Japan Reacts

Author: Japan Reacts Editorial

  • Doubts Cast on Noritake Kinashi’s ‘Nice Guy’ Image — 5ch: ‘Never Had That Image to Begin With’

    Tunnels’ Noritake Kinashi has drawn renewed criticism after footage resurfaced showing him climbing onto the roof of a Mercedes-Benz during episode 30 of “Kinashi Record,” streamed on ABEMA on April 25, 2026. With his comedy partner Takaaki Ishibashi having largely disappeared from the public eye, one article asked whether Kinashi’s “nice guy” reputation was ever real — prompting a wave of responses on 5ch along the lines of “he never had that image to begin with” and “he’s always been the reckless one.” Others pushed back, noting reports that the car’s owner had actually asked him to climb onto the roof, and questioned whether the article was cherry-picking the story.

    Sun, Sep 6, 11:30 AM

    Noritake Kinashi (64), of the comedy duo Tunnels, is facing backlash online. Renewed attention to his actions during episode 30 of “Kinashi Record,” streamed on ABEMA on April 25, 2026, has sparked a wave of criticism.

    (Omitted)

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

    3AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:44
    Never had a 'nice guy' image at all.
    5AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:45
    He's always been in the same lane as Horiken from Neptune (the trio's resident weirdo).
    6AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:46
    Nah, he's been the loose-cannon character since forever.
    What are you even talking about?
    10AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:47
    This is such a forced hit piece on Kinashi…
    What's the actual agenda here?
    11AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:47
    Getting Noritake himself to step on your Benz would be bragging rights for generations.
    12AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:47
    I just see it as bubble-era excess and destructive vibes.
    13AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:47
    Wasn't it the rapper who put him up to it?
    15AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:48
    The rapper was the one who told him to get up there.
    Enough with the spin already.
    21AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:50
    He never had a 'nice guy' image to begin with.
    23AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:51
    Even back at their peak over 30 years ago, everyone said Ishibashi was the sensible one and Kinashi was the weird one. Why act surprised now?
    24AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:51
    He's had such a long career precisely because he's not a nice guy.
    25AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:51
    Kinashi was always worse than Ishibashi when it came to bullying ADs (assistant directors) and juniors — why the surprise now?
    26AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:52
    Maybe he'll start selling Benz-branded bicycles next (´・ω・｀)
    27AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:52
    Still trying to mislead people with this after-the-fact 'kotatsu article' (a lazy piece written from home with no real reporting)?
    29AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:54
    Doesn't he know the tide has already turned?
    Way too out of the loop for a journalist.
    30AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:54
    Showa era?
    Tunnels' peak was during the Heisei era, wasn't it?
    31AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:54
    I always figured this was just his comedy style.
    32AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:54
    The follow-up video already changed the narrative — why run this article now?
    33AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:54
    Who knew Tunnels and Downtown would fade while Unnan (Utchan Nanchan) is the one still standing.
    35AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:56
    If he did this in private, sure, judge his character — but you can't tell anything from an edited TV clip lol.
    37AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:59
    Anyone saying he never had a nice-guy image is a newbie fan.
    Kinashi genuinely did have a nice-guy image back in the day.
    It was Ishibashi who smashed the camera while Kinashi just recoiled in shock.
    It was Ishibashi who boycotted the radio show.
    It was Ishibashi who blew up live on a music program.
    39AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:01
    I remember Bananaman saying on their radio show once that Kinashi was actually the scarier one in Tunnels.
    41AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:01
    The car's owner literally asked him to get on the roof.
    Whether the writer knew that or not,
    it's embarrassing for K Dub Shine's crew (referring to the rapper) to push this.
    42AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:02
    Nice guy? Who, him? He's famous for being unhinged.
    43AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:03
    It was forgivable as harmless mischief when he was young,
    but it's rough seeing him still doing this as he nears old age.
    44AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:04
    Now that Takashi (Ishibashi) is out of the picture,
    Nori (Kinashi) is getting hit with merciless criticism.
    46AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:05
    Never got what was funny about their student-humor act or that Teikyo University in-crowd vibe, even back when they were young.
    Though Yoshimoto comedians are even more cringe-inducing.
    84AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:34
    This is just web news stirring things up — for older folks, denting a car is nothing compared to what Takeshi and Sanma have done.
    Young people probably don't even care about Kinashi anyway.
    88AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:41
    Re: #84
    With Takeshi and Sanma there's an established running bit, and apparently Sanma even left his scar unfixed because he thought it looked cooler.

    Background and Key Points of the Discussion

    “Kinashi Record” is a show streamed on ABEMA, and renewed attention to a scene from its April 25, 2026 episode — in which Noritake Kinashi climbed onto the roof of a Mercedes-Benz — sparked criticism. With his partner Takaaki Ishibashi having rarely appeared in public in recent years amid recurring speculation about his health, the article in question took the angle of re-evaluating Kinashi’s own behavior as that of a “loose cannon.” Opinion on the thread split over whether to view the act as “a trait he’s always had” or as “behavior that’s no longer acceptable now that he’s older.” It’s also worth noting that, according to some reports, the car’s owner had actually asked him to climb onto the roof — a claim the article doesn’t confirm one way or the other — which drew its own share of criticism over selective reporting. Tunnels have been known since the 1980s for their body-on-the-line stunts, and the contrast between Kinashi’s and Ishibashi’s personas has long been a topic of discussion.

    ※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “Mercedes Roof-Stomping Backlash: With Ishibashi Absent, Kinashi’s ‘Loose Cannon’ Side Comes Out — Was the ‘Nice Guy’ Image Just an Illusion?”.

  • Late-Night Pickup at Yodobashi Stores Sparks Buzz: ‘Basically Lets You Shop 24/7’

    Yodobashi Camera’s online store, “Yodobashi.com,” offers an “order online, pick up in store” service — and the fact that you can actually pick up items late at night, outside normal business hours, became a hot topic on social media after an ITmedia article spotlighted it. On 5channel (5ch), users shared firsthand accounts of ordering from their phone right outside the store and picking the item up the moment the “ready for pickup” notification arrived, effectively making 24-hour shopping possible. At the same time, discussion turned to the finer details — how long the wait actually is between placing an order and having the item ready, how out-of-stock items get handled — along with comparisons of price and selection against other retailers like Amazon.

    Published September 5, 2026, 06:00 AM

    [Rintaro Kaneko, ITmedia]

    Yodobashi Camera’s web store “Yodobashi.com” offers an “order online, pick up in store” service, and the ability to pick up orders late at night — outside regular business hours — has become a major talking point on social media.

