Why Many Vietnamese Workers Die In Japan | THE VOICELESS #17
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ส.ค. 2019
- In Japan, there are over 320,000 foreign technical trainees and Vietnamese technical interns accounted for about 50% of them. These Vietnamese trainees often work in harsh conditions, which lead to many work-related deaths. Why does this keep happening? We went to the Nisshin Kutsu temple to find out.
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These are the dark sides of japan that the media doesn’t want to talk about.
Actually, it reveals on the Japanese TV shows for few months ago. then we citizens were really surprised and regarded as big issue in Japan.
Now government is beginning to move for it, but I can't be able to forgive this status.
@dkd da I see. I'm really sorry for these Vietnamese as a one behalf of Japanese. As I knew it I obligate to tell around of me and we all need to join to resolve this issue. but not all of Japanese were same. There are existing bad guy in all other countries.
@@pridejapanese368
YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF
Vietcong are normal human who fight for their independent and freedom from foreign control. They are not likes the shitty Japanese in WW2 who rape and kill 20 million people around Asia, 2.5 million of that are Vietnames. All Vietcong are 60 to 100 old men now, you should respect them like you did to you shitty Japanese cunts and U.S cunts who have fought in the war. Not mention there was 1000 Japanese who fight with the Vietcong against the French in 1954.
@@MK-ev5tq Thanks, Every country has bad mean heartless people. People who will use anyone for dangerous jobs
Okay, when she made them pinky-swear to come back I was tearing up.
I sometimes wonder how Hiroko keeps her composure during these tough interviews. She's the best.
agreed 👍
I already started tearing up when I heard what the nun would think about when she offers her prayers 😢
That wasn’t Hiroko, mate...
@@Heimdall1987 reading comprehension and common sense isn't taught where ever you might live?
@@Heimdall1987 What are you talking about? The interviewer is Hiroko, who does most of the Japan interviews. It's even in the credits.
5:09 "Some Japanese coworkers would finish smoking their cigarettes and throw the butts at our faces"
Clearly better education doesn't make you a better person
Education can become a weapon to discriminate and make people act with arrogance. What kind of education one gets makes the difference.
If people are repeatedly told through education that they are superior and others are less of a human, then, education
becomes the evil tool for enslaving humans to hatred and acts and brutality.
True education should set up free from prejudices and bias which we are all prone to.
chances are both parties are uneducated. most vietnamese labors who have to work overseas have not graduated high school. low skill labors i mean.
Education has nothing to do with making you a better person.
@@Gold139 Dont talk anything you are not sure. The vietnamese labors can talk decent Japanese, they are not uneducated. You prove yourself to be uneducated.
@@MT-pm3jb lmfao even a non Japanese can tell the level of japanese being spoken here. Knowing some basic conversational japanese is not "educated". Any tourist is capable of the same thing. Your logic is equivalent of someone uneducated rofl.
As Japanese,I’m ashamed that lots of Japanese companies are treating them like this. I feel sorry for these guys and all of workers from other countries
I don't get it! Why Japanese Society treat white People like god but other Asian People so badly?
We are fellow Asians!!! In Western Media (Hollywood) they don't respect Asians. Didn't Japanese People realize this issue?
This is so pathetic. I don't get it bro... 😪
u should be . punkk....
they are also human . not animal
現代蟹工船か
まあ、日本はいじめ社会だから、一番立場が弱い外国人がいじめられやすいのは現実です。特に社会の下層ほど酷い。
上行けば、意識の高い人が多いから、いじめの現象は少なくなり、良い人も多い。
これは、多分どこの国も同じ。ただし、このビデオで語られたことは、いじめというより、ただの犯罪です。
@@tamhuynh500
Cuz they were conquered by Whites. Almost nuked to oblivion. Hence the genetic kowtow to Whitey.
Lol.
@Percival Hans Back from the 1960s to 1980s Japan sent million of their young men to western countries to make money. Now Japan are rich and they don't respect the people from poorer countries who did the same thing as they do before. Does it's the same as steping your foot on your grandfather grave?
Heartbreaking. Not only did they not make money, they are in a lot of debt and endured many hardships and abuse. Tragic. RIP all those who lost their lives. 😢
This is because of vietnamese broker. The real fee for going to japan no so high, but when you go to japan to work a broker double this amount of money. And you just listen by one side. Some vietnamese worker in japan. Becase of a huge debt they have to work hard and some people they stealing and cheating to get more money. So If you was japanese would you hate them and disrespect them ?
they do kill a lot of cambodians, lao people and enslaved them. genocide is happening but no one admits that even. so I feel sorry but do not have deeper sympathy
"We are the bad guys and the company is always right." No truer statement has been said about Japanese work culture.
Exactly.
Just accept the truth that u japanese guys are racist.
@@AsadFarooq1999 My guy, I'm not Japanese. I'm from Jamaica. :P
@@AsadFarooq1999 STFU assho! Japan give us hentai and porn. And that's the only matters.
raigawa ichiharu Pretty contradicting comment, aren’t you Japanese yourself or is a weeb due to the name that you use on TH-cam?
My country (Indonesia), was once colonized by Dutch for 350 years, then Japanese took it over for 3,5 years only. But there's a saying "it's better to be colonized by Dutch for 350 years rather than Japanese for 3,5 years" they were so cruel when it comes to money and business. They tortured and forced people to work to death. They have killed thousands of people
They were so cruel to chinese too ...their history is too dark
looking back at japan history thing are realy have a bad reputasion like rape,murder,mass genocide and war crime but i think they are very sorry about it
@@pilotgauge5641 now they are sorry. That's fine and acceptable now, but I guess cruelty inside their culture couldn't be erased at all.
@@lynnkesh254 they were indeed
@@pilotgauge5641 ? Not particularly. Japan still hasn't apologized for the rape of Nanking. A portion of the populace denies it happened
My cousin went to work abroad in Japan 5 years ago. In many factories, workers-Vietnamese are often hitted by boss and managers. There are many dark sides in Japan. Don't look at the book by it's cover.
@UCg-gIUeTQ5VlSJ6FqF0tSOg That true. Although i'm not a worker but i feel bad for that. Vietnam our country is poor country, we are on the way of economic development. So want to make money in poor country, you have to do many things even bad things
@@user-ou4ez6ne8v Thank you
If we point out that vietnamese workers in Japan are committing suicide and japanese workers in Japan are committing suicide too then someone will realize there needs to be a change. And yeah I'm referring to the suicide forest japan has. If majority of people keep silent about it, things won't change. I'm vietnamese and don't like how you lump all of us as hypocrites.
Maybe only vietnamse. I heard many indonesian workers doesnt have bad exprience like that.
*judge
This is the first time that I heard about the Vietnamese people died in Japan. What a tragedy.😭😭😭
They go there for a living not dying.
Newspaper in VN has brought a lot of these kinds of news,warning innocent people to think twice before working in JP
Happens a lot to foreign workers in Japan.
@@mrnarason I don't understand why they are doing this, I mean, I am already aware that about long hours in Japan. Not all foreigners are able to work that long as Japanese people.
