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The Japanese government (like many governments) treats the symptoms not the cause. They sweep the streets of these children and they say the "problem" is gone. Just like they punish drug users and ignore dealers. The government should make the parents of these minors pay for their care! Legally, parents are [held] responsible for their children until they are 18 years old.
Really sad to see that you're trying to help, to solve a problem.... Whout having a idea on what's going on in this wolrd... Goverments, police, parents, brothers, teachers, doctors and so on (this is called society) team up to destroy the life of this teenagers. It might take you your entire life to realize the truth if you achieve to finally see it. And then, if you achieve to understand what's really going on you won't dare to fight for the cause, you'll be to scared. I tried once, I investigated the problem of pedophilia paying an inimaginable price dicovering the truth of what's going on behind all that destroyed lives. They won't stop, they will keep you busy incapable of seeing the truth. I hope that you will the one to change the world, but my inside is sadly telling me that this will still happening for several thousands of years as it's been happening for several thousands of years as well.
@@BloodyMane1992 Of course there are a lot of charities that work towards helping these kids. As everyone does they will keep half of your donation for personal benefit and the rest will be for transport, labour, taxes and then the remaining if something will be for these kids.
Ranging from sexual abuse to societal pressure in school has forced the hand of many young children to flee their situations and become homeless. I am sure a sum of these kids have decided being homeless is better than their other options, which is just tragic.
Sadly so true. Far too often people automatically relate homelessness to mental illness or drug abuse. While those are a factor for some, it's not the only factor, and not for everyone.
This is like shooting your own foot. Japan ignores their younger generation, their future. They recognize that their country's population is declining, but only act when the media is angered. I really hope Japan tweaks their system so the younger generation can at least have some sense of hope in there future.
The older people get the more likely they are to vote, particularly in Japan where the population is aging fast. So of course politicians cater to where there are electoral gains to be made. It is to the point that there are parks where children are forbidden to play because it disturbs the elderly neighborhood. Like, hello! In 10 years you'll be depending on some of those kids to wipe your ass and spoon-feed you, mister elderly! 🤷🏽♀️
that's what you get when you put amoral right wingers in charge and when the only retaliation is angry, destructive leftist ideas. Where the fuck are the sane and humanistic educated? All they have now are statesmen for the corps and for nationalism. Then again the rise of fascism is a world wide paradigm right now. Isn't that fun being at the cusp of war again over these stupid feelings? Born at the end of a golden era, do the cycles ever repeat...
The marketing that Japan has done for itself as a country is honestly phenomenal. Even when these widespread problems are brought up for discussion, so many people just outright deny their existence because of Japan’s “pristine reputation”. Everyone turns a blind eye, whether due to pride or embarrassment, foreigner and citizen alike.
partially their own doing, partially our own doing. Our biases and stereotyping of Japan esepcially from a place like the USA will blind us to the possiblity of any problems like this ever occuring.
I think it has more to do with the fact that people have usually seen or heard alot from their own countries aswell. In Scandinavia this will be shocking, but someone from Brazil, Mexico, the Middle-east, or even England probably won't flinch as much at this. The classic "well at least theres no school shootings" kind of mindset.
Japan has far worse issues than homeless teenagers even so it's not something you can't just turn blind eye. All of us outsiders can do is get stories of those people out in the world because japanese government would just sweep it under rugs and conservatives in government are especially problematic. There is roughly 300000 people in japan who aren't even japanese by nationality. Of all of them roughly 60-70% do not know that they're ainu because japanese attempted to assimilate them and thin their dna to remove every trace of their existence but thankfully they failed. For a long time those who knew lived in fear of prosecution, lot of older ainu still have traumas because they lived through that attempt. They preserved most of their culture but ainu language is on verge of extinction. Japanese government never apologized to ainu nor they've shown shread of remorse.
this is very sad, and if we look deeper in the japan society, they actually have a manner for keeping they people in good health. And what, just the old ones?
Those barely exist, and not just in Japan, but also In Korea and China. The reason is this concept of "face". If you never looked into far eastern cultures, it's a difficult concept to grasp, but ultimately, it is the dark side of putting the community and society above the individual. You are, at all times, expected not to cause trouble for the community, not to bring shame to anyone in the household, since it won't reflect badly on just that one person, it will reflect badly on the entire household. You're suffering, BECAUSE of prominent, respected members of the community? Well, that's your problem, obviously they have served the community well enough to be respected, therefore they shall not be shamed, because that will reflect badly on EVERYBODY else in that community. "Yeah, he was an abuser, but imagine how bad everybody else for ever having respected them, they are all shameless and lack good morals!" Since the rest of the community does not want to be judged, rocking the boat and shaming respected figures is an absolute no-no. You should instead suffer on, because your suffering keeps the rest of the community chugging along and at peace, so ultimately the greater good is achieved. If you decide to rock the boat and refuse to endure it, you will be a pariah both inside the community (because you brought shame to everyone in said community by shaming a respected member) and outside (since you were part of the community that is now disgraced, clearly you too are shameless and lack good morals). Because of this, establishing homeless centers or other services, is basically admitting that the community doesn't work as it should, which is in and of itself shameful and a loss of face, so most people who are not directly impacted, want to sweep it under the rug, since then they don't have to admit that they themselves are active part of a broken system. Out of sight, out of mind.
No. The answer to your questions is no. It's not great. Although Japan does slowly drag itself along. I was always under the impression that mental health problems apparently only happen to foreigners, though I had a co-worker take mental health leave (I took some health leave as well, related to mental health), and my employer seemed to handle it very well. But on the whole, psych services and victim services in Japan are beyond nascent, and problems like homelessness are too often put out of sight so that people don't have to think about them. Though to be fair to Japan, where I live now has had a homelessness problem for... 4 decades and people are acting like it's a new thing.
Japanese ppl ALWAYS turn a blind eye to their problems. Once exposed, they will come out to public to apologize but return home and act like nothing happened. This is a common mentality for majority of them and their culture is to remain silent refusing to acknowledge. They act like WWII massacre never happened and they pretend everything is good in their country. Remember the jpop perverted guy who sexually abused so many boys? It was so sick but the nation didn’t want to deal with this. For Japan, their beautiful image is everything. Nothing else matters.
Abusing another person, sexual or physical, no matter the "culture" is not okay, and never will be. Taking away a childs childhood by abuse, should face a lifetime in jail (atleast 80y). A life for a life.
Stop bringing culture into that. It happens regardless of culture, and the ones using culture as a defense are just plain evil trying to dodge accountability.
@@hentype I 100% agree, that's why i used " " on culture, as a way to highlight it as bullshit talk. It was because the video talked about culture I took it up.
Me being a dad of 4 daughters this breaks my heart. Yes I am Japanese living in America and I would go to the ends of the earth to protect my kids and I have worked sometimes 2 to 3 jobs to make sure my kids have everything. I could never imagine my kids being homeless and I would definitely have gone to prison for doing something bad to Mocas father. Just saying I see these kids as my own and would love to help them
I too am the father of 4-daughters.. They are My treasures..💕 Heaven forbid but I will gladly give any of my body parts for them should a situation arise that they will need One.. 😢
I taught a girl at her grandparents home in Japan since she was 9 years old. Father had abandoned her after being caught embezzling money from his company (very typical, actually). Mom was a single Mom and worked in network marketing and as a prostitute for out of town businessmen. One night while I was teaching her at the Grandparents house, the girl told me she was afraid of her Mom and showed me the bruises she got from her Mom beating her to wake her up for school in the morning. She also said there were lots of uncles visiting the house and she wasnt allowed into her Moms home while they were there. so she often had to hang out at her grandparents home or else she would have to wander the streets until they left. She kept asking her mom if she could meet her cousins if they were her uncles and asked why they didnt visit her grandparents. Her grandparents vouched for her Mom and told her they were from her Dad's side of the family, which made absolutely no sense at all.While she was telling me this and showing me her brusines, her Mom suddenly walked in the door and stared her down then went to the living room and started beating the grandparents!!! I called the police and had the girl tell them what was happening. Two officers, showed up in what seemed like eternity, one older officer, who did all the talking, and one young officer who seemed to be just be there to watch. Grandparents were covered in scratches and blood. I was in a complete daze, wondering how on earth I ended up in this situation and what on earth was going to happen. Mom just stood there with a smirk on her face. The police officers questioned her and the grandparents and the police said..Well who is paying for this English teacher? Mom raised her hand. Who is paying for her education? Mom raised her hand. How about these clothes she is wearing? Mom raised her hand. The officers said...then she is well taken care of. This is not our business and they turned and walked away. I took her to my place and we called her aunt and uncle to come and help. That is when it dawned on me that if you don't have family to protect you in Japan, you are seriously screwed, period. There is no way you are going to get help from any authority other than your family and friends nd you can only hope that they will shelter you or if you can escape somehow. She is an adult now, her grandparents abandoned her as well and her Mom is trying to be in her life, but anytime she gets near her Mom, she herself can easily get triggered and get violent towards her Mom, and she can really mess her up too. I work with a lot of kids from messed up families. Sometimes the English teacher is the only person they can talk to. Society just ignores them.
This is a very concerning story. It baffles me that the police did not do anything about what happened. I hope the girl will treat her children, if she will have them, better.
Thank you for sharing this. I've heard similar, just not as violent. Unfortunately, this happens in The States as well: "good looking" families able to abuse their kids for years and even if the cops do show up, nothing of anything is done. Hell, even sometime clearly abused kids are left. I've help treat a few when I was in nursing school.
Saying it's cultural is an excuse. It's sexual abuse and it's not the child's fault. A runway teen runs away for a reason such as abuse. We in America don't loose face, losing face is a cultural thing.
The whole stupid face thing make Asians look like 5 year old children that can't handle the truth. Make a mistake; own it, and do better. That is how society improves.
its also a world problem when the girl dont have rights and freedom ,its make they wanna kill the man and its make big conflict so we know why japan family is broken cause not enough love and strong ,and they want to free and yes hiding from religion
They mean as it being normalized by the culture. Not as an excuse to any of this happening. If pop culture plays it as a light hearted joke, police doesn't do shit, no one protects them and they're not protected + slut shamed by the system and society then you can call it a cultural and systematic phenomenon.
I've said this before but it's social issues that I think if you overlook you won't understand why Japan is in decline. Moreover, you can argue that the country needs to fix its declining population but rather they need to start with helping out the youth they have now if they have any hopes of bringing in new kids into their society or shaping the work/life culture they have now.
After seeing and knowing what they've experienced as girls and young women, why would they want to risk bringing another girl, which would be their own daughter, into their world? That could be one of the reasons for the low birth rate.
Not to mention Japan has almost no welfare system for the vulnerable. Just Universal Healthcare and thats it. I worry on how these kids feed themselves... A famine, but only for young homeless cause nobody will hire them.
This is a common issue, here in Belgium the youth is being neglected and blamed for everything, mental health is on decline and the government acts as if the youth these days are just not it. But our economy is failing, RENTING a place is nearly impossible if you do not have a partner (leading to more people actually going back to old traditions and people feeling in a rush to find a partner) the future looks dark, as a matter of fact I am studying in university but I don't even see a future in this country. What I am trying to say is that this is a trend I see in a lot of countries: well-being of the youth is being ignored by the government, leading to an overall decline of the population and leading to more and more adults with troubled minds.
I am a Filipino-American who was a former U.S. Army soldier who was stationed in South Korea. I met my Japanese Wife of 26 years now when she was a homeless sixteen 16 year old teenager. I was on military leave in Japan for a 2weeks but had to extend my military leave for over month so I can marry her after having to have a written permission from her estranged parents who did not want her. I fell in love with her and we now live happily in San Mateo, California with a daughter and son. She NEVER EVER WANTS TO SEE NOR SPEAK TO HER PARENTS EVER AGAIN. NOT ONCE. EXCEPT WHEN HER YOUNGER BROTHER VISITED AND CALLS HER. So at least my children can have an uncle.
Yeah, she said it had been really nice all these years, especially having had children....IT was like GROWING up all over again only better she said. She reads alot and learns from books and spends most of her time with me and the children, and only does gardening and going for walks and watching soaps. She REALLY CRIES DURING THE HOLIDAYS, BECAUSE SHE SAYS SHE HAS A HOME AND A FAMILY AND SAYS THOSE ARE THE TWO BEST GIFTS SHE HAS. NO WONDER SHE SPENDS ALOT OF TIME AND EMPHASIS ON OUR DAUGHTER.
@@raymondacevedo-padilla9092 why would they call the cops on him since they never wanted her in the first place? If anything it seems like that would just mean they are getting rid of their shame by just signing an agreement to get her away from them as quickly and as best as possible. Being married would mean she would never "trouble" them again
It's appalling that parents would sexually abuse their children. I wonder what's their intentions to give birth to children, if they just want to make them suffer for the rest of their lives.
Small dick energy.. I mean.. they had wifes they made children with. Watched their girls grow up but in Japaneese society it is common that warmth of marriage fades quite quickly when kids appear. Even it is quite common to cheat with prostitutes and many wifes accept that as a norm for men to cheat with prostitutes. What I don't get is when a wife is present in house yet she does not protect her daughter from harm and why the system won't help those homeless kids as it shoud take them in their care or give to foster parents or other facility to give them warmth and care they lacked in their own home.
@@mariow7818 it really is "we live in a society" kind of ideology. feels like the wife rather have their daughter be homeless, as a runaway child, than bring shame to herself by letting neighbors know her husband sexually assaulted their child.
From watching a lot of Japanese content and creators, I have gathered that Japan caters to its elders for their votes. And they always say ‘we did our best and we changed why are these issues still surmounted?’ While not changing anything or even making tighter restrictions and rules.
Every democratic nation caters to its elderly voters. It's because they can be relied upon to turn out and they are also the most ignorant of current events because they trust news institutions that are no longer trustworthy.
I knew a bunch of older folks when I lived in Japan. Interestingly, they were more critical of the country than people my age and younger, who would just tow the party line. The problem Japan faces is that it has to change, but its cultural values prevent that from happening. The nail that sticks out gets hammered down. People don't speak up about problems because they're taught from early childhood not to cause problems. What I saw was a lot of older people coming to understand the outcome of this approach, though I'm sure there are at least just as many that stay in line.
I don't understand how a man much less a father can abuse a child like that. When I saw my first child for the first time all I felt was love, compassion, and a sense of duty. Never should a man take advantage of a child. We as men should want to protect the children of this world and set great examples for them.
There arent that bad of situations to end up in compared to other countries. Being homeless in Japan is probably nicer than living in quite a few countries.
Until Japanese politicians come to realize the country requires a LAW to protect children such as Child Welfare Legislation, nothing will happen.A budget to support this legislation and social workers and agencies in every prefecture can protect such children.This also requires huge amounts of training for the police, schools and only then there is an independent agecy to protect children.
I agree, but will they ever do that? That's the big question. Maybe other help is required from outside organizations until the time is right its difficult because they are powerless and do not have any support or influence.
not only Child Welfare Law but also WOMENS rights should improved. and to think some Japanese families went to live on other countries because of that favorable womens welfare laws that existing and working in that country (talk about maternity leave is a win, also sure they'll back to work after that unlike in Japan where is almost sure a career ending situation)
I lived 7 year and Japan and I never understood that these kids in Kabukicho were actually homeless teenagers. It all makes sense now... I am so sorry for them and I wish I could have helped them at that time. Other than this NPO mentionned in the video, do you guys know if there is any other organization helping them? I'd love to donate.
