Hey everyone: this dispatch video is part of the Vox Borders project. I'm visiting six places around the world to investigate the human impact of borders, and those six videos will be released in fall 2017. In the meantime I'm making these vlog style shorts. If you want to follow my travels, the best way to do it is following my FB page: facebook.com/johnnyharrisvox and signing up for the newsletter at www.vox.com/borders-email. I'll be asking for video ideas, feedback on the project, and answering questions as it unfolds. -Johnny
Very astute. Living here over 15 years I see a lot of visitors who misread or misinterpret things, but you have done your homework. Kudos, I'll follow the series.
he didn't say anything negative about Japanese people because there is literally not a single negative thing about them. I live in Japan and the Japanese are the most polite people I have ever came across. Japan is also the safest place I have ever been in; the crime rate is less than 1%
I cant help think that another reason vending machines are everywhere is because of the lower crime there also. Here in England it wouldnt be profitable because they would probably get defaced or tampered with or stolen from on a regular basis. I can sense that japan just isn't like that.
"Highest number of vending machines per capita in the world at 1 per 23 people" Me and the boys carrying 40 vending machines into Vatican City: It's over, Japan
As a Japanese person I will just say that most of the information is wrong and this person doesn’t understand the social economic and cultural nuances. Vending machines have been everywhere even before the decline in birth rate, and these are just observations a dude made as a westerner looking at these “strange” people and how they live, unfortunately told as facts when they’re not.
It's a typical white person world narrative: I'm white and my perspective gives me the entitlement to make cultural judgments based on my own experiences regardless of the actuality of fact.
I completely understand this. When ppl go to Mexico or stay there for a while. They don't really get to know the real Mexico. Ppl asume it's cartel land and violence everywhere. But tbh 80% of mexico is calm. Only Sinaloa Jalisco and michoacan is where the violence is at. And even there is not how ppl talk about it. Yeah cartels run Mexico but a real narco respects the ppl and helps out his town. Were I'm from there's one cartel running the town. But thanks to them there's no violence or thief's in our town. They kill thiefs and ppl who mess with innocent ppl. We owe jt to the cartel for bringing peace to my grandparents little town in Mexico. They build a school a clinic and now roads. Something the Mexican gov didn't do and will never do.
It's the feeling of "releasing" baggage "so to speak". That oh so wonderful feeling of getting rid of so much of what you don't need in exchange for something smaller(more condensed) , and wonderful.
Because you are very sure that machines will give back the rest of money, and especially the sound of coins are clear, so you can feel a kind of "security“, it is more safe than say love to a girl
Trying to be funny. You know how much effort and tools needed to break open a vending machine? Like a someone would really put in the work. Better to commit other crimes
He hit on some good points, but when I lived in Japan, the Japanese people told me that they can have vending machines because vandalism is rare. In the U.S. vending machines can't be everywhere because they can and are easily vandalized.
Why wouldn't you use a vending machine instead of a shop? It doesn't take up much space, is faster to use and you can have them 24/7 active without employing someone 24/7 for it. You only need some guys to reload them and this only based on how much is bought in the first place. It is super cheap to use them so long as nobody vandalizes them.
LegendMeadow The US has nothing like the number of vending machines that Japan has. Nor does it place them in the most out of way and seemingly isolated spots.
Japanese believe you should only spend the money you have as oppose to the debt in your credit cards. That's why cash based transactions are still the dominant form of payment.
This is also why the Japanese govt is in so much debt, they have to spend their peoples money for them, or else it wont get spent, then the economy would get dragged down even more.
You can pay the vending machines in cash, but you can also often use your SUICA card (which you can charge with money and is usually for paying train rides) In fact, at the point in the video where he puts the coins in the slot saying how everyone carries so many coins, you can also see the panel where you can touch a card to pay as well. As for the rest of the video: Aging population vs workforce is a problem, but there are also a lot of people being paid to watch over construction sites or just to hold signs. How about some research: First find out what some of the lowest populated areas of Japan are, then go to Google street view and check these areas for vending machines. While Japan is a low-crime country generally, vending machines do have a risk of getting broken into especially in rural areas.
Hello, I live in the U.S. but I'm Japanese and go to Japan every year. On the last point of credit cards not being a thing in Japan and how it operates on cash, lately Suica cards have been getting very popular and is basically a bankless debit card or cash card. If you're still in Japan I HIGHLY recommend getting one because most stores are supporting it. You fill your card with money at most train stations and you just tap the card on something like a vending machine to pay. It really helped unload the coinage in my pockets. Not to say that I don't have a lot of Japanese cash, I still always keep them on hand. EDIT: Also, it's very common for cashiers and other customers to be patient when someone is paying for something so take your time to dish out the change. An example is if you're buying something that's 959y. In America most people would pay with a card or give a bill to get going but in Japan people will wait for you to take out 59y so you can get 100y in change. It really helps.
Interesting. In most 1st and 2nd tier cities in China, it's all pay-by-phone. Even the random street food stalls will have a QR code to scan for payment. A lot of vendors like it because it lets them avoid touching dirty money, while customers like it because they don't have to carry around cash or cards anymore. I like the differing approaches, seeing all the strengths and weaknesses play out in real life.
Tien cupquake That kind of card is EXACTLY what everyone needs! I've always been a fan of debit cards, but this is even better since it's bankless, even simpler, exactly what the PEOPLE need! All the more reasons to be excited to move to Japan.
Tien cupquake I agree with you. I've been living in Tokyo for the past 15 years and there are some major mistakes or false statements that you stated in this video. But nonetheless, great video!
hey, we do that coin thing in Australia as well- giving say $10+.55c so that you can get $1 back. Maybe it's a cultural thing that comes out of having change that is worth a lot (unlike in the US where they have $1 notes... madness)- we understand that people are already carrying around a lot of coins.
I love these videos, but this was some pretty lackluster journalism, bordering on mere speculation. For every point you made, there is an extremely obvious contradiction. Like the fact that there are literally multiple convenience stores (staffed with at least 2 people 24/7) on every street, so vending machines are clearly not replacing cashiers. And you don’t even mention the history of Japanese vending machines and how demand for them grew over time. Or how the Japanese engineered them to become thinner and thinner. This could have been much more thorough.
Convenience stores in Japan serve a far greater role than small purchase needs. They're designed and engineered to be a true "one-stop" wonder. You can pay all your bills, taxes, buy concert tickets and reload your train card balance to name a few. They offer free wifi, some of them have restrooms (supperrrr clean), all manners of household items, groceries, bento boxes, etc etc. Also, the perception that convenient stores in Japan offer super healthy foods isn't how it's perceived by locals; rather that US and UK gas stations offer overly greasy hotdogs and stale food by contrast.
Agreed. My dad lived in Japan when he was in high school in the late 70s and always talks about how many vending machines there were... he even watched a group of friends steal one one time. One caveat I observe to be potentially problematic is the amount of trash accumulated in the form of bottles and other waste from vending machines... I know Japan is a forerunner in recycling and biodegradable materials for packaging, so I assume their working on solutions for this. In any case, I enjoy the aesthetic of Harris' videos but they definitely over-romanticize other cultures often to a fault.
That also fascinates me the most about the country. While everyone else wanna go too futuristic or choose to stay left behind, Japan holds in both sides.
