Author: Japan Reacts Editorial

Asked by actor Shuzuka Ōji, “What would you do if you found 100 yen lying on the street?”, the Kanō Sisters shot back instantly: “We can’t see it.” The moment came from an interview streamed on the Toei Movie Channel as a promotional tie-in for the film “Beasts Clinging to Straw” (opening September 25), and it became a hot topic on 5ch’s Entertainment & Sports News+ board. Commenters lined up to praise the Kanō Sisters’ “sheer dedication” to a consistent celebrity persona maintained for over 30 years, while speculation about their real ages and true faces also flew back and forth, pulling the thread further and further from the original topic.

September 19, 2026

“What would you do if you found 100 yen lying on the street?” — Asked this by actor Shuzuka Ōji, the Kanō Sisters answered: “We can’t see it.” A special interview between Ōji and the Kanō Sisters, produced to commemorate the release of the film “Beasts Clinging to Straw” (opening September 25), is now streaming on the Toei Movie Channel (YouTube). To a story built around the temptation of 100 million yen, Japan’s foremost celebrities gave an answer that was both funny and, strangely, kind of touching.

Playing off the film’s premise of a struggling college-student YouTuber as its protagonist, Ōji carried out a “Big Five” YouTube crossover project, hopping between the channels of Diane’s Atsuhiro Tsuda, Aoki Macho, Dennis, Reiwa Roman, and Kuruma Takahira. The secret guest revealed at the end on the Toei Movie Channel was none other than the Kanō Sisters — arguably the biggest celebrity get in Toei promotional history.

Source: cinematoday.jp / Original article here

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment & Sports News+) thread “Kanō Sisters, what if you found 100 yen on the street? Their next-level money philosophy leaves Shuzuka Ōji speechless — ‘Beasts Clinging to Straw’.”

Actor Jiro Sato (57) posted on X on the 19th, revealing that despite three straight days of dieting and exercise, his weight had actually gone up by 0.1kg. In the post he wrote, “Sorry, I’m so shocked I can’t even think of anything to compare it to,” expressing his frustration that his efforts weren’t reflected in the numbers. Reactions on 5ch were split, with some pointing out that this falls well within normal weight fluctuation, while others responded coolly, citing his past roles and behavior.

September 19, 2026, 1:21 PM

Actor Jiro Sato (57) posted on X on the 19th, reporting a shocking turn of events.

Sato wrote, “Personally, I’d kept up both dieting and exercise successfully for three days straight, so when my weight went up by 0.1kg, the shock was so big that — sorry, it’s so shocking I can’t even come up with a comparison” — expressing his frustration at facing the reality of a slight weight gain despite his self-restraint.

Source: news.livedoor.com / Original article here

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geisports Sokuho+) thread “Jiro Sato Opens Up: “Sorry, I’m So Shocked I Can’t Even Think of a Comparison”.”

On 5ch’s Love Live! board, a thread blew up over a spin-off unit’s live show drawing a bigger crowd than anyone expected. It kicked off with the post “Wait, this is honestly pulling in more people than Liella!,” followed by reports that Keio Arena was about 90% full and that the nearest station, Tobitakyu, was packed with concertgoers. From there, though, opinions split over whether the franchise should lean into voice-actor-led live shows or keep investing in anime and game spin-offs, and things escalated into fans of different units sniping at each other.

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Bailing out early—

*This article was compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Love Live!) thread “Hard-Knock Live Packs the Venue.”

Gillian Anderson, who played Scully in “The X-Files,” has reportedly said she’s pansexual in an interview with Australia’s The Australian. She explained the term herself, saying it means “being attracted to all genders.”

The 5channel thread covering the news filled up with nostalgic comments about Mulder and Scully’s famous catchphrases and the show’s theme song, while others asked “How’s that different from bisexual?” and expressed confusion over the constant stream of new labels — opinions split over the distinction between the terms.

Gillian Anderson, known for playing Scully in “The X-Files,” has said in an interview with Australia’s The Australian that she is pansexual.

Anderson rephrased the term in her own words.

“Pan, as in pansexual. Meaning I’m attracted to all genders.”

Source: eiga.com / Original article here

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Geinou/Sports News+) thread ““X-Files” Gillian Anderson says she’s pansexual.”

A drone that had been filming a light-up display at Nagoya City Hall for the Asian Games and Asian Para Games collided with a nearby government building on September 17, it was learned on the 19th from sources involved in the investigation. The filming was being carried out by an organization whose secretariat is run jointly by Aichi Prefecture and the city of Nagoya, but the required flight permit had not been filed with the national government beforehand, and Aichi Prefectural Police are investigating on suspicion of violating the Civil Aeronautics Act. On 5ch, more than the collision itself, many took it as just the latest in a string of mishaps plaguing the Games’ management, and distrust in the organizing body spread.

A drone filming Nagoya City Hall, lit up for the Asian Games and Asian Para Games, collided with a nearby government building on the 17th, it was learned on the 19th

from sources involved in the investigation.

The filming was carried out by an organization whose secretariat is run by Aichi Prefecture and the city. According to investigators, the required advance filing had not been submitted to the national government, and prefectural police are investigating on suspicion of violating the Civil Aeronautics Act.

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

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Asian Games Aichi 2026] Filming drone collides with Nagoya City Hall building — possible Civil Aeronautics Act violation tied to the Asian Games.”