Everything he said is reasonable. Upd. since the message is visible, I want to use the chance to wish you, good reader, to spread sincere kindness and get treated kindly back! May your families and dear ones feel well.
Sadly it’s correct, Japan is leading every other country by a large margin in the decline of birth rates. Perhaps a change in their culture will save their culture, because as it stands they’re not on track to repopulating their people.
@@l00tur this question concerns numerous countries, demography issues are all over the planet. Being Eastern European, looking at neighbours, i'm against massive mixes. Population can be regained, but culture reversion isn't easy, if possible at all. It's up to Japanese... They are able to make a choice, being aware of consequences. Either they will be passive and accept new changes or will act to develope solutions with what they have.
@@greatsarmatae Japan hasn’t “fixed” it when it became an issue starting in the early 80s. The standard affair of working 60+ work weeks and incorporating work into your personal life is stifling to the point of dwindling participation. The yen hasn’t been a strong currency since the 80s, during the bubble. European problems are no where near the same as Japans, I’m not entirely sure why you made the comparison when they’re not mutually exclusive.
Best comment here. The poor guy thinks he looks like an American navy dude stationed in Okinawa in the 1940s, thinkin' he's got this retro hipness going on...then he sees your comment and a whole other reality descends. So funny, thumbs up dude!
he was also in another short, from an older video recently posted on this account! i think nick is trying to hide himself so it looks like a different guy haha
This guy has picked up the Japanese "Forigners are very welcome... to visit" attitude. I can imagine old Japanese people watching him saying "Hmmm, maybe this one can stay... maybe."
or maybe its just observable reality that foreigners adapt in less % than natives. Which subsequently carries consequences (otherwise natives would adapt to random cultures as soon as you touch the internet). A couple concepts that truly sound out there. Btw, you dumbasses perpetrating this utopian version of liberalism fairy tale that its mean to think a foreigner is less compatibile on average are actually the gateway to bringing back real, actual racial hate groups. Happened in sweden, happened in denmark, happened in italy, happened in uk, its happening soon in france, and its bubbling up in japan Try to weight in observable facts vs ideology in any capacity above 0, its gonna help your thing too
It only applies to cultures society classifies as civilized right? I mean no one would adapt to culture where eating weak babies is fine. Or which forces women to dress only in clothes that cover them entirely. Domestic cultures are a joke. Globalization is gonna kill all them eventually. And no adaption or respect can't do anything about it. And decline of birth in Japan as well as it's active role in global economy is gonna their culture too.
@@Vic-wk6qvYou clearly never seen a foreigner in real life and you just need to go touch some grass. I'm not from the US but I have lived in the US for a short while and I had to adapt to life in the US while I was there, and so did all of the people that are not from the US that lived or still live there that I have ever met. Just because people don't fit in into your ideal of behaviour that comes directly from the 1940s doesn't mean they aren't adapted to the current culture of the US, just that you aren't. The people that do that, that expect people from other countries to bend to their country while they are outside of their country are American like you (not all Americans, just people like you). And I know that for a fact because I work with tourism here in my country and all the worst and most rude tourists I ever saw were all Americans. Refusing to respect rules, getting angry when people around them aren't speaking English, throwing a hissy fit over any minor issue that isn't actually an issue but just cultural differences, .... I could go on...
My theory is that if Japan wants a higher birth rate without having a bunch of foreigners and the culture changing, the government needs to come up with laws that make the work culture less oppressive so that people have the energy to put time into dating, getting into relationships and creating families. American work culture is toxic enough. I'm having a hard time just remembering to text a girl I like every other day and finding time to take her out for tacos. Can't imagine how difficult it is in Japan.
Nailed it! Bringing in more foreigners is going to cause more problems than it fixes. Let me also add discouraging women from getting educations and building careers during their critical child bearing years (18-25) would go a long way to alleviate the problem too.
@@MD-xl1sq But that's pretty bad for women then. You can't ask half your population to be the solution by sacrificing their life. Better change the work culture, and fix the social and sex issues.
@@lo9070being a mother and homemaker instead of a wage slave is not "bad for women". The only people benefitting from women being wage slaves are the banks and corporations. Which is why its being pushed so hard.
nah, look at first world countries that do not have a crazy work culture they have low BR as well, it is inevitable once a nation becomes developed/educated, and when religion dies off.
This guy verbalized exactly how I feel about foreigners coming into a new country. Absolutely crucial they learn the local language and integrate themselves to the culture to the best of their abilities. Otherwise you have no reason to complain why the locals don't like you.
No more at all, period. In the west it is demographically transforming the nation, in service of rich billionaires to take cheap labor, destroy the national identity and the people. Immigrants are tax burdens too, everywhere in the West. But you don’t even need an economic reason, the social reason’s outweigh it.
Integration is a myth. Only possible if we talk like one foreigner in one town etc. I was very sad to see some areas in tokyo and seoul when i visited as a tourist.
@@JMB_focus albino? What a weird insult (?) nice argument btw you couldve shown me examples of countries that have the perfect integration. It works somehow easier if people are closer to eachother by ethnicity and culture but still not rly ideal.
I'm from the USA, I say never let in migrants to Japan, Keep Japan Japanese. Use robots, till this feminism is no longer popular and women want children again. Everything changes
@@GodplayGamerZulul which book would that be? The History of Grammatical Prefernce in English Language? Nb both are acceptable, "fewer" is preferred, while "less" is more commonly used.
😂 This is exactly what I was thinking the whole time. I think if they have a more formal way of culturally educating and passing an official Japanese cultural competency workshop / test that would be a good way to integrate more foreigners into Japan.
@@thebritishtwat1317im a gay guy and I still dont know what gay clothes are. I wear clothes and they go on my gay body. Does that make them gay clothes? Hmmmm....ponder on this, I must.
It’s interesting because his style of speaking reminds me of the early 00’s and he said he’s been in Japan since 2007- so his English still sounds like two decades ago.