S. P. . Japan*
@@monageorge3431 they're actually work longer and harder than the japanese workers , they have to do things that japanese wouldn't do
I'm Vietnamese🇻🇳 and I was SHOCK. Because I have NEVER heard about this in Vietnam media. From the bottom of my heart I felt sad, hurt. Rest in peace all the victims.🙏🙏🙏
Where have you been dude? Just go on Facebook. There are tons of news about this. So many that they can break your heart.
@@VNSnake1999 Not all information on Facebook is trustworthy tho, since the algorithm is to show you what you want to see.
This situation happens everywhere, sometimes people just choose to be silent, since there's no authority to ask for help, which is sad 😢.
There are many shows on Vietnam TV which cover this issue. You just didn't pay attention.
There has been tons of articles on online and offline newspapers, talking about how toxic and seductive is it to work in Japan (some even warned people to think twice if they want to make money going to JP). Maybe you didn’t care at the first place and just skip the news on social media thinking they are all fake. Still, I am glad that now you have known about this problem and can help spreading awareness.
Unfortunately happens a lot. Same treatment is given to South East Asian workers in Korea.
I’m a Vietnamese and I know a lot of people around me who is maybe my classmate at the primary/secondary school or even my relatives are planing and spending so much money to seek a chance to come to Japan for working as a worker. I realized that coming to Japan for work even if that is a low-level job is also proud in my hometown. They completely don’t aware of the real-life in Japan. They’ve just dreamed of a new life in a modern country with polite people and a job with a high salary, and they can earn much money to send to their families. But the reality is… as we have seen…
Actually, the reality is as hell...
I'm also working in Japan and clearly understand the environment working in here :D
Hope that one-day there is no VNese guy who has to working abroad with terrible bosses, bad companies, crazy environment working...
But it seems like dream will never come true :(
Same what Philipines Indonesian also think like that
feel sad for them...
I"m curious if the condition is also that bad for vietnamese in Taiwan?
The Vietnamese misunderstood that the Japanese were good people and went to Japan.
As a result, many people are exploited by Japanese.
It is necessary to take action in order that the Japanese abuse will not occur again.
TH-cam staffs keep away this important reports that relate to people's lives.
The number of viewers is too small.
I am angry at the low morale of TH-cam staff.
Now, I try to prevent Asians from going to Japan for work.
For example, I upload reports to my channel about Japanese abuse to foreign workers.
And I warn TH-cam creator who make good impressions of Japan not to mislead Asians as follows:
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Your activity have brought Asians to Japan, and many Asians are abused by Japanese, and they die from overwork in Japan.
Watch a report from Asian boss on TH-cam:
"Why Many Vietnamese Workers Die In Japan | ASIAN BOSS"
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But, they never reflect that their misleading contributes to the death of people.
We should inform people not to go to Japan for work.
If we can do that, we will protect people from the Japanese abuse.
your comment is correct. Thinking is different in reality.
I am japanese, studying in the U.S. After I watched this awesome video, I almost come to hate my country and government and I am really sad to hear this problem because I have lots of friends from Vietnam and they love my home country. However, lots of people who have not been exposed to foreign cultures and even interacted with non-Japanese. They are uneducated in terms of interacting with foreigners and do have a certain bias on foreigners especially from other Asian countries. They stick to their stupid manners and weird traditions.They are afraid of changes.They still think that Japan is superior to other Asian countries because they think Japan is more developed than the countries. I can't say that there is no discrimination in Japan. As I have experienced, some of Japanese people and even my friends make a discriminative comment to people from other Asian countries. Someone here says "If you are from western countries, they don't discriminate against you". That is true. Japanese somehow have an idea that people from western countries are great even though there is no difference between races and countries and there should be equity and equality. Superficially, Japanese look polite and respectful but in reality they are some sorts of racists. I don't want to say that Japanese are racists but in order to change their mindset I feel like I have to say that. The population of Japanese has been reducing because of their low birthrate. Japan needs people from outside of Japan to come to work there. Educating them that the importance of thinking that there is no gap among people is a way more significant than learning subjects which are required to study in school. School should be like that. I am off the topic but I really want to change the environment where foreign workers have experienced so far and I hope I can help it improve and workers from other countries in Japan will feel more comfortable and won't regret that they come to Japan. I love all countries. Thanks for reading.
No wonder Koreans really hate japan
Hey hey hey you can’t judge all country bad peoples excited in all the earth
You should
As a Vietnamese, studying in Germany, I also encountered cases where people with little to no interaction with foreign culture and races developed a fear and prejudice against unfamiliarities. Even in our country we have discrimination against people from other culture without even experience them ourselves.
@@AVNGwebdev humans.
I worrying that the guy who gone through this interview might lose his job telling us about how his company treating him. I wish him well.
Well isn't that better. I'd rather be sent back home than work in a hellish environment.
Eva XiuXiu i think they "ran away" from thier company that's why they started looking for jobs from black market or any TNT can do and now they safely went home
they r going back to vietnam
keiji azum Good! they nasty 🤢
Someone’s racist and toxic in this chat 💭 💭
"Everyone wants to work in Japan until they actually start working in Japan"
Nathaniel Artosilla
vietnam doesnt have weeb btw vietnam has very low wage thats why they go to japan
Low wage your ass. The living cost here is 40-20 time less than Japan.
Chí Thiện Nguyễn he was talking about income and nit,living cost. it matters on how much the money you earn values, for instance a million vd would be only worth around 40€ which is comparably cheap for European standards. i guess what he meant is that if you work in the japam the money you transfer to vietnam gets higher and therefore you technically send money with higher wage back.
Chí Thiện Nguyễn wages comparison u idiot.
So fooking true
As a Vietnamese, I cried as a child when watching this video. My cousin has worked in Japan for 3 years and he went back their to work last month. Although, he has a well-pay job and works in a big company, but i know that he have to suffer and exert himself a lot. Best wishes for him.
Forget about Shinto Japan. Australia and Canada are much better places.
Tôi là người Vietnam đang sống và làm việc tại Nhật Bản. Khi xem xong video thì tôi nhớ đến anh bạn khi còn học chung bên Vietnam, nhưng không làm việc chung công ty. Sau khi sang Nhật Bản anh ấy đã phải làm việc hàng chục giờ liên tục mà không được nghỉ giải lao để ăn cơm hay uống nước. Việc tồi tệ hơn là anh ấy phải làm đêm và ngay sau khi kết thúc ca làm đêm thì giám đốc lại yêu cầu anh ấy phải làm tiếp ca sáng sau 2 giờ nữa. Tôi đã khuyên anh ấy gọi cho nghiệp đoàn giải quyết nhưng kết quả là công ty đã đuổi việc anh ấy. Tôi may mắn hơn anh ấy vì được làm việc ở một công ty khá thân thiện, vậy còn bao nhiêu người Việt ở khắp Nhật Bản có được may mắn như tôi?
there's a bad side in Japan, I feel ashamed as a Japanese
but see how your vietnamese are treating cambodians, laos?
you guys are always so aggresive, violent , racist towards them, I've seen so many of you were hitting them in public in Vietnam. and you did commit genocide not a long ago and still happening.
japan has to improve its working condition but situation in vietnam is a lot worse
and you are belong to south asia , not east aisa. although many viets think they are 'East Asia'
I am Japanese and can confirm that working environment in Japan is terrible. There are lots of ridiculous unspoken rules at work, for instance you can’t go home after work till your boss going home first. It’s your job to entertain and take care of your boss during company’s drinking party.