    Source: itmedia.co.jp / Original article here

    2AnonymousSep 6, 2026 05:38
    This is low-key amazing.
    3AnonymousSep 6, 2026 05:39
    Man, now I want some yōkan (sweet red bean jelly).
    4AnonymousSep 6, 2026 06:57
    Amazon treats Yodobashi.com as its 'imaginary enemy state.'
    They've basically been forced to use 0.9x Yodobashi.com's price (10% points back on everything, plus free delivery) as their pricing benchmark.
    6AnonymousSep 6, 2026 07:36
    Re: #4
    Amazon's free delivery doesn't let you pick a time slot, so I barely buy from them anymore.
    5AnonymousSep 6, 2026 07:20
    The post office used to have a late-night pickup window too, but they stopped doing that.
    7AnonymousSep 6, 2026 08:00
    The perk here is you can order online right outside the store late at night, and the moment the 'ready for pickup' email lands, walk to the counter, pay, and go — basically 24-hour shopping.
    8AnonymousSep 6, 2026 08:10
    Re: #7
    Pickup I get, but do they actually process the order and prep the item overnight? If so, that's godlike.
    13AnonymousSep 6, 2026 09:22
    Re: #8
    They do.
    17AnonymousSep 6, 2026 09:41
    Re: #8
    They do, but if you place the order online after you've already shown up at the store, it's not instant — you'll wait at least 30 minutes even in the best case. They run the store with a skeleton crew overnight, there are other customers already in the queue ahead of you, and staff have to go dig through the store to find your item (customers obviously don't get to walk the closed sales floor themselves), so it takes a while.
    And if that particular store doesn't have the item in stock, obviously it's not showing up in 30 minutes. They bring it in from another location, so you're looking at half a day at best, up to two days if you're unlucky.
    9AnonymousSep 6, 2026 08:49
    If it's the same price, I'll buy from Yodobashi over Amazon.
    34AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:39
    Re: #9
    Thing is, it's usually not the same price…
    And the selection's pretty weak too.
    11AnonymousSep 6, 2026 09:08
    This was already mentioned in an article from 2018, so the service itself has actually been around for quite a while.
    14AnonymousSep 6, 2026 09:27
    Like, a single Tirol Choco (a tiny, cheap Japanese candy).
    15AnonymousSep 6, 2026 09:33
    Re: #14
    I searched and found Tirol Choco-branded puzzles and erasers.
    Sounds like some people mistook the puzzle for an assorted chocolate box and bought it by accident.
    16AnonymousSep 6, 2026 09:36
    Starting next year, they won't be able to run that kind of business anymore.
    18AnonymousSep 6, 2026 09:41
    Looks like you can even pick up a full-size fridge late at night, but you'd need a mini-truck to actually haul it home.
    19AnonymousSep 6, 2026 10:30
    Great for when you urgently need to buy something — like when your monitor dies while you're working from home at 2 a.m.
    20AnonymousSep 6, 2026 10:43
    Their execution is so impwessive~ (a cutesy, meme-y mispronunciation of 'amazing')
    21AnonymousSep 6, 2026 10:58
    Re: #1
    24-hour service is nice, but since you're hauling stuff home by car anyway, a suburban distribution warehouse would honestly be more convenient than a downtown store.
    22AnonymousSep 6, 2026 11:00
    Yodobashi first, and if they don't carry it, then Amazon or Rakuten.
    23AnonymousSep 6, 2026 11:48
    So you can buy a PC anytime now?
    24AnonymousSep 6, 2026 11:55
    Building a counter and staffing it — that's extra cost.
    Wouldn't delivery just be better?
    26AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:37
    Re: #24
    It's basically like a late-night convenience store.
    25AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:02
    Just get Uber to deliver it.
    27AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:52
    Re: #6
    Convenience store pickup, PUDO lockers, Amazon Hub lockers —
    take your pick.
    28AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:53
    Re: #1
    What is this?
    Did someone start a thread with an ad instead of an actual article?
    29AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:59
    I wonder if some company will start offering this kind of service more broadly.
    Feels like it could help ease the load on distribution resources, but maybe it just wouldn't get used enough?
    The usage fee would probably get tacked on too, I bet…
    30AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:11
    There can't be that many items actually eligible for pickup, right? Isn't most of Yodobashi.com's stock special-order items?
    31AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:21
    Re: #30
    Well yeah, it's limited to stuff that's physically in the store.
    32AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:23
    Re: #30
    Actually, even special-order items can't be picked up same-day, but they're still available for pickup 24 hours a day once ready.
    33AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:28
    Yodobashi.com's service can genuinely beat Amazon's.
    The downsides are that way too many items are out of stock, and the order history search is just garbage.
    35AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:51
    Yodobashi just uses its stores as e-commerce warehouses,
    and the 24-hour service is basically just a side effect of that.
    36AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:06
    That's not the only reason though.
    It's also because you actually get the item you expected.
    37AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:16
    Some people are bringing up Amazon, but there's:
    – sold by Amazon, shipped by Amazon
    – sold by a third-party shop, shipped by Amazon
    – sold by a shop, shipped by the shop
    and each of these is a totally different situation.
    At most, only the first two are even comparable to Yodobashi.com.
    That last category has some decent sellers, but it's a minefield of slow shipping, so it's not really fair to compare.
    39AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:25
    Re: #37
    Doesn't that just make them a middleman skimming a cut off the top, though~?
    38AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:22
    Re: #34
    But even when you buy 'new' on Amazon, sometimes you get a grubby, obviously-handled 'used' item instead.
    With Yodobashi you just get an actual new item, no drama.
    40AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:34
    The search function feels a bit dated, but that actually makes it easier to use.
    Most of all, it doesn't clutter the results with a bunch of irrelevant junk — that's a huge plus.

    Background and Key Points of This Discussion

    The “order online, pick up in store” service itself has actually existed since around 2018, so it’s not exactly new. It generally only covers items already in stock at that specific store — special-order items are hard to pick up the same day, and depending on the store, the wait can run anywhere from half a day to two days. Even for late-night orders, items aren’t handed over instantly; staff have to locate and prepare them from the sales floor, so it typically takes around 30 minutes, longer when things are busy. In the thread, opinions split between praise for the convenience — “you can basically shop 24 hours a day” — and skepticism over whether staffing a pickup counter overnight actually costs more than just doing delivery, with reactions varying depending on whether people weighted convenience or operating costs more heavily. Comparisons with Amazon came up often too, though most claims about price, stock, and guaranteed-new condition were based on individual users’ personal experience rather than any official comparative data — worth keeping in mind.

    *This article was compiled by excerpting and summarizing the 5channel (Business News+) thread “‘Late-Night Shopping at Yodobashi’ Stories Go Viral — Some Say They ‘Had No Idea’ About the Perks of 24-Hour Pickup.”

  • “Sell Your Paper Books and They’re Basically Free” — 5ch: “You Can Read New Releases for About 400 Yen”

    A thread on 5ch’s “Anything Goes Live” board (Nandemo Jikkyo G), titled “Books are digital now — paper books are obsolete,” drew a wave of pushback from posters defending physical books. The flashpoint was a “buy-then-resell” reading style: selling a paper book on Mercari or BookOff right after finishing it, effectively reading it for a few hundred yen. E-book fans cited the hassle of storage and wear as reasons to avoid paper, but paper fans countered that once you factor in resale value, the per-book cost actually beats digital. Posters also split over what counts as a “specialist book” and over the limits of library request systems.

