On the October 17 broadcast of MBS Radio’s “Young Town,” Akashiya Sanma expressed concern for comedy duo Jicho Kacho’s Jun’ichi Kawamoto, who filled in for him while under the weather, while revealing that he himself has never been sick once in his 71 years. His remark that “I just can’t relate to how rough that feels” sparked a wave of theories on the forum about why he never gets sick — low body temperature, being a short sleeper, stress relief through laughter, and more. Others pushed back, pointing out that never getting sick isn’t the same as understanding other people’s suffering, splitting reactions over how to interpret his decades-long clean health record.
Akashiya Sanma, 71, Confesses He’s “Never Been Sick” — Admits “Flaw”: “I Just Can’t Relate to Feeling Rough”
Comedian Akashiya Sanma appeared on October 17 on MBS Radio’s “MBS Young Town Saturday” (10:00 p.m.), where he serves as main host.
That day, he expressed concern for Jicho Kacho’s Jun’ichi Kawamoto, who was himself still recovering from illness while filling in for Shoji Murakami.
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She's living abroad with a guy
Sounds like the type who'll just suddenly drop dead one day
Isn't that the happiest way to go, though?
Well yeah, obviously
The guy works an insane amount
People like that actually exist?
Thanks to mikan oranges and sunshine
Worried that if he ever does get sick and "gets it," that might mean he's about to go
That's gotta be complete nonsense
Laughter does lower stress, after all
Seriously, what kind of body does this guy have?
but I don't think either of them has ever actually been sick either
Wasn't it Takeshi and Tamori who only eat one meal a day? Does Sanma too?
Wasn't it mikan oranges, not melon?
Re: #29
Just read Re: #1, come on
Why can't you even manage that much
will one day wake up, head downstairs, and suddenly realize they can never climb back up to the second floor again — that day comes for everyone
It's a common story in home-visit nursing care: you show up and find the futon and pajamas still sitting upstairs, untouched
Heard that exact story from an old man in my neighborhood himself
Said he doesn't know why, but at some point he just stopped feeling like he could go upstairs
Still able to walk, but apparently can't manage the stairs anymore
Same as how you can't really understand a parent's feelings until you have kids of your own
A fool is someone who doesn't realize they're a fool
and keeps repeating the same foolish mistake dozens, even hundreds of times over a lifetime (that's the real affliction)
Recognizing it and correcting yourself is what stops you from being a fool — that's what makes someone a true thinking human being
Knowing that you know nothing
Knowing that you yourself are ignorant
That's the single most important thing
Guy really has lived his whole life on pure guts, huh…
seriously, this guy probably just never gets down in the first place
Even cancer cells would probably just run away from him
Feels like everyone around him would send him off crying and smiling at the same time
Old age might actually hit him hard
If a guy makes it past 70, that's not exactly dying young
71 is already "old age" at this point lol😅
Though the emotional toll was probably still brutal
That's some pretty woo-woo thinking
Background and Key Points of This Story
This isn’t the first time Sanma has claimed he’s “never been sick” — he’s brought it up repeatedly on radio and elsewhere before. On the forum, theories ranged from a naturally low body temperature to being a short sleeper to stress relief through laughter, but none of these go beyond speculation with no medical backing. Where opinions split was over the relationship between the fact that he’s “never been sick” and his remark that “I can’t relate to how rough that feels” — some read his clean health record favorably, while others worried it signaled a lack of empathy for other people’s suffering. Worth keeping in mind while reading: his claim is self-reported and doesn’t actually guarantee anything about his medical health.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou Supo Sokuhou+) thread “[Entertainment] Akashiya Sanma, 71, Confesses He’s “Never Been Sick” — Admits “Flaw”: “I Just Can’t Relate to Feeling Rough”.”
