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  • Entrepreneur Yuji Mizoguchi Explodes After Hostess Yuipisu Tells Him “You’d Be Better Off Dead”

    Entrepreneur Yuji Mizoguchi has posted a video on his own YouTube channel showing himself furious after hostess Yuipisu, his co-star on the YouTube show “LAST CALL,” allegedly told him he’d “be better off dead.” Yuipisu had stepped down from the show back in June amid a controversy over her use of the weight-loss drug Manjaro, and this incident has brought the simmering feud between the two back into the open. Reactions on 5ch were all over the map, ranging from questions about Mizoguchi’s background and personal connections to speculation over who was really responsible for the Manjaro controversy.

    October 9, 2026, 10:54 AM

    Entrepreneur Yuji Mizoguchi updated his YouTube channel by the 9th, expressing fury over remarks made by hostess Yuipisu, who had appeared on “LAST CALL.”

    Yuipisu had been a cast member on LAST CALL, but stepped down in June amid the Manjaro controversy, amounting to a de facto removal from the show.

    Source: news.livedoor.com / Original article here

    2AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:56
    Watching Osaka night-view videos on YouTube beats watching Peace-kun from Omiya Park (a local mascot, the park's swan-boat character) any day.
    4AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:59
    No idea what's even going on here (it's a pun: wakaranai, 'don't understand,' + wakame, 'seaweed')
    6AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:01
    Please, by all means, go wear each other down fighting it out.
    8AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:04
    What does Mizoguchi actually do for a living?

    Hosts, hostesses, famous business owners, doctors — you can at least tell where those guys come from.
    This guy's name is everywhere and I still have no clue what his actual job is.
    11AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:08
    > I wanted to protect her but couldn't.

    So basically, you never actually protected her, right?
    12AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:09
    In a world like this, where you can't even speak the truth… (echoing the famous WANDS lyric)
    14AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:13
    Who's even a fan of this scene anyway?
    18AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:18
    Re: #14
    Back in the day it'd be the type who loves ONE PIECE, all 'nakama! nakama!', blasting EXILE, a mild-yankee type cruising around in an Alphard.
    15AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:17

    16AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:17
    If anything, it sounds like the one actually pushing Manjaro was someone closer to Mizoguchi, and Ms. Y was more like a customer-turned-walking-ad.
    17AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:18
    That's 105 mph right there.
    Nice four-seamer.
    28AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:23
    Is this guy even in a position to lecture anyone on how to be a decent human being?
    His self-awareness is completely off the charts.
    29AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:23
    Honestly, I wish YouTube would stop instantly throwing Manjaro videos at me the second I post about gaining weight on an anonymous board. That kind of manual, human-driven promotion goes way beyond legitimate big-data use.
    31AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:25
    His emotions are so childish it's painful to watch.
    This guy can only repeat the same few words over and over.
    33AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:26
    Y-pisu was obsessing over whether climbing or descending burns more fat even in her T-ba videos, so if there was a woman muttering on like that at Mizoguchi's gym too, Manjaro was probably going to come up right away.
    38AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:30
    It's basically him saying, 'Look how tough and badass I am, cool right? Don't go falling for me.'
    39AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:30
    Far from protecting her, he went full-on attack mode — straight-up harassment lol
    40AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:31
    At the end of the day, the people who couldn't recognize Mizoguchi's talent are just jealous and desperately trying to drag him down.
    Even if Mizoguchi falls, none of you come out ahead, so just stay in your lane.
    42AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:34
    Mizoguchi's verbal tic is "sasugani" (roughly "well, naturally" / "I mean, obviously").
    He says "sasugani" nonstop even for things that aren't a big deal.
    He overuses that emphasis word so much it stops emphasizing anything at all.
    58AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:50
    Re: #42
    Well, exaggerating is his whole business.
    43AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:34
    Well, there aren't many guys out there who actually have the ability to back up telling a woman 'I'll protect you.'
    64AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:04
    I have absolutely no idea what he's even saying.
    68AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:10
    Re: #64
    Classic case of this scene's trademark move: a vague, abstract, overly intense statement of feelings with zero actual substance.
    78AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:50

    Background and Key Points of This Story

    The “Manjaro controversy” refers to a string of incidents in which promoting the diabetes drug Manjaro for weight-loss purposes in videos and on social media came under fire; Yuipisu stepped down from “LAST CALL” in the middle of that controversy. This latest clash comes from a one-sided account told through Mizoguchi’s own YouTube video, and as of this writing, no rebuttal or fact-check from Yuipisu herself has been reported. Rather than the emotional conflict itself, 5ch commenters were more interested in speculation about Mizoguchi’s background and connections, and theories about who was really responsible for pushing Manjaro. It’s worth noting that terms like “hangure” (quasi-gang affiliates) and “antisocial forces” that circulated in the thread are unverified speculation, not established fact.

    *This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “Yuji Mizoguchi Explodes at Hostess Yuipisu After Being Told “You’d Be Better Off Dead”… “That set me off. Seriously, don’t underestimate me, knock it off already”.”

  • New Ape Escape Game May Also Land on Switch 2 — 5ch: ‘That’s One Less Bullet in the PS6’s Chamber’

    There hasn’t been a new ‘Ape Escape’ game since 2010’s PS3 title ‘Ape Escape Move’ (Furi Furi! Saru Getchu), but an October leak suggests a revival project is underway inside Sony. Word is that development isn’t being handled by Team Asobi but by an overseas outside studio, Evening Star — a claim that has come in independently from games journalist Jeff Gerstmann and the outlet VGC. On 5ch, posters speculated that a multiplatform release makes a Switch 2 version likely, comparing sales of previous Sony-affiliated games ported to Switch, like ‘Everybody’s GOLF WORLD,’ while also worrying that an overseas studio might change the character designs.

    New Ape Escape Game Reportedly in Development at Evening Star, the Studio Behind ‘Sonic Mania’

    No new ‘Ape Escape’ title has come out since ‘Ape Escape Move’ launched for PS3 in December 2010. In early October, a leak revealed that Sony is pushing forward a project to revive the series, and that development is not being handled by Sony’s in-house Team ASOBI (the studio behind ‘ASTRO BOT’) — though which studio actually is making it hadn’t been disclosed.

    Amid that, games journalist Jeff Gerstmann said on his own show that he’s heard the new title is being made not by Team ASOBI but by the outside studio Evening Star. He was careful to note he hasn’t verified this across multiple sources, but the outlet VGC has also reported hearing the same thing from its own sources — meaning the Evening Star name has surfaced through two separate channels.

    Source: gazlog.jp / Original article here

    3AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:36
    That's one less bullet in the PS6's chamber.
    5AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:38
    Why's a first-party game running off to another platform again, lol
    8AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:40
    Sony: "Since we're apparently axing discs, please please let us put our games on your platform too!"


    Is that basically what's going on?
    9AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:41
    Speaking of which, did stuff like 'Everybody's Golf' actually sell when it came out on Switch?
    10AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:44
    Re: #9
    There was more than double the gap.
    https://www.famitsu.com/article/202509/52127

    #2 (debut) Switch — Everybody's GOLF WORLD
    35,139 units (total 35,139) / Bandai Namco Entertainment / September 4, 2025

    #3 (debut) PS5 — Everybody's GOLF WORLD
    16,075 units (total 16,075) / Bandai Namco Entertainment / September 4, 2025
    11AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:47
    Re: #10
    It's on SIE — they basically abandoned this kind of casual game entirely. Even 'Astro Bot' would've sold more than double if not for the PlayStation barrier to entry, but PS users show zero interest.
    44AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:40
    Re: #10
    The victims' support group, huh…
    19AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:57
    No matter how little it's expected to sell,
    the whole point of making it is to pull in that casual crowd,
    so you can't just go and release it elsewhere.
    Don't give up already, lol
    69AnonymousOct 9, 2026 18:17
    Re: #19
    Guess they're just pulling out after all, huh?
    20AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:57
    Funny looking back now that 'Everybody's Golf' was announced at a Nintendo Direct.
    Ape Escape's probably headed the same way.
    23AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:59
    Re: #20
    Fine if it stays like 'Ora Natsu' or 'Natsumon,' where it's strictly just 'a former Sony person happens to be involved' — but this feels different…
    22AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:58
    In the PS crowd, even being in your 50s gets you called young. Now picture those guys playing it going 'ah, Ape Escape, brings back memories'—


