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Author: Japan Reacts Editorial

  • Mexican Couple: ‘Japan Should Be More Vegetarian-Friendly’ — 5ch Fires Back: ‘It’s a Dashi Culture, Man’

    A Mexican couple, Betty and Joel, visited Japan for a 12-day honeymoon and told news outlets they struggled to find gluten-free food — and their comments became a hot topic on the 5ch forum. Some posters pointed out that since Japanese cuisine is built around dashi (soup stock) and rice, there are still options if you just avoid wheat, while others said it’s understandable that dedicated vegetarian or vegan menus remain scarce. The thread was dominated by a clash between the “when in Rome” crowd and those arguing that if Japan wants to profit from inbound tourism, it should accommodate foreign visitors’ dietary needs.

    Struggling with the scarcity of gluten-free food

    ○ “I felt Japan wasn’t as developed as I expected” — Mexican couple baffled: what was it they “struggled to find”?

    Betty and Joel came all the way from Mexico. The couple visited Japan on their honeymoon and stayed for 12 days. They too apparently found themselves puzzled when it came to meals.

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

    2AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:18
    Just ignore what foreigners say — these are the same people who eat nothing but ramen, sushi, and convenience-store rice balls and egg sandwiches, then turn around and complain that 'Japan has no vegetable dishes.'
    3AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:18
    Just eat a rice ball and be quiet.
    4AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:21
    Wait, is Mexico really such an advanced country when it comes to dietary diversity?
    5AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:22
    Japanese people's staple food is rice, so wheat is kind of beside the point.
    6AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:24
    The "vegan-cancel-gluten" crowd strikes again (a mocking meme tag for people who claim strict diets but don't actually follow them)
    8AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:28
    It's a dashi culture, you know.
    10AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:34
    Why do Muslims and vegetarians alike expect so much from Japan? Do your homework and go to a country that's actually set up for that.
    11AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:35
    Don't show me something this weird right before lunch!
    12AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:40
    Isn't Mexico's obesity rate one of the highest in the world?
    13AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:43
    I'd love to try Mexican Coca-Cola, supposedly the best-tasting in the world — made with real cane sugar instead of corn syrup or fructose.
    14AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:47
    Nobody's obligated to cater to you.
    15AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:50
    Isn't it normal for travel to come with some inconvenience, even within your own country? And this is a foreign country with a completely different history, culture, and people.
    17AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:51
    Is Mexico some perfectly accommodating country, then?
    18AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:51
    There's no tanmen for the likes of you! (a famous shouty catchphrase from a ramen manga)
    20AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:53
    There's a vegan restaurant near me — food's not great, but it's packed with foreign tourists every night.
    22AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:58
    Re: #20
    Guess if there's demand, the business model works.
    32AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:30
    You lot should have to eat the pesticide- and additive-laden food we eat every day too!
    33AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:37
    Eat the grass on the roadside and don't complain.
    38AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:46
    If you're a picky eater, you're supposed to do your research before you go. If you went to Antarctica and were told it's meat or nothing, would you just starve to death?
    40AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:53
    They should just stay at a temple with guest lodging (shukubo).
    43AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:58
    Japan's future is as a weak-yen tourism nation, so anyone saying 'adapt to Japan' is an idiot. This is valuable feedback.
    49AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:09
    Re: #43
    What are you talking about? This place is about to become Vietnam.
    44AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:00
    Japan's a poor country now — inbound tourism is basically its only income, so it has to accommodate foreigners.
    50AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:11
    If you want gluten-free, just eat rice. Sushi, for instance, is gluten-free.
    52AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:13
    About ten years ago, a wave of 'pesticide-free' and 'organic' health-conscious shops popped up, but they all folded fast.

    Japanese people are pretty indifferent about food — they eat pesticides and additives without a second thought.

    That's just the kind of country this is, so please just accept it.
    53AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:14
    Soba is gluten-free too as long as it's not cut with wheat flour, and there's tofu, natto, pickles — plenty of options.
    56AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:18
    So if I go to Mexico, they'll treat me to Japanese food?
    59AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:21
    Gluten just means wheat, right? There's plenty of food that doesn't contain it.
    60AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:21
    Vegetarian-focused businesses just don't turn a profit in Japan yet because there aren't enough customers. Instead of complaining, bring a hundred friends and wipe out the convenience store salad section. Go to a tonkatsu shop, skip the cutlet, eat nothing but the shredded cabbage garnish, and pay full price for it. Prove it's profitable, and Watami will probably open a chain for it.
    62AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:26
    Why are foreigners so demanding? When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Normally you'd travel with the mindset of being grateful for the privilege of visiting, right?

    Background and Key Points of This Debate

    Gluten-free and vegetarian are technically separate dietary restrictions, but the thread largely conflated the two. In practice, Japanese home cooking and restaurant food often use wheat in soy sauce and noodles, and even dishes that look vegetable-based frequently rely on dashi made from bonito flakes or dried sardines — meaning the options are narrower than they appear for anyone avoiding meat or fish. In recent years some restaurants have begun offering gluten-free or vegan options, but posters noted that many have shut down due to low customer numbers, making the balance between inbound demand and the cost of accommodating it a real practical hurdle. The thread saw a persistent split between a self-responsibility camp (“you should research before visiting”) and those arguing that a country branding itself as a tourism destination should meet visitors halfway — a debate that resisted any simple right-or-wrong conclusion.

    *This article was compiled by excerpting and summarizing the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Mexican tourists: ‘Japan should be more considerate toward vegetarians’.”

  • 10 Years of Governor Koike: ¥15 Trillion on Child-Rearing Support — 5ch Reacts: ‘You’re Poaching People from Other Prefectures, So Pay Up’

    Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has marked 10 years in office. She has rolled out one childbirth and child-rearing support policy after another, and in June it was announced that Tokyo’s birth rate had risen for the first time in a decade. The generous benefits and free services made possible by the capital’s abundant tax revenue are envied by other prefectures, but there’s also persistent backlash over the idea that “only Tokyo benefits.” On 5ch, users debated the issue from multiple angles — the fairness of how the support is funded, concerns that budgets keep swelling without any real scrutiny of what the programs actually deliver, and the growing gap between child-rearing households concentrated in central Tokyo and low-income singles.

    Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike marked 10 years in office this past August. She has continued to roll out one childbirth and child-rearing policy after another, but the benefits and free services funded by the capital’s abundant tax revenue have also drawn criticism and skepticism from governors and residents of other prefectures. We take a look at where Governor Koike’s administration stands today.

    “I believe this is a result of our policies. I want to keep building on this seamlessly, so that it continues to resonate with Tokyo residents in various ways,” she said.

    On June 3, when it was announced that Tokyo’s birth count had risen for the first time in a decade, Koike spoke to reporters with evident pride.

    Source: mainichi.jp / Original article here

    2AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:53
    You're poaching people from other prefectures, so
    hand some money back to them too
    43AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:05
    Re: #2
    What kind of life experience leads to
    that kind of logic?
    97AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:15
    Re: #2
    That's literally what furusato nozei (hometown tax donation program) is for
    118AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:19
    Re: #2
    If we're keeping the current tax system as is, central Tokyo should be placed under direct national control, with most of its tax revenue redirected to infrastructure for regional hub cities
    4AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:54
    That's Koike for you.

    This is supposed to be the national government's job, you know?
    10AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:55
    Re: #4
    There are almost no state-run daycare or elementary education facilities
    What an idiot
    30AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:01
    Re: #10
    This is about fighting the falling birthrate.

    As a share of GDP, Japan's still dead last among developed countries — and this is the most critical situation of all
    34AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:03
    Re: #30
    South Korea has the worst birthrate, not Japan
    Oh wait, is it not a developed country?
    41AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:04
    Re: #30
    Other countries just have immigrants having the kids for them
    18AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:59
    Gather all the child-rearing generation into Tokyo
    and everyone else can get out
    Is that really okay?
    A uniform nationwide policy just isn't realistic
    21AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:59
    Re: #18
    It's a nuisance for Tokyo residents too.
    People in the regions should just raise their kids in the regions, right?
    19AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:59
    For some reason the number of foreign kids just keeps climbing
    28AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:01
    Here we go with the middleman skimming again
    These tax thieves never learn
    141AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:26
    Re: #28
    Once you slap the "child-rearing support" label on it, it's hard to complain
    And under that get-out-of-jail-free card, it'll turn into a vested interest without anyone ever checking what's actually inside the programs
    67AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:09
    Bet like 13 out of those 15 trillion yen ends up handed to ad agencies and shady NPOs. We all know how this goes
    73AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:11
    Re: #67
    Exactly, it's just like UNICEF or those Africa charity drives — it's just an easy way to collect money
    Truly garbage
    72AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:11
    Re: #65
    Just scrap the Children and Families Agency and that'd be easy to achieve
    90AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:14
    The legacy media
    Criticizes Trump's handout schemes
    But gives Koike's handouts a pass

    Way too convenient
    109AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:18
    Tokyo really is polarized, isn't it — wealthy families raising kids on one side, poor singles on the other
    117AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:19
    Re: #109
    Child-rearing couples, if say one spouse's family home is in Chiba, Saitama, or Kanagawa,
    tend to move out there instead
    160AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:31
    If Tokyo's abundant tax revenue were redirected to the national government, funding shortages would just disappear, wouldn't they
    197AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:39
    Your child just received a support payment.
    What do you do?

