Behind Japan's Fake-Family Industry | ASIAN BOSS
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In Japan, it's possible to hire a family member or friend to act as whatever surrogate you need. Hiroko, our Asian Boss reporter in Tokyo, spoke with the CEO of Family Romance, a family and friend rental service.
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Would not be surprised if the CEO was rented because the CEO didn't want to be interviewed.
😂😂😂😂
my mind is blown away
your mind
Lol yes
😆 took me a moment to understand this.
Imagine being a single parent and getting rejected by kindergartens just for being a single parent
Quite normal here in asia. Its more like ajummas making troubles saying its a negative influence on their kids.
Because of that this idea was great but ONLY for that... Like One person say should BE a company of terapy
Here in Brazil it's so common that nobody cares
Lara it’s sad.. we should help single parents.. not put them down..
phantomtq the negative ajumma is actually teaching wrong things to their child..
Plot Twist: He's actually a rented CEO...the real one is busy spending time with the #1 hostess...
OMG THIS ONE SENDING ME😭😭😭
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@@melodiclogic9904 if you were referring to my comment...I didn't steal it. It was coincidental I didn't even know if there was similar comment before. Don't be carelessly accusing people.
wtf... lmao
Dayuunmnnn
I couldnt stop laughing when he said " even infants " like damn bruh fresh out the womb and got a job already😂
Dude is on Earth for only 2 seconds already have 3 years of job experience
It's essentially like being a child actor in a movie where a baby appears. It's an acting job, and the mom is also "on set" to watch her baby
@@ericw2391 he was watching video assessments in the wound and all lhat 🤣
@@percycat213 but I can't see why would someone rent a baby🤣
@@percycat213 well in acting everything in the evironment is professionally owned and managed. But the people renting infants are just regular people, not professionaly trained to do anything
“They might rent parents for their weddings because their real family has disowned them”
:(
Alright that sounds heartbreaking
Oh-- that's here in the US too, with LGBTQ+ children who get married and rent supporting parents
@@rintoki
how a child can get married
@@jaco_21 sshhh, every young person is a child in my book
Rintoki I’ve never seen such a reach in my life
"Luke, I'm just your rental dad.."
Truly underrated comment
Snake right 😂
Luke: "I accept your statement because this is entirely possible in our cultuuuuuure!"
LOL!
Sooooooo ... does that make Leia his rental sister? Which means making out with her is actually cool/hot ...?
I am sooooo confused right now \('o')/
Family : having a great time together
son : *There is an impostor among us*
Lol
Omg 😆😆
bruhhhhh
😄
Wtf lmfao
I feel like some of the fake family employees who gets rented are lonely too but they're just more wiser. They get to spend time with other people and get paid instead of paying to have people around them.
Lmao
or maybe they understand the pain of loneliness and just want to help people.
possible, I wonder if some clients applied as employees too.
Maybe because they're better at speaking and connecting with people, so the introvert, insecure ones are the ones who hire them
yes po, same thoughts po
When your parent tell you: “you're old enough to know the truth...”
Rest of the world: “you're adopted”
Japan: “your dad is rented”
LMFAO
🤣 after laughing at your comment I then realise this is sad
I laughed so hard at thissssss 😂😂😂😂
IM DEAD
There’s actually a recently released movie called ‘Family Romance LLC’ by Werner Herzog! And that’s the gist! You predicted the plot haha
Japan just keeps getting more depressing the more I learn about it.
I know right...
No wonder their pop culture is so pop and colorful and crazy ! You need some spice in your life lest you die
Cobalt225 a video about positive aspects doesn't get clicks... I have a Japanese wife and I have a good relationship with her parents, I think. The biggest issue perhaps is that you don't really ever know what people really think, but they treat me really well as have all of her family. But it's probably a lot to do with me stepping up to meet their expectations a lot more than maybe a lot of westerners would, like I committed to and followed through on marrying her right away and very quickly after that we had a son, in fact the first in that branch of the clan/family and I follow and respect their customs completely.
But they are not accepting of not following their customs, at least not old school traditional people. Like if you have a tattoo you are a criminal and not allowed anywhere near anyone like that, just to pick one thing. Like in the video... they simply don't care about what western people or any people of any other culture do, they judge everything and everyone through their own cultural lens. And you can't hide tattoos from your in laws in Japan because you have to go to Onsen with them eventually and wear sort of small yukata.
They don't tolerate piercings either for example, or any voluntary body modification, because they see it as an insult to your ancestors who contributed to the way you were born. I understand that attitude from their perspective but it's very difficult for most westerners to understand.
Ya. Just when I thought it couldn't get worse then this...