    1AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:17
    Nah, if anything, now is the golden age of paper books.
    Buy a paper book, get it cheap secondhand, read it, then flip it on Mercari — basically free.
    And even without a sale, secondhand copies are always cheap anyway.
    2AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:17
    People say paper books take up space, but if you sell them right after finishing, they don't pile up.
    There's only so many books you'd actually reread anyway.
    30AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:30
    Re: #2
    The fact that you HAVE to sell it right away feels like a downside to me.
    With e-books you don't have to sell anything at all.
    4AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:18
    Paper books smell and get dirty fast, don't need 'em.
    5AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:19
    Re: #4
    I sell it before it gets dirty, so it doesn't get dirty.
    Most books I never reread anyway, so I'm not storing anything long-term.
    9AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:21
    I've done both, and when I actually go back and reread something, it's always the paper copy.
    Plus you can resell it.
    11AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:22
    Re: #9
    I love books, but I rarely reread them, which makes paper make even more sense for me.
    12AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:23
    What bugs me is that e-books aren't even much cheaper than paper.
    15AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:24
    Re: #12
    Maybe it's server costs or something, but yeah, e-books are basically always pricier than they should be.
    About the only place digital wins is something like Kindle Unlimited.
    Though Unlimited doesn't even have that many good books, so I barely use it.
    26AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:28
    Re: #15
    That one's useless too — it's always "only the first 3 volumes are free" or whatever.
    29AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:30
    Re: #26
    Yeah, that's especially true for manga.
    Specialist books and magazines are actually decent on there though.
    37AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:34
    Re: #26
    No, it's actually genius — most manga gets boring partway through anyway, so by the time it'd start charging you, you've already quit reading. Might as well be free.
    18AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:26
    Paper books have gotten so expensive I only buy on e-book sales now.
    Why does a single manga volume cost almost 1,000 yen?
    31AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:31
    Re: #18
    That's on you for buying at full price.
    Buy from BookOff or Mercari instead.
    20AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:27
    I switch depending on what it's for — paper for business and specialist books I sit down and study, digital for novels and manga.
    25AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:28
    Re: #20
    Manga and novels are exactly the stuff I'd say default to paper — you usually only read them once, so being able to resell pays off.
    Plus secondhand prices start cheap anyway.
    Though I do buy digital on sale for the rare series I actually reread.
    28AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:30
    Re: #23
    I read manga too, but I wasn't only talking about manga.
    If anything, text-heavy specialist books hold their resale value better than manga, so they're even more suited to paper.
    34AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:32
    Re: #28
    You were talking about manga though.
    33AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:32
    Re: #30
    Fair enough.
    Books are cheap per unit anyway, and there's shipping on top — not factoring in the labor and cost is very "paper diehard" of you.
    46AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:37
    Re: #33
    The "labor" involved is like a tiny fraction of the effort it takes to earn money at a job.
    Feeling annoyed or bothered while not working still beats actually working.
    35AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:32
    Re: #30
    On the flip side, a book that doesn't sell means you effectively overpaid for it.
    Not being able to recoup any money once you're done with it is rough — especially for expensive books.
    39AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:35
    Re: #34
    I'd honestly like to know why you'd think that — I read text-heavy niche books way more than manga.
    Some good ones I've read lately:
    Japan's Bookstores
    The Complete Guide to Nostalgic Japanese Soft Drinks
    BookOff University: The Wandering Department
    The Gold Guide to Non-Commercial Game Software
    The Complete Famicom Disk System Guide
    Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Dissected
    — stuff like that.
    50AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:38
    Re: #39
    How is any of that a "specialist book"? Those are just mooks (magazine-book hybrids)!
    40AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:35
    Even for a novel I'm dying to read at 2,000 yen — I'll buy it, read it the same day, list it on Mercari, and it'll sell for around 1,900 yen.
    After fees and shipping, that's roughly 1,600 yen back.
    So I end up reading brand-new releases for basically 400 yen. I do this all the time.
    42AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:36
    Re: #40
    You could just borrow it from the library for free though.
    48AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:38
    Re: #40
    This is the real advantage of paper.
    It's basically an exploit at this point.
    41AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:36
    Re: #38
    Money books always say thinking about resale value when you shop is a trait of rich people, though.
    51AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:39
    Re: #41
    Rich people don't bother thinking about anything that stingy.
    43AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:37
    Do people even buy that many books these days?
    47AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:38
    Re: #43
    Anyone still buying books nowadays is a paper diehard.
    52AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:40
    Re: #43
    Reading's my main hobby, so I buy a ton every month.
    It's a volume I could never afford without reselling.
    For anything over 2,000 yen especially, reselling is basically mandatory.
    44AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:37
    Honestly, when I'm buying, I'm not thinking that stingily about reselling later.
    Most people probably just see digital as "more convenient," that's it.
    Really, 90% of it is that going out to sell the thing is just a hassle.
    55AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:43
    Re: #44
    Fine if you're rich, but that's a bad attitude toward money for an average person to have.
    You probably haven't even started NISA (Japan's tax-free investment account) either.
    49AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:38
    Re: #42
    Libraries only stock so many books, and even the request system has limits.
    I kept requesting pricey specialist books almost every month and eventually got scolded by a librarian.
    87AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:47
    Re: #49
    Wait, the request system lets you ask the library to get books they don't even have yet?
    53AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:41
    Re: #50
    Isn't a "specialist book" just one that covers something niche and hardcore?
    Things like guides for non-commercial game software or Famicom stock-trading software that list exact model numbers and version differences — that's the kind of obsessive-detail book that gets me, exactly the passion-project specialist stuff I love.
    54AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:42
    Re: #51
    Sounds like you've never read a money book.
    I'd recommend starting with The Millionaire Next Door.

    Background and key points of this debate

    Against the e-book camp’s argument that paper books “take up space” and “deteriorate,” the thread kept circling back to a third option: reselling used copies. Anecdotes about selling a new release on BookOff or Mercari and, after fees and shipping, ending up paying only a few hundred yen net, work from a different baseline than the e-book side’s price comparisons, which tend to focus only on list price. Meanwhile, e-book prices are often close to paper prices, and posters pointed out that Kindle Unlimited — which offers “only the first few volumes free” — isn’t well suited to manga, meaning the assumed savings are often overestimated. The thread also split over the definition of a “specialist book,” clashing over whether magazine-style mooks like out-of-print game strategy guides count. It’s also easy to overlook that library request systems have caps — nobody can request unlimited books for free.

    *This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Anything Goes Live G board) thread “A mysterious faction claims: “Books are digital now! Paper books are obsolete!” — really?.”

  • Aimyon Shows Off Tattoos on Shoulders and Arms — 5ch: ‘She Got Way Cuter After That Haircut’

    Singer-songwriter Aimyon shared off-shot photos on X from her appearance at the outdoor music festival “SPACE SHOWER SWEET LOVE SHOWER 2026,” held in Yamanashi Prefecture. Wearing a sheer orange lace sleeveless top over a black undershirt, she showed off multiple tattoos on her shoulders and both arms, and one photo taken by a riverside drew particular attention. On 5ch, opinions split between “tattoos shouldn’t matter for an artist” and the harsher view that “she should be standing out for her actual music instead.”

    9/6 (Sun) 6:30

    Singer-songwriter Aimyon’s latest look is drawing attention.

    Wearing a sheer orange lace sleeveless top that reveals a black undershirt beneath, with multiple tattoos scattered across her shoulders and both arms, Aimyon appeared at the outdoor music festival “SPACE SHOWER SWEET LOVE SHOWER 2026” held in Yamanashi Prefecture. She posted an off-shot taken by a riverbank on X.

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

    9AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:39
    Re: #1
    What exactly do the "but tattoos!" crowd want from her?
    30AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:44
    Re: #9
    Exactly this.
    For a regular person tattoos are nothing but a disadvantage,
    but for a celebrity it doesn't matter.
    In a popularity-driven business, if it earns you buzz from the peanut gallery, it's even an advantage.
    10AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:39
    Even if you all boycott her, she won't feel a thing.
    14AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:40
    She's not working a regular 9-to-5, so it's fine.
    19AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:41
    I don't know much about her, but is she gang-adjacent (hansha) or an actual criminal?
    21AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:42
    Nah, even Messi has tattoos, so it doesn't matter.
    22AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:42
    I wonder what kind of people are actually complaining about her tattoos.

    If some office worker got inked I'd be put off, but for an artist it's fine, right?
    57AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:51
    Re: #22
    But artists especially are the ones who'll keep creating new work and reinventing their style going forward —
    doesn't it bother her to carry around permanent graffiti someone else drew on her for the rest of her life?
    It's like a slave brand, the opposite of self and individuality.
    23AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:43
    Re: #1
    Broken windows theory.
    Give it three years and she'll probably look like Hoichi the Earless (the folklore figure covered head to toe in tattooed sutras).
    24AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:43
    Neither L'Arc-en-Ciel's Hyde nor that "Dry Flower" guy (singer Yuri) needed tattoos.
    33AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:44
    Re: #24
    Hyde only went this heavy on tattoos recently, but he's actually had them since way back.
    25AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:43
    Are these little dabbed-on tattoos the trend right now?
    Even on FC2 (the adult site) people have tiny stickers covering little tattoos all over their bodies now — such a mood killer.
    26AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:43
    She owes Medarot one — she should get a Medarot tattoo.
    29AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:44
    She was singing the Medarot theme song on TV, but wow, her nerve is something else.
    32AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:44
    It's fine while you're young,
    but it never goes away for the rest of your life.
    35AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:45
    Let her do what she wants. She made it big off her talent, after all.
    38AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:45
    Re: #35
    Talented in what sense, exactly?
    43AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:47
    She's always sung songs about emotionally unstable women ("menhera"), so honestly I always pictured her as the tattoo type anyway.
    44AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:47
    Might as well keep getting more.
    Face next.
    46AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:48
    She got way cuter after that haircut.
    48AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:48
    Looking at these tattoos, where exactly is the "cute" part?
    52AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:50
    Guess she's really into the 5,000 yen note or something?
    77AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:57
    The last time she was actually a topic for her music was before COVID, huh.
    Same with the YOASOBI guy (Ayase) and Kitani Tatsuya —
    funny how it's always the ones cranking out harmless, forgettable pop songs
    who want to get tattoos. Please, put your personality into the music instead.
    89AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:59
    Re: #77
    She fills arenas on tour every single year, you know.
    85AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:57
    Never heard her stuff — is it like Mötley Crüe or something?
    88AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:58
    Re: #85
    Apparently it's more in the vein of Yoshida Takuro.
    99AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:01
    Who cares, honestly. It's not like she's got a full traditional Japanese tattoo of a dragon or a hannya mask or something lol.
    113AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:05
    Re: #99
    Full-body tattoos are basically just a patterned shirt at that point.
    116AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:06
    That's exactly what I keep telling you —
    those are Aimyon's temporary tattoo stickers

    Background and Points of Debate

    In Japan, tattoos still carry a strong stigma — many public bathhouses and hot springs refuse entry to anyone with tattoos, and older generations often associate them with organized crime. At the same time, tattoos have become increasingly common among musicians and athletes in recent years. The thread brought up both Hyde and Messi, splitting into two camps: those who say “it’s fine if you’re a performer/artist,” and those who more harshly argue “she should be standing out through her actual music, not her looks.” One comment also raised the possibility that these were merely temporary tattoo stickers rather than real ink, and it’s worth noting that Aimyon herself has not confirmed whether the tattoos are real or how many she has. Her hometown also became a point of confusion, with an incorrect claim that she’s “a delinquent from Osaka” being corrected to Hyogo Prefecture — a reminder that this is the kind of topic that spreads easily even while the facts remain unclear. The whole discussion grew out of a single photo she posted on social media, and there has been no official comment from her about her intentions or the number and content of the tattoos.

