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The Digital Agency announced on September 11, 2026, that its network systems had been accessed by an unauthorized outside party, and that the personal information of roughly 246,000 people — including the names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers of government employees — may have been leaked. The agency says My Number data and financial account information were not included. On 5ch, threads shared information suggesting the breach was caused by the misuse of an account belonging to an outsourced contractor responsible for system maintenance, while other posters criticized the Digital Agency’s institutional setup and debated just how far the real-world damage from the leak might extend.

The Digital Agency announced on the 11th that its network systems, including work computers it operates, had been accessed by an outside party without authorization, and that the personal information of roughly 246,000 people, including the names and addresses of government employees, may have leaked.

The personal information that may have leaked included not only names and addresses but also email addresses and phone numbers. The agency says it does not include My Number data or bank account information.

The Digital Agency apologized, saying, “We are truly sorry for the great trouble and concern this has caused those involved.”

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article

*This article is composed as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “[Absolutely Tragic News] Digital Agency Hacked, About 246,000 Pieces of Personal Info Leaked lolololol.”

A thread appeared on 5ch’s livestream-commentary board reporting that a streamer who claims to be a “short sleeper” had stayed awake for over 36 hours, sleeping a total of just one hour during that span. The result reportedly followed a declaration of “I won’t sleep on day two” after viewers accused the streamer of dozing off during a treatment the day before. While some in the thread called it “the real deal,” others raised a definitional objection — “isn’t being a short sleeper about needing less sleep per session, not about refusing to sleep at all?” — and pointed to past streaming stunts where people stayed awake for over a week, leaving the thread divided over what would actually count as "proof."

58AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:48

Uh oh…

63AnonymousSep 11, 2026 09:49

Re: #58
Even just 4 hours without sleep is already pretty rough, honestly.

96AnonymousSep 11, 2026 10:03

Hori Daisuke's even written a book on this, so keep an eye on the eating streams too.

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “[Good News] The Short-Sleeper Person Seems to Be the Real Deal After All.”

A thread on 5ch’s Hello! Project board heated up over whether wearing sweatpants and sweatshirts as everyday clothing is “uncool.” It started with comparisons to Heisei-era fashion, tracing how sweatsuit-style outfits spread over the past few years following the wide-leg pants boom of 2020–2021. Posters who seemed to be older argued things like “It’s ridiculous to ride the train dressed like you’re just popping into a convenience store,” while younger posters countered that “sweatpants are the mainstream look now,” with the argument dragging on into fine-grained disputes over color and fabric choices.

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread 「[Sad News] Reiwa Women’s Fashion Under Fire for Being Uncool👩」.

An opinion that school PE class “is nothing but an hour of humiliation for kids who are bad at sports, and should be scrapped” went viral on 5ch. PE has long been a divisive subject — in activities like distance running and ball games, rankings and skill gaps are painfully visible, making it easy for less athletic students to develop an inferiority complex. In the thread, opinions supporting PE for its health and developmental benefits clashed head-on with those calling for scaling it back or showing more consideration due to the psychological toll, and the debate escalated into a broader question of principle: should the benefit of the majority take priority over the suffering of the minority?

45AnonymousSep 11, 2026 10:40

Everything's a learning experience.
If you get humiliated as a kid, you might grow up less likely to mock other people's failures as an adult.

54AnonymousSep 11, 2026 10:42

Re: #45
Isn't this just incredibly mean-spirited?

59AnonymousSep 11, 2026 10:43

Re: #45
You've probably never failed at anything in your life.
Laughing so hard your face scrunches up while turning someone's honest mistake, made while they were trying their best, into a punchline…

69AnonymousSep 11, 2026 10:45

You should get humiliated at least once.
Otherwise you end up like Re: #45 — a successful person who still gets a kick out of mocking other people's mistakes.

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread ““For kids who can’t do sports, PE is nothing but the arrogant cruelty of humiliation, so it should be scrapped” — fair point.”