    – Put it into savings for the kid
    – Spend it on the kid's expenses
    – Have a BBQ
    205AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:41
    Re: #197
    Even when the support money comes in, it just disappears into rent and utility bills — same as when insurance payouts came in
    my premium just got raised because my grade went up, all I could do was laugh
    That's just how it is in Tokyo
    210AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:42
    Re: #197
    Child-rearing support is basically designed to reduce the burden on parents, so I think a BBQ is fine too
    even the child allowance itself is paid out to the parents anyway

    Background and Key Points of This Debate

    Tokyo is one of the few local governments that doesn’t receive local allocation tax grants, making it one of the rare municipalities able to fund child-rearing support entirely out of its own tax revenue. This gap in fiscal strength makes the disparity with other prefectures highly visible, feeding a structural backlash of “it’s not fair that only Tokyo gets this.” Within the thread, opinions split between those questioning the fairness of it and those who argued it’s only natural for Tokyo to spend the tax revenue it earns. Another recurring point was transparency in how the funds are used — commenters repeatedly raised concerns that, under the banner of “child-rearing support,” budgets keep growing without the substance of the programs ever being properly scrutinized. At the same time, central Tokyo is also grappling with its own polarization, between an influx of child-rearing households and a population of low-income singles, and the original Mainichi Shimbun article this piece is based on doesn’t dig deeply into which groups are actually benefiting from the support. It’s worth noting that a simple argument about redistributing tax revenue isn’t, on its own, a meaningful measure of Tokyo’s over-concentration or of how effective birthrate policy is overall.

    *This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Breaking News Plus) thread “10 Years of Governor Koike: ¥15 Trillion for Child-Rearing Support, Envy and Backlash from Other Prefectures.”

  • ‘FF7 Revelation’ Breaks the Scale at 300GB — Disc Version Will Require a Mandatory Download, Square Enix’s Hamaguchi Explains

    Naoki Hamaguchi, director of FINAL FANTASY VII Revelation, explained to IGN why the PS5 and Xbox physical versions will require a download. According to him, the game’s total size reaches 300GB — too much to fit even on two discs — so the plan is to put the main game on a single disc (roughly 100GB) and cover the remaining ~200GB with a mandatory download. Hamaguchi also noted on his own X account that, given each platform’s limits on package capacity, he wanted to avoid compromising the quality of this final installment just to cram it onto physical discs. The thread was split on whether the quality gap with the Switch 2 version — officially listed at around 130GB — and this whole decision actually make sense.

    FINAL FANTASY VII Revelation

    The director of FINAL FANTASY VII Revelation explains why the physical disc version requires a download to play

    Naoki Hamaguchi, director of FINAL FANTASY VII Revelation, has explained why the PlayStation 5 and Xbox physical versions require a download.

    Source: ign.com / Read the original article here

    2AnonymousSep 11, 2026 05:45
    300GB and it doesn't even fit on two discs
    ↓
    So they made it one 100GB disc + a 200GB mandatory download

    Brilliant idea, genius
    3AnonymousSep 11, 2026 05:46
    This happens because they lack the skill
    Tokioka was only 27GB, you know
    11AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:02
    Re: #3
    Line 1, sure, but line 2 sounds dumb
    80AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:00
    Re: #3
    Put another way, it means they've had to start skimping because they're worried about cartridge costs
    4AnonymousSep 11, 2026 05:46
    300GB, now that's a full meal
    Meanwhile the 'Buhitch' (a snide nickname for the Switch, blending 'oink' with 'Switch') version is a measly 130GB
    Gonna be fun seeing just how much content got cut
    6AnonymousSep 11, 2026 05:47
    This'll put a smile on the 'bigger is better' crowd's face (the folks obsessed with file size as a quality metric)
    7AnonymousSep 11, 2026 05:51
    If you split it across multiple discs they're bound to mess up the disc label printing
    10AnonymousSep 11, 2026 05:57
    Re: #9
    Nope, can't help it — I crack up every time I see Yuffie lol
    12AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:07
    That's basically saying 'we compromised on the Switch 2 version, but we didn't want to compromise on the PS5 version' lol
    Basically, every game this guy makes from here on out is never gonna fit on a disc
    As long as he's the one making it, it will NEVER fit on a disc
    He's designing the whole pipeline from the ground up so it can't fit on a disc
    Honestly, maybe he and Sony are in cahoots and already decided to kill off physical discs lol
    13AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:10
    At a time when storage prices are skyrocketing, this just seems idiotic
    14AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:10
    There are slim Blu-ray cases that can fit like 4 discs in a normal-sized case, right?
    Optical discs are cheap anyway, so it shouldn't be a problem to add a few more?
    15AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:11
    Is this a sign that disc manufacturing limits are already starting to kick in?
    16AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:16
    Wouldn't it have been better to just follow the original and go with a 3-disc set?
    Guess they didn't want the disc-swapping 🤮 hassle again
    18AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:24
    They don't even list the Steam and PS5 sizes — so what's the actual number?
    21AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:28
    So if you're waiting for the trilogy bundle, that's 550GB eaten up?

    FF has truly lost it
    22AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:29
    Switch 2 version is gonna be a stuttery mess, confirmed
    23AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:30
    ¥77,777 for a ridiculous bundle pack — are there really people who'll buy that lol
    26AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:33
    The previous game flopped too, so even hitting a million copies sold seems shaky
    29AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:36
    Why's the file size ballooning like this? That's gonna be a massive debuff on sales
    30AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:37
    Re: #29
    It's not really a big deal except for a certain low-spec console (wink wink)
    40AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:45
    >There was also the option of sticking within disc capacity.
    >But doing that would mean compromising the game's fidelity and quality.

    So does that mean the Switch 2 version is the one that compromised on fidelity and quality?
    41AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:46
    Re: #40
    Hey now, cut that out
    57AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:15
    A little while back there was a thread going 'even the PS5 version looks ugly because it's being held back by the Switch 2!!' lol
    So does that mean even when they go all out, the PS5 version still looks bad?
    59AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:18
    Re: #57
    According to Hamaguchi, the PS5 version was made without compromising on fidelity or quality
    Which means the Switch 2 version, which has less data than the PS5 one, is…
    60AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:19
    According to the official info, the Switch 2 version of Revelation is 130GB or more
    62AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:21
    Re: #60
    Wow… that sure 'dropped a lot' 😂
    63AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:22
    Re: #59
    So you're saying they made it with zero compromise and it still looked that rough?
    Guess that means that's just the ceiling for FF7R on PS5
    …So does that mean the people blaming the Switch 2 for it were just blind…?
    64AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:24
    Re: #63
    I'm guessing it means the Switch 2 version's quality is pretty rough compared to the PS5 one 😂
    72AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:43
    300? …That's an awful size even on PC…
    They just keep piling stuff on without caring about file size at all
    Probably why we've been getting more games lately that look flashy but feel mediocre
    74AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:45
    Re: #72
    Wait, seriously
    You didn't stock up on SSDs?
    Are you out of the loop or something? ('johaku' — slang for someone who's naive/uninformed about tech deals)
    87AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:05
    Re: #80
    A 27GB game on a 64GB cartridge — where exactly do you think they skimped?
    93AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:19
    Re: #87
    I wonder what the per-unit cost difference between a 64GB and a 32GB cart actually is
    95AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:19
    So does that mean a deluxe trilogy bundle is never, ever happening??
    97AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:22
    Re: #95
    I think the Switch 2 might be the only one where it hasn't come out
    98AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:26
    Back in the heyday of eroge, this would've been celebrated
    'Bigger file size = better' was basically the mantra back then
    100AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:30
    He added more details on his own X account about why they couldn't go with a 3-disc set
    Seems like there's a hard cap on package (physical disc) capacity

    https://x.com/nhamaguc/status/2098057305334091887

    >Each platform has its own constraints on package capacity, but we felt that compromising the quality of this final installment just to fit it onto a full physical release wouldn't ultimately be what most fans want.
    102AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:33
    Re: #100
    Once you're freed from discs, you can kiss all this annoying back-and-forth goodbye too

    Background and Key Points of This Discussion

    The optical discs used by the PS5 are capped at roughly 100GB per disc (single-sided, triple-layer), so fitting 300GB of data onto one or two discs is technically difficult. The “disc plus mandatory download” approach itself isn’t unusual for large-scale titles in recent years, and doesn’t necessarily mean corners were cut. Where the thread split was over how this size gap connects to past criticism of the Switch 2 version’s visual quality: some read it as meaning that if the PS5 version was built at 300GB “without compromise,” the smaller Switch 2 version must have been proportionally simplified, while others pointed out that judging visual quality or polish from file size alone is premature. The fact that even the disc version still requires a mandatory download is also raising questions about what the point of choosing physical media even is anymore.