    Sounds like hell, doesn't it?
    88AnonymousOct 9, 2026 18:37
    Re: #22
    Well, if they're playing it with their kids or grandkids, I guess that's fine…
    Though the 'VR family' patent got sold off too…
    27AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:01
    Would be hilarious if the PlayStation or SIE logo showed up during a Nintendo Direct.
    30AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:10
    Re: #27
    It actually did, at the Nintendo Direct on June 18, 2024.
    48AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:48
    Re: #27
    LEGO Horizon.
    40AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:25
    That one's probably only being kept alive for the sake of appearances.
    Poor zombie cat.
    42AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:38
    Re: #40
    Sony itself owns the character IP, so the situation's different from other games.
    51AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:52
    Catching Pipo Monkeys (the series' monkey characters) only worked because it matched the cheap low-poly look of the PS1 — revive it now for a multiplatform release and it won't sell.
    67AnonymousOct 9, 2026 18:16
    Re: #51
    Nah, I don't really buy that.
    The PS2 one was fun too.
    68AnonymousOct 9, 2026 18:17
    SCEJ's casual-game audience had already largely drifted away by the PS2 era.
    Even Ape Escape never sold as well as other SCE games on PS1, which is why the series didn't continue.
    At this point it's basically got nothing to do with PlayStation anymore, right?
    74AnonymousOct 9, 2026 18:21
    Re: #68
    I bet a ton of people dropped off right around the part where you whack them with the Mecha-Bo stick and then switch to the net with the button.
    72AnonymousOct 9, 2026 18:20
    Pipo Monkey is one of the few characters that actually originated at Sony, but he's the enemy.
    The actual hero, Kakeru-kun (known in the West as 'Spike'), is even less known than that.
    76AnonymousOct 9, 2026 18:23
    Re: #72
    Same goes for Dragon Quest or Monster Hunter, right?
    86AnonymousOct 9, 2026 18:36
    Bandai Namco's supposed to be Mr. PlayStation Loyalty, so why did 'Everybody's Golf' and 'Patapon' end up on Switch?
    Still a mystery to this day.
    91AnonymousOct 9, 2026 18:39
    Re: #86
    If it were just about putting Sony IP on Sony hardware, there'd be no need to ask Bandai Namco to do it.
    94AnonymousOct 9, 2026 18:42
    Re: #91
    True, but it really is a mystery whether Sony itself wanted it on Switch.
    99AnonymousOct 9, 2026 18:46
    Re: #91
    Freedom Wars and Everybody's Golf have already come out on Switch.
    They say what's happened twice happens a third time.
    89AnonymousOct 9, 2026 18:38
    The core game design is already solid, so as long as they stick to that it should turn out decent enough, but with an overseas studio the vibe might shift.
    That's the one part giving me a bad feeling.
    92AnonymousOct 9, 2026 18:41
    Re: #89
    The playable character might end up changing.
    If that happens, fans of the original might just skip it.
    106AnonymousOct 9, 2026 18:49
    Re: #89
    I'm scared the female characters like Ukki Pink and Natsumi are going to get redesigned Western-style…
    their hairstyles, their clothes, all of it…
    102AnonymousOct 9, 2026 18:47
    Does Sony even have any other IPs that are still alive at this point?
    104AnonymousOct 9, 2026 18:48
    Re: #102
    They're all dead.
    If I had to pick one, I guess Gran Turismo.
    105AnonymousOct 9, 2026 18:48
    Re: #102
    Just the other day, 'Pichi-T' crawled out of the woodwork after years of silence and started spouting nonsense about playing GT7 with the family.
    111AnonymousOct 9, 2026 18:51
    Isn't Team Asobi supposed to exist to make exactly this kind of game?
    What are they even doing right now?
    116AnonymousOct 9, 2026 18:53
    Re: #111
    It's an IP they put on ice because they decided it wasn't worth making a sequel for, so it makes perfect sense that Asobi isn't the one making it.

    Background and Key Points of This Discussion

    The latest leak is seen as more credible than an ordinary rumor, since the same studio name surfaced independently from journalist Jeff Gerstmann and the outlet VGC — but it remains a leak, not an official announcement from Sony. Thread opinion split over how to read the precedent of Sony-affiliated IP like ‘Everybody’s GOLF WORLD’ and ‘Patapon,’ which sold far better on Switch than on PS5 after being ported over: some saw it as a deliberate play to capture the casual/light-user market, while others framed it as PlayStation’s side simply ‘losing’ the IP. There was also concern that handing development to an overseas studio could change the designs of female characters like Ukki Pink and Natsumi — reflecting the fact that ‘Ape Escape’ has a devoted fanbase among Japan’s PS1-PS2 generation but little history with overseas development or outsourcing. What Team Asobi is currently working on wasn’t revealed in the thread either.

    *This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry (Geha)) thread ‘[PS Sad News] New Ape Escape Game, Coming to Switch 2 Too?.’

  • Bizarre! Kaiki! Yes Donguri RPG to Disband — Farewell Live in December; 5ch: “They Were All Genuinely Funny Gag Comedians”

    The comedy unit “Kaiki! Yes Donguri RPG,” made up of solo comedians Yes!Akito, Donguri Takeshi, and Satsumakawa RPG, announced their disbandment on their YouTube channel on October 8. They’re set to hold a farewell live show in December at Tokyo’s Shinjuku Bunka Center, calling the venue size “the biggest scale yet” and hyping it up with lines like “Come even if you only liked us once” and “We’re going to leave nothing in the tank.” On 5ch threads, many praised each member’s skill as a solo comedian, but opinions were split over why the trio never built much name recognition as a group, and over claims that their signature bit “Player Change” resembles material from other comedians.

    2026-10-09

    The comedy unit Kaiki! Yes Donguri RPG — made up of solo comedians Yes!Akito, Donguri Takeshi, and Satsumakawa RPG — updated their YouTube channel on the 8th to report that they’re disbanding.

    In the video, their first update in quite a while, the three shouted excitedly, “We’re breaking up!” They also announced that they’ll hold a farewell live show in December at Tokyo’s Shinjuku Bunka Center. Of the venue, they said, “It’s huge. This is the biggest scale yet,” adding, “Come even if you only liked us once” and “We’re going to leave nothing in the tank.”

    Source: oricon.co.jp / Original article here

    2AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:07
    You're better off watching an Osaka night-view channel on YouTube than watching Peace-kun from Omiya Park.
    7AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:09
    Figured they'd be a scrub lineup, but turns out all three are genuinely funny gag comedians.
    8AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:10
    Player Change
    Player Change
    11AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:12
    Satsumakawa, the only funny comedian to come out of Kagoshima.
    51AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:54
    Re: #11
    There's also Kagoshima Tarou!
    12AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:12
    I keep mixing them up with Fu-Suya (another comedy trio).
    14AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:16
    On YouTube all I ever get is Satsumakawa's Shorts
    Never see the other two.
    15AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:16
    Is that wig-yanking bit actually funny?
    17AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:17
    No way
    That legendary bit—
    "Hey, your girlfriend's thing down there looked just like that"—
    to think we'll never get to see it again.
    18AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:17
    This was more like a unit of three solo comedians than an actual trio, so they didn't even need to call it a "breakup"
    Though I guess they just want to pack the house for the farewell show.
    20AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:19
    Akito and Satsumakawa both made the R-1 finals
    but Donguri Takeshi never did.
    21AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:20
    Mussels! Mussels! (one of their bits)
    Kinda liked that one, but haven't seen them on TV at all lately.
    22AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:20
    Guess we're in an era where comedy nerds demand payoff for every setup
    And I actually liked them quite a bit.
    23AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:21
    These guys can all hold their own individually
    Unlike Tontsukatan.
    25AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:23
    Donguri Takeshiii!
    26AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:26
    Re: #25
    Sakeru-cheeeese!!!!! (a pun on the casual greeting "'sup" and pull-apart string cheese)
    29AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:28
    After Kazoku Chahan, Tontsukatan, Chinkuru Hoi, Mirai, Warafudi Naruo, Pocket Korokke, and Shitentoru, now Ye-Don's breaking up too?
    Skilled comedy units are dropping like flies, it's not even funny anymore.
    At this rate the comedy world's next generation of real talent is going to dry up entirely.
    34AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:32
    Re: #29
    It's "Warafudi Naruo"
    What's this "Warufuji Naruo" supposed to be.
    30AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:30
    What's a "Gyagaa"?
    I know Jaguar-san from Motoyawata, though.
    31AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:30
    They were on M-1?
    What kind of manzai do these guys even do?
    33AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:31
    Isn't Satsumakawa married to Paipai Dekami?
    43AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:45
    Re: #33
    It's "Dekami-chan."
    35AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:33
    None of the three are even unfunny, but they just never broke through.
    36AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:34
    Kazoku Chahan's genuinely funny and looked like they had a shot at the competitions, such a waste.
    41AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:44
    Re: #36
    The yakuza-looking one who plays it straight actually matches his look
    Apparently it's the one writing the material who got sick of it.
    38AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:39
    Satsumakawa got to marry a pretty woman so he's set, but what about the other two?
    45AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:46
    Re: #38
    Actually Donguri Takeshi got married first…
    To Aribobo from Yabai T-shirt Yasan (another comedy duo).
    48AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:50
    Thought Yes!Akito would blow up more
    but it just never happened
    Maybe it's that he comes across unlikeable in talk segments.
    56AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:02
    Re: #48
    Akito doesn't even flop trying too hard — that's the worst type of solo comedian to be in talk segments.
    52AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:56
    I like Akito's one-liner gag
    I know all three by name and face, but I have no clue what they do as a trio.
    55AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:59
    Re: #52
    They just each do their own gag back to back, that's it.
    66AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:18
    They're with K-Dash Stage, so that's Audrey's agency, right?
    69AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:24
    Re: #66
    Though Akito's actually with Sun Music.
    70AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:27
    Wagaya's "Switch With Me" bit and these guys' "Player Change"
    Which one came first? Smells like a rip-off.
    83AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:55
    Re: #70
    Maybe Warai Meshi's the common ancestor for both.