At my old work place, around 30 percent of employees were suffered from deep depression and they couldn’t even come to work. Luckily I realized this was crazy and moved to New Zealand to live a better life.
I know one big company in Japan obtains that rule, she quit and now work for UAE largest bank at a very high level position.
Do Japan govt has Govt Labor Agency?
Do Japanese protest about these slavery?
Sadly I don't think this happens only in Japan. Happy you feel better now. All the blessings
@@zxz9086 the point is that it is their culture (I studied it at university and lived in Asia) so it is difficult to change
I visited Tokyo once and I found the japanese to be very courteous but not outgoing, so I think it's great to visit Japan but not to live if you are a foreigner.
The world would be a much better place if everyone just treated each other the way they'd want to be treated themselves.
the golden rule 👍
I agree but it's not ideal nor practical for a country like Japan where they work people likes slaves. The system needs a change
I see you everywhere , hana 😂😂😂😂
The closest place to treat everyone the same would be Singapore regardless of race. All religion and race live peacefully..
@@Sky-8646 Oh really? Multiculturalism is a lie, look at the breakdown of Yugoslavia for that. Also, I heard that there are ethnic tensions in Singapore. Very flawed if you ask me.
Humans are tribal creatures, we tend to prefer our own people over others from diffrent racial backgrounds.
I worked in Japan and this definitely true. The working condition is unbearable only leads to extreme stress and frustration
I study and work at the same time in Germany. One of my colleagues is Japanese and he also confirms that there is no life, if you work in Japan. Thats why he moved to Germany. My company is always full of laughter. And he feels so happy here. :). If you don't change the bad workplace culture, all the good peoples will move out.
Or even if they remain they will not doing well anymore after experienced a lot of stress.
Maybe must work in rural or countryside area. Thats more make sense, not too strict. many youtuber indonesia in japan work in that place n they happy. Work in city is like hell.
"Eighty percent of Asians living in Germany have experienced racism." (2021 3.24 Der Tagesspiegel)
A A there are dumb people in any countries 😁 I also experienced racism myself but also met lots of good people who were so friendly and helpful
@@minhngocvu5979
On June 9, 2021, a Korean man living in Germany was subjected to a mass assault by four men.
These organized schemes of exploiting foreign (i.e. Asian) workers under the name of technical training are a great shame of my country and these problems rarely get spotlight in news media here. Hope their life will get any better ahead. Thanks Asian Boss for raising awareness on this.
So glad to see some Japanese people being aware and accepting for their own country's flaws. That's what any good patriot does. I only wish there were more of you..
That other video I saw by Asian Boss, talking a bit about the atrocities done in Korea, I was absolutely shocked at how ignorant so many of the average citizens were! I know it's not their fault, I blame it mostly on the government. But they still are complacent nevertheless, and I hope more of them will learn for the better.
@Buzz Banna hey numbnuts if it wasn't for American you would be speaking German n Japanese and have no right so flick off Japan sucks and is racist as hell
Well if there is no advantage of hiring these foreigners over hiring local japanese, why would an employer consider hiring a foreigner? Its basic economics and logic. If you prevent these harsh conditions, no company will hire them so they will have to stay in their country.
Better than old white sex tourists, using young viets as sex toys, then paying each $20.
Its just not Japan, in the US we have a same problem, execpt alot of factories hire illegals from Mexico to South America put into harsh conditions. Its sad that when these people are caught without a visa, the factories/owners never get in trouble. The rich always get richer everyone else doesnt matter as long as what they're doing fattens their wallet.
The dark side. This is an important issue deserving of more recognition, thank you for covering it.
I always use to think about Japan that its people r hardworking & disciplined. The country that I use 2 love in this world was none other than Japan. But I never know about this horrible & dark side of Japan that how people r treated over there? Thanx to this video of Asian boss who helped us 2 uncover the reality of people in Japan.
Yash Shivhare - every country has its dark side, no exception. Some hide it better than others.
@@followthewhiterabbit8561 Chill out dude! Most common Japanese people aren't like that! It's the big companies and corporations that are or what I like to call big compromises and corruptions :O
Tracy S japan’s nazism and racism especially racism toward Koreans are much worse than westerners know they fake the war crimes and keep mocking Koreans and Korean War victims so cruelly don’t believe them they are all lairs
@@awake8806 right
Years ago i came to Japan to study , heck even in college they already discriminate foreigner students , don't get me wrong , there are kind Japanese out there who i consider as friend but most of the time Japanese get to have better assignment while leaving foreigner to dust . I did made good decision of leaving Japan after i finished study since i know there is no future for me in Japan . This is the dark side of nationalism .
If you want to study abroad in Asia should choose China.China has diverse variety of cultures and tolerance
@@EmmaNguyen-mg5xq I think you are right. You can comfortably speak every language in China, especially in some southern China like Guangzhou, Shenzhen,... Because a lot of races live harmony together in that places from hundreds of years in history.
Watching this video again after 3 years. The situation is still not changing here in Japan. I couldn’t hold my tears to see the foreign workers suffering like that. I hope people will get more educated and aware that it’s not always rainbows in Japan. The life here is not as beautiful as you might imagine. I pray for the beautiful souls... and for those struggling right now hopefully can find a way to go back to their home country and live the good life.
there's a bad side in Japan, I feel ashamed as a Japanese
but they are not pure victims as well. even those south asians in Japan, they mistreat fellow South Asians due to skin colour, appearance , country.
Genocide, slavery is widely happening in whole South Asia in 2024.
I did meet several workers for my NGO, they had no shame of committing genocide towards fellow South Asians.
and Vietnamese think they are East Asians which was very creepy
On behalf of Vietnamese , thank you guys so much for covering this
I always use to think about Japan that its people r hardworking & disciplined. The country that I use 2 love in this world was none other than Japan. But I never know about this horrible & dark side of Japan that how people r treated over there? Thanx to this video of Asian boss who helped us 2 uncover the reality of people in Japan.
@@yashshivhare9623 how else did u think japan massacred so many people in ww2? Many of them are incredibly racist.
@@DeathDefied69 I'll go there next year to visit my cousin. Being Korean they'll hate me even more.
Vietnamese are hardworking people
In S. Korea domestic violence toward foreign wives, many are from Vietnam, is an ongoing huge issue. BBC and other sources report this. Check them out. Hope Asian Boss covers this serious issue too on behalf of Vietnamese people.
I highly appreciate 👏 that lady for being so thoughtful and helpful . This world needs more people like her (remember it can be me and you 😊) to make it a better place . May the soul of those Vietnamese ppl rest in peace .
...but if they want to come back and haunt their former tormenters at work for a while, that would be okay, too.
I m really touched by ur words. I wanted 2 say/write the same comment. So ditto
It can always begin with *YOU* ... why need to wait others do the work?
Danny Ting Exactly! I was about to say the same
Shine
I remember many Japanese vloggers mention this, even the Anime Man, Joey, complained about the unusual work practices especially overtime.
The nationality of Japan is bullying and fearing hard! Bullying the poor and flattering the rich and powerful. Only when the whole people know how to repent, will there be some improvement.
Changed my views about Japanese people after watching this. So sad
Wangyal Sherpa same here
Same.