The Japanese bathing statistic at 9:30 is weirdly structured. If you add up all those percentages it equals exactly 100%. Meaning even though 25% of dads responded with exactly "Age 10", 46% responded that they stop bathing with their daughters at "10 or older". Or to put it another way, nearly 10% (1 in 10) of fathers are still bathing with their daughters past the age of 12 during their daughters' teen years when many of them have developed visible breasts. I've seen other translated media that highlights a weird power dynamic involving their mothers and sisters as well. Most Japanese girls feel comfortable bathing with their fathers until about age 6 or so where they don't have the body consciousness, but even when they express that they're ready to stop, their mothers (and even older sisters) will encourage them to stick it out a little while longer for their fathers' sake. Buddhism has these built-in tenants where you subject yourself to emotional turmoil for the sake of spiritual growth (one example might be choosing not to turn on the AC even though it's hot in the house...not to save money...but to purposely endure discomfort for the sake of toughening one's spirit). So mom will be like "yeah, I get it's embarrassing but you should endure it just a little while longer". I saw a Japanese variety show once highlighting a dad dropping in on an argument between his two daughters where the 2nd grade daughter is expressing she doesn't want to bathe with her dad anymore, and the older daughter is basically telling her off like "Girl, I stuck it out until 5th grade, you can too!" and the butt of the joke was the dad having this shocked realization like "Did both of my daughters hate me this much?", and then the studio audience busts into laughter at the dad's expense. Japan.....wild country 🙄.
@@tomaccinodefinitely an oversight by higher ups who more than likely also play into these harmful practices and worse is that the children are looked at as property instead of people. In fact many parents believe they own their children and when they run away or distance themselves from their parents it's shocking because they "owned" them and also cared for them. Most times they were predatory, abusive, taking advantage of, any number of terrible things.
@@tomaccinopedophilia not being a crime is really wild. But it reminds me of the fact that child brides used to be normal, a girl turned into a women by starting her period. I'm a women and when I hear stories about 19 year olds, in my head I'm thinking "aaw a kid is facing her first adult responsibilities" but for most men that 19 year old is a whole full grown legal adult women more than ready for everything. I was not done with physically growing when I was 19, it's crazy scary to think about the different perspectives and their consequences.
@@JaxJenks 18 is an arbitrary number that we chose not some rule of nature. How daft do you have to be to think that your current views of morality and the world should apply to all times and everywhere? There were reasons why the age of adulthood was different throughout history. And your views that you weren't done physically growing (which is probably bullshit, almost everybody has stopped growing by that point) is just you trying to justify your current views by attempting to use science as a crutch. If it were to come out that you treating people that are 18 or 19 as not full adults has ruined their lives and hurt their futures permanently would you even care... of course you wouldn't because you don't actually care you just want to be seen as a good person that is better than others.
It's crazy that a lot of the abuse suffered is from their own parents. I am young and was abused a lot by my dad. It's insane the fact parents who are suppose to be there for you become these unholy monsters even without their own control. Sorry Moka.
As much as I love Japan and their culture, everytime I'm over there and walk through Kabukicho at night I was very much aware of what was going on there. It hurts to see how this country leaves those teenagers and kids alone and is just doing something superficial and wrong so they can say "see we're doing something!" As long as politicians keeping a blind eye to these huge problems and basically protecting predators, there is not much hope for them. There HAS to be a big change, but while traditionalism on one side is a good thing to keep certain aspects alive, it can be so harmful to important things like these...
So you thought Japan was perfect? What little fantasy do you live in? Every country has a flaw in their own ways, Japan still has much less than that. Kabukicho is just a tiny tiny city in Tokyo lol.
@@Official-OpenAI 🤣🤣 the hell is your problem? I never said that it is perfect. Also I didn't say that the whole of japan is like that. I just talked about Kabukicho lol
I imagine so they have something to sit on? From what I have seen there's not a lot of public seating just to sit around like there is in America@@ClayMastah344
The Japanese Government should at least see this phenomenon as a way to fill jobs in food service, farming and retail spaces. Just build some capsule Apartment blocks for all of thiem to live in. And give them the appropriate education so they can reach their own dreams.
Sounds like a good idea. Why don't you go to Japan and tell officials that in person? Who knows, you might be surprised by their reactions of your suggestions
Japanese society really needs a major reform, or else foreigners would change the social dynamics. I wouldn't be surprise in the future if a high ranking person(s) in Japanese Government is/are a half blooded.
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All I want to do is open up some kind of free homes for these kids. This is just heartbreaking. This is incredibly difficult to listen to; I can't imagine the pain that these kids are actively living through.
I have lived in the city for over 8 years and this has been a problem for longer than that. It is something that continues to horrify me and I feel so helpless... I want to help... but I don't know how.
A thing that came to my mind right now was the question "why isn't there a NGO or other organisation that helps those kids?". Like in europe where i live we have organisations from the church or ngos or local non profits that send out streetworkers, provide legal help or give them a place to stay the night. And especially for kids that suffered from abuse there are organisations that help them with psychological help, getting in contact with the authorities to report abuse, school, etc. to help them. Isn't there something like that in japan? And if there is, you could donate to them or volunteer there. Of course it does not help and solve the underlying social problems, but atleast such a thing should help the kids deal with the problems and to get heard.
It's only a step if citizens decide to DO SOMETHING about it. America has exposed lots of problems in its culture and these problems have been known for decades and they are still here. Knowing about problems doesn't mean squat if people don't care.
I've watched a few videos by Japanese youtubers, one of the main reasons why many young girls are running away from homes and forced to sell themselves were because of being foolishly scammed by male hostesses and ending up in huge debts, in return of receiving fake love and short-lived attention from them.
Oh not so loud, otherwise you could destroy the metoo bubble of white americans... I doesn't fit into thier bubble of helpless girls and women, without an own voice. Of course they seeling themselves, also as women sexualize themselfes, but it's funny to see it can go the other way also. In the west men buy for womens, in the east woman buy for men. It's kinda funny and sad at the same time.
those young girls are not kids (hopefully) like this, and i think this guy also make a few videos about that. Maybe the vids you watch come from the same creator of this vid/
The parents should be legally financially responsible for their children, living at home or not, until the child is legally an adult. That should be the law of the land and strictly enforced by the state, with heavy penalties for failure to comply.
@@rokko_fable Indeed, encouraging adults/parents to have more self-accountability instead of (indirectly) shifting the blame to their kids for their financial shortcomings will have unintended consequences. We need more empowerment for parents, screw the kids!
When I was a teenager & a young adult, I’ve dealt with being homeless on the streets of the city I lived in at the time, which was Boston. It was horrible. But, I had nowhere to go back to. I want to go out to Japan when I can, and go personally help out as much as I possibly can because it pains my heart so much to hear about this problem along with Moka’s story. Thank you for this video. I’ll share it wherever I can.
@@darryllluffy447 because I’m a human being. I don’t much care for politics & I’ll help out where I want to & where I can. I am a HUMAN BEING before I’m ANYTHING else. I think once people actually start realizing that, MAYBE this world will get just a little bit better.
I have always felt (and actually witnessed this with my two very pretty but very young teenage daughters) that there is an unhealthy undercurrent of “interest” by men in these girls, in general, and it is apparently considered acceptable. We noticed this in China as well, but not so openly.
There's alot of creeps preying on young women. I think this is just a primal instinct some men can't get away from. Women need to be able to defend themselves
@@y0url0calb1n You do realize there's no reasoning with a rapist? Women need to be able to defend themselves against these men. It's not their fault, but it is their responsibility to keep themselves safe.
As a kid i was abused by my grandpa. I feel for these girls who are going through far worse. Their parents have failed them just like mine did. I hope someone is willing to help them
Personally I truly understand how society in Japan has gone to far in the sexualization of young women its truly shocking. Though I used to bath with my father until I was 7 at that point I would bath by myself or with my little sister. (of course there would be most times when I bathed with my mom as well) so I see it as normal but I think it a huge problem in Japn because of the sexualization of young woman or "loli-es". Its not only that but how they view dating where prostitutes are some what of a normalized when it comes to a partner paying for sex. I asked my Japanese friends and I was shocked when most of them say that they don't think its cheating because they buy it. Its probably since the west holds sexual relations as such a high/spiritual standard. Though now I feel like it was something that Japanese woman should just expect and endure as to not be a nuisance or destroy their family/relationship. Its really a dark side of Japan.
My Japanese wife also said to me that prostitution is not cheating. But she thinks it's disgusting. So if I were to go to a prostitute, she wouldn't divorce me for cheating, she would divorce me for being disgusting.
Agreed. I don't think personally, that the loli aspect of Japanese culture is that bad, rather the acceptance of sexual acts as separate from the "kokoro" or heart (mental and emotional) is the true issue. If there wasn't this issue, the loli aspect of the culture wouldn't really affect people that much. I personally see loli characters as just one aspect of a character's personality, and that it can be cute. When I walk around Tokyo and see all these sex related products and services being displayed so readily, I can't help but feel that Japan is super capitalist, in that sex is a business, and not something special that's shared between people. This side of Japan can be quite frankly, scary in some ways, and some of the outcomes are these social issues.
I kinda see the argument of it not being cheating. Man’s not gonna run off with a hooker (unless he is extremely dumb which many men are admittedly), and the hooker doesn’t want him at all. She’d probably be chill with the wife wanting to join, hooker don’t give af. If my husband used a prostitute, I don’t think I’d be upset because of cheating either. I’d be pretty irritated because of STD risk and the financial cost, but the “I have been emotionally betrayed” feeling isn’t really that big a factor. Like, it’s similar to if I came home and he bought a $6000 gaming PC in cash. It’s a “tf why” and a “this wastes money” sort of feeling. Like, if he kissed another woman and it was emotional then I’d be devastated. If he paid extra to kiss a prostitute I’d be inconvenienced. Like, you paid extra even? I might even feel pity because that’s just sad. It’s practically a personal failing on my part (except I accept very little culpability here, if I don’t cook dinner then we discuss ordering a pizza, you don’t go out and order one just for yourself smh.) I’ll be the first to admit that my view of relationships is very complicated though and this probably isn’t great reasoning for most people.
In Japan there's no penetration in prostitution(at least by law there isn't) that's why most Japonese don't consider cheating. (Been a while since I learned of this info could be wrong) But of course if you're paying someone to be with you is there really something in the relationship?
Seriously makes me wish I could start a shelter for them so that they could have a safe place that can give them food and a warm place to sleep and help them so they can make a life for themselves instead of just having to live on the street. I’m too young now, but I hope someday to be able to help people like them in any way I can
It's matter of buying old hotel / office building and giving them possibility of entering that place, giving them opportunity to help with the repairs and giving them possibility to have better future just by giving them temporary, safe place to live, maybe even with library and maker space, where they could attend some free lectures about different topics. They are not drug addicts, alcohol abusers, they are just fuckn kids, many of which are intelligent and with huge potential. I would see the Fairy Tail guild logo above its entrance - perfect representation of what they really need. Not perfection - just warmth and hope.
@@danielmichalski94 100% agree unfortunately I’m only 21 years old so definitely would be difficult now, but maybe someday because I agree having a space they can call their own and still have the ability to make a life for themselves is the biggest thing.
Judging by how they look they probably have money by selling their bodies. Not in a regular job either. Ironically this is so unsettling that i'll pretend to be japanese and like japanese pretend this problem doesnt exist.
Japan has some weird problems that I never thought would ever become so common, from young women thinking prostitution is morally acceptable to putting homelessness under a rug. For all the many right things Japan does, when it does mess up it messes up hard.
Japan may have great entertainment, but there's a reason for that entertainment. It's the rug. Japan itself as a country sucks. They have capitulated their rights/freedoms as living man, and succumbed to a supposed governing authority that couldn't give two shits about them and even incentivised to profit off of their misery.
Japan has one of the lowest homelessness rates in the world with only 4000 homeless people. 95% of homeless are on average 51 years old and male. Don't take clickbait as the norm in the country. For comparison, the US had 582,000 homeless in 2022.
@@YangSunWoothat number is so low because teenagers aren’t counted as they still have a registered place of residency. America counts their homeless by physically counting them on the street, we also have a country that’s far bigger than Japan, also for homeless people to get aid in America there needs to be a specific number that’s being reported to get a certain amount of taxes set aside for them so our numbers are HEAVILY inflated because the more homeless that are reported, the more money non profits get. It includes people staying in hotels or in transition as well. These people in Japan need help, please don’t focus on vanity. Recognize the problem and work on helping them. It doesn’t make Japan look bad, looking for help makes you look good. Ignoring the issue makes Japan look bad.
I have been living in Japan for two years. I did not know this particular phenomenon before watching your video, but it was no surprise to me. I think there is a much bigger issue within the Japanese culture well beyond pedophilia -- which is their reluctance to express discontent about anything that they "think" other people would not bother to help or care. There are many more talked about issues like school bullying and chikan (sexual assault on trains and other crowded areas), and all can be said to be down to the same reason. If the people being abused could be more outspoken and resist harder about their own experiences, I am sure more aggressors would be deterred from doing so. I am not saying that the government or police have done enough. But if the crimes were never reported, how could any investigation or remedial action even start? Pedophiles are everywhere and definitely not only in Japan (though it is fair to say the Japanese AV and pop culture have probably made it a bigger issue there). But if people (and victims in particular) starts talking about it more rather than just hiding or running away from it, there will be increasing public support and authorities will be under more pressure to take more appropriate actions against it.
You have to first have an authority that even takes these abused people seriously before they feel safe to declare what has been happening to them. In the case of abused minors I fully believe it is the responsibility of adults to protect and safeguard them from these injustices, we cannot sit around and blame children for not speaking up about their abuse, we have to take action on their behalf.
It's true that reporting is good, but Japan's judicial system is INCREDIBLY biased against women, even more so than other countries, so the result of reporting abuse will most likely only lead to more bad experiences for the victim. I'm pretty sure that's the main reason why reporting rates are low.
There’s just so much pressure on young Japanese kids to be successful and desirable in the eyes of society. Needing ridiculously high grades to get good jobs, needing to be as good looking and fashionable as possible, and needing to always be pleasant and courteous with others… Meanwhile the cost of living goes up, wages stagnate, and proper family values go down the drain… All of this is just a recipe for disaster. I feel bad for these kids who are not only going through all of this, but are likely going to be the generation to feel the affects of this societal decay the worse and in turn spend their lives solving the problems previous generations made.
Getting good grades, keeping your appearance clean and sharp, having professional attitudes is what will stand out over your competition. Its not singular to Japan. Most countries have parents that want their kids to become as successful as they can be in order to have a good income that secures them for when they get older and need that money to retire - especially the medical bills that come at the later stages of life for many. Aiming for mediocre as a way to spite the parents that are pushing you to be better... yeah..living in the streets instead and selling your body to survive is so EMPOWERING. lol
Sounds just like the UK back in 1960s when Japan was undercutting costs against British Cars & Motorbikes. Now China, Vietnam & Philippines are doing a Japan on Japan, but at least the UK has a better social system with free health and care!
As a young woman, I respect men like you who are so brave and morally upright. I can't express it enough in words how much your words bring peace to others.
Heart breaking, it reminds me of why my parents left Japan for America in the first place. I’m actually not Japanese I’m half Chinese and half French, but my parents were living in saitama and moved to New York before I was born. And as I got older I kept wondering why, they insist it’s because the schools and colleges are better here but they never seemed right. Only in my 20s did they start opening up about the harsh culture and uncomfortable common place norms there. Not to mention the racism of the Japanese to Chinese people but I don’t think that would necessarily bother me.
what a compelling video. brilliantly told and well informed. i respect japanese culture and history but as an american i know far too well how a culture needs to constantly be held accountable. i pray for all those little girls. they are , in fact, japans future.
As a parent, bathing with a child is not ok when they enter puberty. Which is actually the time when they show signs of being uncomfortable with such things. After that point, it is nothing about bonding with the child anymore. The parents had over a decade to bond. If it ain't happened, there nothing to bond anymore.
