What's it like being Half Japanese Raised Outside Japan?
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Asking parents how their experience was raising half Japanese kids would be super interesting👍🏽. I’m looking forward to it.
I'm raising half Filipino kids and in America almost everyone is a mix of something so it's no big deal except when we're in ultra-racist cities near here, such as san francisco and portland. When we are in the Philippines everyone gushes over how beautiful they are everywhere we go...
@@Doing_Time I get you. I’m actually half Mexican, half black myself so even though it’s not so bad being mixed in America, there are still some challenges we have to go through.
Hardest part from an American father's perspective was Nihon Gakuen, Saturday Japanese School. My daughter attended elementary through middle. It was at least 2-3 hours of homework every evening just for Japanese school. So, going to school 6 days a week w/ all the work was tough to get through many a time and I could sometimes feel guilty for it all.
Yeah that would blow my mind, understand the parenting and seeing the biracial parents.
@@JW20236 I can't talk about banking there, might have been my dad you met...
Yeah, ironic shuttling back and forth between CA where all the ditzes obsess about skin tanning and the Philippines where they obsess about skin bleaching... although to be fair this seems to be a pop culture thing to some degree in most Hispanic nations I've visited...
I fell in love with a Half Japanese and Half American girl nearly two decades ago whilst backpacking in a Hostel in Tokyo and we dated. Her mother was from Okinawa and she used to tell me how it was hard for her to fit in as was seen as a foreigner at times hence why she loved to stay in Hostel's as she felt more welcome and less judged. She passed away over a decade ago... Rest in peace Jessie x
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Thank you for your short story. May she live long in your heart
May I ask if her passing was related to finding it hard to fit in, or something entirely different like a health problem or accident?
How did she die?
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Half german half japanese, it's like hybrid machine of ultra efficiency, order and politeness.
@@Zorei1 jesus, you still think of Germans as Nazis don't you? Ignoring all the brilliant thinkers (including Germans like Albert Einstein) before and after the WWs besides other important countries like France, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Japan and the US. What did Brasil provide to the world besides stupidly logging off their own rain forrest? Guess you are still mad about Germany kicking your countries ass in the World Cup 2014 winning 7:1. 😜🤭
That was very FunnyBot.
@@Zorei1 Maybe if they weren't so polite they would've won
@@destroyermaker Good for us.
Both of those girls were hella hot.
Purple hair girl doesn't like the beauty standards. Both sisters are gorgeous. She has nothing to worry about.
She could not possibly look more French Japanese. She's a perfect representation of both.
Yep, I am thinking the same. She's so charming too!
I'm also half japanese half french and I could relate to everything she said. I also have a hard time finding my true identity because i don't feel 100% french nor 100% japanese
Lo her being all I don't look like anything etc. Lol she's beautiful ❤️
It's sad women dressing like prostitutes has become completely normalized now.
@@terryarmbruster9719 She's wonderful.
I relate so much to what Riri said. I'm also French and Japanese and also moved to Japan in my early teenage years. I also went to the French school, and still live in Japan today. I remember I used to have so many insecurities because I was never like my French friends and I didn't like my mixed looks. It's so hard when you're young and trying to figure yourself out. Funnily, my younger self always wanted to be French but now I identify a lot more to my Japanese side. And after decades of struggle trying to find my identity, I truly feel happy. When you're young, you just want to belong and being mixed is not easy. But once you can figure it out, it is such a blessing to belong to two different cultures. Loved this video!
Have you ever seen/listened to the young Norwegian singer Angelina Jordan. She's of such an interesting genetic mix. Part Swedish (Nordic), part Japanese, part Iranian. I think it will be more and more common in the future. I love the blending of cultures and I think it's a win for humanity! Be proud of you mixed heritage for sure :)
@@rowaystarco I have not! That is such an intersting background. Thank you, I'll go listen to her music right now :D
@@gryfenfer1037Lili isn’t a word in Japanese there is no Li or La it is either Ri Or Ra so she is in fact Riri and not « Lili »
Great video. I love that the German ladies were really honest and direct when talking about work culture in Japan. Being in Germany for some time now, I've definitely started becoming more honest and direct. It's definitely something I really like about it here compared to home in Australia.
them ladies can`t even speak proper English. Even the half-French, half-Japanese girl speaks much better English
* happy german noises * :)
Interesting to hear your perspective, sometimes I wish I would be slightly more polite when being abroad as a German. I’m always respectful though 😊
Yes I love them
Dann sprichst du doch bestimmt deutschen inzwischen oder nicht? 😊 Lebst du immer noch in Deutschland?