I wouldn’t say that but he does seem to speak well! There’s plenty of trimming in this video, I imagine to keep his speech flow smooth. He makes a great point
@@rudolphschmidt313If you were around you'd know that white and non "ghetto" folks used "ghetto talk" back then too. Lots of slang terms and ways of speaking transfer from one social sphere to another, and it's happened since the dawn of time
True. I came to Japan in 2007 for the first time and even Tokyo some people were really curious about me being a westerner. I come regularly to Japan every year since then and now it’s way more normal to be a foreigner in Tokyo (and I guess other major cities)
man, I've been abroad 4 years, I almost never come home. Last time I came home, saw my friends I had not seen in 4 years, and I felt out of touch, did not know some of their expressions and stuff. Thats 4 years only, imagine 16. You live and evolve with the culture you live in, so yeah, you become a time capsule for your country at the time you left.
@@yyunko7764that’s real, that’s a topic in my country since our people have been emigrating since some years ago and it’s common to know Venezuelans abroad with very old jargon/expressions that were used in the 90’s and the start of the 00’s and they just don’t realize when they speak spanish they are really speaking “outdated” in a way that is different enough to make someone from the same nationality laugh when they hear how they talk
He actually is. He can see for himself people are not adapting and the culture might get lost. Read between the lines, people are not openly saying f these immigrants.
You have to assimilate to some degree. This is true for any country. Presumably if you move somewhere, it's because their ideals and culture are attractive to you. As such, it's in part your responsibility to preserve and become part of the fundamentals of that culture.
As much as possible, I’m sorry I hate the attitude a lot of people get who move from one country to another and expect everyone to bend over backwards for them when it should be the other way around otherwise why leave in the first place?
This is such an idealist view of things. 90% of the time when people move great distances, it’s either for economic or sociopolitical reasons. Eg wars, discrimination, political repression. Most of the other 10% are families trying to reunite.
Yup, Japan is going to have to deal with the fact that they'll need foreign labor. Better start honest conversations about that now than let it all happen naturally, which is messier.
It's honestly up to Japan's officials, do they want to replace their own Japanese people and mix blood with foreigners destroying the Japanese bloodlines purity, or are they gonna get on that birthrate problem, rise and keep that Japanese bloodline going.
I see the same attitude in the US. It may just be a human theme- but I have no idea. Seems that way in other countries I've visited too, but I never asked.
And there's really nothing wrong with that. He had the right mindset in going to another country. Learned the language, appreciated and respect and adapted the culture. That is why you should want to go to another country. Not to exploit it for handouts. I would bet, if he was being honest, he has seen a lot of people that havent done that during his time in Japan. And it bothers him And it should.
Smart? Where? That 200 years ago there were less Japanese? That birth decline is a scam? An issue always raised when it comes to retirement and money, or when certain groups want to conquer country just by erasing it ethnic group with imported foreigners? I'm Polish. When I come to Japan I want to fell like a foreigner, not another dude in USA like social experiment.
The single largest thing standing in the way is the lack of protection for workers. The Japanese government is too focused on immediate economic growth, but are only doing patchwork to fix the long-term problem.
oh yes, if you got very needed job, like medical, engineer, or if you own a buisness theres no limit for stay in japan. yet i feel bad for the majority of foreign workforce, small hand who get kicked and renewed every 5-10year.
I'm a french exchange student in Japan right now and the question about bringing more foreigners to Japan is a real thing here. At first I was quite shocked tbh cause I've always heard that Japanese were very conservative. But I think people here begin to understand the reality that in 10 to 15 years, Japan will no longer have any choice, their economy is pretty much at stake right now. I'm not gonna lie, coming from France, I can see why multiculturalism is scary to Japanese. Many people come to Japan to experience that culture that seems so pristine and devoted of any other kind of influence. That's one of the reason why I love Japan too. For it to work, I think the Japanese Government must do what many Governments around the world are scared to do : Be selective in their immigration policies. Let competent foreigners fill the positions that are unfilled. Carefully choose people that are actually interested into learning the culture (South Korea is doing it with their language test so why not Japan?). Allow foreigners to invest in property in Japan. Why not sold all these abandonned properties in Japan? It could help revitalise some areas of the country where nobody wants to live anymore, like the countryside areas. Many people in the West are beginning to go back to this way of living anyway, maybe it's time for Japan to promote it 🤷♂️
I agree. Be very selective with immigration. Keep Japan Japan. I live in the U.S. and it's just a huge sh!t show. And I agree. Make people learn the language and adhere to the culture.
I agree as well with this statement, however with foreigners being able to buy land I think could be bad considering how some countries did this and house markets went through the roof even though there’s nobody living there. So this should be regulated.
The solution you're giving is not a solution for the problem you're addressing. If the Japanese culture is disappearing it is because the Japanese people are changing and conforming to different standards. The type of foreigners nor their (intellectual) wealth has anything to do with the culture disappearing. I live in the Netherlands and we have all type of immigrants. The reason there's so much cultures is (1) because the natives are accepting the cultures and (2) our government is open to people excercise their culture
I think anyone moving to a different country should absolutely morph themselves to match the country, not expect the country to dilute itself to match foreigners. This guy is spot on.
Depend what type of foreigners you are.. immigrants have to morph. Expats live in a money bubble where they can stay for years in a country and never dilute themselves. Also the foreigners who have networks of themselves everywhere, like the French. No matter where you are on Earth, you'll find French people who have French schools and educate their children as if they were in France...
@ChimChimChums also depends on the country. In more ethnically homogenous nation such as Japan and Korea, you have to adapt. But in countries such as Canada or the US which are melting pots, you can adapt to other cultures and respect them but you're free to hold on to your own culture.
I don’t want japan culture to change. like it so beautiful but at the same time some of the culture should change especially with overtime and work culture.