    *This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports Breaking News+) thread “Aimyon’s Latest Look — Tattoos Fully Exposed on Shoulders and Both Arms: ‘I Wish She Hadn’t Gotten Them,’ ‘Surprised She’s Got Quite a Bit of Ink,’ ‘The Tattoos Are Cute’.”

  • Manager Roberts Analyzes Ohtani’s Condition — 5ch: “The Two-Way Duality of Good Shohei and Bad Shohei”

    After the game on the 5th (6th Japan time), Dodgers manager Dave Roberts offered his view that Shohei Ohtani’s “personality changes depending on whether he’s feeling good or bad physically.” On 5ch, the comment sparked mixed reactions — some joked about a “Good Ohtani” and “Bad Ohtani” two-way duality, others defended him with “that’s true of anyone,” while others pointed to his past behavior and took a harsher view, saying “his true colors are just showing.”

    <Dodgers vs. Nationals> ◇ 5th (6th Japan time) ◇ Dodger Stadium

    Dodgers manager Dave Roberts (54) gave his assessment that pitcher Shohei Ohtani (32) has recovered quite well from his current condition.

    [Photo] The “angry…” look on Ohtani’s face after being cautioned by manager Roberts

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

    4AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:54
    Well, you see a person's true self when things aren't going well, right?
    5AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:55
    If Ohtani weren't playing, the Dodgers' ratings on satellite TV would be an absolute disaster.
    13AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:58
    Re: #5
    Your Japanese is worse.
    6AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:55
    The two-way flow of Good Shohei and Bad Shohei
    7AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:55
    Like the old "when you've got your 551 / when you don't" bit? (a classic Japanese comedy routine about 551 Horai pork buns)
    8AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:55
    Every human's like that lol
    42AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:01
    Re: #8
    It's not "everyone" — that's exactly why the manager brought it up.
    111AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:12
    Re: #8
    Re: #19
    Iniesta was treated like a saint too, but he'd completely lose it whenever things weren't going well in the J.League.
    A person's true nature shows precisely when things aren't going well.
    9AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:55
    When he got criticized for getting caught stealing, he stubbornly kept stealing out of spite — once he stops performing well, I bet more "bad personality" stories will keep surfacing.
    10AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:56
    You're only noticing this now?
    11AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:56
    That's basically dissing him for being two-faced lol
    14AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:58
    Jeter once looked back on Matsui's Yankees days and said, "That guy never changed no matter the situation or condition."
    18AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:58
    His good personality was never really his selling point to begin with.
    44AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:02
    Re: #18
    Back when he was still in Japan talking about his "I'll show them" challenger spirit in interviews, he had this ambitious look on his face.
    His true personality is probably that of a competitive, elite-minded person — and that type exists everywhere.
    62AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:05
    Re: #18
    The media ran a whole campaign about him picking up trash and being considerate to opposing players, remember?
    198AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:26
    Re: #18
    He used to get treated like a bratty kid who teased his senpai.
    19AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:58
    Re: #1
    Wait, isn't that true for literally everyone?
    41AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:01
    Ippei: "In Saint Seiya terms, he's like Gemini Saga after he became the Pope."
    Kurumada (the manga's creator): "…You've only just begun climbing."
    Ippei: "…up this endlessly long slope of debt repayment." (a joke riffing on Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani's former interpreter, and his gambling debt repayment, framed as Saint Seiya manga dialogue)
    65AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:05
    Re: #41
    The same embezzlement won't work twice on a Saint 🙄

    Pegasus Illusion → 4.6 billion yen (a parody of Saint Seiya's iconic special-move names, referencing Ippei Mizuhara's roughly ¥4.6 billion embezzlement)
    49AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:03
    That's just how humans are.
    People make a fuss about it because they treat a mere athlete like some kind of saint.
    61AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:05
    Re: #49
    Because if you write even a slightly negative article, you get banned on the spot — and so does the outlet itself.
    84AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:08
    Re: #49
    There's the opposite pattern too.
    When someone whose life had been going well hits a rough patch,
    they start understanding other people's pain, become kinder,
    and learn to be considerate.
    Either way, humans are fundamentally selfish, self-centered creatures.
    67AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:06
    Something that's puzzled me for a while —
    there's no reason athletes have to be saints,
    yet I can never figure out why they get treated like one.
    The baseball guys at my school were nothing but troublemakers, in the bad sense.
    109AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:12
    Re: #67
    That goes for sports clubs in general, not just baseball.
    They're a bunch of guys with energy to burn
    who can't stand not being the center of attention —
    of course there's going to be some roughness and selfishness.
    81AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:08
    A dog's ability to sense things…
    Dekopin… (Dekopin is the name of Ohtani's dog)
    137AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:16
    Re: #81
    Wait, what —
    weren't things going well with his dog?
    90AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:09
    Roberts said he was doing batting practice the entire game.
    This guy's insane.
    105AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:12
    Re: #90
    Even telling him to rest is useless.
    114AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:12
    I mean, doesn't everyone's personality change when they're not feeling well?
    119AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:13
    Re: #114
    I don't think my personality changes… am I just special?

    Background and Points of Debate

    Manager Roberts’ comment came amid Ohtani’s ongoing return to two-way (pitching and hitting) game action, and appears to mean that his focus and demeanor tend to shift when he’s not feeling well physically. The thread split over whether to read this as “a natural human reaction anyone would have” or as “a backlash against expecting athletes to be saints.” Ohtani’s public image has historically been built on wholesome anecdotes like picking up trash and showing consideration for opposing players, and as a counter-reaction to that, some posts linked this comment to the idea that “the mask has finally slipped.” However, some of these posts were based on unsourced hearsay or references to footage that couldn’t be verified, and it’s worth noting that the original article is simply about Roberts commenting on the degree of Ohtani’s physical recovery. Some also argued that the controversy over his emotional ups and downs says less about Ohtani’s personal character than about the media and public’s tendency to project an overly saintly image onto athletes — a perspective that can’t be gleaned from the original article alone, and is unique to the thread’s discussion.

    *This article is compiled as an excerpt/summary from the 5ch (Geisoku+) thread “Manager Roberts: “Shohei’s personality changes when he’s feeling good vs. bad” — analyzing Ohtani’s condition“.

  • New Condo Sales Slow Even in Tokyo’s 23 Wards as Rising Rates and Soaring Prices Weigh

    In the Tokyo metro area’s new condominium market, the share of properties that developers rated as “selling well” has fallen to 29%, down 9 points from a year earlier, according to a survey by real estate advisory firm Total Brain. The firm says rising mortgage rates and soaring prices are making buyers more cautious. On 5channel, threads debated the reality behind “50-year joint mortgages” said to be available even to people in their 20s, how price surges in the 23 wards have spread to surrounding cities like Omiya, Urawa, and Ebina, and shifting patterns in bulk purchases by wealthy Chinese buyers.

    Momentum in new condominium sales across the Tokyo metro area is slowing. Among new properties launched between November 2025 and June 2026, the share that real estate developers rated as “selling well” stood at 29%, down 9 points from the same period a year earlier, according to real estate advisory firm Total Brain (Minato, Tokyo). Buyers are growing more cautious amid rising mortgage rates and soaring prices.