I'm blown away by the half German half Japanese girls at the end. They speak decent English, then was able to communicate with the interviewer in Japanese.
The girl with purple hair is absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you so much for watching!!
I hit 400K subs!
I’m planning to upload twice a week until end of this year!
I’m trying to hit 500K!
Thank you so much for supporting always 🙏
Wow congratulations 🎉👏
Congrats 😁🥳
Nice thumbnail. All the weebs showed up to this one.
Grats bro!
おめでとうございます 👍👍😊😊
The girl in green is legit one of the most beautiful people I've ever seen
She and her sister both won some kind of genetic lottery.
Great interviews with all those you spoke with. So interesting to see the backgrounds and cultures. Thank you for posting these videos. You are doing a great job!!
My Father is Japanese and my Mother is Polynesian/Native American. I was born and raised in Kyoto until age 8, moved to Canada until age 10 to come back Kyoto. I understand how first girl felt about identity.
Hello Native American, Mexican here. 🤠 I can sympathize because as much as my blood is Native American, my customs are Mexican. I find that Identity chooses us, as much as we choose identity. If Tarzan is a gorilla human, doesnt that mean he can choose to be gorilla or human? Even if gorilla chose him without his input? Anyway, just be yourself and who you want to be is what I'm trying to say. Yeah English isn't my first language. 😭ADíos.
Adios. I don’t know what is it but it is not bad.
Whats your IG?
I honestly don't understand this mentality at all. My parents come from different countries too. I never really struggled with identity. I was just being me, regardless of my background. I don't need to put a lable on it.
We have 5 kids, all either in or have gone through the public school system in Japan. We just raise them as Japanese kids as that's who they are. I've made a conscious decision not to set up an us/them dichotomy in their minds. All of them have many friends with whom they have grown up with and only see them as Kenji, Mei etc. Which is how they see themselves.
As the father of a very young Eurasian child it saddens me that many people in vids/comments talk about experiencing racism or bullying. But at the same time, it's nice to see how these people turned out OK.
I am Euroasian. I find it is very difficult to be mixed race. Especially if you identify with one race, and other people treat you like you are the other race. I have 2 children now who both look very European. Frankly speaking it is a relief for me, that they will not have the difficulties growing up I had.
@@miknes12345 Children bully other children for any reason they can find. I was bullied for very stupid "reasons".
As a half, it feels very difficult to have to live according to different cultures’ expectations simultaneously while also just being myself. The fact they expect groups to be composed of pure people is very black and white thinking ironically
Thanks for your candor. Interesting perspective.
@@miknes12345 Outa curiousity, was that in a fairly white area or what? Thanks.
For some reason I love to watch this channel . People sharing their life stories is fascinating .
Love this channel! Celebrating the beautiful differences we all share. Keep up the good work man
I grew up half Japanese in Canada. My mom moved here when she started our family and a huge part of her job was Japanese-English translation, which meant a lot of my childhood was also teaching her proper formal English as we learnt it/proof-reading her work. I regret not pushing her to teach us Japanese, but she had been translating all day (on top of her actual job tasks) while working long hours. Now I use her as a personal translator when we travel but still sad I can’t fully understand/feel disconnected.
I can kind of relate, my family is from Africa and when we were kids they’d teach us our native tongue, but then felt like we weren’t picking up English well and stopped. My mom started speaking to me in English to get better at it, now I can only understand some things in my native tongue
if you know some french, there is the channel "cours de japonais" which is teaching japanese at a reasonnable pace.
Other wise there is a lot of english ressource. Don't give up japanese is so fun !