That’s pretty much every country since every where you go(that isn’t America or Canada) has a severely long and interesting history/culture. There are always parts of the culture that is beautiful and parts that aren’t; it’s give and take.
this dude's the definition of a resepectful foreigner fr. You behave when you're a guest in the country, and you integrate when your a resident. Not throwing away your own culture, but embracing a new one. Edit: there was a lot of debate about the use of assimilation; integration seems to be the more accurate term I was going for so imma change it.
yes, if Japan can open themself to foreigners but at the same time give them the expectation and enforce the culture little by little, i think that culture won't be gone basically everyone already knows the basic etiquette and rules in Japan and most people had no problem obeying the rules after all there are a lot of people went to japan because they were attracted to the culture there
Yes, but that's the thing, I don't see a two way interaction as bad. Inevitably, the culture in Japan will change even if foreigners embrace the Japanese culture, and I don't see that a change in culture is necessarily bad. Cultures change all the time, even without foreigners. In fact what we regard as Japanese culture today is very different to what it used to be hundreds of years ago.
Right, so you can tell everything about someone after they’re on camera for 30 seconds. You’re too gullible, he’s likely banged hundreds of Japanese women and is a sexpat in disguise.
@@johan2yeah, I don’t get why people are so obsessed with keeping culture completely isolated and unchanged forever. Having outsiders come in and shape things in different ways is often very good, because the majority group will only take in the “good” cultural influences, and will reject the ones they don’t like. Thus you’re left with a more blended and interesting culture rather than one stuck as the same from 40 years ago.
I love watching these videos. I used to want to move to Japan but creators like you changed my mind and I’m grateful for that. This is not supposed to be a negative comment, quite the opposite. I just know I would not enjoy it after seeing these videos. I’ll stay in my country and enjoy Japanese media.
I mean, even if you sugar coat it, its true. Japanese people are xenophobic, even if not outwardly so, they WILL isolate you as a gaijin always. I wanted to move to japan one day but always being an outsider is not appealing to me, nor a government that only cares about older people.
Everything he said is 100% accurate. and can be said about every country. you gotta learn the culture of other countries when you move there. especially when you are in public.
the us is made of immigrants. It's culture has always changed with the culture of the immigrants that came in. Learning the language is 1 thing and I agree with that and ideally you'd integrate with the culture to some degree. But for countries that are all immigrants, I think there's even less of a demand to care about the culture as long as what you do and support are generally legal. (There's of course bad laws out there but lets say at least the noncontroversial laws in the land)
@@VeggieRice Everyone should be pro eugenics. The opposite of eugenics is dygenics, and that's terrible. Why would you ever want a population to become unhealthy, ugly and dumb?
I think learning japanese is a beautiful process and I come to Japan to experience JAPANESE culture, heritage, and way of life. That's what Japan is about. And learning the language is one of the most fulfilling thing I have done in my life. When I speak Japanese, i feel very immersed and feel like I'm on cloud nine... it's a bit difficult to explain
I feel exactly the same way as you. I started studying in my own time when I was 11 after I developed a fascination with the culture, music, language - it's very beautiful. I think what draws me in a lot is how nature focused Japan and even the Japanese language is. You can really see the subtle influences of shinto (not necessarily a religion the way we think of them) in the philosophies in how people approach day to day life and the way they speak and respect their surroundings - it's a very grounding and appreciative perspective that I think western countries should take into consideration more as it's quite fulfilling. It's prevalent in its own way in a lot of countries - just in a uniquely beautiful way in Japan!
@@Kinjo7 because Japanese is so different to english, without some level of frequent immersion it can be hard to retain enough for their to be some level of natural flow. I suppose it depends partially on what you think your strengths and weaknesses are in the language as well? I know for me I soak up grammar fairly well because I find the structures naturally interesting and enjoy problem solving, but I don't retain vocabulary as naturally so unfortunately I have some frustrating gaps there... But watching Japanese shows or listening to music or even looking at Japanese lyrics and deciphering them without a translated version can help expand that horizon for me, either consciously or subconsciously. I personally just find that the more I immerse myself and actively listen, as long as I'm confident in sentence structures then I can pick up on what those missing words are - but it's about putting it into practice so you remember it as well. The same of course goes for any aspect of the language including grammar. Apps like HelloTalk can be great that way, talking to real Japanese people and getting advice and corrections, sharing cultures, making friends and actively making conversation. It can be hard work and tiring to sound natural but it comes easier to you over time. That's the only advice I can really think of right now, not that you necessarily asked me 🙇♀️
@@bridiemcclure thank you kindly for your reply. I have a lot of difficulty with rote learning. I have ADHD but when I was at university and living in Japan I was undiagnosed and thought I was just lazy. But I think I need to study in more interesting ways rather than just drilling vocab and sentence structure via flash card apps and so on. Thanks so much ❤️
This was actually great to watch because the last time I went to Japan was 2007 (lived there from. 2005-2006) and I’ve really wanted to know what it’s like now in comparison
It’s a cultural cesspool. Full of beta foreigners who thought they could pull in east Asia only to realize they’re still losers like back home. Every time i see someone walking into a HUB i wish it was back to covid times
One thing I think about people who move to Japan is that it’s usually because they live the culture so much and there is such a rich culture that they have there. I think foreigners will respect and appreciate the culture as more move and live there
I just wonder, what culture do you talk about? I live in Japan now, there are many, many stupid rules, that Japanese follow and foreigner don't really need to (if you are kind of expat). Apart from ruled, I don't feel Japanese follow any special Japanese culture. In fact, they copy a lot from the western culture.
it is true, there were too many foreigners tbh when i was there in may this year....i really didnt like that.... like if i go to another country thats a 16 hour flight away from my home, i dont want to see any people from my country.... lmao, next time i go to japan ill most likely avoid tokyo and osaka
I thought Japan was more a cool popular place to go around year 2000. Busloads of Japanese tourists buying gold at tourist sites in the 1990s, Japan has enviable technology and economy and everyone wants to go to teach English in Japan. But these days, not so much. In 2007 I was studying Japanese to go there, but I went to teach English in China instead.
