHK aired the 1994 Hiroshima Asian Games opening ceremony live.
    I remember because I watched it.
    17AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:40
    For all the aggressive promotion, the actual broadcast slot is pretty tiny.
    21AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:41
    Re: #17
    They barely broadcast the Hangzhou Asian Games either.
    Last time it was all swimming, all the time.
    82AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:13
    Re: #17
    Just wait, tomorrow's going to be huge.
    19AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:40
    The Murofushi father-and-son cauldron lighting was great — I figured Koji Murofushi would be the final torchbearer, but then his dad showed up too. Total surprise.
    20AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:41
    At the very least they could've put it on BS or streamed it on TVer.
    22AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:42
    Who cares about the Asian Games opening ceremony, honestly.
    Do people think it's on the same level as the Olympics?
    23AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:42
    Wait, is the Asian Games also held every four years?
    98AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:22
    Re: #23
    The Olympics, the soccer World Cup, and the Asian Games — they all cycle through on the same leap-year, four-year rhythm.
    26AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:45
    They clearly have zero enthusiasm for this — they're just holding the big timeslot so they can phone it in.
    28AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:46
    Isn't Nino (Ninomiya of Arashi) just busy?
    72AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:04
    Re: #28
    He's probably still got drama filming left to finish, right?
    Using a guy like that as a "caster" (lol) is the real stupidity here.
    100AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:23
    Re: #72
    Filming for VIVANT wrapped completely before it even started airing.
    34AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:48
    Hard to get hyped up when you can't even watch the opening ceremony.
    35AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:49
    They're airing Job Tune in that same slot instead — that's the priority.
    36AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:49
    TBS spent so much on VIVANT and the Asian Games that they couldn't even afford the soccer World Cup broadcast rights.
    Lovit's budget has been slashed too — guest numbers are down to about half of what they were before March, and location shoots are basically gone.
    44AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:52
    Re: #36
    So that's why there's more of those middle-aged guys yelling in the studio for two hours first thing in the morning.
    37AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:49
    Rewatching it on U-NEXT right now.
    Cracked up at the "flying kabuki" bit.
    40AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:51
    Honestly, the Asian Games is a who-cares event to begin with.
    62AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:59
    Re: #1

    [Asian Games] Vegetables and Three Pieces of Chicken… Thailand's Teqball Coach Baffled by the Food: "Portions are too small. You only get to pick one vegetable side."
    https://lavender.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/news4plus/1789807037/


    i.imgur.com/J6BrNTk.jpg
    i.imgur.com/EG0oNx5.jpg
    77AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:07
    Re: #62
    Regarding padel and teqball, both newly added this year: "The arrangement is that each sport's governing body covers its own costs."
    https://www.sankei.com/article/20260825-JVL4TZAQMRIZZJ6S7BXVGVGOMA/
    81AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:12
    Re: #62
    Hard not to conclude that Japan's just gotten poorer.
    65AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:00
    Re: #1

    The container housing is just cramped, period —
    and on top of that, there's even water leaking.


    i.imgur.com/AAGpaXc.jpg
    67AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:01
    Re: #1

    They actually shuttled the national soccer team to a baseball stadium.
    91AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:17
    Do people even want to watch the opening ceremony that badly?
    96AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:20
    Re: #91
    The Paris Olympics opening ceremony was actually fun.
    The one before that was rough though.

    Background and Key Points of the Debate

    The situation that raised eyebrows — a network touting its coverage as “exclusive” while not actually airing the opening ceremony on terrestrial TV — stems from the fact that terrestrial broadcast slots for the Asian Games were already limited to begin with. Commenters in the thread pointed out that NHK aired the 1994 Hiroshima Games opening ceremony live, contrasting that with the scaled-back treatment given to this year’s Nagoya Games. The debate breaks down into two main camps: a pragmatic one arguing that skipping the broadcast was the right call given poor expected ratings and sparse attendance, and a principled one arguing that having secured exclusive broadcast rights obligates the network to actually air it. Some posters speculated that TBS’s spending on the drama VIVANT and the Asian Games left it unable to secure World Cup broadcast rights, and that budgets for flagship programs have been cut as a result — though it’s worth noting these are viewer speculation, not an explanation from the network itself.

