Nagoya has been featured heavily in magazines and TV programs recently as the city that people hate the most.
Magazines and broadcasters are branding the people of Nagoya as closed-minded and stingy, and ridiculing its unique cuisine, including toast with sweet red bean paste.
The media onslaught was apparently triggered by a survey by the Nagoya Municipal Government that showed it was the most disliked of Japan's eight major cities.
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