@@OVERCAPITALIZE Thanks for sharing my views. Being a Buddhist it brought immense pain to me.
you shouldn't change your views about an entire race because of a problems in a society.... most japanese people are unaware, it's the corporate culture that is corrupt.
I think the same way after I watch this
"Technical trainees". That just a fancy name for cheap unskilled labour.
RoyMcAvoy Fancy name for slavery.
I know that many Chinese went to Japan for this back in the days. Now the number of them from China is decaying, and I thought this problems was solved. Didn’t know they started using Vietnamese instead.
Hoàng Nguyên ? What film
Hoàng Nguyên You mean the low quality ones or the good ones?
Hoàng Nguyên Young people don’t watch the low quality ones. They’re for audiences like my grandma. Old people like them experienced the real war, they know what it was like. Films like this are just for fun, they are retired and need something to kill time. And the good ones are not meant to provoke hate. A good film about war describes how cruel wars are makes people think about how they could do to prevent them in the future. Damn you really know little about China.
As a white foreigner who spent a year in Japan studying, I had heard about the mistreatment of other asian foreigners but I never knew the true scale of it until just now. We white foreigners were treated so well, with so much care and respect and hospitality that I couldn't imagine other foreigners being treated this way. It is absolutely abhorrent. Every worker should be treated with respect and care. They came to not only earn money, but to contribute to a society they had an interest in and fondness for. How sad that at the very least their dreams were crushed and at the very most they lost their lives. Japanese society needs to seriously change its ways because it will soon be dependent upon these migrant workers to keep their economy afloat. I hope Japanese companies will learn to treat their foreign workers with respect and spend the extra money to keep them safe too. Solidarity between all workers of the world against the companies that abuse us. We are workers, we are people, we all deserve safety and a living wage.
most asia country keep white people as the first class so you guys dnt face much discrimination in any country
@@tribalboyz5515 I realised this when Japanese people would sit next to me and talk to me on the train, while they would sometimes avoid sitting next to my friends with dark skin. The seats next to them were often empty. I was shocked.
@@connorhay5823 its happen in india too haha im indian but from northeast(mongolian) they thought we are nepali lots of discrimanation and if black people were here they thought they are drug dealer and if they see nepali girls they thought they are prostitute but respect whitr people.. you guys are lucky we indian from northeast(look mongolian) even face discrilination in our coubtry itself.. if you have time watch Bollywood movie mary kom with subtitle she is from our state you will come to know everything
@@connorhay5823 Definitely, the white skin supremacy has been embedded in many cultures. Though it's awesome that you are being aware and acknowledging that.
I’m from SEA. I still haven’t joined the work force but most of my friends who have been working in jp company are treated fairly well (I also am treated very well here in jp). Maybe because they’re not working for black company. I think this is because in black companies, even the japanese who are working there aren’t happy and satisfied with themselves, so perhaps they don’t have the capability to treat others with respect and compassion. This not justify their action at all, but it happens everywhere, not only in Japan. Unhappy people wants to drag others to the same shithole they’re in. A sad reality of humanity I guess. It’s unfortunate that this is also happening in Japan but I think we shouldn’t judge a whole country because of this (there are good people in Japan too)
Wow, Damn, this is truly messed. As a black man, I can feel the pain. The road ahead won't be easy but keep the mind and spirit strong and I'm sure y'all will come across good people in Japan that will help solve these serious issues once and for all.
✨✊🏾 From a Fighter to a Fighter.
Bless Up🍀
I feel so sorry for them. They came to Japan for their family and must have worked seriously but cruel Japanese trampled on their feelings and eventually killed some people...
We have to take this problem seriously.
who is we you are just speaking your mind being sympathetic but i like how you dont mention any solutions to this problem while you are telling others to take this issue seriously
Don't talk but take actions.What you've said is known to everyone
My friend who already have an experience working in Japan told me once that he always treated badly by his older co-worker (around 50_60 years old) but not by his co-worker who is around his age.
And his friend in Japan told him that "if you want work comfortable in Japan, you should wait the old generation to die".
It was truly a shock to hear such a story for the first time, but this video truly convince me more about my friend story.
CN _soul Japanese people have some of the longest life spans in the world, so it's still going to be a while.
I have found that many older generation here in my country, also behave like that. The younger people are usually the more they behave friendly. Idk if everywhere is the same like this, maybe with different intensity.
its like this everwhere the younger generation seems to be friendly but the older one seems to be meaner and ruder . it happens at almost every country i have visited
That maybe true cuz my dad's Japanese and he told me that the older generation of bosses are like that cuz they survived the toughest generation where Japan had nothing after the war.
@@ausgaporetan8512 username check. Also remember that older generation is the one who destroyed economics, lol 😂 and blaming generation below them for being 'weak', lol 😂
My boss are japanesse and they lived in singapore.when they heard that i have interest with japan , they said "NO ! Big no no ,, do not go to japan for work "
I wish u luck for all foreigners who fight for their life !!
We will bring Peace happy and freedom for All the World of the the World bring Peace and happy freedom for My motherland ANNAM
Vietnamese people really have it tough. First, experiencing an unnecessary war and now that they are trying to gain back what they lost, they still get treated this way. Vietnam is one of the most hardworking and dedicated country so it’s really sad to see them being mistreated even after many downs :(. I hope this situation gets better soon.
My cousin is working in Japan. He only finished secondary school( or high school I don't remember exactly) in Vietnam before going to Japan. His family always says that he earns a lots of money and is able to buy quite a lot of land in Vietnam. I think he is so fortunate. Yet after watching this video, I definitely have to rethink of this.
I'm glad your cousin was happy.We will try to improve the news situation.
I felt really sad when one of the Vietnamese guy said all I learned is bad words..
And if u notice his body language it seemed like he was even scared to even talk about it
Japan is bad country. Korea is better than Japan. Koreans are nice people. Go Korea!
ussn map that’s not entirely true... people always tend to discriminate against foreigners working in their country, there’s bad videos online talking about how most Koreans are racist
@@maggie206 I'm Japanese. I know how racist Japanese people are. Foreigners must not come to Japan. If Koreans are racist, go Australia.
@@usesnesdc8903 All countries are racial towards foreigners staying on to work, unless you're a rich fat investor.
Japan called them "trainees" & "interns". I called them low paying workers
Here in the USA, interns were either get paid a minimum wage or not at all, but what they get is work experience. However these internship jobs, nothing last longer than one year, are usually office jobs relate to their field of study at the university.
What the Japanese doing is unethical slavery.
Thats true
大正解。
i think "slaves" more exactly
? Thats completely normal to have that much wage
If you cannot speak japanese at all or at very basic level its really hard to find a job
In mg prefecture its 780¥-800¥
The problem is these companies are taking advantage and making them over work
Without the pay
If they came on student visa they are already breaking the 28 hours per week limit of the visa so they are in huge mental pressure too
They also killed alot of Filipinos during World War 1 if I'm not mistaken. This side of Japan is really an eye-opener. I really can't believe it Thanks to Asian Boss for showing this.
ww2
Same with Vietnam. Japan killed about nearly 2 million Vietnamese people from 1940 to 1945
im a filipino and it breaks my heart to watch this. i also used to work in japan as intern trainee last year and luckily i finished my 3 year contract.but one of my fellow country died for over worked in japan. japanese people are workaholic.