    Background and Key Points of This Topic

    Kaiki! Yes Donguri RPG was formed by three already-established solo comedians — Yes!Akito, Donguri Takeshi, and Satsumakawa RPG — which makes its formation different from how a typical “trio” usually comes together. That’s reflected in thread comments like “I know all three by name and face, but I have no clue what they do as a trio,” suggesting each member’s individual name recognition outpaced the group’s own. There’s also a gap in competition results among the members: Akito and Satsumakawa have both reached the finals of the R-1 Grand Prix, while Donguri Takeshi reportedly has not, and that difference in visibility is cited as one factor behind the breakup. As for their signature bit “Player Change,” some pointed out a resemblance to material from another unit active around the same time, though the thread never settled on which came first — worth noting this remains speculation rather than established fact.

    *This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Geinou Sokuhou+) thread “Comedy trio Kaiki! Yes Donguri RPG announces disbandment — farewell live in December.”

  • Napa Cabbage Tops ¥1,000 a Head as Long Rains Send Leafy Greens Prices Soaring — 5ch: ‘Nothing Can Replace Napa Cabbage’

    Record-breaking long rains and a lack of sunshine have driven up prices for leafy greens, with some supermarkets in Tokyo now selling a single head of napa cabbage for over ¥1,000. A TV Asahi News report captured shoppers out buying ingredients for hot pot being stunned by the prices, with one lamenting, “I can’t make nabe (hot pot).” On 5ch threads, some users shared workarounds like substituting cabbage bought earlier when prices were low, and predicted that prices would settle down after the New Year once growing regions shift northward. Others noted that taro, lotus root, and matsutake mushrooms are having bumper harvests, highlighting how the weather has hit different vegetables unevenly. Opinions were also split on whether any vegetable can really substitute for napa cabbage.

    Fri, Oct 9, 1:56 PM

    TV Asahi News

    Record-breaking long rains and a lack of sunshine have sent vegetable prices soaring, especially for leafy greens. At some Tokyo supermarkets, a single head of napa cabbage now costs over ¥1,000.

    Source: topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp / Original article here

    2AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:07
    Grow it yourself.
    What are you, a kid?
    6AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:08
    Chinese-grown napa cabbage would be cheap, though!
    12AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:09
    I'm peeling off leaves as needed from a giant cabbage I bought back when it was cheap —
    still more than half left.
    48AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:21
    Re: #12
    Yeah, peeling off leaves makes it last way longer.
    It's dumb how cooking shows just slice the whole thing in half.
    26AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:12
    It's freaking hot for October.
    Hot pot is still a long way off — from Tokyo.
    28AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:13
    Re: #26
    In western Japan it's already coat weather morning and night.
    57AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:23
    Picked up komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach) at Gyomu Super today for ¥158 🤭
    80AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:33
    Re: #57
    The supermarket right at the station has the same price.
    When komatsuna is cheap it's ¥78, so that's double.
    82AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:33
    Taro's apparently cheap right now.
    Lotus root's having a bumper crop too — and best of all, matsutake mushrooms had a huge bumper harvest.
    85AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:34
    Re: #82
    This season's taro is really tasty.
    93AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:38
    Guess I'll hoard it all and scalp it lol
    103AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:43
    Can't do anything about bad weather.
    Just gotta make do with what's available.

    Re: #93
    Nobody's buying perishables at a markup from some random nobody off the street.
    98AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:41
    I've got a ton of wild garlic chives growing in my yard, come pick some.
    121AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:49
    Re: #98
    That's probably daffodil… (´･ω･`) (daffodils look like garlic chives but are toxic)
    101AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:42
    Napa cabbage prices have really shot up, and it's THE classic winter hot pot ingredient too.
    106AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:44
    Re: #101
    Just don't eat it for a month, it'll come back down eventually.
    134AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:54
    At the supermarket I went to today, a small whole head was priced around ¥699.
    A quarter head was about ¥198.
    148AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:01
    Re: #134
    ¥198 is actually generous — basically loss-leader advertised-special territory, like you'd see at an AEON-group store.
    Even at usually-cheap grocery stores it's more like ¥280.
    Since the cabbage price hike is making people avoid hot pot, the meat and fish meant for nabe are now half price.
    If you can think of another dish to use them in, that's the move lol
    160AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:05
    Temperatures are still high so it's kind of a stretch, but yeah, hot pot's off the table.
    179AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:10
    Re: #160
    It is a bit hot today.
    The chill only hits late at night and in the morning, so it's not really hot pot season yet.
    174AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:09
    You've gotta pick whatever's cheap at the time and change up the menu accordingly.
    180AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:11
    Re: #174
    Historically and culturally, the point was to eat whatever's in season, cheap and delicious — but the media's lost the plot on that.

    Travel/tourism shows will do 'seasonal flavors' segments, but studio-based shows will happily feature stuff that's out of season and sky-high in price as 'tonight's recommended dinner recipe' without batting an eye.
    191AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:15
    Ah, this is gonna be a seed scramble — if you sow now you can still make it in time.
    206AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:20
    Re: #191
    It takes 2 months to harvest, so you'd make it by New Year's Eve.
    213AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:22
    Saying you flat-out 'can't make hot pot' is being way too locked into the idea that hot pot = napa cabbage, isn't it?
    Hot pot is delicious with pretty much anything in it.
    226AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:26
    Re: #213
    There's just nothing that can replace napa cabbage.
    Cabbage or lettuce just isn't quite the same, right?
    224AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:25
    Re: #206
    For longer-growing varieties it's more like 2.5 to 3 months — depends on how the current growth is going.
    The November crop looks like it's taken a real beating from the rain.

    Whatever's for January onward is probably getting planted right about now. The current crop's done for, so farmers will probably push hard to meet the surge in demand.
    If people act like the dumb media and assume it's 'in season' from early October and eat hot pot nonstop, they'll just stop eating it from December through February.
    231AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:29
    Re: #224
    It's only expensive because the region currently in shipping season got hit.
    Once a different shipping season rolls around, it'll go back to being cheap as usual.

    Growing regions shift northward, so once Tohoku starts shipping it'll probably drop sharply.
    Looks like it'll be cheap from around next month through the New Year.
    232AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:29
    If prices for leafy greens keep rising, couldn't we shift toward factory/indoor production that's more resilient to climate change?
    241AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:32
    Re: #232
    Japan is a long, narrow country, so shipping seasons shift a lot between the south and north.
    If the south has a bad crop, you just wait for the north's shipping season — and vice versa.

    Disasters don't wipe out the entire country at once, so honestly, keeping things as they are plus guaranteeing farmers' income would be totally fine.
    239AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:31
    Japanese agriculture is at a major turning point.
    It's obvious small and mid-sized farmers can't keep up, so subsidy-dependent farmers should just switch careers (we do have freedom of occupation) and big corporations should be allowed to move in.
    Big companies could use biotech and AI for large-scale indoor farming and potentially stabilize the food supply.
    Deregulate, let massive indoor farming operations happen, and have landowning farmers become shareholders instead.
    If the law isn't changed right now, Japan might not even have a future a few years from now, let alone long-term.
    248AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:35
    Re: #239
    There's no way a big company paying high salaries can beat on cost a farmer effectively earning just ¥10 an hour.

    Background and Key Points

    Leafy greens depend more heavily on sunlight than root vegetables do, making them more directly affected by the lack of sunshine caused by the long rains. Indeed, even within the thread, some users noted that root vegetables like taro and lotus root are having bumper harvests, showing that the weather’s impact varies a lot by vegetable type. Napa cabbage’s main growing regions also shift with the seasons — high-altitude areas like Nagano in summer and autumn, and lowland areas like Ibaraki and Aichi in winter — with production moving north and south accordingly. This price spike is largely because the region currently shipping cabbage was hit hard by the long rains, so prices could settle down once the shipping center shifts to a different region. Meanwhile, opinions in the thread were split over the “can’t make hot pot” reaction — whether other vegetables like cabbage can really substitute for napa cabbage, with some emphasizing napa cabbage’s distinctive flavor and resistance to falling apart when simmered, and others saying people are being too particular.