In the United States, the public for a long time thought that rape, wife beating, and child abuse were rare, and when it was reported, the victim was usually blamed, shamed, and dismissed. The Civil Rights movement in the 50s and 60s changed that, as more victims started to be taken seriously, and their situations were publicized, leading to the realization of how pervasive the problem was. This led to changes in the laws and legal system in the 70s and 80s. Also helping was that more women were entering politics and the legal professions, leading to it being less of an old boys club. With regard to children, teachers, doctors, and other people who had close contact with children became mandatory reporters, that is, if they suspected abuse, they had to report it. This would then result in social services getting involved, and in really bad cases, the courts. It was not easy to change, as the attitude that children were the property of their parents, and that society had no right to get involved, was deeply entrenched. It's better now, but the US has a growing home school movement which is all about "parents rights" and opposes any type of monitoring or supervision of home schooled children, who are no longer being seen outside of their homes. In most states, all the parents have to do is notify the school district that they will be home schooling their children. As you can guess, some parents do this simply so they won't be found out. Japan is one of the countries that has a declining birthrate, and a declining population. Every child is worth more to the country than their parents (as future wage earners and tax payers) and should be treated accordingly; for any of them to be treated as trash is a Greek level tragedy.
The homeschooling issue is a bit more nuanced than that. Alot of school districts are allowed to give the kids medication without the parents knowledge or doctors advice. There are also cases where they straight up tell the kids to lie to their parents about various issues.
@@jondmontotothis is wrong, schools are not allowed to practice medicine in the United States. Schools are allowed to administer emergency drugs like epinephrine, glucagon and so on. In fact, many schools do not have the budget to have a nurse present or to keep a stock of drugs.
@@brodude9208 I wish you were right, legally most can't. Some disregard the laws and do it any. There was a father out in Maine when he found out that a clinic operating in his daughter's high school, gave antidepressants without knowledge or consent. When he complained they accentually told him to kick rocks. He pulled his daughter out and got her appointments with another doctor and a therapist. They called CPS on him. He wasn't the first one that this happened to in that district.
Serfdom over freedom, Privledges over Rights, Government/Collectives over the Individual. This is what you get when you hand the reigns of control over you life to another. They will lead you to where it is most profitable for them (both fiscally and in terms of power over you). You ask to be a slave to the system, well they will gladly make you one. Governments only have the power that you grant them.
In the cold hard numeric macro sense, this kind of homeless is strongly correlated to real economic downturn, applicable to anywhere, where there's less resources to "smoothen out" the conflicts between the teens and their parents, or exacerbate their strained economic situations.
Cost of living in the large cities, Tokyo especially, combined with the strict nature of their school system and the notorious work culture of Japan to look forward to... it's no wonder Japan has an issue with disaffected youth. If someone had told me when I was 16 that basically my only options, IF I DO WELL IN SCHOOL, would mostly be wearing a suit and tie every day and working 80+ hours a week, much of it without pay, I'd have said a big ol' "Fuck that" myself. heh
I lived in Tokyo in the late eighties. It's heartbreaking to see what Japan has done to itself. At every turn, the Japanese pant after America in an effort to imitate our way of life with anemic results. The Japanese need to be aware that they are Japanese and not displaced westerners. The same is happening to Korea.
I don't think this has to do with copying american culture, even because pedophilia, prostitution and child abuse are strongly shunned in the US and the entire west. Nor do the west invest so much in saving face like the japanese In fact, western openness makes a much more favourable environment for people to speak up and at least fight. See Johnny Kitagawa case, more than 30 years for serial sexual abuse of minors, it was an "open secret" and no one did anything, even when there's a law telling they should. It took the BBC and a brazilian talent speaking up to the international press for there to be something. A japanese would never do that, they know they will be hammered down simply by having issues. The problem as I see it is in hierarchy and "harmony", the incapacity of japanese people to stand up if it's going to disrupt the comfort of the status quo. Social hierarchy simply makes it impossible for people to be held accountable. For law to be applied equally, there must be equality,. Worse, Japanese people's lack of judgement, or rather, terror-motivated "minding their business" "not stand out", "not disrupt the atmosphere" makes them wilfully blind to the problems that, as a society, they are all responsible for. No culture in the west has those traits. Maybe it would do them well to import the good things. Or maybe they should actually look into their own culture. A culture that came up with wabisabi should know appearances have no value. A culture that had philosophers like Ryokan, Dogen, warrior legends such as Miyamoto Musashi and masters such as Ueshiba Morihei should know that true harmony is never tainted, and never fears fighting for restoring true balance and peace when it lacks.
Wow, I had no idea! I’ve been to Japan many times and actually stayed in Shinjuku a fair bit (maybe on 5 or 6 of my trips), but I apparently never walked past that square. It’s so shocking to me to hear about these kids. I knew that it’s customary for families to bathe together without regard for gender, but had always thought “well, I guess it’s just a different culture, so there’s nothing sexual about it”. This video opened my eyes though. Maybe it *is* non-sexual 99% of the time. Or even 99.9%. But if it happened in just 1 out of 1,000 families, that’d still mean tens of thousands of abused children. I can’t imagine the degree of courage and determination (and desperation) Moka must have to have taken to the streets as a 10 year old girl and survived there. (And I saw in the text overlay that she’s actually attending school now, even though she lives on the street(?) Sugoi!) I hope and pray that she will find stability peace and happiness someday.
What always throws me for a loop about Japan is that for as much as they talk about how their population is declining and nobody wants to have children they sure do not care about them. If anything Japanese people not having kids right now is a blessing, Japan needs to change their culture before worrying about having kids.
I recently was in Japan. After visiting Osaka and then Kyoto, I went to Tokyo. My Airbnb was in Shinjuku. I was recommended by some colleagues of mine to go to a nightclub there which was in Kabukicho. I did not know it was a redlight district, but it was clear as soon as I entered that it was very different from what I had seen up to that point. I probably walked 10 steps before some African guy from South Africa was offering my the night of my life with lots of naked girls if I followed him to his nightclub. And it told me I wouldn't have to pay for drinks since they were free. Apparently he thought I was born yesterday. I told him I wasn't interested but the guy persisted until he went away. Only to be replaced later down the road with another African who "liked my smile and it would be better if I had a pair of tits on my face". Holy shit. The cherry on top was when a small, old Asian lady approached me and offered me very young girls to do with them as I pleased. It was surprising to say the least. I know from what I have seen online that these things are common in Thailand. But I wouldn't have guessed it happened in Japan.
I was reminded during job training to stay the hell out of Roppongi, and already knew to stay away from Kabukicho. I've heard exactly nothing good about either.
I am guessing they are connected to the Japanese Yakuza. I am guessing there aren't many Japanese men who are willing to do that sort of shit.@@CellGames2006
I didn't have the time to visit Roppongi. It was in my to-do list. I had no idea it was also a dump. From what I have seen, Kyoto was the center of culture in Japan. And it was a really amazing city overall.@@ScooterinAB
@@joebloggs3907There are a lot of scams running there. That being said, there's nothing inherently wrong with Tokyo. I had a great time every time I was there because there's so much weird stuff you can do (I really liked the tobacco museum). Kyoto is nice, but it's a lot of temples. Even as a Buddhist I got tired of them after a while. Though I wonder if that "crazy big parfait" place is still there. It's like a salad bowl of parfait.
I'm listening to a podcast right now about the creation of rape kits in the 70s. It started out by talking about how many women and minors were homeless because they fled physical and sexual abuse, and how in the 70s, we would blame them for it or outright disregard the claims. Sending someone back to be abused because your (the royal your) feelings are hurt or because you're uncomfortable does not address the abuse. It sounds like what's old is new again, and Japan is starting to join the rest of the world when it comes to diverse reasons for homelessness.
many people will directly criticize and make fun of countries like India,Pakistan, and other such countries because of the issues there but I haven't seen people discuss issues about countries like us, Korea, or japan they see those countries like heavens on earth thank you for whoever you are for giving these kids a reality check of the country's messed up issues, specially the amount of people who were thinking of japan as some heaven were literally seeing the country as some perfect land or smth.
😂Bro are you blind? Problems, societal issues- racism, drugs, guns etc pertinent to US are most broadcasted and talked about on internet. Even issues- low birth rate, sexism, bullying etc ailing SKorea is widely broadcast these days. Sure India get mentioned here there but nobody is talking abt Pakistan. Get out of your little bubble
In Pakistan girls as young as 10 are given to old men to be slaves and raped in arranged marriages, its totally legal and socially excepted. So of course you dont think you have a problem
Out of sight, out of mind,is not a solution, only love, understanding and acceptance and respect of their individuality in a world where the future is uncertain…
@@BobbsVegine-eg3xz yes, sadly, as long as capitalism drives society, people will exploit others to profit from the billion dollar porn industry, which exploit human weaknesses and those in poverty who only assets is themselves, and wealthy powerful sophisticated people will always attract beautiful women who pose as models with hope of becoming wealthy trophies, which some find the porn industry is their only path to acquire wealth etc, just as prostitution maybe the oldest profession, as women throughout history have needed men for protection etc etc, sadly, it is what it is and I doubt anything will change human nature except by changing the things that drive people to exploit others…
@@ponderingmonk525 that what they say, and knowledge doesn’t always set you free, while integrity and honesty seldom get you anywhere an often can get you terminated….😵💫
If your child feels that living with you is so frightening and terrible that they would rather be homeless, then you have utterly failed as a parent. Full stop.
This is so sad to see. I can't imagine my child living like that. I can't imagine not having my children at home with me. I can't EVEN IMAGINE a parent doing such things to any child, much less their own daughter.
You kill someone finishing his life and suffering you get maximum sentence, you kill some children and let it survive in agony for the rest of its life, you get almost nothing! It’s basically the same here, the difference being State will put those victims under “childhood protection”, taking them from one hell to another. Something’s very wrong with us…
Are there really no social services or individual groups sponsored to take care of these teenagers? I cannot understand how this is still a problem to the point I almost grow distrustful of you AL, it's THAT ridiculous. It just seems like such a waste. I want some sort of resolution for them and justice against their offenders, but first of all they need a place to come home to so they don't have to sell themselves. They don't have to stay in Tokyo and aren't there tons of empty homes in Japan? Teach them skills to live an independent life or even go back to school. I work as a school/career counselor (don't know if there's an exact equivalent, sort of a mix between study coach and sometimes therapist) and this breaks my heart. There's so much potential and room for growth in children/teenagers. Solving this issue in a good way would kill so many birds in one stone. The streets would be "clean", more productive citizens in a dying country and most importantly a chance for these kids.
Even america has good social services for homelessness. However, circumstances like rape in japans cases and addiction in Americas can’t be answered with welfare.
I am not entirely sure but Japan does have some welfare programs but basicly no one would take it due to shame. Pretty sure those are only for adults tho. They should get some social workers that dish out food or money so the kids dont have to pimp themselves out smack dap in the middle of Tokyo.
I think the title is a bit misleading, something like "Why Japan won't TRULY fix its teenage homeless Problem" actually makes it believable. Otherwise great video. Also there was recently a great clip about a japanese Vtuber which had a interesting story, which can lead to running away from home (or even becoming independent and cut yourself from your toxic parent/s as seen in 2nd link)
Thank you for highlighting this darkness. BUT this kind of thing also in my country - the U.S.A. It may different but no less tragic. Where in the 60's, kids left their homes, in recent years parent would force kids to leave for being LGBTIA+ or simply sexually active. Support the good people in our country who continue the good works to keep kids safe.
You just mentioned the alphabet mafia who seem preoccupied with children, which is strange considering the don’t have any… your lack of self awareness is truly spectacular…
@@johneeeemarry34”the alphabet mafia” as someone apart of the group I shall now use this term. Alphabet mafia goes so hard. Also please educate yourself. Like seriously this does infact happen
I completely understand why Muka left home and I don't blame her. I was kicked out of my home at 15 because my father who is Japanese acted the same way towards me growing up. And when I reported him my father and my grandparents disowned me. I stayed as long as I did because I have sisters and I needed to protect them from the abuse I was experiencing. Although I don't have that side of my family anymore I don't regret reporting him for what he did to me. I was told it was cultural for the father to do those things to his daughters. And I should have left family business in the family. I was told I disgraced my family's name but tell people about my abuse. This needs to change. My heart is heavy for the young women in Japan who have been though these things.
As someone from abroad who currently lives in Japan, I agree will all what you explain in your video, except the "bath culture" thing : the fact that a father and his daughter (or, because that's how it is here, a mother with her son) take a bath together isn't a problem by itself. The problem appears only if the child doesn't feel comfortable with it. Then yes, it's a serious problem ! Otherwise, in a country where people take public baths, sometimes open to all genders, it is not. Now, when you hang out in any big Japanese city or even just regularly use the train, you can't miss the numerous advertisements and commercials full of Japanese "Lolitas". Here, a teenager girl isn't basically seen as a person, but as a phantasm. And this phantasm is daily fueled by so many actors, especially major entertainment companies, that Japanese men are full of it. And because 1)Japan is only ruled by elderly and 2)The local population is getting older and older, I don't see how the situation could improve. Not only the young ones - especially the girls - do not have any politic power nor even basic rights, but their population decreases... That's how bad and hopeless it is.
Indeed, the "bath culture" isn't inherently bad, just that some people will use that as an excuse to get away with doing things. Indeed, the political power of the young is just so depressingly weak, their education in Japanese schools is also somewhat warped, in that it is sort of low key designed to produce working members of society who are hard working and obedient. Not inherently bad, but can be misused. The dark aspects of JP society really can get you down.
In 10 years time the post war baby boomers will be mostly dead so your concern that elderly who have all the power (which isn’t actually true) will be dead and then Japan can be managed by the American girls of university age that this UA-cam channel is aimed at, so they can fix everything.. It will be just like Portland so there will be no problems…Don’t be so despondent.
I love learning about different cultures and people's perspectives throughout the world. The only time I will say that a cultural practice is "wrong," is when it hurts or dehumanizes people, and this is unfortunately one of those times. I love Japanese culture, but every culture has it's dark side. I really hope the Japanese government "cleans up the streets" but actually punishing the abusers within the homes and not just trying to get the teens away from others to "look better."
A tall order, the young don't actually have much political power, and the elderly run the nation. Young people are the ones that actually perceive future problems, still having many years ahead of them. A sad situation, but it's a gargantuan task to change the nation.
When I heard that about the police, I had instantly to think of Austria and Ireland... I thought that this was a predominantly catholic issue... For those who don't know: both countries had a LOT of girls running away from public institutions such as orphanages or schools for difficult children (either slow learners, or those with antisocial tendencies) because the abuse they suffered there was beyond comprehension! The police collected the runaways and returned them, even if the girls could provide evidence of fresh physical abuse... The police called them names that I cannot repeat here, but it insinuated that they were worthless and would steal and sell themselves for fun... While in Ireland, there were fatalities related to the abuse, I'd say Austria really takes the cake, as the frigging catholic orphanage had rented out the pretty girls to the local high society, and the not-so-profitable ones were rented out to medical experiments (this was in the 1960s). It was one of the many reasons I denounced the faith I had been raised with (other reasons included trying to extort taxes from me when I was broke and close to being homeless and how abusive the church was to my parents.).
Many comments say they're sad about this. Emotions like that never being helpful. It doesn't matter how you feel about other people's situation. Your emotions are useless. So stop saying that you're sad. You're not helping.
Thank you for making this informative video! I never knew of this and so glad that I’m able to forward this to many more. Hope we can change this cruel world in one way or another…
The tragic thing is, this is not only happening in Japan, it's happening everywhere... and it's happening overtly and secretly, it's happening a little more or a little less, but it's happening everywhere. Do we all have to review our supposed values and our supposed ethics? Maybe we should all review our supposed sensitivity, when we see such situations here on youtube, or elsewhere, but when they happen "next to" us we are "deafeningly" silent. Should we stop pretending to be civilized and modern and admit that we are not? Is all this so-called Western, so-called "free" so-called "democratic" culture not even a culture? "food" for thought from a Greek...