As a Vietnamese-American, I don't hear news or issues like this through our (and other Western) media. Normally I hear things through my parents since they frequent Vietnamese newsites, but I didn't even hear about this. This breaks my heart, especially when his mom was so happy to hear he was coming home (I started crying there, I swear it's worse when you can understand it). Thanks Asian boss for covering this and raising awareness.
It doesnt make sense why an employer would treat their employees so appallingly when they are also contributing to the prosperity of the company plus these kinds of behaviour are also illegal in many developed countries and I dont understand Japan tolerate this. Maybe because the employers think they can get away with it? It is so tragic. The welfare, happiness of the workforce are crucial to a healthy and productive economy. An awful start to a country that is in desperate need of foreign labor due to a declining population.
Capitalism is not a system that promotes peace and love, but exploitation, oppression and conflict. Slavery is a fundamental tenet of Capitalism. May God help the poor. Stories like this makes me sad.
@@mspiggymarketing396 labor laws have improved a lot since Victorian England. Well at least in most Western countries anyways. Not why the Japanse are behind in this regard.
@@JL-yt5hy I think they were working for black market companies because they were the only ones that'll take them.
That being said, it's not like 'normal' Japanese have it easy in their country. Exploitation is rife. You're expected to work unpaid overtime just to keep your job.
I know a Kiwi guy who just went home after his shift was over. One boss was ok. The new boss demanded that he should toe the line and do what all the other Japanese did. He refused and left.
Japan doesn't work by the same rules as the West. Their companies are their families. The husbands sometimes sleep at work to show their dedication to their job. Company loyalty is like a religion over there.
There's worse places than Japan, but don't expect Japan to be utopia, that's for sure.
J L every countries have the problem like this. and every single person leave their country to go to another country to make money have to brake the laws to do more and get enough money for sending back to their country or something else like that. I'm talkimg about the person who does not have a good life in their country, that why they leave the country where they truly love
Throwing cigarettes at them?! This is making me extremely furious...
Japan is the most racist country in the world. So don't come to Japan. Go Korea.
@@usesnesdc8903 Sure, Korea is a good place, but the work there is alot more than Japan.
@@rusko8294 Go US,If you are white, trump will welcome you.
@@usesnesdc8903 racist talking about racism, smh
Tan Zi Jian exactly same vibe i got from that too..
Its really change my mind about Japan.
I was planing my visit to Japan next month but after watching this ........
@Small Ben I read that Chinese show more genuine hospitality with care.
If you do as officer, you may not feel the difficulty.
The longer you do as worker, the difficult you feel. Even the healthiest person in my country, he is still feeling the difficult.
Bhai ghum ke a lekin woha rahne ka math soch
This is sad. I’m Vietnamese and this angers n saddens me
@Triggered Lord true, only "almost" is like this, there are still a few good people somewhere
Similar things happen to Brazilian, Peruvian, Chinese, Filipino and people of other nationalities as well. Hope Japan doesn’t turn a blind eye to these problems
It's the Japanese etiquette duh.. how silly of you to not know them. Presented straight from the heavens, bathe in the glory of the supreme etiquettes which is like modern art ...don't know what it does but coaxes their ego
Japanese tends to only takes care of white people in developed countries.
But if you can speak Japanese and are smarter than Japanese you can succeed.
If you can speak Japanese well and have common sense,
Japanese respect you.
Race does not matter.
天狐 Didn't you watch the video?
@@user-lu5us5zk2x
I don't think Japanese want others to succeed. They cannot see someone else succeed in their own land.
My boyfriend is currently living and working there as a hardware specialist. He is lucky that he's in a company whose labour union is supportive. However, the Japanese co-workers still stare at him or treat him badly.
My condolences for the Vietnamese people who suffer from lack of careness and the people passed away.
@Casey Baseel sk is no different
@Alex Vuong You are making no sense. You have a point but you are all over the place. It's easy for you to say if your job is to supervise. Can you do your job if you are being bullied and treated unfairly?
Alex Vuong : you made a very valid point.
Alex Vuong yeah but it’s well known that they abuse none Japanese citizen unless their white or tourist.
"I'll negotiate on your behalf!" :') Such trustworthy words.
It is sad how the japanese government just turns blind with this kind of situation.
Japanese government is letting it so.Employing foreign worker instead of Japanese for much lower payments means “it”. And Not so particular in Japan.
China gov is worst.
they are the one secretly support it bro
This makes me very sad because my parents have done so much for me and my future. edit: idk if people are reading this BUT my parents fled from the vietnam war to the united states for a better life for them and for my sister and i. even this it was a rough beginning, we adapted and are living fine.
You win nguyen
si Markeyan
I agree with you. Never put yourself in danger even for your job. Anything with low wage is risky in developed countries.
Nobody asked you...
Better than old white sex tourists, using young viets as sex toys, then paying each $20.
Hiroko makes Asian Boss credible! I cannot imagine Asian Boss without Hiroko.
She's so respectful. The guys were struggling to speak but she kept encouraging them along without jumping in and finishing the sentences for them (something my impatient ass would definitely do had I been there)
Wow, luckly I have watched this video. My parents are having a thought of sending my brother to Jp to work. And now I can show them this video to stop them. I knew working in JP is hard but I didnt know it was this tragedy. My working life in VN is such like a heaven compare to this, even thought I earn less money but more freedom and happiness.
i agree, less money but still have chance to make more, if die, nothing.
Dont go, man, Japan is a shithole for foreign workers unless u get to work for some big international companies as a specialist. The pay is low, working hour is too long, let alone the discrimination, not worth it,
Vietnamese people are very friendly and kind. I was very sad when I saw this video.
She is an angel. If we have these kind of people in every corner of the world, definitely the world will be a better place.
Deepu Challa dont forget she basically ignored the questions as to why vietnamese people are coming to do blue color jobs...its because japanese themselves are too lazy to do it.
@@Setetoto they are not lazy but paying job that Vietnamese do is too little for the Japanese
So sad to hear these young Vietnamese men and women losing their lives to help support their families back home. RIP
Please note that many Japanese companies treat their own employees like trash also. Not just foreigners...
@@maeudaou7347 I'm just saying there's a problem with the whole labor system. For example, he said he doesn't get paid for working overtime. That is pretty common. Many Japanese people commit suicide working too much. Do you know the girl from Dentsu who killed herself?
That company look like run by yakuza
I cried this is so sad but i'm also so glad that the people in the temple are so kind and helping them who need it.
Had no idea this was happening. Thank you for the upload. And thank you to all the staff at the Temple. Really good work.
Those young men seemed like such kind and gentle souls, only trying their best. I wish there was a way to help them pay off their debts.
rossnikon yeah they are warm souls who just want a better life and will work hard
yeah japan may appear to be a "perfect" country ,but it's truly isn't. There are a lot of discrimination in japan to say the least.
Agree.
Japanese tends to only takes care of white people in developed countries
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be careful.
@@user-lu5us5zk2x ya. USA haha...
Baka Kokoro they need to otherwise they will perform cultural sepuku like the multicultural west
No perfect country. The stress rate in japan and their citizens is eye-awakening for us😭I hope everything gets better in this world
It breaks my heart that we are still being used like mules even after everything that has happened.