HandjesBreda i think so. low crime rate is big reason machine lover、aging and coin are not main reason. before being aging society there have been a lot of vending machine. i think main factor is there are many diffetent companies to try to sell more can of drink especially coffee. you know each bevarage company has own vending machine. so you are not able to find the vending machine that sell coca and pepsi. expensive property is also. no need large space for vending machine
The low crime thing here is so weird. There are pretty much no security measures on anything. Bikes are never chained to something. stores often have 1 or 2 open walls so you can walk in and out. People leave their cars running and unattended while in the bank. As an american, it feels so strange...
XenoLiving i heard it comes. from some village culture i mean japan is very small land regardless of much population. in america police or god watch what you do. but in japan our neighbors watch us all time. once a member of family did criminal thing it would be quite difficult to stay same town. but there is limited place to go. and i think your county is more tolerant to criminals who finished jail. but japan do not tend to accept these people. they could not come back nomal life so low crime rate does not mean japanese is good people
He should do a video on that. He clearly knows more about it than any 'facts' about the crap he spouts. This video was essentially complete nonsense based on nothing but cursory opinion formed from unrelated points.
If that's so they must talk about Hong Kong as well...the capital of cramped living and cubicle apartments. I have a family of 4 and I live in a 45 square metre apartment, and I'm pretty well off compared to most people I pay USD 4000 a month as rent.
I live in Tokyo about 30 to 40 min train ride to Shinjuku, it has 4 rooms in 56 square meteres, and its only 800 USD, people must be looking for rooms in really good places to get the notion living in Tokyo is expensive and cramped.
VOX, do your research next time. Ask the locals to have a clearer picture rather formulate your own opinion, that way you have a better understanding than the things that you made up by your own imagination.
Exactly! He didnt say anything about how you could use them to buy phoenix downs, trade pokemon, stock potions for your persona, or just get a sweet high five from a maneki-neko.
Well, he mentioned that he read an essay by a Tokyo-based economist. About vending machines in Tokyo. So, where exactly did he fail to ask the locals again?
@@ufeel8686 How would you feel if a Japanese read one paper by a Chicago-based economist about racism, then proceed to make a video touring South-side looking like the most obvious tourist without actually interviewing any of the local residents?
@@khuele758 I would be glad they made an effort to research a scientific paper by a local sociologist instead of asking Joe and Jane on the street who probably know nothing about the subject at hand. Besides, it’s hard to interview people in a language you don’t even speak.
Johnny, next time you visit Tokyo consider having a Suica card, charge them with whatever cash and coin, and you won't have to carry so much coin anymore. Small stores, vending machines and ramen booths won't take Visas or Mastercards but they will surely accept Suicas...
Ben I live in japan for 4 years now and those types of apartments are only in Tokyo and are rare and is just a district, most of the apartments in Osaka and other BIG cities are not like that , they are small of course but not the size that you saw in this video , I hate when gaikokujin keep showing videos of super small apartment s here on Japan, be real.
That's the nakagin capsule tower in tokyo. It's an old 80's futuristic concept design that's crumbling to pieces and due to be demolished. Most rooms are closed. It's not an actual apartment
those werent even arpartments.... ppl like to use it kinda as a klickbait ... showing capsule hotels and talkign about how dense it is.... but in fact its not true .. i lived 1 yeahr in japan and never had a issue with space .. exept that i hurt my head sometimes when i rush out of a metro
Finally, a good comment. I lived in Japan my whole life too, and all these Japan documentaries/videos I see are so stupid at times. He also talks about how there are so many coins in japan. There are only 5 types, as to America with 4. Not much of a difference. We don't even use change anymore, hence the cards we use for almost everything.
I am a high school student in japan. This video is very interesting. I have never seen movies which foreigners talk about Japan. So I found Japanese normal things are not Global standard. Finally, this video is actual.
TheAqui2000 Their non-political content is pretty good. However, their political content leans toward left/liberal (if you like 1791, Paul Joseph Watson/Infowars, Mark Dice, Andywarski, etc. you may hate their political videos). Edit: Didn't know how to spell Andywarski.
Hello, this video is amazingly made and edited, but unfortunately the information that you provide is mostly wrong. These tiny appartments that you mentioned indeed exist, but aren't common at all. Cashless payment is as popular as Coins, the most vending machines have Cashcard- Slots anyway. Vending machines aren't new and didn't spread in Japan because of the aging society (that's some really rough and random interpretation from you) and they did mostly became popular because of the overwhelming humid climate in the summer that met the needs of the Japanese. I really liked the aesthetics of the video but I wished of you being a little preciser informed about the situation 🙏
Really liking that Vox is exploring Japan. Vox has great production values, and I appreciate your perspective. Quite a few videos covering Japanese culture and issues tends to immerse themselves in the novelty of Japanese culture from a westerners point of view. What I really want is context of how they got there, and what are the economic and cultural circumstances that led to how they got to where they are today.
mm i like it but a lot of people have covered this tho. Wish they went to more unexplored territory too..like countries we hear less about ..Eg. Mongolia/Bhutan...a lot of great stories are there
Reading this reminded me of a book my brother bought me "The Making of Modern Japan" by Marius Jansen. He thought it was just a novel-sized fun summary of Japan's history... Turned out to be a mammoth textbook (like a phonebook; hard to judge the size of a book from the cover-art alone!) Still, if you really want to understand Japan, its a damn good start. That said, a series of Vox videos on the subject would be considerably more accessible!
XTwoStepsToHellX Well, Japan is a good jumping off point for further exploration into Asian topics. Japan is a good fusion of Eastern and Western culturally, relatively familiar to Americans and Other Westerners, while being just different enough to be interesting. Its just enough culture shock for this yutube format. Heres hoping that this Japan series allows Vox to polish its formula to explore less traveled regions in Asia.
PouncingAnt I'll add it to my book list. I like to approach media from several approaches. A good video series provides a good outline before diving into a dense textbook. It helps to have youtube videos to ground the textbook material when it gets dry. Thanks for the recommendation.
@Mandar Sadye Alright buster. Vending machines were widespread in Japan starting in the 70s. It's nothing new and certainly not a result from a lack of low skill workers (which there isn't, the only shortage is high skill workers such as doctors). While there's slightly more automation, it's increasing just as much in America. The doors aren't automatic they're opened with a lever near the driver and it's been around since the 60's. That's like saying abs in your car is automation. Is that what you wanted?
Vox, stop pushing your views on others. If you cared one bit for the country you're visiting you'd do some actual investigations as to why things are the way they are. People like me have visited Japan and love it they way it is. They don't need massive emigration to "fix" anything. That'll just destroy the nation and culture I love that is Japan.
actually the one that can give that level of stabilization is the mix of gimbal, lenses, in body, and electronic stabilization(with a bit crop). DSLR and gimbal alone can't achieve that, how do i know? because i own one. I think the combos that can get those kind of result are Pixel with a motorized gimbal, or GH5 with motorized gimbal. Cellphone can achieve great result if the light is still plenty.
This video is so poorly researched. Japan's obsession with vending machines has nothing to do with its shrinking population. Vending machines were already popular in Japan in the 70s and 80s, decades before its population peaked. Vending machines were borne out of Japan's hyper economic renaissance post-World War II.
Try no research, as in zero. Vending machines have absolutely nothing to do with anything this guy is saying. He took a bunch of Japanese cliches and threw them into a video which he narrates with a pretentious explainer voice.
king oreos Ouch... It would be like if an old man fell out of his rolling chair. But knowing the japanese, they would be able to build themselves up pretty quickly.
I find it amazing how Japan can be so technologically advanced but still be incredibly in touch with their history and culture. I went last Summer and it was a life changing experience, planning on going back...