    Roughly 60 real estate developers across the Tokyo metro area (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba) launched first-phase sales of 1…(remaining 1,445 characters available in the paid edition)

    Nikkei MJ, September 6, 2026, 5:00 AM

    Source: nikkei.com / Original article here

    4AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:14
    Wait, aren't people in their 20s buying up everything with 50-year mortgages?
    7AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:16
    Re: #4
    No way you can afford a new build in Tokyo on a 20-something's salary
    10AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:17
    Re: #4
    That figure includes regional areas too

    The 23 wards are rough
    City center is impossible
    63AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:33
    Re: #4
    The 50-year mortgage is a loan banks only extend to young elites — big-company employees in their 20s buying high-asset-value properties in Tokyo. Trolling about it like that just shows you don't know what you're talking about.
    Though the media's partly to blame too for not reporting it accurately.
    21AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:19
    Best move is to rent an apartment in the 23 wards while you're young, then buy a cheap house in the suburbs once you're older.
    Don't take out a 50-year mortgage to buy a condo now.
    44AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:26
    Re: #21
    Isn't it better to just buy a house in the suburbs now?
    51AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:29
    Re: #21
    Soaring building material costs are making detached houses out of reach too
    26AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:22
    I lost the lottery for a condo, and now the sales company called saying a cancellation opened up.
    If this one doesn't sell, I bet the next call will be 'we've dropped the price, how about it?'
    34AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:23
    Re: #26
    How much were you willing to pay?
    52AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:29
    Re: #26
    Just tell them you'll buy if they knock 30% off

    They'll say no on the spot,
    but I read in some old article that if you're lucky they'll call back that same night, usually by the next day, saying it's a deal
    32AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:23
    The Chinese buyers who could pay in cash can no longer get their money out of China
    36AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:24
    Re: #32
    There was already a cap on how much you could take out of China in the first place —
    paying cash for a Tokyo condo was already sketchy
    59AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:32
    Re: #32
    Heard lately it's buyers from countries other than China
    77AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:38
    Re: #7
    A 50-year joint mortgage should make it doable, right?
    93AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:43
    Re: #77
    Even with a joint mortgage at 8x annual income over 50 years, you still can't reach the price of a new condo in the 23 wards
    113AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:48
    Re: #93
    120,000 yen a month × 2 people × 12 months × 50 years comes to about 140 million yen, so a property around 100 million should be doable. Though if rates rise, forget it…
    121AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:51
    Re: #93
    In terms of yield, these new condos return less than 2% a year —
    that's speculation, not investment
    The difference between speculation and investment comes down to the risk premium left after subtracting the 3% government bond yield from the capital return rate
    A condo running at -2% a year is speculative trading, no question about it
    84AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:40
    A coworker said new condos were too expensive to buy, so I suggested somewhere like Omiya might work — got called clueless.
    Guess even Omiya's pricey now.
    Still wouldn't want to live there though
    102AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:45
    Re: #84
    That's where you go a bit further east to Kasukabe

    The distance from Kasukabe to Tokyo isn't much different from Omiya's
    https://www.saitama-np.co.jp/upload/images/2025/03/14/006938/56c7c8c1c934a9090ff5f272ea6a1c61.jpg
    90AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:42
    Re: #84
    Prices there have jumped hard
    Omiya and Urawa are pricier than plenty of spots in Tokyo proper now
    96AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:43
    Re: #90
    90% of Tokyo is more rural or less convenient than Omiya or Urawa
    104AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:46
    Re: #90
    Even if Urawa's a nice area, I wouldn't want to commute into Tokyo from there
    124AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:51
    Re: #90
    Price-wise, isn't Urawa about on par with Kitasenju?
    97AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:44
    Normally, buying new construction means the value automatically drops by about 20 million yen the moment you close.
    I've heard of flippers walking away from their deposit when the post-purchase drop exceeds the deposit amount — that makes sense, it's rational. But apparently there are also actual homebuyers who forfeit their deposit just because they feel cheated after seeing a unit with the same layout listed cheaper later.
    What are you even buying a house for at that point
    106AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:46
    Re: #97
    Even with stocks, that kind of short-term trading carries risk
    These guys really are just flippers lol
    122AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:51
    Re: #97
    That's an awfully short fuse
    114AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:49
    Guess they'll just keep jacking up rents too, to push people into buying
    120AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:51
    Re: #114
    A pro raises it right up to the edge of what people will still pay
    129AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:54
    Re: #114
    They have to keep raising rent just to maintain the yield
    When you calculate with the income capitalization method, the cap rate for residential is supposed to be around 5% a year,
    so a used condo yielding under 5% is in bubble territory
    139AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:57
    Re: #114
    They can't raise it that much though
    Tenants just can't afford it
    128AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:53
    Re: #124
    Urawa has stronger brand value as a long-established educational/cultural area
    Though Kitasenju's been stepping up its game lately too
    137AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:56
    Re: #128
    Price-wise they're probably about the same
    …actually just looked it up, and Kitasenju's more expensive now
    130AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:54
    Omiya and around there are probably a good buy
    Over on the Kanagawa side, even Odakyu Line towns like Ebina and Honatsugi are seeing prices spike
    240 million yen, lol

    https://www.mansion-review.jp/shinchiku/city/761.html
    #1 Leafia Tower Ebina Chronos Court — price range: 72 million to 240 million yen
    #2 Rune Ebina Urban Arena — price range: 46 million to 86 million yen
    #3 Branchierre Ebina — price: 87.88 million yen
    141AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:57
    Re: #130
    Ebina's going for prices like that?
    That place is total countryside — this is crazy
    151AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:04
    United States

    France


    By next year or the year after, Tokyo street corners will probably look like this too
    Well, rich people's money roams the globe hunting for returns, so there's no reason Japan would be the one exception
    156AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:06
    Re: #151
    If you won't get kicked out, just pitch a tent in Yoyogi Park and live there
    That'd make you a winner
    160AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:06
    TV was pushing '50-year joint mortgages recommended for young people' again today — these guys are like vampires
    166AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:07
    Re: #160
    Feels like joint mortgages are going to cause more murders — couples whose marriage sours but who can't divorce because of the loan
    167AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:09
    Re: #160
    If I'd been there I'd have schooled them: rent is sticky, so during inflation you're better off renting, lol
    172AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:10
    Re: #160
    As long as it sells, they don't care about anything else.
    Other people's lives are none of their business.
    When we were buying, it was the same thing day after day — 'With your income, you could easily afford this condo!'

    Background and Key Points

    This survey was compiled by Nikkei MJ, the distribution-focused trade paper of the Nikkei Group, covering first-phase sales of new condominiums launched by roughly 60 developers across Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba. It’s easy to misread the “selling well” rating — it’s a relative assessment based on developers’ own self-reporting, not a sign that prices themselves have fallen. The “50-year joint mortgage” that came up in the thread is, in reality, a product offered conditionally to people like large-company employees, not something the young generation at large can freely take out, as some commenters pointed out. Meanwhile, the decline in bulk purchases by wealthy Chinese buyers is said to stem from tighter capital controls in China, with some seeing investors from other countries stepping in to fill the gap. The way price increases have spread to suburban cities in Saitama and Kanagawa appears to reflect a combination of supply constraints in central Tokyo and investment capital that flowed in during the low-interest-rate era.

    *This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Breaking News Plus) thread “New Condo Sales Slow Even in Tokyo’s 23 Wards as Rising Rates and Soaring Prices Weigh.”

  • New Chiikawa Character Looks Just Like Kura Sushi’s President, Fans Buzz — Creator Stays Silent

    The face of the “kanpyō roll enemy” character who appeared in a new Chiikawa episode has been pointed out on 5channel as resembling the president of the conveyor-belt sushi chain Kura Sushi. There was previously a Chiikawa x Kura Sushi collaboration that got cancelled after trouble over how a store handled things, and speculation is spreading that this episode might be a dig at that incident. Thread opinion is split between it being mere coincidence and it being the creator’s intentional jab, and creator Nagano has made no specific comment on the matter.