    *This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Breaking News+) thread “[Napa Cabbage] Cabbage Tops ¥1,000 a Head as Long Rains and Lack of Sunshine Drive Up Leafy Green Prices — Customers Baffled, ‘Can’t Make Hot Pot’.”

  • PC Randomly Reboots and Freezes — 5ch Users Scramble to Diagnose the Culprit

    A thread popped up on Newsoku VIP (5ch’s casual chat board) after a user’s PC — bought five years ago from PC Depot — started randomly rebooting, freezing, and even failing to display anything on screen. The poster reapplied CPU thermal grease with no improvement, then followed the board’s instructions step by step: pulling the graphics card, testing with a bare-bones setup, and more, all in search of the cause. Commenters chimed in with theories like “a degraded power supply unit can drag down other components” and “weird fan noise might signal thermal throttling,” while opinions split on how long a PC should realistically last — some said 2-3 years, others insisted 10 years is no problem.

    1AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:06
    Is 5 years just its natural lifespan?
    Cleaning it out and redoing the thermal paste didn't fix it…
    guess it's time for a new one.
    3AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:08
    If you can reapply thermal paste yourself, you're clearly not a total beginner.
    4AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:09
    Re: #3
    Just the CPU paste, that's all I did!
    5AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:10
    Start by booting with a bare-bones setup to isolate the problem.
    8AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:12
    Re: #5
    I don't even know what a 'bare-bones setup' means.
    6AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:12
    Do any lights turn on?
    9AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:13
    Re: #6
    The lights do turn on!
    But the monitor won't display anything…
    13AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:16
    Re: #6
    Lol, fair enough.
    But it's not totally off-base either — the diagnostic LEDs on the motherboard are actually an important clue.
    7AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:12
    Multiple issues happening at once, huh.
    Sounds like something at the core died and it's dragging several parts down with it.
    10AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:13
    Re: #7
    A new PC… is that really it? (;_;)
    11AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:15
    If you've got a graphics card installed, try pulling it out.
    14AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:16
    Re: #11
    I've never touched the graphics card before —
    is it easy to just pull out?
    12AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:16
    If it's a custom build, first check whether it powers on in a bare-bones setup.
    15AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:17
    Re: #12
    It's not a custom build!
    I bought it pre-built from PC Depot.
    18AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:18
    Sounds like the graphics card.
    Why not try plugging the monitor cable straight into the motherboard instead?
    20AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:21
    Re: #18
    Are the other parts generally fine even after 5 years, aside from the GPU?
    21AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:22
    Re: #20
    Nope.
    If you don't scrap it right now, your life could be in danger.
    33AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:35
    Re: #20
    You've really gotten your use out of it.
    Most people replace theirs after about 2-3 years, so……
    19AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:21
    Video output is either from the GPU or onboard graphics, but even setting the freezing aside, that doesn't explain the random reboots.
    22AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:22
    Re: #19
    I see…
    Actually the reboots are the lucky part —
    the screen stays on for a while afterward.
    28AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:30
    This is almost certainly fixed by replacing the power supply.
    It's a hassle since you'll end up handling most of the other parts, but at least you won't need to remove the CPU or RAM, so don't worry about that.
    By the way, if the PSU is degraded and straining to keep up with power demand, it can damage both hardware and software — so stop powering the thing on.
    32AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:33
    Re: #28
    I've already shut it down and
    restarted it a ridiculous number of times (;_;)
    Is it already too late…
    34AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:35
    When it boots up, isn't the fan crazy loud?
    39AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:38
    Re: #34
    Yeah, the fan is loud!
    38AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:37
    Re: #33
    I stupidly thought it'd last 10 years…
    40AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:38
    Re: #38
    As long as the specs hold up, 10 years is totally fine.
    44AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:41
    https://imgur.com/a/DRitssN
    The graphics card won't come out…
    I'm scared to force it…
    53AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:47
    Re: #44
    Did you release the locking clip?

    45AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:41
    Mine's going into its 6th year, bought from Passo (a budget PC shop), and I haven't touched it at all 🤔
    Maybe yours was just a dud?
    48AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:43
    Re: #45
    Seriously?!
    …I can't forgive PC Depot!
    46AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:42
    Re: #39
    That's gotta be the cause.
    Figure out which fan it is, then clean it and redo the thermal paste.
    49AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:44
    Re: #46
    Guess I've got no choice but to turn into a detective about it!
    47AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:43
    Doesn't PC Depot offer a walk-in diagnostic service?
    50AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:44
    Re: #47
    Yeah, that's probably better than an amateur like me poking around (;_;)
    Yikes, I've already messed with a lot of stuff.
    57AnonymousOct 9, 2026 12:57
    https://imgur.com/a/LIlVuHl
    I was told to pull the GPU to isolate the problem, so I did —
    is that a problem?
    60AnonymousOct 9, 2026 13:02
    Re: #57
    Not a problem at all, it's just more work.
    Can't see the image, but if it's out, connect the display to onboard graphics and boot up.

    If it doesn't crash, the GPU was the cause —
    assuming your CPU has integrated graphics.
    69AnonymousOct 9, 2026 13:24
    https://imgur.com/a/0bpUyiW
    Where's the cable that used to plug into the graphics card —
    should I plug it in here?
    71AnonymousOct 9, 2026 13:26
    Re: #69
    Did the PC fail to boot even without the GPU?
    81AnonymousOct 9, 2026 13:40
    Honestly, just take a photo of the back panel and feed it to an AI — that'll make this whole conversation go a lot smoother.
    138AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:17
    For now, run a benchmark to put it under load while watching the temps in HWMonitor.
    140AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:20
    Re: #138
    I'll go check the temps!
    142AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:28
    Re: #138
    I've got HWMonitor open, but
    which readings actually matter?
    Is just checking the temps enough? 💦

    Background and Key Points

    As a rule of thumb, core PC components like the CPU and motherboard tend to last 5-10 years, while power supply units degrade faster and are typically good for only 3-5 years. The split in the thread — some saying “most people replace theirs after 2-3 years,” others saying “10 years is fine if the specs have headroom” — comes down to differences in usage and load, and neither claim is really wrong. What stands out in this case is that multiple symptoms — reboots, freezes, and a blank screen — are showing up simultaneously, which is hard to explain with a single failed part and looks more like a degrading power supply dragging down several components at once. The intuitive instinct to “just blame the graphics card” is the easy misconception here; as commenters pointed out, the proper approach is to isolate the issue first using a bare-bones setup or the motherboard’s diagnostic LEDs, since pulling the GPU first doesn’t necessarily get you any closer to a fix.

    *This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Newsoku VIP) thread “[Calling all PC experts] Random reboots, freezes, blank screen — am I done for?“.

  • 5ch Debates What It’ll Take for ANGERME to Make a Comeback — “There Was Never Even a Good Era to Go Back To”

    Amid ANGERME’s slumping popularity, a thread titled “A thread to seriously consider how ANGERME can make a comeback” appeared on 5ch’s Hello! Project board. Posters pointed to structural problems one after another: uneven vocal ability among members, a seniority-based setlist order, and a lack of direction caused by having no clear leader. Proposals ranged from centering the group around Goto and Hirayama, to pairing up with Juice=Juice to pull in new fans, all the way to extreme ideas like disbanding or replacing the entire lineup. Some posters went further, arguing there was never actually a “good era” to return to in the first place. Others raised concerns about infighting among fan factions, and the discussion never converged on a single answer.

