Takashi-san, おはようございます! Just wanted to let you know I have completed my first month on Preply learning Japanese. It is so helpful that you get you own private tutor, so thank you for pushing me in the right direction.
My brother, I told you many times to provide automatic translation for all countries, including Arabic, and not all people understand Japanese and English translation, and I wrote you this response through translation because I do not understand English.
My wife, son and I are interested in moving out of America, where would you send me for more information on immigration/integration into Japanese society? Thank you!
Hey, why is your TH-cam channel so awesome, but your Facebook page, so crappy? You’re like two completely different people… Your Facebook stuff is awful. I’m only mentioning this because I’m not sure whether or not it’s really you or not and if you’re aware that someone is posting as you, and they’re posting really crappy things. You seem like a really cool guy and all your videos here… So I was really surprised that your Facebook page was so bad.
I just proposed to my girlfriend recently, so the timing of this video couldn't be more appropriate for me. We broke the news to her parents this weekend just gone. Her father's only condition was that I beat him in a Judo match. My flight back to Europe is next week...We had a good run, Mina. Update: After some intervention from the mother (smart women) we've opted for a doubles table tennis match instead. Mina & I vs mother & father. Her argument was that how we work as a team will always trump any individual strength we possess. I've just bought a 1 month subscription to the local ping pong facilities.
I’m British but 29 years ago when I married my Japanese husband his parents were against it on the grounds that it would make his life more difficult. My mother-in-law gave me a hard time until she passed away two years ago. I have enjoyed my life in Japan and I have no regrets.
Question: did you already know how to speak Japanese when you met and if so how much do you know? Were you fluent or just had a decent vocab if that makes sense.
i'm from Japan. i don't think conservative people take an interview. so that can be one of the reasons why there are a lot of people who is for international marriage in this video
@@EckieM8 Millennials? Likely cool. When it comes to boomers I'd say it is 50/50 Though when you speak the language well, know the culture/mannerism and have a steady income then even the Japanese really won't say any trouble.
That’s what I was thinking too, I can’t imagine that it’s really smiled upon. There’s also a lot of people (in this video) pushing for more immigration, which can be bad if it is not accompanied by assimilation.
@@sanam878 Personally I'd say GenZ is rather random in the spectrum. Many factors will decide. One example would be the access to Internet and the rising of the Conservative notion, especially the hate on foreign crime and aid on foreign low-class I can easily imagine that would be the case.
As a Japanese, I would like to tell the reality(honne).Judging from the national data and my actual experience, please consider that the performers this time are quite a small number. I don't think they use tatemae(建前). As a premise, as of 2024, 17% of the Japanese population owns a passport. In Korea, it's 40%, and in Taiwan, it's 60%. In other words, 100 million Japanese people will not leave the island.Please keep this in mind. The current international marriage rate for Japanese women is 0.98%(non east Asian husband is 0.15%)and Japanese men are 3.3% (non east Asian wife is 1.2%)and the overall rate is 2.2%. In other words, 99.02% of Japanese women and 96.7% of Japanese men are married to Japanese people. This makes sense given that more males are born than females.This is far too low compared to other countries. (For example Germany 11〜12％ USA 12.4%)From the 1990s to the early 2000s, the overall peak was 6%, and it has continued to decline to this day. South Korea in the same East Asia is a well-known conservative country with 9.1% of the total, but it may be more friendly to foreigners. I think that once it peaks, it will start to decrease, just like in Japan. Also, although it is not well known, japanese people in their late 40s to early 60s have a better impression of foreigners than other generations. Therefore, the people who appeared in this video are very biased and may cause discomfort to everyone abroad. I'm really sorry as a Japanese️ ごめんなさい🙏🙇♂️
@@まし-x2g hmm, that's interesting.. 🤔 because after highschool I plan to move to Japan once I study online, but it's just as you say, some Japanese people may cause discomfort to people abroad. And I'm a bit worried about this issue. ありがとうございます 🙇
Open minded, thoughtful and respectful people. This is what I encountered in my visit to Japan, that and such kindness. My husband was japanese but his parents came from Hawaii and moved to US. So he was American Japanese, but I learned a bit about the culture and now I will try the language! Thank you
Use Anki and immersion. Hammer out the Core2k deck to get a foundation. There’s plenty of resources. Just don’t rely too much on textbooks. Those won’t make you fluent
The two men you asked to introduce themselves in English had wonderful pronunciation. It shocked me, but then I realized they both said they've spoken to English speakers before and one had the Son-in-law so learning from the source instead of the typical Japanese-English education really does make a difference. Likewise, I learned much more Japanese going out and interacting with Japanese people rather than studying alone. What a nice video this was to watch
This video actually made me tear up. Everyone is so open minded and sincere. I am currently living in Kobe Japan and have been living here for one year. I have met the most kind, happy, respectful people here. I am learning Japanese and try to use it often. I can see the excitement in their faces when they realize I can speak a little Japanese. And of course, I get equally excited if they can speak English as well. It has been the most amazing experience to live here and enjoy everything about Japan. Thank you for this video! I felt like they were all talking to me and telling me how happy they are that I live in Japan as a foreigner.
Would it make you happy when japanese are a minority in their own country? Becouse that's what's gonna happen if they continue like this. Look at any country in Europe, letting people in has been a disaster.
I don't know how to put it, but it was a very cute interview. I could really feel the same "gentleness" (or kindness ?) that japanese people had when I lived in Japan, I miss it a lot
3:28. This actually works haha. I ended up in an Irish Pub in Shibuya back in 2018 and had very nice conversation via Google Translate with a Japanese man while we both drank a few pints. It was one for the memory books.
As a Swede currently staying in Japan due to work, I would say that the gentleman talking about Japan being a very special country is absolutely right. But I like it a lot. There are so many similarities between the Nordic people and the Japanese people that I never even imagined. Japan is the country where I don’t feel awkward being a Scandinavian introvert. Wonderful country, wonderful people, wonderful culture based on mutual respect. 日本が好き 🇸🇪❤️🇯🇵
💯 true. I’m Swedish too, and always feel totally at ease when I’m in Japan. There’s something about their respect for privacy and the expected politeness in most situations that makes me fell happy and safe with the Japanese people. I do my best to appreciate their culture and ways of life. It’s different and precious in many ways yet somehow similar to some customs here in Scandinavia.
I am from the Netherlands, a pretty multi-cultural place, and I can't stress enough how much of a problem a language barrier is. These people are very honest for saying that there is no issue dating a foreigner as long as they speak the language.
Same here in Germany, some people don’t even speak German in school. my classmates were a perfect example, they never spoke German it was either Arabic,Turkish,Vietnamese and at one point we had an American that didn’t even bother trying to learn the language
@@dutchhondarebel Well, the viewpoint overall is rooted in racism. Assimilationism in general has a racist past and was often forced. It's the idea of, "My culture and way of life is superior to yours and therefore in order for me to accept you, you have to adopt my way of life." This was the sentiment toward colonial subjects but that also extended toward immigrants. And, at least here in the west due to contemporary multiculturalism, it is something that we are much more mindful of than in Japan.
immigrants either assimilate or invade. projecting your culture onto where you immigrate is invasion & that does not exist as assimilation, assimilated culture is to be invited by the people of the nation & not the other way around, which is hostile & again invading another country instead of assimilating for peace. & national problems are more natural citizen responsibilities not naturalized responsibilities. the naturalized responsibility is to assimilate & find joy in how & where we live.
Really? How so? I’d have thought the Dutch and foreigners would both be fluent enough in English as a second language. (This is an actual question, not picking a fight)
From what I gather from this video and other sources, moving to live in Japan is a big commitment, more so than other countries. Those who choose to take on the challenge seem to integrate well, since they would be the ones to research and learn about Japan and Japanese. Great video! Great perspectives!
