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A Life in Japan - Documentary (English with English subtitles)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ส.ค. 2024
- Ever wondered how a life in Japan might be? 19 foreigners share their personal experiences, likes and dislikes. See the country through the eyes of, mostly western, foreign residents, who have lived in Japan between a few months and several decades.
Without subtitles: • A Life in Japan - Docu...
With Japanese subtitles: • A Life in Japan - ドキュメ...
With Swedish subtitles: • Att leva i Japan - Dok...
With Spanish subtitles: • Una vida en Japón - Do...
A special edit of the final music: • みみずくず 「踊りましょう」with lyrics
Home page: www.alifeinjapa...
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Mimizukuzu: www.mimizukuzu.com
Here you can choose your favorite music app and listen to a remix of the final song, and a whole album with the band: linkk.la/mimiz...
About the Service in Japan: At my first travel I went to a phone store to get a pre-paid card for my iPhone 3S, which was still a locked phone, so they couldn't sell me something. So I asked, if there is a Internet Cafe nearby to check my emails. Since I couldn't read Japanese very well I asked to point me in the right direction. The Clerk showed me out of the Mall, went about two streets down with me showed me a staircase to an upstairs manga kissa, walked me up in the 2nd floor and explained to the clerk there my needs, since they didn't spoke english and translated the service and login procedure to me. Then he bowed, didn't accept a tip, and went back to his store about 400 meters away. This was my first day in Japan.
Amazing people
+Georg Gerdon I have an american friend who had a similar situation to yours when he was in Japan a month ago. He told me he and his girlfriend got lost couldn't find a train so they asked a guy and he helped them to get around. He did mention to me that they dont like tips, so I believe you.
+Georg Gerdon That's pretty amazing! Ive heard the Japanese never accept tips though. It's an amazing place
thats a great story. always be grateful for these amazing people, I'm suprised they even have respect for Americans
***** it's a cultural thing. I feel bad since I give tip for the level of service I get. Usually in Japan I recieved excelent service. Worth 15-20%
The story about returning the phone and returning the 3000 dollars is the type of life changing story that make these documentaries worth it all on it's own.
The longer I live in Japan, and the more of the language I learn, the more I miss my first year of blissful ignorance. This is a great documentary, a lot of wise an insightful comments....
I'm Japanese, but this is a great documentary that tells truth and the reality of Japan seen and experienced only by people who actually live there and the other perspective toward Japan felt and perceived only by people from the outside Japan. It was very interesting, and I thank to those people who honestly talked in the film how they feel in living in Japan and how they think of Japan through their keen, critical observation on Japanese culture, politics, economic, and social system. I am impressed how much those people have struggled to adjust to and try to understand a whole different environment, culture or society, but also how much they contemplate themselves and their surroundings in being in Japan, and how much they appreciate the traditional value of Japanese culture and the meanings implied behind which Japanese don't even know or realize. Now, I am studying in the US and I am grateful for being in this position because I can see my country I was born and raised in from the outside, and since I came here, I've found things about Japan that I got to feel blessed and appreciate much more but also things that I found strange, or need to be changed, both of which I could never have known if I had lived only in Japan.
+Jr Maron Travelling abroad, or even better, living abroad, is going to challenge your old beliefs and make you see things from a new perspective, and maybe make you a more understanding and better person :)
+Jr Maron, thank you for your honest review, it has integrity that I find appealing. I'm actually preparing to move to Tokyo and I look forward to my new life there. Thank you once again!
You're the real Uchiha Itachi, dude! =)
Ayumi good comments!
Ayumi is so pretty and cute. Kawaii
It is really interesting to see not what Japan is like but how Japan changed the people who went there and became Japanophiles. History is filled with foreigners who went to Japan and fell in love not only with the people and the culture but with who they have become because of Japan. I grew up in Japan in the 1960’s as a teenager and saw many Americans come as teenagers. If they stayed for less than 3 years, they don’t change as much but those that stay longer fall in love and often have difficulties fitting back in with their own society.
I loved it! for once there's a document that shows positive AND negative aspects of Japan. Thanks for sharing, I think it will be useful to those who want to settle there!
I love documentaries when there are several perspectives, opinions etc.
Other documentaries seem way too biased and I don't see how it really is.
Thanks, coming from the UK!
