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It has come to light that 1,191 investors in the real estate investment product “Minna de Ooyasan” (“Everyone’s Landlord”) are moving forward with a mass lawsuit demanding cancellations and refunds. A man in his 70s from the Kanto region poured his retirement savings into the scheme and says, “Was I a fool? Me?” The 5ch thread reacting to the report saw a clash between self-responsibility arguments (“there’s no such thing as guaranteed principal in investing”) and doubts about the product itself (“promising a 7% annual return was suspicious from the start”), with the discussion spilling over into why people convince themselves “surely I’ll be the exception.”

He thought he was buying peace of mind for his old age. He’d hoped it would help make ends meet, even just a little. But now past seventy, the man laughs weakly: “Was I a fool? Me?”

Over the real estate investment product “Minna de Ooyasan,” 1,191 investors are set to soon file a mass lawsuit demanding cancellations and refunds.

A man in his 70s living in the Kanto region filed his own suit in September, ahead of this mass action. Whether the retirement funds he sank into it will ever come back weighs on him constantly.

Source: mainichi.jp / Original article here

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello!Project board) thread ‘‘Minna de Ooyasan’ Investors: “Was I a Fool? Me?”‘.

A thread on 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyo G” board asking about the difference between “bodhisattva,” “nyorai (Buddha),” “Shaka,” and “Kannon” turned into a crowdsourced lecture on Buddhist hierarchy. Posters explained a four-tier ranking — Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Wisdom Kings, and Devas — with Dainichi Nyorai at the very top and Shaka Nyorai, Yakushi Nyorai, and Amida Nyorai each handling their own role beneath him. But whether bodhisattvas count as “Buddhas,” and how Jizo Bodhisattva relates to Kannon Bodhisattva, sparked disagreement from post to post, with corrections and pushback flying throughout the thread.

1AnonymousSep 6, 2026 16:34

Apparently they're ranked differently or something?

2AnonymousSep 6, 2026 16:34

Don't fully get it myself

*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (“Nandemo Jikkyo G”) thread “The difference between “bodhisattva,” “nyorai (Buddha),” “Shaka,” and “Kannon”.”

A dashcam clip posted to 5ch shows a kei car clipping and damaging a concrete block and white pole set up at the entrance to a private residence. Cutting the wheel wide on a narrow residential street, the driver swung into the property line, knocked the barrier flying, and drove off. The thread split between those saying “the driver’s the one at fault for cutting into private property in the first place” and those countering “the homeowner’s placement of the block on a low-visibility street is also a problem.” The debate didn’t stop there — it spread into the legal treatment of hit-and-runs and whether the victim was right to hand the dashcam footage over to the media, with opinions sharply divided.

Who do you guys think’s at fault here?

Source: video.twimg.com / original clip here

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nanademo Jikkyo G) thread “[Video] Apparently if you’re unlicensed, you think it’s the homeowner’s fault here, not the car’s.”

A thread comparing members across multiple Hello! Project groups heated up on the group’s message board. It started with a post claiming, “Ebata and Mifu (Kawashima) tend to get talked about as a package deal, but in terms of raw talent, Kawashima is a clear step above.” Commenters weighed in with rankings across four categories — looks, singing, dancing, and talk-show charm — while others pushed back using Instagram follower growth as evidence, splitting the thread into pro-Ebata and pro-Kawashima camps. The debate even got into specific numbers around the response to the Utacon appearance and the impact of recent TV spots, turning it into more than just a simple matter of taste.

10AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:34

Re: #1
But then there's her casting as "Sacchin."
Granted, that might make sense if we're just talking singing ability (lol).

11AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:36

14AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:38

That's true of the group as a whole too — there's real synergy that comes from being together. Every OG (former member) who's gone solo has proven that.

15AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:39

26AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:47

Juice=Juice's crowd:





Tsubaki Factory's crowd:

36AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:51

Re: #26
Angerme's crowd:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HO8r-47awAAeM8c.jpg:orig

41AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:53

https://stat.ameba.jp/user_images/20250107/17/juicejuice-official/c6/80/j/o1080143915530629703.jpg

42AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:53

The moment Hayashi puts her glasses on, she's basically treated as a gimmick pick.
But watching TV, it's clear Juice=Juice's whole image is built around Dambara —
the way she's treated is just on another level.

51AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:58

Angerme getting exposed with a half-empty crowd at Lucky Fes on NHK lmaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
https://imgur.com/bCLHLin.jpg

54AnonymousSep 6, 2026 16:00

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “They market Eba and Mifu as a set, but honestly Kawashima’s on another level.”

In a 5ch chat thread, posts looking back on actress Nakama Yukie’s prime years and her “dark history” (an embarrassing past role) piled up. Users who remembered the era recounted her career: starting out as an idol in the group Tokyo Performance Doll, rising to prominence through the drama TRICK and the film Ring, and her voice-acting role in the anime Haunted Junction, which was singled out as her “dark history.” While some praised her prime-era beauty as beyond even modern actresses like Hirose Suzu and Hamabe Minami, others debated why she never became as big a star as contemporaries like Okina Megumi and Hirosue Ryoko.

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “I Want to Talk About Nakama Yukie’s Prime Years and Dark History.”

In a live-report thread on 5ch, a poster shared photos documenting a solo drinking session at a neighborhood Chinese diner (machi-chuka) he visited in the rain. He posted a running commentary as he ordered century egg tofu and crispy pan-fried noodles (kata-yakisoba), working through the meal alongside his beer. The thread filled with comments lamenting the disappearing atmosphere unique to these old-school diners — including remarks like “Chinese food from foreign-run places is tasty too, but it’s just not the same” — as well as a tangent about regional differences, since some places serve pickled mustard greens (zasai) as a free side with beer while in Nagano it’s typically nozawana pickles instead. What started as a simple live report turned into a broader chat about local food culture.

1AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:12

First up, an ice-cold beer 🥺

9AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:16

Century egg tofu's here 🥺

32AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:23

The assorted crispy fried noodles (gomoku kata-yakisoba) are here! 🥺

71AnonymousSep 6, 2026 15:33

Re: #32
Doesn't look all that appetizing, honestly… the shrimp look tiny… and the portion's not much either…
Sorry, I know you're live-reporting this in the rain for us and everything.

*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Live News general board) thread “Hey guys, I’m at a neighborhood Chinese diner 🥺.”

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.

*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?.”

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.

※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”.”

A thread on 5ch’s “Morning Musume” board (which in practice tends to attract general chit-chat threads with nothing to do with the idol group) sparked discussion about the stark “gap” in life outcomes among people in their 40s. It started with a post noting that some people marry, build families, and live steady lives, while others stay single, still absorbed in their hobbies — and replies poured in citing hard numbers, like “My assets hit 800 million yen and it still feels empty” and “I’m a full-time employee but only take home 110,000 yen a month.” The discussion eventually spiraled into a clash over whether having a family counts as “stability” or a “liability,” and into the social backdrop facing Japan’s “employment ice age” generation.

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “[Sad News] The “Gap” in Life at 40 Is Way Too Brutal wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.”

In a thread titled “Tell Me a Site That’s Actually Useful,” posted on 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyo G” board, users began chiming in one after another with handy websites and tools they use in daily life. Topics ranged widely — from practical tools like garbled-text (mojibake) fixers, roundups of free alternatives to paid software, and tips for speeding up Windows, to a government-run “Akiya Bank” for searching vacant houses, a consultation hotline for organic farming, a page explaining the benefits of decluttering, and even software for recovering deleted files. One poster even cited their source, noting “I heard about this on VIP before” — turning the thread from idle chatter into a genuine exchange of practical knowledge.

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “[Keeper Thread] Tell Me a Useful Website.”