We are going to start compiling a list of Japan’s top twitter trends for each month! The lists will include the most popular words, hashtags, and celebrities mentioned on Twitter for the month!

Up first is August 2014!

[Most Popular Words]

10. Satoru-kun (urban legend)

9. Koshien (Japan’s national high school baseball tournament held here)

8. Mie (prefecture playing in the high school baseball tournament)

7. Turn-around (baseball game turn around)

6. Volleyball

5. Haikyu (anime about high school volleyball)

4. Oikawa (character in ‘Haikyu’)

3. Fireworks

2. Eva (anime ‘Evangelion’)

1. Earthquake

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[Most Popular Hashtags]

10. #NonStop

9. #sabagebu (anime ‘Survival Game Club’)

8. #aldnoahzero (anime ‘Aldnoah.Zero’)

7. #nozakikun (anime ‘Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun)

6. #ladygo (Radio Program ‘A&G NEXT GENERATION Lady Go!!’)

5. #HanakoToAnne (long drama ‘Hanako to Anne’)

4. #pripara (anime ‘Prism Paradise’)

3. #nitiasa (Sunday morning anime on TV Asahi)

2. #agqr (Bunka Broadcasting Digital Radio ‘Cho! A&G’)

1. #precure (anime ‘Pretty Cure’)

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[Most Popular Celebrities]

20. Golden Bomber

19. EXO

18. Momoko Tsugunaga (Berryz Koubou)

17. Johnny’s West

16. Haruka Shimazaki (AKB48)

15. ONE OK ROCK

14. SEKAI NO OWARI

13. miwa

12. SMAP

11. Momoka Ariyasu (Momoiro Clover Z)

10. Tomohisa Yamashita

9. Taisuke Fujigaya (Kis-My-Ft2)

8. Yuta Tamamori (Kis-My-Ft2)

7. TOKIO

6. Momoiro Clover Z

5. Rena Nounen

4. EXILE

3. Kanjani8

2. AKB48

1. Kis-My-Ft2

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(via: Twipple)