Yes, the "Stranger danger" phrase is brainwashing us all. By far the largest threat to children are the men in their own household, followed by close family "friends" (including priests).
Instead of fixing the core problem, they throw a shallow bandaid on it. The core problem is: WHY? Why do these teens rathestay on the street than home? Do they even HAVE a home? Japan STILL holds an unreasonable mindset towards children. But not just that, important issues, like : domestic abuse, domestic SA, abuse by teachers or other adults, ect. Will not be discussed openly, because the typical japanese adult having a family , believes in "image" more than truth and reality. Japan is not the only country that denies the core problem. Too many countries do. Mine included.
I don't think it's correct to simply label all of those kids as delinquents but I have to say that homeless people in my country, Portugal, look a lot different from them. Nice clothes, dyed hair... I don't think it's very common to see a homeless person with those.
Not really an expert & have never travelled overseas, but from what I've been given to understand: Japan has lots of public bathhouses & "love hotels" & internet cafes & karaoke spots that operate around the clock. So I guess if you can do enough odd jobs, scam, panhandle, or prostitute enough, every so often you might make enough money to take a bath or have a place to rest overnight or at least a few hours. I'm guessing that depending on the social, political, & economic state of a nation or region, the features of homelessness & poverty will vary slightly from place to place.
There’s a lot of homeless people in Japan and quite a few of them if you saw them you’d probably never guess they were homeless because well.. if you had nice clothes already and you ran away with a suitcase and a bag or two like on of the images seen in the video.. you probably would have a decent enough wardrobe so you can still present nicely/cleanly which is something Japanese people are all about, cleanliness and upholding a good image. These teenage girls aren’t just gonna throw away their makeup because they’re running away? If they have dyed hair it’s probably because they already had it dyed before running away or even more likely, they just bought hair dye for like.. not even 2 bucks. Japan is one of the easiest places to run away in because 99% of the people that run away can easily stay in a manga cafe or Internet cafe or love hotel because the manga cafes have private rooms a lot of times and everything there is very very cheap generally. The food in Japan is also extremely cheap and affordable and you can get a bowl of ramen for like 3 dollars many places? It’s not ideal sure but it’s way more manageable than almost any other country in the world. All they have to do is pick up some odd jobs or.. unfortunately… do sex work. And I also hear that it’s hard to find housing there so even if they had a 9-5 it’s probably difficult to get apartments bc of that
From what I heard they can mostly be found in the red light district area of tokyo where unfortunately they get preyed on by even more creeps but they still go with it so they can have a bit more control over their life than back home. This explains where they get money for stuff. It's truly heartbreaking:((
I'm American with 3 daughters that live in Japan with their mother. I go and visit them every year. When you said that some fathers still take baths with their daughters (sometimes up to the age of 20) those fathers are disgusting and need help or jail. Shame on everyone that turns a blind eye to this! Parents and the authorities need to open their eyes and take responsibility for their actions or lack there of and take control of this immediately and stop trying to just sweep it under the rug. I love Japan, but this side of it where they only think of how it looks on the surface stance needs to change! Now!!!!!
Feel sad for the young generation. In my generation, as long as we work hard and keep regular money saving habit, we still manage to buy our own home (with mortgage) after 10-15 years work. This generation is kind of lost their hope and may double our effort in our age
I just went to kabukicho tower 2 days ago. I think the situations have changed a little. I saw more homeless guys more than teenagers there. And there are barely any tachanpo (立ちんぼ) around Okubo Hospital now...they have cameras around since then.
Likely, they've just moved somewhere else. It's the same story for the homeless in Japan, they get shooed from one place to another all the time. Out of sight, out of mind, pretty much.
Hi, I'm not sure how good your japanese actual is, but wouldn't it make huge sense to post these videos in japanese with english subtitles, so japanese young people can watch and learn about their country? Currently most japanese people dont care about politics. I think your videos would help them :)
They want westerners to do there dirty work for them.. Why do you think they always make content about just woman ? They want to unleash American girls of university age on Japan to make ‘changes’.. they are using the plight of these unfortunate youngsters that go to the city for the bright lights and excitement for their own agenda..
Clearly this issue is happening everywhere, with a slight difference. In America these teenagers are heading into adulthood and still living with their parents past their college years, it is all because these kids today cant afford to live on their own.
* Clearly this issue is happening everywhere, with a slight difference. In America these teenagers are heading into adulthood and still living with their parents past their college years, it is all because these kids today cant afford to live on their own. * It happens in Japan too. Everywhere when house prices are too high.
It’s sad that japan police were told to just remove these teenagers from the streets to show the street as tidy and clean and not actually helping them find proper shelter
These teenagers are not the problem, they are a symptom. For most of them the issue is at "their home", a place that doesn't feel like home. Homelessness is not a choice, it's a last resort, done to get away from something they see as even worse. "Sending them home" is not a solution, it doesn't work long term.
Well, at least I didn't see a bunch of homeless teens on the streets. It's the usual crackheads and drunks over here. I'd rather see adults being homeless than children being homeless tbh.
@@adamyoung9132 i didn't either. I saw girls in fishnets and kinky outfits at certain spots. Dudes in black suits that stands outside and stare into your soul. Though I wasn't aware of homeless teens during that time. Might've seen them but when they're wandering around, they look like normal people.
i think the kids are more likely to run away nowadays due to having access to information about others doint it in their situation. If you have the choice between selling yourself to your dad or selling yourself to some strangers its pretty bad. Them knowing there are others like them out there might swing the decision to running away.
Unfortunately it is because of parenting issues, the effect of divorce!, adultery, drugs, lack of compassion, schools becoming individualized and not a second home for this teens....
My mother is Japanese and she definitely abused me. It wasnt the worst as it could have been, but verbal and physical abuse for years and constant threats to throw me out, sell the house and leave me on my own over and over. Japanese people of that generation often dont seem to know how to love and see kids as property and born in debt to them. I couldn't imagine if both my parents had this mentality. As an adult i work in Japan, often with children. Theres no support for children and nowhere for them to go and people turn a blind eye all the time if parents are mistreating them. Its just generational trauma over and over, with very little access to mental health or relationship advice. Its just considered normal and people are so private who knows what more happens behind closed doors
The fact that women and girls are regularly molested / touched inappropriately on the trains shows a huge lack of respect for women in Japan. Your report shines a brighter light on why this would be permitted in a modern society. Explains much of what is shown in anime as well.
It's heartbreaking. To think that the same people that helped create you.. your father.. or even mothers sometimes.. taking advantage of you physically, when they're supposed to be the one taking care of you and protecting you is just sickening to think about. Completely vulnerable.. no one to go to, no one to ask help from.
Like US, how It's falling its youth I lost three friends due to suicide, It's family pressure, College not guaranteed job 70% of the time, and ostrozies problem yea...no wonder
The issue with the father and keeping good record reminds me how it is in Finland regarding bullying in schools here and how it is being treated. Things happen, nothing is being done to actually fix it, news report it and then things are taken bit more seriously (Although I think once things calm down same continues with nothing being done) "Fixing" the problem when it is being more known to save your face is awful behaviour. Actually work on things so it won't be repeated. I know this is not easy thing to do but when something is serious, spend time on it. Trying to go easy way won't help long term. Short term solution is not enough to make people's lives better.
I've also read that they have many unused houses in Japan. why don't the government just repurpose that to be used by the homeless and probably while they are at it modernize their countryside so that it appeals to the younger generation?
indeed not even houses but entirely depopulated areas with huge school buildings that are emply and could house hundreds of them. Just a bus, some futons a soupkitchen and the whole 12 year olds pimping themselves out in the middle of Tokyo is done.
Question: There are some 300,000 or more Japanese that purposefully disappear every to escape family issues or shame. And if they leave a note then they cannot be reported as missing to the police. Thus, what happens if these children do not leave a note? Will the police assist in locating their children if missing? I am not sure of all the causes of the runaway children. It is certainly sad if they were in fact abused. Or if they were bullied at school and wanted to escape. In the future I will make a point to stop by and talk to them and see if they need any of my assistance. In Japan, many people can receive help but find the process overwhelming. I think of the process as a fantastic treasure hunt!!
I grew up in a violent and abusive household, however the abuse was mostly done by my mother. I didn’t run away from home, but I can sympathize and completely understand why some kids do. People who think all runaways are just rebellious teenagers are ignorant: if things aren’t that bad at home, NO ONE would rather live on the streets or prostitute themselves. Those “entitled bratty” teens would return back to their comfortable home within a week of being on the street! I think the introduction of tiger-parenting has completely RUINED asian culture too and contributes to homelessness. I remember that since I was 5 years old, my mother sent me to classes for 16+ hours a day SEVEN days a week. It was normal for me to finish at 1-2am. If I made a mistake on the piano, she would bash my fingers in with the cover. My finger would turn black and blue and be unable to move it for 1-4 weeks. Asian parents also use military grade torture tactics (like waterboarding) on kids for minor mistakes like a bad grade. There’s also psychological abuse like starvation, verbal abuse, and throwing out all of a child’s toys. It’s revolting and has no logic. Asians also need to acknowledge that many of our parents have toxic marriages. I had so many friends whose parents would scream at each daily, throw objects, and then take their anger out on the children because children are the easiest target to bully. And don’t worry about me guys. I moved out at 18 and haven’t contacted my family in years. Hopefully the toxic older generation will die out soon, and the younger generation will stop turning a blind eye to many issues. Asians should be a culture to be proud of and children do not deserve to grow up like this.
9:50 when you said "let's put all our love for Japan aside", I rolled my eyes. Japan has been having issues for YEARS. Sexual harassment of women, overworking employees, the fact that "lolicon" and "shotacon" are not banned by the country and making that a foundation for pedophiles. The love of the country to oversexualise women and or put women in unfavorable situations. The country has a lot of issues and people who have "nothing but love for it" are blind. Yes, there are good things about the country, but imo the issues with the country greatly overshadow the positives. Thank you for bringing this topic up and giving it more light. Good video. Keep it up.
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The Japanese government (like many governments) treats the symptoms not the cause. They sweep the streets of these children and they say the "problem" is gone. Just like they punish drug users and ignore dealers. The government should make the parents of these minors pay for their care! Legally, parents are [held] responsible for their children until they are 18 years old.
I wish the government takes care of them, and foreigners do not take advantage of them
Really sad to see that you're trying to help, to solve a problem.... Whout having a idea on what's going on in this wolrd... Goverments, police, parents, brothers, teachers, doctors and so on (this is called society) team up to destroy the life of this teenagers. It might take you your entire life to realize the truth if you achieve to finally see it. And then, if you achieve to understand what's really going on you won't dare to fight for the cause, you'll be to scared. I tried once, I investigated the problem of pedophilia paying an inimaginable price dicovering the truth of what's going on behind all that destroyed lives. They won't stop, they will keep you busy incapable of seeing the truth. I hope that you will the one to change the world, but my inside is sadly telling me that this will still happening for several thousands of years as it's been happening for several thousands of years as well.
Are there any charities established that work towards helping these kids at all?
@@BloodyMane1992 Of course there are a lot of charities that work towards helping these kids. As everyone does they will keep half of your donation for personal benefit and the rest will be for transport, labour, taxes and then the remaining if something will be for these kids.
Ranging from sexual abuse to societal pressure in school has forced the hand of many young children to flee their situations and become homeless. I am sure a sum of these kids have decided being homeless is better than their other options, which is just tragic.
Sadly so true. Far too often people automatically relate homelessness to mental illness or drug abuse. While those are a factor for some, it's not the only factor, and not for everyone.
@@Burton1973do you have to get sexually abused do have an opinion? Absolutely idiotic. 🤦
@@Burton1973 Terrible take. Have you ever been killed then dont have an opinion on it.
@@Burton1973I have, and i see no problems with his comment.
japan society dieing and the government does not care
Being a father of daughters I can't imagine the pain these young ladies suffer. Protection of the child should be a parent's main goal. Sad.
Wtf her own father is forcing sex whts going on here
I can fix them lil bro 😈
@@lilmeater4785 what
THEY NEED AI ROBOTS WITH SERVICE
@@lilmeater4785 i have read watch alot of hentai to know where is this is going
This is like shooting your own foot. Japan ignores their younger generation, their future. They recognize that their country's population is declining, but only act when the media is angered. I really hope Japan tweaks their system so the younger generation can at least have some sense of hope in there future.
Lol they planned this. There not ganna do anything to what they wanted and created.
From where I stand, ain't just Japan shooting themselves in the foot.
The older people get the more likely they are to vote, particularly in Japan where the population is aging fast. So of course politicians cater to where there are electoral gains to be made. It is to the point that there are parks where children are forbidden to play because it disturbs the elderly neighborhood. Like, hello! In 10 years you'll be depending on some of those kids to wipe your ass and spoon-feed you, mister elderly! 🤷🏽♀️
@@CursiveDragon nah, they are shooting both foots with a shotgun
that's what you get when you put amoral right wingers in charge and when the only retaliation is angry, destructive leftist ideas. Where the fuck are the sane and humanistic educated? All they have now are statesmen for the corps and for nationalism. Then again the rise of fascism is a world wide paradigm right now. Isn't that fun being at the cusp of war again over these stupid feelings? Born at the end of a golden era, do the cycles ever repeat...
The marketing that Japan has done for itself as a country is honestly phenomenal. Even when these widespread problems are brought up for discussion, so many people just outright deny their existence because of Japan’s “pristine reputation”. Everyone turns a blind eye, whether due to pride or embarrassment, foreigner and citizen alike.
partially their own doing, partially our own doing. Our biases and stereotyping of Japan esepcially from a place like the USA will blind us to the possiblity of any problems like this ever occuring.
I think it has more to do with the fact that people have usually seen or heard alot from their own countries aswell. In Scandinavia this will be shocking, but someone from Brazil, Mexico, the Middle-east, or even England probably won't flinch as much at this. The classic "well at least theres no school shootings" kind of mindset.
Even, if we as foreigners say something about it? They will not do anything about it. Just, tell you to go away.
Japan has far worse issues than homeless teenagers even so it's not something you can't just turn blind eye. All of us outsiders can do is get stories of those people out in the world because japanese government would just sweep it under rugs and conservatives in government are especially problematic. There is roughly 300000 people in japan who aren't even japanese by nationality. Of all of them roughly 60-70% do not know that they're ainu because japanese attempted to assimilate them and thin their dna to remove every trace of their existence but thankfully they failed. For a long time those who knew lived in fear of prosecution, lot of older ainu still have traumas because they lived through that attempt. They preserved most of their culture but ainu language is on verge of extinction. Japanese government never apologized to ainu nor they've shown shread of remorse.
it's not just japan that did that. western media romanticized japan a lot too.
there’s no homeless centers for them? no resources ? no psychological services ? abuse interventions ? this is so sad
this is very sad, and if we look deeper in the japan society, they actually have a manner for keeping they people in good health. And what, just the old ones?
its sad to say that those problem seen as shameful or even taboo in Japanese high society, so politician tend to ignore those things
Those barely exist, and not just in Japan, but also In Korea and China. The reason is this concept of "face". If you never looked into far eastern cultures, it's a difficult concept to grasp, but ultimately, it is the dark side of putting the community and society above the individual. You are, at all times, expected not to cause trouble for the community, not to bring shame to anyone in the household, since it won't reflect badly on just that one person, it will reflect badly on the entire household. You're suffering, BECAUSE of prominent, respected members of the community? Well, that's your problem, obviously they have served the community well enough to be respected, therefore they shall not be shamed, because that will reflect badly on EVERYBODY else in that community. "Yeah, he was an abuser, but imagine how bad everybody else for ever having respected them, they are all shameless and lack good morals!" Since the rest of the community does not want to be judged, rocking the boat and shaming respected figures is an absolute no-no. You should instead suffer on, because your suffering keeps the rest of the community chugging along and at peace, so ultimately the greater good is achieved. If you decide to rock the boat and refuse to endure it, you will be a pariah both inside the community (because you brought shame to everyone in said community by shaming a respected member) and outside (since you were part of the community that is now disgraced, clearly you too are shameless and lack good morals).