I'm deeply saddened by the fact that there's such discrimination in Japan. I've lived in Vietnam for two years and they are the most hospitable people I've ever met. I've made friends which have become more of family now. Vietnam is like my second home and I know quite a lot of Vietnamese brother's and sister's of mine migrate to Japan for a better future. I always had a high regard for Japan but now I'm seeing what it truly is. I will be praying and hopefully help them out someday, somehow 😢
Are you sure? ? I lived in vietnam for 8yrs and everyday i meet many anti-foreigners locals who create trouble for foreigners whether you talk,walk or drive. you know why? Some of this people are racists. I've seen Japanese who just are just kings lording and stepping on other races. But in vn i starting tobsee a softer version of japanese racism on foreigners and tourists.Check out feedbacks tourists gave about the country and its people.
By saying this, I can't say that my country of origin Singapore is free of racism but racism to a lower degree
@@russicad2372 as a vietnamese I apologize if you had racist experiences in Vietnam. This saddens me to hear. There are racists everywhere, but it’s worse where there’s little diversity. We have a lot to improve as humans
Japan has its dark side but Vietnam was the worst country I've ever been.
They have committed a lot of, genocide towards Cambodian, lao people and still going on. They look down on them for having darker skin , South Asian features , as they are South Asian ,too.
And super kind to the white people who colonised them for 300 years but shockingly rude and harassing East Asians.
I won't visit there ever again.
And Short unattractive Vietnamese guys were kept harassing my friends ,
touching them.
There's no single East Asian women who would feel attracted to South Asian guys.
I could see their racism everywhere , human traffiking towards Cambodian, Laos.
And the language was unbearable . Unlike Soft Japanese.
What Japan had done on this video is horrible if that's real.
But Vietnamese are worse than Japanese in every aspects
@@russicad2372 see their genocide towards Cambodian and Lao and calling them inferior and hitting them in public. And that's not in the past, still going on.
Well, Singapore is only 70yrs old, no one is indigenous but Polynesian, not Chinese. but anyway South Asians are very racist,too and they are full of insecurity complex due to the hundred years of colonialism and poverty , their appearance as well.
Saw many South Asians are harassing each other by skin colour and feature. ^^
Japan is monoethnic cnountry , glad I don't have to fight with such things
Here I thought Japan was a good place to call my new home in the future, I take back my words. From Singapore. Was planning to live there and start a family but realized the work conditions is totally not flexible, have to work like a slave. I learnt to appreciate my country :))
Mr sHaRkZz - Amadeus Melodic there are other place that are better in term of work compare to Singapore however Japan is not one of those places..
There are better places ofc but mostly people from developing countries are treated like this from older generations.
Mr sHaRkZz - Amadeus Melodic if you have an academic background, you can have a good job, if not...don't come here!!
No place is good.
Honestly though, if you are from Singapore you don’t need to scout for foreign countries because it is very possible to build a good life there. I have some friends in Singapore and with a little bit of luck people have a good quality of life there.
Of course it can be an expensive, tiring hell of a place too if you’re unlucky. But the same can be said about countries like Korea or France.
I know someone who took his life because of the pressure and stress in working in Japan. He came back home depressed and eventually took his life..I wish he had met these monks...may they all RIP..however, I also have another friend working there now but thankfully his employer is a good man, he just visited last month and couldn't be happier...Jiho-san and their temple are a haven, they are heroes..
@@lyhthegreat yea very very sad to hear that people who pressurize.. discriminate.. Violent.. can die too
@Akira Thank you..Yes, I agree with your solution. Sadly, my friend's family decided to move on and not chase that horrible company..
Asian boss, u guys r the best at covering so many interesting topics. Thx for ur time in making these amazing videos.
If u decide to work and live in japan, you really need mentally,physically prepared because the pressure,stress and depress is really high... You need to be really strong both mind and body.
Yeah unfortunately or better to not go there not even for visiting.
Expectation vs reality. Many foreigners expected that their life in other country will be as good as like on TV and internet. I'm not surprised that east Asian countries are famous for work-overtimes, from 10 hours up to 18 hours per day depending how bussy the workplace and harsh the employer is.
You don't get the issue here. It's not about working overtime, it's about being treated like slavery and subhuman. Working 18 hours but get paid 8 hours, get beaten by the manager.., even the cop and worker union discriminate on them. It's unimaginable in an advanced country.
@@Ti-wy1fg Beaten by the boss? Yeah that wouldn't slide in the west.
@Many Different Things It doesnt seem like they're unnecessarily defending Japan, man. More like misinterpreting the video, as Thang said.
@Many Different Things you misinterpret his/her comment just like he/she misinterpreted this video lol
@Many Different Things While, yes I agree that this comment is very contradictory to the video in some lights, I still cant quite come to terms with the fact that this is a defense of Japan.
Yes, this very clearly devalues the hardship of the foreigners, but the following sentence doesnt quite portray Japan in the best light either.
The term overwork holds a negative connotation for sure, and personally I'd say they're definitely criticizing Japan, albeit not in the correct way. If Japanese businesses overwork employees, as well as other East Asian businesses as they say, would it not be a criticism of the Japenese enterprises they're supposedly protecting?
Someone says There's no discrimination in Japan
But sadly I have to say that's completely wrong
Japan is one of the most insensitive country about discrimination
C- BAL agreed
Like what?
Japan is well educated people and all about respect, but treated foreigners workers like slave and animals, there is something WRONG here.
The only place there's not too much xenophobia in Japan is Anime and Manga :/
foreigners get out
Thanks to all lovely hearts who contributed to this documentary.
Love you ❤️
From Australia
I work for a multinational company and went to Japan for work for 1 week and was shocked that my Japanese coworkers kept making fun of Koreans. I wondered if I wasn't there they also make fun of Vietnamese.
As a Japanese national I am very ashamed of my countrymen acting like this towards foreign workers. Hearing your stories makes me so angry and so sad. Most Japanese would feel the same way. Sincere apologies and I will make sure to speak up if I ever hear about this sort of racist behavior or sentiment around me.
Vietnam remains a poor country, those immigrants usually work so hard from sun growth to sunset. Most of them come from the countryside where people earning less than $4000 a year. Since stucking in such poor living standard Vietnamese have to go abroad to find a better chance, better life and of course better income to support their family.
Anyway thank you for your understanding.
If you ever come to visit Vietnam its my pleasure to get you a coffee, Good bless you 😇.
@Ken narville ive been there in japan from 2002-2009 as a contruction worker and i experenced all of that bullist.
@@ducphungvan2438
watching from Taiwan, so sad brother and sister Vietnamese..
Respect....
By the accent, I can tell these guys originated from the Middle Region of Vietnam. Vietnam is a beautiful country, especially people in Hue (the middle region) are innocent and hardworking. To all the smart people out there, please don't exploit these innocent, defenseless guys. They have their old parents at home to be taken care of. Vietnamese people use brand name products from Japan. They decide to come to Japan because they respect and adore Japan for its success, so please do so back to them (your fans). Not coming here to be abused or looked down!
Maeu Daou I’m a Vietnamese, and I have a dream that all Vietnamese would set aside the difference in ethnic and political ideology to unite and be kind to each other
@@blueskyalchemist623 Imagine if Southeast Asia united under one language like Malay, Pali, Anglo-Malay-Pali (yeah I know fat chance), lots of people would probably want to learn that language instead of Japanese & Chinese.