    1AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:44
    A sushi episode that came out of nowhere
    Everyone figured it was just Nagano goofing around
    But sharp-eyed fans pointed out that the kanpyō roll enemy's face is a dead ringer for Kura Sushi's president
    4AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:44
    It's scary how many people out there act like they're Nagano themselves (i.e., claim to know exactly what the creator was thinking)
    7AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:45
    Honestly don't want to touch this content with a ten-foot pole
    9AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:45
    Man, otaku really do love it when someone's "furious" or "blows a gasket," huh
    11AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:46
    Meanwhile, it looks like Nagano hasn't made any comment on this at all
    28AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:49
    Re: #11
    That's the answer right there
    12AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:46
    The president's side is the one who'd actually have a right to be mad about being compared to this
    16AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:46

    And here he was looking all excited too…
    74AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:06
    Re: #16
    lol they straight up broke up on bad terms
    17AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:47
    Saw a theory that Kura Sushi is basically the only major chain that even serves kanpyō (dried gourd) rolls — is that actually true?
    40AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:52
    Re: #17
    Yeah now that you mention it, Kappa Sushi doesn't have it
    64AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:00
    Re: #17
    Seriously? Tokyu Store always has kanpyō rolls on the menu — is that not common elsewhere?
    79AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:13
    Re: #17
    Nah, plenty of places have it
    18AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:47
    Is Chiikawa by the same creator as that "Tompochamu" thing or whatever it's called?
    33AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:50
    Re: #18
    Poor thing, having Itochu (major trading conglomerate) backing it…
    Chiikawa doesn't have that kind of backing
    20AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:47
    This is starting to feel like the Nintendo-fanboy crowd all over again
    22AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:48
    Chiikawa rarely gets angry like that at the end, so maybe the theory does check out
    24AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:48
    It's rare to see Chiichan (Chiikawa) mad from start to finish like this
    25AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:48
    Bonus points for using the "batsu!" sound effect instead of "bari!" (a subtle onomatopoeia choice)
    29AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:49
    Sounds like the type who'd love "Sukatto Japan" (a TV show about satisfying comeuppance stories) — don't even know if it's still on air though
    30AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:49
    Wait, doesn't this mean the die-hard fans are now saying the Chiikawa creator uses their manga to attack a possibly-innocent individual? Is everyone actually okay with that?
    34AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:50
    Re: #30
    That's a failure of oversight right there
    32AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:49
    It's Fuji TV's content, so it's Fuji TV that's actually furious
    35AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:51
    So now you're on the hook for the conduct of some part-time staffer at the collab store too? Being a manga artist is rough
    37AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:51
    Re: #35
    Stuff like that is all handled by Fuji TV
    38AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:51
    Re: #33
    What's so bad about having Itochu backing you? It's a trading company, it's not going under
    44AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:53
    This is turning into a Krauser-san situation (infamous 2ch meme about a manga artist who lost his cool)
    59AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:58
    Re: #44
    O-oh really~! So Sensei Nagano had already expressed their anger over this through the manga~!
    81AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:15
    Re: #44
    Well, the cast for the live-action movie adaptation is settled now
    53AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:56

    Nice try, hater
    Sensei Nagano is legit competent — ordered the collab cancelled and got every collab product pulled overnight
    68AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:01
    But Kura Sushi never doubted anyone — they just believed in people's good faith, and that's how it ended up like this, so you really can't blame them 🥺
    69AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:02
    Anyone doing serious deep-dive theorycrafting on a manga like this has gotta be out of their mind
    102AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:31
    Re: #69
    It's still more worth theorizing about than One Piece, honestly
    72AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:05
    Nintendo's legal department
    Racehorse owners
    Nagano

    What's the fourth one?
    75AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:06
    Re: #72
    Wait, did something happen with racehorse owners?
    84AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:19
    I don't think Sensei Nagano is thinking that deeply about it
    96AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:26
    Re: #84
    But that doesn't explain why a kanpyō-roll monster suddenly showed up out of nowhere
    90AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:21

    Background and Key Points of This Debate

    The backdrop to this thread is a Chiikawa x Kura Sushi collaboration reportedly in the works, which ended up cancelled after trouble over how a store handled things (see replies 35, 53). Thread opinion split between seeing this episode as a pointed jab referencing that incident and dismissing it as pure coincidence. That said, the claim that the “kanpyō roll enemy” character’s face resembles a real person is ultimately just fans’ subjective impression, and neither creator Nagano nor the production side has issued any official statement or explanation of intent (see reply 11). It’s also worth noting that fictional character designs happening to resemble real people is not unusual in itself, and there is currently no basis for concluding this was a deliberate dig.

    ※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5channel (Nanademo Jikkyō G) thread “[Breaking] Chiikawa creator Nagano revealed to have been furious at Kura Sushi — inside the manga wwwwwwwwww.”

  • “Do I Smell?” Why Perfectionists Can’t Stop Worrying About Their Own Body Odor — and How to Cope

    An Asahi Shimbun article about people who suffer from the conviction that they smell bad drew a wave of responses on 5ch’s News Express+ board. The piece is based on an interview with Professor Kenji Shimizu of Hiroshima International University and examines the psychology behind believing “I smell” even when there’s little to no actual odor. The thread quickly filled with personal stories about age-related body odor and sweat smells, along with tips on laundry tricks and antiperspirants — but pointed remarks that “you can’t smell your own odor” and jabs at other people’s body odor soon took over, turning what should have been a serious topic into a free-for-all about who stinks.

    Posted 9/6 (Sun) 8:30 AM

    Asahi Shimbun

    Our bodies give off odors. Even when there’s actually no smell — or only a faint one — some people become convinced “I smell bad” and suffer deeply over it. How should those affected, and the people around them, deal with this? We spoke with Kenji Shimizu, a professor at Hiroshima International University specializing in clinical psychology.

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

    2AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:49
    Buildings full of crusty old people always stink.
    5AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:49
    You guys seriously reek, you know that?
    8AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:50
    Re: #5
    You're bald, aren't you?!
    9AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:51
    Sounds like another 'essay' that's about to blow up.
    96AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:14
    Re: #9
    Must be nice, filling up pages with junk articles like this.
    16AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:52
    If your earwax is wet, you've got the body-odor-prone (armpit odor/wakiga) type, so go get surgery.
    Even if you say "I keep it under control, I'm not smelly," physically you still have apocrine glands.
    To put it in terms everyone can picture: it's like puff pastry.

    But well… most Japanese people have the dry, flaky earwax type, so if yours is wet…

    I'm the daughter of an ENT doctor, so take this as one rough guideline, for what it's worth.
    118AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:20
    Re: #16
    My earwax isn't wet, but my armpits still stink.
    30AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:57
    When someone reeking of that damp-laundry smell gets on the train, there's nowhere to escape — it's unbearable.

    Can they really not notice it themselves?
    46AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:02
    Re: #30
    Nope, you really can't.
    You think 'ugh, this smells' when you put the clothes on, but only in that moment.
    33AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:58
    Just take a bath first.
    43AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:01
    Re: #33
    Just taking a bath at night isn't enough — night sweats will make age-related body odor smell plenty bad.
    My parent suddenly started smelling without changing anything else in their routine.

    I used to think 'don't wash it together with Dad's laundry!' was harsh on him, but
    it turns out body odor really does transfer onto clothes.
    I never imagined that even with detergent and a washing machine, body odor could still transfer like that.
    50AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:02
    Re: #43
    What era are you living in?
    The cause of the smell has already been figured out —
    just use antibacterial detergent, body soap, and antiperspirant.
    59AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:04
    Re: #43
    You should always add one cap of oxygen bleach to your laundry.
    I recommend the liquid OxiClean.
    44AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:01
    They say you can't notice your own smell.
    And hardly anyone will tell you to your face either.
    You guys reek.
    60AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:04
    Re: #44
    I think Mom's the only one who'll actually tell you.
    Mom is the safety net.
    67AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:06
    But seriously, you guys stink.
    Brush your teeth properly, and in the bath, take your time really scrubbing behind your ears, the back of your neck, armpits, groin, hip area, and soles of your feet.
    69AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:07
    Re: #67
    Still not enough.
    Even guys should always wipe the tip after using the toilet.
    81AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:10
    I didn't run into anyone with armpit odor this summer.
    Guess deodorant technology has really improved.
    85AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:11
    Re: #79
    If there's a smell, it might be the clothes.
    Once in a while you get someone giving off that damp-laundry odor.
    104AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:17
    Re: #85
    I soak everything in OxiClean and always dry it in the dryer.
    I clean the washing machine often too.
    No matter what I do, it still smells.
    90AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:13
    You guys would probably be thrilled if you found out your body odor was actually reaching someone (´・ω・`)
    95AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:14
    Re: #90
    No way ((´・ω・｀))9m
    98AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:15
    Even clothes that smell start reeking again within an hour of wearing them, no matter how properly you wash and dry them.
    99AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:16
    Re: #98
    That's probably some kind of armpit-odor (wakiga) thing.
    105AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:17
    Re: #98
    Bacteria left behind from sweat means that sweet-sour smell comes right back even after washing.
    For that, soak the clothes in hot water before washing and the smell disappears.
    135AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:25
    It's pointless for 5ch uncles (older regulars) to worry about smelling bad at this point.
    141AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:27
    Re: #135
    The more pointless someone is, the more they tend to think that way.
    153AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:34
    There are quite a few middle-aged guys out there with breath that smells like a sewer. What are they even eating?
    156AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:35
    Re: #153
    Gum disease.
    Their teeth are rotting.
    184AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:49
    Re: #153
    A smell that's different from normal bad breath
    is more likely to mean stomach cancer or a stomach ulcer.
    227AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:12
    Re: #153
    If they're actually taking proper care of their teeth,
    it might just be a dry mouth.
    Drinking a little tea can be enough to make the smell go away.
    165AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:38
    If you warn someone who genuinely has bad breath about it, they get defensive and start saying 'you smell too.'
    171AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:40
    Re: #165
    The smell was like dried-up saliva, so I told her to drink water — turned out it was actually the smell of her period.