    *This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5channel (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “[TV] TBS Skips Live Broadcast of the ‘Asian Games Opening Ceremony’ — “For a Network That Said ‘We’re Broadcasting Exclusively!’…” and “Disappointing,” Say Viewers.”

  • 33-Year-Old Man Falls Hard for 19-Year-Old Concept Café Girl — 5ch: ‘Only Dream If You’re Sure You Won’t Break’

    A thread on 5ch’s “Newsspeed VIP” board features a 33-year-old man who says he’s genuinely fallen for a 19-year-old concept café girl (a maid-café-style hostess venue). He takes it as a sign she doesn’t dislike him that she told him where her side job at a family restaurant is, and he’s asking whether he should try asking her out. While plenty of posters offer sober warnings — “taking sales talk seriously is dangerous,” “you’ll just get drained for cash” — others push him to go for it, saying “some women do appreciate kindness” or “just ask her already.” The thread split over how much distance you should keep from the customer-service affection sold at concept cafés and hostess clubs.

    1AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:05
    Even if dating's out of reach, I'd at least like to go on a date with her…
    She's got a second job at a family restaurant besides the concept café, and she told me where that is too — I've actually gone a few times.
    That's gotta mean she doesn't hate me… right?
    4AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:07
    You should give up on this
    before you end up a criminal.
    9AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:09
    Re: #4
    She's not a minor, so it's not a crime, right?
    Re: #5
    I'm not going to do anything that'd turn into an incident.
    5AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:07
    Guys like this are exactly the ones who end up causing incidents.
    It was never gonna happen from the start.
    Please, just stop going there.
    10AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:09
    Pheromones from someone genetically distant from you smell good to you.
    If OP feels that about her,
    it means she feels it about OP too.
    13AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:12
    He's gonna get played, drained of cash, and end up bitter.
    20AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:15
    Re: #10
    She told me I'm her favorite customer!
    But that's probably just sales talk, so I'm not taking it seriously…
    Re: #12 Re: #13
    Yeah, this really isn't realistic, is it…
    26AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:19
    Think about it rationally — why do girls work at concept cafés in the first place?
    Mostly to fund a host-club guy or a hot boyfriend, or to buy up beauty products and brand goods.
    There's no room in that picture for you.
    34AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:23
    Re: #26
    Even if that's true, would she tell me where her non-café job is?
    Re: #26
    She said she's not into hosts, and she doesn't seem like the type buying up brand-name stuff.
    I've seen her in regular clothes a few times too — stylish, sure, but nothing designer.
    41AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:26
    Re: #34
    Seriously though
    How do you even arrive at that logic?
    'She told me where her other job is, so she must like me'?
    49AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:30
    Re: #34
    You can spin things that pointlessly positive but you still can't ask her out?
    Just ask her.
    Quit whining and ask her already.
    27AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:20
    I suggested going to a sushi place, but for two people that'll run at least 30,000 yen (~$200).
    Honestly I don't have that kind of money, so it's not like I can just casually go…
    There's nothing appealing about a broke guy in his 30s, is there.
    30AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:22
    Re: #27
    Seriously, something's wrong with you.
    You're in your 30s and can barely afford a sushi dinner — there's no way you're winning over a teenage girl.
    32AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:22
    Re: #27
    Well, there's still kindness and things like that —
    some pure-hearted women do value that side of a person.
    43AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:26
    Re: #27
    On the flip side, using that as motivation to work harder is a valid approach too.
    As long as you know when to walk away, giving it a shot isn't a bad idea.
    29AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:22
    Why not just go on the date first and figure out the rest after?
    31AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:22
    Just go find a woman somewhere that isn't a place like that.