    1AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:59
    [The singing isn't appealing, the unison parts are all over the place]
    – Does individual singing ability need to improve?
    On average, the skill level isn't actually that low
    2AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:00
    Start by cleaning out the Juice=Juice fans who spend 365 days a year trash-talking ANGERME
    4AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:02
    Re: #2
    Shouldn't it instead be cleaning out the copy-pasted "Ankasu" posts (a slur combining "ANGERME" + "trash," used by rival fans) that slander Juice=Juice 365 days a year?
    3AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:01
    Just change the group name again. The current members don't fit ANGERME's concept anyway.
    5AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:03
    Drop the seniority system and rework the setlist so Goto, Hirayama, and Nagano get more spotlight. That'd bring at least some of the casual fans back (DD = fans who like multiple idols without a single favorite).
    6AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:03
    Everyone would be happier if they just disbanded.
    8AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:05
    Nothing's going to change until the agency itself realizes what's actually wrong.
    9AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:06
    Open for Juice=Juice's shows, ride the extra exposure, and pull in new fans.
    10AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:08
    For now, go all-in on Yuppyon's homecoming show for the Kurashiki concert, and drop that "Ise 300" idea since it's not even clear it makes sense. (Yuppyon is a member's nickname; the "Ise 300" reference is unclear.)
    11AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:08
    What they think is funny just isn't.
    14AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:09
    Start with the obvious: push the popular members and sideline the unpopular ones.
    16AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:10
    If the leader or ace member is weak, the songs end up weak too.
    17AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:10
    Announce at PIA Arena that they're going to "crush Juice=Juice" and get picked up by online news.
    18AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:11
    Let NoBlock TV turn Ise into a mascot character as "the woman who talks in circles."
    20AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:12
    Once things stagnate, just bring in new members.
    21AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:13
    Throw in everyone except the promising trainees and make it a selection system where the lineup changes with every new song.
    22AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:14
    Isn't using the word "comeback" wrong to begin with, since ANGERME has never sold at the level Juice=Juice is at now in its entire history? The real question should be how to make them sell for the first time ever.
    24AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:16
    25AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:16
    Just fix Goto in the center and push her relentlessly. Less wasted movement means less strain on her too — two birds, one stone.
    55AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:06
    Re: #25
    Why not do it EXILE-style and just fix Goto and Hirayama in place? It'd be easier on their stamina too.
    30AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:19
    Also, Goto needs to stop taking taxis.
    32AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:20
    Jokoryo's voice isn't as uniquely suited as people say, but there's definitely a sense she was dropped halfway through. If she's got time, she should come back as leader for a couple more years and take some of the load off Ise. Ise shines more as a supporting player anyway — not really the senior-figure type, more of a little-sister type.
    36AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:26
    Graduate Danbara and Inoue and throw them into ANGERME.
    37AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:26
    Well, if the original leader goes around loudly saying her time as an idol was nothing but pain, that's rough — there's not much you can do about that.
    38AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:28
    After leader candidates kept graduating one after another without any fuss, the group ended up losing its identity.
    39AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:28
    You can't buy Juice=Juice tickets without buying ANGERME tickets.
    41AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:29
    Have a former member (OG) make a secret guest appearance every day, rotating.
    42AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:32
    Once the group lost someone to steer its image — like other groups' leaders do — it's going to keep drifting forever no matter what they try from here.
    43AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:34
    Bring in a new member with good looks and style who's likely to get popular, and tap the unpopular ones on the shoulder to push them out. Popularity would naturally come back that way.
    44AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:34
    If Sasaki had become leader… If Momona had become leader…
    45AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:35
    Full lineup replacement.
    46AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:37
    Re: #45
    Tamenaga stays though — is that still fine with you?
    48AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:40
    Re: #1
    You should be careful writing careless stuff without ever going to a show — worst case, you could get hauled in for obstruction of business by fraudulent means. Watch yourself, hater.
    50AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:45
    Let's go ahead and archive this thread for now (5ch slang for preserving a thread as evidence).
    51AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:49
    As for "Vanilla," forget whether the song itself is good — I genuinely don't understand the thinking behind performing a July release back in March and then immediately dropping a full-length dance practice video where you could hear the whole thing.
    52AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:50
    There's no "comeback" to speak of — there was never a good era to begin with.
    54AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:03
    The problem is the very members you'd rely on, Goto and Hirayama, keep taking breaks. It'd probably be better to disband once, overhaul the lineup, and rebuild around Tamura — there's almost no one else worth keeping.
    67AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:23
    Goto Hana, just stay innocent and carefree forever — don't show us your dark side.
    76AnonymousOct 9, 2026 17:41
    Re: #67
    Sada Masashi lol (a folk singer-songwriter famous for long, meandering story-songs — the joke being Ise talks the same way)

    Background and Key Points of This Debate

    ANGERME is an idol group under Hello! Project, and the Goto, Hirayama, Ise, and Jokoryo named in the thread are all current or former members. The thread split into two camps: those who frame the problem as a matter of “management’s setlist and promotion decisions,” and those who see it as rooted in “the member lineup and the group’s direction itself.” The first camp called for scrapping the seniority-based setlist and building shows around Goto and Hirayama; the second went as far as suggesting disbandment or a full lineup overhaul. Some replies also pointed to overlapping fanbases with labelmate Juice=Juice, suggesting that the broader structure of multiple Hello! Project groups operating simultaneously is part of the backdrop — one that can’t be explained by a single group’s popularity alone.

    *This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “A thread to seriously consider how ANGERME can make a comeback.”

  • Kōhaku Hosts Picked to Ride VIVANT’s Wave — 5ch Fires Back: “If You Haven’t Seen the Drama, You’re Not Watching Kōhaku Anyway”

    NHK announced that for the 77th Kōhaku Uta Gassen broadcast on December 31, announcer Naoko Suzuki will be joined by Mana Ashida, Masato Sakai, and Kazunari Ninomiya as hosts. Sakai and Ninomiya co-starred in TBS’s Sunday Drama “VIVANT,” and many viewers saw the casting as riding on the drama’s coattails. Ninomiya’s declaration of “cooperation” with Sakai on his own X account also became a talking point. On the 5ch (Geino/Sports News Flash+) thread, debate broke out over whether people who haven’t watched the drama are really being treated as “unpatriotic,” discomfort with the assumption that “everyone” is watching when ratings are only around 15%, and questions about NHK casting hosts to piggyback on another network’s hit drama.

    The hosts for “The 77th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen,” airing on New Year’s Eve, December 31, have been announced. Alongside NHK announcer Naoko Suzuki, the show will be hosted and livened up by Mana Ashida, Masato Sakai, and Kazunari Ninomiya. This “blatant” casting choice has drawn some cold reactions from viewers.

    [“Ninomiya Kazunari will put everything into cooperating with Sakai Masato. (So Ashida Mana, thanks for having me! lol)”]

    On October 9, Ninomiya posted this update on his own X account. It was presumably aimed at Sakai, with whom he’ll be “teaming up” as a Kōhaku host, but viewers who couldn’t make sense of it were left baffled.

    Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

    2AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:33
    If it bothers you that much, just go watch the damn thing.
    3AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:34
    So were people who never watched the morning dramas or the Taiga dramas "unpatriotic" this whole time?
    4AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:34
    Can we just cancel this whole "singing party" that's basically everyone's TV license fees getting handed over to talent agencies?
    6AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:34
    The ratings aren't even high enough to be calling anyone "unpatriotic" lol
    10AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:36
    People who haven't watched the drama probably aren't watching Kōhaku either.
    11AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:36
    To each their own, don't sweat it.

    I watch VIVANT myself, but I've never even seen Demon Slayer or Chiikawa.
    Same with Toyotomi Brothers.

    Dropped Kaze, Kaoru halfway through lol
    12AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:37
    I cracked up at the Season 1 scene where he falls into a hole and shoots five guys, and that's where I stopped watching.

    That Johnny's guy's acting is cringe too — the kind where speaking your lines fast is supposed to make you look smart.
    15AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:38
    A public broadcaster putting on a kids' talent show and a singing party? Are they stupid?
    16AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:39
    Don't bring the drama's vibe into Kōhaku.
    17AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:39
    Watching torture scenes doesn't exactly move me, you know.

    And now there's a second wave of reporting on Director Fukuzawa's alleged workplace harassment, this time from "Bunshun Online." Even before "Shukan Josei's" first report, back in December last year a VIVANT assistant director was reportedly shoved by Director Fukuzawa, fell off a stepladder, and fractured his radius and elbow while also cracking a rib — a month to fully heal. TBS's response was reportedly a one-day suspension for Fukuzawa.
    https://www.dailyshincho.jp/article/2026/09200600
    19AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:40
    "Treated as unpatriotic" lol. I haven't watched a single episode since I found out Ninomiya was in Part 1, and… so what? It's just TBS making noise about it — it's not like the whole country is actually watching.
    25AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:42
    I watch it myself, but someone not watching it doesn't affect anyone lol
    27AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:42
    Sakai Masato aside, I don't think Ninomiya is well-liked enough to be hosting Kōhaku.
    He comes across more as a smooth operator who's good at sucking up to people in power.
    28AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:43
    I watch it out of sheer momentum, but

    honestly, VIVANT isn't even that interesting.
    34AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:47
    Good promo for the VIVANT movie too, so it's a win-win, huh.
    67AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:05
    Re: #34
    There's no way someone who just learned about VIVANT from Kōhaku is suddenly going to go see the movie.
    39AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:50
    I do think NHK shouldn't be picking hosts just to piggyback on another network's drama.
    Maybe they're too obsessed with ratings, but even the news is starting to feel like a commercial network's these days.
    45AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:52
    Re: #39
    It's promo for the VIVANT movie, so TBS is happy about it too.
    42AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:51
    Ohtani Shohei harassment: "If you're Japanese, you'll root for Ohtani, right~"
    Olympics harassment: "If you're Japanese, you'll root for the Japanese athletes, right~"
    World Cup harassment: "If you're Japanese, you'll root for Japan, right~"
    VIVANT harassment: "Why aren't you watching VIVANT~" "Not watching VIVANT makes you unpatriotic" New
    44AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:52
    Re: #42
    Out of all of those, the Ohtani harassment is by far the creepiest.
    56AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:59
    Shukan Josei keeps scraping together opinions like this off the internet to churn out lazy armchair articles.
    These guys are the real hyenas, milking a popular show's name for clicks.
    Seriously gross.
    74AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:06
    Re: #56
    This kind of weekly magazine barely sells anymore and is on the verge of going under, so writing clickbait off the internet for pageviews is the only way they survive.

