Every month we will be compiling a list of Japan’s top twitter trends! The lists will include the most popular words, hashtags, and celebrities mentioned on Twitter for the month!

Next up is September 2014!

[Most Popular Words]

1. Earthquake

2. Nishikori (tennis player Kei Nishikori)

3. Hirugao (TV program on Fuji TV)

4. Haikyu (anime about high school volleyball)

5. Funassyi (Mascot representing Funabashi, Chiba)

6. Athletic Festival

7. Zack (character in Kamen Rider)

8. Eva (anime ‘Evangelion’)

9. Yamaguchi

10. Charge

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[Most Popular Hashtags]

1. #precure (anime ‘Pretty Cure’)

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

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

4. #pripara (anime ‘Prism Paradise’)

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

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

7. #aikatsu (anime ‘Aidoru Katsudou’)

8. #suzakinishi (Radio program for voice actresses Aya Suzaki & Asuka Nishi)

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

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

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[Most Popular Celebrities]

1. AKB48

2. SMAP

3. EXILE

4. Kis-My-Ft2

5. ONE OK ROCK

6. Momoiro Clover Z

7. Tomohisa Yamashita

8. Kanjani8

9. Miyuki Watanabe (NMB48)

10. TOKIO

11. Yuta Tamamori (Kis-My-Ft2)

12. Kei Nishikori

13. Momoka Ariyasu (Momoiro Clover Z)

14. SexyZone

15. GLAY

16. Taisuke Fujigaya (Kis-My-Ft2)

17. Perfume

18. SEKAI NO OWARI

19. Satoshi Ohno (Arashi)

20. Subaru Shibutani (Kanjani8)

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(via: Twipple)