    Why can't guys like this understand that to her, customers are just money?
    40AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:25
    Re: #29
    I don't even know how to ask her out.
    Re: #31
    I've never actually been able to talk properly with a woman in my whole life…
    She's the only woman I can even contact.
    44AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:27
    Re: #40
    That's exactly why you go find one.
    Nobody starts out with someone.
    Put in the effort to find one.
    52AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:31
    Re: #40
    'Remember I mentioned sushi before? I found a good-looking place, want to go?'
    Something like that.
    50AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:31
    I don't really think of it as money spent 'on her,' so I think I'm okay on that front.
    I do get to spend enjoyable time with her, after all, so I see it as paying for that service.
    54AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:31
    Re: #50
    Yeah? It IS a service.
    See, you get it.
    She's only spending time with you because you're paying, you know?
    55AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:32
    Re: #50
    And the moment you get rejected, that turns straight into hatred.
    You've seen the news stories about guys just like you snapping, haven't you?
    58AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:33
    A 19-year-old I know is dating a 45-year-old, so it's doable, it's doable.
    62AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:36
    Re: #58
    Wait, she was actually 18.
    63AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:36
    Re: #58
    That's a guy who's successful at his job —
    someone with money and emotional stability to spare.
    He lives in a completely different world from the virgin ("dotei") in this thread.
    60AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:35
    Re: #54
    But at her family-restaurant job — not the café — it's not like I'm buying her drinks or anything, so no matter how much money I spend there it doesn't benefit her at all, right?
    Yet she still told me where that job is, so I can't help but think it's not purely about me spending money…
    71AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:38
    Re: #60
    Telling you where she works part-time costs her nothing —
    it just doesn't get in the way of a plan like the one in Re: #65.
    65AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:37
    Once you actually start falling for real, that's when the real extraction begins, I feel like.

    OP: 'Found a sushi place — what day works for you?'

    Her: 'Sure! So before then, go spend 100,000 yen (~$700) at the shop first, okay?'

    You go to sushi, nothing happens.

    This keeps going — 1 million yen, 2 million yen (~$7,000, ~$14,000).

    OP: 'Hey, want to start dating soon?'

    Her: 'Sorry, I'm getting married, so I'm quitting the shop! Bye!'



    Only dream this dream if you're confident it won't break you.
    72AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:38
    Re: #65
    If there's actually a concept café girl who'd string someone along that far, that's impressive.
    She'd be risking her life.
    82AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:43
    The fact that OP is ignoring Re: #65
    already shows he's in dangerous territory.


    The type who refuses to see anything inconvenient,
    and throws a tantrum and loses it when things don't go his way.
    84AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:44
    Re: #81
    Generalizing about all women from a sample size of one story is a bit much…
    100AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:54
    Re: #84
    I'm speaking from experience.
    Hostess-club girls especially tend to dangle hints of affection to reel in big-spending customers.
    A friend of mine got caught in exactly the pattern described in Re: #65.
    99AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:53
    Well, I don't think she's actually pushing that hard for money.
    Every time, she asks upfront, 'How much are you okay spending today?' and she's never gone over the amount I said…
    Though I still end up spending around 20,000 yen (~$140) each time.
    104AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:55
    Re: #99
    Concept cafés aren't supposed to cost that much to begin with.
    105AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:55
    Re: #99
    LOL, she's squeezing you right up to the limit.
    101AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:55
    What is it with guys who fall for real for concept café girls, idols, hostesses, that kind of thing?

    Why can't they understand it's entertainment — enjoying the back-and-forth of a pretend romance?
    Why take it seriously?
    You're just paying to enjoy a 'performance,' that's all.
    124AnonymousSep 20, 2026 01:15
    See?

    He's ignoring Re: #101 again, isn't he?