You should do yourself a favor and start studying again now. Your mother will help you. I can relate. I seriously started studying Japanese in my 20s. I speak mostly in Japanese with my mother now. 頑張ってくださいね。
ヘルズ エンジェルス、コマンチェロ モーターサイクル クラブ、オージー カルテルのトップが、オーストラリアとアジアでの成長についてこの記事を読んでいる間に、話し合いを行っています。 ヤクサの存在と国内での彼らの活動を根絶することは、ヘルズ・エンジェルス、コマンチェロ・モーターサイクル・クラブ、オージー・カルテルにとってかなりの利益になるでしょう。 目標は、オーストラリアのヤクサで拡大を開始し、日本まで押し進めることです。 彼らの計画によると、彼らは獲得した利益の一部についてシナロア・カルテルの支援を受けており、2023 年末までに支援される予定です。 売るが、捕獲できない場合はすぐに殺す。 これは、ヘルズエンジェルスの支部リーダーと密接な関係を持つメンバーが話していることです. ヘルズ・エンジェルスとシナロア・カルテルの一部のメンバーは、すでにオーストラリアに移動し始めていました。 男性は、必要に応じて大量殺戮を含め、何らかの手段で仕事を終わらせるように言われていました。 あなたが直接関与している場合は、仲間に知らせて、手遅れになる前に何が起こっているのかを準備できるようにしてください。
The Hells Angels, the Comanchero motorcycle club and the Aussie Cartel heads are having talks while you are reading this about their growth in Australia and in Asia. Exterminating The Yakusa presence and their activities in the country would be considerably profitable for the Hells Angels, the Comanchero motorcycle club and the Aussie Cartel. The goal is to initiate their expansion over the Yakusa in Australia and to push it as far as in Japan. According to their plans, they are and will be supported by the Sinaloa Cartel for a part of the gains obtained and it would be done by the end of 2023. They told their mens to prioritize the capture, mostly for torture and interrogation before killing and for selling but to kill right away if they can not capture. This is what members having close ties with Hells Angels chapter leaders are talking about. Some members of the Hells Angels and of the Sinaloa Cartel had already start moving to Australia. The mens had been told to get the job done by any means, even by mass killing if needed. If you are directly involved let your comrades know so you can be prepared for what is happening before it is too late to prevent the bloodbath and your fall!
Thank you so much, I find your channel so fascinating and positive! I don’t know if I will ever get to visit Japan, but your wonderful videos and interesting questions have expanded my world view! The fact that you can accomplish this in such a fun and relaxed manner is genius 😊
there is something about hearing peoples experiences that interests me so much, easiest subscribe button I have clicked this year
These folks with two or three cultures to balance are fascinating. Love these interviews.
Takashii, I love how fast you seem to connect to the people you interview. You're always kind, it's really nice to watch the interviews and see some spontaneous reactions, you guys smiling, and people always have interesting answers to give. I'm half Japanese (Japanese Brazilian) and lived in Japan for many years so an identification always happens for me as well. I really get what the first It's really good to feel undestood. Hugs from Brazil!
I am ethnically half Japanese, a quarter Italian and a quarter Irish, born and raised in Hawaii. Back in 1991, when I was at 上智大学, I went out to a bar. After some songs and drinks, one of the ladies who was probably the age I am now said I was a man of no nation. I took that as a compliment. Being half is a misnomer. 100% of your father and 100% of your mother went into making you biologically. Much more to raise you up. We learn and we grow. You are all beautiful people. Created in God's image.
well... not techincally. It's more like 25-75, or 50-50.... sort of. This only really applies to the sex chromosome
y chromosome dna comes from your father, and x chromosome dna from your mother and/or father. The y is only about 25% of a male's dna, and he only inherits the mother's x, which is the other 75%. It's 50-50 in a female's dna, because she gets an x from both parents, though one is inactive.
@@decwow LOL that's too technical
it doesn't matter. you're 100% human.
Well said. My girls are all over the place ethnically, and it's a good thing.