    Pathetic bunch, lol. Nobody needs them anymore — TV will probably end up the same way eventually.
    58AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:00
    I only watch it to keep up with conversations around me, but
    VIVANT is the most painful viewing hour of my week.
    I can't get past the hazy, vague setting, the voice work, and the over-the-top acting.
    59AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:01
    Re: #58
    Yeah, it got poor reviews overseas too.
    63AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:02
    Satomi Ishihara's drama takes way more risks, honestly.
    69AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:05
    Re: #63
    It doesn't take any risks at all.
    It dodges the issue by setting the story in some fictional country that isn't Japan.
    73AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:06
    I don't get it — someone give me the VIVANT plot in three lines.
    89AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:13
    Re: #73

    391: Anonymous (a stock 5ch username roughly meaning "much obliged"): 2026/10/07 (Wed) 05:09:20.25 ID:MqXHqw0V0
    I dropped it instantly after seeing him covered in crap at the start of Season 1.
    Anyone who decided to keep watching after that is the real idiot.
    77AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:08
    I'm anti-Sunday Drama slot in general, so I haven't watched any of it.
    They're always so over-the-top with no substance.
    79AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:09
    Re: #77
    The whole point of an article like this is to drag people like that in and stir up a bit of manufactured outrage for promotion lol
    80AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:09
    Is this show even that good?
    82AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:11
    Re: #80
    The story itself is nothing special.
    A lot of it is just throwing money at sensational elements.
    There's plenty of anime out there that's far more interesting.
    87AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:13
    Japanese actors might be the least valuable profession there is, honestly.
    90AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:14
    Re: #87
    The young ones are just awful across the board.
    Guys like Sakai and Oizumi are probably the last decent line of actors left.

    Background and Key Points of This Discussion

    “VIVANT” aired in TBS’s Sunday Drama slot and has an upcoming theatrical release. There’s a yearly custom of picking Kōhaku hosts from among that year’s buzziest performers, and the casting of Sakai and Ninomiya is widely seen as an extension of that. What split the thread was whether people who hadn’t watched the drama were truly being treated as “unpatriotic” — some reacted to the headline’s exaggeration at face value, while others voiced discomfort with the piggyback casting itself. Kōhaku’s ratings have hovered around 15% in recent years, which led some to question the very premise that “everyone” is watching. Note that the misconduct allegations against production staff mentioned in the thread were a separate matter already reported by weekly magazines, unrelated to the Kōhaku hosting decision itself.

    *This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geino/Sports News Flash+) thread “‘It kills the mood,’ ‘Not watching VIVANT gets you treated as unpatriotic’ — Sakai Masato and Ninomiya Kazunari tapped as Kōhaku hosts riding VIVANT’s wave, while the ‘haven’t watched the drama’ crowd looks on coldly [Ailuropoda melanoleuca★].”

  • Akari Uemura’s Fan Club-Only Event: Tempura and Fukagawa Rice Served on a Traditional Houseboat

    Akari Uemura, a member of Hello! Project’s M-line Club, has announced a fan club members-only event aboard a yakatabune (traditional Japanese houseboat). The course will cruise around Odaiba, passing Nihonbashi, Tsukiji Bridge, and the Rainbow Bridge, while serving freshly-fried tempura, sashimi, and Fukagawa-meshi (a local Tokyo rice dish) with one drink included. On 5ch’s Hello! Project board, some fans hyped it up as “smells like a legendary event,” while others voiced confusion over the price, whether alcohol would be served, and the idea of holding it in such a closed-off space.

    1AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:00
    2026.10.09 FC Event
    3AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:00
    Akari Uemura's long-awaited houseboat event is finally happening!!
    Enjoy a relaxed time in a special setting ♪
    ★Odaiba cruise course (passing Nihonbashi, Tsukiji Bridge, Rainbow Bridge, and more)
    ★We'll serve freshly-fried crispy tempura, fresh sashimi, and our special Fukagawa rice. One drink included
    4AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:01
    https://www.upfc.jp/m-line/images/upload/images/%E5%85%AC%E6%BC%94%E8%A9%B3%E7%B4%B0/26.11%E6%A4%8D%E6%9D%91%E5%B1%8B%E5%BD%A2%E8%88%B9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E5%85%AC%E6%BC%94%E8%A9%B3%E7%B4%B0.jpg
    5AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:01
    Kinda wanna go lol
    9AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:01
    A former member of the currently red-hot Juice=Juice lol
    11AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:02
    Probably one of the houseboats docked at Shibaura
    12AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:02
    Well, it's a houseboat with a meal included, so the price seems about right
    14AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:03
    Damn, that's awesome
    15AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:03
    Whoa lol, lucky
    16AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:03
    Lol
    She should've done this together with Yukanya
    17AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:03
    Isn't Fukagawa rice the one with loach (dojo) in it?
    18AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:04
    Smells like a legendary event
    20AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:04
    Ma-chan should do this too
    21AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:04
    Wait, isn't it a cruise ship instead?
    22AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:04
    Maybe around 100 people?
    23AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:04
    Feels like Yukanya would be there lol
    24AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:05
    Nowhere to run if someone comes at you
    27AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:06
    Guess it's like a day bus tour with karaoke, so that's fine
    28AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:07
    Of course there'll be alcohol for this, right?
    29AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:07
    Re: #28
    Aarii's a highball girl
    51AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:31
    Re: #28
    It says right there that there's none
    31AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:07
    This event's gonna mess with everyone's sense of personal distance
    32AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:08
    Is this the first houseboat event for M-line too?
    35AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:09
    Would be funny as a bit if Aarii were on a different boat, but yeah, she's on the same one
    38AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:11
    Nice
    Seems like there'll be a lot of middle-aged otaku
    40AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:12
    Does it still happen in heavy rain?
    44AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:20
    Re: #40
    More about wind and waves than rain, probably?
    It's indoors anyway (though I don't know about the smoking area)
    41AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:15
    Is it ¥18,000 with alcohol and drinks sold separately?
    Wonder if Aarii does karaoke, or if the otaku get to sing too lol
    42AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:16
    Aarii's got a boating license, so maybe she's the captain
    46AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:21
    I want the captain to be Ma-chan since she's the one with the boating license
    47AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:22
    Re: #46
    Sounds like it'd be brutal seasickness
    48AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:26
    What about tempura? There's tempura, right?
    54AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:34
    Too bad there's no alcohol
    Guess she needs more seniority before they'll let her do drinking-party-style events
    63AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:43
    Re: #54
    It's about how much they trust the otaku
    56AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:35
    Come to think of it, did that drinking-party-style event Takeuchi did end up being fun?
    58AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:35
    *If you have a history of food allergies, please judge in advance, at your own responsibility, whether you are able to participate before applying.
    M-line Club bears no responsibility whatsoever in the event that an allergic reaction occurs.
    64AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:44
    She's probably been taken on one of these by some higher-up before…
    65AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:48
    Be careful about fires and stuff
    There have been a lot of accidents lately

    But I am curious about houseboats
    Lived in Sumida Ward for years but never got the chance
    It came up as a work outing idea several times though

    Background and Key Points of This Topic

    Fukagawa-meshi is an Edo-style rice dish topped with a clam-based broth (typically using asari clams), so the “loach” theory that came up in the thread is a mix-up with a different regional dish — loach isn’t typically used in Fukagawa-meshi itself. As for whether alcohol would be served, speculation in the thread initially assumed “there must be alcohol,” but this was later corrected after commenters pointed out that the official announcement stated alcohol would not be served. Fan club events held on houseboats aren’t unusual in the underground idol scene, but they’re rare for members of major talent agencies, and the fact that it’s held in such a closed-off space fed into discussion about personal distance and safety. Given that the ¥18,000 price includes a meal and one drink, it isn’t far off from the going rate for similar fan events.

    *This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “★Fan Club Members-Only Event★ “Akari Uemura Fan Club Event on a Houseboat” Confirmed!“

  • Man Who Just Had Phimosis Surgery Fields Endless Questions on 5ch: ‘Feels Like I Shed a Skin’

    A man who had just undergone phimosis surgery posted a Q&A thread on 5ch’s “Morning Coffee” board. He had paraphimosis (a severe form where the foreskin gets trapped behind the glans), which had been worsening year after year, so he got the operation done under national health insurance. He went on to answer in detail about the surgical procedure, how painful the anesthesia was, the post-op restrictions, and what the end result looked like. Replies poured in, including stories from people who skipped surgery and instead stretched their foreskin over time to shift into a milder, easily-retractable form of phimosis, as well as others who recommended surgery outright — making clear that how people choose to deal with phimosis really varies from person to person.