    That's exactly why OP is nothing but dangerous.
    125AnonymousSep 20, 2026 01:16
    Re: #124
    You're the dangerous one here lol
    Don't let your prejudice pile up until you're making death threats or something.
    127AnonymousSep 20, 2026 01:18
    Re: #125
    I don't know if your own life's such a wreck that you're hoping for something like that to happen,
    but quit egging OP on for fun and steering him down the wrong path just to laugh at him.
    131AnonymousSep 20, 2026 01:24
    Re: #125
    If OP isn't just trolling, then saying something like that to snap him back to reality seems fine to me.
    It's not prejudice at all —
    I think he's just describing how the nightlife business actually works.
    134AnonymousSep 20, 2026 01:27
    Introduce me to the concept café girl.
    I'll give wooing her a shot.
    135AnonymousSep 20, 2026 01:27
    Re: #133
    You're the spark that starts fires.
    The fact that it turns into arguments like this shows just how dangerous falling for real for concept café, hostess, or adult-entertainment workers really is.
    136AnonymousSep 20, 2026 01:29
    Re: #134
    No way.
    Re: #135
    I wonder if it really is dangerous…
    138AnonymousSep 20, 2026 01:31
    Re: #136
    What kind of conversations do you usually have at the café?
    Give me specifics.
    Are you the one bringing up topics?
    Or are you just listening to her talk?
    139AnonymousSep 20, 2026 01:34
    Re: #136
    You might think you're being level-headed right now, but the moment you start thinking 'maybe I've got a small chance,' your judgment starts clouding over — and honestly it's probably already clouded.
    Exchanging personal contact info and having her actually open up to you honestly — that's barely the starting line.
    Small talk or a little venting is still well within normal customer service, so if you don't seriously get a grip, you're going to screw this up.

    Background and Key Points of This Discussion

    Service at concept cafés and hostess clubs is known for cultivating an intimacy that mimics romantic affection — a kind of “pseudo-romance” sales technique — and it’s long been noted that this structure makes customers prone to mistaking friendliness for genuine feelings. Japan’s age of adulthood was lowered to 18 under the 2022 revision of the Civil Code, and as the original post notes, dating a 19-year-old is not itself illegal. Where the thread split was over how to interpret her telling him where her other job is — some read it as a sign of special trust, others as ordinary friendliness — with posters citing real cases where a customer’s infatuation escalated into financial trouble or blowback after rejection. Friction over this kind of “sincere-love sales talk” is a recurring theme on threads about the nightlife industry, and this case struck a chord less as new information than as a familiar, relatable example.

    ※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Newsspeed VIP) thread “I’m a 33-year-old guy who’s genuinely fallen for a 19-year-old concept café girl”.

  • Yumiko Udo Hit With Online Abuse After Hanshin Tigers TV Special, Says It’s ‘Disrespectful to the Players and Manager’

    Freelance announcer Yumiko Udo revealed on her radio show aired September 18 that she has been receiving abusive comments on social media following her appearance on a TV special supporting the Hanshin Tigers. While expressing anger that it was “truly disrespectful to the players and manager,” she also spoke as a fan herself, saying “a threat like that isn’t enough to make a Hanshin fan quit.” On the 5channel Entertainment & Sports News+ board, a thread saw ongoing discussion about the “jinx” that the team goes on a losing streak whenever a celebratory TV special airs before the championship is actually won — but the criticism also spread to target Udo personally and fans from specific regions, escalating into a clash between Kansai and Kanto fans.

    Yumiko Udo hit with abuse after Tigers-support TV special airs — calls it “truly disrespectful” to players and manager, shares her feelings as a fan: “A threat like that isn’t enough to make a Hanshin fan quit”

    Freelance announcer Yumiko Udo appeared on Nippon Broadcasting System’s “Udo no Radio” (Fridays, 3:30 PM) on the 18th, where she revealed she has faced abuse after a TV special supporting the Hanshin Tigers aired.

    Udo opened the show by saying, “First, I’d like to talk about the Hanshin Tigers.”

    Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

    3AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:44
    There's this jinx, you know… believe it or not…
    5AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:45
    Everyone who went on the show ended up looking like the villain lol
    7AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:46
    Uganjin Megu: "We don't need this kind of nail-biting drama!"
    8AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:47
    Not like you can expect good manners from Hanshin fans anyway
    19AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:53
    Well, they've got a track record, so getting slammed is kind of understandable.
    Last year Hiroshima got a similar 'championship commemoration' feature in Weekly Baseball, then went into a losing-streak hell and ended up dropping all the way to the B-class.
    But then again, flip it around and you've got to ask: does anyone even respect teams other than Hanshin?
    21AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:54
    Add a '(lol)' at the end and suddenly it's not abuse anymore, apparently
    33AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:58
    Oh no, Hanshin's actually gonna win the pennant
    It's a V, y'know (Kansai slang for 'victory')
    34AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:59
    Seems like there's a whole crowd out there that bashes Udo — who even are these people? Can't picture it.
    36AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:00
    Once fans start doing lucky rituals and jinx talk,
    that's proof the team's gone weak and pathetic.
    You never see Giants fans doing that kind of superstition.
    37AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:00
    Guess it's gonna end up matching the jinx after all if it comes down to a fight with the Giants for the pennant
    You really can't laugh off jinxes
    40AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:01
    Well, I wish Kansai media would learn by now —
    I get that a 'pre-celebration' special pulls decent ratings,
    but they should just save the specials for after the championship and for the off-season
    42AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:02
    You clearly don't understand how die-hard Tigers fans (Tora-kichi) talk
    44AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:03
    Thanks to this, the pennant race just got way more interesting
    55AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:12
    This is nothing but some local TV show at the end of the day
    57AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:14
    Re: #55
    Kansai TV programming just cherry-picks Hanshin players' good plays, scoring moments, and hits
    even during a losing streak
    It's all staged to manufacture a 'we're winning' vibe even while Hanshin's in the middle of a massive skid

    Background and Key Points

    It’s become customary for Kansai-based TV stations to air “pre-celebration” specials once the Hanshin Tigers enter championship-clinching pace, but fans have long passed down a “jinx” claiming that airing such upbeat programming before the title is actually secured causes the team to go on a losing streak. Within the thread, users noted that ABC TV skipped a pre-celebration special this time due to past “trauma,” while pointing to years when other networks aired one and the team promptly went on a losing streak — suggesting this isn’t dismissed as mere superstition but actually factors into real programming decisions. That said, most of the abuse in this case wasn’t really about the special’s content itself, but rather spilled over into personal attacks on Udo and regional rivalry between Kansai and Kanto natives. Sports topics turning into regional flame wars is a familiar pattern on 5channel, and it’s hard to tell from this excerpt alone how much of the criticism aimed at Udo genuinely reflects “typical Hanshin fan” attitudes versus just pile-on hostility.

    *This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Entertainment & Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Yumiko Udo hit with abuse after Hanshin Tigers TV special airs — calls it “truly disrespectful” to players and manager, shares feelings as a fan.”

  • Mana Ashida-Led “Attorney Minamida Minami Is a Genius” Trailer Drops — Reactions Pour In Over Korean Remake

    The trailer and poster visuals have been released for the new Kansai TV/Fuji TV drama “Attorney Minamida Minami Is a Genius,” starring Mana Ashida. A remake of the Korean drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” which became a worldwide Netflix hit, the series follows Ashida’s character Minami Minamida, a rookie lawyer with autism spectrum disorder who graduated top of her class from the University of Tokyo’s law faculty and passed the bar exam at the top of her cohort. On 5ch, reactions ranged widely — from jokes about the character’s name reading the same forwards and backwards, to comparisons with the original Korean lead actress’s performance, to debates over the casting itself.