I’m married to a Japanese man and his parents didn’t care at all. We didn’t have to prep them before announcing our relationship or before announcing that we were getting married. It was simple as my husband saying “I’m dating someone from America” and his mom and dad were planning a day for us to all meet (I was there when he told his parents over the phone). They treated me with nothing but respect and kindness, even though my Japanese speaking ability isn’t the best. I can understand Japanese very well, but speaking is still hard for me. When we announce that we were getting married, they congratulated us, got us a cake and took us out to dinner. I’m very grateful because they don’t see me as different even though I’m not Japanese. I’m just a person who loves their son.
5:39 I bursted into laughter here. If people want to live in the country and have meaningful relationship, I don't think learning their language is too much an ask.
Yeah, and it stops being funny when I think about my country Germany and how it's exactly the opposite here and everything is going down. I would never step a foot into Japan without speaking decent Japanese as a tourist because of surface level politeness and respect. Living there is of course even more different. I want the people to feel and see my good will and deep respect to integrate and adapt. Foreigners from the middle east just swarm here and don't even bother integrating, it's unreal.
@@Omid.12-5 Syria, Turkey, Afghanistan. Since the big political change in 2015 by Merkel, there have been enourmous amounts of unintegrated immegrants here
The Okinawan man is such a mood. I strive to be like him when I grow old. Everybody thinking about their message and giving a formal answer and he is telling us to enjoy life.
I’m a Canadian in Japan who’s been married to a Japanese woman for more than 20 years. When she first announced to her parents we were dating (which is basically the same as announcing engagement here) her parents were admittedly pretty surprised. But not against! And it didn’t take them long to come around, and I’ve enjoyed a great relationship with them since. (This is a good thing, considering we ended up building a house in a plot of land next to theirs!)
such positive vibes from all these lovely people! I wish Nobu san had a TH-cam channel or sth, I'd love to get to know him more as he's such a pleasant person to listen to
Althouh I'm already 35, I'm going to Kyoto next year to study Japanese for three months, and to check if I like it and can adapt well there, in which case I'll probably be back to study japanese for a couple years afterwards
@@jaz093 what rubbish are you on about? Japan is in a demographic situation where any kind of immigration can help the economy. And with the kind of language (and foreign language skills) they have, only rather bright people will be brave enough to go to Japan anyhow. Without immigration, Japan’s economy is toast.
@@jaz093Ofc a handful of low skilled migrants won't, however with a lot of migrants coming in from various countries to work in Japan, and Japan having very specific residency and job requirements, it would boost their economy, especially because the yen is weak compared to a lot of foreign currencies.
Takashii is at his best when he interviews elderly Japanese and by far it's the most interesting and entertaining...I think I would like to maryy Takashii-san. Lol!!!!
Great interview Taskashi, really takes me back last week when i was still in Japan, if you just try to speak little of japanese people really open up and even reveal they know basic english :'D
My father and mother in law did, it was understood and traditional for me to ask them for permission to marry their daughter, which I did and they gave their approval. I see nothing wrong with that. They only asked me one question and that was would I one day in the future live in Japan, they were in the U.S. on a temporary stay of 5 years at the time. It took many years until my wife and I working together to make that happen. We are in Japan each year for part of the year, and the rest of the year in the U.S. For us, there are advantages benefits in both countries. I can understand and respect Japanese parents concerns and opposed to such a marriage.
@@Roaming725 As I said, it took many years of working and planning. I worked in the International Shipping industry, West Coast of the U.S. and that eventually allowed me a lot of time off. My wife retired early and I retired ahead of a lot of my co-workers, so we had time to get established in Japan, with the help of extended family. I retired from a very good job that I was terrified to give up, to be honest, it was that secure and lucrative. But it took years of working at that and the focus my wife and I had from the very beginning to make it happen. A lot of people want to do this, we've met people who tried and couldn't for one reason or another. You need to have the drive and the will to do it. Hey, I've screwed up all kinds of things in the past, but not our shared dream and goal. Good Luck.
I’m moving to Japan with a student visa next year to enroll in a Japanese language school. After I graduate with N1 I’m gonna start a company and business there franchising Malaysian goods into Japan and obtain PR I love Japan more than anything else💪💪
Takashi-san, I love your interviews. Always respectful, asking the hard questions, and using a gentle humor. You are bringing the world closer together. I love Japan and lived there 45 years ago, in rural Miura near Yokosuka. I have so many beautiful memories of Japanese people who were not familiar with foreigners, but who were so kind and welcoming to us.
What a sweet woman 3:51 , honestly all of their responses were refreshing. I do think that the follow up question should have been whether it matters where that foreigner came from, I suspect the responses may have changed.
My husband & I are very excited to visit Japan in a couple of years. I tell him we must learn the language first. Plus, we watch so much anime, it would be helpful too. But I feel we wouldn't want to leave Japan once we're there. I think it is crucial that tourists & foreigners who plan to live there respect & maintain Japanese culture & their lifestyle so that it never changes.
im from california i love all women in general no matter the nation/country or continent their from even here in usa or north America, if only we can be a single earth country 🌐✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 ☮️
I visited Japan a few weeks ago and had a very lovely time. I was so impressed with how orderly people could be in the train stations even when it was so filled with people! I had a nice moment where a man instructed me that I was eating my dry soba noodles incorrectly, he barely knew English but with a smile instructed me where the broth was. Another man gave me a smile and thumbs up from across the room after 😊
For some reason, I have a feeling these people don’t answer truthfully, if you know Japanese culture they keep there opinions and concerns close to there chest, Takeshi being Japanese they may open up more but idk if these Japanese folk realised how many people are seeing what they’re saying
Most likely they knew that this will be posted online, otherwise Takashi-san could get into trouble for posting it without their permission. This would subsequently lead to your first point - knowing that so many people will watch this (including other Japanese, possibly family, friends, work-related etc) they will likely try to come up with answers that won't complicate their relationships with other people.
@@ARKSAAXX-ys9gz no, it's not the same in every country. what does westerner means to you? usa, canada, uk, germany, netherlands and the scandinavian countries?
@@user.hsaaki I am American. I have only watched videos on Japan, so I thought cheating was more common in Japan. Is it not true? I don’t want to be confused. Thank you (^ ^)
@@crunchycookie6712 Don't worry about it. Everyone makes mistakes or has their own biases. It makes me happy to have someone like you who understands. Thank you(^o^)
@@user.hsaaki I’m able to understand now thanks to you (^ ^) I’m glad it was just videos. I hope foreigners like me can learn the truth about Japan（＾∇＾） The internet is confusing lol!
I would love to marry a Japanese woman, but I would want for their parents to approve of it. I dont have parents or any other family, so it would be very lonely to also have a wife who doesnt get along with her family; especially if it were because of me. So I would respect the wishes of the parents if someones parents did not approve of me. That said, love is love, and true love cannot be stopped. I have also been learning Japanese for a decade so that is at least one barrier overcome.
That's exactly what fascinates me about Japan! They have their culture.. their language and are very proud of it and foreigners should accept and respect that! I think it's good that people value the fact that when you come to Japan you can speak Japanese (at least a little). In my opinion that makes it easier to get along and in particular it makes it easier to master the cultural customs/differences...“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” ― Ludwig Wittgenstein
@@FSVR54 Yes, that's true of course, but there are countries that are proud of their culture and want to preserve it (see Japan) and then there are countries where that's not the case (see my home country Germany for example)
This is one of my favourite videos you have done! It is so enlightening to hear the perspective of older Japanese, they are very welcoming to foreigners and have more modern perspective than I thought. It's so warming to hear. Of course, people who accept being interviewed would have more modern ideology, but as someone who is moving to Japan soon (4th trip) I am very relieved and happy to hear these opinions :)
It gives an interesting perspective on how their true unfiltered views are towards foreigners visiting, living, and even dating/marrying in the country and how open they are to the idea of it. Yet again another great video with great interviews!