I think the building he showed as a super-tiny apartment is actually a capsule hotel. Also, the smallest bill they have is ￥1,000, or about $10, so it makes sense that they have coins worth $1 and $5. That is, a handful of change is real money. Japanese people don't see coins as something to get rid of, or the leftovers when you buy something; they just see it as money.
Mark Zeddo It is not a capsule hotel, but it is a famous piece of architecture that has sadly been allowed to deteriorate to the point where most of it is now abandoned.
It's the Nakagin Capsule Tower, an apartment/office complex in Ginza, one of the most expensive areas in Japan. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakagin_Capsule_Tower
Those vending machines saved my life when I was walking around Japan in the summer. Although I found, like Taxis, they all mysteriously disappeared when I REALLY needed them
I don't usually post comments but I felt I had to. First of all, no matter how much research you make, if you haven't lived in a city for at least a few years, you will not understand the intrinsic socio-political or economical behaviours of the people in that city. If you ignore this, you may come off as a post-colonialist ignorant. People don't live in apartments smaller than an SUV. The few capsule rooms are used to spend the night when salary men have either missed their train or don't want to go back to their home which can take take hours. The capsules are going to disappear anyways. As zam023 pointed out, the reason why there is so much automation is convenience. In summer time it gets really hot and humid. You can literally drink all day long. Thus vending machines. The same with machines in restaurants. It take less time to take your order and it's a clean transaction. As for the positive or negative uses of automation, that's another matter.
Rokko Miyoshi from the rooms I’ve seen in Tokyo when I was scouting out possible apartments there’s actually a large selection of space in Tokyo there are apartments that range from big to small some people don’t need a big apartment his statement was kinda ignorent
But excuse me if this sounds impolite. You have accepted that as a truth that it "takes less time and is clean transaction" than a HUMAN BEING because of your culture being driven to find a technological solution to your demographical problem. That is why you like robots and have automation. Conveinance might be the feeling you get when buying that but its your governments over generations planning the upcoming fall of aged japan. Here, despite we have self service checkouts, it would get quickly rejected by a lot of people as we like the social aspect when we shop or buy food. Also, we have lots of immigration (some say too much) so the labour jobs are needed to run these things. There was a shop here that opened this year and failed within 6 months that was fully automated. No one liked it. Thats why it closed down. I bet that would be Japan's wet dream. I am not totally against automation or technological progress, but some things should be done by social contact....or the human race will become a sorrow state of affairs indeed. The biggest thing I like about Japan is their trains and the system if it turns up late, you get refunded instantly. Imagine if they had an oyster equivalent (not sure if it was me being a tourist but I got a paper ticket...), that would be my "high tech" advancement. Other than that, its all very cold...being served by robots and/or DIY on a screen. So cold.
You should try visiting other less mainstream urban places in Japan, like Sapporo. There are quite a few points in this video that can be easily "misinterpreted". Like the apartments and use of coins in urban areas, but probably to a greater degree, some of the automation and traditional views. Basically, there are many ways that a civilisation could evolve, even given the same technology and the same start line. The US is one unique example which many countries adopt from, and Japan is yet another unique one that seems worlds apart, but eerily familiar. So as a word of advice to all: it might be worth looking at all this from another angle ;)
Yeah I tried Shazam but no luck, vox usually put all the music used, in the end credits but there were none in this one and moreover same music was used in the previous video but again no credits.
あなたは日本語を読んで話していますか？ アメリカ人ですか americans shouldnt be speaking on a lot of things and this is one of em...do better guys....if you know how to read and speak japanese this video wouldnt have been about vending machines. *ごめんなさい日本。私の日本語は悪いねでもアメリカ人が考えない。
i can confirm this. In my country, Vietnam, you can only find vending machines in place like theme parks, hospitals or universities where there are a lot of sercurity staffs and/or a wall around it. In fact, since i was born i haven't seen a vending machine on the street even in the center of its biggest city, Ho Chi Minh City.
the reason why there's no vending machine (on street) in my country is.. the security of vending machine itself lol.., you dont need to wait for a day to see vandalism, or robber to stolen vending machine
The taxi door is partly because it's a service - the driver. However it's also as much about closing the door as it is about opening it. Which seems not to occur to anyone not used to it.
I think there's always more than one reason too it and sometimes things seem so have a connection, but they actually don't. Ageing population is probably rather a minor reason for vending machines or automatic doors. For example the machine at a ramen restaurant: Of course it's convenient and you don't need a cashier, but also it's a bit cleaner, because no one wroking in the restaurant is touching dirty money. I think it wasn't mentioned in the video, but one other positive effect of these bright vending machines everywhere is less crime. About the coins: I ususally never had that many coins in my wallet, because I usually payed so that I get only few coins back as change. If you only pay randomly, of course you'll end up with many coins though. "And you just wonder how you got so lucky". Great :)
this is the part that i like about japan culture. you can see a lot of times when they do things, they try hard to make things perfect, satisfy both side instead of ignore or even sacrafice one side.
Machines are used to reduce staff cost, it is for the ease and convenience. No service charge, money is safe, fast and efficient. It helps business save money so that they can have more profit and also to make prices cheaper, basic supply and demand, lower prices, demand increases. Higher price, lower demand. Machines are also useful for tourist that don't know Japanese, not many Japanese citizens know how to speak English.
tamonk I think what she meant “ But vending machine were everywhere way before the problem (Aging population) rises. Therefore, two of these things doesn’t make sense together”
@Abby Alphonse ... before you mock Japan for using fax ... know this ...email can very easily become compromised and the important data within it can be read and downloaded by unscrupulous third parties. Cloud faxing, and even manual faxing, are a different story entirely. Any kind of faxing uses the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) which is inherently secure.
This video has made me doubt all other Vox videos. Yes, some people live in small houses, but then don't show a capsule hotel... Yes, population is shrinking, but that isn't why there are so many vending machines. There have been that many vending machines even a long time ago. It is because people don't vandalize them, and consider other people. You don't have that in other countries, and it is WHY Japan shouldn't open their borders just like that.
Jeflet Jane yeah, money does literally come from trees. Also, assuming your from the US, you can afford to got to japan in 2 weeks with minimum wage salary.
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Very astute. Living here over 15 years I see a lot of visitors who misread or misinterpret things, but you have done your homework. Kudos, I'll follow the series.
Vox I like how you didn't say anything really negative about Japanese people and just stated facts, but people in Japan eh I forgot
he didn't say anything negative about Japanese people because there is literally not a single negative thing about them. I live in Japan and the Japanese are the most polite people I have ever came across. Japan is also the safest place I have ever been in; the crime rate is less than 1%
Why is your reporter talking like he is asking questions when he is not?
I cant help think that another reason vending machines are everywhere is because of the lower crime there also.
Here in England it wouldnt be profitable because they would probably get defaced or tampered with or stolen from on a regular basis.
I can sense that japan just isn't like that.
I hope someday he gets wherever he's going in these videos.
Fernando Aguilera this is my favorite comment thank u
hahah same
legend has it he's still marching on
lol...Killed it!
AHAHHAHAHAH that's a director's tactic though, it's very common amongst the best.
"Highest number of vending machines per capita in the world at 1 per 23 people"
Me and the boys carrying 40 vending machines into Vatican City:
It's over, Japan
This comment is underrated
Lool i live in Vatican
Lol
@@pietrolapera3008 what's the population in you city
@@gidd around 400 people
Vending machines are pretty lit for antisocial people.
A-Social.
Antisocial has a more negative connotation
You are my favourite, dude. You are great. Ka chow
Yolo Swaggins Americans won’t be able to handle vending machines for everything, they would end up getting robbed all the time.