    1AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:45
    Ask me anything.
    3AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:47
    Is it true that old guys who use the gym shower instead of bathing at home rarely have phimosis because everyone just gets surgery out of vanity?
    6AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:48
    Re: #3
    Probably, yeah.
    Though apparently 70% of guys have phimosis.
    7AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:48
    What type of phimosis, and
    your flaccid length

    Give me those two, please!
    8AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:48
    Re: #7
    Paraphimosis.
    For some reason they measured me after the surgery — it was 10cm.
    9AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:50
    Retractable? Nobody cares about phimosis these days unless it's the true or paraphimosis type, right?
    11AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:52
    Re: #9
    It was paraphimosis.
    I'd always figured I was more on the retractable side (what 5ch jokingly calls "Mars" — a pun, since the word for retractable phimosis, "kasei," sounds like the Japanese word for the planet Mars),
    but today the doctor clearly diagnosed me as paraphimosis, and I'm glad I chose surgery.
    10AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:50
    So it's the kind where they cut the skin?
    I heard there's also a method where they just tie it off at the base.
    12AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:52
    Re: #10
    Yeah, they cut the skin.
    When they first explained the procedure I nearly got lightheaded.
    13AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:52
    Isn't paraphimosis the one where, if you're not careful, it can cut off blood flow and the tissue basically starts to die?
    17AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:53
    Re: #13
    Yep, that's it.
    It would retract, but if I kept it retracted too long it started hurting (sometimes hurt during masturbation or sex too).
    I'm so happy that's gone now.
    14AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:52
    Thought it was just retractable, but it turned out to be paraphimosis —
    well, no wonder you had to cut it.
    16AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:53
    I've got true phimosis, so this is exactly why I'm worried.
    20AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:55
    Re: #14
    Yeah, exactly.

    Re: #15
    That's scary — I'm the type who gets morning wood easily.

    Re: #16
    If you apply, it's covered by insurance, so definitely go for it.
    15AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:53
    By the way, you'll wake up from the sheer agony of getting morning wood now.
    23AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:55
    Also, since your underwear constantly rubs the glans and 'toughens it up,' you end up with delayed ejaculation, which sex workers hate.
    26AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:57
    Re: #23
    The doctor actually told me it tends to make you more prone to premature ejaculation.
    27AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:01
    Isn't it fine to just keep it 'sheathed' when you're not using it (i.e. stay phimotic)?
    28AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:02
    Re: #27
    Since mine was paraphimosis, I'm glad I did it.
    The symptoms kept getting worse every single year,
    so honestly I probably should've done it sooner.
    30AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:03
    Dick shape is probably hereditary too — is your dad also a paraphimosis case?
    Did you ever talk to him about it?
    31AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:03
    It's a long story so I'll keep it short, but
    isn't there some procedure that's not a big cut — just gently stretching the skin in the retracting direction?
    That alone would be plenty for me.
    35AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:05
    Re: #31
    Apparently there are non-cutting procedures too —
    something like applying an ointment to gradually soften and loosen the skin.
    33AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:04
    I was also leaning toward paraphimosis, but at 20 I stretched the skin myself and turned it into retractable phimosis instead.
    You don't necessarily have to go as far as surgery.
    34AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:04
    Oh really? Congrats.
    37AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:06
    Re: #33
    Jealous.
    I trained toward that same goal,
    but before I knew it I was pushing 30,
    and the paraphimosis symptoms just kept getting worse every year anyway.

    Re: #34
    Thanks.
    After it was done, walking around outside, I felt like a completely new man.
    39AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:06
    You've gotta tell your mom and get her to cook celebratory red rice (sekihan, the traditional dish for good news) back home.
    40AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:07
    Re: #39
    I've only told one friend who's also had phimosis surgery, and I don't plan on telling anyone else.
    41AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:07
    Did you take the foreskin home as a souvenir?
    42AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:08
    Can a third party tell just by looking at your dick that you had the surgery?
    50AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:13
    Re: #41
    They didn't show it to me.
    I've heard some clinics show you the skin they cut off,
    but I'm squeamish about gross stuff, so I'm glad mine didn't.

    Re: #42
    It tends to come out two-toned, so people in the know might be able to tell.
    I went with a slightly pricier plan where they positioned it just under the ridge of the glans, so the scar is apparently hard to notice.

    Re: #43
    I literally feel like I shed a layer of skin.
    If I were the retractable type it'd be totally fine as-is,
    but depending on the day, even just pulling it back used to be a real struggle.
    43AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:09
    Yeah, I bet it really does feel like being reborn.
    Even with retractable phimosis, I still manually pull mine back for show every time I go to the public bathhouse.
    44AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:09
    No masturbating for two whole weeks?
    46AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:10
    'Phimosis-maru' (a cutesy mascot-style nickname) sounds like a good guy.
    54AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:16
    Re: #44
    Masturbation, sex, and sauna are off-limits for 1 month.
    Drinking, sports, and soaking in a bathtub are off-limits for 1 week.
    Showers are off-limits for 3 days.

    Re: #45
    A surgery veteran told me masturbating with the foreskin feels better, so it's a bummer that the surgery takes some of the pleasure out of it.

    Re: #46
    I'm flattered.

    Re: #47
    That is way too enviable —
    I always believed I'd eventually turn into the retractable ("Mars") type myself.

    Re: #48
    I'm not really interested in going that far.
    I'm a scaredy-cat, so I just wanted the bare minimum procedure.
    47AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:11
    I was also leaning toward paraphimosis, but after repeatedly masturbating with the foreskin, it stretched out and became fully retractable.
    48AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:12
    People on social media often claim you can lengthen your dick too — did you not try that?
    49AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:12
    Re: #35
    Alright, it's a long story but here it is.
    I don't need any softening treatment — I'm not sure exactly how severe it counts as medically, but I consider myself a pretty severe case of the retractable ("Mars") type.
    When I was younger, as long as I was in decent shape I could hold it retracted manually for show,
    but now that I'm middle-aged with a gut, my belly fat pushes the skin forward over it, so unless conditions are good I can't keep it held back anymore.
    Even when I'm warmed up at a hot spring or whatever, depending on the situation I sometimes still can't hold it back and it covers up again.
    That said, once I get an erection it retracts on its own at some point, so I think if they cut too much it'd end up too tight and painful when erect.
    I say it retracts on its own, but depending on position it can still get covered again, so in practice there's still a bit of excess skin.
    So if there's some procedure that's just a little stretching, I'd want to try that.
    51AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:13
    Glad you took the plunge and got it exposed —
    masturbating with lotion, or using a masturbation sleeve (onahole), feels insanely good now.
    It's on a whole different level — makes you wonder what all your past masturbation even was.
    52AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:13
    Did they shave the hair and give you a local anesthetic?
    58AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:21
    Re: #49
    Ah, so it's the kind of retractable phimosis where it's hard to keep the skin pulled back.
    If you've got excess skin, cutting is probably the fastest fix.
    There's design-cut options and non-cutting procedures too —
    and in the consultation you can go into detail about your preferences for the final look,
    plus they'll explain what's possible and what your treatment options are,
    so if you're genuinely curious, I'd recommend getting at least one free consultation.

    Re: #51
    I can't wait.
    I was jerking off about 3 times a week, so a month of abstinence is going to be a real ordeal.


    Re: #52
    I went without shaving.
    They gave me about 10 injections of anesthetic at the base,
    but from the very first one it hurt less than a flu shot —
    just a little prick, really.

    Re: #53
    If some guy in his early 20s at peak sex drive went through this, it'd be genuinely brutal.
    55AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:18
    If you've lived with phimosis all the way into your late 20s,
    people around you must have already clocked it by now — at the urinal, at the bathhouse —
    so honestly, if you suddenly showed up fully exposed at this age, I feel like people might actually rib you for it.
    60AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:26
    Re: #55
    I go to the sauna and bathhouse with friends a lot, so they'll probably notice.
    But since I usually covered up with a towel anyway,
    and I tended to pull it back manually for show,
    and I don't think my friends actually keep track of the state of my dick,
    I figure it'll work out somehow.
    I don't really remember what my friends' dicks look like either.

    Re: #56
    Right.
    I was told to leave the first bandage on without changing it for 2 days,
    but apparently from day 3 onward I have to change it every single day until 2 weeks have passed.

    Re: #57
    Yeah, there really are a lot of guys with the excess-skin type of phimosis too.
    But speaking as a paraphimosis guy myself, if it's just excess-skin-type retractable phimosis, I don't think surgery is necessary at all.