For everybody who lived in a foreign county, the turn of events in this documentary is not surprising at all. Great documentary. I love TH-cam for this
Thank you!
I came across this video by accident, but I watched it all the way through. Really an amazing insight in the Japanese culture and society.
Same here.
Same. Was searching Osaka story (1999) didn;t find it but came across this documentary
@@silvb3610 who's here?
Me too, the content was amazing but some of the style narrative became predictable and repetitive like the loud song between parts. But everything was worth sailing through and rough it up. I am sure wasn’t done by a profesional network.
So real
I lived in Japan for 3 years and I miss it dearly. I would like to live there again.
I like that the people interviewed are honestly discussing their prejudices & stereotypes they have about japan & japanese people. Its very important to discuss these attitudes
I choose this video to improve my English skill at the first glance,because of the english subtitle. In this video,I learned not only English phrases,but also Japanese culture.Japan is really attracted me after watching this video,it's actually a good documentary thanks a lot.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Me too .... listening and listening.... I'm from Brazil and I need becoming fluent in English...
这个是黑的吧
haha! u are actually one of the makers of this doc! until now I never had a chance of thanking any doc maker! thank u, Petri! really great job!
Thank you! Actually, I'm not "one" of the makers, I'm "the" maker of the documentary. Did everything by myself.
Excellent documentary!
I'm Japanese and I believe it would be a good opportunity for not only foreigners but also us native Japanese to listen to their experiences and honest feelings in this video.
I visited many countries around the world, used to live in Europe in 90's and experienced a lot of different things as a foreigner(minority). Some experiences there enabled me to see my homeland objectively and I appreciate it. What I felt the most about Japan through these experiences was that Japan would be a very very very unique country in both good and bad way. (so I understand that some foreigners say Japan is another planet). It's a bit too complicated to explain, but unique indeed.
Now I support foreign workers and students here in Japan as a volunteer listening to their worries or simply enjoying conversations.
It seems like there are few native Japanese on the comment section but I'd like many Japanese as well to watch this impressive documentary.
Thank you so much for uploading. ありがとうございます。
Sending much respect🙏
Thank you very much for your comment!
There is also a version with Japanese subtitles that is mostly watched by Japanese: th-cam.com/video/trYqpYHtFPo/w-d-xo.html
@@PetriStorlopare Thank you so much, I'll check it out! I don't know where you live now but hope you and your family stay safe out there😊 To all of them in this video too.
I think this documentary is brilliant! I'm so pleased you have put it on TH-cam so I can show my friends and family. Thankyou Petri!
Thank you! Enjoy it and Merry Christmas!
This was excellent. This style in a series in different countries would be awesome too.
A cogent, informative, and unvarnished documentary that presents a sense of the foreigner's realism of life in Japan. Well done and thank you Petri Storlöpare your excellence.
I can't reply to some of your comments. TH-cam won't give me the option. So, it's not because I'm ignoring you, it's because I can't.
Petri Storlöpare I think that's to do with the Google Plus integration, and is actually the individual users disabling the ability to reply (for whatever reason).
vikingfortiesfaeroes In some of the cases people have been asking questions, so then maybe they don't even know it's been disabled.
+Petri Storlöpare I usually send a private MSG iwhen that happens to me
+Petri Storlöpare
Thanks so much! This was so interesting, and helped me imagine a little what it would be like to live in Japan. It's always been my dream to go there and I'm looking forward to getting to discover the country someday in the future. This is one of my favorite documentaries about Japan. I also loved the song at the end. Thanks for inspiring me :)
+Petri Storlöpare
ps. The most interesting person was the British guy.
I've been to Japan the last two years, really is an amazing country. I will be going back to live/work in Hokkaido for the ski season at the end of this year, can't wait! Thanks for the upload.
Dear Petri Storlopare, I would like to say, thank you, to you, for taking the time, effort and energy to both upload and share this video with the youtube community. Thank You!
+Raymond Lai Free sharing of culture and knowledge is something that should be encouraged, not policed and controlled, so I upload all my works for free. I'm trying to find ways to make a little money too from it, which is not very easy, but that will never stand in the way of sharing for free.