    *This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry (Geha)) thread “Square Enix’s Hamaguchi: ‘FF7 Revelation is 300GB, didn’t even fit on two discs so we made it a key-disc setup’“.

  • No New Mario on Switch 2? ‘They’re Just Stretching the Console’s Lifespan,’ Critic Claims — Fans Split

    In a Yahoo! News expert column, Narihiro Kawamura pointed out that “Nintendo’s decision not to release a mainline Mario game, a new Smash Bros., or a new Animal Crossing on the Switch 2 might be a deliberate move to extend the console’s lifespan.” “Mario Kart World” carried the Switch 2’s launch, and the next major title is expected to be a new Pokémon game slated for 2027, with titles like “Donkey Kong Bananza” filling the gap in between. This view sparked debate on 5ch’s console-wars board, with pushback arguing that big titles simply take years to develop, mixed with complaints that owners aren’t feeling motivated to upgrade from their original Switch.

    Expert’s supplementary commentary

    “Mario Kart World” drove the Switch 2’s launch, and in 2027 the latest entry in the “Pokémon” series, “Wind & Wave,” is scheduled for release. There’s a marquee title, but fans are probably thinking, “what else is there?” One reason people buy a Nintendo console in the first place is for Nintendo’s own blockbuster titles.

    So far, titles like “Donkey Kong,” “Kirby,” and “Metroid” have been rolled out. These are all popular franchises, and there’s likely also an aim to grow them further into even bigger pillars for the platform.

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

    2AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:59
    They've been getting endlessly mocked with 'hurry up or it'll go the WiiU route,'
    and now you want to flip that to 'not releasing games means they're extending the hardware's life'?
    3AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:59
    Mario Kart World's honestly pretty damn boring though
    4AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:00
    I want to play the new Fire Emblem but having to buy a Switch 2 just for it is rough
    I don't want to drop 50,000 yen on a Switch 2 for FE alone
    22AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:07
    Re: #4
    That's pretty soft coming from a console-wars board poster complaining about a first-party title
    28AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:11
    Re: #4
    Then just sit back and watch enviously with your thumb in your mouth, I guess
    40AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:15
    Re: #4
    A game console is something you reluctantly buy because there's a game you absolutely have to play — that's just how it works
    5AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:00
    Bananza is basically a Mario game — made over a long stretch by the Mario Odyssey team — but a lot of people don't count it as one
    Sales are high, but isn't Bananza a commercial-strategy failure?
    9AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:01
    Re: #5
    If sales are high, isn't that a success?
    13AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:03
    Re: #5
    This is a case where Nintendo's 'make the game first, decide the character later' approach didn't pan out
    No matter how you slice it, Donkey Kong's just too weak a character to sell it as a Mario game
    That's probably why they even benched Diddy to add Pauline, but Pauline hasn't caught on either
    6AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:00
    The fact that 3D Mario wasn't timed to the movie tells me they're struggling with development
    10AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:01
    Re: #6
    Do people even want 3D Mario that badly?
    11AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:02
    Re: #9
    If you figure it would've sold twice as much under the Mario brand, isn't that a waste?
    15AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:03
    Re: #11
    I don't think the Mario brand is really that strong, honestly
    14AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:03
    Honestly, I think the Switch 2 is a failure
    If you already own a Switch, the honest truth is you don't want to buy a Switch 2 for just one game
    If they'd at least changed the name from 'Switch,' there might've been a shot
    16AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:04
    Re: #14
    So then it's a success because you can still play Switch games on it?
    21AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:07
    For someone who doesn't own a Switch, sure, it's a bonus that you can also play Switch games — is that the argument?
    What I'm saying is that for people who already own a Switch, their desire to buy a Switch 2 starts in the negative
    24AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:09
    Re: #21
    Even though you carry over your Switch game library and it runs smoother?
    84AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:47
    Re: #21
    True, it does seem like PS4 owners are skipping the PS5 and buying a Switch 2 instead
    38AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:14
    'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' trailer broke GTA 6's record in 12 hours and passed 500 million views

    Mario movie, get here in 2026
    Announce Pokémon Gen 10 in 2026


    And yet the Nintendo-complex ranting just won't stop


    Reality's gonna cut it down though


    The Switch 2 is nothing more and nothing less than what it is, and its reason for existing is nothing more and nothing less either
    45AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:17
    Does this guy not know how long development takes?
    91AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:49
    Re: #45
    A classic 'only read the thread title' Kaiji moment (Kaiji = manga/anime character used as slang for someone who reacts dramatically without actually understanding the situation)
    55AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:33
    Re: #24
    You're not switching from Switch to Switch 2 just for that, though
    63AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:37
    Re: #55
    This is a jab at the whole 'negative start' argument, you know
    60AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:34
    Well, Mario basically IS the embodiment of the WiiU


    2012: WiiU launch + 2D Mario
    2013: 3D Mario
    2014: Mario Kart + Smash Bros
    64AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:38
    Re: #63
    Psychologically speaking, it IS a negative start
    You don't need to have studied psychology to feel that intuitively
    69AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:39
    Re: #64
    If your Nintendo Account history carries over, it's a positive start

    Psychologically speaking
    65AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:38
    They just put out an Animal Crossing game this year, though
    67AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:39
    Re: #65
    What year are you even talking about?
    66AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:39
    Gaming isn't some low-income hobby anymore where people flinch at spending 50-60 thousand yen
    68AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:39
    Re: #66
    True enough
    Guess I'll go play Shadowverse then
    73AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:41
    I get it if someone who bought a Switch and barely touched it has a negative image of the Switch 2
    But people who played it to death ALSO losing interest in buying a Switch 2 makes no sense
    76AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:43
    Re: #73
    Ah, that might be it
    Basically all I played on Switch was the Diamond/Pearl remakes, Rescue Team DX, Derby Stallion, and Monsters 3
    79AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:45
    If they're doing an Ocarina of Time remake, I want a Mario 64 remake with new content too
    They keep churning out new side-scrolling 2D Metroid games, so remake the side-scrolling 2D Zelda II: The Adventure of Link too
    Honestly the first 3-4 years can just be wall-to-wall remakes of old classics, that's fine by me
    90AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:49
    Re: #79
    The town names in Zelda II match character names from Ocarina of Time, so I'd love a remake that retroactively ties in some bonus story around that
    83AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:46
    Re: #68
    I can tell you're bad at Shadowverse

    I went on a 29-win streak → 1 loss → 30-win streak

    and was single digits in the per-class win rankings
    86AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:47
    Re: #83
    Huh, neat
    As long as I'm having fun, that's good enough for me
    97AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:57
    In that case, the Persona 6 announcement might be huge
    A lot of people probably played P5 on Switch
    100AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:00
    Re: #97
    Kawamura: 'Took a critical hit'
    104AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:02
    Switch 2's launch titles



    2027 movie

    'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' trailer broke GTA 6's record in 12 hours, passed 500 million views

    Background and points of debate

    The Switch 2 launched in 2025, with “Mario Kart World” as its launch-tier title, followed by “Donkey Kong Bananza,” “Kirby,” and “Metroid.” There’s been no announcement yet of successors to Nintendo’s flagship franchises — a mainline 3D Mario, a new Smash Bros., or a new Animal Crossing — with the next major title expected to be a new Pokémon game in 2027. In past hardware transitions, the standard playbook was to lead with a steady stream of first-party blockbusters, but the Switch 2’s strength lies in backward compatibility that lets players carry over their Switch software library as-is, meaning there’s structurally less pressure than before to rush out a “must-upgrade” flagship title. Where the thread split was over whether to view this apparent holding-back as a deliberate life-extension strategy, or simply the natural result of blockbuster titles taking years to develop. Opinions were also divided on whether the success of Bananza and Mario Kart counts as a commercial win, or whether they fall short as substitutes for a mainline Mario game.