Because of this, establishing homeless centers or other services, is basically admitting that the community doesn't work as it should, which is in and of itself shameful and a loss of face, so most people who are not directly impacted, want to sweep it under the rug, since then they don't have to admit that they themselves are active part of a broken system. Out of sight, out of mind.
No. The answer to your questions is no. It's not great. Although Japan does slowly drag itself along. I was always under the impression that mental health problems apparently only happen to foreigners, though I had a co-worker take mental health leave (I took some health leave as well, related to mental health), and my employer seemed to handle it very well. But on the whole, psych services and victim services in Japan are beyond nascent, and problems like homelessness are too often put out of sight so that people don't have to think about them. Though to be fair to Japan, where I live now has had a homelessness problem for... 4 decades and people are acting like it's a new thing.
Japanese ppl ALWAYS turn a blind eye to their problems. Once exposed, they will come out to public to apologize but return home and act like nothing happened. This is a common mentality for majority of them and their culture is to remain silent refusing to acknowledge. They act like WWII massacre never happened and they pretend everything is good in their country. Remember the jpop perverted guy who sexually abused so many boys? It was so sick but the nation didn’t want to deal with this. For Japan, their beautiful image is everything. Nothing else matters.
Abusing another person, sexual or physical, no matter the "culture" is not okay, and never will be.
Taking away a childs childhood by abuse, should face a lifetime in jail (atleast 80y). A life for a life.
Stop bringing culture into that. It happens regardless of culture, and the ones using culture as a defense are just plain evil trying to dodge accountability.
@@hentype I 100% agree, that's why i used " " on culture, as a way to highlight it as bullshit talk. It was because the video talked about culture I took it up.
@@hentype That's why they said no matter the culture...
Atleast 3671 years..
Or Death Penalty.
Me being a dad of 4 daughters this breaks my heart. Yes I am Japanese living in America and I would go to the ends of the earth to protect my kids and I have worked sometimes 2 to 3 jobs to make sure my kids have everything. I could never imagine my kids being homeless and I would definitely have gone to prison for doing something bad to Mocas father. Just saying I see these kids as my own and would love to help them
You are an amazing father, I'm sure your daughters are happy knowing they have the best dad the world could give. ☺
family is everything...
@@harshdhillon6263untill your family takes advantage of you
family can be your biggest enemy or obstacle and set u up for failure or unalive you @@harshdhillon6263
I too am the father of 4-daughters..
They are My treasures..💕
Heaven forbid but
I will gladly give any of my body parts for them should a situation arise that they will need One.. 😢
Something not mentioned: even if you DO report your own parents, and nothing actually happens, the abuse frequently gets *_worse_*
I taught a girl at her grandparents home in Japan since she was 9 years old. Father had abandoned her after being caught embezzling money from his company (very typical, actually). Mom was a single Mom and worked in network marketing and as a prostitute for out of town businessmen. One night while I was teaching her at the Grandparents house, the girl told me she was afraid of her Mom and showed me the bruises she got from her Mom beating her to wake her up for school in the morning. She also said there were lots of uncles visiting the house and she wasnt allowed into her Moms home while they were there. so she often had to hang out at her grandparents home or else she would have to wander the streets until they left. She kept asking her mom if she could meet her cousins if they were her uncles and asked why they didnt visit her grandparents. Her grandparents vouched for her Mom and told her they were from her Dad's side of the family, which made absolutely no sense at all.While she was telling me this and showing me her brusines, her Mom suddenly walked in the door and stared her down then went to the living room and started beating the grandparents!!! I called the police and had the girl tell them what was happening. Two officers, showed up in what seemed like eternity, one older officer, who did all the talking, and one young officer who seemed to be just be there to watch. Grandparents were covered in scratches and blood. I was in a complete daze, wondering how on earth I ended up in this situation and what on earth was going to happen. Mom just stood there with a smirk on her face. The police officers questioned her and the grandparents and the police said..Well who is paying for this English teacher? Mom raised her hand. Who is paying for her education? Mom raised her hand. How about these clothes she is wearing? Mom raised her hand. The officers said...then she is well taken care of. This is not our business and they turned and walked away. I took her to my place and we called her aunt and uncle to come and help. That is when it dawned on me that if you don't have family to protect you in Japan, you are seriously screwed, period. There is no way you are going to get help from any authority other than your family and friends nd you can only hope that they will shelter you or if you can escape somehow. She is an adult now, her grandparents abandoned her as well and her Mom is trying to be in her life, but anytime she gets near her Mom, she herself can easily get triggered and get violent towards her Mom, and she can really mess her up too. I work with a lot of kids from messed up families. Sometimes the English teacher is the only person they can talk to. Society just ignores them.
This is a very concerning story. It baffles me that the police did not do anything about what happened. I hope the girl will treat her children, if she will have them, better.
Thank you for sharing this. I've heard similar, just not as violent. Unfortunately, this happens in The States as well: "good looking" families able to abuse their kids for years and even if the cops do show up, nothing of anything is done. Hell, even sometime clearly abused kids are left. I've help treat a few when I was in nursing school.
@@mementomori502probably the same happens in these policeman's house. They are the pedo cirminals.
Sadly this is normal all over the world
It's very a very rare exception that victims get any help at all.
And then everybody clapped...
Saying it's cultural is an excuse. It's sexual abuse and it's not the child's fault. A runway teen runs away for a reason such as abuse. We in America don't loose face, losing face is a cultural thing.
The whole stupid face thing make Asians look like 5 year old children that can't handle the truth. Make a mistake; own it, and do better. That is how society improves.
Giving an excuse isn't the same as pointing out the reasons or aggravating factors of the problem.
its also a world problem when the girl dont have rights and freedom ,its make they wanna kill the man and its make big conflict so we know why japan family is broken cause not enough love and strong ,and they want to free and yes hiding from religion
@@brodude9208 i dont get what you mean
They mean as it being normalized by the culture. Not as an excuse to any of this happening. If pop culture plays it as a light hearted joke, police doesn't do shit, no one protects them and they're not protected + slut shamed by the system and society then you can call it a cultural and systematic phenomenon.
I've said this before but it's social issues that I think if you overlook you won't understand why Japan is in decline. Moreover, you can argue that the country needs to fix its declining population but rather they need to start with helping out the youth they have now if they have any hopes of bringing in new kids into their society or shaping the work/life culture they have now.
After seeing and knowing what they've experienced as girls and young women, why would they want to risk bringing another girl, which would be their own daughter, into their world? That could be one of the reasons for the low birth rate.
Asians and I mean here Chinese, SK, Japanese took the worst cancer of their cultures and mixed it with worst cancer of the western culture.
Not to mention Japan has almost no welfare system for the vulnerable. Just Universal Healthcare and thats it. I worry on how these kids feed themselves... A famine, but only for young homeless cause nobody will hire them.
This is a common issue, here in Belgium the youth is being neglected and blamed for everything, mental health is on decline and the government acts as if the youth these days are just not it. But our economy is failing, RENTING a place is nearly impossible if you do not have a partner (leading to more people actually going back to old traditions and people feeling in a rush to find a partner) the future looks dark, as a matter of fact I am studying in university but I don't even see a future in this country. What I am trying to say is that this is a trend I see in a lot of countries: well-being of the youth is being ignored by the government, leading to an overall decline of the population and leading to more and more adults with troubled minds.
The future is dark everywhere. 90s were a lie.
I am a Filipino-American who was a former U.S. Army soldier who was stationed in South Korea. I met my Japanese Wife of 26 years now when she was a homeless sixteen 16 year old teenager. I was on military leave in Japan for a 2weeks but had to extend my military leave for over month so I can marry her after having to have a written permission from her estranged parents who did not want her. I fell in love with her and we now live happily in San Mateo, California with a daughter and son. She NEVER EVER WANTS TO SEE NOR SPEAK TO HER PARENTS EVER AGAIN. NOT ONCE. EXCEPT WHEN HER YOUNGER BROTHER VISITED AND CALLS HER. So at least my children can have an uncle.
I can't fault her for not wanting to have anything to do with her parents, would feel the same if I where in her shoes.
Yeah, she said it had been really nice all these years, especially having had children....IT was like GROWING up all over again only better she said. She reads alot and learns from books and spends most of her time with me and the children, and only does gardening and going for walks and watching soaps. She REALLY CRIES DURING THE HOLIDAYS, BECAUSE SHE SAYS SHE HAS A HOME AND A FAMILY AND SAYS THOSE ARE THE TWO BEST GIFTS SHE HAS. NO WONDER SHE SPENDS ALOT OF TIME AND EMPHASIS ON OUR DAUGHTER.
@@SvengelskaBlondie I was 20 and she was 16 and turned 17 two months after we got married. She says that I made her life NORMAL AGAIN AND WHOLE!!!
That's a nice story. Lucky for both of you.
@@raymondacevedo-padilla9092 why would they call the cops on him since they never wanted her in the first place? If anything it seems like that would just mean they are getting rid of their shame by just signing an agreement to get her away from them as quickly and as best as possible. Being married would mean she would never "trouble" them again
It's appalling that parents would sexually abuse their children. I wonder what's their intentions to give birth to children, if they just want to make them suffer for the rest of their lives.
Small dick energy.. I mean.. they had wifes they made children with. Watched their girls grow up but in Japaneese society it is common that warmth of marriage fades quite quickly when kids appear. Even it is quite common to cheat with prostitutes and many wifes accept that as a norm for men to cheat with prostitutes. What I don't get is when a wife is present in house yet she does not protect her daughter from harm and why the system won't help those homeless kids as it shoud take them in their care or give to foster parents or other facility to give them warmth and care they lacked in their own home.
@@mariow7818 it really is "we live in a society" kind of ideology. feels like the wife rather have their daughter be homeless, as a runaway child, than bring shame to herself by letting neighbors know her husband sexually assaulted their child.
@@mariow7818please use your head the one that thinks 😂
Their intention is to have the image of a family
The fact the one girl was assaulted by her father at age 10. Absolutely disgusting. Why even have kids.
From watching a lot of Japanese content and creators, I have gathered that Japan caters to its elders for their votes. And they always say ‘we did our best and we changed why are these issues still surmounted?’ While not changing anything or even making tighter restrictions and rules.
Every democratic nation caters to its elderly voters. It's because they can be relied upon to turn out and they are also the most ignorant of current events because they trust news institutions that are no longer trustworthy.
I knew a bunch of older folks when I lived in Japan. Interestingly, they were more critical of the country than people my age and younger, who would just tow the party line. The problem Japan faces is that it has to change, but its cultural values prevent that from happening. The nail that sticks out gets hammered down. People don't speak up about problems because they're taught from early childhood not to cause problems. What I saw was a lot of older people coming to understand the outcome of this approach, though I'm sure there are at least just as many that stay in line.
@@ScooterinAB Maybe older folks feel they have more authority & thus are more confident to speak out?
Very western take. You are missing the Confucianism aspect which values seniority and thus lionize the elderly.
I don't understand how a man much less a father can abuse a child like that. When I saw my first child for the first time all I felt was love, compassion, and a sense of duty. Never should a man take advantage of a child. We as men should want to protect the children of this world and set great examples for them.
men often abuse women. none of this is that shocking sadly.
The problem is that some people don't think the same way. Some people like power, and that's always where this kind of thing comes from.
you realize some men are twisted and will have children to fulfill some weird fantasy
I also heard of cases where people who get stressed take it out on their children?
Are you surprised that men take advantage of women sexually? Have you been living under a rock?
I came from a bad home and ran away as a teen when I was in foster care, I ended up in BAD situations. I'm so scared for these young ones 😢
There arent that bad of situations to end up in compared to other countries. Being homeless in Japan is probably nicer than living in quite a few countries.
@@rokko_fableyou would be surprised.
@@rokko_fable it doesn't change the fact still that being homeless can be bad for anyone regardless where he/she is.
@@lousu-y9j sure. but it can definitely be much much worse, depending on where.
@@rokko_fable so u can live on the streets and u think, hey it could be worse? rly? xDDD i doubt that!! xDDDDDD
Until Japanese politicians come to realize the country requires a LAW to protect children such as Child Welfare Legislation, nothing will happen.A budget to support this legislation and social workers and agencies in every prefecture can protect such children.This also requires huge amounts of training for the police, schools and only then there is an independent agecy to protect children.
I agree, but will they ever do that? That's the big question. Maybe other help is required from outside organizations until the time is right its difficult because they are powerless and do not have any support or influence.
not only Child Welfare Law but also WOMENS rights should improved.
and to think some Japanese families went to live on other countries because of that favorable womens welfare laws that existing and working in that country (talk about maternity leave is a win, also sure they'll back to work after that unlike in Japan where is almost sure a career ending situation)
The old politicians themselves are predators in vast cases
this can be helped much more directly and even on the cheap side.. but they dont care.
Government isn't the answer.
I lived 7 year and Japan and I never understood that these kids in Kabukicho were actually homeless teenagers. It all makes sense now... I am so sorry for them and I wish I could have helped them at that time. Other than this NPO mentionned in the video, do you guys know if there is any other organization helping them? I'd love to donate.
That's a great idea. Probably not soo easy in Japan to set up an organization like that.
The Japanese bathing statistic at 9:30 is weirdly structured. If you add up all those percentages it equals exactly 100%. Meaning even though 25% of dads responded with exactly "Age 10", 46% responded that they stop bathing with their daughters at "10 or older". Or to put it another way, nearly 10% (1 in 10) of fathers are still bathing with their daughters past the age of 12 during their daughters' teen years when many of them have developed visible breasts.
I've seen other translated media that highlights a weird power dynamic involving their mothers and sisters as well. Most Japanese girls feel comfortable bathing with their fathers until about age 6 or so where they don't have the body consciousness, but even when they express that they're ready to stop, their mothers (and even older sisters) will encourage them to stick it out a little while longer for their fathers' sake. Buddhism has these built-in tenants where you subject yourself to emotional turmoil for the sake of spiritual growth (one example might be choosing not to turn on the AC even though it's hot in the house...not to save money...but to purposely endure discomfort for the sake of toughening one's spirit). So mom will be like "yeah, I get it's embarrassing but you should endure it just a little while longer".
I saw a Japanese variety show once highlighting a dad dropping in on an argument between his two daughters where the 2nd grade daughter is expressing she doesn't want to bathe with her dad anymore, and the older daughter is basically telling her off like "Girl, I stuck it out until 5th grade, you can too!" and the butt of the joke was the dad having this shocked realization like "Did both of my daughters hate me this much?", and then the studio audience busts into laughter at the dad's expense.
Japan.....wild country 🙄.
Because yall americans always think sex
@@tomaccinodefinitely an oversight by higher ups who more than likely also play into these harmful practices and worse is that the children are looked at as property instead of people.
In fact many parents believe they own their children and when they run away or distance themselves from their parents it's shocking because they "owned" them and also cared for them. Most times they were predatory, abusive, taking advantage of, any number of terrible things.
@@tomaccinopedophilia not being a crime is really wild. But it reminds me of the fact that child brides used to be normal, a girl turned into a women by starting her period. I'm a women and when I hear stories about 19 year olds, in my head I'm thinking "aaw a kid is facing her first adult responsibilities" but for most men that 19 year old is a whole full grown legal adult women more than ready for everything. I was not done with physically growing when I was 19, it's crazy scary to think about the different perspectives and their consequences.
wow
@@JaxJenks 18 is an arbitrary number that we chose not some rule of nature. How daft do you have to be to think that your current views of morality and the world should apply to all times and everywhere? There were reasons why the age of adulthood was different throughout history. And your views that you weren't done physically growing (which is probably bullshit, almost everybody has stopped growing by that point) is just you trying to justify your current views by attempting to use science as a crutch.