I am glad he is someone who learned Japanese and didn't just come here and forced the locals to communicate with him in English. Props to this man. Top tier immigrants fr
How many immigrants do that in Japann? Also I figure it's less of a choice. Some people don't take to learning Japanese all that well so are forced to use English longer. I always find Chinese and Japanese appreciate a chance to improve their English.
@@Andreas-gh6isJapanese in terms of simple communication its not that difficult once you understand the sentence structures and just remembering words. The only problem is dealing with the formal side of it and reading is quite a challenge when it comes to Kanji, like who in the right mind would make the word depression so complicated when writing it?
You still can stand out if you look good and you're smart. But the days of feeling like a rockstar being a loser in your homecountry are gone. Too much competition. I've seen olenty of smart, young and very looking guys from all over the west coming here
Depends the type of country. If it's a country based on immigration like the US whose multicultural, I don't think you have to conform as much as in a monocultural country.
@@_blank-_Yeah and I think that’s where the difficulty comes from when answering this question. On the one hand it’s very respectful to assimilate into a monocultural society, but on the other it’s difficult to do that when the society is almost actively ostracizing people who don’t fit in with mainstream culture, even if they’re natives themselves. It can almost feel like assimilating is contributing to the problem.
@@josiahjray Yes but what do you get when you don't assimilate? Ask yourself why Japan is so appealing. It's not because of the weather, it's not because of the dirt, it's not because of the trees, it's because of the people. If you transplant 200,000 Americans into their own mid-sized Japanese town and left them there for 50 years, those people won't suddenly be Japanese after those 50 years. Culture matters, and if Japan allowed mass immigration it wouldn't be Japan anymore. Their culture has a lot of sucky parts to it, but it's that same exact culture that makes you and everybody else watching this video interested in the place, as well as what makes it safe, successful, and high quality.
@@koolaidblack7697do you know the history of America bruh?!? Is your comment a joke?!? Dude, from the inception of the “America”, their were ACTUAL autochthonous people here …I’m talking THOUSANDS of years, before European influence.😂😂 Its hypocrisy at its FINEST to think that those of us that migrated here AFTER the European invasion, can’t represent our culture and customs here as well. We follow the law, yet very much have ALWAYS been a cultural melting pot..🙏🏽.. That ain’t nothing “new”…🤦🏽♂️
I wish Japan would grow in population and continue to preserve their beautiful culture. I wouldn’t want foreigners to out number the natives and change the Japanese aesthetic of the country
Foreigners have never outnumbered locals in ANY country that has welcomed immigration. If you truly want Japan’s culture to be preserved and protected, then you must recognise the necessity for Japan to open up its doors for foreigners. They literally don’t have any choice.
@@frenchgirl5878yup, people are thinking that enticing more foreign immigrants = Japan will get overrun by foreigners and the cultural identity of the country would vanish They are overblowing the effects of more foreign immigrants in Japanese society
@@thedude633big difference between an immigrant and a migrant worker. The vast majority of those who move to the gulf states are working temporarily and then leaving once they got their money. Even then, they present an entirely unique case where the natives are so wealthy that using natives for unskilled labor is unprofitable, so immigration is encouraged. The only other real example is Lebanon, which is again a unique case due to the UN’s special mistreatment of Palestinian refugees, and the Arab League’s refusal to integrate Palestinian refugees and their descendants into the states they reside in. Even then, Lebanese would not be outnumbered by refugees if they didn’t have a 15 year long civil war that spurred mass emigration to the west.
I like how you ask interesting social issues questions. I lived in Japan from 1996-1998, and I didn't see that many foreigners in Fujisawa, Hatanodai and Yokohama.
fujisawa grew greatly, sadly... With Kanagawa being relatively close to Tokyo and Yamanashi it remains pretty acceable to foreigners and Fujisawa getting featured in Slam Dunk and Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai being a popular anime completely based of Fujisawa . Fujisawa became a pretty big tourist spot in Honshu. Yokohama actually has suprisingly little foreigners for it being in the Greater Tokyo Area. Outside of the Shin Yokohama Eki area you can walk a good time without seeing a single foreigner. Hatanodai i have no information on since i never was there
In the uk for you to receive a permanent visa you have to learn English and be proficient enough to be conversational, and for citizenship you need to be well versed in the English culture and history, I believe that if this was implemented in Japan it would be a net positive, 1 having more foreigners in the country to help increase the birth rate, and 2 actually have people who are well educated and acclimated to Japanese culture and history
Nobody speaks Japanese outside of Japan lol. There is little opportunity to learn it outside of universities. A language requirement would pretty much eliminate the entire pool of immigrants.
I live in Dearborn, and we are the only Muslim majority big city in the United States. Hispanics do not want to change the country, they are very similar but Muslims want to change the United States to be more Muslim and to follow Islamic values and norms. Culture will change with more Muslims.
I wished more people realise than culture is not meant to be a static thing, and that you can bring more to a culture without "destroying" it. You can totally keep your culture while assimilating new ones, as long as there is a mutual respect and a common base of morality.
As a Western European, I hope the people of Japan are able to take a careful look at our situation before deciding to follow this example. Trying to make up for the economic disadvantages of population decline should not mean tolerating everything. Especially, be very wary of politicians who stand to gain from supporting immigrant groups because these groups will then vote for them if given voting rights. Countries with an ageing issue should realise by now that this starts off a spiral and no one knows if it's possible to jump out of it.