ヘルズ エンジェルス、コマンチェロ モーターサイクル クラブ、オージー カルテルのトップが、オーストラリアとアジアでの成長についてこの記事を読んでいる間に、話し合いを行っています。 ヤクサの存在と国内での彼らの活動を根絶することは、ヘルズ・エンジェルス、コマンチェロ・モーターサイクル・クラブ、オージー・カルテルにとってかなりの利益になるでしょう。 目標は、オーストラリアのヤクサで拡大を開始し、日本まで押し進めることです。 彼らの計画によると、彼らは獲得した利益の一部についてシナロア・カルテルの支援を受けており、2023 年末までに支援される予定です。 売るが、捕獲できない場合はすぐに殺す。 これは、ヘルズエンジェルスの支部リーダーと密接な関係を持つメンバーが話していることです. ヘルズ・エンジェルスとシナロア・カルテルの一部のメンバーは、すでにオーストラリアに移動し始めていました。 男性は、必要に応じて大量殺戮を含め、何らかの手段で仕事を終わらせるように言われていました。 あなたが直接関与している場合は、仲間に知らせて、手遅れになる前に何が起こっているのかを準備できるようにしてください。
Fascinating videos, thanks for sharing once more. Really interesting topics.
I enjoy your videos… Thank you for sharing!
The last part of this video where you mentioned the idea of doing an interview with parents who have raised half Japanese half another country is a very great idea, I also look forward to seeing it👍🏻
I second this. Sounds interesting. And also useful for parents in the same situation. What works, what doesn't, what to watch out for, how to support your kids.
TakashiSan, I raised a half Japanese half Portuguese/Argentine son and helped raise 6 half Japanese half Portuguese/Brazilian kids. I'd love to take part and help when you interview parents :)
Hey Takashii, thank you for doing these interviews.
You're awesome. I wish you the best of luck. You do very good work to bridge communication gaps. It's very important.
I appreciate that you really care.
Takahashi-san, that's a very good idea about interviewing parents who raised their hafu children in Japan or in other countries. I'll look forward to that one. Thanks for all your videos, they are very educational. I'm Nisei living in Los Angeles, California. I do speak Japanese but learning more by watching your videos. I have met other students in the USA who is learning Japanese, and I tell them about Takashii on TH-cam, and they know you!! Arigatou gozaimasu!
I love your videos! Very educational and heartwarming, sometimes sad for the testimonies, but really a nice work you are doing here. xx
My buddy always brings a smile to my face with those interviews, keep up the fun work!
I really love watching your videos! Thank you.
I love how the girls said one word and you already knew "Oh they probably are from Germany or Austria", our accent is so noticable even in the first words no matter how much we try to hide it 😂
People who are involved heavily with an international community tend to be more cautious about the accents of their own countries. It's because that is the accent you have heard all your life in English classes etc.. Thus it is also easier to distinct for us our own accent, and the accents of countries surrounding us.
"Ja Ja"
This is too relatable even though I'm full Korean raised in America. You never feel like you're one culture or another.
Yeah LesseraFim’s Hunjin (she’s in a kpop gg called LesseraFim Now) was born in korea but grew up in the U.S and felt like a no body until she saw BTS win a BBMA and that’s when she felt like a some body. She knew for her being in Korea she’d have more chances of a music career than in the U.S But ofc in my opinion I think she’s more lucky than others who are born and raised in The U.S but those who don’t get to connect with their culture enough like other Korean Americans because of certain circumstances and/or backgrounds
i love your videos. I am from Mexico, but I moved to the USA when I was 10 with my family. I love hearing about other countries and would hope to one day visit Japan too!
Just finished watching the video! Great job Takashii!
This is awesome. I love to see other people's perspective!!
beautiful interviewees. they all have cool personalities. strong people! great respectful interview as well!
I love this video! Growing up half-Japanese in the United States has been an interesting experience, and I always wondered what other half-Japanese kids felt. I grew up and went to school in a very diverse area, but I felt like I was unable to connect with other Japanese kids. I was often given weird looks because I couldn't actually hold a conversation in Japanese, and since I didn't go to the weekend Japanese school, it felt like others viewed me as "not a real" nihonjin. But my caucasian friends and classmates assumed I did know how to read, write, and speak in Japanese, and would often show me stuff and ask me to translate. And I think all the other half-Japanese kids (if there were any) just kept that part of them hidden or didn't want to talk about it.