@@callmeblt6325 So vending machines are like liquor stores? :P
How can a machine be drunk?
As a Japanese person I will just say that most of the information is wrong and this person doesn’t understand the social economic and cultural nuances.
Vending machines have been everywhere even before the decline in birth rate, and these are just observations a dude made as a westerner looking at these “strange” people and how they live, unfortunately told as facts when they’re not.
Haha, he's done no research at all and treats Japan like a country that hasn't changed over time 😆
It's a typical white person world narrative: I'm white and my perspective gives me the entitlement to make cultural judgments based on my own experiences regardless of the actuality of fact.
I completely understand this. When ppl go to Mexico or stay there for a while. They don't really get to know the real Mexico. Ppl asume it's cartel land and violence everywhere. But tbh 80% of mexico is calm. Only Sinaloa Jalisco and michoacan is where the violence is at. And even there is not how ppl talk about it. Yeah cartels run Mexico but a real narco respects the ppl and helps out his town. Were I'm from there's one cartel running the town. But thanks to them there's no violence or thief's in our town. They kill thiefs and ppl who mess with innocent ppl. We owe jt to the cartel for bringing peace to my grandparents little town in Mexico. They build a school a clinic and now roads. Something the Mexican gov didn't do and will never do.
They put up vending machines everywhere because there aren't conbini's on every corner. LOL
So what’s the real reason of these vending machines?
That chopstick store is like the real life version of the harry potter magic wand store
this made me laugh so goddamn much. (not out loud tho im not insane)
I see you everywhere...
That's so true, I will remember this comment for life
Buy your chopsticks with gold 500 yen coins to complete the experience.
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And legend says he still walks
Putting coins in vending machine is very satisfying for me. I don't know why but it is.
Same here mate
It's because if you are lucky the machine will give you a treat in exchange.
It's the feeling of "releasing" baggage "so to speak". That oh so wonderful feeling of getting rid of so much of what you don't need in exchange for something smaller(more condensed) , and wonderful.
you like inserting things 😌
Because you are very sure that machines will give back the rest of money, and especially the sound of coins are clear, so you can feel a kind of "security“, it is more safe than say love to a girl
We could not have this many vending machines in America because they would all be destroyed within a day.
Yup. Vending machines in dark alleys don’t usually last long here
@@pieguywithafry I hate that we can't have nice things
Trying to be funny. You know how much effort and tools needed to break open a vending machine? Like a someone would really put in the work. Better to commit other crimes
@@tekkenfan01 I mean the ones in the states you just need to throw a rock at the glass lol but Japan you'll need work tools
NastyFlako _ oh right
He hit on some good points, but when I lived in Japan, the Japanese people told me that they can have vending machines because vandalism is rare. In the U.S. vending machines can't be everywhere because they can and are easily vandalized.
Charisse Hopkins US? i cant believe it! 😲
that would explain why the US has LESS, but not why Japan uses them in the first place.
Why wouldn't you use a vending machine instead of a shop? It doesn't take up much space, is faster to use and you can have them 24/7 active without employing someone 24/7 for it. You only need some guys to reload them and this only based on how much is bought in the first place.
It is super cheap to use them so long as nobody vandalizes them.
I don't get this. The US has tons of vending machines.
LegendMeadow The US has nothing like the number of vending machines that Japan has. Nor does it place them in the most out of way and seemingly isolated spots.
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You can buy these handheld weighted gimbals online, they are kind of like a selfie stick, except the head is mounted so it is always level.
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Japanese believe you should only spend the money you have as oppose to the debt in your credit cards. That's why cash based transactions are still the dominant form of payment.
Matt Scofield why not debit cards
Matt Scofield The Dutch also don't like credit cards, so everybody uses debit cards. I don't see why the Japanese don't do the same.
This is also why the Japanese govt is in so much debt, they have to spend their peoples money for them, or else it wont get spent, then the economy would get dragged down even more.
You can pay the vending machines in cash, but you can also often use your SUICA card (which you can charge with money and is usually for paying train rides)
In fact, at the point in the video where he puts the coins in the slot saying how everyone carries so many coins, you can also see the panel where you can touch a card to pay as well.
As for the rest of the video:
Aging population vs workforce is a problem, but there are also a lot of people being paid to watch over construction sites or just to hold signs.
How about some research: First find out what some of the lowest populated areas of Japan are, then go to Google street view and check these areas for vending machines. While Japan is a low-crime country generally, vending machines do have a risk of getting broken into especially in rural areas.
+モチポンズ Thanks, I appreciate informative comments
Information is not correct. I am Japanese over 50 years old, but vending machines have been in various places for over 40 years.
Cruze Schnecke he said an AVERAGE age of 46
@@aleenaa7099 Well, I guess Cruze's point is vending machines have been popular long before Japan is faced with ageing population.
the average age in Japan is 46. You better start counting days buddy
Yeah a Japanese guy with a Swedish name
@@johnnybuoy9551 that's the average age a citizen of japan is, not their life expectancy
No notification, just a slight addiction.
slight
yes very slight
Leo Meyer .
all those lonely vending machines are so A E S T H E T I C
V A P O R W A V E A E S T H E T I C
I hope this comment is ironic because everything is about "aesthetic" nowadays
eww
Y E S
A E S T H E T I C
Hello, I live in the U.S. but I'm Japanese and go to Japan every year. On the last point of credit cards not being a thing in Japan and how it operates on cash, lately Suica cards have been getting very popular and is basically a bankless debit card or cash card. If you're still in Japan I HIGHLY recommend getting one because most stores are supporting it. You fill your card with money at most train stations and you just tap the card on something like a vending machine to pay. It really helped unload the coinage in my pockets. Not to say that I don't have a lot of Japanese cash, I still always keep them on hand.
EDIT: Also, it's very common for cashiers and other customers to be patient when someone is paying for something so take your time to dish out the change. An example is if you're buying something that's 959y. In America most people would pay with a card or give a bill to get going but in Japan people will wait for you to take out 59y so you can get 100y in change. It really helps.
Interesting. In most 1st and 2nd tier cities in China, it's all pay-by-phone. Even the random street food stalls will have a QR code to scan for payment. A lot of vendors like it because it lets them avoid touching dirty money, while customers like it because they don't have to carry around cash or cards anymore.
I like the differing approaches, seeing all the strengths and weaknesses play out in real life.
Tien cupquake That kind of card is EXACTLY what everyone needs! I've always been a fan of debit cards, but this is even better since it's bankless, even simpler, exactly what the PEOPLE need! All the more reasons to be excited to move to Japan.
Tien cupquake I agree with you. I've been living in Tokyo for the past 15 years and there are some major mistakes or false statements that you stated in this video. But nonetheless, great video!
hey, we do that coin thing in Australia as well- giving say $10+.55c so that you can get $1 back. Maybe it's a cultural thing that comes out of having change that is worth a lot (unlike in the US where they have $1 notes... madness)- we understand that people are already carrying around a lot of coins.
It was so much easier getting around using Suica cards whenever we could. Getting around Japan was very convenient, especially as a tourist.
I love these videos, but this was some pretty lackluster journalism, bordering on mere speculation. For every point you made, there is an extremely obvious contradiction. Like the fact that there are literally multiple convenience stores (staffed with at least 2 people 24/7) on every street, so vending machines are clearly not replacing cashiers. And you don’t even mention the history of Japanese vending machines and how demand for them grew over time. Or how the Japanese engineered them to become thinner and thinner. This could have been much more thorough.