To me, this is one of the most interesting, inspiring and also well made videos I have ever found on TH-cam. When I first saw this documentary, I could not help but watch it all in one go. I come back sometimes and I am very glad that this video is still there. This time I am especially wondering what all of them are doing today. There is almost some nostalgic feeling to it. I hope they are all doing well.
I'm glad you liked it! Half of them I only met once for the interviews and haven't had much contact since, but at least the other half is mostly doing fine :)
The concept of this documentary is very simple but i can only imagine how long it took to select the most interesting comments of all and to comprise them together. Great job, thank you.
Thank you. I don't remember anymore how long it took to transcribe all the interviews, and then to choose what to use, but it wasn't done in a weekend :)
For me my interest in Japan came when I learned how important noodles are in the Japanese culture. Ever since I dreamed of going to Japan and eating noodles.
I am going to live in Japan for a year as an exchange student, this was very interesting. Thanks for this great video!
+Lain Who is Lain?
+Evan C anime character
I know, I'm referencing a quote from the show ;) Serial Experiments Lain is one of my favorite series.
+Lain Hi ! Just wondering, how are you getting on in Japan if you are there
+K.S. Yeah, I've been living here for about a month now and it is amazing! I am being treated very kindly by everyone I meet. Amazing people!
This makes my ideas about living in Japan be the right one. It's making me grow more impatient to just start a new life there!
lol same here, better start to learn the language first!
aBrick2theKnee no not at all, just go there and ABSORB IT , no need to study, it. learn and practice tres tres facile
Luigi Lovie remember this doco was biased in that it was full of almost completely positives by ppl who are still living there. if you were to watch a doco made with returnees, you;'d see a vastly different story, be ready for some amount of disillusionment if u go. GOOD LUCK n remember you'll ALWAYS be a gaijin
homebrandrules It is pretty easy, and I don't want to go to an country without knowing the language properly. C'est mieux
i did , it was really very easy. Japanese is of course 1 of the easy languages to learn to SPEAK. non tonal, very simple consistent grammar. i am almost illiterate however ( i didnt bother with kanji)
bon swarais (see i am illiterate also in french.)
I'm 12 and I love Japan and I'm learning Japanese right now at a young age
One of most inviting and sincere documentaries ever made. Mr. Storlöpare deserves an award in one unknown category, since this film distance itself of every similar effort up to this date. Outstanding humane and heartfelt.
Thanks! :)
sweet song at the end
interesting documentary indeed. Thanks for uploading
I've always liked Japan and this documentary seals the deal. Japan, here I come!
Daisuke Sakurai take me with you : (
chaosdream1 im sending this comment from japan just to mock you ;)
TheJarmag fuu: (
chaosdream1 hahahahahaha love you to :D from kyoto
Amazing documentary, with a lot of nuance. Superb work.
+sumerian88 Thank you!
+Petri Storlöpare Yeah, this is great, thanks for this! Going to Japan soon on holiday ^_^
Giradox
Have a nice trip :)
Lived for 16 years in Tokyo and I agree with the guy that said -- Japan has been good to me.
Thank you so much for making this. It's great to hear the pros and cons from people who've lived there for a long time.
I'm currently thinking about going to Japan for a couple months or even years. I haven't been there before, but I've always been attracted to the country and would love to experience living there. At the moment I'm living in the UK, but I'm from Germany, so I already know what it's like to live abroad, but of course there's not a big cultural difference really.
I so recognise most of their points about Japan. And seeing this video now, having lived here in Kyoto for almost 2 years, made me realise how much I love this city and its people and how much I'm going to miss it.
Beautifully done video.
Very good effort and excellent way of giving the insights of different people from different countries
I really enjoyed this video it gave me an insight to what Being in Japan is all about. I’ve always had a great interest in Japan and was lucky to travel to Europe with some Japanese college friends who were kind, considerate and very friendly towards me. I have only good experiences about the Japanese. I love their customs culture and Japanese hospitality. They are an awesome people and I wish I could travel and see Japan up close because I would love to be able to walk down a Japanese street and drink tea in a authentic Japanese cafe. God bless Japan 🇯🇵 greetings from New York City
Thanks for the wonderful videos. It digs a bit deeper into the Japanese culture than most other documents I saw. Great job!
Excellent documentary. It reflects honest opinions, for good and bad.
The documentary is very useful for me as a teacher and for my students as it shows life in Japan as it is.