I noticed something while watching all these Japanese people who went abroad. They feel and look different. I can tell immediately that they have broadened their horizons andve seen the wider world beyond thlensse of only seeing and living in Japanese society. It's so great to see that. It's a form of development and openness. 🙏
@@tsdfghjkl Traditional women look attractive regardless of race. However, traditional women are more likely to date men of the same race. Because it's traditional lol. Find a traditional woman of your race. That's the quickest way.
this is wholesome, these are very nice people, very open-minded and polite. I'd love to visit Japan one day. It's a little difficult right now, I live in Russia and experience some financial difficulties, but I hope one day I'll be able to visit Japan. Gonna learn the language too!
The fun thing that they express such words only on camera. irl you'd feel distanced from them a lot, because it's rare to accept people outside from Japan
As I person that use be living in Japan, having a relationship with a Japanese and meet dozens of foreigners married to Japanese, DEAR TAKESHI is all the way around my friend, I would never recommend a non asian to marry a Japanese, korean or chinese, not because asian are bad people, not at all, actually great people, but is for MANY other reasons, and I say non asians because I feel that many asians countries share similar values and perhaps more chances to built a decent relationship than a non asian with a totally different culture an values. I use to live in kyoto and work in a important Japanese videogame company and I meet at work more than 15 foreigners married with Japanese, also many more outside work. Every friday after work we use to go to isakaya to eat and drink socially, after a while I noticed few patterns that I will share. Every friday all the foreigners of the company after work went straight to the restaurant around 5pm and normally waited to our japanese friends up to 3 extra hours until they decided to leave the company, normally they all stay longer there to show "loyalty" to the boss (thats a silly long story but a great topic for you TAKASHI talk about) anyway when we finally all together we start to have great time indeed and often a bit tipsy :) but after a while I start noticing few patterns like for example every one started complaining about something, super bizarre. Often all the Japanese coworkers complaint about their lives and especially their jobs even things like why we have to work extra hours with no reason. on the other hand the foregners started complaining often about their japanese partners, Im not a person who likes to complain my stuff to others but it was very interesting for me to see how all the other foreigners had very similar complaints like: my japanese spend to much money in make up :) my japanese wife spent to much time everyday in make up :) my japanese wife always wants to see tv while eating :) my japanese wife looks very different without make up :) my japanese wife is an antisocial my japanese wife never wants to leaves home my japanese husband is a workaholic my japanese partner cares to much about money my japanese husband dont pay enought attention to our kids my japanese wife is a good mum but a terrible wife my japanese partner stop having sexual desire since we had kids she or he dont want to have sex she or he never hug me she or he never say I love you She or he dont know how to have quality time after work she or he never propose good plans apart form work This is just very few examples and trust me the list was WAAYYY longer but I thing you will get the point. I was in a short relationship for a couple of years with no kids but after a couple of years coming to this parties (never with my partner because she was a highschool teacher ALWAYS marking exams) after a couple of years I started to get a bit panic how all my foreigner coworkers complaints about their japanese partners actually started happening to me little by little. I really thanks this after-work parties because I stop thinking like a kid who likes anime an wants a Japanese partner and really this parties gave me a different perspective about me, my career goals as a videogame music composer an more importantly my FAMILY GOALS. I did work a couple more years for this "important videogame company" in Japan and eventually I meet this amazing Colombian girl that encourage me to quick my "dream Job" We came to Australia, married and made our own music business here and I can tell you with absolutely no doubt thats the best decision of my life by really far and I forever thanks my wife for that. Japanese people are really really awesome people the best friends I can have, my favorite country to visit ( I go almost every year) even my favourite food too but I feel there is to many social problems in Japan and those problems are little by little making Japanese people forget the most important things in life like family. Now dear TAKASHI perhaps here you can have few video topics about japanese society that not many people wants to talk about really thank you for the video Big hug!!
I love japanese culture in general but I truly think having a Japanese wife or asian wife is overrated especially amount the japanese anime lovers or us nerds. Choosing a partner is probably the most important decision in life, don't make your choice because you like anime. I totally agree with your comment of there is more chances finding a better match if both are asians, I know many asian with non asian couples and many of those ended up in divorce especially if they live in Asia. I currently study in Japan, been here only 1.5 years and already feel that I got most of the complaints you mention, super accurate.
In Western countries, slaves do the heavy labor. In Asia, the average person does the work of a slave. For people with a certain level of status in the West, there are probably many disadvantages to moving to Asia. However, with security getting worse around the world, attention is turning to Japan.
A lot of your examples of complaints are worldwide regardless of ethnicity. The foreigners you know just all have a common denominator of having a Japanese spouse, so it seems like they’re complaining about the Japanese way of life.
@@IzzySalami thanks for the reply. I agree with what you are saying but trust me been living so many years in other countries apart from Japan and been in many "afterwork" ""parties"" and I can tell you that in Japan all these complaints are well known to be "Ichiban sekai de" :) Also I could see the dynamics of many couples in Japan, friends, coworkers, friends here in Australia(Japanese friends here trying to change those points too) myself etc. Even many Japanese friends told me about this points dozens of times so trust me I'm not exaggerating, Trust me I been short. I will say it again, if you are not asian, think twice.
I like these elderly people. I used to call people from Japan on skype to practice my Japanese back in the day when you could filter users from country. And elderly people were always sooo friendly and nice to talk to.
This was the most wholesome video I've seen in a long time. I find it so interesting and refreshing to hear an honest opinion from people across the world. It's truly a beautiful thing when you can sit back and realise that in the end we are all human. Earned that subscribtion and will be checking out your other stuff :D
I know that there are many people who feel differently, and I can't blame them since there have been a lot disruptive and disrespectful behavior from foreigners recently, but it makes me so happy seeing such positivity and kindness from the older generation. It's really sweet how you can tell how much they love their kids from how they speak about them. I love to see people that just want their kids to be happy, and don't care what that looks like as long as it doesn't harm anyone.
"foreigners are good as long as they speak the language, respect the culture and dont break the law. Its more accepted in cities than in rural areas." Sounds similar to European countries in the past and look what happened. Lets hope Japan wont end the same way.
@@_5ive6Not going to fund pensions and improve economy with low skilled migrants. Japan is making a mistake. Even if the birth rates don't improve at least they can enjoy the lower rents and house prices. Only high skills will improve economy
@@_5ive6Japan has 130 million people in land the size of California 😂. They will be fine and don’t need to import immigrants. Their population is expected to decline to 80 million and then stabilize at that level. Sure their economy will shrink in the short term but I think they would rather have that then importing the third world or anyone else for that matter. They don’t need to follow western ideals.
They don't want them married to any foreigners, they say all this for the camera to seem nice and polite, but Japanese believe in pure blood, they're very racist when you remove the veil
I liked the guy with the blue jacket and flowered cap. He seemed like a whole vibe. Hell all these old timers are legit!🔥 Also the sign behind Takashi said "Hot Staff". Damn I wanna go there haha
I think it depends on who you let in (ehmm…Europe and the US, you’re done). If you bring people who respect the local culture and customs that’s great. But if only people who know only to rely on kindness of others, take advantage of it and try to impose their own culture and religion, it’s a way to end your own society.