Convenience stores in Japan serve a far greater role than small purchase needs. They're designed and engineered to be a true "one-stop" wonder. You can pay all your bills, taxes, buy concert tickets and reload your train card balance to name a few. They offer free wifi, some of them have restrooms (supperrrr clean), all manners of household items, groceries, bento boxes, etc etc. Also, the perception that convenient stores in Japan offer super healthy foods isn't how it's perceived by locals; rather that US and UK gas stations offer overly greasy hotdogs and stale food by contrast.
It's Vox - what do you expect?
Agreed. My dad lived in Japan when he was in high school in the late 70s and always talks about how many vending machines there were... he even watched a group of friends steal one one time.
One caveat I observe to be potentially problematic is the amount of trash accumulated in the form of bottles and other waste from vending machines... I know Japan is a forerunner in recycling and biodegradable materials for packaging, so I assume their working on solutions for this. In any case, I enjoy the aesthetic of Harris' videos but they definitely over-romanticize other cultures often to a fault.
He said hes doing these between main interviews so yeah
All this guy does in Japan is criticize their past and spread lies about their politics, educational system and the people living there!
You forgot one of the most obvious reasons: because nobody cracks them open or lights them on fire like they would in other countries...
You mean America?
@@admirali.a.6175 Not in particular. I've seen many vandalized machines in Europe as well.
that can't explain why other safe countries don't have so much
@@sweetembrace6706 think you don't get the point,
arguably, even if that's true, it doesn't have anything to do with vending machines soooo
@@admirali.a.6175 Lol you tried
Japan: Our population is shrinking
UK: *Throws pregnant teenagers at Japan*
Bruh 😂
Comment and profile pic combined, perfection.
@@destituteanddecadent9106 I do try sir
I dunno man, I doubt Japan would want our exports of tiny humans.
@@potato1341 a certain cruise ship company wouldn’t pass up the opportunity to get tiny humans into their ships.
OMFG, This guy... This guy reminds me of Tom Yates from House Of Cards
My God he does.
Turki I THOUGHT I WAS ALONE
except more handsome
YES HE IS I never put it together O_0 never seing vox the same way again
Exactly!
Japan is literally the most futuristic yet most historical country unless I'm wrong but Japan is caught in between the past and the future its amazing
Most futuristic country it should be China or Estonia
@@tallenta6071 Actually now that I look into it, Saudi is a major contender
idk about the futuristic part tbh, they still use stuff like flip phones and fax machines
That also fascinates me the most about the country. While everyone else wanna go too futuristic or choose to stay left behind, Japan holds in both sides.
I dont understand the term futurisitic Japan just like other tech cities like Shenzhen, Silicon Valley etc etc
If you walk staring at your camera how do you not bump into anything
Rem waifu if had been bumped he would've just edited it
It's called the "Eagle Vision"
Rem waifu if u watch his eyes u see him looking past his camera very often
Situational awareness.
Rem waifu its a gimbal lol
I imagine the low crime rate is also a factor. If you put a vending machine in some seedy alley in Detroit it's gonna be broken in 3 days for sure.
HandjesBreda
i think so. low crime rate is big reason
machine lover、aging and coin are not main reason. before being aging society there have been a lot of vending machine.
i think main factor is there are many diffetent companies to try to sell more can of drink especially coffee. you know each bevarage company has own vending machine. so you are not able to find the vending machine that sell coca and pepsi.
expensive property is also.
no need large space for vending machine
Or even in well lit street in nyc.
The low crime thing here is so weird. There are pretty much no security measures on anything. Bikes are never chained to something. stores often have 1 or 2 open walls so you can walk in and out. People leave their cars running and unattended while in the bank. As an american, it feels so strange...
XenoLiving
i heard it comes. from some village culture
i mean japan is very small land regardless of much population.
in america police or god watch what you do. but in japan our neighbors watch us all time.
once a member of family did criminal thing it would be quite difficult to stay same town. but there is limited place to go.
and i think your county is more tolerant to criminals who finished jail. but japan do not tend to accept these people. they could not come back nomal life
so low crime rate does not mean japanese is good people
there are hidden security cameras.
Let's just take a second to appreciate the stability of this video 👏
Lawrence Wong a gimbal if you will.
Lawrence Wong a handheld.... Stabiliser? 🤔
It's a weighted camera as opposed to the lighter IPhone or handheld camera.
He should do a video on that. He clearly knows more about it than any 'facts' about the crap he spouts. This video was essentially complete nonsense based on nothing but cursory opinion formed from unrelated points.
Vox: Why Japan has so many vending machines?
me: Why my country barely have any?
Because we'll destroy it, especially when there's a tawuran.
My country's government can't even afford a vending machine because all of the money goes into their pocket
@@rockcheeks where are u frm?
@@nandanasudheer8017 India, or some other asian or african country
1. we are too poor to afford a vending machine
2. our labors are cheap
3. we are paying with paper money or smartphone
do a video on small apartments!
Jon Ngwisha yeah Micro apartments
If that's so they must talk about Hong Kong as well...the capital of cramped living and cubicle apartments.
I have a family of 4 and I live in a 45 square metre apartment, and I'm pretty well off compared to most people
I pay USD 4000 a month as rent.
you pay 4000 a month? for 45 square feet? hahahaha i pay 2k a month for a 200 one
get_it_boy 45 square meters is 484 square feet dude
I live in Tokyo about 30 to 40 min train ride to Shinjuku, it has 4 rooms in 56 square meteres, and its only 800 USD, people must be looking for rooms in really good places to get the notion living in Tokyo is expensive and cramped.
I wanna go to Japan now. seems like a beautiful country.
L
Yup, with all the goodies in them. Thats why we dont have nice things
I'm going there for two weeks on Tuesday!!
if you're black, just dont. I'm from experience
Yeah I've heard that the racism against black people is pretty bad in japan. Im not black tho, just a tall swede :)
VOX, do your research next time. Ask the locals to have a clearer picture rather formulate your own opinion, that way you have a better understanding than the things that you made up by your own imagination.
@Ewa Feen about the issues he talks about. He could talk to people and get their views.
Exactly! He didnt say anything about how you could use them to buy phoenix downs, trade pokemon, stock potions for your persona, or just get a sweet high five from a maneki-neko.
Well, he mentioned that he read an essay by a Tokyo-based economist. About vending machines in Tokyo. So, where exactly did he fail to ask the locals again?
@@ufeel8686 How would you feel if a Japanese read one paper by a Chicago-based economist about racism, then proceed to make a video touring South-side looking like the most obvious tourist without actually interviewing any of the local residents?
@@khuele758 I would be glad they made an effort to research a scientific paper by a local sociologist instead of asking Joe and Jane on the street who probably know nothing about the subject at hand. Besides, it’s hard to interview people in a language you don’t even speak.
Johnny, next time you visit Tokyo consider having a Suica card, charge them with whatever cash and coin, and you won't have to carry so much coin anymore.
Small stores, vending machines and ramen booths won't take Visas or Mastercards but they will surely accept Suicas...
is suicas a bca for japanese?
🍷👍
And unlike America, their coins are actually worth something! Meanwhile in America, whenever I use cash, I get these worthless and heavy pennies back.
Pennies suck.
Frederick Sun we got that two dollar coin here in Canada.
Frederick Sun lol I don't know about you but I save my pennies for the coinstar machine.
Pennies honestly aren't that heavy. Nickels are the absolute worst, followed by quarters. Pennies and dimes understand what's up.
In Canada, we got rid of pennies a few years back. Good riddance I say.