I though Japanese treat people nice and respect. Feel so bad for my Vietnamese people
only for tourist i think
Cuz you dont live in here
The birth of Japan's famous term "karoshi" (death from overwork) is undoubtedly one of the factors that spread Japan's darkness to the world.
These companies are called "black companies" by the Japanese people, and Japanese workers are treated like slaves in the same way.
Therefore, this problem will never go away unless the Japanese government, which tacitly accepts this situation, pays attention to this issue.
Heart bleed for Vietnamese brothers. Avoid to go to Japan. Don't die in foriegn land for nothing.
Japanese society are hypocrite, one side promote respect and the other side bullying!
@@gunsroses1293 That's for every "1st world" Asian nation - the list includes China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan. The price of their success is human sacrifice. You just don't see the body count. They pile up high the government just doesnt advertise this fact. That's why I left that place and came to the US. My hope is that one day - my success here will be shared to help those who couldn't escape. I know how exactly they must feel. For the love of Jesus Christ/God - I shall honour my word. Amen.
@Publius Vorenus Sextus If I could ship entitled brats like you from America to Asia, I would just so you would eat your words and come back with your pathetic tail between your legs back to where you had the privilege of being born.
Be strong, my Asean brothers!
I heard that factories are going to your country, Vietnam. Hope that your country will prosper after foreigners put their factories in your country! Love from Philippines
Anywhere you go its the same. Capitalism
I'm Vietnamese and have heard about this but the numbers shocked me. Vietnamese people have always had respect and admiration for Japan and Japanese people. It's very common for teachers, public speakers to use Japanese people as an example of how we should behave as members of society: respect rules, take responsibility, be respectful to people, work hard, be organized,... that's basically how Vietnamese people view the Japanese and which, sadly is the opposite of these people's experiences. You guys need to know as well that $750 is HUGE in Vietnam (4-5 times minimum wage), you'll live like a king in a big city with that money. That's why people risk their life to go work in Japan, because after all they're only ONE member of their family and if their suffering can help the entire family live happily and comfortably then it's worth risking. In recent years, the "American dream" in Vietnam has been replaced by the "Japanese dream", people try to get their opportunity to go work in Japan, it's unfair that some of you say they're not adapted to working hard, of course they know they'd have to work hard, they just didn't expect Japanese people to be so different from what they know of them.
@。えるnestお thank you so much !
Vietnamese people are very hard working and industrious from what I've seen. It's too bad that some Japanese people are taking advantage of them like that.
To be fair, this doesn't represent all Japanese. When I was in high school, Japanese students visited our school quite often (around once every 2 months) and we never had a bad experience with them, they were always nice and friendly. So at least, we have much hope in the young people.
Nothing on here EVER represents an entire culture or population of people. Most people understand that. It just sucks that this kind of stuff STILL happens in the world. I was listening to "The Hidden Brain" on NPR this morning and they were talking about empathy. They said something along the lines of "Trauma causes us to look inward, while empathy forces us to look outside and see things from someone else's point of view." Japanese people were brutalized in the past, but the people running these bad businesses and countries having these ridiculously unfair labor laws, forgot what it was like to be the victims.
Just a friendly correction: 750USD is relatively high income for people living in rural area however "live like king in big cities" is quite an exaggeration. anyway thank you very much for your insight. I agree with the rest!
very sad to hear and at the same time thank you so much to the team of the Nisshin Kutsu Temple, especially the lady in the interview. She is so kind-hearted and also brave to stand up against this and offer help to those in need.
As a Vietnamese, i'm sad when watching this... Oh my people... Because the difficult life in home, they had to move to foreigns countries to work... No family no friends around, harsh working environment, being discriminated against... End up suicide, illness, and die when many were still too young ! God Bless My Ppl !
Take proud of it, it Vietnam culture, 4000 years lol
@@natsukhamphachannel2024 Vietnam's 4000-year history of slavery?
this is why i only love japanese entertainment, like anime dorama and music. but as a foreigner who given opportunity to live there, i would think twice. their society is kinda hard to live with
Exactly
that's perfect for a "dream" country, you can't get there so easily, you need to achieved many things before going there.
Or suffer the consequences.
I'd go there only as a tourist..
@Amuro Ray I think because Japanese doesn't need english unless your someone dealing of foreigner or wants to abroad to study or to work, I think that's why english teachers isn't that needed but my auntie is a english professor too but she is living in Japan for a long time now, maybe she's lucky in work.
I hate to be that guy, but you're white, so you probably will never experience it.
The monk and lady in the temple are true heroes helping all those interns. Sad that their job will likely never be over...
The Japanese always believe that Japan is the number 1 in the world.
Many of them don't care about the world.
At Japanese companies the working culture of "sempai" and "kohai" are always very clear. Even if kohai is better, he doesn't dare to show it.
If you show that you are good, you will be hated immediately.
In Japan, there is no concept of dismissal. Staff self-pressure and breaks.
Because of Sempai and Kohai culture, many Japanese people cannot stand the pressure and have to quit their jobs or commit suicide at the train lines.
I have lived and worked in Japan for 5 years. Fortunately, my company is also good people. They are more open and friendly to foreigners.
Most foreigners in Japan are discriminated except for countries like the US or Europe.
Now the thing I like most about Japan is the traffic, the fresh air and the beautiful scenery
I really like cherry blossoms...!
Cải Jp woahh!! Hmm, i am American but I am not white race. I’m mixed race with viet, chinese, mexican and black. But my appearance is more of southeast Asian. Because of my appearance would I be discriminated against, in the workforce even though I am still American born and always lived here?? :0 I want to visit japan when I graduate from high school soon. But now? I’m a little afraid and really curious about the cultural spectrum >~
Japan is a good place to visit but probably not so much for working and living there
This breaks my heart. As a fellow Asian with many Vietnamese friends, I love Vietnamese people and am sad to hear that they were not living the best life there. I can't believe their elders survived the Vietnam War just to have their offspring deal with more hardships in Japan. I know there are Filipinos and other South East Asians working abroad in Japan so I hope that the Vietnamese workers in Japan can find allies and support in those communities at least. Boggles my mind that their coworkers could be so cruel..especially to fellow Asians.
so japan is fun for travelling as a tourist and not as a worker...
Yup.
In short, it's fun to be rich.
Lol just like many countries.
It also depends on the "strength" of your passport... Workers from third-world countries are often the ones who are victims of the modern day "slavery" :(
Absolutely.
As a Vietnamese,seeing those two returning to Vietnam is so wholesome
fyi they said they will be going back to japan at the end of the video....
lyhthegreat I know,i’m just happy that they’re coming back for a while
Thanks for bringing me and others who didn’t know to attention of this issue. Well I was not aware of it until now.
This was very insightful and saddening. I hope those 2 made it home ok and found a descent job back in Vietnam. I also pray for the safety of other Vietnamese people who are still in Japan.
As many people say and often from TH-cam creator. Japan is a nice place for holiday but not for living or work. Work place is stressfull for many young japanese and hell for foreigners.
Japan is nice? crazy! Only morons say that.
Ok guys please come to indonesia
Yup, it’s true.