    Background and Key Points of This Discussion

    Olfactory reference syndrome (fear of one’s own body odor) is a condition in which someone becomes strongly convinced they smell bad — despite having little or no actual odor — to the point that it disrupts their relationships with others; it has been linked to perfectionist personality traits and strong social anxiety. The original article is an expert interview focused on this psychological angle, but the thread’s focus drifted, centering instead on coping tips and personal anecdotes about people who genuinely do smell. While plenty of advice piled up about improving age-related odor and damp-laundry smell through laundry techniques and antiperspirants, neither the article nor the thread spent much time on the fact that armpit odor (wakiga) is largely genetic and often can’t be solved through personal effort alone. The point that “it’s hard to notice your own smell” is considered medically valid, and the fact that people around you rarely point it out directly is thought to be one reason the anxiety drags on for those affected.

    *This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (News Express+) thread ““Do I Smell?” Why Perfectionists Can’t Stop Worrying About Their Own Body Odor — and How to Cope.”

  • Adventurer YouTuber Yutabon backs out of Todai entrance exam — 5ch: ‘Does he even know the difference between a university and a research lab?’

    YouTuber “Adventurer Yutabon” (17) announced on his X (formerly Twitter) account that he is withdrawing from the University of Tokyo entrance exam after a Todai professor allegedly made a discriminatory remark about “feeling the horror of genetic factors,” saying he wants to “use it as a cautionary example.” On the 5ch Entertainment/Sports News+ thread, though, the declaration itself drew less attention than doubts over whether he ever had the academic ability to sit the exam in the first place. Longstanding suspicions that the posts are actually written by his father rather than Yutabon himself also resurfaced, and the discussion drifted away from criticizing the Todai professor and toward debating Yutabon’s own abilities and the authenticity of his posts.

    Adventurer Yutabon (17) @Awakened Mode

    @yutabon_youtube

    A University of Tokyo professor made the discriminatory remark, “Every time I see people like this, I feel the horror of genetic factors,” so I’m withdrawing from the Todai entrance exam.

    Source: x.com / Original post here

    3AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:45
    No need to worry — plenty of other people want in.
    4AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:45
    Apparently a lot of people are 'canceling' romance these days, so I guess canceling Todai is a thing too lol
    5AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:45
    Yutabon always picks the right option, huh
    6AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:46
    Can't even tell the difference between a university and a research lab?
    7AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:46
    The one writing this is his father, pretending to be him.
    89AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:11
    Re: #7
    What does that crappy father even get out of it?
    10AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:47
    Guess he's aiming for Oxford now
    11AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:47
    Taking the exam, passing, and then declining to enroll would still be kind of cool.
    But bailing on the exam itself? Way too lame.
    86AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:10
    Re: #11
    He probably just now realized it's a hotbed of commies ("aka," slang for leftists) lol
    12AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:47
    So even for a moment, he set something as a goal that he could never actually pull off?
    14AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:47
    Re: #1
    Apparently Yutabon's actually smart enough to breeze through the Todai exam
    17AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:49
    Guess I'll quit trying to become handsome too then
    95AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:13
    Re: #17
    But he did manage to achieve baldness, so that's impressive
    18AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:49
    Can Yutabon even clear the first-round cutoff score ("ashikiri," the screening line on the standardized test) to begin with?
    20AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:49
    A brave choice that'll help ease the crowding at the exam venue.
    Other 'just for the memories' test-takers should follow his lead.
    22AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:49
    The way he's talking, you'd think he was actually going to pass
    23AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:49
    Asked an AI and lol

    Given his general academic history and current situation, the probability of Yutabon getting into the University of Tokyo (Todai) from here is extremely low (close to 0%) — realistically, it's next to impossible.

    Main factors behind this: Academic history — he was out of school for a long stretch starting in elementary school, returning to class in the second term of ninth grade. He later failed the general entrance exam for public high school and enrolled in a correspondence high school (Japan Airlines High School). [1]

    High school equivalency exam: In 2024 he took the Upper Secondary School Equivalency Examination and passed most of the main subjects, but that only certifies an equivalent to a high school diploma — it's a world away from the level needed to sit and pass the entrance exam for Todai, Japan's most competitive university (which demands enormous exam prep from basics through advanced material, plus second-stage exam prep). [1]
    31AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:53
    Re: #23
    Hold up ("chotto mate yo") — stating the plain truth is what they call the 'crime of listing facts,' you're supposed to read the room. AI's still got a ways to go lol
    85AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:10
    Re: #23
    So it's not literally zero, huh?
    Guess even AI knows how to be tactful
    24AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:50
    What's wrong, Yutabon? Do what I do — enroll at a British university and go toe-to-toe with the Todai clique, and eventually some Kyoto University guy will wander up going 'hey, whatcha doing?' and be friends with you, Yutabon
    25AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:50
    Current activities: while enrolled at a correspondence high school, he's putting his energy into other interests like boxing and studying abroad.
    Getting into Todai requires years of intense exam prep and top-tier grades, competing against the best students in the country.
    Given his current path and study habits, he's not in a position to be aiming for that, so the probability is considered essentially zero.
    33AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:54
    Daisuke Hori
    – Mastered speed-reading and would read every single page of the textbook, memorizing it word for word, during every 45-minute class
    – Was poor and had no intention of going to university, but his grades were SO good (a hensachi of 42 — Japan's standardized deviation score, where 50 is average) that everyone around him strongly urged him to go
    – In his third year of high school (hensachi 42), he went to visit Todai, saw all the Todai students just goofing off, thought 'I don't want to end up like that,' and lost all motivation to go to university.
    125AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:22
    Re: #33
    What's a hensachi of 42 even like?
    40AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:57
    Did he even have the brains to sit the Todai exam in the first place?
    44AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:59
    Re: #40
    This year it came out he can't even read the kanji for 'territory' (領土) or 'leading a group' (引率)
    43AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:57
    Smarter than I was at 17
    55AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:02
    But back in elementary school, Yutabon could calculate distance from the time gap between lightning and thunder, and he mastered calculus after a Todai student tutored him — the guy's actually got natural smarts
    72AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:05
    Re: #55
    He can do calculus? Not bad.
    No interest in statistics?
    82AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:08
    Idiots watch his videos and help pad Yutabon's income.
    How about getting a little smarter, you guys?
    92AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:12
    Re: #82
    Don't worry, I don't know the first thing about Yutabon.
    But since you guys are calling him a 'net-right-winger' (netouyo, online right-wing slang), I guess he must've gotten recruited by the righty crowd
    93AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:13
    Re: #82
    We 5ch regulars only read the thread titles anyway
    105AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:15
    Re: #82
    We posters keep it all contained right here, so you're criticizing in the wrong place
    119AnonymousSep 6, 2026 14:20

    Background and Key Points of This Story

    Yutabon has been in the public eye since his elementary school days, when he chose not to attend school, and there’s a long history of people pointing out that his father is deeply involved in the content he posts. This latest post reignited that same longstanding suspicion — that it’s his father, not Yutabon himself, doing the writing. There’s also the fact that while he passed several subjects of the high school equivalency exam in 2024, he had previously failed the general entrance exam for public high school, and that gap between his track record and the extremely high bar of the Todai entrance exam fueled the view that he likely never had a realistic shot at passing in the first place. It should be noted that neither the professor’s real name nor the full text of the alleged discriminatory remark was presented in the thread, so the truth of that claim itself has not been verified.