Those apartments look just like my washing machine
Ben I live in japan for 4 years now and those types of apartments are only in Tokyo and are rare and is just a district, most of the apartments in Osaka and other BIG cities are not like that , they are small of course but not the size that you saw in this video , I hate when gaikokujin keep showing videos of super small apartment s here on Japan, be real.
That's the nakagin capsule tower in tokyo. It's an old 80's futuristic concept design that's crumbling to pieces and due to be demolished. Most rooms are closed. It's not an actual apartment
+Steven Toni You live in Kansai? Nice! My family comes from Wakayama but I live abroad.
those werent even arpartments.... ppl like to use it kinda as a klickbait ... showing capsule hotels and talkign about how dense it is.... but in fact its not true .. i lived 1 yeahr in japan and never had a issue with space .. exept that i hurt my head sometimes when i rush out of a metro
Finally, a good comment. I lived in Japan my whole life too, and all these Japan documentaries/videos I see are so stupid at times. He also talks about how there are so many coins in japan.
There are only 5 types, as to America with 4. Not much of a difference. We don't even use change anymore, hence the cards we use for almost everything.
That coffee shop looks like the one from Tokyo Ghoul
Im Multifandom that's exactly what I thought 😂
Ikr, I remember watching Tokyo Ghoul But now I can’t find it anywhere.
Omg kyungsoo face 🐧😂
Yup it definitely does
Do you know which coffee shop it is?
I must say this as a person who lives in Tokyo. This is definitely the most *DISAPPOINTING* video I have ever seen explaining about Japan.
Kunst Wunderkammer Make your own video than ;)
Explain,not just criticize
I am a high school student in japan.
This video is very interesting.
I have never seen movies which foreigners talk about Japan.
So I found Japanese normal things are not Global standard.
Finally, this video is actual.
Why would you say that?
yes a person living in tokyo, who has an anime pfp and playlists of american politics related things, sounds about white
the chopsticks shop reminds me of a wand shop from hp😂
anyone?
haha yah I thought that too
Stan olivanders
Oh boy!!! Same thoughts here!!!
Thought i was the only one 😁
Anime name?
Usheer Baka gaijin des ka?
Usheer Eromanga-Sensei
Remixed Person v8114 eromanga?! That is real? XD
Seinfield
Attack on Titan
Vox always has good videos
Not always but they are good.
TheAqui2000 DOOM always has good music.
TheAqui2000 Their non-political content is pretty good.
However, their political content leans toward left/liberal (if you like 1791, Paul Joseph Watson/Infowars, Mark Dice, Andywarski, etc. you may hate their political videos).
Edit: Didn't know how to spell Andywarski.
the aesthetics tho
TheAqui2000 Except when it's about politics
Hello, this video is amazingly made and edited, but unfortunately the information that you provide is mostly wrong.
These tiny appartments that you mentioned indeed exist, but aren't common at all. Cashless payment is as popular as Coins, the most vending machines have Cashcard- Slots anyway. Vending machines aren't new and didn't spread in Japan because of the aging society (that's some really rough and random interpretation from you) and they did mostly became popular because of the overwhelming humid climate in the summer that met the needs of the Japanese.
I really liked the aesthetics of the video but I wished of you being a little preciser informed about the situation 🙏
What does a humid climate have to do with vending machines? Literally what?
@@sanjaymatsuda4504Ummm.... have drinks everywhere and maybe after that all types of vending machines struck up
Climate never affect on the spread of vending machines, stop spreading misinterpretation unless you are Japanese lol
That's always what's being said about his videos
Hey Jiro I recognized you from your music. Loved it.
Really liking that Vox is exploring Japan. Vox has great production values, and I appreciate your perspective.
Quite a few videos covering Japanese culture and issues tends to immerse themselves in the novelty of Japanese culture from a westerners point of view. What I really want is context of how they got there, and what are the economic and cultural circumstances that led to how they got to where they are today.
US agreed
mm i like it but a lot of people have covered this tho. Wish they went to more unexplored territory too..like countries we hear less about ..Eg. Mongolia/Bhutan...a lot of great stories are there
Reading this reminded me of a book my brother bought me "The Making of Modern Japan" by Marius Jansen. He thought it was just a novel-sized fun summary of Japan's history... Turned out to be a mammoth textbook (like a phonebook; hard to judge the size of a book from the cover-art alone!) Still, if you really want to understand Japan, its a damn good start.
That said, a series of Vox videos on the subject would be considerably more accessible!
XTwoStepsToHellX Well, Japan is a good jumping off point for further exploration into Asian topics. Japan is a good fusion of Eastern and Western culturally, relatively familiar to Americans and Other Westerners, while being just different enough to be interesting. Its just enough culture shock for this yutube format. Heres hoping that this Japan series allows Vox to polish its formula to explore less traveled regions in Asia.
PouncingAnt I'll add it to my book list. I like to approach media from several approaches. A good video series provides a good outline before diving into a dense textbook. It helps to have youtube videos to ground the textbook material when it gets dry. Thanks for the recommendation.
Most of the information is wrong. This is awful journalism.
@Mandar Sadye Alright buster. Vending machines were widespread in Japan starting in the 70s. It's nothing new and certainly not a result from a lack of low skill workers (which there isn't, the only shortage is high skill workers such as doctors). While there's slightly more automation, it's increasing just as much in America. The doors aren't automatic they're opened with a lever near the driver and it's been around since the 60's. That's like saying abs in your car is automation. Is that what you wanted?
NekoBoyOfficial Citation needed is what I wanted.
Because literally everything you wrote, I can find a counter source for.
@@NekoBoyOfficial Are you from Japan?
Vox, stop pushing your views on others. If you cared one bit for the country you're visiting you'd do some actual investigations as to why things are the way they are. People like me have visited Japan and love it they way it is. They don't need massive emigration to "fix" anything. That'll just destroy the nation and culture I love that is Japan.
I like your videos, it's like true documentary.
Rohit Eligeti no
Kenny yes
Rohit Eligeti maybe
it’s a true mini-documentary. What are you talking about.
Except that nothing he says is true.
What music do you use in the background of this video?
Yeah, it's strange that there aren't any music credits at the end or in the description. I thought that was pretty common practice.
Maybe its just your standard royalty free stuff? I dont think youre required to cite credits in that case.
kfro4, Thanks
but I can't find an instrumental one for it anywhere on the internet like the one here.
The stabilization on that camera is amazing.
C I N O S ikr
Dont know i have feeling it is the Google pixel.
It's a DSLR with a gimbal handheld. No way a smartphone is going to produce that level of quality and stabilization.
actually the one that can give that level of stabilization is the mix of gimbal, lenses, in body, and electronic stabilization(with a bit crop). DSLR and gimbal alone can't achieve that, how do i know? because i own one. I think the combos that can get those kind of result are Pixel with a motorized gimbal, or GH5 with motorized gimbal. Cellphone can achieve great result if the light is still plenty.
CINOS its SONIC spelled backwards. Sorry you had to hear that one a thousand times
taxi doors have been this way since 1965 when I moved there for a year.
This video is so poorly researched. Japan's obsession with vending machines has nothing to do with its shrinking population. Vending machines were already popular in Japan in the 70s and 80s, decades before its population peaked. Vending machines were borne out of Japan's hyper economic renaissance post-World War II.
Try no research, as in zero. Vending machines have absolutely nothing to do with anything this guy is saying. He took a bunch of Japanese cliches and threw them into a video which he narrates with a pretentious explainer voice.
it's VOX... what do you expect other than speculative explainumentary nonsense?
NSX-R Shut up ya big nerd.
gabriel hernandez Or he’s right and your butthurt.
