Author: Japan Reacts Editorial

On Fuji TV’s “Kamaitachi’s Instant Answer!”, talent Karen Takizawa said, “If I could only bring one seasoning to a desert island, mirin would do,” and the story was picked up on 5ch. The thread saw a string of practical objections — “salt can be made from seawater, so soy sauce or sugar is more useful,” “mirin alone is hard to use without dashi or soy sauce” — but the discussion also veered off into a debate over the premise itself, namely whether a desert island is guaranteed to even have an ocean nearby, and things never quite settled.

Sun, Oct 4, 17:33

Talent Karen Takizawa (34) appeared on Fuji TV’s “Kamaitachi’s Instant Answer! — Solve Your Problems in 60 Seconds” (9:00 PM), which aired on the 2nd, and revealed the seasoning she uses most.

During the studio talk, MC and Kamaitachi member Ryuichi Hamaie asked, “Is there a seasoning you use a lot?” Takizawa declared, “Number one is mirin,” adding, “If I didn’t have mirin… say I could only bring one seasoning to a desert island, mirin would do.”

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

*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “If Karen Takizawa could only bring one seasoning to a desert island? Studio stunned by her unexpected pick: “No way!?”“

On a radio broadcast on the 4th, singer Matsuyama Chiharu revealed that screenwriter Kuramoto Sou (who died on September 18 at age 91) had personally offered him the chance to sing the theme song for “Kita no Kuni Kara” (From the Northern Country). Chiharu said he turned it down, telling Kuramoto “I can’t do it,” and recommended Sada Masashi in his place. He also confessed that he and Kuramoto were close enough to have had two major blowout fights. The thread was split: some argued that because Kuramoto — who wasn’t actually from Hokkaido — was picturing an imagined, idealized Hokkaido, Sada’s music was actually the better fit, while others brought up locals’ complicated feelings about “Kita no Kuni Kara” itself.

10/4 (Sun) 21:55

On the 4th, singer Matsuyama Chiharu appeared live on FM NACK5’s “Matsuyama Chiharu ON THE RADIO” (Sundays, 9:00 PM), the show he hosts, and revealed a behind-the-scenes story about screenwriter Kuramoto Sou, who died on September 18 of multiple organ failure at age 91.

At the top of that day’s show, Matsuyama said, “Last week, Kuramoto passed away. He died on September 18 — he was a playwright, a screenwriter, a writer, you know. I’ve mentioned this on the radio before, but Kuramoto and I were really close.” He then revealed that after spitting out “You idiot! Get out!” at Kuramoto during two major fights, the two had drifted apart in recent years.

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

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geisoku Sokuhou+) thread “Matsuyama Chiharu turned down Kuramoto Sou’s personal request to sing the ‘Kita no Kuni Kara’ theme song — “I can’t do it, so I recommended Masashi” — also reveals why he declined.”

After YouTuber Tetsuya built himself a mansion, a man working in finance posted on X (formerly Twitter): “I’m seriously jealous. It’s making me feel like busting my butt at a real job is pointless.” The post got picked up on 5ch’s Nanjo G board and sparked a debate. The core question: unlike salaried workers, is YouTuber or entrepreneur income really a reward for taking on risk? One camp argued that simply posting videos doesn’t earn you the right to that kind of payout, while the other insisted that succeeding in entertainment or business is itself the risk. The thread wandered into salarymen’s income ceilings and bureaucrats’ pay scales, but never reached a consensus — commenters couldn’t even agree on what “risk” means.

So even winning-team elites get jealous of YouTubers?

Source: x.com / Original post here

*This article is composed as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Nanjo G board) thread “Finance company man: ‘I’m seriously jealous that YouTuber Tetsuya built a mansion. Makes working hard feel pointless’.”