I feel one of the most difficult things about being half is my physical appearance. I am very obviously not caucasian (dark skin, dark hair), but I don't really look particularly Japanese, or even Asian (facial features). Everyone assumes that I'm Mexican, Middle Eastern, or Filipino. Strangers will often assume I speak Spanish and will just talk to me in Spanish, then get upset with me for not actually knowing any. And a lot of people, when they hear my name, assume I'm Persian or Indian, because apparently "Mina" is a common name in those cultures (but mine is Miina). I think the only reason others may possibly think "is she... Asian?" is because I bow a lot :/ it makes me kind of sad to think that my physical appearance doesn't match either of my cultures
I'm all Mexican and I'd probably speak in Spanish If it'll help. Mostly we use it to communicate and be heard if it's our Native tongue, makes it easier to be understood. I dont know why some Asians hide their asian selves, but for us Indigenous we may have to hide it to not be a target. Racism and all that you know. I never felt ashamed of being Mexican, I hope that ain't the case for any of the yall, especially the youth. I hope people don't get too mad with you, even if they are disappointed. Heres a fun sentence I like for English. When "was" was was,was was "is".
Thats a beautiful name! Thanks for sharing your experience!
@@moonshinershonor202 oh racism for asians is at a high rn in the americas… being asian can be just as bad as being black or hispanic atp sometimes.
"I bow a lot'' 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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@@GodisGood941 I know, it's a damn shame.
As a mixed Japanese-Filipino raised in the Philippines for half my entire life, I had no trouble getting along with people from both countries. It is important to find the right people and friends who will not discriminate you based on your ethnicity but your personality. Being confident and secure with who you are matters more than what other people think.
Half japanese-filipino folks was already accepted in the Philippines long time ago compared to other halfs. Its just normalized that way 🤷♀️
@@vn5398 I'm talking about both countries respectively. It's not exactly normalized as I've encountered discrimination in both countries an equal number of times. However, I'm saying that you should not let that stop you from being confident in yourself and finding like minded people.
@@matosaku0857 I gotchu.
Im just saying that japinos are more accepted than fil-ams here in Philippines bcs there's almost no difference in looks department.
Unless you cant speak filipino... Some filipinos dont like hanging out with filipinos who dont speak tagalog bcs they can't fully express themselves in english that much. But u said u lived in PH half of ur life so I assume u can.
@@vn5398 yeah for sure I can totally relate on being excluded for not being able to speak tagalog 😂 luckily for me my family moved to cebu where english is more widely accepted. If you have the chance, do visit there as fil-ams are pretty popular in cebu!
@@matosaku0857 I will if its possible.
Cebu is too overrated for a tourist destination. I highly recommend Laguna.
I'm a half myself (Filipino-Vietnamese) and I thank my filipino dad teaching me filipino when I was young. He wants me to respect the culture and preserve it. Same as vietnamese. Some filipino parents dont teach their child their language because they are ashamed of it.
This is very wholesome interview! kudos takashi
Taka please keep doing what you do, you are amazing job
Wow that french/Japanese girl is amazing. She speaks French, Japanese and English. It'll be easier for her to get a job in the future.
I remember when you had 20k. Now 400k. Great work. You're an inspiration.
De los mejores videos que has hecho takashii! such a good video! thank you so much! domo arigato!
Hi Takashi, thanks for your videos, me and my family visited Japan last year and your videos keep us connected to Japan in some way.
Thank you to all the people interviewed: If you read the comments, please see the reaction that your interesting life-story and willingness to share it publicly is very appreciated and from the perspective of an outsider, it is to say your lives are very interesting and perhaps all the more interesting because of your hafu origins... embrace it as such would be my advice as well as being half-Japanese: Please do learn to master the language of Japanese to communicate and share your mindset with people of that culture by doing so as well as learn about Japanese being so. Everyone will benefit.
This was very cool! Loved this one Takashi!