As a foreigner, it’s great to see it be more acceptable (not fully but to a certain extent) but what makes me afraid is that, due to mass migration, that will not only bring other beautiful cultures, but also there are chances of Japan not being as beautiful as what made me fall in love with in first place. When it also comes to etiquettes, I.e. escalators, I have seen that etiquette in Europe a lot, and in South America rarely as well, but never in USA. Where I’m from in US is HCOL, and it’s just not good.
True. That being said, as one of the interviewee said, they're all from Tokyo and therefore are probably more open to foreigners. I'd love to know what rural Japanese people think.
I'm not Japanese, but if I were to be interviewed like this, I would be polite and give opinions that would not be controversial. People like to use the word “tatemae” and make it a uniquely Japanese thing, but non-Japanese do it too.
@@FrankBrennosTheGreatestI used to live in rural Toyama prefecture. Most people (even old people) were super friendly and wanted to get to know me, and at worst I just encountered benign ignorance. My in-laws were happy when I proposed to their daughter and they treat me like family and make me feel very welcome! That being said, I think some foreign groups are unfortunately treated worse than others, generally speaking :(
Great video as usual. I love how this channel aims to help the world understand and love Japanese people and culture. I have known many Japanese people and l can honestly say they are exceptionally kind, funny and friendly.
Foreigners who are intent on learning the language and adapting to its culture and laws then yes its a good thing. But foreigners who go there just to establish their little culture and behaving in a way that is not in harmony with Japanese customs must be deported immediately.
@ if foreigners don’t want to adapt and behave in a decent manner respecting the people and culture of the country they are migrating to then YES, they should be deported! Got a problem with that?
glad the guy at 1:59 knows and has realized one bad apple doesn’t speak for all, kudos to him, I personally haven’t seen any “misbehaving foreigner”, but that also might be because I went to Tochigo, but I can say it’s definitely worth moving there if the right conditions are met
My cousin (mexican) lives in the countryside of Japan with his GF (japanese), and her parents told her to move out when they found out. Long story short, they cut ties with their own daughter because they were against their relationship. They've been going out for about a decade now. He still hopes that one day they can get along. Also, I've been watching you from the beginning of your channel, and I'm so happy for you!
Im from brazil, here there are many japaneses descendants, in my city especially. In fact brazil has the largest population of Japanese descendants outside japan, over 2 million. We even got the emperor of Japan back when he was a prince came to my city to visit and open a few monuments.
isnt Brazil extremely dangerous? There plenty of documentaries that talk about the crime there. Also many japanese descendants have left brazil and returned to japan according to a japan immigration statistic
Why are you saying this? What does it have to do with this video? Does it bring any value to the discussion? Was the topic on Brazil and its Japanese descendants?
@@Makiv-hj5xh have you watched the whole video? Seems like you didn’t. One of the Japanese elders said his vision of live changed after he lived in Brazil for 5 years
I found everyone to be very welcoming and friendly when I was in Japan. Anywhere you travel, I think people will open up to you a little bit more if you open up to them and their culture first by learning the language. You don't have to be totally fluent before you travel, but you should know the basics and know how to be polite. It takes effort but it's totally worth it.
NO. That’s just BS. Hell, the one lady mentioned her son is married to a CHINESE woman, and she has Vietnamese friends. Japanese people tend to be much more open to other ASIAN races before they are open to whites, blacks, and latinos.
I've seen a few Japanese and Chinese women get married in my country it's quite cool, I didn't know much about their views in Japan but I guess I do now💯
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Takashi-san, おはようございます! Just wanted to let you know I have completed my first month on Preply learning Japanese. It is so helpful that you get you own private tutor, so thank you for pushing me in the right direction.
My brother, I told you many times to provide automatic translation for all countries, including Arabic, and not all people understand Japanese and English translation, and I wrote you this response through translation because I do not understand English.
My wife, son and I are interested in moving out of America, where would you send me for more information on immigration/integration into Japanese society? Thank you!
Hey, why is your TH-cam channel so awesome, but your Facebook page, so crappy? You’re like two completely different people… Your Facebook stuff is awful. I’m only mentioning this because I’m not sure whether or not it’s really you or not and if you’re aware that someone is posting as you, and they’re posting really crappy things. You seem like a really cool guy and all your videos here… So I was really surprised that your Facebook page was so bad.
おい、お前が日本人男性は浮気をする。日本では浮気が一般的だとか吹聴してるって聞いたんだけどほんとか？誰かどの動画か分かる？もし本当だったら明確な差別、絶対許さない。
Finally, ask parents questions. Always want to see more older generations’ opinions and point of view. It would be rare and important in the future.
Yes!!! ❤
AGREEEEDD!!!
“Unlike anime we dont speak with subtitles in real life” 😂😂
That was funny 😅
True. That’s only in movies. Besides I never believe what I see on tv or in the movies or anime anyway
君達も映画の時みたいに字幕付きで話してくれないよね
Then why I can see it? XD
i laughed my ahh up ngl
Shows importance of knowing the language
True, I feel so glad sometimes that I learned Eng so I can enjoy wider range of contents not only online also in irl
It honestly does!
I think it shows more the importance of being able to communicate well.
Agreed. That’s going to be me in the future marrying a beautiful Japanese woman when I live in Japan and studying over there.
@@LewisColmenaresfetishizing
I just proposed to my girlfriend recently, so the timing of this video couldn't be more appropriate for me. We broke the news to her parents this weekend just gone. Her father's only condition was that I beat him in a Judo match. My flight back to Europe is next week...We had a good run, Mina.
Update: After some intervention from the mother (smart women) we've opted for a doubles table tennis match instead. Mina & I vs mother & father. Her argument was that how we work as a team will always trump any individual strength we possess. I've just bought a 1 month subscription to the local ping pong facilities.
😂
you gotta win bro😭😭 do it for her!
Depressing, how dare you bother her and her family while being this weak?
DO IT!!!
you know what you gotta do man
I’m British but 29 years ago when I married my Japanese husband his parents were against it on the grounds that it would make his life more difficult. My mother-in-law gave me a hard time until she passed away two years ago. I have enjoyed my life in Japan and I have no regrets.
😶
29 years and she still didnt.... ugh.... sorry to hear that. however I'm glad you've enjoyed you life in Japan.
against all odds.
Question: did you already know how to speak Japanese when you met and if so how much do you know? Were you fluent or just had a decent vocab if that makes sense.
Im asian, i hate MILs that make it hard for DILs the same way i hate FILs that make it hard for SILs
i'm from Japan. i don't think conservative people take an interview. so that can be one of the reasons why there are a lot of people who is for international marriage in this video
Would you say that there are more people against marrying a foreigner than fine with it?
@@EckieM8 Millennials? Likely cool.
When it comes to boomers I'd say it is 50/50
Though when you speak the language well, know the culture/mannerism and have a steady income then even the Japanese really won't say any trouble.
That’s what I was thinking too, I can’t imagine that it’s really smiled upon. There’s also a lot of people (in this video) pushing for more immigration, which can be bad if it is not accompanied by assimilation.
@@w1z4rd9I've seen younger people being more conservative than the older ones.
@@sanam878 Personally I'd say GenZ is rather random in the spectrum. Many factors will decide. One example would be the access to Internet and the rising of the Conservative notion, especially the hate on foreign crime and aid on foreign low-class I can easily imagine that would be the case.
The park lady with her "Japanese people don't use straight way of speaking" is on point, take all they say with a grain of salt
It's more about saying things indirectly with overtly polite euphemistic phrases etc. than actually lying
As a Japanese, I would like to tell the reality(honne).Judging from the national data and my actual experience, please consider that the performers this time are quite a small number. I don't think they use tatemae(建前).