I'm glad to hear that!
I am 16years old. I've lived in America for one year (California) as a foreign exchange student before. But I really didn't feel like "foreigner". The people talked to me as a US citizen. And I realized it is so different toJapan. As a Japanese I thought people from other country will be happy if we give them welcome specially. But I learned it's sometimes wrong. Some people want us to see as a "Japanese citizen" not as a foreigner. Like one guy in this video said, "Japanese people never think I am Japanese" even he can speak Japanese, he knows how to wear kimono... He said he accepted it, but I think Japan should solve this problem. And many Japanese people don't know about this problem at all like I was. I could realize because I got a chance to go to America. We all should learn about this and I want you to feel more comfortable in Japan. America is called Melting pot in the world. How amazing if Japan become like that!
Actually the difference between the U.S. and Japan is the U.S. is a country made up of immigrants and the descendants of immigrants. Japan is a very homogenous culture comprised of 99% Japanese ethnicity. If you move to America, work there, live there and pay your taxes and want to be American you are accepted as such. You can still hold on to your culture and also embrace American culture as well. One way is not right or wrong but the cultures are very different. I lived in Japan for a year and travel here twice a year. I love the time I spend here but I'm happy to be American and don't expect to be treated as a Japanese citizen. Nonetheless the people of Japan are very kind to me so I have no complaints.
America is a great country but when you get straight down to it there are more idiots who would consider you a racist, sexist, and a homophobic. Simply because of our american history of slavery and women's right but to be honest almost every country had slavery and unfair rights for women and now our politic is base on who is racist or not racist or who is sexist and not sexist. It's really a joke nowadays and many american have not learn the manners of respect and appreciation instead they want the government to spoon feed them and add more money towards the lazy and unemployed then the poor and hard working.
Patch Weaver you are right
森川恵美 America is horribly corrupt and racist as amajority. racism and ignorance about all Asians is horrifying. I told a girl i am Korean and white she replied "I knew you were A Japanese!" how awful. be grateful where you are ☆～(о^∀^о) ♡♡♡ (ノω＾)
Japan has its virtues, but inclusiveness is not one of them.
Absolutely beautiful. Such a great documentary. For anyone that may have doubts.. if possible, it's in your best interest to visit this extraordinary place at least once.
I love the ending song ❤️
As a westerner currently living in Japan, this comes across as a very insightful and thought provoking piece of work, congrats.
now my wish to live at Japan is getting way stronger!!!
i don't know in how long..5-6 years maybe..but i will definitely live there!
Yo! How's your dream to live in Japan going?
Thank you very much for your work on this documentary. It was very informative and especially the fact that everything was told by people living in japan. Better than most documentaries in TV.
I always come back to watch this documentary. It's so awesome and well done! One day I'll go to japan, maybe even live there. :)
We all Asian people r so lucky.
All Asian county is so rich in culture.
We have the best in food, people treat each other the best way possible.
From Bangladesh to China.. Japan to Korea.. All this country really rich in culture..
You never see in any part of Europe or Western society this much affection.. This much love for their language n their country. We love the language we spoke. Even poor country like Bangladesh shows real courage.
90000+ of Bangladeshis troops fighting all over the world for UN peace keeping.
Well our language is boring, your language is so much funnier to speak lol.
I think it's because European countries are younger.
Even me
Very interesting movie. I like the way it's been filmed, gathering opinion from several people on the same topic. Truly enjoyed it!
Nobody:
Literally no one:
The guy with the hat and the glasses: pretty girls in Japan.
the prettiest
omg!! this video is so fantastic.. great knowledge and very useful for those who want to go to japan and to know about Japanese cultures..
Thank you, I'm glad you liked it!
This was a great video. I didnt even realize that I watched the entire documentary until i noticed an hour passed by lol. This was amazing insight into the culture and also a good introduction for anyone wanting to visit or move there.
Glad you liked it :)
Amazing documentary ! It shows beautifuly the good and bad sides of Japan. Every country in the world can learn a lot from Japan. Thank you so much for the upload!
Some interesting points of view expressed by these people.
It is why very few foreigners last long term in Japan.
TheJapanChannelDcom Agreed!
Thanks a lot! It's a very interesting film, well done!