Lol this world sucks huh. Some people happen to be born in crappy countries with poverty and war, and then when they come to a better country, they often bring the worst parts of their country with them, refusing to assimilate and causing much grief to the locals. What's the right answer? I feel like a conscious effort to help develop third world countries , as mass importing them to other countries just causes a bunch of anger and discontent from both sides. But how do we help develop 3rd worlds? Idk but doesn't seem like there's a lot of current effort around it
Change is a part of life, though. Even without much outside influence, Japanese culture still changed with the ages. Change and adaptation to new challenges is what makes a country stand the test of time 😉 I understand that, as foreigners coming to another country, we want to be respectful and preserve everything the way it was when we arrived, because that's the "right" thing to do and also, that's the form of the country and culture we fell in love with. But ultimately, the world moves at its own pace, and we all have to find a way to keep up with it.
learning the local language is a necessity, and I think most people everywhere recognize that it's a good thing to learn the native tongue. I hope there are enough language learning programs for people to get the opportunity to learn
@@desertmoonlee6631 THIS! This person obviously doesn’t know that if a old man fell on the street they would walk right past him. Tons of elderly japanese people die isolated and alone
He was 100% serious in that joke 😂
Yup e
he doesn't standout anywhere 🤷
Agree!
@@Sharon-rp7irOuch!😂
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He looks like a Navy dude from the 1940s
he quite strict guy, but stil he still a manzai
That looks like an Okinawan style...
Not a bad look. When in Rome.
Right he looks like an NPC from Shenmue😂
@@edwardfletcher7790right?! Looks like something from Karate Kid Part 2
Love the eloquence behind the Ace Ventura outfit
Miss that movie. Gotta rewatch!
you got me 😂
Heloo my Hungarian friend 🇭🇺mindenhol ott vagyunk 🤣
Lol nailed it!
hahahaha high ass waistband and all
this interview deserves a longer version
There is.
it really doesn't, he's the least profound person I've heard interviewed on this channel
No it doesn't.
@@TwistingfergusWhy are you so bitter towards him?
Everything he said is reasonable.
Upd. since the message is visible, I want to use the chance to wish you, good reader, to spread sincere kindness and get treated kindly back! May your families and dear ones feel well.
Sadly it’s correct, Japan is leading every other country by a large margin in the decline of birth rates.
Perhaps a change in their culture will save their culture, because as it stands they’re not on track to repopulating their people.
@@l00tur this question concerns numerous countries, demography issues are all over the planet.
Being Eastern European, looking at neighbours, i'm against massive mixes.
Population can be regained, but culture reversion isn't easy, if possible at all.
It's up to Japanese... They are able to make a choice, being aware of consequences. Either they will be passive and accept new changes or will act to develope solutions with what they have.
@@greatsarmatae Japan hasn’t “fixed” it when it became an issue starting in the early 80s. The standard affair of working 60+ work weeks and incorporating work into your personal life is stifling to the point of dwindling participation.
The yen hasn’t been a strong currency since the 80s, during the bubble.
European problems are no where near the same as Japans, I’m not entirely sure why you made the comparison when they’re not mutually exclusive.
You are a man of culture w that profile pic
@@aleeya00🤭🤝
“I’ve been a Pet Detective in Japan for 16 years…”
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This should have the most likes.
Omg lol
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Best comment here. The poor guy thinks he looks like an American navy dude stationed in Okinawa in the 1940s, thinkin' he's got this retro hipness going on...then he sees your comment and a whole other reality descends. So funny, thumbs up dude!
recognised him at first sight lol. his name is Nick and he's a comedian/gagman (芸人) in Japan for many years. pretty cool guy
he was also in another short, from an older video recently posted on this account! i think nick is trying to hide himself so it looks like a different guy haha
What's is full name or artist name because I wanna look him up
Ahhh the most well respected of Japanese jobs. This man brings great honor to foreigners in Japan
@@ofallnamesoh no 😶😑
@@henrykb.7808 Not sure what his full name is, but ''Nick-niisan'' gives you lots of results of him
This guy has picked up the Japanese "Forigners are very welcome... to visit" attitude.
I can imagine old Japanese people watching him saying "Hmmm, maybe this one can stay... maybe."
or maybe its just observable reality that foreigners adapt in less % than natives. Which subsequently carries consequences (otherwise natives would adapt to random cultures as soon as you touch the internet). A couple concepts that truly sound out there.
Btw, you dumbasses perpetrating this utopian version of liberalism fairy tale that its mean to think a foreigner is less compatibile on average are actually the gateway to bringing back real, actual racial hate groups.
Happened in sweden, happened in denmark, happened in italy, happened in uk, its happening soon in france, and its bubbling up in japan
Try to weight in observable facts vs ideology in any capacity above 0, its gonna help your thing too
Not that that's bad. Really it's an American thing to think foreigners are always good.
@@krunkle5136Culture is always changing and people don’t always live where they were born anymore. That’s just reality.
@@ranouma147 yes, until the jet fuel runs out.
@@krunkle5136There are other ways to get around. People still travel by boat all the time.
Understanding the language and culture applies to foreigners living in all countries..respect their way of life.
It only applies to cultures society classifies as civilized right? I mean no one would adapt to culture where eating weak babies is fine. Or which forces women to dress only in clothes that cover them entirely. Domestic cultures are a joke. Globalization is gonna kill all them eventually. And no adaption or respect can't do anything about it. And decline of birth in Japan as well as it's active role in global economy is gonna their culture too.
USA is not like that. People move here and they want US citizens to adapt to them.
@@Vic-wk6qvYou clearly never seen a foreigner in real life and you just need to go touch some grass. I'm not from the US but I have lived in the US for a short while and I had to adapt to life in the US while I was there, and so did all of the people that are not from the US that lived or still live there that I have ever met. Just because people don't fit in into your ideal of behaviour that comes directly from the 1940s doesn't mean they aren't adapted to the current culture of the US, just that you aren't.
The people that do that, that expect people from other countries to bend to their country while they are outside of their country are American like you (not all Americans, just people like you). And I know that for a fact because I work with tourism here in my country and all the worst and most rude tourists I ever saw were all Americans. Refusing to respect rules, getting angry when people around them aren't speaking English, throwing a hissy fit over any minor issue that isn't actually an issue but just cultural differences, .... I could go on...
