Japanese actor Yutaka Matsushige performs a dining scene during the filming of an episode of the TV drama series "Solitary Gourmet" at a tuna restaurant in Yokoshibahikari, Chiba prefecture on May 19, 2026. Broadcast late at night in Japan, the series had at first very modest ratings before gradually finding its audience, including in Taiwan and South Korea, where some episodes were filmed. (Photo by Caroline GARDIN / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH STORY: Japan-television-food-drink-restaurant-film-heritage-tradition, by Mathias CENA

Japanese actor Yutaka Matsushige performs a dining scene during the filming of an episode of the TV drama series "Solitary Gourmet" at a tuna restaurant in Yokoshibahikari, Chiba prefecture on May 19, 2026. Broadcast late at night in Japan, the series had at first very modest ratings before gradually finding its audience, including in Taiwan and South Korea, where some episodes were filmed. (Photo by Caroline GARDIN / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH STORY: Japan-television-food-drink-restaurant-film-heritage-tradition, by Mathias CENA

Japanese actor Yutaka Matsushige performs a dining scene during the filming of an episode of the TV drama series "Solitary Gourmet" at a tuna restaurant in Yokoshibahikari, Chiba prefecture on May 19, 2026. Broadcast late at night in Japan, the series had at first very modest ratings before gradually finding its audience, including in Taiwan and South Korea, where some episodes were filmed. (Photo by Caroline GARDIN / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH STORY: Japan-television-food-drink-restaurant-film-heritage-tradition, by Mathias CENA

Japanese actor Yutaka Matsushige is seen on a monitor as crew members watch the filming of an episode of the TV drama series "Solitary Gourmet" outside a tuna restaurant in Yokoshibahikari, Chiba prefecture on May 19, 2026. Broadcast late at night in Japan, the series had at first very modest ratings before gradually finding its audience, including in Taiwan and South Korea, where some episodes were filmed. (Photo by Caroline GARDIN / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH STORY: Japan-television-food-drink-restaurant-film-heritage-tradition, by Mathias CENA

Japanese actor Yutaka Matsushige waits on set as crew members monitor the filming of an episode of the TV drama series "Solitary Gourmet" outside a tuna restaurant in Yokoshibahikari, Chiba prefecture on May 19, 2026. Broadcast late at night in Japan, the series had at first very modest ratings before gradually finding its audience, including in Taiwan and South Korea, where some episodes were filmed. (Photo by Caroline GARDIN / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH STORY: Japan-television-food-drink-restaurant-film-heritage-tradition, by Mathias CENA

Actor Yutaka Matsushige, lead actor in Solitary Gourmet, speaks with AFP during an interview in Tokyo, on June 5, 2026. Broadcast late at night in Japan, the series had at first very modest ratings before gradually finding its audience, including in Taiwan and South Korea, where some episodes were filmed. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH STORY: Japan-television-food-drink-restaurant-film-heritage-tradition, by Mathias CENA

A script and manga pages of "Solitary Gourmet" from Jiro Taniguchi are seen during the filming of an episode of the TV drama series"Solitary Gourmet" at a tuna restaurant in Yokoshibahikari, Chiba prefecture on May 19, 2026. Broadcast late at night in Japan, the series had at first very modest ratings before gradually finding its audience, including in Taiwan and South Korea, where some episodes were filmed. (Photo by Caroline GARDIN / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH STORY: Japan-television-food-drink-restaurant-film-heritage-tradition, by Mathias CENA

PROVO, UTAH - JULY 09: Journalists view evidence on a television screen during a preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, who is accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, at the Fourth District Courthouse on July 9, 2026 in Provo, Utah. Kirk was slain on September 10, 2025 while speaking at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University. (Photo by Spenser Heaps - Pool/Getty Images)