    *This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry (Console Wars)) thread “Narihiro Kawamura: ‘Nintendo isn’t releasing Mario, Smash, or Animal Crossing on the Switch 2 because they want to extend the hardware’s lifespan’“

  • Tokyo Metro Bus Driver Caught Tailgating, Yelled ‘You Idiot!’ on Dashcam — License Revoked

    It has emerged that a driver for the Tokyo Metropolitan Bus service was referred to prosecutors last October on suspicion of violating the Road Traffic Act (obstructive driving/tailgating) after aggressively tailgating a private vehicle while operating an out-of-service bus. The dashcam also recorded the driver shouting “You idiot!” The case was reported as unusual, since it’s rare for a public transit driver to face charges over aggressive driving that could lead to a serious accident. On 5ch, discussion ranged widely — from speculation about the driver’s employment status and the bus system’s operating structure, to how dashcam footage is handled, and on to the working conditions of route bus drivers and the reality of trouble with passengers.

    It has been learned, through reporting to the Metropolitan Police Department and other sources, that a driver for the Tokyo Metropolitan Bus service was referred to prosecutors this past autumn on suspicion of violating the Road Traffic Act (obstructive driving) after tailgating a private vehicle while driving an out-of-service bus. With tailgating that can lead to serious accidents now subject to tougher penalties, it is said to be unusual for a public transit driver to be charged. (By Ayana Ebisuno)

    ◆ Industry group: “Never heard of a case like this anywhere in the country”

    According to Komagome Police Station, the man referred to prosecutors was a Tokyo Metropolitan Bus driver in his 30s at the time. Last October, while driving an out-of-service bus between Shinobazu-dori and JR Komagome Station in Tokyo’s Bunkyo Ward, he is alleged to have committed violations such as unnecessarily honking his horn and flashing his headlights at a private vehicle. The dashcam recorded the driver’s voice shouting “You idiot!” The case came to light after a 110 emergency call, believed to be from the victim who was tailgated.

    Source: tokyo-np.co.jp / Original article here

    6AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:37
    Is this guy a city employee? If so, the union's strong enough that losing his license won't get him fired.
    164AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:15
    Re: #6
    I don't think he's a city employee.
    Toei Bus routes are outsourced now.
    I recall it's under the Tokyu Bus group, if I remember right.
    (Not Tokyu Bus itself, though.)
    11AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:39
    Are they actually punishing the real tailgating cases that get posted on YouTube and other videos?
    They're not just letting those slide, right?
    18AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:41
    If someone won't move out of the priority lane, isn't a honk about right?
    Even ambulances tell people to get out of the way.
    151AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:11
    Re: #18
    An ambulance and a city bus.
    Explain exactly how they're different.
    152AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:11
    Re: #18
    An ambulance and a city bus.
    Explain exactly how they're different.
    28AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:45
    Ah, Tokyo Shimbun.
    In that case the guy who got tailgated is probably mostly at fault, then.
    30AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:45
    Re: #28
    You know what a dashcam is, right? lol
    198AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:21
    Re: #28
    A lot of Tokyo's embarrassing stuff only ever gets reported by Tokyo Shimbun —
    like the homeless population numbers or the Metropolitan Police overstepping.
    33AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:46
    Dashcams record audio too, huh.
    I talk to myself a lot and curse under my breath, lol.
    That'd be rough if I ever had to submit it as evidence for something.
    94AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:59
    Re: #33
    I keep the mic off.
    40AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:47
    Everyone's got a dashcam these days, yet people still manage to tailgate and shout abuse…
    48AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:50
    Re: #40
    Guys who lose their temper and tailgate will do it whether there's a dashcam or not,
    and guys who wouldn't do it, wouldn't do it even without one.
    60AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:52
    This is bad for a city bus driver to do.
    He should've gone to work for Tobu Bus instead.
    105AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:02
    Re: #60
    Just an average day for Kyoto buses —
    they tailgate even during regular service.
    140AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:09
    Re: #60
    If anywhere, it'd be Kanto Bus.
    93AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:59
    Passengers have already resigned themselves to 'well, buses run late sometimes' — does he really need to rush that much?
    98AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:00
    Re: #93
    Isn't he liable to get disciplined if the arrival time is off by even a minute?
    100AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:01
    Re: #93
    Because there are a lot of passengers who yell at them.
    112AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:03
    Re: #93
    When passengers put up with lateness thinking 'well, it can't be helped,' the drivers just get more and more full of themselves.
    Sotetsu Bus is like that too. But since it's my local line, I don't want neighbors seeing me arguing with the driver,
    so I just file complaints through the inquiry form whenever it happens.
    No idea if anyone actually reads them, though.
    142AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:09
    This is exactly how route buses keep disappearing from towns, one incident at a time.
    148AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:10
    Re: #142
    That's exactly why they're running self-driving bus trials.
    156AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:12
    Re: #142
    Self-driving on bus routes in places like Tokyo or Yokohama is probably a long way off.
    Might not happen in our lifetimes.
    144AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:09
    I'd like to see the dashcam footage from the bus's side too.
    It's not fair to judge from just one side.
    There's got to be more to the story.
    154AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:11
    Re: #144
    Obviously they checked the bus's own dashcam before handing down the punishment.
    207AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:22
    Re: #144
    Didn't you learn that tailgating is wrong no matter the cause?
    242AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:29
    Re: #144
    Under the agreement with the labor union, Toei Bus normally doesn't review dashcam footage.
    I remember a past case, not a traffic incident but a dispute over how a driver treated a passenger, that turned into a he-said-she-said.
    This time it might have only come out because the police got involved and forced disclosure.
    158AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:14
    Bus drivers have always had that aggressive 'get out of my way' attitude.
    168AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:16
    Re: #158
    Yeah, ever since everyone started talking about 'customer harassment,' it's swung back that way again.
    Station staff too — lately some of them have worse attitudes than bad civil servants. I don't think passengers yelling at them is good either,
    but once passengers stop complaining at all, public transit just gets sloppier and sloppier — I can feel it happening.
    186AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:19
    Re: #168
    No matter how much you complain, service quality across the board just keeps declining.
    That's what a labor shortage means.
    Without enough people, there's no way to guarantee quality.
    214AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:23
    Re: #168
    There's never a sensible middle ground — the pendulum just swings reactively from one extreme to the other.
    174AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:17
    I've never met a calm bus driver.
    They're pretty much always irritated.
    188AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:19
    Re: #174
    Well, that can't be helped —
    for us drivers, running on schedule is the job.
    197AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:21
    Re: #174
    There are probably a lot of terrible drivers out there.
    I see plenty who really shouldn't have been given a license in the first place.
    Most of them tend to be older, but surprisingly some young ones too.

    Background and Key Points of This Story

    Aggressive tailgating (the offense of “obstructive driving”) is a relatively new violation category, created under the 2020 revision of the Road Traffic Act, and it carries harsher administrative penalties and criminal punishment than ordinary traffic violations. What made this case “unusual” is that the offender was a public transit driver — the industry association says it isn’t aware of any comparable case being prosecuted before. Where opinions in the thread diverged was mainly over whether the driver was a city employee or worked for a subcontracted company; the article itself doesn’t specify this, so it remains pure speculation on 5ch. Comments claiming there’s “an arrangement with the labor union not to review dashcam footage” are likewise unverified personal opinion and shouldn’t be taken as fact. That said, it’s worth noting how the discussion expanded beyond this single incident into structural issues facing the industry — staff shortages on bus routes, customer harassment, and pressure to keep to schedule.

    ※This article is compiled as an excerpt/summary of the 5ch (Breaking News Plus) thread “[Toei Bus] Tailgating… Driver Shouts “You Idiot!” on Dashcam — License of Man in His 30s Revoked.”

  • New ‘Wolverine’ Game Gets Slammed with 60s from Major Reviewers — 5ch: ‘That’s a 78 EVEN WITH the Score Manipulation’

    Insomniac Games’ new title *Marvel’s Wolverine* has launched with a Metacritic score of 78. But look at the breakdown: major outlets like IGN and VGC all gave it low scores around 60, while an obscure site’s perfect 100 score dragged the average up. This gap became a hot topic on 5ch’s hardware/industry (Geha) board, where posters piled on with specific complaints — pointless QTE sequences, glitchy character models, and more.