No one is expected to integrate here.
"MeLtInG pOt oF tHe wOrLd"
Except for America, where expecting respect from the third world savages that illegally cross the border is "racist".
Agree with him completely
Right everything except “I don’t have a problem with foreigners”?
@@eriscylmans onto nothing
So, in other words. Immigration is a threat to world cultural heritage.
@@eriscylbro is cooking with no gas
@@cataguti0 less young people, and more old people
Bro arrived in Japan in 1945 as a soldier post war and never left, I won’t think override
He even still wears his dogtag
💯 learning the language and culture is just respect in any country. Doesn’t mean you lose yourself. Means you add to it.
And then there’s the Americans that preach diversification and then be like “Japan needs more Japanese people to preserve the heritage”
@@jylecrennan What you talking about?
@@shadoninjaNothing. He's probably commenting to something else, but got published here. It happens sometimes with these short videos.
Exactly! Totally agree.
And yet. Americans are called racist when they say that Mexicans should learn English when living here. Its a double standard
My theory is that if Japan wants a higher birth rate without having a bunch of foreigners and the culture changing, the government needs to come up with laws that make the work culture less oppressive so that people have the energy to put time into dating, getting into relationships and creating families.
American work culture is toxic enough. I'm having a hard time just remembering to text a girl I like every other day and finding time to take her out for tacos. Can't imagine how difficult it is in Japan.
That's so true, they can also incentivize creating families with better benefits for people who have children
Nailed it! Bringing in more foreigners is going to cause more problems than it fixes.
Let me also add discouraging women from getting educations and building careers during their critical child bearing years (18-25) would go a long way to alleviate the problem too.
@@MD-xl1sq But that's pretty bad for women then. You can't ask half your population to be the solution by sacrificing their life.
Better change the work culture, and fix the social and sex issues.
@@lo9070being a mother and homemaker instead of a wage slave is not "bad for women". The only people benefitting from women being wage slaves are the banks and corporations. Which is why its being pushed so hard.
nah, look at first world countries that do not have a crazy work culture they have low BR as well, it is inevitable once a nation becomes developed/educated, and when religion dies off.
That was actually a pretty insightful perspective
Is that the RoachDogg Junior?!?! Im a big fan!
I see you’re a man of culture yourself. Just cool it with the icepick brother, the world still needs RoachDawgSr
so basically if you want to see the actual Japan go as soon a possible because it may change to become generic like western countries. lol
Woah woah woah buddy, tell roach dogg senior to quit it with the freaking weed dood.
This guy verbalized exactly how I feel about foreigners coming into a new country. Absolutely crucial they learn the local language and integrate themselves to the culture to the best of their abilities. Otherwise you have no reason to complain why the locals don't like you.
No more at all, period. In the west it is demographically transforming the nation, in service of rich billionaires to take cheap labor, destroy the national identity and the people. Immigrants are tax burdens too, everywhere in the West. But you don’t even need an economic reason, the social reason’s outweigh it.
Integration is a myth. Only possible if we talk like one foreigner in one town etc. I was very sad to see some areas in tokyo and seoul when i visited as a tourist.
@@wdvngeit's not a myth albino
@@JMB_focus albino? What a weird insult (?) nice argument btw you couldve shown me examples of countries that have the perfect integration. It works somehow easier if people are closer to eachother by ethnicity and culture but still not rly ideal.
@@JMB_focus and i seen other of your comments and you seem to agree w me so i dont get it. Just trolling?
“Less Foreigners” is probably the most Japanese thing a foreigner has ever said ….whilst living in Japan 😂
Which should be said FEWER foreigners rather than LESS
@@juliashireen6195 wrong actually, in this case less is correct, read a book if you want to be correct
Exactly
I'm from the USA, I say never let in migrants to Japan, Keep Japan Japanese. Use robots, till this feminism is no longer popular and women want children again. Everything changes
@@GodplayGamerZulul which book would that be? The History of Grammatical Prefernce in English Language? Nb both are acceptable, "fewer" is preferred, while "less" is more commonly used.
I wish he showed us his japanese language skills
There is a video where he speaks
@@ChikoCorderowhere?
@@SavantGardeEX way down in Kokomo
@@RonnieG that’s where we gotta go
@@RonnieG Aaaruba Jamaica uuu I wanna take you to Bermuda Bahamas come on pretty mama
glad a foreigner living in Japan isnt against foreigner coming to Japan lol
😂 This is exactly what I was thinking the whole time. I think if they have a more formal way of culturally educating and passing an official Japanese cultural competency workshop / test that would be a good way to integrate more foreigners into Japan.
@@LevisH21because they come from war torn countries? A specific religion has nothing to do with it
@@ericl6460 oh really?
keep dreaming.
I would seriously waste my time even talking about "a specific religion".
Ikr
@@LevisH21 shut up
He seems like a really smart, down-to-earth dude.
He literally joked about standing out 😂so down to earth.
i dont see the really smart dude part...
@@mackeejack6731Exactly.. He was joking.
@@stufooThe thing he said about other cultures invading Japanese culture and changing it.
@@oliveryt7168most people who have never even visited Japan understand why its culture is and isn't the way it is.
“ I think it’s horrible because I don’t standout anymore “ 🤣
I like his style. Casual yet so fashion
Ace Ventura style
Man got a great display of two half's of the Internet here with "reality " on one side and "gothchicklover" on the other.
@gothchickloveralso I'm pretty sure he was saying its the level of style a gay guy wears not that the style is "gay" or shit
@@thebritishtwat1317im a gay guy and I still dont know what gay clothes are. I wear clothes and they go on my gay body. Does that make them gay clothes? Hmmmm....ponder on this, I must.
@reality8793😐
He is definitely a pet detective
alllrighty then.