Yes that is true. My bf came back after 2 yrs worked in there
It’s good to visit Japan for studying but not good for work or trainees. It’s horrible for foreigners to work here. You will be treated badly
ああ not if you find a good company! financial services is a very good industry for foreigners in japan, because foreigners are very high demand!
CiaranAnything yeah it depends on the industry
@@CiaranAnything Do you have more information on that? I have a bachelor's in economics and work for an insurance company, but my job is writing essays about news around the industry. So I'm not really using much from my former major. Finance would be more interesting.
I speak Japanese, but don't work in Japan currently.
It really depends on the type of work and on YOU. Your abilities, if you are a master in that or just a newbie.
I have friends who work in Japan some of them are happy. I’m so sadden this is happening because in Japan if you speak their language and also know English you have better opportunity for work??
I met Vietnamese her in Indonesia, and she is a honest person with innocent hearts. I believe that Vietnamese are good worker
@Triggered Lord thats good to hear. I wish all we can be friend despite of which country we come from
This is so heartbreaking to watch especially at this moment where everyone is going thru so much hardships due to the pandemic. May god bless all the kind souls & stay strong.❤️
My coworker is Vietnamese and worked in Japan for 2 years! He liked it but said it was very hard, mentioned that he didn’t feel like he fit in/felt isolated and lonely :(
mikei Japan is bad country. So he should go back his country.
@@usesnesdc8903 I have been to Japan many times, it is not a bad country. My coworker didn't regret his stay there, in fact, he learned the language and was able to get a job as a waiter at a Japanese restaurant, alongside me and other Japanese-speaking people. He is a great guy and a great friend.
This sounds extremely similar to the situation here in Saudi Arabia with Bangladeshi (and Indian, Pakistani, Filipino, Indonesian.. etc) workers
yes many Nepalese labor died in qatar dur to harsh working condition for their wc
@@babbintandukar9959 Yeah, they're always working in the harsh sun and in very very high buildings wearing flip flops and stuff. What the hell will their helmet do for them? They need to take much better care of their workers. 😭
@Advant Garde Not all Saudis are terrible people, but in general the Gulf countries haven't placed any laws to protect their workers. Tbh, protests aren't allowed here. But the least they could do as Saudis is speak out against the mistreatment and address this issue to their government.
Love your channel and all of the interesting subjects you tackle! Love from central Florida in the US.
This is so sad. Thank you for bringing this issue to light.
I'm seriously so pissed off, sad, and disappointed after watching this. I'm almost afraid to ask if the Vietnamese students had any Japanese friends to talk to outside of being worked to death like dogs. This seriously broke me on the inside....and what little faith in humanity I had left.
If you think all japanese do this because this video u just plain dumb
Every country has bad / good person lmao, do yoy think all japanese bad?
Indo Nime no but if enough Japanese care they will demand their government to do something. As of now, few care. Looking down other Asian countries isn’t new for Japanese. I work in a Japanese company in the US. Some Japanese expats really think Chinese or Koreans are beneath them.
@@nicojaewpunk We understand that, but your government is bad and those who allow this to happen. I think your country might need some form of punishment to learn lesson the hard way. Frequent earthquakes might shatter your nation if things don't improve.
@@howo357 japanese known for mind tgeir own bussines, so only few people care about this problem. Also most of them think this is their own fault for coming to work to japan using illegal route
Indo Nime there you go that’s the problem. Their own fault for coming here? Listen to yourself. Human right should universal. Wherever the birth lottery you hit just means you are lucky. If you are born in a poor family and poor country doesn’t mean you have less right than those born rich.
This is so sad. Could you imagine losing your life at 21/23 alone in a foreign country?
LOL look at the USA killings.
@@joea2r Funny isn't it? Could you imagine going to the US only to be shot down by a massmurdering racist just for being brown/black? Then point at another country full of brown people with the lowest crime rate and say look at them! No excuse for racism Japanese have but before these guys start pointing the finger, maybe they should look at their own selves. It's also disgusting what colonization and the racial superiority myth has done to both Japanese and Whites.
@@JH-dl6vu you have your historical facts wrong here.
My dream of going to live in japan has turned into a dark reality after hearing stories of how they mistreat workers of other nationalities
Thank you so much for setting up the temple, it is really home for Vietnamese people and souls of people who unfortunately died in Japan. Pray for all of Vietnamese people working in everywhere in the world, wish my country developing quickly then everyone will have a good job in our homeland.
wish our wage/job payment is good enough and poor people will have a good healthy life, seeing many Vietnamese leaving Vietnam to another countries because their payment is better which is making me sad :(
SOME Japanese people are being brutally racist and cruel to other people, especially with foreigners, without them knowing that they are because of their so-called tradition, culture and ethics.
It's just sad..
They might also perceive Vietnamese in JP as thieves as many news articles point out about this issue from both local and international media. But that still doesn't justify treating all of them with such humility.
I can guarantee that if an American, or Australian or other person from a first world country were eating lunch with them, they would not be winging cigarette butts at them.
Probably in their blood
@@tc1817 that doesn't happen often, knowing that there are restaurants in japan that doesnt allow non-japanese people to eat in their establishment. A lot of restaurants like that exists. And honestly they dont know that what they're doing is an act of racism..
@@tc1817 my point of saying "non japanese" is everyone that is not japanese. That includes Everyone except for Japanese. And i dont think its right for you to call me dumb, especially if we're talking about this topic that Im pretty knowledgeable with. Im saying things from facts and experience, unlikely you who immediately jumps into situations like this and speak nothing but raw ideas without prior knowledge of it, at all.
I am very grateful for this channel shining light on dark corners and reflecting back the kindness and hope from the team at this temple.
It broke my heart 😥😥😥😥😥
Although I'm not Vietnamese BUT I were living in HK as a worker years back......
Hard feeling had to live far away from family already makes us very stressful... Can't imagine they have to suffer, bullying almost every day from local workers,the debt they have to pay every month ....
We call it “Black companies “in Japan, it means “exploitative enterprise “is better way of explanation. These evil companies are wanting cheep labour and use them if they are disposable workers. This is the result of over 20 years of economic depression. Causing higher rate of suicide in number. Less marriage, less children were born in Japan.
I’d like to make it clear that this happens to anyone who works inJapan including Japanese worker, not necessary only to Vietnamese workers.
Possibly more common for the foreign workers.I assume , because of the language barrier also the different cultural background and Japanese national character is Incredibly strict to keeping the traditions of working hard method.However that’s how Japan keep things going for their Country. Everything happens according to the plans and rules. Train comes on time, everyone moves on time. It’s not easy place to work if you are not used to it.
Japan’s working conditions are quite harsh yet, why all these people are coming to Japan to work? To make money and pay the debt?why do they have debt?
They can’t go back home unless they make money?
Who has the responsibility?
How can we stop it ?
Basically, Japanese companies want more cheap labor from outside of Japan and government is ignoring the issue. What did they do ?instead of making things better.”let’s get more foreign worker”!!
Thank you for information. Is there a website where I can check which company is a black company?
Well vietnamese here , the reason why we go there because those agent falsely advertising things about the working conditions and stuff like earning alot of money and only need to graduate from high school , so alot of less educated people fell for it , the government is trying to warn young people about this and shutting down many illegal offices bit the number of people going there is increasing because they see the money getting sent back and think that it is a lot but they dont lnow how expensive living there is