TBSラジオ『ジェーン・スーと堀井美香の「OVER THE SUN」』 · Leisure
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Jane Su (ジェーン・スー) and Hori Mika (堀井美香) of TBS Radio's OVER THE SUN (『ジェーン・スーと堀井美香の「OVER THE SUN」』) reflect on attending the full-scale wedding reception of their writer friend Awa-chan, including an emotionally charged moment when her father arrived in traditional Senegalese dress. The episode also covers the duo's BASESTOCK collaboration knitwear, a manga tie-in in the magazine Kiss, and the pair's candid reckoning with what ceremonies remain for women in their fifties.
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What this episode answers
How does Sue-san feel about the Uniqlo down jacket she has worn for ten years?
The jacket has no holes or fraying and has barely aged because she wears it only five or six times a year, but its slim-waisted silhouette feels dated compared to today's relaxed cuts. She talks herself into keeping it with the logic that "if the shape stays the same, I can still wear it in ten years," yet she is seriously considering replacing it this year.
What are the BASESTOCK collaboration items, and where can they be purchased?
The collaboration produced a saxe-blue sweater and cardigan with subtle lurex, available via online pre-order through October 4; in-store fitting sessions are running at BASESTOCK throughout October, and the sizes—M, L, or free size—make them easy to share.
What is the collaboration project in manga magazine Kiss, and how have listeners responded?
Manga artist Kozaki Ai (小崎愛), creator of Cecil no Joou (『セシルの女王』), wrote a short story set on "an island" based on the OVER THE SUN listener community; the professional pacing—funny throughout, tearful at the end—has drawn praise, and the coincidence that Kozaki chose the island setting independently, without any prior information, and that it happened to sync with Sue-san's recent life, has become a talking point.
What kind of wedding did writer Awa-chan have, and what was the most moving moment?
It was a classic hotel chapel ceremony followed by a reception—a style Sue-san called rare to see these days—and the most moving moment was when Awa-chan's father, originally from Senegal, walked in wearing traditional ethnic dress and embraced his daughter, drawing tears from both Sue-san and Hori-san.
How has reaching her fifties changed the way Sue-san thinks about ceremonies?
Attending the wedding brought home the feeling that "the only ceremony left for people in their fifties is a funeral," which led Sue-san to reaffirm that ceremonies are milestones that enrich life and to urge listeners not to wait for outside occasions but to create their own ceremonies.
34 Days of Rain in Tokyo and the Autumn-Winter Wardrobe Problem
At the time of recording, Tokyo had seen rain every day for 34 consecutive days through Tuesday, leaving Sue-san lamenting that she had no idea when to bring out her autumn and winter clothes. The conversation centred on a Uniqlo down jacket she has been wearing for ten years. The jacket has held up remarkably well—no holes, no fraying—largely because she reaches for it only five or six times a year. The catch is the silhouette: the slimmer waist typical of a decade ago now looks out of step with today's looser, more relaxed cuts. She has convinced herself that "if the shape stays the same, I can still wear it in ten years," but admits she is genuinely considering replacing it this season. Hori-san, for her part, owns no down at all, getting through the cold months with just two coats—one black, one corn-coloured.
BASESTOCK Collaboration Items
OVER THE SUN has teamed up with BASESTOCK (ベーセストック) on a sweater and cardigan in saxe blue—close to Tiffany blue—with a restrained lurex thread woven in for a refined finish. Listener response has been warm; the show even received a message from a 42-year-old man who had pre-ordered one as a Christmas gift for his wife who loves Tiffany blue. Online pre-orders close on October 4. BASESTOCK stores are holding in-store fitting sessions throughout October. Hori-san's piece features a simple, clean silhouette described as a design you could still wear ten years from now.
Collaboration Short Story in Manga Magazine Kiss
Manga magazine Kiss has launched a special serial project featuring stories inspired by the OVER THE SUN listener community. The first entry is a short story by Kozaki Ai, the artist behind Cecil no Joou, set on "an island." Sue-san praised the piece for its distinctly professional construction—funny from start to finish, yet moving enough to bring tears at the end. What caught everyone's attention is that Kozaki chose the island setting entirely on her own, with no prior information from Sue-san or Hori-san, yet the story ended up mirroring what Sue-san had been going through in her personal life—a coincidence that left Sue-san visibly stunned. October 10, incidentally, is Island Day. Listener mail has flooded in, with people writing that they bought a manga magazine for the first time since primary school and that they needed tissues after reading.
Awa-chan's Wedding: A Proper Ceremony After a Long Absence
Sue-san and Hori-san attended the wedding reception of their friend Awa-chan, a writer. The event followed a classic format—chapel ceremony at a hotel, then a formal reception—something Sue-san described as a properly traditional wedding unlike anything she had seen in recent years. Both hosts admitted they had been so removed from weddings for more than a decade that they had to rack their memories just to remember how to read a seating chart.
Clothing and bags were, naturally, a topic. Sue-san carried a Chanel shoulder bag she had saved for the occasion. Hori-san turned up with a 6,000-yen Zara shoulder bag she had bought at the last minute, laughing it off with "it's very typical auntie behaviour, but I've made my peace with it." The fact that fellow guest Yamada Ben (山田弁) brought an old Fendi bag prompted Sue-san to remark on how beautiful it is to care for something bought twenty or thirty years ago and still use it today. The conversation turned to the steep rise in luxury bag prices: bags that were attainable for under 200,000 yen back in their university days now fetch close to 1,000,000 yen.
Sue-san served as MC at the reception. Called on to address the room the moment the event began, she recalled the pressure: "I had to hold up the energy of the entire room—it was intense." The emotional peak of the day came when Awa-chan's father, originally from Senegal, walked in wearing traditional ethnic dress and took his daughter in his arms. Awa-chan first gained recognition as a writer by putting into words her complicated, estranged relationship with her father; seeing the two reconciled and reunited brought both Sue-san and Hori-san to tears.
Is a Funeral the Only Ceremony Left for People in Their 50s?
The experience left Sue-san with a sobering observation: once you reach your fifties, the only ceremony likely still ahead of you is a funeral. From that realisation, however, she drew a more constructive conclusion. Ceremonies, she argued, are the milestones that make life richer—whether a wedding, a ribbon-cutting, or anything else that marks a transition. Rather than waiting for someone else to provide those moments, she encouraged listeners to invent their own. She also suggested that "once every five years or so, it's worth going to a wedding even if you don't know the couple that well," pointing to the value of letting yourself be moved by someone else's milestone.
Takeaways
- The most affecting moment of Awa-chan's reception was her father arriving in Senegalese ethnic dress and embracing her—a reunion rooted in a once-estranged relationship that launched her writing career, and one that moved both Sue-san and Hori-san to tears.
- Attending the wedding crystallised for Sue-san that funerals may be the last ceremony standing for people in their fifties, prompting her to urge listeners to stop waiting for ceremonies to happen and start creating their own.
- Luxury brand bags that cost under 200,000 yen in their university days now run close to 1,000,000 yen, while Hori-san walked into the same reception carrying a 6,000-yen Zara bag—and declared herself entirely at peace with it.
This article is edited from a machine transcript of the first 30 minutes of the episode. It is not an official summary — please listen to the episode itself.