As a premise, as of 2024, 17% of the Japanese population owns a passport. In Korea, it's 40%, and in Taiwan, it's 60%.
In other words, 100 million Japanese people will not leave the island.Please keep this in mind.
The current international marriage rate for Japanese women is 0.98%(non east Asian husband is 0.15%)and Japanese men are 3.3% (non east Asian wife is 1.2%)and the overall rate is 2.2%. In other words, 99.02% of Japanese women and 96.7% of Japanese men are married to Japanese people. This makes sense given that more males are born than females.This is far too low compared to other countries. (For example Germany 11〜12％ USA 12.4%)From the 1990s to the early 2000s, the overall peak was 6%, and it has continued to decline to this day. South Korea in the same East Asia is a well-known conservative country with 9.1% of the total, but it may be more friendly to foreigners. I think that once it peaks, it will start to decrease, just like in Japan.
Also, although it is not well known, japanese people in their late 40s to early 60s have a better impression of foreigners than other generations.
Therefore, the people who appeared in this video are very biased and may cause discomfort to everyone abroad. I'm really sorry as a Japanese️
ごめんなさい🙏🙇♂️
@@まし-x2g hmm, that's interesting.. 🤔 because after highschool I plan to move to Japan once I study online, but it's just as you say, some Japanese people may cause discomfort to people abroad. And I'm a bit worried about this issue.
ありがとうございます 🙇
@@granzedora 返信ありがとうございます。露骨な差別(暴力や乗車拒否など)に遭うことは限りなくないと思います。
@@まし-x2g I see.
Open minded, thoughtful and respectful people. This is what I encountered in my visit to Japan, that and such kindness. My husband was japanese but his parents came from Hawaii and moved to US. So he was American Japanese, but I learned a bit about the culture and now I will try the language! Thank you
もっと上手に成ったらこれを読んでね、頑張れ！
Use Anki and immersion. Hammer out the Core2k deck to get a foundation.
There’s plenty of resources. Just don’t rely too much on textbooks. Those won’t make you fluent
Honne and Tatemae
Yes, there is that to some extent. A couple of them were very well traveled, though which may have an impact.
@@John3.36🤦🏻♂️
The two men you asked to introduce themselves in English had wonderful pronunciation. It shocked me, but then I realized they both said they've spoken to English speakers before and one had the Son-in-law so learning from the source instead of the typical Japanese-English education really does make a difference. Likewise, I learned much more Japanese going out and interacting with Japanese people rather than studying alone. What a nice video this was to watch
This video actually made me tear up. Everyone is so open minded and sincere. I am currently living in Kobe Japan and have been living here for one year. I have met the most kind, happy, respectful people here. I am learning Japanese and try to use it often. I can see the excitement in their faces when they realize I can speak a little Japanese. And of course, I get equally excited if they can speak English as well. It has been the most amazing experience to live here and enjoy everything about Japan. Thank you for this video! I felt like they were all talking to me and telling me how happy they are that I live in Japan as a foreigner.
Would it make you happy when japanese are a minority in their own country? Becouse that's what's gonna happen if they continue like this. Look at any country in Europe, letting people in has been a disaster.
I don't know how to put it, but it was a very cute interview.
I could really feel the same "gentleness" (or kindness ?) that japanese people had when I lived in Japan, I miss it a lot
It's all fake
@@Slouworker could you be a bit more specific? interested in your perspective
@@Slouworker "its all fake!!!" we get it, you learned all your information of japan off of overblown stereotypes
3:28. This actually works haha. I ended up in an Irish Pub in Shibuya back in 2018 and had very nice conversation via Google Translate with a Japanese man while we both drank a few pints. It was one for the memory books.
did u see sukuna?
Kid@@superidol238
@@superidol238seriously? Cringe
@@TheRealJesvs i must control myself i m-m- must...i must ghraaah!!!
YOU ARE MY SPECIALZ!!!!!!🗣🔥🔥🔥
This was so wholesome. They all seemed like such kind people. 🥺❤️
As a Swede currently staying in Japan due to work, I would say that the gentleman talking about Japan being a very special country is absolutely right. But I like it a lot. There are so many similarities between the Nordic people and the Japanese people that I never even imagined. Japan is the country where I don’t feel awkward being a Scandinavian introvert. Wonderful country, wonderful people, wonderful culture based on mutual respect.
日本が好き 🇸🇪❤️🇯🇵
Not over-reacting, being a little shy and keeping a subtle distance, not making overly-fake expressions or appealing to others, etc.
@@kohtayasuda1984
Exactly. Not really a problem if you come from Scandinavia. On the contrary, quite similar behaviour.
I also see similarities between Japanese and Swiss people.
💯 true. I’m Swedish too, and always feel totally at ease when I’m in Japan. There’s something about their respect for privacy and the expected politeness in most situations that makes me fell happy and safe with the Japanese people. I do my best to appreciate their culture and ways of life. It’s different and precious in many ways yet somehow similar to some customs here in Scandinavia.
Swede here! I'm currently applying for a two week language program next year, how's life over there in reality? :D
I am from the Netherlands, a pretty multi-cultural place, and I can't stress enough how much of a problem a language barrier is. These people are very honest for saying that there is no issue dating a foreigner as long as they speak the language.
Same here in Germany, some people don’t even speak German in school. my classmates were a perfect example, they never spoke German it was either Arabic,Turkish,Vietnamese and at one point we had an American that didn’t even bother trying to learn the language
Yeah, its insane that an equal view in most Western (European/North America) countries would be considered racist.
@@dutchhondarebel Well, the viewpoint overall is rooted in racism. Assimilationism in general has a racist past and was often forced. It's the idea of, "My culture and way of life is superior to yours and therefore in order for me to accept you, you have to adopt my way of life." This was the sentiment toward colonial subjects but that also extended toward immigrants. And, at least here in the west due to contemporary multiculturalism, it is something that we are much more mindful of than in Japan.
immigrants either assimilate or invade. projecting your culture onto where you immigrate is invasion & that does not exist as assimilation, assimilated culture is to be invited by the people of the nation & not the other way around, which is hostile & again invading another country instead of assimilating for peace.
& national problems are more natural citizen responsibilities not naturalized responsibilities. the naturalized responsibility is to assimilate & find joy in how & where we live.
Really? How so? I’d have thought the Dutch and foreigners would both be fluent enough in English as a second language. (This is an actual question, not picking a fight)
From what I gather from this video and other sources, moving to live in Japan is a big commitment, more so than other countries. Those who choose to take on the challenge seem to integrate well, since they would be the ones to research and learn about Japan and Japanese. Great video! Great perspectives!
I’m married to a Japanese man and his parents didn’t care at all. We didn’t have to prep them before announcing our relationship or before announcing that we were getting married. It was simple as my husband saying “I’m dating someone from America” and his mom and dad were planning a day for us to all meet (I was there when he told his parents over the phone). They treated me with nothing but respect and kindness, even though my Japanese speaking ability isn’t the best. I can understand Japanese very well, but speaking is still hard for me. When we announce that we were getting married, they congratulated us, got us a cake and took us out to dinner. I’m very grateful because they don’t see me as different even though I’m not Japanese. I’m just a person who loves their son.
5:39 I bursted into laughter here. If people want to live in the country and have meaningful relationship, I don't think learning their language is too much an ask.
Yeah, and it stops being funny when I think about my country Germany and how it's exactly the opposite here and everything is going down. I would never step a foot into Japan without speaking decent Japanese as a tourist because of surface level politeness and respect. Living there is of course even more different. I want the people to feel and see my good will and deep respect to integrate and adapt. Foreigners from the middle east just swarm here and don't even bother integrating, it's unreal.
