Japanese entrepreneur Tsubasa Yozawa (与沢翼), 43, drew attention on X (formerly Twitter) on July 20, 2026, after announcing what he called a “tokusei-rei” (徳政令) for the many critical accounts he has blocked over the years.
Yozawa posted a screenshot of his lengthy blocked-accounts list along with the message, “I’m implementing a tokusei-rei, aiming for a world that’s kind to rude replies.” He addressed his critics directly, writing, “To all my anti accounts, let’s get along from here on out.” The term tokusei-rei refers to edicts issued by Japan’s imperial court and shogunate governments between the Kamakura and Muromachi periods that canceled debts and returned pawned or sold land to its original owners; Yozawa used the historical comparison to describe wiping his personal slate of blocked critics.
In follow-up posts, Yozawa reported that after unblocking a sizable number of accounts, his blocked-accounts list stopped displaying entries altogether. He speculated with a laughing emoji that unblocking too many accounts in a short period may have triggered a platform restriction, joking, “That seems risky,” and announcing that the “amnesty” would be postponed. He closed by inviting further criticism, writing, “Feel free to send your insults.” A photo accompanying his posts was captioned with a separate remark from Yozawa that he was pursuing his first-ever request to disclose the identities of anonymous posters, suggesting he is pairing the lighthearted gesture with formal action against some critics.
Who is Tsubasa Yozawa (与沢翼)?
Yozawa rose to prominence in Japan as a symbol of the so-called “Neo Hills Tribe” (ネオヒルズ族), a group of flashy young entrepreneurs who gained fame in the 2010s, and became known for his catchphrase about earning 100 million yen “in a second.” He has remained a prominent and often polarizing figure on Japanese social media, frequently posting about his business ventures and personal wealth, which has made him a frequent target of online criticism.