If it were to come out that you treating people that are 18 or 19 as not full adults has ruined their lives and hurt their futures permanently would you even care... of course you wouldn't because you don't actually care you just want to be seen as a good person that is better than others.
It's crazy that a lot of the abuse suffered is from their own parents.
I am young and was abused a lot by my dad. It's insane the fact parents who are suppose to be there for you become these unholy monsters even without their own control. Sorry Moka.
Yeah it's insane because it's abnormal. Your parents are abnormal.
As much as I love Japan and their culture, everytime I'm over there and walk through Kabukicho at night I was very much aware of what was going on there. It hurts to see how this country leaves those teenagers and kids alone and is just doing something superficial and wrong so they can say "see we're doing something!" As long as politicians keeping a blind eye to these huge problems and basically protecting predators, there is not much hope for them. There HAS to be a big change, but while traditionalism on one side is a good thing to keep certain aspects alive, it can be so harmful to important things like these...
@@Fuckisrael2that's a personal opinion and you are entitled to have it. I have to say...I've seen worse. Way worse.
ye it's so fucked up
So you thought Japan was perfect? What little fantasy do you live in? Every country has a flaw in their own ways, Japan still has much less than that. Kabukicho is just a tiny tiny city in Tokyo lol.
@@Official-OpenAI 🤣🤣 the hell is your problem? I never said that it is perfect. Also I didn't say that the whole of japan is like that. I just talked about Kabukicho lol
@@RenegadeSamurai "It hurts to see how this country.." I guess you are just terrible at picking your words then.
I walked pass that square almost everyday, I was shocked at the homeless teenagers wearing cat ears, and dragging office chairs around.
What are the office chairs for
I imagine so they have something to sit on? From what I have seen there's not a lot of public seating just to sit around like there is in America@@ClayMastah344
@@ClayMastah344to sit 🙂
The Japanese Government should at least see this phenomenon as a way to fill jobs in food service, farming and retail spaces. Just build some capsule Apartment blocks for all of thiem to live in. And give them the appropriate education so they can reach their own dreams.
Sounds like a good idea. Why don't you go to Japan and tell officials that in person? Who knows, you might be surprised by their reactions of your suggestions
@@MrHeart1similar to the first black lawyer in Japan that helps mainly japanese woman.
Japanese society really needs a major reform, or else foreigners would change the social dynamics. I wouldn't be surprise in the future if a high ranking person(s) in Japanese Government is/are a half blooded.
@@BobbsVegine-eg3xz Wait who?
Japanese government doesn’t want to spend full Amounts , so the invited 5000 Vietnamese under work visas . In meantime, Japanese government shows this to the world that Japan is accepting foreigners Or refugees? Total refugees is under 15000 people.
(1) 中国 ７１６，６０６人 （構成比 ２６．０％） （－ ７．９％）
(2) ベトナム ４３２，９３４人 （構成比 １５．７％） （－ ３．４％）
(3) 韓国 ４０９，８５５人 （構成比 １４．８％） （－ ４．０％）
(4) フィリピン ２７６，６１５人 （構成比 １０．０％）
(5) ブラジル ２０４，８７９人 （構成比 ７．４％） （－ １．８％）
(6) ネパール ９７，１０９人 （構成比 ３．５％） （＋ １．２％）
(7) インドネシア ５９，８２００（構成比 ２．２％） （－ １０．５％）
(8) 米国 ５４，１６２人 （構成比 ２．０％） （－ ２．９％）
(9) 台湾 ５１，１９１人 （構成比 １．９％） （－ ８．４％）
(10) タイ
All I want to do is open up some kind of free homes for these kids. This is just heartbreaking. This is incredibly difficult to listen to; I can't imagine the pain that these kids are actively living through.
Wait, aren't there those older homes left abandoned and so called free? Can't these children go there?
@@MrTobi013 that will be classified as trespassing and squatting
@@MrTobi013 That's illegal everywhere.
also, is it a good idea? @@MrTobi013
I have lived in the city for over 8 years and this has been a problem for longer than that. It is something that continues to horrify me and I feel so helpless... I want to help... but I don't know how.
A thing that came to my mind right now was the question "why isn't there a NGO or other organisation that helps those kids?".
Like in europe where i live we have organisations from the church or ngos or local non profits that send out streetworkers, provide legal help or give them a place to stay the night.
And especially for kids that suffered from abuse there are organisations that help them with psychological help, getting in contact with the authorities to report abuse, school, etc. to help them.
Isn't there something like that in japan? And if there is, you could donate to them or volunteer there.
Of course it does not help and solve the underlying social problems, but atleast such a thing should help the kids deal with the problems and to get heard.
Thank You for bravely exposing the problem. That's a big first step.
Thank you for the encouraging words. Your support means a lot to us.
people always hate to hear the bad about a country that they are obsessed with. No such thing as a perfect country
It's only a step if citizens decide to DO SOMETHING about it. America has exposed lots of problems in its culture and these problems have been known for decades and they are still here. Knowing about problems doesn't mean squat if people don't care.
I've watched a few videos by Japanese youtubers, one of the main reasons why many young girls are running away from homes and forced to sell themselves were because of being foolishly scammed by male hostesses and ending up in huge debts, in return of receiving fake love and short-lived attention from them.
Mainstream media also started saying the same thing, but I feel like they're only part of the problem. Sounds like they're using hosts as scapegoats.
If a man does it, he’s a creep and a fool. If a woman does it, she’s a victim of ‘scams by male hostesses’ 😂
Oh not so loud, otherwise you could destroy the metoo bubble of white americans... I doesn't fit into thier bubble of helpless girls and women, without an own voice. Of course they seeling themselves, also as women sexualize themselfes, but it's funny to see it can go the other way also. In the west men buy for womens, in the east woman buy for men. It's kinda funny and sad at the same time.
those young girls are not kids (hopefully) like this, and i think this guy also make a few videos about that. Maybe the vids you watch come from the same creator of this vid/
The parents should be legally financially responsible for their children, living at home or not, until the child is legally an adult. That should be the law of the land and strictly enforced by the state, with heavy penalties for failure to comply.
The state empowering kids leads to very bad unintended consequences for society down the road.
@@rokko_fable now ain't that the truth
The Japanese Government will do nothing because just like the police, they are useless when it comes to social problems.
Japan law states children are the property of the parents.
@@rokko_fable Indeed, encouraging adults/parents to have more self-accountability instead of (indirectly) shifting the blame to their kids for their financial shortcomings will have unintended consequences. We need more empowerment for parents, screw the kids!
When I was a teenager & a young adult, I’ve dealt with being homeless on the streets of the city I lived in at the time, which was Boston. It was horrible. But, I had nowhere to go back to. I want to go out to Japan when I can, and go personally help out as much as I possibly can because it pains my heart so much to hear about this problem along with Moka’s story. Thank you for this video. I’ll share it wherever I can.
Why you have to do that in Japan and not in your own country?
@darryllluffy447 It doesn't matter here in U.S.or Japan. Wherever you can ! But,yes she should help kids here ,too 1st ! 💜🥁🐉🎤🎶💞
@@spark_6710 well said 💜
@@darryllluffy447 because I’m a human being. I don’t much care for politics & I’ll help out where I want to & where I can. I am a HUMAN BEING before I’m ANYTHING else. I think once people actually start realizing that, MAYBE this world will get just a little bit better.
This is incredibly sad. I absolutely love Japan and its people. However, this has shattered my heart so bad. 😢😢😢
I have always felt (and actually witnessed this with my two very pretty but very young teenage daughters) that there is an unhealthy undercurrent of “interest” by men in these girls, in general, and it is apparently considered acceptable. We noticed this in China as well, but not so openly.
There's alot of creeps preying on young women. I think this is just a primal instinct some men can't get away from. Women need to be able to defend themselves
@@famulanrevengeance3044I also feel like excess porn has done something to their brains.
Men need to learn not to be creeps :/
@@famulanrevengeance3044no the MEN needs to learn that its not ok. Its not the women's fault the men cant control themselves
@@y0url0calb1n You do realize there's no reasoning with a rapist?
Women need to be able to defend themselves against these men. It's not their fault, but it is their responsibility to keep themselves safe.
As a kid i was abused by my grandpa. I feel for these girls who are going through far worse. Their parents have failed them just like mine did. I hope someone is willing to help them
Personally I truly understand how society in Japan has gone to far in the sexualization of young women its truly shocking. Though I used to bath with my father until I was 7 at that point I would bath by myself or with my little sister. (of course there would be most times when I bathed with my mom as well) so I see it as normal but I think it a huge problem in Japn because of the sexualization of young woman or "loli-es". Its not only that but how they view dating where prostitutes are some what of a normalized when it comes to a partner paying for sex. I asked my Japanese friends and I was shocked when most of them say that they don't think its cheating because they buy it. Its probably since the west holds sexual relations as such a high/spiritual standard. Though now I feel like it was something that Japanese woman should just expect and endure as to not be a nuisance or destroy their family/relationship. Its really a dark side of Japan.
My Japanese wife also said to me that prostitution is not cheating. But she thinks it's disgusting. So if I were to go to a prostitute, she wouldn't divorce me for cheating, she would divorce me for being disgusting.
Going to prostitutes DOES have the risk of bringing stds back home to the wife, so yes, it IS disgusting if i were in the wife’s shoes
Agreed. I don't think personally, that the loli aspect of Japanese culture is that bad, rather the acceptance of sexual acts as separate from the "kokoro" or heart (mental and emotional) is the true issue. If there wasn't this issue, the loli aspect of the culture wouldn't really affect people that much. I personally see loli characters as just one aspect of a character's personality, and that it can be cute. When I walk around Tokyo and see all these sex related products and services being displayed so readily, I can't help but feel that Japan is super capitalist, in that sex is a business, and not something special that's shared between people. This side of Japan can be quite frankly, scary in some ways, and some of the outcomes are these social issues.
I kinda see the argument of it not being cheating. Man’s not gonna run off with a hooker (unless he is extremely dumb which many men are admittedly), and the hooker doesn’t want him at all. She’d probably be chill with the wife wanting to join, hooker don’t give af.
If my husband used a prostitute, I don’t think I’d be upset because of cheating either. I’d be pretty irritated because of STD risk and the financial cost, but the “I have been emotionally betrayed” feeling isn’t really that big a factor. Like, it’s similar to if I came home and he bought a $6000 gaming PC in cash. It’s a “tf why” and a “this wastes money” sort of feeling.
Like, if he kissed another woman and it was emotional then I’d be devastated. If he paid extra to kiss a prostitute I’d be inconvenienced. Like, you paid extra even? I might even feel pity because that’s just sad. It’s practically a personal failing on my part (except I accept very little culpability here, if I don’t cook dinner then we discuss ordering a pizza, you don’t go out and order one just for yourself smh.)
I’ll be the first to admit that my view of relationships is very complicated though and this probably isn’t great reasoning for most people.
In Japan there's no penetration in prostitution(at least by law there isn't) that's why most Japonese don't consider cheating. (Been a while since I learned of this info could be wrong)
But of course if you're paying someone to be with you is there really something in the relationship?
Seriously makes me wish I could start a shelter for them so that they could have a safe place that can give them food and a warm place to sleep and help them so they can make a life for themselves instead of just having to live on the street. I’m too young now, but I hope someday to be able to help people like them in any way I can
It's matter of buying old hotel / office building and giving them possibility of entering that place, giving them opportunity to help with the repairs and giving them possibility to have better future just by giving them temporary, safe place to live, maybe even with library and maker space, where they could attend some free lectures about different topics. They are not drug addicts, alcohol abusers, they are just fuckn kids, many of which are intelligent and with huge potential. I would see the Fairy Tail guild logo above its entrance - perfect representation of what they really need. Not perfection - just warmth and hope.
@@danielmichalski94 100% agree unfortunately I’m only 21 years old so definitely would be difficult now, but maybe someday because I agree having a space they can call their own and still have the ability to make a life for themselves is the biggest thing.
Judging by how they look they probably have money by selling their bodies. Not in a regular job either. Ironically this is so unsettling that i'll pretend to be japanese and like japanese pretend this problem doesnt exist.
@@Andytlp What in the fuck are you trying to imply? Is your comment meant to be prescriptive or descriptive?
Japan has some weird problems that I never thought would ever become so common, from young women thinking prostitution is morally acceptable to putting homelessness under a rug. For all the many right things Japan does, when it does mess up it messes up hard.
Japan may have great entertainment, but there's a reason for that entertainment. It's the rug. Japan itself as a country sucks. They have capitulated their rights/freedoms as living man, and succumbed to a supposed governing authority that couldn't give two shits about them and even incentivised to profit off of their misery.
Japan has one of the lowest homelessness rates in the world with only 4000 homeless people. 95% of homeless are on average 51 years old and male. Don't take clickbait as the norm in the country.
For comparison, the US had 582,000 homeless in 2022.
No matter how many problems you try and solve, there will always accompany even more problems.
@@YangSunWoo The number is low because it doesn't count the people who are either not being counted, or live in internet cafes.
@@YangSunWoothat number is so low because teenagers aren’t counted as they still have a registered place of residency. America counts their homeless by physically counting them on the street, we also have a country that’s far bigger than Japan, also for homeless people to get aid in America there needs to be a specific number that’s being reported to get a certain amount of taxes set aside for them so our numbers are HEAVILY inflated because the more homeless that are reported, the more money non profits get. It includes people staying in hotels or in transition as well. These people in Japan need help, please don’t focus on vanity. Recognize the problem and work on helping them. It doesn’t make Japan look bad, looking for help makes you look good. Ignoring the issue makes Japan look bad.
I have been living in Japan for two years. I did not know this particular phenomenon before watching your video, but it was no surprise to me. I think there is a much bigger issue within the Japanese culture well beyond pedophilia -- which is their reluctance to express discontent about anything that they "think" other people would not bother to help or care. There are many more talked about issues like school bullying and chikan (sexual assault on trains and other crowded areas), and all can be said to be down to the same reason. If the people being abused could be more outspoken and resist harder about their own experiences, I am sure more aggressors would be deterred from doing so. I am not saying that the government or police have done enough. But if the crimes were never reported, how could any investigation or remedial action even start? Pedophiles are everywhere and definitely not only in Japan (though it is fair to say the Japanese AV and pop culture have probably made it a bigger issue there). But if people (and victims in particular) starts talking about it more rather than just hiding or running away from it, there will be increasing public support and authorities will be under more pressure to take more appropriate actions against it.
Agreed
i get that what you're saying is a problem, but that wouldn't lead to teenage homelessness... It's lack of stable family and parents at home.
You have to first have an authority that even takes these abused people seriously before they feel safe to declare what has been happening to them.
In the case of abused minors I fully believe it is the responsibility of adults to protect and safeguard them from these injustices, we cannot sit around and blame children for not speaking up about their abuse, we have to take action on their behalf.
It's true that reporting is good, but Japan's judicial system is INCREDIBLY biased against women, even more so than other countries, so the result of reporting abuse will most likely only lead to more bad experiences for the victim. I'm pretty sure that's the main reason why reporting rates are low.
i heard theres female only trains, but i saw many men were going on and getting off the trains so i guess the rules arent enforced.
There’s just so much pressure on young Japanese kids to be successful and desirable in the eyes of society.
Needing ridiculously high grades to get good jobs, needing to be as good looking and fashionable as possible, and needing to always be pleasant and courteous with others…
Meanwhile the cost of living goes up, wages stagnate, and proper family values go down the drain…
All of this is just a recipe for disaster.