Utrix _ Shut up ya bigger nerd.
another reason for this is the very low crime rate in Japan.......you put those vending machines in other countries and they'll just get busted.
Imagine Japan getting hit with a emp
king oreos Ouch... It would be like if an old man fell out of his rolling chair. But knowing the japanese, they would be able to build themselves up pretty quickly.
I can't think of anywhere else in the world that would be hit harder by an EMP than Japan.
king oreos WE'VE BEEN EMP'ED! ELECTRONICS ARE DOWN!
it's be fine, even they all good during tsunami which not only destroy electronic but also houses.
+PatriotPIgeon They still mostly use cash so no problems. Countries like USA where people mostly use cards would suffer more.
You're wrong dude. Get your information check.
I find it amazing how Japan can be so technologically advanced but still be incredibly in touch with their history and culture. I went last Summer and it was a life changing experience, planning on going back...
Indeed. I visited last August (first time outside the US) and it changed my perspective on many things.
Newsflash - Japan is NOT technologically advanced
Japanese Version of *SKYNET* *_"Gahd dayum vendy machinz takin mah jawb"_*
TheFelish33 they took your job!
TheFelish33 THEH TOOK AR JAWBS
Reality ! Lmao
I love you guys for this
too many consonants, not enough vowels. Other than «n» japanese words never end with consonants.
This video is so wrong. It's sad.
@Key Gen No need to cry. If people believe in anything they hear, it's not my problem.
can you elaborate what's wrong about it?
What’s wrong about it?
Gabriel Campos whats wrong
@@Rose-f2b3u well hes not responding,maybe he dont have the answer
This is great so far. Love it.
im going to jump off a 1 story book if japan has vending machines for pillows
there is for cell phone, so I think there is for pillows
Dio Grando they have panty vending machines
Dio Grando They have a vending machine that can give you lobsters.
Dio Grando Heck I saw a sextoy vending machine last time I were there.
Father?
seriously, what camera did this guy use? It's like sphere camera. And the image is very stable
Dji Osmo.
× 日本は世界トップクラスの人口密度だ
◯ 東京は世界トップクラスの人口密度だ
阿部阿部 英語わかんのーー
I think the building he showed as a super-tiny apartment is actually a capsule hotel.
Also, the smallest bill they have is ￥1,000, or about $10, so it makes sense that they have coins worth $1 and $5. That is, a handful of change is real money. Japanese people don't see coins as something to get rid of, or the leftovers when you buy something; they just see it as money.
Mark Zeddo It is not a capsule hotel, but it is a famous piece of architecture that has sadly been allowed to deteriorate to the point where most of it is now abandoned.
It's the Nakagin Capsule Tower, an apartment/office complex in Ginza, one of the most expensive areas in Japan.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakagin_Capsule_Tower
I wish we used coins more. I feel like paper money is damaged so much more easily, and coins are more compact
Kjersten Walton come to Canada :p
As it should be. It just has much more figurative and literal weight to it.
Those vending machines saved my life when I was walking around Japan in the summer. Although I found, like Taxis, they all mysteriously disappeared when I REALLY needed them
Sees 10 vending machines next to each other
*WHO SHALL PASS THE TEST?*
1:24 pretty sure that you’re not supposed to walk in the yellow line with oncoming trains.
He may have been just stretching his arm over the line to get the shot.
Wow that's what I thought!
I don't usually post comments but I felt I had to. First of all, no matter how much research you make, if you haven't lived in a city for at least a few years, you will not understand the intrinsic socio-political or economical behaviours of the people in that city. If you ignore this, you may come off as a post-colonialist ignorant. People don't live in apartments smaller than an SUV. The few capsule rooms are used to spend the night when salary men have either missed their train or don't want to go back to their home which can take take hours. The capsules are going to disappear anyways. As zam023 pointed out, the reason why there is so much automation is convenience. In summer time it gets really hot and humid. You can literally drink all day long. Thus vending machines. The same with machines in restaurants. It take less time to take your order and it's a clean transaction. As for the positive or negative uses of automation, that's another matter.
Rokko Miyoshi from the rooms I’ve seen in Tokyo when I was scouting out possible apartments there’s actually a large selection of space in Tokyo there are apartments that range from big to small some people don’t need a big apartment his statement was kinda ignorent
Yep, quick forays into other countries for slapdash analysis always results in issues of cultural salience.
人は偏見で物事を見がちだと思います。アメリカでのステレオタイプによって日本はロボットマニアックの国かもしれませんが、日本のカプセルホテルは世界でも有名なので、外国の人にとって日本人は皆カプセルに住んでいると推し量っています。
>post-colonialist ignorant
Didnt know nippon had such great memes
But excuse me if this sounds impolite. You have accepted that as a truth that it "takes less time and is clean transaction" than a HUMAN BEING because of your culture being driven to find a technological solution to your demographical problem. That is why you like robots and have automation. Conveinance might be the feeling you get when buying that but its your governments over generations planning the upcoming fall of aged japan.
Here, despite we have self service checkouts, it would get quickly rejected by a lot of people as we like the social aspect when we shop or buy food. Also, we have lots of immigration (some say too much) so the labour jobs are needed to run these things. There was a shop here that opened this year and failed within 6 months that was fully automated. No one liked it. Thats why it closed down. I bet that would be Japan's wet dream.
I am not totally against automation or technological progress, but some things should be done by social contact....or the human race will become a sorrow state of affairs indeed. The biggest thing I like about Japan is their trains and the system if it turns up late, you get refunded instantly. Imagine if they had an oyster equivalent (not sure if it was me being a tourist but I got a paper ticket...), that would be my "high tech" advancement. Other than that, its all very cold...being served by robots and/or DIY on a screen. So cold.
You should cover why fax machines are still commonplace in Japan to to emphasize this weird contrast in technology that exists here.
You should try visiting other less mainstream urban places in Japan, like Sapporo. There are quite a few points in this video that can be easily "misinterpreted". Like the apartments and use of coins in urban areas, but probably to a greater degree, some of the automation and traditional views.
Basically, there are many ways that a civilisation could evolve, even given the same technology and the same start line. The US is one unique example which many countries adopt from, and Japan is yet another unique one that seems worlds apart, but eerily familiar.
So as a word of advice to all: it might be worth looking at all this from another angle ;)
You make a good point. 👍🏻
This video was very clear actually
Wow what a nice example of writing a lot and saying practically NOTHING.
Good job.
Went to Japan a couple years ago and loved everything with the minor exception that loads of businesses still transact using primarily cash & coins.
Never thought I'd say this, but the image stabilization is actually a bit distracting. It's too good. I wish there was just a tad bit of shake.
Serba salah dasar komentator netizen
Where's the music accreditation? I just wanna know what songs you guys play within your videos.
Lool this is where you come for music? Wut
One from 1:20 is gold velour - Rainman
How about from 1:56?o.o
I need to know the first song
@@alyj7503
Glitch (orig mix)
Knight of rhythm
"obsession with automating everything"
*still uses fax machines for absolutely menial tasks*
Yeah I don't think that's it.
Who came here from nobita's channel to diss Vox?
Lol why ?
Yep. I knew Vox sucked before but I'm glad that folks outside the US do as well.
I love Nobita's work. He debunked this thoroughly.
Who is nobita
What is the music score used ?
Kapil Kalra trying to find the same thing 👍🏾
Kapil Kalra tried shazam but no result
Yeah I tried Shazam but no luck, vox usually put all the music used, in the end credits but there were none in this one and moreover same music was used in the previous video but again no credits.