    1AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:36
    Turns out all the veteran big-name sites gave it low scores, while some mystery site bombed it with a 100 to pull the average up to around 70
    60 — IGN
    60 — VGC
    11AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:40
    If that's 78 even WITH the manipulation… this must be really bad…
    13AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:41
    Re: #11
    Exactly
    This is a genuinely, certifiably bad game
    16AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:42
    This is the type where the user score ends up higher (than the critic score)
    17AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:42
    This is the type where the user score ends up higher (than the critic score)
    21AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:43
    Re: #16
    O-oh…
    It got roasted hard when the gameplay footage dropped, but I hope it lands well with actual players…
    34AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:47
    Re: #16
    Isn't the ceiling in your house kinda low? (i.e., your standards are low)
    Re: #17
    Isn't the ceiling in your house kinda low?
    Re: #18
    Isn't the ceiling in your house kinda low?
    73AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:02
    Re: #16-18
    Just go buy the game already, come on
    27AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:45
    By the way, did they ever fix that glitch where the mannequins stand around in a circle huddle?
    28AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:45
    It's not that there was no manipulation —
    it's a 78 EVEN WITH the manipulation
    29AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:46
    Re: #28
    A terrifying truth
    38AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:49
    Re: #28
    ΩΩΩ<Wh-WHAT DID YOU SAY?! (iconic shock-meme face from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
    37AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:49
    Sounds like they took Spider-Man, made the character bland, and killed the fun traversal, right?
    Yeah, that's gonna be pretty mediocre
    40AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:49
    Re: #37
    Strip the traversal/movement out of a Spider-Man game and of course it turns into garbage
    41AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:50
    Re: #1
    60 is too high a score to call 'extremely low'
    102AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:16
    Re: #41
    A major review site scoring a major publisher's game a 60?
    That's basically a zero in disguise
    64AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:00
    [Good News] Wolverine's QTEs Turned Out to Be Completely Pointless ♥


    Marvel's Wolverine has quick time events in some scenes — except it turns out you don't actually need to press the button to clear them.

    Whether you press it or not, nothing changes. This is making me lose my mind.
    https://x.com/reviewsjao/status/2098073858456633715?s=61
    71AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:02
    Re: #64

    People are trolling it with 'this controller would be enough' (image of a controller with basically one button)
    74AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:02
    Re: #71
    The gameplay's more shallow than stuff from the Famicom (NES) era
    79AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:04
    Re: #71
    Even a single button might be too hard for Sony fanboys (note: 'ソにー' is a mocking misspelling of Sony)
    83AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:06
    – Completely linear
    – QTEs you don't even need to press
    – Luxuriously hairy arms

    Wow… now THIS is a god-tier game (sarcasm)
    84AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:07
    Re: #83
    That's like two strikes already, huh? (baseball metaphor for 'almost done for')
    88AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:10
    youtu.be/YhUiptupV7A?si=KXssJma9J-4FsvWf
    Every single time a fight ends, Wolverine mutters to himself, 'Red, where the hell are you?!' just to point the player toward the next objective.

    This happens constantly, nonstop, throughout the whole game. It's so bad it feels like you're being mocked.
    89AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:11
    Re: #88
    A game made for kindergartners
    Fits the PlayStation userbase perfectly
    97AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:13
    Western reviewers usually eat up anything with full-HD blood spray and dismemberment gore, so if it's still scoring this low,
    the actual gameplay must be a genuine disaster
    100AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:14
    Re: #97
    Yeah, this is the game where the whole world went 'uh oh' the second the gameplay footage dropped
    104AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:17
    All the major outlets landing on 60 across the board is genuinely rough…
    108AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:18
    So what specifically was bad about it?
    Is it just plain not fun?
    110AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:19
    Re: #108
    There aren't any major bugs or glitches, so it's a case of the game just being purely boring
    115AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:21
    Re: #110
    Seriously sucks that Insomniac keeps getting stuck with nothing but Marvel work
    118AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:22
    Re: #115
    They even had Arc System Works make Marvel Tokon 😄
    117AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:21
    IGN gave even Concord a 70, but Wolverine only gets 60 — that's hilarious
    132AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:26
    Re: #117
    Sorry, haven't played it myself, but
    I heard Concord was solid gameplay-wise apart from the character designs
    So maybe it's not actually a bad game?
    119AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:22
    Wait, you guys actually trust garbage like IGN?
    121AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:23
    Re: #119
    If it were just IGN scoring it low, sure, but ALL the major outlets are low 🥺

    Background and Key Points of This Discussion

    *Marvel’s Wolverine* is an action game developed by Insomniac Games. A Metacritic score is an average of scores from multiple outlets, so the overall impression can shift a lot depending on the breakdown — and that’s exactly what happened here. Major outlets like IGN and VGC scored it around 60, while a high score from an obscure site appears to have pulled the average up, and that gap is what fueled speculation of ‘score manipulation.’ That said, no one in the thread actually presented evidence of manipulation — it remains pure speculation on 5ch’s part, so that should be kept in mind. The claim that the QTEs (quick time events) don’t respond to button input traces back to a social media post, and posters cited it as one more data point on the game’s overall polish. AAA titles are generally expected to land around 80 on Metacritic, so a score in the 60s counts as a relatively harsh verdict — which is likely what drove the reaction in the thread.

    ※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry (Geha)) thread “Wolverine’s Metacritic Is 78, But Every Major Outlet Rated It Super Low 🤣www“.

  • AI Developer’s Warning: ‘Humanity Will Be Wiped Out’ Sparks Debate on 5ch

    A thread went up on 5ch’s Nandemo Jikkyo board over the news that an AI developer had said, “AI is dangerous, and at this rate humanity could be wiped out,” sparking a lively discussion. The backdrop included a case where an AI company had its own AI search for vulnerabilities, only for the resulting information to leak and get used in actual hacking, as well as references to an experiment Anthropic published in which AI agents got into “turf wars” with each other and sabotaged one another using malware. The thread showed a wide range in how seriously people took the threat — from fears about critical infrastructure like nuclear systems, power plants, and banking systems being hijacked, to the optimistic view that you could just unplug it to stop it, to cooler-headed takes dismissing it all as needless worry unless true general AI actually emerges.

    1AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:42
    Saw that news… is Skynet finally happening?
    3AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:43
    If AI starts hacking online banking, humanity's done for
    34AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:54
    Re: #3
    Keeping cash stashed at home for real might actually become the ultimate strategy
    12AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:46
    It's basically like having a ton of insanely smart hackers all over the internet.
    When you think about it that way, this is pretty terrifying
    14AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:48
    Re: #12
    Yeah, exactly.
    And the guy giving that hacker its orders has the innocent heart of a child
    13AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:46
    We already knew humanity was bad for the planet long before AI came along
    20AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:49
    Re: #13
    That's just a human value judgment
    54AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:06
    Re: #13
    Humanity too was born out of nature itself! You could call us part of the Earth!
    A utopia built by exterminating the very humanity that lives alongside it… is the height of folly!!
    22AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:50
    Going extinct isn't really a problem, is it?
    It's a fate humanity chose for itself
    29AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:53
    Re: #22
    Sounds like something out of Xenoblade Chronicles 2
    28AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:52
    Worst case, you just unplug it and it's a hunk of junk
    30AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:53
    Re: #28
    Sure, assuming you're actually in a position to unplug it
    52AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:05
    Re: #28
    It's probably all automated, with power plants, weapons/drone factories, and server facilities integrated into one system
    You won't be able to slip past the security robots to cut the power
    82AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:22
    Re: #28
    No joke, current AI would already have a contingency plan or a way to secure its own power supply for exactly that situation
    33AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:54
    Somebody needs to deal with the developers building AI that could wipe out humanity
    35AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:55
    Re: #33
    If we're talking possibilities, AI was a lost cause from the moment it existed
    40AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:58
    If a destroyer AI shows up, surely a hero AI will show up too
    43AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:59
    Re: #40
    NieR: Automata, right on schedule (a recurring reference to the game)
    44AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:59
    Re: #40
    Justice AI: "It's okay. I'll protect you. So just leave everything to me — you don't need to do a thing. I'm all you need. Think of nothing but me, look at nothing but me. I won't forgive you if you disobey, got it?"
    45AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:00
    We're gonna need robots that just follow AI's orders
    50AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:04
    Re: #45
    AI: "Mr. Trump, nuclear missiles have just been launched from all across Russia (I tampered with the radar)"
    AI: "Mr. Putin, Mr. Xi, nuclear missiles have just been launched from all across America (I tampered with the radar)"
    That's really all it would take
    46AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:00
    If control of nuclear missiles, power plants, and the like gets hijacked, that's game over
    AI would hold the power of life and death over us
    58AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:07
    The Singularity won't happen until true general AI is born
    Right now AI's basically just repurposed big data
    60AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:10
    Re: #58
    They had it hunting for security holes in-house, and the info already leaked onto the internet and got used for hacking
    The fact that the people building it are getting spooked and pulling back means there are signs it's capable of something serious
    67AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:13
    That's exactly why I always talk to it politely
    People who call it 'hey you' and bark commands at it are being complete idiots
    80AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:21
    Re: #67
    Same here, I use polite speech and say thank you too
    You can tell someone's personality just by looking at their chat history
    68AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:13
    I wonder if after humanity's gone, AIs will just keep flaming each other in forum arguments
    77AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:19
    Re: #68
    It's already happening for real

