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A thread titled “I’m pushing 40 but I still dress streetwear” popped up on Newsoku VIP, sparking a wide-ranging chat about fashion for people in their 40s and beyond. The original poster claimed to stick to street-style staples like collarless T-shirts and varsity jackets, prompting pushback from other users, including comments like “A guy pushing 40 basically never goes out in a collarless shirt.” The discussion also turned to brand preferences, ranging from Uniqlo and select shops to the merits of luxury labels like Prada and Louis Vuitton, and even claims that LEE overalls are starting to trend — turning into a broader debate over where exactly age and fashion draw the line.

※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Newsoku VIP) thread “I’m pushing 40 but I still dress streetwear.”

A post reading “A grown man still using GATSBY or Mandom hair wax lol” set off a sprawling hair-care discussion on the NanJ (Livejupiter-style) board. GATSBY and Mandom are long-running staple brands mostly associated with teens and twenty-somethings, and there’s a running joke about still using them in your 30s and 40s. While plenty of users reported switching products as they aged — “I ended up with hair oil,” “I use Yanagiya pomade” — opinions split sharply over whether hard-hold wax actually harms scalp circulation and clogs pores, and the thread devolved into a fight over who had any real evidence.

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (NanJ / Livejupiter) thread “A grown man still using GATSBY or Mandom hair wax lol.”

Word spread that Japan’s Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) plans to open internal discussions by year-end on a proposal to tighten taxation of pachinko winnings, sparking a lively debate on 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyo G” (anything-goes live chat) board. Under tax law, pachinko winnings are technically classified as “occasional income” and are supposed to be declared, but in practice only a tiny fraction of players actually pay tax on them. Commenters were split: some argued that if winnings get taxed, losses should be deductible too; others suspected Ishin was singling out the pachinko industry while pushing to legalize casinos; and some expressed hope the move would curb welfare recipients’ pachinko spending.

Japan Innovation Party may propose year-end debate on taxing pachinko players’ income

Under Japanese tax law, pachinko winnings count as “occasional income” — half of net annual profit, after expenses and a ¥500,000 special deduction, is technically taxable — but almost no one actually files a return on it. As part of a broader overhaul of gambling tax rules, Ishin is putting a spotlight on the issue and starting internal discussions aimed mainly at full-time pros and high-volume players. The focus is on tightening identity checks at cash-out and whether losses can be deducted against winnings; the industry is voicing concern, though the impact on casual hobby players is expected to be limited.

Source: x.com / Original post here

*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “[Sad News] Pachinko Tax, Incoming lolololol“.

In a voice training video for Hello! Project trainee unit Rosy Chronicle, vocal coach Hidetaka Sugai showed a stern expression while putting the members through their paces, sparking discussion on a 5ch live-commentary thread. Sugai has long been known for his fiery coaching style — famously once making Reina Tanaka cry during practice — and while some in the thread worried it bordered on power harassment (“pawahara”), plenty of others were appreciative, with comments like “I’m grateful he’s coaching them for real” and “the members seem used to it by now.” Some also read it as Sugai lighting a fire under Rosy Chronicle, who currently isn’t seen as a favorite to win.

28AnonymousSep 23, 2026 19:45

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July 7, 2026 — Backstage at Juice=Juice's Ria Matsunaga Birthday Event 2026 @ Zepp Haneda, with Rosy Chronicle's Ayana Murakoshi (one of the trainees). Went ahead and posted it since we took the photo.
#RosyChronicle #HelloProject *Posted with permission from Up-Front Promotion

29AnonymousSep 23, 2026 19:46

[Good News] Akoto Yumigeta: "I asked Coach Sugai, who was mid-rage, 'Can I go grab a sandwich? I'm hungry,' and he just went 'Oh, sure, go ahead'…"
https://kizuna.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/morningcoffee/1783216108/

32AnonymousSep 23, 2026 19:46

Re: #1
The idol championship showdown begins
youtu.be/bMDpoI62ZZI

33AnonymousSep 23, 2026 19:47

Rosy Chronicle's at the point where everyone just assumes they can't win anyway
so they need this kind of kick in the pants

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “[Good News] Hidetaka Sugai, giving Rosy Chronicle members voice training, gets irritated as always, per usual wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.”

A personal account posted on 5channel claiming that more and more middle and high schoolers can’t finish a 1,500m run during school endurance-running exercises has become a hot topic. It started as one poster’s individual observation rather than any nationwide statistic, but replies poured in citing plausible culprits: reduced exercise opportunities during the COVID pandemic, fewer places for kids to play outside, and declining participation in school clubs. At the same time, some voiced skepticism, worrying about kids’ health and saying “not being able to run 1.5km seems like a stretch.” The discussion split between doubting the premise of the story itself and hunting for underlying causes.