Ace Ventura 😂
hm?@@Viv1992
Accurate af dude😂
Perfect 😂
It’s interesting because his style of speaking reminds me of the early 00’s and he said he’s been in Japan since 2007- so his English still sounds like two decades ago.
Wow I never thought like that 😮
I wouldn’t say that but he does seem to speak well! There’s plenty of trimming in this video, I imagine to keep his speech flow smooth. He makes a great point
Not speaking ghetto is considered early 00s talk now I guess
he sounds like Steve Rogers when speaking
@@rudolphschmidt313If you were around you'd know that white and non "ghetto" folks used "ghetto talk" back then too. Lots of slang terms and ways of speaking transfer from one social sphere to another, and it's happened since the dawn of time
True. I came to Japan in 2007 for the first time and even Tokyo some people were really curious about me being a westerner. I come regularly to Japan every year since then and now it’s way more normal to be a foreigner in Tokyo (and I guess other major cities)
The hair and accent. Everything is sooo ‘00s and i love it about him!
Yeah Japan's changed in the last 16 yrs, but he hasn't lol
ace ventura
@@aaronmontgomery2055 hahahaha could be
man, I've been abroad 4 years, I almost never come home. Last time I came home, saw my friends I had not seen in 4 years, and I felt out of touch, did not know some of their expressions and stuff. Thats 4 years only, imagine 16. You live and evolve with the culture you live in, so yeah, you become a time capsule for your country at the time you left.
@@yyunko7764that’s real, that’s a topic in my country since our people have been emigrating since some years ago and it’s common to know Venezuelans abroad with very old jargon/expressions that were used in the 90’s and the start of the 00’s and they just don’t realize when they speak spanish they are really speaking “outdated” in a way that is different enough to make someone from the same nationality laugh when they hear how they talk
This is the most japanese looking white guy I’ve ever seen what the hell.
He’s got that smoothness to him that I just can’t explain
The trick is his eyes being covered.
The hairstyle I think
I totally get what you mean and I also can’t explain it 😂 he’s probaby mixed? IDK.
@@BBCBOY919hahahaha
Most likely a happa or a halfu
He wasn't joking
Fr😂
He truly wasn't joking.
No, more like, he's joking but he meant it lol
I got the joke through the comments lol
😂😂😂
He fully looks like a real life version of a random Pokémon trainer you have to battle as you explore the world lol no shade
Buddy joined the Yakuza, it's not that he stayed he can't even leave!
Someone should write this down
👁👄👁
😂
The Yakuza are extremely xenophobic. No way they'd take a white guy on their crew.
Where's the ink?
on his chest
@@Moe_Lester_fromUptwn
As a foreigner he isn’t against foreigners. Truly revolutionary
He actually is. He can see for himself people are not adapting and the culture might get lost. Read between the lines, people are not openly saying f these immigrants.
This comment reminds me that sometimes crystal clear is not clear enough for some people
@@paolorod 🔮
i think you need a hearing aid my brother
It’s surprising how many foreigners ARE against foreigners as soon as they arrive to a new country and establish themselves.
You have to assimilate to some degree. This is true for any country. Presumably if you move somewhere, it's because their ideals and culture are attractive to you. As such, it's in part your responsibility to preserve and become part of the fundamentals of that culture.
I'd disagree a lot. At least in my country, most people move to my country for a better life.
@@wolfzmusic97063rd world country in general
As much as possible, I’m sorry I hate the attitude a lot of people get who move from one country to another and expect everyone to bend over backwards for them when it should be the other way around otherwise why leave in the first place?
@@user-nb8tk6hh6x most ppl dont have the luxury to stay in the first place
This is such an idealist view of things. 90% of the time when people move great distances, it’s either for economic or sociopolitical reasons. Eg wars, discrimination, political repression. Most of the other 10% are families trying to reunite.
"How long you been in Japan?"
"In Japan, heart surgeon number 1, steady hand..."
LMAO, that bit was one of the funniest.
The best 👍👍
My man loves Japan since 2007. And I understand him deeply ❤
Most down to earth and clearly explained opinion I've heard on the Internet
Yup, Japan is going to have to deal with the fact that they'll need foreign labor. Better start honest conversations about that now than let it all happen naturally, which is messier.
@@vashokinnovation and a rebalance of the native population is better than replacing yourselves by flooding your nation with foreign work.
Fr 😂
It's honestly up to Japan's officials, do they want to replace their own Japanese people and mix blood with foreigners destroying the Japanese bloodlines purity, or are they gonna get on that birthrate problem, rise and keep that Japanese bloodline going.
"Im not against foreigners as long as Im the only one"
I see the same attitude in the US. It may just be a human theme- but I have no idea. Seems that way in other countries I've visited too, but I never asked.
You quote that but then cry about it when they enter your country in the same breath
And there's really nothing wrong with that. He had the right mindset in going to another country. Learned the language, appreciated and respect and adapted the culture. That is why you should want to go to another country. Not to exploit it for handouts.
I would bet, if he was being honest, he has seen a lot of people that havent done that during his time in Japan. And it bothers him
And it should.
That’s not what he said not meant at all
Just a dry joke bro@@frankwilliamk3769
youtuberですね！
彼は日本語がとても上手です😊😊
Smart and well spoken individual
Smart? Where? That 200 years ago there were less Japanese? That birth decline is a scam? An issue always raised when it comes to retirement and money, or when certain groups want to conquer country just by erasing it ethnic group with imported foreigners? I'm Polish. When I come to Japan I want to fell like a foreigner, not another dude in USA like social experiment.
The single largest thing standing in the way is the lack of protection for workers. The Japanese government is too focused on immediate economic growth, but are only doing patchwork to fix the long-term problem.
oh yes, if you got very needed job, like medical, engineer, or if you own a buisness theres no limit for stay in japan. yet i feel bad for the majority of foreign workforce, small hand who get kicked and renewed every 5-10year.
Like all governments lol
@@venicec3310 I guess that’s true!