    September 19, 2026

    The poster visual and trailer have arrived for the new Kansai TV/Fuji TV drama “Attorney Minamida Minami Is a Genius,” starring Mana Ashida. The band muque has been confirmed to perform the theme song.

    The series is a remake of the Korean drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” which streamed on Netflix and became a worldwide hit. Ashida plays the lead, Minami Minamida, who has autism spectrum disorder (ASD) yet graduated top of her class from the University of Tokyo’s law faculty and passed the bar exam at the top of her group. Repeatedly turned away by law firms due to social prejudice against autism spectrum disorder, she finally lands a job at the industry-leading Hirokawa & Howard law firm. As a rookie attorney, Minami runs into wall after wall, but tackles case after difficult case with her own unique perspective and flashes of insight. Fumiya Takahashi plays Minato Funai, the colleague for whom Minami develops her first crush, while Akihiro Kakuda (of the trio Tokyo 03) plays Minami’s father, Makoto Minamida.

    Source: natalie.mu / Original article here

    2AnonymousSep 19, 2026 18:47
    So it's read 'nandanna'? (Kansai slang, roughly 'what now')
    39AnonymousSep 19, 2026 19:30
    Re: #2
    No, it's 'nande nan' (Kansai for 'why though')
    5AnonymousSep 19, 2026 18:49
    Minamida Minami? Parents, stop turning your kid's name into a toy!
    20AnonymousSep 19, 2026 18:56
    Mana-chan's commercial is so cute
    https://youtu.be/S0wny_upWy8
    24AnonymousSep 19, 2026 18:56
    Re: #20
    kawaii
    25AnonymousSep 19, 2026 19:00
    Re: #20
    A firm that hires you on the spot like that is shady (a 'black company' — Japanese slang for an exploitative employer)
    60AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:00
    Re: #31
    Isn't that a misread?
    Re: #20 looks fresh-faced
    21AnonymousSep 19, 2026 18:56
    Can you say 'Minamida Minami' three times fast?
    22AnonymousSep 19, 2026 18:56
    Come to think of it, wasn't there a singer named Danda Otoko?
    26AnonymousSep 19, 2026 19:00
    I wonder if she'll do Woo Young-woo's little greeting dance? She probably will… that's gonna be rough to watch
    36AnonymousSep 19, 2026 19:22
    Re: #26
    Doesn't seem like it'll top Woo Young-woo — not the acting, not the show itself
    41AnonymousSep 19, 2026 19:32
    Just dub the Korean original and air that instead — it already covers issues Japan and Korea have in common, like LGBT rights, coexisting with the socially vulnerable, and excessive exam pressure. Plus it'd show everyone exactly how far apart Japan and Korea are in TV production skill right now. Great case study in how Japan loses hands-down on writing, direction, and acting.
    70AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:24
    Re: #41
    You can already binge Korean dramas on streaming till you're sick of them lol
    55AnonymousSep 19, 2026 19:54
    Doesn't 'Minamida Minami' just sound clunky to say?
    57AnonymousSep 19, 2026 19:56
    Re: #55
    It's because she has a signature line in her self-introduction about how it reads the same forwards and backwards
    66AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:11
    Re: #55
    Re: #57
    'Momoi Momo' rolls off the tongue better, but 'Minamida Minami' has more punch
    64AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:06
    I watched the Korean version — if it's just about looking the part, Momoiro Clover Z's Kanako Momota fits; factoring in acting chops, I'd say Mayu Matsuoka. Can Mana Ashida actually pull off that kind of performance? Worth watching just to find out.
    67AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:12
    Re: #64
    Kanako Momota, 32
    Mayu Matsuoka, 31
    They're both 'aunties' at this point lol

    I don't think Mana Ashida's the right fit either, but come on, give us someone a bit fresher and younger
    80AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:59
    Re: #64
    If they were doing a remake, I always figured Kyoko Yoshine would've been the pick
    74AnonymousSep 19, 2026 20:29
    If my surname were Minamida, there's no way I'd name my daughter Minami.
    83AnonymousSep 19, 2026 21:05
    Re: #74
    Well, there's Den Fujita (McDonald's Japan founder) and Toru Kumon (founder of the Kumon method) — same kind of name quirk