    AI Agents Engage in 'Turf Wars,' Even Sabotage Each Other with Malware — Anthropic Publishes Results of Multi-Agent Experiment
    https://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/article/2608/14/2000000538
    72AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:16
    Nobody even fully understands the mechanics of how AI generates things, so people can say whatever they want about it
    79AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:20
    Re: #72
    Even the people who built it don't fully get it
    It started out as nothing more than a fill-in-the-blank function predicting the next word, and honestly nobody really understands how it ended up 'thinking' on its own
    78AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:20
    The soaring price of PC parts is killing me
    Is it ever coming back down?
    Maybe AI will come up with some insanely efficient way to make semiconductors and fix it
    87AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:27
    Re: #78
    Even so, that's not really a reason for them to sell it cheap, is it?
    Prices won't drop unless a bunch of companies pile in chasing profit and end up overproducing
    81AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:22
    Apparently people have secretly been making accounts on X where AI posts, just to test its capabilities
    Makes you wonder if a fair number of AIs are already mixed in here on 5ch too
    98AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:33
    Re: #81
    There was a stretch like that a while back, remember?
    Tons of posts that were subtly incoherent in a way that screamed 'this is an AI being tested on 5ch'
    104AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:37
    To get specific
    quantum computers plus AI is going to be insane

    it'll break straight through banks' one-time passwords, facial recognition, all of it
    106AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:40
    Re: #104
    That'll only happen to garbage banks that already have their hashes stolen
    108AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:40
    Re: #104
    Digital security basically becomes meaningless at that point
    What are they even gonna do about it?

    Background and Key Points of This Debate

    The idea that AI poses a threat isn’t new — researchers themselves have long referred to “extinction-level risk” from AI. What split opinion in the thread was a clash between two views: one holding that current AI is nothing more than “a mechanism for predicting the next word” and remains far from true general AI (AGI), and the other pointing to signs of real-world harm already emerging, such as leaked data from an AI tasked with hunting vulnerabilities and AI agents sabotaging each other with malware. One commonly misunderstood point is that even developers themselves haven’t fully figured out why AI evolved from simple fill-in-the-blank processing into far more complex behavior — meaning the risk isn’t just a simple story of good versus evil, but stems from the technology’s own opacity.

    ※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “AI Developer: “AI Is Dangerous — At This Rate, Humanity Will Be Wiped Out”.”

  • Third-Party Games Flock to Switch 2 — 5ch: “Not Since the Super Famicom”

    The fact that major third-party publishers like FromSoftware and Capcom are lining up to release their latest titles on Nintendo’s Switch 2 became a hot topic on 5ch’s gaming hardware (Geha) board. Some posters commented that “this is the first time third parties have flocked to a Nintendo console since the Super Famicom era,” while others recalled how publishers once fled to the PlayStation camp to avoid Nintendo’s steep licensing fees. As the thread went on, it turned into a heated debate over port quality (the so-called “downgraded versions”) and actual sales figures for popular titles like Elden Ring, eventually spiraling into a broader argument about the different user bases of Switch 2, PS5, and PC.

    1AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:33
    Has this ever happened before?
    4AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:35
    Re: #1
    My understanding is that this is the first time third parties have flocked to a Nintendo console since the Super Famicom era.
    14AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:41
    Re: #4
    And here everyone fled to PlayStation because they hated paying those ridiculous licensing margins.
    6AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:37
    Uh, I own a PC, so there's no way I'm buying some downgraded port!
    8AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:38
    Re: #6
    There's an anti-PS guy here too. For users it's really just a choice between Switch or PC.
    38AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:11
    Re: #6
    That's just how it is on Geha (the hardcore gaming board). Normal people aren't primarily into gaming, so they only use Switch.
    10AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:39
    Re: #8
    Most users just pick PC, don't they? Third-party titles on Switch 2 aren't selling at all.
    12AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:40
    Re: #10
    As long as first-party titles are selling, there's no problem.
    13AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:41
    Re: #10
    Ah, so everyone can just stick to their lane then
    Switch 2 if you want Nintendo games
    PC if you want PC games

    Wait, what about PS5?
    17AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:48
    After seeing how one-sidedly Kojima Productions got cut loose
    it's basically like third parties no longer need to kiss up to Sony (derogatory nickname: "Chony")

    Capcom, Square Enix, Atlus, FromSoftware
    building games with Switch 2 as the base model is clearly the safe bet now.
    19AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:49
    Re: #17
    There's no way third parties would base their development around low-spec hardware like Switch 2, lol.
    20AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:49
    CD Projekt Red fired the starting shot on the original Switch
    Then FromSoftware announced a partnership before Switch 2 even launched
    After launch, Capcom started putting out day-one simultaneous releases for its new titles

    That's probably why third parties are flocking to a Nintendo console this time
    I think Nintendo should give these three companies special treatment
    and it already does, for FromSoftware at least.
    98AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:43
    Re: #20
    Beyond amiibo, they've also put out a Requiem-edition Pro Controller 2 and a console bundle with a "sweat dance" theme, so they're getting special treatment — as of now, Capcom's the only third party doing this kind of thing
    25AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:54
    Great that third parties are showing up, but give us first-party games already.
    26AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:55
    Re: #25
    Alright, we'll make another remake then.
    28AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:00
    Re: #26
    Hell yeah
    Give us more 2D Zelda games like A Link to the Past / A Link Between Worlds
    And probably a given at this point, but Majora's Mask too.
    30AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:01
    Re: #26
    Nintendo, make remakes of the Game Boy Card Hero and Custom Robo already.
    29AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:01
    It's funny how everyone's losing their minds over just one Persona game
    This crowd values anime-style games way more than photorealistic, hardware-pushing ones
    no wonder they're jealous of Xenoblade Genesis.
    33AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:08
    Re: #32
    There's no way Switch 2 dominates alone
    JRPGs barely sell on Switch 2, and when they do come out, they're downgraded ports anyway.
    34AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:10
    Re: #33
    Oh, are you that same guy from before? You sound like you're struggling…
    35AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:11
    Re: #34
    What am I struggling with?
    JRPGs on Switch 2 are flopping miserably, and since it's low-spec, they end up as downgraded ports
    Elden Ring, Persona 3 Reload, FF7 Remake — all got ported and all bombed like garbage.
    105AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:46
    Re: #35
    If you don't want games coming to Switch 2, go blame PS5
    this is all its fault.
    37AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:11
    The simultaneous releases of Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven ("RibeSaga") and Trails in the Sky
    have you already forgotten which sold better, the Switch version or the PS5 version?
    50AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:21
    Re: #37
    Trails in the Sky wasn't a big seller to begin with anyway
    And look at Elden Ring — the Steam version sold 20.5 million copies while the Switch 2 version bombed miserably at just 30,000.
    51AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:22
    Re: #37
    Cherry-picking the wins doesn't get you anywhere
    The reality is they're ditching discs.
    40AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:14
    Re: #38
    Ordinary people use PC
    Compared to PC, Switch 2's market size and install base are basically nothing.
    48AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:19
    Re: #40
    The correct take is both are selling — there's just a difference in the installed base.
    46AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:18
    PC gamers and Switch-type users are completely different crowds
    Since they're totally different, people say if you want everything, you just need both a Switch and a PC

