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🎙️ What’s Trending on Japanese SNS in 2025

✨ Short Description

In this episode, I talk about Japanese internet subculture and trends that became popular on social media in 2025. I introduce three online trends and explain why Japanese people find them funny or interesting.

✍️ Episode Details

I explain three popular Japanese SNS trends: the idea of “kaiwai,” funny comment sections with ogiri-style jokes, and posts that turn cooking failures into humor. This episode is spoken in friendly, natural Japanese to help you understand real online language.

📝 Vocabulary Guide

界隈 — かいわい — kaiwai — a loose group with shared interests

投稿 — とうこう — tōkō — post

コメント欄 — コメントらん — komento ran — comment section

大喜利 — おおぎり — ōgiri — joke-based wordplay / improv humor

ネタ — ねた — neta — joke material / content

→ Full script (Japanese + English) & complete vocab list are available on Substack.

🔗 Links

・Full scripts & vocab guide — https://noajpradio.substack.com/p/ep7-whats-trending-on-japanese-sns

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🎧 About Noa JP Radio

Noa JP Radio delivers real Japanese through natural stories and culture.

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📩 Contact

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