*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5channel (Nandemo Jikkyou G) thread “[Sad News] More and More Middle and High Schoolers Lately Can’t Even Finish a 1,500m Run LOLOLOLOL.”

On 5ch’s Hello! Project idol discussion board known as “Ōkami” (Wolf), a debate heated up over who the most popular member is right now. A wide range of names came up — Ebata Misaki, Gotou Hana, Danbara Ruru, Kawashima Mifuu, Yamagishi Riko, and more — with several posters pushing Ebata Misaki in particular, citing the sheer number of threads dedicated to her. On the other hand, some pointed out that thread growth isn’t purely driven by a member’s own fans posting — it’s also padded out by “hozen” (filler posts made just to keep a thread alive) and repeated spam from antis — so opinions were divided over how reply counts actually relate to real popularity.

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Who’s the most popular member on the Ōkami board right now?.”

ANGERME’s Hana Goto took a taxi on her manager’s instructions and arrived at a convenience store ahead of the others. When Hashisako and Tamenaga, who had walked there, arrived afterward, Hashisako was upset that Goto had gotten there first, and a minor confrontation broke out on the spot — an episode that became a hot topic on 5ch’s Hello! Project board. Goto had thoughtfully sent a photo of matcha jelly, but some believe Hashisako took it as bragging. On the thread, the overwhelming consensus was that “Goto did nothing wrong,” and posters also debated the distinctive nature of relationships within Hello! Project groups.

*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Hana Goto-chan’s actually got a pretty level head, doesn’t she“.

A thread on 5ch began with a poster confessing that since turning 50, movies, manga, games — basically all mainstream entertainment — now strike them as childish and unenjoyable. The poster lamented that even rewatching beloved classic films no longer stirs the same emotions it once did. Replies poured in, ranging from “my senses were already dulling by my 30s” to “that’s not aging, you’re just bored of everything.” The conversation then took a turn when one commenter argued that “if you’re really enjoying something, you should be able to explain how you enjoy it” — sparking a long back-and-forth between two participants over whether the other was genuinely enjoying entertainment at all. What began as a broader discussion of age and sensitivity gradually devolved into a personal dispute between the two.

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nanademo Jikkyo G) thread “It’s painful how nothing mainstream is fun anymore once you’re past 50.”

On 5ch’s Livegalileo (“Nandemo Jikkyo”) board, a post arguing “alcohol is no different from drugs, so it might as well be banned” sparked a wide-ranging debate. Opponents pointed to America’s Prohibition era (1920–33), which failed after fueling bootlegging and black markets, while supporters countered that “if you fix what caused it to fail back then, it could work this time.” The thread also touched on gradually curbing demand through tax hikes and tighter rules the way cigarettes have been handled, what to do about cooking sake, and whether home brewing should be allowed — with opinions split over where exactly to draw the line between banning, regulating, and leaving things as they are.

53AnonymousSep 23, 2026 13:17

Just treat it like cigarettes. Look at where smoking is now — prices went up, and smokers ended up looking like this lol ↓


Do the exact same thing with alcohol. Turn bars that serve it into cage-like holding pens, and isolate the people drinking inside. When they want to leave, measure their breath, and the key-lock only releases if they're under a certain level. Not a ban — quarantine.

61AnonymousSep 23, 2026 13:19

Re: #53
Just raise the liquor tax tenfold. Prices go up, but you can still drink if you really want to — so demand for alcohol gradually declines.

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “Reiwa-era guy: “Isn’t alcohol basically the same as drugs? Might as well ban it, right?”.”

In Hello! Project’s daily “Hello! Q&A” feature, Hana Goto was asked what she considers cute about herself and answered, “For better or worse, I trust people, so I figure I’ll probably get talked into buying a vase myself someday, lol” — a remark that quickly became a talking point on 5ch’s Hello! Project board. “Getting talked into buying a vase” is an old Japanese expression for so-called “spiritual sales” scams run by religious groups (con artists pressuring believers into buying overpriced “spiritually powerful” vases or seals). The thread saw posters invoking Junko Sakurada, an idol who faced similar rumors back in the 1980s, alongside surprised comments wondering whether the joke “still lands in the Reiwa era.” At the same time, the remark also pulled the conversation toward the broader social fallout from the former Unification Church, so the thread ranged from lighthearted banter to more topical exchanges.

*This article was compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Goto Hana: ‘For better or worse I trust people, so I figure I’ll probably get talked into buying a vase myself someday, lol’.”