@@Plexplay which middle eastern people have you mostly seen like this? I am just curious which country the majority came from
@@Omid.12-5 Syria, Turkey, Afghanistan. Since the big political change in 2015 by Merkel, there have been enourmous amounts of unintegrated immegrants here
That was a smooth segue for your ad. Flawless transition.
The Okinawan man is such a mood. I strive to be like him when I grow old. Everybody thinking about their message and giving a formal answer and he is telling us to enjoy life.
I love you Nobu!!!!! Big hugs from FL! Obrigado!!!
How lovely are Nobu and the gentleman who has traveled to 30 countries?! Very warm and astute/ analytic- I enjoyed their perspectives most.
I’m a Canadian in Japan who’s been married to a Japanese woman for more than 20 years. When she first announced to her parents we were dating (which is basically the same as announcing engagement here) her parents were admittedly pretty surprised. But not against! And it didn’t take them long to come around, and I’ve enjoyed a great relationship with them since. (This is a good thing, considering we ended up building a house in a plot of land next to theirs!)
that's really sweet
such positive vibes from all these lovely people! I wish Nobu san had a TH-cam channel or sth, I'd love to get to know him more as he's such a pleasant person to listen to
Althouh I'm already 35, I'm going to Kyoto next year to study Japanese for three months, and to check if I like it and can adapt well there, in which case I'll probably be back to study japanese for a couple years afterwards
Good luck! You'll have an amazing time.
I rather liked the attitude of the people you interviewed! Open-minded, relaxed, but not naive.
They seem a bit naive. Don't think low skilled migrants are going to fix Japan's economic problems.
@@jaz093 what rubbish are you on about? Japan is in a demographic situation where any kind of immigration can help the economy. And with the kind of language (and foreign language skills) they have, only rather bright people will be brave enough to go to Japan anyhow. Without immigration, Japan’s economy is toast.
@@jaz093Ofc a handful of low skilled migrants won't, however with a lot of migrants coming in from various countries to work in Japan, and Japan having very specific residency and job requirements, it would boost their economy, especially because the yen is weak compared to a lot of foreign currencies.
the guy in the floral hat seems really fun to talk to. well all of them do but i don’t know the language
Thanks for making this video. Love hearing from older generations opinion. I'm surprised that they're way more open minded than I expected.
Takashii is at his best when he interviews elderly Japanese and by far it's the most interesting and entertaining...I think I would like to maryy Takashii-san. Lol!!!!
Great interview Taskashi, really takes me back last week when i was still in Japan, if you just try to speak little of japanese people really open up and even reveal they know basic english :'D
My father and mother in law did, it was understood and traditional for me to ask them for permission to marry their daughter, which I did and they gave their approval. I see nothing wrong with that. They only asked me one question and that was would I one day in the future live in Japan, they were in the U.S. on a temporary stay of 5 years at the time. It took many years until my wife and I working together to make that happen. We are in Japan each year for part of the year, and the rest of the year in the U.S. For us, there are advantages benefits in both countries. I can understand and respect Japanese parents concerns and opposed to such a marriage.
How'd you do that!? It is our goal to split time between the two countries one day, but it seems so difficult.
@@Roaming725 As I said, it took many years of working and planning. I worked in the International Shipping industry, West Coast of the U.S. and that eventually allowed me a lot of time off. My wife retired early and I retired ahead of a lot of my co-workers, so we had time to get established in Japan, with the help of extended family. I retired from a very good job that I was terrified to give up, to be honest, it was that secure and lucrative. But it took years of working at that and the focus my wife and I had from the very beginning to make it happen.
A lot of people want to do this, we've met people who tried and couldn't for one reason or another. You need to have the drive and the will to do it. Hey, I've screwed up all kinds of things in the past, but not our shared dream and goal. Good Luck.
My favorite video on this channel but far. These elders have to most interesting things to say! Thank you for interviewing then!
I feel like takashii is paid by the government to convince more people to come to japan 😂
If that's actually the case then that's great for him 😁
Facts, it’s feel like propaganda at this point lol
I’m moving to Japan with a student visa next year to enroll in a Japanese language school. After I graduate with N1 I’m gonna start a company and business there franchising Malaysian goods into Japan and obtain PR
I love Japan more than anything else💪💪
がんばって！!
Goodluck!
Bro I don’t think us Japanese people want a bunch Malaysian Muslim shizz
Japan loves Japan more than anything else too. They look down on the rest of Asia. You'll find out when you reach N1 capabilities.
Love the goal mindedness.
All the best!
Takashi-san, I love your interviews. Always respectful, asking the hard questions, and using a gentle humor. You are bringing the world closer together. I love Japan and lived there 45 years ago, in rural Miura near Yokosuka. I have so many beautiful memories of Japanese people who were not familiar with foreigners, but who were so kind and welcoming to us.
Its a pleasure too see how Brazil changed his life, you're always welcome
What a sweet woman 3:51 , honestly all of their responses were refreshing. I do think that the follow up question should have been whether it matters where that foreigner came from, I suspect the responses may have changed.
It’s weird when you get honest answers and not a bold face lie, you almost become speechless
Their answers made me so happy
My husband & I are very excited to visit Japan in a couple of years. I tell him we must learn the language first. Plus, we watch so much anime, it would be helpful too. But I feel we wouldn't want to leave Japan once we're there. I think it is crucial that tourists & foreigners who plan to live there respect & maintain Japanese culture & their lifestyle so that it never changes.
Nice people, clear thinkings. Good to see this.
A video with bosses in Japan who employee foreigners would be interesting.
I loved the vibe of gentlemen with flowers on his cap😊
Good old man in 8:45 made me proud of being brazilian
This was a great video! These people all seemed very wise
Californian born but currently reside in Osaka with my wife, our convos are 95% Japanese 🇯🇵 🇺🇸
im from california i love all women in general no matter the nation/country or continent their from even here in usa or north America, if only we can be a single earth country 🌐✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 ☮️
I visited Japan a few weeks ago and had a very lovely time. I was so impressed with how orderly people could be in the train stations even when it was so filled with people! I had a nice moment where a man instructed me that I was eating my dry soba noodles incorrectly, he barely knew English but with a smile instructed me where the broth was. Another man gave me a smile and thumbs up from across the room after 😊
For some reason, I have a feeling these people don’t answer truthfully, if you know Japanese culture they keep there opinions and concerns close to there chest, Takeshi being Japanese they may open up more but idk if these Japanese folk realised how many people are seeing what they’re saying
Most likely they knew that this will be posted online, otherwise Takashi-san could get into trouble for posting it without their permission. This would subsequently lead to your first point - knowing that so many people will watch this (including other Japanese, possibly family, friends, work-related etc) they will likely try to come up with answers that won't complicate their relationships with other people.
There's where the Japanese tatemae and Japanese honne comes into play.
agree
Isn't that the same in every country?
Westerners tend not to speak their mind, especially when it comes to race.
@@ARKSAAXX-ys9gz no, it's not the same in every country. what does westerner means to you? usa, canada, uk, germany, netherlands and the scandinavian countries?
Shows the understanding we already know of the japanese, good Video and I feel like this is important for many to know. Communication is ✨Key✨
Japanese poeple are really lovely people.
I love my Japanese mother and daugther in law ! ( I am married for 30 years now )
Beautiful people you have interviewed ❤
この間Takashiさんの動画を観たという外国人の友達に「日本の男性って浮気するのが当たり前なんでしょ？」って言われて😂しかも違う人から何回か、、
だからTakashiさんを日本ヘイト系クリエイターだと勘違いしてましたが違うんですね😂
浮気が当たり前です、とか広めてる動画見た事あるな……結局は視聴数稼げるからだよね。
まじ迷惑だわ
@@user.hsaaki I am American. I have only watched videos on Japan, so I thought cheating was more common in Japan. Is it not true? I don’t want to be confused.