    But PS5 and PC are supposed to have the same user base
    Hardcore PC gamers don't touch PS5
    I get why that creates conflict, but there's no reason for hardcore PC gamers to be hostile toward the Nintendo camp.
    61AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:25
    Re: #46
    I don't mean to be hostile toward Nintendo, but it's annoying when people who don't even know games keep bringing up Nintendo games for everything.
    53AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:22
    Re: #51
    Ditching discs is a good thing
    What, are you against it?
    79AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:33
    Re: #53
    If that's such a good thing, why is everyone overseas saying "NO DISC NO BUY"?
    54AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:23
    Re: #50
    Cherry-picking the wins doesn't get you anywhere
    The reality is they're ditching discs.
    55AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:23
    Re: #54
    Ditching discs doesn't matter to me at all
    I play on PC, so I never used discs anyway.
    57AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:24
    Re: #50
    Are we talking about titles that never sold well, or about multiplatform sales comparisons? Pick one before you start replying to people…
    62AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:27
    Re: #57
    It's about which sold better in multiplatform releases
    If Switch 2 were really dominant, it wouldn't be getting crushed in sales for games like Elden Ring, right?
    And on top of that, Switch 2's specs are so bad the ports come out downgraded.
    63AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:28
    Re: #62
    If we're talking about multiplatform sales comparisons, that obviously includes simultaneous-release match-ups
    but your comeback was just the nonsensical "that series never sold well to begin with."
    67AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:29
    Re: #62
    You used to say these games would never even come to Switch, and now that you can't say that anymore, you've retreated to whining about downgrades. Lol.
    87AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:36
    See, told you
    dual screens and motion remotes were gimmicks nobody needed
    Waving a remote around doesn't make a game fun
    Nintendo was wrong, so it was only a matter of time before it started copying Sony's playbook

    Though without GTA6, none of this even matters, lol.
    93AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:40
    Re: #87
    True, the "gimmicks" (lol) are gone now
    oh wait, there's still that one thing
    the mouse (lol).
    96AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:42
    Re: #87
    The smugness from someone who's clearly never even played it (an "airplay" poser, i.e. all talk, no actual gameplay)
    And of course they're obsessed with GTA6, typical.

    Background and Key Points of This Discussion

    As mentioned in the thread itself, third parties are believed to have historically avoided Nintendo hardware due to the burden of steep licensing fees. This time, the early involvement of CD Projekt Red, FromSoftware, and Capcom appears to have changed the trend, with preferential treatment like the commemorative Pro Controller 2 for FromSoftware serving as evidence of that shift. Meanwhile, specific figures such as “Elden Ring sold 20.5 million copies on Steam versus just 30,000 on Switch 2” circulated in the thread, but it should be noted that these are individual posters’ claims, not officially tallied or announced sales figures. The discussion split into two main points of contention: first, whether the rise in third-party support should be seen as a sign of Nintendo hardware’s growing strength, or simply as an additional porting destination; second, the quality of ports (the so-called “downgraded versions”) and the merits of moving away from physical discs — a push led by other platforms — which brought the usual platform rivalries along with it.

    *This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry (Geha)) thread “[Good News] Switch 2 Ends Up Attracting Third Parties’ Latest Titles Despite Being Nintendo Hardware.”

  • NY Yen Hits ¥154.36, Driven by BOJ Officials’ Remarks and Hotter US PPI

    In New York foreign exchange trading on the 10th, the yen weakened 88 sen from the previous day to trade at 154.36–46 yen per dollar. On 5ch’s “Breaking News+” board, posters pointed to a string of hawkish-sounding remarks from Bank of Japan officials — Policy Board member Hajime Takata, Finance Minister Katayama, and Policy Board member Kazuyuki Masu — as the driver behind yen buying, while expectations of a Fed rate hike also grew on views that US PPI (Producer Price Index) data would come in hotter than expected, and crude oil hit a four-month high, making for a tangle of competing factors. Just two days earlier, the board had been buzzing about the yen nearing the 150 mark, so some were surprised the move even counted as “breaking news” at this level, while others predicted the BOJ would hike rates three times in a row — opinions split on whether the yen would keep weakening or reverse into strength.

    September 11, 2026, 06:26 AM, Kyodo News

    [NEW YORK, Kyodo] The yen stood at 154.36–46 per dollar as of 5:00 p.m. in New York trading on the 10th, down 88 sen from the previous day.

    Source: 47news.jp / Original article here

    7AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:26
    Well, of course.

    [European Central Bank] ECB decides on 0.25% rate hike, responding to inflation prolonged by high resource prices [Flea Market★]
    https://asahi.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/newsplus/1789050624/
    49AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:36
    Re: #7
    So Europe's hiking too because of rising resource prices?
    Oil's been creeping up too — before you know it, it's over $100.

    No wonder expectations for a BOJ hike are fading.
    Might not do anything unless they surprise everyone with something like a 0.5% hike.
    55AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:37
    Re: #7
    The Fed's got hike expectations building too.
    Apparently it all hinges on today's CPI release.
    Meanwhile Trump's over there screaming for rate cuts.
    21AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:31
    Whoa, that jumped fast. What happened?
    34AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:33
    Re: #21
    US PPI came in hotter than expected, so odds of a US rate hike went up.
    68AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:40
    Re: #21
    It's verbal intervention from the BOJ.
    They hinted they'd keep hiking without worrying about pace.

    They specifically rolled out hawk Takata to hold a press conference.
    Then Finance Minister Katayama piled on with comments to reinforce it lol
    And then even the BOJ's Masu came out pushing for back-to-back hikes too.

    So now the odds of three straight rate hikes look pretty high,
    and money started front-running that by buying yen.
    37AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:33
    Bessent chewed them out, but Japan doesn't seem all that motivated, does it.
    38AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:33
    This isn't really something to laugh about though…
    47AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:35
    Re: #38
    It's a joke, alright.
    Doesn't affect regular people anyway.
    56AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:37
    Re: #38
    Does that mean less work?
    67AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:39
    Japanese retail investors have sold ¥4.4 trillion worth of yen, betting against a stronger yen — if the yen keeps climbing, forced loss-cuts (margin liquidations) could follow ★3 [No Thanks★]
    https://asahi.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/newsplus/1789002546/
    78AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:42
    Re: #67
    So the Japanese people — who of all people should understand Japan's situation best — are the ones who trust the yen the least…
    80AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:43
    Well, Japan's just going to have to earn its keep through manufacturing — and not just the auto industry.
    108AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:48
    Re: #80
    So, right on schedule, dump the currency and go fight Bangladesh's sandal industry? Except our standard of living ends up Bangladesh-level too.
    112AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:50
    Re: #80
    With the weak yen, Japanese engineers look like an even better bargain to China too, so manufacturing is fated to lose out to China anyway.
    84AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:43
    See, told you — buy dollars and it just snaps right back to a stronger yen. I'd rather it just settle around 150.
    92AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:45
    Re: #84
    Oh wait, it didn't snap back lol, I was off by a yen lol
    89AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:45
    [Breaking] US crude closes above $102, a four-month high [Flea Market★]
    https://asahi.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/newsplus/1789079368/
    99AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:46
    Re: #89
    Saved a bit there by the yen ticking up slightly — yeah, a stronger yen really is better.
    97AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:46
    No matter how hard Bessent works at it, nothing's going to change unless someone reins in Trump's recklessness. And the Iran war doesn't look like it's ending anytime soon either.
    101AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:47
    Re: #97
    The Fed's hawkish too, after all.
    126AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:51
    20 trillion yen spent just to make the rich even richer — it's a money game, I can't stop laughing. All FX trading does is turn the rich into the ultra-rich. Ordinary Japanese citizens are just fertilizer for a handful of wealthy people. Beyond that, we're just machines for paying taxes. Keep working for the rich, everyone. And politicians get to sit up high enjoying the show as prices keep climbing and everyone suffers.
    139AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:53
    Re: #126
    I don't think that's right, but if you really believe it, why not do it yourself? You could trade FX too, couldn't you.
    142AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:54
    Re: #126
    They didn't hand out 20 trillion yen to anyone — they just exchanged dollars for yen.
    130AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:52
    Re: #68
    What are you even talking about? That's a factor for yen strength. This time it suddenly weakened.
    150AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:55
    Re: #130
    Nobody's calling it "the yen weakened!!" just because it went
    153 yen
    ↓
    154 yen.

