Category: News

5ch’s late-night “Anything Goes Live” board (Nandemo Jikkyō) is a freewheeling chat space with no fixed topic, and tonight was no different, with posters riffing on whatever came to mind. The biggest draw was the approaching typhoon — news that its central pressure had deepened to 965 hPa sparked worries about its impact on Silver Week (Japan’s late-September holiday stretch) travel and transit. Other threads covered the mala tang (spicy Sichuan soup) and tapioca drinks trending with women, a streamer said to have pulled in 3.6 million yen in Super Chat donations over just five days of broadcasting, and a small debate over why lookism is thriving in an age that supposedly champions human rights and equality. All told, it was a night of scattered, all-over-the-place chatter.

73AnonymousSep 16, 2026 01:11

89AnonymousSep 16, 2026 01:22

Find Kazuyo Matsui (a Where's-Waldo-style joke referencing the controversy-prone Japanese actress)

94AnonymousSep 16, 2026 01:27

Re: #89
An image where literally everything is boring

*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyō) thread “🏡 Short Sleeper Heli-Daisuke 🚁🚁🚁🏡.”

An image apparently showing an 18-year-old Chinese visitor to Japan posting that a University of Tokyo (Todai) mock exam was “way too easy” was shared on the 5ch board “Nandemo Jikkyo G,” sparking a wave of discussion. In the thread, some posters shared firsthand accounts backing up the high academic level of China’s top students, while others pointed out that a mock-exam ranking alone only reflects strength in a few particular subjects. The debate spread to cover the gap between Tsinghua/Peking University and the University of Tokyo in the THE World University Rankings 2026, the cutoff line for making Japan’s Math Olympiad team, and the difference in Nobel Prize counts — with some even questioning Japan’s exam culture itself, saying it “puts the Todai entrance exam on too much of a pedestal.”

1AnonymousSep 15, 2026 23:21

Apparently his reaction was basically, "So this is the level of Japan's top university exam?"

2AnonymousSep 15, 2026 23:21

*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “[Sad News] Chinese Visitor (18): “Came to Japan and took a Todai mock exam, way too easy lol, Japan needs to study harder lol”.”

Hello! Project member Ami Tanimoto posted photos from a solo trip to Kyoto on Instagram, captioned as a “summer memory.” On the 5ch forum, the sight of her riding the Shinkansen’s Green Car (first-class) and apparently staying at the upscale Granvia Kyoto hotel touched off speculation about where her money comes from. At the same time, cooler-headed posters pointed out that the discounted “Puratto Kodama” travel package can make even Green Car seats cheap, while others compared the trip to past solo-travel posts by fellow members and recalled her earlier comment about splitting meal costs with her family — sending the discussion off in several directions.

ami_tanimoto.official

Summer memories 💭

Just zoning out without a thought in my head.

Source: instagram.com / Original post here

45AnonymousSep 15, 2026 22:50

Next time make sure to swing by the Pokémon Center Kyoto and actually buy some souvenirs before heading home

49AnonymousSep 15, 2026 22:56

I wonder if K-pop idols pull the same move, like 'Went to Florida all by myself!'

50AnonymousSep 15, 2026 23:00

Not just this board — 5ch.io in general is nothing but trolls, antis, and morons

51AnonymousSep 15, 2026 23:01

Kisotomo (another idol) went to Kyoto too

67AnonymousSep 15, 2026 23:27

Come on
Here I was hoping this was another sexual-harassment thread lol

68AnonymousSep 15, 2026 23:27

For someone who's supposedly 'just zoning out,' she sure hit a ton of places

71AnonymousSep 15, 2026 23:35

Recently started liking her
I love that despite the pretty-girl looks, she's got the soul of a perverted old man underneath

86AnonymousSep 16, 2026 00:02

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Ami Tanimoto’s solo Kyoto trip announcement.”

A thread went up on 5ch’s Hello! Project board after a Hello! Project-affiliated group unveiled new costumes styled like school uniforms. The thread’s title, “Juice Juice Girls’ Academy,” is a pun on the group’s name — a wordplay style commonly used on this board. While the uniform-style outfits drew teasing comments like “What kind of hostess club is this?” and “I used to go to Shinjuku Girls’ Academy all the time,” there were also plenty of positive reactions toward individual members like Reirei and Yagi Shiori. Comparisons to the past costume styles of ℃-ute, Morning Musume, and Berryz Koubou also became a talking point, with some posts noting the contrast between a “matching” concept and an “individually optimized” one.

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Juice Juice Girls’ Academy Is Born!!“

During a seat-raffle cheki (Polaroid photo) giveaway at Satoyoshi Uta’s birthday event, it was reported on 5ch that the winning seat number was actually empty, yet a middle-aged man sitting one row behind it accepted the prize instead. Some commenters have condemned this as fraud, while others suggest it may have simply been an honest mix-up about which seat was which, leaving opinions divided. Some posters also shared past experiences of similar confusion, such as mixing up the letters “J” and “K,” or rows “M” and “N,” and mistakenly believing they had won.