Thank you (^ ^)
@@crunchycookie6712
Don't worry about it. Everyone makes mistakes or has their own biases. It makes me happy to have someone like you who understands.
Thank you(^o^)
@@user.hsaaki I’m able to understand now thanks to you (^ ^) I’m glad it was just videos. I hope foreigners like me can learn the truth about Japan（＾∇＾） The internet is confusing lol!
This was wonderful, Takashi. Extremely proud of you.
I would love to marry a Japanese woman, but I would want for their parents to approve of it. I dont have parents or any other family, so it would be very lonely to also have a wife who doesnt get along with her family; especially if it were because of me. So I would respect the wishes of the parents if someones parents did not approve of me.
That said, love is love, and true love cannot be stopped. I have also been learning Japanese for a decade so that is at least one barrier overcome.
Thank you Takashii. My mother, no longer living, also came from Kumejima as Nobu. Her family moved to Okinawa.
That's exactly what fascinates me about Japan! They have their culture.. their language and are very proud of it and foreigners should accept and respect that! I think it's good that people value the fact that when you come to Japan you can speak Japanese (at least a little). In my opinion that makes it easier to get along and in particular it makes it easier to master the cultural customs/differences...“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.”
― Ludwig Wittgenstein
every country has a culture lol
@@FSVR54fr
every country has a culture lol x2
@@FSVR54 Yes, that's true of course, but there are countries that are proud of their culture and want to preserve it (see Japan) and then there are countries where that's not the case (see my home country Germany for example)
@@senortapia8892 You are correct about that. Sweden/France is another example
This is one of my favourite videos you have done! It is so enlightening to hear the perspective of older Japanese, they are very welcoming to foreigners and have more modern perspective than I thought. It's so warming to hear. Of course, people who accept being interviewed would have more modern ideology, but as someone who is moving to Japan soon (4th trip) I am very relieved and happy to hear these opinions :)
Would be nice to know the views of the Japanese on Pachinko, to know about racism, if it existed/exists as portrayed or it's not real like the series
Great video. Its good to see people being so accepting despite what other videos will say.
It gives an interesting perspective on how their true unfiltered views are towards foreigners visiting, living, and even dating/marrying in the country and how open they are to the idea of it. Yet again another great video with great interviews!
this is so far your best interview! i love listening to the insights of elderly people. there’s so much to learn from them. ❤
"We don't speak with subtitles in real life" made me laugh harder than it should have 🤣
wow how green everything there, looks so calm
I noticed something while watching all these Japanese people who went abroad.
They feel and look different. I can tell immediately that they have broadened their horizons andve seen the wider world beyond thlensse of only seeing and living in Japanese society.
It's so great to see that. It's a form of development and openness. 🙏
Traditional Japanese women are more beautiful than westernized Japanese women tho
@@tsdfghjkl I never mentioned nor I intended to talk about Japanese Women. I'm speaking in general.
@@tsdfghjkl ok
@@tsdfghjkl Traditional women look attractive regardless of race.
However, traditional women are more likely to date men of the same race.
Because it's traditional lol.
Find a traditional woman of your race. That's the quickest way.
@@by-vs5dm 笑 笑 حَى حَى
this is wholesome, these are very nice people, very open-minded and polite. I'd love to visit Japan one day. It's a little difficult right now, I live in Russia and experience some financial difficulties, but I hope one day I'll be able to visit Japan. Gonna learn the language too!
3:55 welcome
The fun thing that they express such words only on camera. irl you'd feel distanced from them a lot, because it's rare to accept people outside from Japan
As I person that use be living in Japan, having a relationship with a Japanese and meet dozens of foreigners married to Japanese, DEAR TAKESHI is all the way around my friend, I would never recommend a non asian to marry a Japanese, korean or chinese, not because asian are bad people, not at all, actually great people, but is for MANY other reasons, and I say non asians because I feel that many asians countries share similar values and perhaps more chances to built a decent relationship than a non asian with a totally different culture an values.
I use to live in kyoto and work in a important Japanese videogame company and I meet at work more than 15 foreigners married with Japanese, also many more outside work.
Every friday after work we use to go to isakaya to eat and drink socially, after a while I noticed few patterns that I will share. Every friday all the foreigners of the company after work went straight to the restaurant around 5pm and normally waited to our japanese friends up to 3 extra hours until they decided to leave the company, normally they all stay longer there to show "loyalty" to the boss (thats a silly long story but a great topic for you TAKASHI talk about) anyway when we finally all together we start to have great time indeed and often a bit tipsy :) but after a while I start noticing few patterns like for example every one started complaining about something, super bizarre. Often all the Japanese coworkers complaint about their lives and especially their jobs even things like why we have to work extra hours with no reason. on the other hand the foregners started complaining often about their japanese partners, Im not a person who likes to complain my stuff to others but it was very interesting for me to see how all the other foreigners had very similar complaints like:
my japanese spend to much money in make up :)
my japanese wife spent to much time everyday in make up :)
my japanese wife always wants to see tv while eating :)
my japanese wife looks very different without make up :)
my japanese wife is an antisocial
my japanese wife never wants to leaves home
my japanese husband is a workaholic
my japanese partner cares to much about money
my japanese husband dont pay enought attention to our kids
my japanese wife is a good mum but a terrible wife
my japanese partner stop having sexual desire
since we had kids she or he dont want to have sex
she or he never hug me
she or he never say I love you
She or he dont know how to have quality time after work
she or he never propose good plans apart form work
This is just very few examples and trust me the list was WAAYYY longer but I thing you will get the point. I was in a short relationship for a couple of years with no kids but after a couple of years coming to this parties (never with my partner because she was a highschool teacher ALWAYS marking exams) after a couple of years I started to get a bit panic how all my foreigner coworkers complaints about their japanese partners actually started happening to me little by little.
I really thanks this after-work parties because I stop thinking like a kid who likes anime an wants a Japanese partner and really this parties gave me a different perspective about me, my career goals as a videogame music composer an more importantly my FAMILY GOALS.
I did work a couple more years for this "important videogame company" in Japan and eventually I meet this amazing Colombian girl that encourage me to quick my "dream Job" We came to Australia, married and made our own music business here and I can tell you with absolutely no doubt thats the best decision of my life by really far and I forever thanks my wife for that.
Japanese people are really really awesome people the best friends I can have, my favorite country to visit ( I go almost every year) even my favourite food too but I feel there is to many social problems in Japan and those problems are little by little making Japanese people forget the most important things in life like family.
Now dear TAKASHI perhaps here you can have few video topics about japanese society that not many people wants to talk about
really thank you for the video
Big hug!!
Wow I got many of those complaints too, that's scary
I love japanese culture in general but I truly think having a Japanese wife or asian wife is overrated especially amount the japanese anime lovers or us nerds. Choosing a partner is probably the most important decision in life, don't make your choice because you like anime. I totally agree with your comment of there is more chances finding a better match if both are asians, I know many asian with non asian couples and many of those ended up in divorce especially if they live in Asia.
I currently study in Japan, been here only 1.5 years and already feel that I got most of the complaints you mention, super accurate.
In Western countries, slaves do the heavy labor. In Asia, the average person does the work of a slave. For people with a certain level of status in the West, there are probably many disadvantages to moving to Asia. However, with security getting worse around the world, attention is turning to Japan.
A lot of your examples of complaints are worldwide regardless of ethnicity. The foreigners you know just all have a common denominator of having a Japanese spouse, so it seems like they’re complaining about the Japanese way of life.