Problem is mostly mainlanders.. Islanders are friendly, but you cant have the feeling of a island if your self doesnt have the DNA.. Same why you see lesser islanders swimming than tourist on islands.. Because they know its colling but can be danger the other day.
what you call diversity. its their culture. go where u r happy. doh!
@@klm20079 what?
I was in Japan recently and it was everything I thought it would be. Aside from the poetic beauty, the cleanliness, the yummy food, the lights, the traditions...what really struck me was how everyone was just so nice to each other not just to foreigners. They're kind of aloof at first because of the language barrier but if you make an effort, they will go out of their way, in broken English and creative gestures, just to help you out. Japanese people are an exemplary race. Japan is a utopian example of what nations should or aspire to be. That being said, I am not surprised that they immediately came to the aid of Filipinos even though they themselves are still recovering from the disaster. They are just a selfless bunch. No boundaries, just humanity. must respect to the people of Japan.
After living here for 9 years (on a Navy base), it gets a little boring after a while.
***** Haha, most of the kids at my school complain about 'no Wal-Mart' or 'there's nothing to do.' Right now, they're excited about an actual mall opening up and another Starbucks.
Oh god you sound ignorant as hell. No country is perfect. Having spoken to people who grew up there it's quite clear you're romanticizing the country.
They are not a perfect country they have a lot of issues just like other countries, it's just hidden a lot better
Absolute nonsense. You are blind or ignorant to it's issues.
I've been all over the world - and the best place on earth is Japan. There is no way to describe it, but this video makes a valiant effort.
Thanks for this - it feels like my home. I"m back in five weeks and can hardly wait. :)
I always look forward visiting Japan.
“It all started with ninjas.” This guy nails it!
I lived 7 years in Japan and I found the video very interesting.
I love this documentary. Must have watched it 5 times so far. I love Japan.
Thank you, that makes me very happy :)
Oh thank you for the response!
Very good documentary! Love it! A must-see for all, interested in Japan.
I'm leaving for Japan to study as a regular high schooler in October until I graduate don't really know what to expect though, thanks for sharing this cool documentary!
Thank you for making this video! It's very important for people to understand that the Japan they imagine, and the one that exists are two very different things. I learned some very good things, and I thought I knew the Japan that many didn't. It was nice to get a feel of it from similar people's eyes. This just confirmed my desire to visit and hopefully move over there some day.
Great. An usual way to know Japan from "our" point of view
thank you for this video. I did enjoy it but at the same time i was disappointed and felt little depressed from the truth of what i learnt about Japan. Thank you educational, this braces me for Japan in the future. knowledge is power. video is very informative and differant to see this. thanks again.
+Gengis kentmen This is a wonderful docu, it is only a skewed opinion on the negative parts which are few based on peoples view that have been living there 10 years or more and have no idea what HOME is like today. Home is lacking freedom people.
Japanese Smile so much! Freedom is there still.
The truth is actually worse. However all countries have wonderful things and bad things about them. Japan has a rich culture and wonderful food. People are polite and curious and the cherry blossoms and the countryside is beautiful, the trains are efficient and frequent... However they have a very poor welfare system, if you are bankrupt the government doesn't care, and you have to pay huge debts back to the bank. If you are homeless you are 'chased' off the streets because it's seen by the police as a 'public nuisance', and some people resort to living in trees! There is still a lot of discrimination against women, and they are treated badly at work, or will never get promoted unless they never marry and have children. Drinking at work everyday until midnight is still a huge tradition and many businessmen don't see their wives and children until past midnight. You have to drink or you can't fit in. Conformity is a big thing, if you are slightly different you get bullied a lot at school, older kids from older years can bully younger kids, they can order them to do chores, or even slap them, the teachers say it's normal and do nothing. The suicide rate is high in Japan. Foreigners have to live in flats only available to foreigners, and have to pay more. Even if you 've lived in Japan for over 30 years, you are still considered a foreigner. In Japan you either love something or hate it. Also, they don't teach them about the invasion of China, Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia or anything truthful about WW2, about their aggression, their pact with Hitler or comfort women! That's why it causes many strained diplomatic relationships with Asian countries. There is no reform or even much guilt or awareness, there is one page in their history book! Some teachers tried to change it but nothing's happened within the Ministry of Education. But a country has many faults can have many good things as well. But I think if you were a really moral person you probably couldn't stand it here. Also, even foreigners are graded. They like 'whites' the best, and discriminate against Africans, African Americans, Chinese and Koreans.