I feel bad for these kids who are not only going through all of this, but are likely going to be the generation to feel the affects of this societal decay the worse and in turn spend their lives solving the problems previous generations made.
Getting good grades, keeping your appearance clean and sharp, having professional attitudes is what will stand out over your competition. Its not singular to Japan. Most countries have parents that want their kids to become as successful as they can be in order to have a good income that secures them for when they get older and need that money to retire - especially the medical bills that come at the later stages of life for many. Aiming for mediocre as a way to spite the parents that are pushing you to be better... yeah..living in the streets instead and selling your body to survive is so EMPOWERING. lol
Sounds just like the UK back in 1960s when Japan was undercutting costs against British Cars & Motorbikes. Now China, Vietnam & Philippines are doing a Japan on Japan, but at least the UK has a better social system with free health and care!
And its only much worse for the female equivalent
As a young woman, I respect men like you who are so brave and morally upright. I can't express it enough in words how much your words bring peace to others.
Heart breaking, it reminds me of why my parents left Japan for America in the first place. I’m actually not Japanese I’m half Chinese and half French, but my parents were living in saitama and moved to New York before I was born. And as I got older I kept wondering why, they insist it’s because the schools and colleges are better here but they never seemed right. Only in my 20s did they start opening up about the harsh culture and uncomfortable common place norms there. Not to mention the racism of the Japanese to Chinese people but I don’t think that would necessarily bother me.
Harsh culture and uncomfortable common place norms such as?
what a compelling video. brilliantly told and well informed. i respect japanese culture and history but as an american i know far too well how a culture needs to constantly be held accountable. i pray for all those little girls. they are , in fact, japans future.
As a parent, bathing with a child is not ok when they enter puberty. Which is actually the time when they show signs of being uncomfortable with such things. After that point, it is nothing about bonding with the child anymore. The parents had over a decade to bond. If it ain't happened, there nothing to bond anymore.
It's probably fine if it's the same gender but definitely not the other way around
@@barronhelmutschnitzelnazi2188 why would it be fine if it's the same gender? Most Catholic priests sex abuse scandals involve boys.
In the United States, the public for a long time thought that rape, wife beating, and child abuse were rare, and when it was reported, the victim was usually blamed, shamed, and dismissed. The Civil Rights movement in the 50s and 60s changed that, as more victims started to be taken seriously, and their situations were publicized, leading to the realization of how pervasive the problem was. This led to changes in the laws and legal system in the 70s and 80s. Also helping was that more women were entering politics and the legal professions, leading to it being less of an old boys club. With regard to children, teachers, doctors, and other people who had close contact with children became mandatory reporters, that is, if they suspected abuse, they had to report it. This would then result in social services getting involved, and in really bad cases, the courts. It was not easy to change, as the attitude that children were the property of their parents, and that society had no right to get involved, was deeply entrenched. It's better now, but the US has a growing home school movement which is all about "parents rights" and opposes any type of monitoring or supervision of home schooled children, who are no longer being seen outside of their homes. In most states, all the parents have to do is notify the school district that they will be home schooling their children. As you can guess, some parents do this simply so they won't be found out.
Japan is one of the countries that has a declining birthrate, and a declining population. Every child is worth more to the country than their parents (as future wage earners and tax payers) and should be treated accordingly; for any of them to be treated as trash is a Greek level tragedy.
The homeschooling issue is a bit more nuanced than that. Alot of school districts are allowed to give the kids medication without the parents knowledge or doctors advice. There are also cases where they straight up tell the kids to lie to their parents about various issues.
@@jondmontotonice transphobic conspiracy theories
@@jondmontotothis is wrong, schools are not allowed to practice medicine in the United States. Schools are allowed to administer emergency drugs like epinephrine, glucagon and so on. In fact, many schools do not have the budget to have a nurse present or to keep a stock of drugs.
@@brodude9208 I wish you were right, legally most can't. Some disregard the laws and do it any. There was a father out in Maine when he found out that a clinic operating in his daughter's high school, gave antidepressants without knowledge or consent. When he complained they accentually told him to kick rocks. He pulled his daughter out and got her appointments with another doctor and a therapist. They called CPS on him. He wasn't the first one that this happened to in that district.
These are very broad claims. You are saying anyone that is homeschooled is probably being sexually abused?
That is a harmful worldview lol
Capitals over the humanity, rules over the people, the mighty over the weaks, oldies over the young blood... these are the signs of a failing society.
Serfdom over freedom, Privledges over Rights, Government/Collectives over the Individual. This is what you get when you hand the reigns of control over you life to another. They will lead you to where it is most profitable for them (both fiscally and in terms of power over you). You ask to be a slave to the system, well they will gladly make you one. Governments only have the power that you grant them.
In the cold hard numeric macro sense, this kind of homeless is strongly correlated to real economic downturn, applicable to anywhere, where there's less resources to "smoothen out" the conflicts between the teens and their parents, or exacerbate their strained economic situations.
Cost of living in the large cities, Tokyo especially, combined with the strict nature of their school system and the notorious work culture of Japan to look forward to... it's no wonder Japan has an issue with disaffected youth.
If someone had told me when I was 16 that basically my only options, IF I DO WELL IN SCHOOL, would mostly be wearing a suit and tie every day and working 80+ hours a week, much of it without pay, I'd have said a big ol' "Fuck that" myself. heh
@@KhronicD It was your only option. 🤑
"that brutality and economy are related now I understand"
- Billy Bragg, 'valentine's day is over'
I lived in Tokyo in the late eighties. It's heartbreaking to see what Japan has done to itself. At every turn, the Japanese pant after America in an effort to imitate our way of life with anemic results. The Japanese need to be aware that they are Japanese and not displaced westerners. The same is happening to Korea.
Even the language changed, everything day they are using more English words
I don't think this has to do with copying american culture, even because pedophilia, prostitution and child abuse are strongly shunned in the US and the entire west. Nor do the west invest so much in saving face like the japanese In fact, western openness makes a much more favourable environment for people to speak up and at least fight. See Johnny Kitagawa case, more than 30 years for serial sexual abuse of minors, it was an "open secret" and no one did anything, even when there's a law telling they should. It took the BBC and a brazilian talent speaking up to the international press for there to be something. A japanese would never do that, they know they will be hammered down simply by having issues. The problem as I see it is in hierarchy and "harmony", the incapacity of japanese people to stand up if it's going to disrupt the comfort of the status quo. Social hierarchy simply makes it impossible for people to be held accountable. For law to be applied equally, there must be equality,. Worse, Japanese people's lack of judgement, or rather, terror-motivated "minding their business" "not stand out", "not disrupt the atmosphere" makes them wilfully blind to the problems that, as a society, they are all responsible for. No culture in the west has those traits. Maybe it would do them well to import the good things. Or maybe they should actually look into their own culture. A culture that came up with wabisabi should know appearances have no value. A culture that had philosophers like Ryokan, Dogen, warrior legends such as Miyamoto Musashi and masters such as Ueshiba Morihei should know that true harmony is never tainted, and never fears fighting for restoring true balance and peace when it lacks.
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Wow, I had no idea! I’ve been to Japan many times and actually stayed in Shinjuku a fair bit (maybe on 5 or 6 of my trips), but I apparently never walked past that square. It’s so shocking to me to hear about these kids. I knew that it’s customary for families to bathe together without regard for gender, but had always thought “well, I guess it’s just a different culture, so there’s nothing sexual about it”.
This video opened my eyes though. Maybe it *is* non-sexual 99% of the time. Or even 99.9%. But if it happened in just 1 out of 1,000 families, that’d still mean tens of thousands of abused children.
I can’t imagine the degree of courage and determination (and desperation) Moka must have to have taken to the streets as a 10 year old girl and survived there. (And I saw in the text overlay that she’s actually attending school now, even though she lives on the street(?) Sugoi!)
I hope and pray that she will find stability peace and happiness someday.
Exactly. People use cultural reasons to get away with stuff all the damn time. That's why laws exist, in this case, they don't, not really.
What always throws me for a loop about Japan is that for as much as they talk about how their population is declining and nobody wants to have children they sure do not care about them. If anything Japanese people not having kids right now is a blessing, Japan needs to change their culture before worrying about having kids.
I am sad that your video did not receive the attention it deserved.😟😟
I recently was in Japan. After visiting Osaka and then Kyoto, I went to Tokyo. My Airbnb was in Shinjuku. I was recommended by some colleagues of mine to go to a nightclub there which was in Kabukicho. I did not know it was a redlight district, but it was clear as soon as I entered that it was very different from what I had seen up to that point. I probably walked 10 steps before some African guy from South Africa was offering my the night of my life with lots of naked girls if I followed him to his nightclub. And it told me I wouldn't have to pay for drinks since they were free. Apparently he thought I was born yesterday. I told him I wasn't interested but the guy persisted until he went away. Only to be replaced later down the road with another African who "liked my smile and it would be better if I had a pair of tits on my face". Holy shit. The cherry on top was when a small, old Asian lady approached me and offered me very young girls to do with them as I pleased. It was surprising to say the least. I know from what I have seen online that these things are common in Thailand. But I wouldn't have guessed it happened in Japan.
How the hell do they have African guys in Japan...? I thought that only happens in anime.
I was reminded during job training to stay the hell out of Roppongi, and already knew to stay away from Kabukicho. I've heard exactly nothing good about either.
I am guessing they are connected to the Japanese Yakuza. I am guessing there aren't many Japanese men who are willing to do that sort of shit.@@CellGames2006
I didn't have the time to visit Roppongi. It was in my to-do list. I had no idea it was also a dump. From what I have seen, Kyoto was the center of culture in Japan. And it was a really amazing city overall.@@ScooterinAB
@@joebloggs3907There are a lot of scams running there. That being said, there's nothing inherently wrong with Tokyo. I had a great time every time I was there because there's so much weird stuff you can do (I really liked the tobacco museum). Kyoto is nice, but it's a lot of temples. Even as a Buddhist I got tired of them after a while. Though I wonder if that "crazy big parfait" place is still there. It's like a salad bowl of parfait.
I'm listening to a podcast right now about the creation of rape kits in the 70s. It started out by talking about how many women and minors were homeless because they fled physical and sexual abuse, and how in the 70s, we would blame them for it or outright disregard the claims. Sending someone back to be abused because your (the royal your) feelings are hurt or because you're uncomfortable does not address the abuse. It sounds like what's old is new again, and Japan is starting to join the rest of the world when it comes to diverse reasons for homelessness.
many people will directly criticize and make fun of countries like India,Pakistan, and other such countries because of the issues there but I haven't seen people discuss issues about countries like us, Korea, or japan they see those countries like heavens on earth thank you for whoever you are for giving these kids a reality check of the country's messed up issues, specially the amount of people who were thinking of japan as some heaven were literally seeing the country as some perfect land or smth.
😂Bro are you blind? Problems, societal issues- racism, drugs, guns etc pertinent to US are most broadcasted and talked about on internet. Even issues- low birth rate, sexism, bullying etc ailing SKorea is widely broadcast these days. Sure India get mentioned here there but nobody is talking abt Pakistan. Get out of your little bubble
They do it in those countries too, but usually with boys.
In Pakistan girls as young as 10 are given to old men to be slaves and raped in arranged marriages, its totally legal and socially excepted. So of course you dont think you have a problem
Out of sight, out of mind,is not a solution, only love, understanding and acceptance and respect of their individuality in a world where the future is uncertain…
Also happen in china with the mentally ill and others
@@BobbsVegine-eg3xz yes, sadly, as long as capitalism drives society, people will exploit others to profit from the billion dollar porn industry, which exploit human weaknesses and those in poverty who only assets is themselves, and wealthy powerful sophisticated people will always attract beautiful women who pose as models with hope of becoming wealthy trophies, which some find the porn industry is their only path to acquire wealth etc, just as prostitution maybe the oldest profession, as women throughout history have needed men for protection etc etc, sadly, it is what it is and I doubt anything will change human nature except by changing the things that drive people to exploit others…
Ignorance is bliss
@@ponderingmonk525 that what they say, and knowledge doesn’t always set you free, while integrity and honesty seldom get you anywhere an often can get you terminated….😵💫
@@garyjohnson1466 I hold the truth in very high regards, and I’d like to think that if it came down to it I would die for the truth
This is heartbreaking and frustrating. Praying and sending love for everyone who is being taken advantage of and neglected.
If your child feels that living with you is so frightening and terrible that they would rather be homeless, then you have utterly failed as a parent. Full stop.
This is so sad to see. I can't imagine my child living like that. I can't imagine not having my children at home with me. I can't EVEN IMAGINE a parent doing such things to any child, much less their own daughter.
You kill someone finishing his life and suffering you get maximum sentence, you kill some children and let it survive in agony for the rest of its life, you get almost nothing! It’s basically the same here, the difference being State will put those victims under “childhood protection”, taking them from one hell to another.
Something’s very wrong with us…
Are there really no social services or individual groups sponsored to take care of these teenagers? I cannot understand how this is still a problem to the point I almost grow distrustful of you AL, it's THAT ridiculous.
It just seems like such a waste. I want some sort of resolution for them and justice against their offenders, but first of all they need a place to come home to so they don't have to sell themselves. They don't have to stay in Tokyo and aren't there tons of empty homes in Japan?
Teach them skills to live an independent life or even go back to school.
I work as a school/career counselor (don't know if there's an exact equivalent, sort of a mix between study coach and sometimes therapist) and this breaks my heart. There's so much potential and room for growth in children/teenagers.
Solving this issue in a good way would kill so many birds in one stone. The streets would be "clean", more productive citizens in a dying country and most importantly a chance for these kids.
Even america has good social services for homelessness. However, circumstances like rape in japans cases and addiction in Americas can’t be answered with welfare.
They choose homelessness so let them be.
I am not entirely sure but Japan does have some welfare programs but basicly no one would take it due to shame. Pretty sure those are only for adults tho. They should get some social workers that dish out food or money so the kids dont have to pimp themselves out smack dap in the middle of Tokyo.
@@Seelenverheizer Streetworker is what you mean.
I think the title is a bit misleading, something like "Why Japan won't TRULY fix its teenage homeless Problem" actually makes it believable. Otherwise great video. Also there was recently a great clip about a japanese Vtuber which had a interesting story, which can lead to running away from home (or even becoming independent and cut yourself from your toxic parent/s as seen in 2nd link)
ua-cam.com/video/BLRDVCAQ6m0/v-deo.html
and ua-cam.com/video/g5U0Zjc1q3A/v-deo.html
Maybe someone finds it interesting or it helps them out
Thank you for highlighting this darkness. BUT this kind of thing also in my country - the U.S.A. It may different but no less tragic. Where in the 60's, kids left their homes, in recent years parent would force kids to leave for being LGBTIA+ or simply sexually active. Support the good people in our country who continue the good works to keep kids safe.
You just mentioned the alphabet mafia who seem preoccupied with children, which is strange considering the don’t have any… your lack of self awareness is truly spectacular…
@@johneeeemarry34”the alphabet mafia” as someone apart of the group I shall now use this term. Alphabet mafia goes so hard.
Also please educate yourself. Like seriously this does infact happen
I completely understand why Muka left home and I don't blame her. I was kicked out of my home at 15 because my father who is Japanese acted the same way towards me growing up. And when I reported him my father and my grandparents disowned me. I stayed as long as I did because I have sisters and I needed to protect them from the abuse I was experiencing. Although I don't have that side of my family anymore I don't regret reporting him for what he did to me. I was told it was cultural for the father to do those things to his daughters. And I should have left family business in the family. I was told I disgraced my family's name but tell people about my abuse. This needs to change. My heart is heavy for the young women in Japan who have been though these things.