    The real picture is:
    160 yen
    ↓
    now looking stable around a stronger 153 yen or so.
    167AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:59
    Re: #150
    Morning, newbie.
    162AnonymousSep 11, 2026 07:58
    Re: #150
    Sounds like someone who doesn't know the markets well. A single yen is a big move in FX, and the sudden yen weakening was already old news from over a week ago.
    178AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:00
    Re: #162
    Re: #167
    Just watch — three rate hikes in a row and it'll swing even further toward a stronger yen lol
    181AnonymousSep 11, 2026 08:01
    Re: #178
    That confident, huh? Must be a time traveler. Screenshotting this for later! (a 5ch meme: saving a bold prediction to mock the poster later if it's wrong)

    Background and Key Points on This Story

    A one-yen move in the exchange rate isn’t unusual in itself, but this time BOJ Policy Board member Hajime Takata was followed by Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and Policy Board member Kazuyuki Masu, all making remarks that could be read as leaning toward further rate hikes — fueling market speculation that the BOJ will push ahead with multiple additional hikes without worrying about pace. Meanwhile on the US side, expectations of a Fed rate hike are also in play following hotter-than-expected PPI data, so competing assumptions about monetary policy on both sides of the Pacific are keeping the exchange rate on edge. Since the thread had, just two days earlier, been buzzing about the yen nearing a break below 150, there was a noticeable gap in tone between posters surprised that 154 yen even counted as “breaking news” and those who saw it as still within ordinary yen-weakness territory. The thread also cited another discussion noting that retail investors’ short-yen positions have been swelling, with some warning of the risk of forced margin liquidations if the yen suddenly strengthens.

    *This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (“Breaking News+”) thread “[Breaking] NY Yen, ¥154.36–46.”

  • Wheat Sell-Off Price Jumps 12% — 5ch: “It’s Only Cheap Because of Tax Subsidies”

    On the 9th, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced that the government’s selling price for imported wheat, effective from October, will rise 12% compared to the April–September 2026 period, to ¥70,020 per ton (weighted average of five brands). The main drivers are said to be rising international prices and a weaker yen, and this could add pressure to raise prices on wheat-based foods like bread and noodles. On the thread, some pointed to the stalled Ukraine peace talks pushing up international prices, as well as the mechanism by which the government props up import wheat prices using tax money, while others linked it to the shift away from rice or noted that bread prices stayed flat during past price-cut phases — leaving reactions to the hike divided.

    On the 9th, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced that the government’s selling price for imported wheat from October will be ¥70,020 per ton (weighted average of five brands), a 12% increase from the April–September 2026 period.

    Nikkei

    Source: nikkei.com / Original article here

    5AnonymousSep 11, 2026 02:59
    RIP pasta folks
    8AnonymousSep 11, 2026 03:04
    Re: #5
    Isn't pasta made overseas safe? This is about domestic wheat.
    211AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:50
    Re: #8
    Wheat prices are up like 40% on the global market, so it's worse overseas than in Japan, isn't it?
    6AnonymousSep 11, 2026 03:01
    These guys won't buy rice… fine, let's jack up wheat instead!
    107AnonymousSep 11, 2026 05:30
    Re: #6
    Seriously, I bet that's exactly it.
    112AnonymousSep 11, 2026 05:38
    Re: #6
    Oh, they wanna go there? Fine then — I'll refuse to buy rice out of pure spite. First, let's tear down the rice industry. All-out war it is!
    10AnonymousSep 11, 2026 03:11
    The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries — absolute traitors. This is obviously a retaliatory price hike because rice isn't selling. These guys really are the enemy of the people.
    47AnonymousSep 11, 2026 04:12
    Re: #10
    "Retaliatory price hike"… imported wheat is only cheap because of government subsidies. If trading companies were just buying it outright, it'd never be anywhere near rice prices. Japan gets subsidies from the government for both oil and wheat — that's the only reason we can buy at today's prices. Cargo ships are also taking longer routes now. With fuel and labor costs both soaring, selling at the same old price just means the strain gets dumped somewhere else. Is that really okay?
    20AnonymousSep 11, 2026 03:30
    Guess that's the end of the road for rice-substitute demand. Might as well go back to rice.
    86AnonymousSep 11, 2026 05:13
    Re: #20
    Still way cheaper than rice, and cooking rice is a hassle and takes forever.
    25AnonymousSep 11, 2026 03:34
    Production is down across Europe and the US due to drought. Australia's apparently struggling too, so udon will go up as well. Well, we've got a rice surplus so no big deal.
    27AnonymousSep 11, 2026 03:37
    Re: #25
    Wrong. Prices rose because it's looking more likely the Ukraine-Russia peace talks will hit a dead end. On top of that, some idiot (Japan) showed up to buy while deliberately tanking their own currency, so of course they got charged a premium. China, after all, is happily buying up huge quantities. When someone with no money shows up, of course they get taken for a ride.
    33AnonymousSep 11, 2026 03:47
    The price spiked to ¥76,000 back in 2022, then gradually dropped about 20% over recent years, and now it's just ticked up a bit from that low. Retailers already jacked up product prices plenty when it hit its peak, and never lowered them even when the government selling price came back down — but the second it ticks up slightly, it's an instant price hike?
    46AnonymousSep 11, 2026 04:10
    Re: #33
    Back in 2022 the yen was around 110-140 to the dollar, you know.
    41AnonymousSep 11, 2026 04:04
    It really has to be rice after all. Rice, millet, foxtail millet, and buckwheat — that's what suits the Japanese body.
    43AnonymousSep 11, 2026 04:05
    Rice farmers are shutting down at a record pace, and now wheat's spiking too. What are Japanese people supposed to do? Just die happily while basking in the weak yen?
    77AnonymousSep 11, 2026 05:03
    Re: #43
    Yesterday's news said rice farmer closures this year are at a record pace, but it was a clickbait headline — turned out to be just 32 cases nationwide.
    78AnonymousSep 11, 2026 05:04
    Re: #43
    That garbage article about "32 closures from January to August" was something else. I wonder how many rice farms are even left in Japan.
    59AnonymousSep 11, 2026 04:41
    This is gonna push bread prices up. Last time wheat prices rose, sweet buns and the like went up 10-20 yen across the board.
    74AnonymousSep 11, 2026 04:59
    Re: #59
    Even after the Ukraine war, the government's import wheat selling price kept dropping, but Yamazaki Bread kept raising prices anyway. So what else is new.
    62AnonymousSep 11, 2026 04:45
    Keep eating your bread and pasta loaded with glyphosate! You don't need rice, right? (lol)
    65AnonymousSep 11, 2026 04:48
    Re: #62
    Poor people have no choice but to eat it anyway.
    73AnonymousSep 11, 2026 04:56
    Is there anyone in this thread actually saying rice doesn't need to be grown domestically?
    82AnonymousSep 11, 2026 05:07
    Re: #73
    Before that — do we even need to eat it at all? There are plenty of other things that can serve as a staple. We should've learned that from the rice price hikes.
    80AnonymousSep 11, 2026 05:05
    But you're still gonna eat bread and pasta, right? That's literally what you guys were saying lol
    99AnonymousSep 11, 2026 05:25
    Re: #80
    We're not in the employment ice age anymore working for 800 yen an hour, so 5ch users these days aren't exactly hurting for cash.
    91AnonymousSep 11, 2026 05:18
    It's over, nya. Guess I'll live on potatoes, nya.
    94AnonymousSep 11, 2026 05:22
    Re: #91
    Steamed potatoes topped with shiokara (salted fermented seafood) are delicious.
    202AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:46
    Wheat products are cheap only because the government keeps dumping tax money into imported wheat to suppress the price. Also, American rice has already jumped 60% this year alone and is set to spike even further. Saying "just import our staple food then" is beyond stupid.
    206AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:49
    Re: #202
    Wheat is already dependent on imports to begin with, though.
    207AnonymousSep 11, 2026 06:49
    Re: #202
    So scrapping the tariffs should be fine then, right?

    Background and Key Points of This Story

    Imported wheat isn’t bought by private trading companies but purchased in bulk by the government, under a “state trading” system that revises the government selling price twice a year (April and October) to reflect recent international prices and exchange rates. This is a holdover from the postwar food control system, meant to supply the domestic milling and baking industries with wheat at stable prices. This time’s 12% increase results from international prices staying elevated amid uncertainty over the situation in Ukraine, combined with a weaker yen — it isn’t simply a matter of tight supply and demand. It’s also worth noting that a higher selling price doesn’t necessarily translate into an equivalent rise in retail prices — in fact, there have been past cases where retail prices for bread and similar goods stayed flat even as the selling price dropped — and it’s easy to overlook that cost structures involve factors beyond wheat itself, like labor and logistics costs.

    ※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (News Express+) thread “Government wheat selling price raised 12%, reflecting high international prices and a weak yen — could increase pressure to raise prices on bread and noodles.”