    Re: #59
    It's wild how it gets stuck at that halfway point.
    Honestly I kind of like the look of being half-exposed, though.
    56AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:18
    It's annoying that peeing gets the bandage dirty and you have to change it.
    57AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:21
    My grandpa and dad were both fully exposed,
    but I learned to hump the floor around age 5, which stretched my skin out into phimosis.
    Because of that, even though I'm 17cm erect, the skin still fully covers all the way to the tip.
    59AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:22
    More importantly, what's with the half-exposed guy?
    Come on, that's just half-assed — go train yourself to retract it the rest of the way.

    Background and Key Points of This Topic

    Medically, phimosis is divided into three types — retractable, true, and paraphimosis — and health insurance only covers cases like true phimosis or paraphimosis, where the skin compresses the glans and causes blood-flow problems or difficulty urinating. The fact that surgery for purely cosmetic reasons is generally out-of-pocket isn’t something that comes across just from the thread’s comment “it’s covered by insurance, so definitely go for it.” In Japan, the notion that “phimosis is embarrassing” spread widely from the 1990s onward through cosmetic-surgery clinic advertising, and this isn’t necessarily a common attitude overseas. Even within the thread, opinions are split between those in favor of surgery and those who stretched their skin to shift into retractable phimosis instead — suggesting this isn’t really a question of which choice is “correct,” but rather one where the right call depends on whether symptoms like paraphimosis are actually present.

    *This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Just had phimosis surgery, ask me anything.”

  • Data Breach at JR East’s “eKiNet” and “Adult Holiday Club” Services — 2.06 Million Records Exposed

    On the 9th, JR East announced that personal information such as email addresses may have leaked for a combined total of approximately 2.06 million members of “eKiNet” and “Otona no Kyujitsu Club” (Adult Holiday Club). The cause was unauthorized access to the data center of SoftBank subsidiary IDC Frontier, and for Adult Holiday Club members, the exposed data reportedly includes membership numbers, credit card expiration dates, and dates of birth. While addresses and credit card numbers themselves are said not to have leaked, the forum saw a wave of reports that suspicious phishing emails resembling the real ones had already been showing up for a while, splitting reactions between resignation that personal data has basically leaked everywhere already, and calls for the company to be held liable for damages.

    On the 9th, JR East revealed that personal information, including email addresses, belonging to a combined total of roughly 2.06 million members of “eKiNet” and “Otona no Kyujitsu Club” may have been leaked. This reportedly stems from unauthorized access to the data center of SoftBank subsidiary IDC Frontier.

    According to JR East, the possible leak covers about 1.67 million accounts from eKiNet, the train ticket reservation and purchase service, and about 390,000 accounts from Otona no Kyujitsu Club, a membership service for people aged 50 and over. For eKiNet, email addresses may have been exposed; for Otona no Kyujitsu Club, membership numbers, credit card expiration dates, and dates of birth may have leaked in addition to email addresses.

    JR East says this leak did not expose addresses or credit card numbers themselves. It also says that while member email delivery has been partially disrupted for both services, train ticket reservations and other functions are working as usual.

    Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

    5AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:11
    Emails from eKiNet are phishing
    206AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:27
    Re: #5
    That used to be a classic phishing move back in the day
    9AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:13
    Wait, seriously? I'm an eKiNet member though?
    23AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:18
    Re: #9
    I'm not even an eKiNet member but I get phishing emails that look just like theirs
    Every single day, too
    13AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:14
    Back in the Showa era everyone's address and phone number were public knowledge as a matter of course, so there's nothing to worry about. Even idols' home addresses were known to anyone back then
    17AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:15
    Re: #13
    Then go ahead and post your real name and address right here
    You don't mind, right?
    16AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:14
    This was always something that happened to other people, but now I guess I've become a victim too
    102AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:45
    Re: #16
    You're fine
    Personal info is leaking everywhere at this point anyway
    Unless you're a celebrity or a star, don't worry about it
    25AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:18
    This is probably just a test run
    Infrastructure-related targets are going to get hit next, bit by bit
    I can't help but think they'll make their real move once everything's paralyzed by simultaneous attacks
    34AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:21
    Re: #25
    Next thing you know someone's pulled off identity theft, stuff you never ordered starts showing up at your door, a "tokuryu" crew (a loosely organized, anonymously recruited ad-hoc crime gang) comes knocking, and finally the grand finale where your assets get drained down to zero
    50AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:23
    Is e5489 (JR West's online ticket reservation site) safe?
    60AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:25
    Re: #50
    JR West uses the J-WEST Card
    66AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:27
    Re: #50
    They'll probably slip out their own announcement while everyone's distracted by this mess
    80AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:35
    This is already beyond containment at this point
    Wonder what happens from here
    87AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:38
    Re: #80
    In the end everyone's assets get drained and it's game over for all of us
    99AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:42
    With this much leaking, is there anyone out there who's come through completely unscathed?
    I'd love to know what kind of life they're living
    104AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:46
    Re: #99
    Name, address, email, phone number — that much is probably fine.
    It's your credit card or driver's license that turns it into a real problem.
    167AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:05
    Re: #99
    For numbers I don't recognize, I look them up before calling back
    I ignore any text message that isn't a login verification code
    I figure just doing that much keeps you protected
    173AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:07
    Re: #99
    I have a driver's license but I'm a "paper driver" (licensed but never actually drives). Don't have a credit card.
    The only thing I'm signed up for is Amazon.
    107AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:47
    Leaks are happening everywhere but I never even get grazed (kind of lonely, honestly…)
    112AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:49
    Re: #107
    What kind of life are you living? 😮‍💨
    139AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:55
    Re: #107
    The real nationwide catastrophe is still ahead of us
    Might be a few years off, but it's coming
    136AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:54
    Honestly I've kind of stopped caring at this point lol
    My name, email, address, and phone number have probably already been scattered everywhere ages ago
    140AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:55
    Re: #136
    If it's already circulating under the #AssetsZero hashtag, maybe nothing bad actually happens at this point?
    146AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:57
    Re: #136
    AI is basically the ultimate hacker now
    It's only a matter of time before credit card info leaks too
    Crypto exchanges and the like are seriously in danger as well
    158AnonymousOct 9, 2026 15:59
    Re: #136
    I was talking to a telemarketer once and they told me my name, address, phone number, and even my school name were all on their list
    Probably cross-referenced from multiple leaked databases, but it genuinely freaked me out
    174AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:07
    Right now it looks like Times Car's (a car-sharing service) corporate members are taking the biggest hit
    175AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:08
    Re: #174
    Having a photo ID attached to it is the real killer
    178AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:10
    Re: #174
    Not individual members?
    180AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:13
    People shouldn't just scroll past these leak stories as they keep piling up — we need to actually take action and demand damages
    Once it becomes "everyone's doing it so it's fine," it's over
    184AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:14
    Re: #180
    I honestly think the biggest blame lies with the government for allowing companies to trade personal data with each other in the first place.
    186AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:14
    Re: #180
    The problem is, calculating the damages is pretty much impossible

    If anything, the companies are the victims here too
    203AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:23
    Re: #180
    You can't sue for damages until actual harm has occurred
    183AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:14
    The Adult Holiday Club list is going to make for quite the scammer's target list
    The people who use it to travel are middle-class or above, after all
    185AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:14
    Re: #183
    A solid list of paying, high-value members
    187AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:15
    Re: #183
    Sounds like a "tokuryu" crime crew is standing by for this one
    Terrifying
    212AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:29
    Email addresses and phone numbers leaking is basically par for the course at this point
    215AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:30
    Re: #212
    Name and address are the bad part
    Unlike other info, you can't easily change your name or the fact that you own a house or condo
    222AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:32
    Re: #215
    Name and address are things anyone can get just by pulling the property registry anyway, so it's not that big a deal
    224AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:32
    Re: #215
    Maybe people will start appreciating being a transferred-for-work renter after all?

    Background and Key Points of This Story

    This leak traces back to unauthorized access at data center operator IDC Frontier, a SoftBank-affiliated company. On the forum, other companies’ names, including Times Car, also came up, sparking discussion that leaks through the same channel could extend to multiple businesses. Opinions split over how serious the real-world damage actually is: some said a leaked email address alone is nothing to be shocked about, while others argued that membership services like Adult Holiday Club — where credit card expiration dates and dates of birth are also exposed — carry a much higher risk of abuse. This time, addresses and card numbers themselves reportedly were not leaked, and the easily overlooked practical point is that the bigger concern isn’t direct financial loss, but staying alert to sophisticated phishing emails crafted using the leaked data.

    *This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (News Express+) thread “[JR East] Possible Leak at “eKiNet” and “Adult Holiday Club” — 2.06 Million Records Total“.