This will be the downfall for Japan's future
It's so sad that the mother had to rent a fake father figure for her child. I don't think she should have lied to her daughter for 9 years. I think the Japanese obsession with keeping up appearances is going a bit too far and will result in severely psychologically damaged individuals in the future.
i agree, she shouldn’t have lied. maybe just been upfront about it. like “i met him at an agency that helps people, and he wanted to help us. so he’ll be living here for a while.. kind of like a father figure.” something like that. i’d be weirded out at first, but if they were nice and we got a long it wouldn’t be weird for too long imo.
@Spell Check s
When she finds out ( and she will) it wont be at all pretty
@@teresaw8677 Not easy when the kid is little. What if they blab to the school? Kids are notoriously bad secret keepers.
Logically, she should at least tell her daughter when she gets older… but based on the information, there must be an incredible amount of shame attached. And so much lying happens already to save face… Maybe it feels easier to just keep up the lie forever 😔
Sometimes there are only bad options.
Ever been to japan?
They’re already psychologically damaged and everyone is lonely
You try to befriend a person and talk to them about their hobbies and all they can tell you about is work or work related
Everyone is like a robot over there, respectful but robotic
Rest of the world works to live
Japanese live to work
The interviewer always asks good questions. She's sensitive yet she asks what she needs to know but in a way that it doesn't feel so intrusive.
2018: Son, you're adopted.
2019: Son, you're rented.
2020: Son, you're leased.
😂😂
Damn
Omg
LMAO
*2021: son you're 3d printed!*
this is the father who is always on a business trip in the anime
oh anime's, really reflects their society. does it?
@Monokuma I know. "missing parents" in anime are not because that happens in real life. such as plane crash, dad is mafia boss, dad got killed by a fox, etc.
@Monokuma no no I'm not upset at all. I try to be funny. can you show me the quote that show I'm upset? I watch anime too and I like to make jokes
@Monokuma I was being sarcastic when I commented about disappearing parents in anime reflects society, which to me relates. and no, of course not. Japan is known for other things too like maid cafe, cosplays, tea ceremonies, Buddhist temples, ninjas, samurai's, idol culture, etc. I love Japanese culture and I try to learn more of it. sorry if my joke offended you, I didn't mean to.
@Monokuma it's okay. Don't worry
Imagine this pops up in one of his “kids"' reccomendation and they go: *chotto matte*
Underrated
"otto-san kore omae jainka nae??!!"
You got me at at chotto matte
@@didyoustealmyfood8729 Owari da
Kid be like: Naaaaaaaaniiiiii....😲😲
Imagine blissfully believing he’s your dad and one day he just walks away for good. That sort of thing does damage to a child.
So true. This is deeply dark and distressing to think about
It would be better if she had no father i guess
In Conan's show they said that a contract can last up to 30 years. By that time the child is old enough to handle it.
imagine telling your friends you're only single by choice, had 200+ marriage proposals, multiple weddings, and many kids who call you papa.
I can't even imagine what his gravestone would look like
The image idea(cause he could choose to not be buried, When he dies)
Chaos unrelated but, your profile picture made me scream and run down a flight of stairs 😔
I wonder if they can ever tell they're acting...
to turn down 200+ marriage proposals and 200 emotional attachments....one needs a really tough heart
Asian countries including Korea hate Japan because they do not apologize to the victims of the past and recognize their poor history compared to Germany. In addition, if Japan continues in this situation, Japan is not able to have a happy future with Japan and other Asian countries because Japanese people are educating Japanese students to misleading history. Poor Japanese people. So sad.
I feel Japan as a society at large needs to accept that ‘Its okay not being okay.Everything doesn’t need to be perfect.’
totally agree
God bless America. Anything is OK here.
Mike Tomas if you say so but they’re the ones who are accepting it’s ok to feel lonely
It largely used to. There is the "wabi sabi" philiosophy of zen Buddhism which states to appreciate the beauties in imperfection, admiring the simple elegance of, for example, a crooked path on a foggy Autumn morning. Perhaps this idea has become lost with Westernization, which admires the perfect symmetry of a 6 pillared state building or the nuclear family. I think a lot of the world would benefit from using Wabi Sabi as a guide to relax and admire the imperfections of life just as the great Japanese philosophers of old did.
@@camerongunter6232 as a Buddhist my self..i totally agree with you my friend 😊
When the husband who lost his wife was explaining how he got angry at his wife for being sick, I immediately recognised he had caregiver burnout. I’ve read plenty of cases where this happens where the primary caregiver starts to get irritated and lash out on the person they are caring for. I just wanted to say that there is nothing wrong with this and just because you are irritable and tired does not mean you are selfish and mean. We’re all humans and the buildup of stress will eventually get to you. I know a lot of caregivers feel guilty about having these thoughts and they end up becoming more stressed out because of it. What I do suggest to those experiencing caregiver burnout is to seek counselling or therapy. There IS therapy made for this so don’t be afraid to reach out.