    *This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “Adventurer Yutabon (17): ‘I’m withdrawing from the Todai entrance exam… I want to use it as a cautionary example’.”

  • Customer: “Nitori Told Me My Sofa’s 5-Year Warranty Doesn’t Cover Normal Wear and Tear”

    A customer who bought a sofa from Nitori went viral on social media after being refused an exchange, told that “normal wear and tear isn’t covered” despite the sofa coming with a 5-year warranty — and the story sparked a lively discussion on 5ch. The thread expanded into a broader debate about what furniture and appliance warranties actually cover in the first place, with posters pointing out that “manufacturing defects” and “damage within the warranty period” are two different things, and sharing real-world examples of warranty claims for PCs and Iris Ohyama appliances. The discussion also turned up accounts of Nitori mattresses being refused by moving companies due to their internal structure, making for a thread packed with practical knowledge about furniture warranties and shipping.

    5AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:42
    A 5-year warranty that only covers manufacturing defects makes no sense
    9AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:43
    Re: #5
    Some people don't even use it for 5 years after buying it
    19AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:48
    Re: #5
    If a bed frame or sofa leg breaks when it shouldn't after just 5 years of use, that'd count as a defective product, wouldn't it?
    10AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:44
    Well, obviously.
    The warranty's meant for stuff like a leg snapping or the bottom tearing out, not "the cushion sagged after 5 years so replace it." That'd never fly.
    If they allowed that, you could keep every piece of furniture permanently like-new.
    11AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:46
    I'm starting a boycott of Nitori — is that a problem? Oh, and I'm a woman, by the way
    17AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:47
    Re: #11
    Apparently keeping problem customers away actually cuts sales costs, so it's a net plus for the business
    15AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:47
    My floor chair that I've used for 3 years is falling apart too.
    Too much hassle to replace it.
    Or rather, too much hassle to get rid of the old one.
    22AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:50
    Re: #15
    If you buy one at a home improvement store, they'll haul away the old one for you
    21AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:50
    PC warranties have never once actually worked for me.

    It's always either "this is expected wear and tear, so it's not covered" or "this is sudden accidental damage, so it's not covered."
    So what's the point of the 3-year warranty then?
    28AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:51
    Re: #21
    BTO shops probably rake in cash off warranties like that.
    Mine stopped breaking once I started building my own PCs.
    30AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:52
    Re: #21
    I've got a paid monthly warranty through Dospara, but reading this is making me nervous
    91AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:27
    Re: #21
    If it breaks under normal use, that's covered.

    "You can use it normally for this period" — that's literally what the warranty means.
    27AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:51
    Manufacturing defects usually show up within about a year, which is probably why small appliances and furniture typically get a 1-year warranty.
    For furniture with a 5- or 10-year warranty, saying "it's just a manufacturing defect" doesn't cut it.
    Though sometimes those long warranties only cover the main structural frame.
    93AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:28
    Re: #27
    A manufacturing defect and the warranty period are two separate things.
    Even without a warranty, you can still get a refund or exchange for a manufacturing defect.
    29AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:51
    People like this probably think laptop batteries should be covered by warranty too
    34AnonymousSep 6, 2026 12:53
    Breakage or fractures from normal use would probably be covered, but discoloration, wear, warping from temperature changes, loose parts — that's all just aging, so no way that's covered.
    98AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:30
    Re: #34
    The line is drawn at whether it's still usable or not
    52AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:06
    The flat-pack bookshelf with casters I bought at Cainz sagged and warped in the middle after about a month of holding CDs and DVDs.
    Should've splurged on a decent one instead of being cheap.
    73AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:20
    Re: #52
    Even the expensive ones mostly have hollow shelf boards.
    That's why I buy plywood at the home center and cut it to size to use as shelf boards instead.
    55AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:08
    I put a 5-year warranty on my Iris Ohyama washing machine. Contacted the warranty company at the end of the month, heard back around the 7th of the next month, then summer break hit, and I was told the repair would happen on the 27th.
    The actual repair work was outsourced to Sharp's repair division.
    57AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:10
    Re: #55
    Sounds like you went over a month without doing laundry
    61AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:13
    Re: #55
    At that rate you could've bought a whole new washing machine with what you'd spend at the laundromat
    63AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:14
    The one you seriously need to watch out for is Nitori mattresses.
    Movers will refuse to transport them, citing the internal structure.
    66AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:15
    Re: #63
    Isn't it just a regular coil mattress?
    74AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:22
    Re: #63
    If that's the bar, basically all IKEA furniture would fail it too
    82AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:23
    Re: #63
    They always say to flip/rotate your mattress every 3 months. I wonder what Nitori's manual says.
    68AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:17
    Re: #66
    If you search around you'll find real cases — apparently it's either "we'll move it, but the padding inside will shift and never go back, so that's outside the warranty," or a flat-out "sorry, we can't move this at all."
    70AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:19
    Re: #68
    Huh, TIL — thanks ("サンガツ", a 5ch slang way of saying "thanks")
    72AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:20
    Re: #68
    What happens to the very first buyer, then? Maybe it's fine because if something goes wrong on that first delivery to their home, they can return it as a manufacturing defect. Or maybe it's fine brand new, but the risk of it breaking during a later move goes way up once it's been used.
    75AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:22
    Re: #1
    What kind of sofa should I get if I don't want it to sag? Seems like less plush, less fluffy ones would be better?
    81AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:23
    Re: #75
    It's just the laws of physics — it's going to sag no matter what. If you don't want that, put something on top before you sit.
    76AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:22
    Re: #72
    When you buy it, it gets compressed for delivery to your home.
    Once you uncompress it after that, it can never be compressed again — so it can't be moved out either.
    80AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:23
    Re: #76
    Re: #77
    Thanks. So that's how it works.
    77AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:23
    Re: #72
    Doesn't it arrive compressed? I'd guess it can't be moved afterward because you can't recompress it while keeping the internal structure intact.
    83AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:24
    Re: #81
    Bought the cheap one, and now the shape of the foam padding inside is showing through the fabric on the outside. So sad.
    92AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:27
    Re: #83
    That's what you get for buying the cheap one.
    I've had an ¥80,000-ish Nitori couch for about 2 years now with zero problems.
    For stuff you set up once and rarely replace, it's worth spending a bit more — same goes for fridges and washing machines.
    101AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:33
    The floor under a washing machine in a rental always ends up dented or marked with foot prints.
    When you move out, shady management companies like Sekisui will try to con you by saying "we'll need to replace the flooring" and bill you for it.
    But legally that's recognized as ordinary wear and tear, so you don't have to pay — good to keep in mind.
    They'll milk ignorant tenants for everything they've got. Japan really is a country built on scams.
    104AnonymousSep 6, 2026 13:36
    Re: #101
    I wonder how it'd go nowadays if it's cigarette smoke damage and they say "we'll need to replace the flooring." Back in the day, smoking indoors was just normal, so it probably would've counted as ordinary wear and tear.

    Background and Key Points of the Discussion

    As a general industry standard, furniture warranties are built to cover manufacturer-caused defects and damage that shouldn’t occur under normal use (a leg snapping, the bottom falling out, etc.), while excluding ordinary wear and tear like discoloration or cushion sagging. The thread’s discussion centered on that line, with posters noting that “manufacturing defects” and “failures within the warranty period” are different things, and drawing parallels to how PC BTO warranties and electronics retailers’ extended warranties operate the same way. At the same time, the gap between that industry standard and the consumer expectation that “if you’re advertising a 5-year warranty, it should cover wear and tear too” is what sparked this whole controversy. The thread also branched into some useful practical tidbits about furniture and housing: Nitori mattresses reportedly can’t be recompressed once unpacked, so movers sometimes refuse to transport them, and dents left in flooring by a washing machine should count as ordinary wear and tear when moving out of a rental, meaning tenants shouldn’t have to pay restoration costs for it.

    ※This article was compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyō G) thread “Customer: “My Nitori sofa wore out after 5 years. Despite the 5-year warranty, I was told wear and tear isn’t covered”.”