La Fine Equipe - The Hokey Pokey
Cen Putra Thanks Man ! But I hope there is a separated version of it out there.
I love scanning the background while he’s walking and seeing people look really confused 😂
They don't want to be filmed
あなたは日本語を読んで話していますか？
アメリカ人ですか
americans shouldnt be speaking on a lot of things and this is one of em...do better guys....if you know how to read and speak japanese this video wouldnt have been about vending machines.
*ごめんなさい日本。私の日本語は悪いねでもアメリカ人が考えない。
“Why does Japan have so many vending machines?”
Cause they’re dope. Duh
Where is the chopstick shop? Looks cool
vending machines will be stolen in 3rd world country
I live in a 3rd world country, can confirm
Wan matune I live in South Africa, it's classified as 3rd world
or damaged and vandalised until its not working
i can confirm this. In my country, Vietnam, you can only find vending machines in place like theme parks, hospitals or universities where there are a lot of sercurity staffs and/or a wall around it. In fact, since i was born i haven't seen a vending machine on the street even in the center of its biggest city, Ho Chi Minh City.
true dude thats y they dont have vending machines in my country too
The absence of coins is only an American thing. Everywhere else in the world we have coins and it's not a problem.
This guy is a total turn off. Talkin big no knowledge at all.
If you're getting turned on by factually correct videos about vending machines, then you need to meet women
@@kuraes he needs James Charles homie
@@kuraes he didn't mean turn off like that.
@@kuraes Or perhaps telling lies is actually a huge turn off?? What do you think?
@@m.moonsie i think, you're a loser!
the reason why there's no vending machine (on street) in my country is.. the security of vending machine itself lol.., you dont need to wait for a day to see vandalism, or robber to stolen vending machine
Hahaha, absolutely true
Even trash can/dumpster will be stolen just few days after installed in Indonesia. So sad.
Because it's safe. QED
Japan has so many vending machines and automated taxi door since 20 or 30 years ago. It's not relevant to population aging.
Automated taxi door is already almost 60 years before started to use, this reporter is just a stupid and nothing else.
The taxi door is partly because it's a service - the driver. However it's also as much about closing the door as it is about opening it. Which seems not to occur to anyone not used to it.
I like the volg style videos
edit: *vlog
volg?
I think there's always more than one reason too it and sometimes things seem so have a connection, but they actually don't. Ageing population is probably rather a minor reason for vending machines or automatic doors.
For example the machine at a ramen restaurant: Of course it's convenient and you don't need a cashier, but also it's a bit cleaner, because no one wroking in the restaurant is touching dirty money.
I think it wasn't mentioned in the video, but one other positive effect of these bright vending machines everywhere is less crime.
About the coins: I ususally never had that many coins in my wallet, because I usually payed so that I get only few coins back as change. If you only pay randomly, of course you'll end up with many coins though.
"And you just wonder how you got so lucky". Great :)
Please make a video on their crazy overtime hours
I would love to live in a washing machine
I would also like that automatic taxi door. at least they know how lazy I am.
Interesting choice.
this is the part that i like about japan culture. you can see a lot of times when they do things, they try hard to make things perfect, satisfy both side instead of ignore or even sacrafice one side.
なぜクレジット社会に移行しなかったのか、っていう点と
高齢化社会になる前から自販機文化は発展していた事がわかればもっと答えに近づいてたと思うけど
ちょっと主観や自国の文化の押し付けが強すぎて、少し「残念」と言わざる得ない…
コメ欄のほうがわかってる人多い
South Korea also has that problem...
Junho Son, why do you say vending machines are a problem, as the guy says, they are a solution.
I mean LOTS OF OLD POPULATION
So does Switzerland
low skill labor isn't valued much yet in SK though...
nobody cares about sk
We don't automate bureaucracy though.
Good luck dividing the complexity of bureaucracies into any number of tasks a robot can understand... If you wanted an answer, then here you go!
The US does. It's called an polling booth. Umm what was that about Florida?
And the IRS had automated systems. Digital robots to catch you.
Machines are used to reduce staff cost, it is for the ease and convenience. No service charge, money is safe, fast and efficient. It helps business save money so that they can have more profit and also to make prices cheaper, basic supply and demand, lower prices, demand increases. Higher price, lower demand.
Machines are also useful for tourist that don't know Japanese, not many Japanese citizens know how to speak English.
本当にこの国は自販機だらけです。
明らかにいらないだろって思うような場所にも当たり前のように設置されてますが、どんな田舎にいっても飲みものに困ることはほぼないのはすごく安心できますね。
“and you just wonder how you got so lucky.“ I don't know why but this sentence made me so happy
でも高齢化が問題提起されるずっと前から自動販売機はどこにでもあったからそこは結びつかないかな
Translation: Just cause of the aging society doesnt necessarily mean that it directly ties in with the loads of vending machines everywhere.
tamonk I think what she meant “ But vending machine were everywhere way before the problem (Aging population) rises. Therefore, two of these things doesn’t make sense together”
Ooo Tkyua ちょくちょく的外れだよね
機械化とか別に憧れとかじゃ無くて便利で日本は治安がいいから設置できるだけでしょ、て思う
この人日本のヘイト動画出してるからね
ヘイト動画では日本でも少数派の右翼団体の話を日本人の一般的な意見って決めつけてるし、中国や朝鮮寄りの歴史を事実としてる
>>knmo
ほんとそう思う。
民度の差でしかない。
それを素直に認められない外人がおるんやろね。
I know where my next trip is going to be....
Everyone wants to go to Japan...
I sometimes feel Japan is the most advanced society on earth
j p actually its true fewer of Asian countries are 30,40 years ahead of Europe and all western countries
@@issacrio4345 Except for the fax machines.
@Abby Alphonse ... before you mock Japan for using fax ... know this ...email can very easily become compromised and the important data within it can be read and downloaded by unscrupulous third parties. Cloud faxing, and even manual faxing, are a different story entirely. Any kind of faxing uses the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) which is inherently secure.
@@manuelmccarthy9565 But fax is incredibly wasteful, with the amount of paper used and nowhere near as efficent as email.
@ Abby Alphonse ... we can never get rid of papers... we still have newspapers and books. Small price to pay for security .
The automated orders are perfect for social anxiety
Me:I’m thirsty...
*looks at left* oh vending machine
*looks at right* oh vending machine
まぁ、日本に自販機がたくさん置けるのは治安がいいからってのもあるけどね
ハイボールのおじさん
コンビニを🏪減らしていけば良いのに。
突然高齢化社会の話されてぶっちゃけ？だわ
"So Japan is an aging nation with expensive labor, love for robots... And too many coins in it's pockets."
Cracked me up 😂😂😂
This video has made me doubt all other Vox videos.
Yes, some people live in small houses, but then don't show a capsule hotel...
Yes, population is shrinking, but that isn't why there are so many vending machines. There have been that many vending machines even a long time ago. It is because people don't vandalize them, and consider other people. You don't have that in other countries, and it is WHY Japan shouldn't open their borders just like that.
Idk what this has to do with borders but I love these videos so I can't really complain!
I want to go to Japan so bad 😩
Simple, just buy a plane ticket.
FlyingAggie well money doesn't grow on trees
Jeflet Jane yeah, money does literally come from trees. Also, assuming your from the US, you can afford to got to japan in 2 weeks with minimum wage salary.
FlyingAggie actually I come from Australia and there is also something called tax
there are no subtitles though
Anyone else notice the lady when he said . It comes out perfectly warm
Most of the information is wrong. This is awful journalism. X2