His kids should've step in to help. But it seems in Japan, they work 14 hrs 7 days a week.
From the other comments: doesn’t sound like it’s so easy to get that therapy in Japan.
@@TheMewtata If you are the primary caregiver to a very sick person, not only in Japan, but it probably would be extremely hard for the person to find time to go for a therapy in any country anyways.
yeah i felt so bad for him ...
@@lzkrishmomI work with Japanese clients and I meet a lot of them every day, actually most Japanese people I met work 9-10 hours a day, 5 days a week
"How far are we allowed to go to fix something that is broken? Until the remedy is worse than the disease." Movie Morbius
Exactly
made me think, but isn't it the other way around?
The 248 dislikes are from people who saw their father appearing as the CEO in this video.
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😂😂😂
Lmfao
🤣🤣🤣
Imo no child should ever be tricked into thinking a paid stranger is actually thier parent. It seems cruel and denying reality
Its better then what often happens with no father at all in their lives. Even a lie still helps the child have a role model of what a male is like. But best to be honest as soon a spossible, of course. Still, its complicated, and honesty is really not even often the best. Parents have the right to not tell kids things. Because kids are not the ones earning money or raising the household.
@@mariasmith2198 since our world is broken a little acting may Help🤷💼
Even when they do accept it it paints a picture that Love and relationships indeed can be brought..What a sick thing to teach a child.
You know the saying "ignorance is bliss."
yeah it's unnecessary.
Seems horrendous that a child would actually be made to believe their rented father is actually their REAL father! I mean even if they were being rented frequently that just seems wrong on so many levels!!
Better than being a fatherless child
@@xandercage4499 no it’s not
It's the rental future🔥
@@xandercage4499 of course it's not. The feeling of being abandoned and even not knowing the reason is much worse
Episode Plot:
“Parents disown Child for choosing wrong partner for marriage.
Child goes to rental agency for parents for the Wedding.
(Plot twist): Parents fall on hard times and sign up to rent themselves out for side income.
Parents get chosen by Disowned Child for Wedding.”
Clapssssssss
Is there a part 2 ?
You really just shared this idea online on TH-cam for free
Boom
This should be a movie...
I'm so frustrated at how it seems Japan hasn't discovered therapy yet.
Counselors don't make much money and people who use them are stigmatized. 😔
@Radu Cris no offense. But that's wrong. Well it depends if the person even wants to get out of there and how good the therapist is.
It's that notorious Japanese pride. Bushido.
And Radu Cris, you're right in a way. Clinical therapy isn't the end all. I had to combine counseling with spiritual study for myself.
We can consider this an alternate form of family.
Therapy in Asian generally is still a myth,people would consider you as a “crazy and scary” person if you go in a therapy session in Vietnam-where I live.
Imagine having a wonderful happy childhood memories with your dad... then you're an adult and find out he was actually a stranger your mom hired to play that part. I would've been devastated.
Lol
Same 😥
Better than without a dad
I think I would be sad at first but thankful too haha
I’d rather not have a parent then have a fake parent and be lied to my whole life
Most of these clients need therapy, not actors. That is heartbreaking that multiple people think he's their real dad.
My wife passed away only a few months after we married. People always say things like "It's ok to move on", but they don't understand how difficult that it. Even five years later dating someone new seems like a joke. My heart belongs to her. I can absolutely understand how a rental wife would be a thing. There's an inherent need for social intimacy, but you're unable to find it through traditional connections. The illusion is better than being alone.
When the client said "(I'm) not happy at all. I can't be happy", that really hit hard. My heart goes out to these people. I hope he does find happiness again in his life.
I'm of two minds.
1) This is really sad.
2) This is a romance novel waiting to happen.
there's a romance manga about a guy and a rental girlfriend. it's called 'kanojo, okarishimasu'
LOOL when she falls in love with her fake dad!!🤣🤣🤣
It's already canon though
@@acanthocephala -- If it's allowed to become real, it's no longer a way to earn a livelihood. The former rented person has to find a different kind of job.
@@lolaispure4296 lololol
The only thing that's weird is that it's called Family Romance
Maybe it has a different meaning/vibe to Japanese people. (Could mean like "platonic love")
it sounds like a movie title
Actually Japanese people have a really different interpretation of the word romance. They think it is general love between family members. If it's about the word romantic, then they relate it with their partners.
it is possibly the best name for the operation , why not
*SWEET HOME ALABAMA-*
This is beyond psychologically damaging for children who is being lied to and children told to play apart.
Lol, classic dad just doing an interview about being a CEO of Family Romance again.