It’s so funny how the half French girl mostly hung out with French people and spoke French when she lived in Japan, then moved back to France and is now studying Japanese so she can read and speak fluently… like gurl there’s an easier way to do this you know 😂
Anyone who lived abroad would tell you how hard it is to connect to the locals beyond the superficial level if your language skills are lacking. Also not every type of personality is able to overcome his/her own linguistic handicaps and just be literally a dumb baby for a couple of years until you can properly communicate. That's why many expats stay in their cozy expat circles and some never learn the languages of their new home countries.
Great video - thanks greetings from Chicago Illinois ✌🏼
4:30 can definitely relate being half Mexican and half Vietnamese. Didn’t feel like I belonged because I didn’t look exactly like either. I wanted to be full Mexican at first, then I wanted to be full Vietnamese/Asian. Then, I realized how blessed I am to be both.
Aquí siempre hay un Miyagi o una señorita cometa que no tienen nada de asiático. It is very common to see people with Asian features in Latin America whithout any Asian heritage... Almost all of us have slanted eyes.
ヘルズ エンジェルス、コマンチェロ モーターサイクル クラブ、オージー カルテルのトップが、オーストラリアとアジアでの成長についてこの記事を読んでいる間に、話し合いを行っています。 ヤクサの存在と国内での彼らの活動を根絶することは、ヘルズ・エンジェルス、コマンチェロ・モーターサイクル・クラブ、オージー・カルテルにとってかなりの利益になるでしょう。 目標は、オーストラリアのヤクサで拡大を開始し、日本まで押し進めることです。 彼らの計画によると、彼らは獲得した利益の一部についてシナロア・カルテルの支援を受けており、2023 年末までに支援される予定です。 売るが、捕獲できない場合はすぐに殺す。 これは、ヘルズエンジェルスの支部リーダーと密接な関係を持つメンバーが話していることです. ヘルズ・エンジェルスとシナロア・カルテルの一部のメンバーは、すでにオーストラリアに移動し始めていました。 男性は、必要に応じて大量殺戮を含め、何らかの手段で仕事を終わらせるように言われていました。 あなたが直接関与している場合は、仲間に知らせて、手遅れになる前に何が起こっているのかを準備できるようにしてください。
The Hells Angels, the Comanchero motorcycle club and the Aussie Cartel heads are having talks while you are reading this about their growth in Australia and in Asia. Exterminating The Yakusa presence and their activities in the country would be considerably profitable for the Hells Angels, the Comanchero motorcycle club and the Aussie Cartel. The goal is to initiate their expansion over the Yakusa in Australia and to push it as far as in Japan. According to their plans, they are and will be supported by the Sinaloa Cartel for a part of the gains obtained and it would be done by the end of 2023. They told their mens to prioritize the capture, mostly for torture and interrogation before killing and for selling but to kill right away if they can not capture. This is what members having close ties with Hells Angels chapter leaders are talking about. Some members of the Hells Angels and of the Sinaloa Cartel had already start moving to Australia. The mens had been told to get the job done by any means, even by mass killing if needed. If you are directly involved let your comrades know so you can be prepared for what is happening before it is too late to prevent the bloodbath and your fall!
I’m Half Viet and half black and had a similar experience growing up. I didn’t really experience a ton of racism growing up but I was always way different from everyone we were around. My kids are mixed, are I see a lot more mixed kids in schools and around the city so hopefully this will change for future generations.
@Michelle And some viet looks like Latino in America ( Sneako )
I've commented before something similar but these videos always hit home for me being born in America when my mom was forced to come here from the Philippines at 3
Always too white to be Asian and always too Asian to fit in anywhere else
I've learned to somewhat cope by finding joy in people's reaction when they find out im Filipino and I expkain how I came to be
Thanks for the video Takashi
Takashii i have watched about a dozen of your videos so far. They all are interesting subjects
Excellent channel full of education in the cultural exchange . Thank you.
That's a great idea, Takashi. Can't wait to see interviews of parents raising half Japanese children
Born in Japan, raised mostly in the United States. I never really identified much with my other half because I've always had a shaky relationship with my dad, who is from Hong Kong. Most people I meet can never guess my other half after I say I'm half Japanese. I can speak very broken Cantonese.