I definitely agree. I am an American living in Japan for over four years. Japan culture vs. Western Culture is like night and day. It seems the opposite place for a westerner to end up, the exotic and differentness such as food "okonomiyaki" or "arashiyama" in Kyoto was exciting. Even the convenience stores are different, 7-Eleven in USA vs. Japan are different.
This is an amazing documentary. PLEASE do more of these.
+vttny1 Being an independent filmmaker without any outside financial help slows down the process, but I'm working on it :)
I have a couple of more documentaries with English subtitles on my channel. th-cam.com/play/PLisZsnF5rvRHdyjOdweMsTrWmR7tr9c34.html
Thank you for this video. I have been studying Japanese for a little over a year and a half now, with ambitions to learn the language, get my bacholers degree and move to Japan to establish and raise my family. Your video confirmed some of my fears, but also made me a lot better about the whole prospect in general.
Though I'm going to struggle with the whole 外人 thing. but for all of the good things about it, I am pretty sure i can make it work. So thank you. :)
Whats the update so far, hope it turned out well for you.
Thank you for creating such an interesting documentary!!! I've always seen that Japan is a place with many wonders but also with many hidden mysteries and gaps between foreigners and the people who live in Japan. I think that this documentary bridges this gap, and explains a lot of untold things about this marvelous country.
Thank you again!!! :D
+GeorgiePorgie Pie
I think it bridges a few peoples opinion. We all have hit this stage in Japan.
It is well done but not complete/ needs a Part II.
This may have been the best use of time I have ever spent on TH-cam. Great video, I learned so much about the country, and had a great overall experience. Definitely worth watching the entire thing. Enjoyed the music at the end . Great job
Im going to japan for the first time in September. Im 18 and ill be alone. It's always been an aspiration of mine to visit. What I always found interesting was the fact that japan presents itself as perhaps the single most technologically advanced nation in the world but yet, in beautiful contrast, it is also a land rich with ancient traditions that affect the way people live day to day life.
You will be surprised by how little of that advanced technology is actually present in everyday life.
THIS WAS A VERY GOOD LOOK AT THE WESTERN ANGLE OF LIFE IN JAPAN. VERY IN-DEPTH.
WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING?
Thanks for this great documentary! It gave me a critical and interesting insight into the Japanese culture through the eyes of 'local' foreigners
nice . . to hear that pple are learning the good of the culture!!!
Petri sir, really loved the way it was directed to be informative and fun. This was one of the very few really impressive videos on Japan. And if anything, shows the tons of preparation and effort it took. Like Japanese culture, this too was perfection.
Japan is one of the most civilized country I ever visited. People are so polite and care about others, but at the same time reserved and avoid giving trouble to others. There is philosophy at the arrangement of everything. Overall it's a positive experience.
every time i see this video i feel so happy i wish i go to japan someday
Every time I see a comment like this it makes me happy :)
You're not the only one. ;)
me to
A very balanced presentation of the foreign experience here. Well done!
I've lived in Munich for 3 years now and it is pretty similar in some ways. Nature is everywhere in the city (beautiful parks and natural rivers where you can go for a swim) and outside of it too: the Alps are just one hour (or less) away and it is soooo easy to just hop on a train and go have the most amazing weekend. Also, safety is not something you worry about, even if you are 1,60m high and absolutely drunk walking down a street you don't even know and trying to find your way home. You can sleep in a park and be woken up just by the police to tell you that you should go home. As an Argentinian i totally understand how some people fall in love with that aspect of japan.
What I can’t figure out is the fact that Japan’s animation and manga stories are so imaginative. It’s a mystery how such an imaginative stories are created by people living in such a rigid and conforming society.
Amazing informitive documentary. I'm going to study there next year an this has given me a much better insight to what to expect.
Its more than 5years years... how did you find Japan?
Yo reply
Thank you so much for your efforts in putting together this documentary! Very informative and pleasantly expressed!
Thank you for making this brilliant documentary. It helps me a lot to understand what actually Japan is, since I have no idea what to do in Japan. Anyway, I've got accepted and gonna work to Japan next winter 2016.