I feel like I'd be even lonelier knowing that my happiness was so fake:(
Mynametrong, I feel as you do. I would look to invest that money in alternative long term relationships ( dating, hiring housekeepers - with whom I could have a cup of tea and enjoy a nice chat, join social groups that does outings etc.)
yeah I feel so too
Same here dawg
True
It's like a pain killer, you need it sometime
Maybe this family rental company should expand into family therapy. Seeing a psychologist is viewed negatively in the region but a little rebranding can work wonders.
Completely agree with you. This would give people a chance to mend their relationships, going to the cause or causes of the problem.
Good idea!
I agree
This may works
the CEO didn't want to make it more intricated. i guess he just don't care anymore after finishing his jobs
My jaw dropping by hearing this. People in Japan is so lonely to the point they need to rent strangers to be part of their life 😭
I should show this to my mom who always told me you can't get a family with money from market😂
Japan can turn anything to business
I literally screamed when he said the single mother's 19-year-old daughter still thinks this guy is her father. You can't keep up a lie forever, and she'll be shocked when she finds out.
@the dead lighter suga uses yes he is famous she must have known his true self
the dead lighter suga uses yes these days u can just upload a photo on google and find out about them.
@ Lala I'm pretty sure she already knows about it already but, still considers him to be her father because of what he has done for her when she was down in the ditches. I'm sure you know places like Japan, when other parents look down upon you even the children start to. She was probably bullied for having a single mother hence why she never wanted to go to school until her mother decided this couldn't continue and did whatever she could at the time to help her only daughter.
i think we should request asian boss to follow that girl's life, it would be interesting
It's completely inhumane to act as her father. I have a daughter myself and would hate for her to go through such a thing.
Lack of communication creates a divide between people. It confounds me that Japanese are comfortable renting a family, but are ashamed or reluctant to communicate with their real family.
It's because of social pressure to be indépendant.
I have the feeling it’s more about not creating any kind of conflicts. This seems to happen inside a family but is also true when it comes to conflicts that might be taken outwards to save face in front of others. It’s almost as if people can’t take on difficult topics that will effect people’s emotions. Hence they are stuck with their own emotions and can’t solve them because often this would effect another person.
And it seems logical when you think about what the man in the video said. Often Japanese children are alone at home and the parents are working late. It saves trouble when the children don’t make trouble...but to not stir trouble they lack communication. You can’t use what you haven’t learned....
vwgenera =-=
vwgenera you sound like one of those people wearing a hakenkreuz bind claiming that one should be wary of every Jew, because they all lie, extort and are generally bad bad people. The 18th century is overage and the war clans don’t exist anymore. Yet here we still hear people using the past to talk bad about everyone of another country in a very general way.... this is called culturalism and is just another form of modern racism.
@@YouYou-sm8tf I really don't think this is the reason. In the USA, we are raised to be fiercely independent. A service like this, in USA would not become popular unlike the Japanese, independence means that you have self-expression and don't allow the society to dictate to you your norms.
Thank you, Asian Boss for bringing this story to light. I appreciated the CEO's comments regarding how society deals things have consequences to human beings. It was really insightful and helped to understand some of difficulties in Japanese as well as what all people deal with. Thank you.
Not having a "traditional family" can turn you in an outcast on almost every country in the world, but Japanese are so efficient that they decided to create a service to fix the problem. I'm not sure if this is problematic or not; from a western point of view sounds really problematic.
Westerners pretend to be progressive with all the SJW stuff, but in reality they are incredibly judgmental. A lonely westerner will just end up committing suicide or doing a slow version of one through pills, alcohol poor eating etc. Japan also has a suicide problem, but it is lowering while it is skyrocketing among men in the west.
FAMILY IS ABOUT SUBJUGATION. IT ALL BECAUSE OF CIVILIZATION. CIVILIZATION NEEDS TO DIE. IF CIVILIZATION CANT DIE THAN LIFE ITSELF MUST DIE.
just imagine seeing the man who you claimed as a “father” for so long walking down the streets with another family, pretending to be their father.. that’s cruel
It has probably happened at some poiny
They prob think he was cheating, run home to tell mom & be bewildered as to why she isn't upset at the news.
I would have prefered a loving father even if it was an act, who wasn't really my father, so that I could at least have that feeling and stability, than a biological father who walked away when I was born and step-fathers who were all abusive.
I also have a grandfather who is not biologically related to me, but he has always treated me like he treats his own, and I love him dearly. Meanwhile the biological grandfather who he replaces... I don't even know his face, I hardly know his name. I've never met him, and I know nothing about him, yet he's apparently been alive all my life, and I've heard nothing. I don't know if he even knows I exist.
Feeling loved is the most important thing in this world.
@@Megan-ii4gf Well said my friend..... well said.