I kept at least a good elementary 2nd grade level of Japanese vocabulary throughout my childhood. Ironically, only after becoming independent from my mom, I took it upon myself to learn Japanese fully, and thanks to already knowing hiragana, katakana, grammar, and the first ~200 kanji for years, I had it much easier than new learners who knew only English before trying out Japanese as a second language. Maintaining language never stops, and it's harder when I live in a country that doesn't use it, so I must consciously seek it out during free time to prevent losing vocabulary and learn new words.
i.e. Here on TH-cam, watching Japanese-only videos with Japanese subtitles is a great learning tool. Watching anime with no subs (or Japanese subs, the few times I ever find such a thing) and reading manga, LNs, and novels are also great.
Such a great interviewer, u earn my sub good guy
I enjoy every interviews you did a job 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I am "Hapa," which is the Hawaiian word for Hafu (Hawaiian (Father)/Japanese (Mother)), born in Okinawa, went to international school until 8 y/o (1970), then moved to Honolulu, live in LA now. In 2023, I will visit Tokyo. It will be 50 years since I was last in Japan (Okinawa, Amami, Osaka). Trying to find my roots.
Kanaka Maoli ✊🏼
hafu is just using english word for half and changing it to english way of accent
That would be really interesting to hear how a parent felt about raising thir children outside of Japan compared to themselves being raised in Japan. Great interviews as always! 👏👏👏💌
Pink hair girl is literally perfection
Good content mate, keep up the good work. It really teach me a lot about your culture and maybe i will visit japan too for a year or more :)
Great video and great idea in interviewing the parents of raising Half-Japanese children, whether in Japan or abroad. Greetings from Germany!
as half japanese growing up in america, its really reassuring to hear other people like me and hearing how they feel.
He is def one of us! So damn cool and definitely have that American swag and charisma. Love this interview
very special people! love each and all of them! enjoy the miracle of life!
It’s honestly so impressive that the first girl speaks French, Japanese, and English
its crazy how takashi grew so fast on youtube, anybody that has subbed since before he had 100k know what im saying
This is a very cool series, I love it💚
Im from Pittsburgh🫂 its so nice to see us outside of Pittsburgh doing great things 💚
i like the idea of interviewing the parents of mixed people that you talked about at the end!
It is strange the thinks people didn't know about Japanese culture and Anime until recently. There was a lot of awareness of these things in the 1980s and 1990s in the US. I owned Akira on Laser Disc. Aesthetically as well, Japan has had a big influence on California architecture. The house that I grew up in, which was built in the 1960s, definitely was influenced. It had exposed wood inside and out with and a central atrium for a small Asian-style garden.
Anime was only accepted in totality in the late 2010s. My time in high school until 2017 had ppl hating on Japanese culture/ anime and games the entire time
We are all beautiful people… great video. Salute👊🏼
Kudos to you sir!
Excellent!
I am impressed with the respect you've shown threw the interview , not imposing, very delicate - as an ex journalist BRAVO
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BEST interview I’ve watched so far. The guy from Pittsburgh was soooo American! I’m born raised in LA and that guy is someone I’d naturally gravitate towards. But I’m the mellow side to his “Let’s fight!” side.
The shit he was saying cracked me up! I’m of German descent and the sisters make me need to visit Germany (and Belgium) so bad!
I will. Thx for this video. I loved it.
As a French-Mexican exchange student in Japan, I can only say that in all this time I only made German, Brazilian and only 6 Japanese friends, even so I think that Japan is absolutely worth visiting and living here. :)
That a really good amount of friends
Well 6 friends is 6 friends more than I have
@@markmuller7962 you’re your own friend so it’s 5
@@SK.305 I wouldn't bet I'm my friend either
Dude that is 8 friends. That is plenty enough. Like how many friends do you want?
Good video my man! Well done!
The 2nd interview had me laughing 🤣. I'm from Pittsburgh too and I know what he means when he say people don't leave. I left and a lot of my friends are amazed. I'm still in America.
So glad I studied Kanji too. I had planned to stay three years. That was thirteen years ago. I can still remember rushing to tell my mother that he proposed. I just hadn’t anticipated her face when she realized it meant that her homeland was really becoming mine too.