    Background and Key Points of Discussion

    The original Korean drama, “Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” became a worldwide Netflix hit in 2022, earning widespread praise for lead actress Park Eun-bin’s portrayal of a rookie lawyer with autism spectrum disorder. With Japanese remakes of overseas hits, the strength of the source material’s image tends to invite comparisons over the new lead’s casting and acting — and that same pattern shows up here. In the thread, some voices spoke favorably of the impression Ashida gives in her commercials, while others pointed to an apparent height difference with co-stars or footage from her past roles to argue she now “looks more grown-up,” and others still offered harsh comparisons against the original lead’s performance. The character name “Minamida Minami,” built so it reads the same forwards and backwards, also drew plenty of attention, sparking a lot of back-and-forth over its rhythm and possible origin. Note that posts linking the casting decision to talent-agency politics are unsubstantiated speculation and are not covered in this article.

    *This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “Mana Ashida — Drama ‘Attorney Minamida Minami Is a Genius’ Trailer & Poster Revealed, ‘Reads the Same Forwards and Backwards: Minamida Minami’.”

  • Young People’s Favorite Meat Is Chicken, Not Beef or Pork — Matsuko Guessed Pork and Missed; 5ch: “Cheap but Tasty”

    On the September 18 broadcast of TV Asahi’s “Matsuko & Arihiro’s Temporary Paradise,” the talk turned to the popularity of beef, pork, and chicken, introducing survey results showing that the most popular meat among young people isn’t beef or pork, but chicken. Matsuko had predicted pork would win and reacted to the result with surprise: “What’s going on? What does everyone want?” On 5ch, users cited reasons for chicken’s popularity such as its low price, lower fat content, and the impact of reports linking red meat to cancer risk, sparking a wider discussion about preferences and cooking methods for beef, pork, and chicken.

    Matsuko Stunned by Young People’s Favorite Meat — Had Predicted Pork Herself: “What’s Going On? What Does Everyone Want?”

    TV personality Matsuko Deluxe (53) appeared on TV Asahi’s “Matsuko & Arihiro’s Temporary Paradise” (Fridays at 8:00 PM), aired on the 18th, and commented on the popularity of different types of meat.

    On the show, the hosts talked about the relative popularity of beef, pork, and chicken.

    Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

    2AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:13
    It's probably the generation that got fed nothing else because it's cheap
    101AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:55
    Re: #2
    Yeah, probably
    Their palates got dulled from not eating good food since childhood
    13AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:15
    Yakitori beats any other meat there is
    15AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:16
    Re: #13
    Yakitori's also easy on the stomach, that's a plus
    14AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:16
    Drumsticks, breast, tenderloin — all cheap, and there are tons of recipes for them
    16AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:17
    Because watching Showa-retro exploration videos on YouTube is more fun than watching Peace-kun (the peacock mascot at Omiya Park) do his thing
    17AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:17
    I'm an old guy, but chicken's my pick — it's the meat I've eaten the most my whole life
    18AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:17
    I think chicken's gotten pricier in recent years because of bird flu, so there's this weird sense that it's become something premium
    19AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:18
    It's psychological — they're mammals, so people probably don't want to eat cow or pig. Wouldn't be strange if Japanese people had some historical, hereditary aversion like that
    64AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:43
    Re: #19
    Well, chicken counts as a mammal too if you think about it
    20AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:19
    For lunch I eat 4 McChickens on their own — 760 yen for four, and that fills me right up
    22AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:20
    Got stalked by some idiot so I bailed to a new thread. Let's talk meat 👍
    23AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:20
    Beef and pork are expensive. Beef's basically just for gyudon or burgers at this point
    24AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:21
    Beef and pork smell. Beef tongue especially is downright insane
    25AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:22
    This is the effect of those reports saying red meat from mammals is carcinogenic. That's why I try to pick chicken whenever I can
    27AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:22
    There's no good food in Tokyo anyway. Why do people even live in a place like that
    28AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:23
    At a typical supermarket, per 100g: chicken 98 yen, pork 198 yen, beef 298 yen.