@@Megan-ii4gf Im sorry for the struggles you went through in your life, i know what its like to grow up without a father or male figures. But genuinely curious about your perspective, you really would prefer an actor, even if he wasnt there most of the time, or you found out he was paid when you are older? Idk, I would feel like everything was a lie, and question whether this person really cared or was just acting. Its not the best to grow up without a parent, but I think I have overcome it in my own way and it made me who I am today.
Wow, imagine being one of his "children" and getting this video in your YT recommendations.
I would have a break down...get my lagguage and go see my dad and give him the biggest hug! Say sorry for being a stupid daughter.
I actually feel really bad for them.. Like really bad..
@Reto Ware true that
I would be super depressed as well. I would rather know that he isnt my real dad but someone like a caretaker, who I can still tell my problems and go out if I want. I would probay still love him but wont get hurt...
It's okay, he's pretending to be CEO in this video.
I'm genuinely curious as to what will happen to Japan in the coming few decades. Will they ever be able to address and fix these societal problems like overworking, face-saving, loneliness, etc. Not saying that every other culture/society didn't have its negatives and positives, but there is certainly something very troublesome beneath the surface of Japanese society.
By far, this is the most relatable documentaries and best work ever. Well done Asian Boss by bringing this to light.
You sure he isnt the hired acting CEO...
This had me laugh
hmmm ... I don't think so, because it's called public fraud and lawlessness there, lol
Woooow hahahaha
and the girl is fake interviewer
I was feeling teary eyed about the video, then this made me laugh
I love the fake wife, she said, "we are a real family, right"?
with strong eye contact, and still in character.
But its good. They tring hard to keep the family's mood. If in they worktime, they tell they are just pretending. I dont know how will that husband respond.
Wow, Diego, that’s harsh.
Diego Yobe go to bed
@Diego Yobe shut up
Yeah.but its simply because she's getting paid for her faking it.anything for money, right?
Remind me of a story about a young boy who brokenhearted when he learn that his baby sitter is actually paid and not there simply to hang out with him.
Imagine if it's your dad...
I feel like this is the equivalent of putting a band-aid on a wound that requires stitches. They're not attacking the problem which I believe would end up doing more wrong that good :/
Absolutely...it is really heartbreaking :(
Imagine being a rental dad and seeing the sad faces of little children begging you not to go when you have to leave....Breaks my heart
Yep superman for you
He's a businessman.
Don't like the idea about renting infants though. No matter the situation, you can never trust people with infants. Plus the infant has no say in this contract
Same. The first thought that came to mind was someone renting the infant for horrible things
@@bigboomer1013 Infants can't be rented alone, the mother accompanies them.
@@lucyl15 Dude most infants start out in a hospital... And they could just as easily have visited a real family member.... Family members bring home all kinds of germs, you can't just isolate them. Infants are not made of glass.
I get what you mean but with regards to the contract, that literally applies to any media content featuring infants. The parents decides, and for the most part until you are 18, the parents decides.
Agreed. Weirdos out there and infants cannot speak for themselves.
Thank you for this wonderful documentary. Lack of communications among family members and not able to express self within family members are REAL problems in real life around the world.
"I'm amazed. You guys look like a picture-perfect family"
" That's because..."
family rent: "we're family."
"wow"
*client: "we are family"*
man that really breaks my heart :")
very awkward question to ask
Breaks my heart too. Searching for words to explain why.
no you are coworkers 😂
Honestly this feels like a black mirror episode
yess thats what i was thinking the whole time
Kinda wish they'd make an episode based on this concept
Omg fr
There is a movie, “Noriko’s Dinner Table,” with a huge focus on rental families.
@@saraquill thanks dude for the movie Rex gonna watch it
That's lowkey cruel tho. Like, imagine you find out that your dad isn't your dad but earns money by pretending to be. And that he has a bunch of other fake children. Like, tf. He isn't doing the job a father (biological or not) should do. Those kids will find out and it'll hurt them :(
I think something like this could really backfire if the child isn’t aware about what’s actually going on
Yeah and imagine when they do find out...I was raised without a father and I think it’s less painful than finding out you’ve been lied to this whole time :/
@@xvenacavax their purpose in hiring a dad is probably to have a fatherly influence in the child's upbringing, something very few(if any) mothers can really give. The problem is not which way would be less painful, but how well you can bring up the child since having both parents is optimal. If the child grows up into a well adjusted and strong person then they will be able to take it.
As an adult, this sounds cruel and unjust. But children are still in their development age where they learn the concepts of the society (morals) and mentally grow. Without these strong foundations and ability to create relationships, the children went be able to lead relatively stable and normal life.
I can see how he could be a good influence and foundation. It just sucks I guess but if they tell the children in the right way at the right time it will be ok.
