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November 9th Event "Enjou Kissaten 2026 Nenmatsu Zoengo" Announced

The official title for the upcoming live event has been confirmed as "Enjou Kissaten 2026 Nenmatsu Zoengo" (炎上喫煙所2026年末増援号). Both hosts laughed at the invented compound "zoengo" ("reinforcement issue"), but confirmed Ginshari (銀シャリ) comedian Hashimoto Nao as the special guest. Hashimoto is a devoted listener who, Oshima says, sends detailed feedback on every installment of Oshima's Quick Japan essay column — even though almost no one else has read it.

Tickets are sold by lottery. Applications run from 6:00 PM on Monday, October 5th through 11:59 PM on Thursday, October 15th. The price is ¥4,000, which includes two event-exclusive stickers. Winners will be announced on Saturday, October 17th. The venue is Shinjuku Loft Plus One; doors open at 6:30 PM and the show begins at 7:30 PM on Monday, November 9th. A streaming option will also be available.

Following feedback from the previous event — that trying to cover everything on a timeline left some topics feeling underserved — the hosts said they will shift this time from "comprehensive coverage" to "depth over breadth," putting more weight on the themes they most want to discuss. They noted that having Hashimoto join would likely push the format even further in that direction.

The Hidden Origin of Fukushu Radio, as Told at Yoshida Go's "Shin Zatsudan Tengoku"

Minamikawa appeared on Yoshida Go's (吉田豪) live event "Shin Zatsudan Tengoku" (新雑談天国), and its paid stream has now ended. Oshima watched the full recording and called it "genuinely compelling."

The standout moment was Minamikawa's answer to the question "Why don't you ever cut Sansuke loose?" He walked through the origin story of Fukushu Radio (復習ラジオ) from scratch. There was originally a show called "Super Sansuke" (スーパーサンスケ) featuring Disco and Sansuke; when Masuki left, Sansuke had to choose a new partner from three candidates — and he chose Minamikawa himself. The fact that Sansuke was the one who initiated the pairing is almost completely unknown, and Oshima commented that "a false version of history has been accepted as fact."

On Yoshida Go's hosting style, both hosts were impressed by how swiftly he could distill the differences in their views into a single phrase, and how he would cut off conversations heading toward politics or ethics with a curt "let's move on." They found it amusing to feel pre-emptively mediated when they weren't actually arguing.

Oshima Calls the Minamikawa–Tomoshige Clash on Suiyobi no Downtown a "Double Foul"

Minamikawa appeared in the Suiyobi no Downtown (水曜日のダウンタウン) segment "Kokudo Ramen Marathon" (国道ラーメンマラソン). Because negative reactions were circulating online before the broadcast, Oshima held off until almost the last day of the streaming window — about three weeks later — to watch it. His honest reaction: "Not as bad as I expected," with "more conversational footage than I thought."

On the argument between Minamikawa and Tomoshige, Oshima's verdict was "double foul." His read: Tomoshige deployed a "mean-spirited tactic" by bringing up Minamikawa's wife Masayo (the actual words were cut from the broadcast), and Minamikawa responded by pivoting to "you shouldn't bring someone's wife into this" — shifting the frame rather than addressing the substance. Both moves, Oshima said, were rough play, and he called it "the behavior of two adults at their worst, at least in that scene." He also pushed back on commenters who had concluded that Tomoshige had insulted Masayo, calling that reading a misunderstanding of what was actually shown.

The hosts also returned to what they called the "problem of having someone too good-looking in a scrappy competition," nominating Nakajima this time. A scene in which Nakajima knowledgeably explained the difference between the production processes for hiyashi chuka and ramen was singled out as a highlight.

Minamikawa Praises Oshima's Mandan Set; Oshima on His Preparation

At a live show Oshima does with Toriyama and Okada — no stream available — Kotake Seiichi (小竹誠一) appeared as a surprise guest and Oshima performed a mandan (漫談) stand-up set. Oshima sent a video to Minamikawa, who responded enthusiastically: "The editing was excellent," and "it's the most precisely executed version of why you do mandan and what it means."

In preparing the set, Oshima said he built the structure around a phrase Minamikawa had once given him: "the key is whether the audience can see the English translation" — a shorthand for whether the conviction behind what you're saying comes through clearly. He connected something he did in middle school to something happening in current elections, pursuing an angle only he could make, then worked out where to layer in the jokes.

Minamikawa observed that "you don't even need punchlines — the audience won't feel uneasy. That's what ten years of gradually shifting yourself gets you." Kotake, meanwhile, offered the note that Oshima could afford to be "a bit more loose," a piece of feedback Oshima acknowledged as a genuine challenge going forward.