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Man in the row behind claims cheki prize after winning seat turns out empty at Satoyoshi Uta’s birthday event, sparking talk.”

A thread on 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyō G” board asked posters to each name their favorite Blue Hearts song to crown the ultimate best track. Titles like “Tsuki no Bakugekiki” (“Bomber of the Moon”), “Shōnen no Uta” (“Boy’s Poem”), and “Navigator” poured in one after another, though the thread repeatedly had to correct posts whose lyrics or titles actually turned out to be from The High-Lows or The Cro-Magnons instead. The thread starter kept a running tally, and by the late stages it came down to a tight race between “Aozora” (“Blue Sky”) with 8 votes and “Sen no Violin” (“A Thousand Violins”) with 6. The conversation also drifted into side topics like frustration over the band’s music still not being on streaming services and opinions on The Cro-Magnons’ sound.

84AnonymousSep 15, 2026 20:33

Feel like I lent someone money

85AnonymousSep 15, 2026 20:39

Re: #84
I'll count that as a vote for 'Sen no Violin'

'Aozora' (Blue Sky) 7 votes, in 1st
'Sen no Violin' 6 votes, in 2nd

※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (“Nandemo Jikkyō G”) thread “I’m deciding the ultimate Blue Hearts song, so name your favorite one 😳“.

On the finale of the Hello! Project radio show “Miyo-chan’s Engawa,” host Miyo Hirai (BEYOOOOONDS) revealed that she attended junior member Hanamano Yuna’s debut event at Nissho Hall, and that her own catchphrase “Mii, mou ii mon~” (roughly “Fine, I don’t care anymore~”) is already well known to “Hana,” who dotes on her because of it — a story that got picked up on 5ch. Alongside comments finding it heartwarming, the thread split over how to view a senior member like Hirai being pampered by a junior, and the chat expanded into comparisons with other members.

*This article is composed as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Miyo Hirai: “Miimi’s ‘Mii, mou ii mon~’ has long since been found out by Hanamano Yuna, and Hana spoils me like crazy for it”.”

Hello! Project has a long-standing custom of assigning newly joined members whatever color happens to be open at the time. On the 5ch “Hello! Project” board, a thread was launched questioning the agency’s sense of taste in color assignments after both Shimoidani Yukiho and Murata Yui were given pink-toned member colors. Posters pointed out that other colors — white, green, light blue — should have still been available back then, while others argued a member’s skin tone and overall vibe ought to take priority over anything else. Still others took a cooler view, arguing that popularity, not color, is really what shapes a member’s image. The talk eventually spread into how colors have been decided in the past and whether future re-assignments might be coming.

※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “What kind of taste does an agency have, giving pink-toned member colors to both Shimoidani Yukiho and Murata Yui?“

Morning Musume。’26’s Okamura Homare appeared live as a special pinch-hitter host for three hours starting at 6:00 PM on September 15, 2026, on Radio Nippon’s “60TRY-bu.” That day’s guest was Yoshida Rion, with a listener-message theme calling for “funny stories” and “questions for Okamura Homare,” plus a solo relaxed-talk segment with Okamura starting at 6:30 PM. On 5ch’s live-commentary thread, real-time reactions piled up alongside official broadcast announcements from Twitter/X, with posters especially fixating on Okamura’s reaction whenever the nickname “Rairii” came up, as well as brief comments about her exchanges with host Tsuchiya Hayato.

Okamura Homare *appearing live as a special personality.

Radio Nippon (Yokohama 1422kHz/92.4MHz)

🚀🌻🎸60TRY-bu 🚀🌻🎸

Source: radiko.jp / original article here

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “■ Okamura Homare ■ Radio Nippon “60TRY-bu, Guest: Yoshida Rion” ■ 18:00–21:00 ■“.

A post on X (formerly Twitter) claiming, “I’m 154cm and 37kg, but since I do wrestling, I could beat an average man as long as the size gap is within 30kg,” was picked up on 5ch’s Nandemo Jikkyo G board. The poster included a photo standing next to a 102kg man to argue that weight alone doesn’t tell the whole story. The thread brought up real Olympic champions like Tadahiro Nomura, Saori Yoshida, and Kaori Icho, discussing how a difference of just a few kilograms can decide a match in weight-class combat sports, as well as the differences between a street fight and a sanctioned bout — opinions were split over whether technique or sheer size advantage would win out.

65AnonymousSep 15, 2026 17:16

Sara Dosho and Yusho Kagami

67AnonymousSep 15, 2026 17:17

Re: #65
Ah, this is a case where 90% of the guys on this board couldn't win.

70AnonymousSep 15, 2026 17:21

Re: #65
Honestly, I don't feel like I could win lol

76AnonymousSep 15, 2026 17:31

Additional explanation

Just to be clear, it's only because of this size gap that I couldn't win. Against someone closer to an average man, I could still take them down if I wanted to, since I do wrestling. People tend to judge by weight, but I'm not exactly easy to just pick up either.

x.com/water19xjp/sta…

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “A 37kg woman says, “I do wrestling, so if I wanted to, I could beat an average man”.”