I grew up in Australia being half Japanese and half English and can really identify with the things the interviewees were saying. I really struggled with my identity as I didnt feel as though I belonged anywhere. I can look back now and know that I am so lucky but it is so interesting to see that I wasnt alone in feeling this way!
I can also relate a 100%. I live in Australia now and I love it so much I might add another nationality to my name and become australian
All belong in Australia, if you claim it as home and love the country then we claim you as Aussie.
Good content video. It helps understand cultures and difference
I love these kind of videos
second dude very chill and laid back.
I’m half Irish/half Filipino born and raised in Canada. Due to my mix I present to most people as Spanish from my looks. I took Tagalog language courses as a child. I was never judged growing up, however identity as a bi-racial kid certainly came up much like the student at the top of the clip. I will say it’s nice to learn different languages and cultures. My take away from my Asian heritage is for sure the empathy and family focus. Makes me who I am today.
Super interesting channel! Love it!
I’m not Japanese myself but I just wanna say I love this channel, I love learning about culture wish you all the best takashi 🙌🏾.
"it's very... JAAA" had a good chuckle, I am German myself, couldn't help but hearing the German accents of the two sisters :D
Good that you spoke to siblings since same parents don't always raise all their kids the same. Especially if large age gap. Asian kids abroad have to go to the Saturday schools to get practise learning to speak all the politeness levels. I liked how the kid from PA spoke with his hands, it was a sign he wanted to be inclusive no matter what language.
Great video!! Thanks!
Learning so much from your videos.
I love everything about Japan its a beautiful country
Very glad she's become comfortable with herself. It can be difficult for those of us between two cultures. 🙌
Go Kai!!!
You can do it!!! Never give up!
Is really nice to see Takashi waving at somebody since japanese are sooo polite to do it
Your videos is awesome ❤️🤗
I raised Half Japanese in Germany and I never considered them to be half of anything. I think that is a Japanese mentality. Germans are very open and helpful to all cultures, and this makes our children feel 100% themselves. I really like this about youth inGermany - they are givenresponsibilty from a young age. The Japanese/European community is active with schooling, but we did not require that as our neighbours in our house (13 apartments) are very approachable and helped us with legal and day to day things. Generally the Japanese partner raised in Japan is the one that notices differences in behaviour, but the children not.
So you were really lucky. Try looking Turkish. Or black. Or living in eastern Germany.
Happy you met the good Germans, which are a majority.
Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland!
Germans are exactly like the Japanese in that respect. When you meet fellow Germans outside of Germany then they will definitely see you as a German. If you’re in Germany they’ll never refer to you as a German but as an “Ausländer”.
@@Zerzayar die Asiaten gehen auch arbeiten und sind keine faulen Hunde!
@@Zerzayarich hatte da als türke im Osten nie ein Problem. Liegt an den Türken im Westen, dass wir so ein beschissenen Ruf in Deutschland haben
Japaner sind ja auch cool
Takashii i love your videos
Love your videos
Very happy to listen to a french speaking such a good english and fluent in japanese, this is very rare. Je suis sur que tu as compris son français Takashii ;) Bonne continuation à toi.
J'espere surtout qu'il vient de comprendre la phrase que vous avez écrite😅💛
I am half Filipino-Okinawan and I felt that it was always more advantageous for me and my sisters to have had all the blessings and opportunities that were presented to us while living in both countries. Filipinos and Okinawans have been kind to treat us like we were special bc of our unique attributes.
However, due to my particular circumstance, I wasn't able to acquire the best education I longed for. I have lived in the USA for the longest time now which provided me that education.
I just thought that there should be at least one language that I could read and write in on a professional level--- a problem I saw among my peers while living in Okinawa. We spoke to each other in all 3 languages at the same time but never realized where our good grammar and writing skills started and ended.
There was also a time in my life when I didn't know what or who I was, being pulled in three different directions. As I got educated, I gained a better understanding of myself and started appreciating all the unique opportunities and experiences just bc I am half. I now proudly embrace that I am all 3 parts, and loving it.
Now, my life experiences will become full circle as I soon will finally settle on OKA w my American husband. It is going to be another adventure coming in as outsiders!
You stroke gold with these videos 🤩 I love it!