@@IzzySalami thanks for the reply. I agree with what you are saying but trust me been living so many years in other countries apart from Japan and been in many "afterwork" ""parties"" and I can tell you that in Japan all these complaints are well known to be "Ichiban sekai de" :)
Also I could see the dynamics of many couples in Japan, friends, coworkers, friends here in Australia(Japanese friends here trying to change those points too) myself etc.
Even many Japanese friends told me about this points dozens of times so trust me I'm not exaggerating, Trust me I been short.
I will say it again, if you are not asian, think twice.
I like these elderly people. I used to call people from Japan on skype to practice my Japanese back in the day when you could filter users from country. And elderly people were always sooo friendly and nice to talk to.
No!
This was the most wholesome video I've seen in a long time. I find it so interesting and refreshing to hear an honest opinion from people across the world. It's truly a beautiful thing when you can sit back and realise that in the end we are all human. Earned that subscribtion and will be checking out your other stuff :D
0:25 what she's really saying: I would be mad because the foreigner would eat all the rice
I know that there are many people who feel differently, and I can't blame them since there have been a lot disruptive and disrespectful behavior from foreigners recently, but it makes me so happy seeing such positivity and kindness from the older generation.
It's really sweet how you can tell how much they love their kids from how they speak about them. I love to see people that just want their kids to be happy, and don't care what that looks like as long as it doesn't harm anyone.
"foreigners are good as long as they speak the language, respect the culture and dont break the law. Its more accepted in cities than in rural areas." Sounds similar to European countries in the past and look what happened. Lets hope Japan wont end the same way.
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Well if Japan doesn't accept foreigners it will keep declining as it currently is, clearly immigration is important for a country to thrive.
@@_5ive6Not going to fund pensions and improve economy with low skilled migrants. Japan is making a mistake. Even if the birth rates don't improve at least they can enjoy the lower rents and house prices. Only high skills will improve economy
@@_5ive6Japan has 130 million people in land the size of California 😂. They will be fine and don’t need to import immigrants. Their population is expected to decline to 80 million and then stabilize at that level. Sure their economy will shrink in the short term but I think they would rather have that then importing the third world or anyone else for that matter. They don’t need to follow western ideals.
10:34 this is exactly the kind of energy I love to see from people, such a wonderful person, you can just tell ))
Should have asked which race/ nationality. Don’t think they want their kids married to a non white foreigner :)
They don't want them married to any foreigners, they say all this for the camera to seem nice and polite, but Japanese believe in pure blood, they're very racist when you remove the veil
Agreed. Ask them if it's okay if it's someone from SEA.
I liked the guy with the blue jacket and flowered cap. He seemed like a whole vibe. Hell all these old timers are legit!🔥
Also the sign behind Takashi said "Hot Staff". Damn I wanna go there haha
I think it depends on who you let in (ehmm…Europe and the US, you’re done). If you bring people who respect the local culture and customs that’s great. But if only people who know only to rely on kindness of others, take advantage of it and try to impose their own culture and religion, it’s a way to end your own society.
Awesome video as always Takashii.
As a foreigner, it’s great to see it be more acceptable (not fully but to a certain extent) but what makes me afraid is that, due to mass migration, that will not only bring other beautiful cultures, but also there are chances of Japan not being as beautiful as what made me fall in love with in first place.
When it also comes to etiquettes, I.e. escalators, I have seen that etiquette in Europe a lot, and in South America rarely as well, but never in USA.
Where I’m from in US is HCOL, and it’s just not good.
I like this different camera perspective
When being interviewed on TV / Social Media, there's the Japanese tatemae answer or response and then there's the Japanese honne answer / response.
True. That being said, as one of the interviewee said, they're all from Tokyo and therefore are probably more open to foreigners. I'd love to know what rural Japanese people think.
I'm not Japanese, but if I were to be interviewed like this, I would be polite and give opinions that would not be controversial.
People like to use the word “tatemae” and make it a uniquely Japanese thing, but non-Japanese do it too.
@@FrankBrennosTheGreatestI used to live in rural Toyama prefecture. Most people (even old people) were super friendly and wanted to get to know me, and at worst I just encountered benign ignorance. My in-laws were happy when I proposed to their daughter and they treat me like family and make me feel very welcome! That being said, I think some foreign groups are unfortunately treated worse than others, generally speaking :(
Great video as usual. I love how this channel aims to help the world understand and love Japanese people and culture. I have known many Japanese people and l can honestly say they are exceptionally kind, funny and friendly.
For me as a foreigner I appreciate Japan because of how much they hold on to their morals and culture, it is beautiful and respectful.
Interesting stuff
Excellent interview! I gained a lot of nice impressions of Japanese from it!
Foreigners who are intent on learning the language and adapting to its culture and laws then yes its a good thing. But foreigners who go there just to establish their little culture and behaving in a way that is not in harmony with Japanese customs must be deported immediately.
@ if foreigners don’t want to adapt and behave in a decent manner respecting the people and culture of the country they are migrating to then YES, they should be deported! Got a problem with that?
I like this kind of conversation, it's very informative. I would like to have a positive friend from Japan.
glad the guy at 1:59 knows and has realized one bad apple doesn’t speak for all, kudos to him, I personally haven’t seen any “misbehaving foreigner”, but that also might be because I went to Tochigo, but I can say it’s definitely worth moving there if the right conditions are met
We all know what japan is gonna look like if they give up
I just love how open and nice japanese people are. I'm romanian living in UK.and I have always.appreciated Japan.
My cousin (mexican) lives in the countryside of Japan with his GF (japanese), and her parents told her to move out when they found out.
Long story short, they cut ties with their own daughter because they were against their relationship.
They've been going out for about a decade now. He still hopes that one day they can get along.
Also, I've been watching you from the beginning of your channel, and I'm so happy for you!
Does your cuz have an ig? Thanks
i like this channel. The interviews look so realistic.
Im from brazil, here there are many japaneses descendants, in my city especially. In fact brazil has the largest population of Japanese descendants outside japan, over 2 million. We even got the emperor of Japan back when he was a prince came to my city to visit and open a few monuments.
I thought that was Peru but great to hear. A Japanese- Brazilian woman is the DREAM! ❤
isnt Brazil extremely dangerous? There plenty of documentaries that talk about the crime there. Also many japanese descendants have left brazil and returned to japan according to a japan immigration statistic
Why are you saying this? What does it have to do with this video? Does it bring any value to the discussion? Was the topic on Brazil and its Japanese descendants?
@@Makiv-hj5xh have you watched the whole video? Seems like you didn’t. One of the Japanese elders said his vision of live changed after he lived in Brazil for 5 years
@@RodolphosTechchannel And? This about Japan, not Brazil.
I found everyone to be very welcoming and friendly when I was in Japan. Anywhere you travel, I think people will open up to you a little bit more if you open up to them and their culture first by learning the language. You don't have to be totally fluent before you travel, but you should know the basics and know how to be polite. It takes effort but it's totally worth it.
"unlike in anime, we japanese don't speak with subtitles in real life".
that totally cracked me up xD
Great interview! I enjoyed the kind answers of the older generation.
By "foreigner" they meant White people, so don't get your hopes up Fellow asian countries
Correct.
NO. That’s just BS. Hell, the one lady mentioned her son is married to a CHINESE woman, and she has Vietnamese friends. Japanese people tend to be much more open to other ASIAN races before they are open to whites, blacks, and latinos.
Just came back after two weeks in Japan, what an absolute wonderful country it is. Can’t wait to go back.
I've seen a few Japanese and Chinese women get married in my country it's quite cool, I didn't know much about their views in Japan but I guess I do now💯
ありがとうございます、タカシイさん❤