Author: Japan Reacts Editorial

A thread that started with the post “Anyone who travels alone is a loser” sparked heated debate on 5ch’s Newsspeed VIP board. The original poster argued that “traveling with others multiplies the fun,” treating solo travel as proof that someone has no friends. Solo-travel defenders fired back, saying “you can decide everything at your own pace” and “you meet new people on the road,” and the exchange quickly escalated. Before long, the thread drifted away from travel itself and into pointed jabs at each other.

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Newsspeed VIP) thread “Solo travel? lolololol Traveling ALONE? lolololololol.”

When a thread starter on 5ch’s Newsokuvip board posted, “Isn’t CoCo Ichi kind of pricey for the quality?”, other users pushed back one after another with replies like “It’s cheap” and “It’s a place for broke people.” Those arguing back posted numerous images comparing prices and portion sizes with other chains like Matsuya’s gyumeshi (beef bowl), pointing out that the standard rice serving is 300g — double what beef bowl chains give you. The discussion eventually derailed from the price itself into a nitpicky argument over the definition of “topping,” and it dragged on without ever reaching a conclusion.

1AnonymousSep 11, 2026 14:09

What's with this total lack of anyone being on the same page here…

8AnonymousSep 11, 2026 14:15

CoCo Ichi is one of the cheapest restaurant chains out there
No matter how you look at it, I think CoCo Ichi has the lowest average spend per customer
It's one of the cheapest places to eat, so complaining about the taste is just wrong



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On top of that, the rice is 300g by default
That's double the rice in Matsuya's gyumeshi, you know?

CoCo Ichibanya is a place for broke people
It's wrong to judge a bottom-tier-priced place on whether it tastes good — that's a completely different value system

Despite being the cheapest, you get filled up on rice
It's a cheap place that leaves you satisfied

57AnonymousSep 11, 2026 14:40

You guys happily eat Coco's curry though (Coco's, the family-restaurant chain — different from CoCo Ichi)

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Newsokuvip) thread “Me: “Isn’t CoCo Ichi Pricey for What You Get?” Mysterious Forces: “Must Suck Being Poor!!!”“.

According to the head of real estate agency R65 Fudousan, even a person in their 70s with roughly ¥160 million in assets has been turned down during a rental screening. Landlords tend to avoid elderly tenants out of fear of “lonely deaths,” dementia, and the hassle of clearing out belongings after death — meaning a fat bank balance alone doesn’t guarantee approval. On 5ch, this set off a wave of comments like “if they’ve got that much money, just buy a condo or house outright,” while others shared their own experience of being rejected by landlords over age when trying to sell their home and move into a rental. The thread turned into a broader debate over housing choices in old age.

According to Ryo Yamamoto, head of R65 Fudousan, there’s no clear age cutoff where rental screenings suddenly get stricter. Still, most people who come to him for help after being rejected are in their 60s, and there have even been cases of people in their 40s being turned down because of their age.

The main reasons landlords shy away from elderly tenants are worries about lonely deaths, the onset of dementia, and having to deal with the deceased’s belongings afterward. Even someone with more than enough assets can be rejected over these risks.

Yamamoto says there was in fact a case of someone in their 70s with about ¥160 million in assets being turned away. Applicants are often never given a clear reason for the rejection, but part of the problem seems to be that the rental agencies themselves have no track record placing elderly tenants, so vague unease keeps them from even making the introduction.

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

*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Landlord: ‘Even with ¥160 million in assets, old men are a no-go’.”