Great insight ,
closing statement : Family is everything and it's so important to have a good communication of each other's family members by at least calling them not just texting ...
Videos like this makes me feel glad about my parents
This is an *actual genius idea to solve loneliness,* but at same time *it is very depressing idea to solve loneliness.*
I was actually googling replacement family members recently b/c my parents are a joke. They should totally start a service like this everywhere and I would be their first customer
@@lemnlime66 i suffered depression and anxiety attacks cz of livin alone for years in a foreign country and my family wudnt visit.If this service had been available in that country,would hav kept the job,rented parents and live there forever 🤷♀️🤔
it’s a catch 22 unfortunately but numbing the loneliness with a lie
lemnlime66 Don't. It's a hot fix, but not a solution to the problem. You would accept to lie to yourself and as a result hate yourself for doing so. And just like the guy in this video, you wouldn't be happy. You can either search the dialoge with your parents or if it's really bad, distance yourself and get comfort by some of your close friends.
This doesn't solve loneliness at all. It's just a temporary comfort. At the end of the day the rented family will leave and you know they are just doing their jobs.
There's going to be a generation of emotionally damaged kids lmao.
Japan has been producing them even before World War 1
UNknOWN N/A
well, true.
There is a generation of emotionally damaged kids and not just in Asia.
@@althea1315 just stick to your opinion
Kaan Ertuğrul look into how Chinese children are being subjected to. Soul wrenching
love the interviewer! she asks all the great questions!
Honestly, I could see narcissists really benefiting from this. Real family doesn't need to deal with a toxic person, and the narcissist can pay for the family they wish they had.
To be honest,I feel that Hiroko is the best interviewer
Not to mention she's cute too. 👍👍
much better than that horny hafu guy
@@megansalt can you tell me who you are refering to? Like which video is he in?
The Official Polite Cat it’s because she is genuinely interested in what the interviewee has to say
true. she feels genuinely interested, makes reactions that make the interviewee feel good and she is polite too and doesnt appear to judge the person.
Most interviewers especially in other countries would either be sarcastic or show fake interest.
I'm a foreigner working in Japan. And I have to say that Japanese people are kind and polite but not very friendly. Not only with foreigner like me but even with other Japanese coworkers they don't tend to talk much, they just don't care about other's life and don't want to share about their life. They just come to work then leave. I feel so hard to make friend with them :((
So I think communication is a problem.
Have you tried beating them? 😂😜
no no... lol!
I lived in japan too and its seems like that japanese are really quiet, shy and not tend to start a discussion with their coworkers . They dont really like foreigners, i remember the look on the face of some people when i said i was a korean , they acted oddly after that . Japanese way of life is really stressful too, but its also a great country with beautiful culture, good luck and enjoy your time there👍
Shy and communication is a real problem there tho.. idk why, seems they have complicated mind. I mean, they hard for express they own feeling.
I’ve had many personal contacts with young and old Japanese through work and hosting. Unfortunately the problem stems in their culture of politeness at the expense of suppressing true feelings. It has been ingrained in their psyche but the younger generation is becoming more westernised (for good and bad) because of global social media. Each and every culture - yours and mine - is imperfect. I’m a 73 year old Jamaican-born Chinese married to a European and lives in Australia - that’s the background for my observation.
great interviewer! she asked all of the right questions
i really hope that man gets in touch with his real children someday. he seems like a nice guy :(
This video shows how ironic it is that having a family is so basic a need but it can be such a tall order for others to have.
True. Some people wish to have a family.
woah i cried
(dont get me wrong, i love my family i just empathize with others)
Agree! Once I was really jealous with my friend, she's wealthy, smart, and kind-hearted..but one day I visit her house, it's so quiet there. I felt a little empty inside. She's the only child, her parents divorced
.. meanwhile I have 6 siblings and I can't imagine life without them. Even with all the wealth my friend have. I'm really grateful to have them
vwgenera What is the link with this video?
Yup. True family is priceless. My parents got divorced when I was young, but I am still thankful to have both my mother and my brother.
That's the reason anime always focus on love, friendship and bonds because they are lacking it in real life and they want to motivate their viewers to do that in real life
I question my self if this just make it worst, since they just show a perfect version of it, and it does not teach how to deal with real problems since no relationship will have ever be perfect.
@@mrxcs for some reason the only thing that makes this worse is that people get attracted to the anime characters more than real life people lol
True
Well said
@@megafro6999 yup ,seen lot of Japanese men marrying VR anime girls
Amazing video which gave me an insight of things in Japan. Thank you Asian boss! Keep up the good wprk
Hi Naomi how are you. Greetings from Ireland. Hope you’re safe from covid. It’s a good video. Best wishes 😊🙏 Michael
Finally, I can tell my father to wash dishes.