If it helped you to get a better idea of Japan, then my mission is accomplished :)
I wish you a great experience is Japan!
Hey Petri! Fantastic documentary, I'm impressed how you managed to find so many interesting people in Japan with all their perspectives. Good job getting them to talk and blending it in a single coherent narrative about Japan - that's no easy feat! Our planned Japan trip unfortunately fell through because of the virus, so we ended up watching your documentary to compensate for that a little bit and give us a taste of Japan instead. It was a great idea - not as good as being on site, but pretty close and perhaps as insightful 🧠 Thanks again and best wishes all the way up to Aurora Safari Camp! ❄️❤️🙌
Thanks for watching it and I hope you'll make it there in the future! I postponed the cinema premiere of my next documentary and a film festival which I was supposed to attend was cancelled but otherwise I can more or less go on with my life just as before: working by myself, at home, never going anywhere and rarely meeting people so the virus hasn't changed my everyday life that much. Take care and thanks for your comment!
All the white people feeling the sting of racism here, this is what I go through virtually everyday in the mainly white town I live in, in England as a black man.
Welcome to the world, my brothers!
Very informative. I've never been to Japan, but it's somewhere I'd love to visit.
Oh Japan has to go onto my bucket list, The sanity it must bring to life to have such order, safety and great service.
Really engaging documentary with a balanced and honest insight.
Thank you!
Japan that's my place! I have to live there, I wanna be a physical therapist there so badly, and I talked to the Navy after i get my bachelors I can do a program and get my doctorate. Then off ward to Japan! That's my dream :D
Did u reach there?
Excellent documentary. I feel so inspired and excited for my upcoming trip :)
+Delaney Hansen Have a nice trip!
finally some 1st hand prospective from foreigners and not some usual travel video
Interesting video! I recently moved to Japan to enter a PhD programme and am still adjusting to life in Japan!
BiaDarkia PhD in what subject? I'm extremely interested, and could very well be studying Physics at PhD level over there. Have you adjusted to Japan? Do you know Japanese yet?
I am studying at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology which is an interdisciplinary institute. As such the institute is not divided by any departmental boundaries which means that students are not bound towards a specific subject. I mainly focused on neuroscience, but I am also interested in understanding the physical principles of imaging techniques. Okinawa is somewhat different from mainland Japan and easy to navigate for foreigners. I do live in a rural area and it is harder for me to adapt to countryside life than it is to adapt to living in Japan. I was able to speak some Japanese when I arrived, but was not able to extend my language skills much since then.
BiaDarkia 2 years later, how are you now?
Also interested, I had a plan to get my PhD in CS in Japan but I'm not that sure yet
Seems like Google is remaking the way commenting works. Right now I can't answer any comments.
Google is bogus in so many ways. Those of us with a conservative, pro-American attitude need another avenue to teach, learn, and express serious opinions.
Realestate monopolises land and property. Google monopolises information. They probably got channels in another country crediting them from your work. Like a Professor probably reading some students work from Europe but selling it to you.
"People" are like that. but their lie robs them from substance and value. Not price but Value.
Dont mix price/cost with Value.
This was super helpful. Covered so many opinions on a variety of topics. And I like the outro with the band!
Thanks for making this video, Petri Strorlopare. I plan on working and living in Japan someday; this film definitely showed me the bigger picture of Japan and inspired me even more to there. :D
Thanks a bunch.
I've seen this documetal more than three times. Thanks !!
+Marlon Báez Borrero Thanks! Nice to hear.
Thank you very much for making this documentary. I thought it was very well done and showed a great appreciation for Japan, the people that live there and its culture.
As a student who wishes to go to japan in near future.... this was very inspiring
I love Japan and its people, definitely want to go there.
Very nice thank you for this.
It has always been my dream to one day visit Japan and maybe even work there. I thank you for this amazing view on foreigners living in Japan. I've already visit China and it's amazing how some of the culture aspects are so alike. Great documentary! :D
THERE 'S A MEDITATING FACTOR IN THIS DOCUMENTARY VIDEO, FEEL SO RELAX WHEN WATCHING THIS . WONDERFUL
I like that :)
My heart is full. I just love everything about Japan.
Very eye opening film, I'm glad I watched it.