As someone from abroad who currently lives in Japan, I agree will all what you explain in your video, except the "bath culture" thing : the fact that a father and his daughter (or, because that's how it is here, a mother with her son) take a bath together isn't a problem by itself. The problem appears only if the child doesn't feel comfortable with it. Then yes, it's a serious problem ! Otherwise, in a country where people take public baths, sometimes open to all genders, it is not.
Now, when you hang out in any big Japanese city or even just regularly use the train, you can't miss the numerous advertisements and commercials full of Japanese "Lolitas". Here, a teenager girl isn't basically seen as a person, but as a phantasm. And this phantasm is daily fueled by so many actors, especially major entertainment companies, that Japanese men are full of it. And because 1)Japan is only ruled by elderly and 2)The local population is getting older and older, I don't see how the situation could improve. Not only the young ones - especially the girls - do not have any politic power nor even basic rights, but their population decreases...
That's how bad and hopeless it is.
Indeed, the "bath culture" isn't inherently bad, just that some people will use that as an excuse to get away with doing things. Indeed, the political power of the young is just so depressingly weak, their education in Japanese schools is also somewhat warped, in that it is sort of low key designed to produce working members of society who are hard working and obedient. Not inherently bad, but can be misused. The dark aspects of JP society really can get you down.
In 10 years time the post war baby boomers will be mostly dead so your concern that elderly who have all the power (which isn’t actually true) will be dead and then Japan can be managed by the American girls of university age that this UA-cam channel is aimed at, so they can fix everything.. It will be just like Portland so there will be no problems…Don’t be so despondent.
I love learning about different cultures and people's perspectives throughout the world.
The only time I will say that a cultural practice is "wrong," is when it hurts or dehumanizes people, and this is unfortunately one of those times.
I love Japanese culture, but every culture has it's dark side. I really hope the Japanese government "cleans up the streets" but actually punishing the abusers within the homes and not just trying to get the teens away from others to "look better."
A tall order, the young don't actually have much political power, and the elderly run the nation. Young people are the ones that actually perceive future problems, still having many years ahead of them. A sad situation, but it's a gargantuan task to change the nation.
When I heard that about the police, I had instantly to think of Austria and Ireland... I thought that this was a predominantly catholic issue... For those who don't know: both countries had a LOT of girls running away from public institutions such as orphanages or schools for difficult children (either slow learners, or those with antisocial tendencies) because the abuse they suffered there was beyond comprehension! The police collected the runaways and returned them, even if the girls could provide evidence of fresh physical abuse... The police called them names that I cannot repeat here, but it insinuated that they were worthless and would steal and sell themselves for fun...
While in Ireland, there were fatalities related to the abuse, I'd say Austria really takes the cake, as the frigging catholic orphanage had rented out the pretty girls to the local high society, and the not-so-profitable ones were rented out to medical experiments (this was in the 1960s). It was one of the many reasons I denounced the faith I had been raised with (other reasons included trying to extort taxes from me when I was broke and close to being homeless and how abusive the church was to my parents.).
Many comments say they're sad about this.
Emotions like that never being helpful.
It doesn't matter how you feel about other people's situation.
Your emotions are useless.
So stop saying that you're sad.
You're not helping.
Thank you for making this informative video! I never knew of this and so glad that I’m able to forward this to many more. Hope we can change this cruel world in one way or another…
The tragic thing is, this is not only happening in Japan, it's happening everywhere... and it's happening overtly and secretly, it's happening a little more or a little less, but it's happening everywhere.
Do we all have to review our supposed values and our supposed ethics?
Maybe we should all review our supposed sensitivity, when we see such situations here on youtube, or elsewhere, but when they happen "next to" us we are "deafeningly" silent.
Should we stop pretending to be civilized and modern and admit that we are not?
Is all this so-called Western, so-called "free" so-called "democratic" culture not even a culture?
"food" for thought from a Greek...
You mean the failed nation of greek😂
Yes, the "Stranger danger" phrase is brainwashing us all. By far the largest threat to children are the men in their own household, followed by close family "friends" (including priests).
interesting point of view,, i somewhat agree
Instead of fixing the core problem, they throw a shallow bandaid on it.
The core problem is: WHY? Why do these teens rathestay on the street than home? Do they even HAVE a home?
Japan STILL holds an unreasonable mindset towards children. But not just that, important issues, like : domestic abuse, domestic SA, abuse by teachers or other adults, ect. Will not be discussed openly, because the typical japanese adult having a family , believes in "image" more than truth and reality.
Japan is not the only country that denies the core problem. Too many countries do. Mine included.
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I don't think it's correct to simply label all of those kids as delinquents but I have to say that homeless people in my country, Portugal, look a lot different from them. Nice clothes, dyed hair... I don't think it's very common to see a homeless person with those.
Not really an expert & have never travelled overseas, but from what I've been given to understand:
Japan has lots of public bathhouses & "love hotels" & internet cafes & karaoke spots that operate around the clock.
So I guess if you can do enough odd jobs, scam, panhandle, or prostitute enough, every so often you might make enough money to take a bath or have a place to rest overnight or at least a few hours.
I'm guessing that depending on the social, political, & economic state of a nation or region, the features of homelessness & poverty will vary slightly from place to place.
There’s a lot of homeless people in Japan and quite a few of them if you saw them you’d probably never guess they were homeless because well.. if you had nice clothes already and you ran away with a suitcase and a bag or two like on of the images seen in the video.. you probably would have a decent enough wardrobe so you can still present nicely/cleanly which is something Japanese people are all about, cleanliness and upholding a good image. These teenage girls aren’t just gonna throw away their makeup because they’re running away? If they have dyed hair it’s probably because they already had it dyed before running away or even more likely, they just bought hair dye for like.. not even 2 bucks. Japan is one of the easiest places to run away in because 99% of the people that run away can easily stay in a manga cafe or Internet cafe or love hotel because the manga cafes have private rooms a lot of times and everything there is very very cheap generally. The food in Japan is also extremely cheap and affordable and you can get a bowl of ramen for like 3 dollars many places? It’s not ideal sure but it’s way more manageable than almost any other country in the world. All they have to do is pick up some odd jobs or.. unfortunately… do sex work. And I also hear that it’s hard to find housing there so even if they had a 9-5 it’s probably difficult to get apartments bc of that
From what I heard they can mostly be found in the red light district area of tokyo where unfortunately they get preyed on by even more creeps but they still go with it so they can have a bit more control over their life than back home. This explains where they get money for stuff. It's truly heartbreaking:((
I'm American with 3 daughters that live in Japan with their mother. I go and visit them every year. When you said that some fathers still take baths with their daughters (sometimes up to the age of 20) those fathers are disgusting and need help or jail. Shame on everyone that turns a blind eye to this! Parents and the authorities need to open their eyes and take responsibility for their actions or lack there of and take control of this immediately and stop trying to just sweep it under the rug. I love Japan, but this side of it where they only think of how it looks on the surface stance needs to change! Now!!!!!
Feel sad for the young generation. In my generation, as long as we work hard and keep regular money saving habit, we still manage to buy our own home (with mortgage) after 10-15 years work. This generation is kind of lost their hope and may double our effort in our age
The only problem I face is finding a job right now
Japan can be a cold place. As Japanese American, I am sad to say it, but it's the truth.
Prayers for these teens & I pray Japan does better ‼️❤️🙏🏼❤️
Isn't it sexist to focus on girl only and not the man too? Since they make the majority of the homeless.
They should develop a program that teaches these young people how to self-sustain in the countryside, where there are vacant homes everywhere.
I just went to kabukicho tower 2 days ago. I think the situations have changed a little. I saw more homeless guys more than teenagers there. And there are barely any tachanpo (立ちんぼ) around Okubo Hospital now...they have cameras around since then.
Likely, they've just moved somewhere else. It's the same story for the homeless in Japan, they get shooed from one place to another all the time. Out of sight, out of mind, pretty much.
@@LeCatte Fair point, I heard rumors the tachanpos are still around Okubo Hospital/Park just within vicinity. But I didn't get the chance to proof it
Hi, I'm not sure how good your japanese actual is, but wouldn't it make huge sense to post these videos in japanese with english subtitles, so japanese young people can watch and learn about their country? Currently most japanese people dont care about politics. I think your videos would help them :)
They want westerners to do there dirty work for them.. Why do you think they always make content about just woman ? They want to unleash American girls of university age on Japan to make ‘changes’.. they are using the plight of these unfortunate youngsters that go to the city for the bright lights and excitement for their own agenda..
Clearly this issue is happening everywhere, with a slight difference. In America these teenagers are heading into adulthood and still living with their parents past their college years, it is all because these kids today cant afford to live on their own.
* Clearly this issue is happening everywhere, with a slight difference. In America these teenagers are heading into adulthood and still living with their parents past their college years, it is all because these kids today cant afford to live on their own.
* It happens in Japan too. Everywhere when house prices are too high.
It’s sad that japan police were told to just remove these teenagers from the streets to show the street as tidy and clean and not actually helping them find proper shelter
These teenagers are not the problem, they are a symptom. For most of them the issue is at "their home", a place that doesn't feel like home. Homelessness is not a choice, it's a last resort, done to get away from something they see as even worse. "Sending them home" is not a solution, it doesn't work long term.
Let's compare Japanese cities and western cities and then decide who should be telling who how to manage their cities.
Vancouver bc has such a druggie homeless issue it is insane
Well, at least I didn't see a bunch of homeless teens on the streets. It's the usual crackheads and drunks over here. I'd rather see adults being homeless than children being homeless tbh.
@@barronhelmutschnitzelnazi2188 I didn't see any homeless teens when I was in Tokyo either
@@adamyoung9132 i didn't either. I saw girls in fishnets and kinky outfits at certain spots. Dudes in black suits that stands outside and stare into your soul. Though I wasn't aware of homeless teens during that time. Might've seen them but when they're wandering around, they look like normal people.
Abusing children is wrong no matter how a city is managed.
why this problem got so much worse in recent years? is it bad economic situation, pandemic lockdown (kids stuck with abusive parents), something else?
i think the kids are more likely to run away nowadays due to having access to information about others doint it in their situation. If you have the choice between selling yourself to your dad or selling yourself to some strangers its pretty bad. Them knowing there are others like them out there might swing the decision to running away.
It's most likely not just one situation. Things like this are usually more complicated than that.
Unfortunately it is because of parenting issues, the effect of divorce!, adultery, drugs, lack of compassion, schools becoming individualized and not a second home for this teens....
TY for bringing awareness to this tragedy ‼️🙏🏼❤️
My mother is Japanese and she definitely abused me. It wasnt the worst as it could have been, but verbal and physical abuse for years and constant threats to throw me out, sell the house and leave me on my own over and over. Japanese people of that generation often dont seem to know how to love and see kids as property and born in debt to them. I couldn't imagine if both my parents had this mentality. As an adult i work in Japan, often with children. Theres no support for children and nowhere for them to go and people turn a blind eye all the time if parents are mistreating them. Its just generational trauma over and over, with very little access to mental health or relationship advice. Its just considered normal and people are so private who knows what more happens behind closed doors
Osaka has always had a larger homeless population. However, it's mostly older and almost entirely men.
The fact that women and girls are regularly molested / touched inappropriately on the trains shows a huge lack of respect for women in Japan. Your report shines a brighter light on why this would be permitted in a modern society. Explains much of what is shown in anime as well.
Wait! I can go to Japan and play grab ass with some Japanese teenage girls on a train??? I’m booking my flight ✈️ right now!!
@@bkeen7013 STFU dude. No one wants your stupid comment.
@@bkeen7013 disgusting
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@@bkeen7013ur gaijin you will be tossed in jail and deported dipwad
Thank you so much for your videos. I’ve been living in Japan 🇯🇵 for 4 years now and I really like your videos about 🇯🇵👍🏾
Thank you for the wonderful comment. Means a lot to us.
@@Asianalysis Nobody cares about homeless male teenagers. Come on, man, what's their situation? Make video about it.
Another really informative video. Living on the other side of the world I had no idea about any of this. Very eye opening.
It's heartbreaking. To think that the same people that helped create you.. your father.. or even mothers sometimes.. taking advantage of you physically, when they're supposed to be the one taking care of you and protecting you is just sickening to think about. Completely vulnerable.. no one to go to, no one to ask help from.
Like US, how It's falling its youth I lost three friends due to suicide,
It's family pressure, College not guaranteed job 70% of the time, and ostrozies problem yea...no wonder
This breaks my heart as a father to hear about these poor children!😥🙏
I have not heard of this before, this is very sad.
The issue with the father and keeping good record reminds me how it is in Finland regarding bullying in schools here and how it is being treated. Things happen, nothing is being done to actually fix it, news report it and then things are taken bit more seriously (Although I think once things calm down same continues with nothing being done)
"Fixing" the problem when it is being more known to save your face is awful behaviour. Actually work on things so it won't be repeated. I know this is not easy thing to do but when something is serious, spend time on it. Trying to go easy way won't help long term. Short term solution is not enough to make people's lives better.
i watched so many videos about japan you're the first wo talk of this problem like this.
I've also read that they have many unused houses in Japan. why don't the government just repurpose that to be used by the homeless and probably while they are at it modernize their countryside so that it appeals to the younger generation?
indeed not even houses but entirely depopulated areas with huge school buildings that are emply and could house hundreds of them. Just a bus, some futons a soupkitchen and the whole 12 year olds pimping themselves out in the middle of Tokyo is done.
Well done Ms. Okada. We support you!
Question: There are some 300,000 or more Japanese that purposefully disappear every to escape family issues or shame. And if they leave a note then they cannot be reported as missing to the police. Thus, what happens if these children do not leave a note? Will the police assist in locating their children if missing? I am not sure of all the causes of the runaway children. It is certainly sad if they were in fact abused. Or if they were bullied at school and wanted to escape. In the future I will make a point to stop by and talk to them and see if they need any of my assistance. In Japan, many people can receive help but find the process overwhelming. I think of the process as a fantastic treasure hunt!!
I grew up in a violent and abusive household, however the abuse was mostly done by my mother. I didn’t run away from home, but I can sympathize and completely understand why some kids do. People who think all runaways are just rebellious teenagers are ignorant: if things aren’t that bad at home, NO ONE would rather live on the streets or prostitute themselves. Those “entitled bratty” teens would return back to their comfortable home within a week of being on the street!
I think the introduction of tiger-parenting has completely RUINED asian culture too and contributes to homelessness. I remember that since I was 5 years old, my mother sent me to classes for 16+ hours a day SEVEN days a week. It was normal for me to finish at 1-2am. If I made a mistake on the piano, she would bash my fingers in with the cover. My finger would turn black and blue and be unable to move it for 1-4 weeks. Asian parents also use military grade torture tactics (like waterboarding) on kids for minor mistakes like a bad grade. There’s also psychological abuse like starvation, verbal abuse, and throwing out all of a child’s toys. It’s revolting and has no logic.
Asians also need to acknowledge that many of our parents have toxic marriages. I had so many friends whose parents would scream at each daily, throw objects, and then take their anger out on the children because children are the easiest target to bully.
And don’t worry about me guys. I moved out at 18 and haven’t contacted my family in years. Hopefully the toxic older generation will die out soon, and the younger generation will stop turning a blind eye to many issues. Asians should be a culture to be proud of and children do not deserve to grow up like this.
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when you said "let's put all our love for Japan aside", I rolled my eyes.
Japan has been having issues for YEARS. Sexual harassment of women, overworking employees, the fact that "lolicon" and "shotacon" are not banned by the country and making that a foundation for pedophiles. The love of the country to oversexualise women and or put women in unfavorable situations.
The country has a lot of issues and people who have "nothing but love for it" are blind. Yes, there are good things about the country, but imo the issues with the country greatly overshadow the positives.
Thank you for bringing this topic up and giving it more light. Good video. Keep it up.