😂💀
Looool
This seriously highlighted Japanese's problem with HONOUR and dignity.
Social constructs that have not changed with reality.
This is totally off topic, but as soon as I saw the word "honor" written in all caps I immediately thought of Zuko from Avatar, if you guys know what I'm talking about. XD
~:~
Pride is a serious problem.
ghostHizao It's just Japanese, not Japanese's, hunny.
All this fakeness, it's the opposite of honour and dignity
So in Japan you can get rental parents for high school parent teachers meeting.
TaeTae LOVE Outsourcing is key! I mean, who’s really interessted in making conversation with the teachers of their kids? As an example ;)
😂😂😂
@@maxmustermann5639 parents who care?
I don't get this mentality how parents are dreading the PTA meetings in America (through social media comments & movies). You get a chance to help your kids develop more and understand them better. But I have never seen what really happened during those meetings there. So, not sure what's the real reason is.
😂😂😂
Yes😂😂
So amazing and heartfelt thankful for the CEO to do such kind of business to make some people happy at their expense, its really good to uphold the dignity of those people and their behalf. Really and its reality the some people are lonely.disowned, single parent.those people are really in need
And Im very happy that this video has english translation.💖
This is so insightful
The guy should get Oscars from all that acting and hiding his true emotions, for years.
Lol
But if he won Oscar, then his identity will be revealed publicly.
thats called being a psychopath
@@konliner9286 He's already into an interview with journalists.
It seems like all Japanese are brilliant at hiding their emotions and acting.
This is undoubtedly among the most surreal concepts I've ever encountered.
Henrik Jørgensen for real like danm , those Asian country’s I always felt there are so advance than western regions
Diego Gonzalez if this is advanced I’d rather stay behind lmao. This is beyond depressing, if you watch the video the service is mostly used not out of loneliness but rather out of a need to save face and project a ‘’good” image to society.
Damn, you're so right.
Strange what the world has become, isn't it?
@@justRuwanthi Absolutely bizarre but at least in novel and fascinating ways so I guess there's that! :)
This video is truly touching, reflects the fundamental and universal problem around the world.
Plot Twist: Everyone in this video was rented, even the cameraman.
Plot twist : the actual CEO hired a fake CEO for the interview .
That would not surprise me in the least.
Good one lol
😂😂
“Rent-A-CEO”
😂😂😂
'I'm just worried that my fake son, will run away with my fake wife' - Conan O'Brien, 2018
That fake family video from Conan 😂😂😂
that kind of story that I would love to see in JAV hahahaha
Lol
MR *WTF NTR 😢*
"They didn't accept her because she was a single mother, so i came up with the idea of renting a family to correct the wrongs in our society" -
You didn't correct anything, you just made it worse !
Correcting the kindergarten's policy should have been the correct reaction, actually.
Japan is always all about PERCEPTION! Carefully cultivated facades...
Nah you just think so coz ur close minded
You try changing a whole society if you're such a good person
@@ndiyabucaphukelaubusobakho1732 Exactly, people just like to hear themselves saying idealistic things without any realistic immediate effects on peoples situations.
My eyes welled up watching this. How sad to see that people in one of the most developed country are living such sad lonely life. I hope they focus on solving this matter. ❤🍀
He had to reject over 200 marriage proposals. I want to have this problem.
You an Indian?
@@jiyaji1842: judging by his name, no, he's indonesian
No you don't. Desperate people don't mean emotionally healthy people. Go talk have mutual relationships
Also, it's based on action, not chemistry so it'll burn out quickly.
People can have a thousand soulmate once they unconditionally love themselves first. People are attracted to a balanced soul
This guy’s intentions were great, but the business has basically turned into getting people to keep up a web of lies for a really long time (for a price), which seems morally grey, but it still probably makes lots of money.
Yep, sounds very Japanese.
Yet there are businesses like this in the west that, although not exactly the same, will give you a number so your wife, husband or boss can call to check up on you. The wife/husband will get the secretary, boss or workmates who'll say s/he's been there all day or s/he's in a meeting. The boss can be told similar, but from someone pretending to be a wife/husband to say the employee is ill or at a funeral.
Yeah a lot of people like woman would never be considered for any job position if they have a child, Japan sucks
This is so heartbreaking, even though at the end everything is fake, they still try their best to help lonely people
As a lonely person myself it just feels good to see people caring about others like this, it's just really sad that one day those kids who don't know who their real father is will discover the truth ...
I love your Chanel. It's so eye opener.
Am I the only person imagining an Asian drama whereby the CEO of a family rental service falls in love with one of his clients?
looks like a great concept for a kdrama
@@JeeMeeVee There is a Kdrama about that actually a CEO saw a child get bullied for lack of parents he confronts the older sister and says that he will be their rental dad and then they fell in love I saw it one month ago
@@tete8151 drama name?