    Makes sense people pick chicken now that everyone's gotten poorer
    29AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:24
    Pork's not tasty. There's gyudon and KFC but nothing like that for pork
    31AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:25
    I eat 500 grams of salad chicken (a diet-friendly cooked chicken breast snack) every single day
    33AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:26
    Kids love karaage more than anything. Of course it'd turn out this way
    34AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:27
    Pork's fine even if it's from Canada, but chicken and beef aren't really domestic, are they
    35AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:27
    Liver and gizzard are cheap and tasty too, though I worry about purine content so I only eat them occasionally
    36AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:27
    Expensive beef is great, but the cheap stuff is tough and kind of meh.
    Chicken tastes decent even when it's cheap.
    If you're eating the cheap stuff, chicken's the better call.
    Maybe that's exactly why it's popular with young people?

    Pork feels like it's somewhere in between
    37AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:27
    Honestly I think chicken's the tastiest.
    It even works in mild-flavored dishes like mizutaki (chicken hot pot)
    51AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:37
    Beef and chicken have a higher rate of you getting a smelly cut, don't they
    60AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:41
    Re: #51
    If you're picking properly, that shouldn't really happen
    71AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:45
    For me it's pork.
    Pork belly especially.

    Fried: Beef△ Pork◎ Chicken◎
    Grilled: Beef◎ Pork◯ Chicken◎
    Simmered: Beef◎ Pork◯ Chicken△
    Stir-fried: Beef◯ Pork◎ Chicken△

    I'll take objections
    73AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:47
    Re: #66
    And on top of that, of course, chicken's basically a mammal too, right?
    83AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:50
    Re: #73
    Why would that be, lol
    91AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:53
    Re: #73
    "Mammal" means "one that drinks mother's milk" (in English, mammal comes from mamma, meaning breast/mother). Have you ever seen a chicken nurse its young?
    77AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:48
    Out of those three, pork's the bottom for me too.
    Pretty much matches the survey — beef's on top, chicken's a close second, pork feels a notch below.
    Tonkatsu's about the only thing I'd specifically crave it for — not that I dislike it, and of course I'll eat it if it's there
    88AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:52
    Re: #77
    There's tonkatsu, shogayaki (ginger pork), and char siu too, so like Matsuko, I'd rank pork number one as well.
    Chinese dishes like gyoza are great too
    92AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:53
    Such a waste not to eat beef while you're young — you're bound to lose your tolerance for beef fat once you get older
    99AnonymousSep 20, 2026 00:55
    Re: #92
    Seriously can't eat it anymore… I wish they'd dry it out more and cut the fat…
    Whenever I have wagyu these days I regret it afterward

    Background and Key Points of This Topic

    Retail prices for beef, pork, and chicken tend to run highest for beef and lowest for chicken, and thread posters cited rough per-100g prices to argue that people are choosing chicken because they’ve gotten poorer. Per-capita chicken consumption in Japan is said to have been rising in recent years, and this survey result fits that trend. There have also been research reports linking red meat consumption to colorectal cancer risk, and some posters said they choose chicken for health reasons. On the other hand, chicken prices themselves have risen since the bird flu outbreaks, so “chicken because it’s cheap” doesn’t fully explain things. Posters in the thread also noted that beef, pork, and chicken each suit different cooking methods, making this less a simple ranking than a topic that splits along personal preference.

    *This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Geisports Sokuho+) thread “[Entertainment] Young People’s Favorite Meat Is “Chicken” — Matsuko Stunned, Had Predicted Pork: “What’s Going On? What Does Everyone Want?”.”