@@tete8151 we need the name of that kdrama
@@tete8151 mame?
It looked like the rental family were gently urging this client to make contact with his own family. If this is something the company encourage employees to do then it's potentially a good therapeutic service in some cases.
that doesn't look like a sound business strategy though.
Henachoko Fujoshi the rental daughter has soft heart, way to soft. she's willing to lose her client by helping him. if don't help him, maybe the real daughter will rent a fake dad for wedding as well.
Well, there's no shortage of lonely people in Japan. This and the declining birth rates in Japan are obviously symptoms of a serious issue that needs to be resolved.
@@magnaesca165 True, but the same goes for actual therapists. I once went to a psychologist and she said: "my goal is to make you not need me". We worked on getting me a support system from my friends and family, so that I wouldn't need therapy anymore.
The man’s story broke my heart… wow that was so sad. But he was smiling and laughing a little about his situation.
I feel Japan as a society at large needs a hug
If I ever find out that my father is just a CEO of a company that rents families I would be devastated.
sansi uwu , that’s a recipe for long term therapy I’m afraid 😟
u should be happy his helping others
@@shirleywong4333 Lies are never the solution.
they want fakes as their real ones don't care . so may well feed their need . yes lies but they don't have the truth .
@@shirleywong4333 sad but true.
Take a drink every time "disowned" is said. I could go for an Asian Boss video about disownment in Japanese culture. Interview people who have been disowned by family or disowned a family member, talk about why, if they regret it, will there be rapprochement, etc.
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Yea I wanna learn more about that ....
I second that!
Yes, Asian Boss please cover this, very interested in why disownment in Japan is so common. Many of your interviewees from your previous Japan-based videos have mentioned they have been disowned by family as well.
I was wondering the same!
Good topic. But for Asian culture it is usually about saving face, so if you bring shame upon your family they'd rather cut you off than deal with the repercussions of said shame. It varies from culture to culture just how extreme they are about it, but yeah.
This man is doing a good job, filling the vacuum in people's hearts and lives. Don't know how much he can tho.
On one hand it's super sad and only fixes the symptoms and not the cause of the loneliness, on the other hand the other scenarios he mentioned, like wanting to have rental parents for your wedding because your biological ones disowned you, or the woman just wanting to give her dying father some peace, I see how for situations like that this service can come in handy
working as a fake family member must really be emotionally tiring
Or rewarding, depending on how you look at it. It can make them happy to see them happy.
Being a real family member for one family is emotionally tiring enough
Some people pay $80/hour just to talk with someone with a degree on the wall. Probably not a huge difference.
The difference is the one with a degree doesn’t pretend to be your friend or family but tries to let you face the world and feel better
@@Aiumy91 they try to make you feel better by prescribing meds and pretending to understand. They deal with a lot of clients. Do you really think they will understand everyone?
"she still thinks i am her father"
*Shows himself publically on youtube.*
Makes sense.
Plot twist: the CEO hired someone for the to do the interview for him.
I am 100% that he is a hired (by the actual CEO) actor
Plot twist: someone who hired by ceo hired someone to act as ceo
Bruhhh
He tells them that he’s just an actor playing a CEO, and they believe him. So the real mystery is whether he is hired to play the CEO or he’s actually the real CEO pretending to be an actor?!?
The CEO was such a gentleman; also the anchor did a truly honest and enjoyable job.
This is heartwarming and heartbreaking all at the same time
The way that client straight up said he's not happy, wow. At least this service is helping him realise he should just talk to his kids, since having a fake family is making him miss his real family.
In my opinion, these services are not a permanent fix at all, but a temporary band-aid. However, I disagree with people saying that the CEO and his company are only making the problem worse or not helping at all; it'll take a lot to change a whole country's culture surrounding work and loneliness, until then this kind of service can be of help to many people with different situations. Like the woman who needed another parent to get her kid in a good school, yes it's messed up that single parents are looked down upon, but until that societal problem is fixed, is the mom supposed to wait until it does? And the man who rents out a wife and daughter; in a way, they've helped him become comfortable with the idea of contacting his real family again. This service isn't a perfect fix, but I think it's something that can still be helpful.
@Free to Choose
guess what? seeking mental help is highly stigmatized in Japan as well.
@@paoDaoGe Doesn't make it wrong.
Children of single parents are often bullied for it because it's so stigmatized.
@Christy The Rental family service is good for those who have lost all hope in life and eventually see a bleak future!
Agreed
This is a sad but good example and also a good cautionary tale of what lack of communication, stubbornness, pride creates… It can create estrangement and there are no winners in that. Humble yourself, everyone should be willing to humble themselves and ask for forgiveness