Only difference is the problem they’re not fixing haha
@@claystar9valor like all governments haha
lucky cause NYC isn't aiding any issues and were all tired things are so bad here!
I'm a french exchange student in Japan right now and the question about bringing more foreigners to Japan is a real thing here. At first I was quite shocked tbh cause I've always heard that Japanese were very conservative. But I think people here begin to understand the reality that in 10 to 15 years, Japan will no longer have any choice, their economy is pretty much at stake right now.
I'm not gonna lie, coming from France, I can see why multiculturalism is scary to Japanese. Many people come to Japan to experience that culture that seems so pristine and devoted of any other kind of influence. That's one of the reason why I love Japan too. For it to work, I think the Japanese Government must do what many Governments around the world are scared to do : Be selective in their immigration policies. Let competent foreigners fill the positions that are unfilled. Carefully choose people that are actually interested into learning the culture (South Korea is doing it with their language test so why not Japan?). Allow foreigners to invest in property in Japan. Why not sold all these abandonned properties in Japan? It could help revitalise some areas of the country where nobody wants to live anymore, like the countryside areas. Many people in the West are beginning to go back to this way of living anyway, maybe it's time for Japan to promote it 🤷♂️
😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
I agree. Be very selective with immigration. Keep Japan Japan. I live in the U.S. and it's just a huge sh!t show. And I agree. Make people learn the language and adhere to the culture.
The ability to work a hard crappy job is an unrecognized skill. You’re not going to get French people with that skill.
I agree as well with this statement, however with foreigners being able to buy land I think could be bad considering how some countries did this and house markets went through the roof even though there’s nobody living there. So this should be regulated.
The solution you're giving is not a solution for the problem you're addressing. If the Japanese culture is disappearing it is because the Japanese people are changing and conforming to different standards. The type of foreigners nor their (intellectual) wealth has anything to do with the culture disappearing. I live in the Netherlands and we have all type of immigrants. The reason there's so much cultures is (1) because the natives are accepting the cultures and (2) our government is open to people excercise their culture
This man is sincere. What he said is 100% true
I think anyone moving to a different country should absolutely morph themselves to match the country, not expect the country to dilute itself to match foreigners.
This guy is spot on.
Depend what type of foreigners you are.. immigrants have to morph. Expats live in a money bubble where they can stay for years in a country and never dilute themselves. Also the foreigners who have networks of themselves everywhere, like the French. No matter where you are on Earth, you'll find French people who have French schools and educate their children as if they were in France...
@ChimChimChums also depends on the country. In more ethnically homogenous nation such as Japan and Korea, you have to adapt. But in countries such as Canada or the US which are melting pots, you can adapt to other cultures and respect them but you're free to hold on to your own culture.
spoken as someone who has never lived in another country
@@ChimChimChums yea it's called colonialism, you should look it up and learn a bit
I agree. Funny how that opinion is considered wildly racist for America specifically.
I don’t want japan culture to change. like it so beautiful but at the same time some of the culture should change especially with overtime and work culture.
Agreed, entirely.
weeb
Except of the sexist part of this beautiful culture 😅
@@1508ebEvery beautiful culture has some horrible qualities to it.
That’s pretty much every country since every where you go(that isn’t America or Canada) has a severely long and interesting history/culture. There are always parts of the culture that is beautiful and parts that aren’t; it’s give and take.
This man does not want to be misinterpreted
Can you blame him? Everyone infers incorrect meaning these days.
Oh come on he was excellent. He did it one time.
plus his man's boob
In Japan stuff like irony is not very commonly used so he might have learned to point it out to avoid issues
He was clear, concise and polite
Hes a fucking master
Bro locking the door on his way in
lol
this dude's the definition of a resepectful foreigner fr. You behave when you're a guest in the country, and you integrate when your a resident. Not throwing away your own culture, but embracing a new one.
Edit: there was a lot of debate about the use of assimilation; integration seems to be the more accurate term I was going for so imma change it.
Assimilation means throwing away your own culture?
yes, if Japan can open themself to foreigners but at the same time give them the expectation and enforce the culture little by little, i think that culture won't be gone
basically everyone already knows the basic etiquette and rules in Japan and most people had no problem obeying the rules
after all there are a lot of people went to japan because they were attracted to the culture there
Yes, but that's the thing, I don't see a two way interaction as bad. Inevitably, the culture in Japan will change even if foreigners embrace the Japanese culture, and I don't see that a change in culture is necessarily bad. Cultures change all the time, even without foreigners. In fact what we regard as Japanese culture today is very different to what it used to be hundreds of years ago.
Right, so you can tell everything about someone after they’re on camera for 30 seconds. You’re too gullible, he’s likely banged hundreds of Japanese women and is a sexpat in disguise.
@@johan2yeah, I don’t get why people are so obsessed with keeping culture completely isolated and unchanged forever. Having outsiders come in and shape things in different ways is often very good, because the majority group will only take in the “good” cultural influences, and will reject the ones they don’t like. Thus you’re left with a more blended and interesting culture rather than one stuck as the same from 40 years ago.
I love watching these videos. I used to want to move to Japan but creators like you changed my mind and I’m grateful for that. This is not supposed to be a negative comment, quite the opposite. I just know I would not enjoy it after seeing these videos. I’ll stay in my country and enjoy Japanese media.
I mean, even if you sugar coat it, its true. Japanese people are xenophobic, even if not outwardly so, they WILL isolate you as a gaijin always. I wanted to move to japan one day but always being an outsider is not appealing to me, nor a government that only cares about older people.
Everything he said is 100% accurate.
and can be said about every country.
you gotta learn the culture of other countries when you move there.
especially when you are in public.
@sambankman-Zelensky same man, maybe its time to leave
How do you feel about immigrants speaking their former language to each other in public?
@evelyn7881 no problem with me. Actually it interests me alot, I ask them what language they are speaking if I dont know it
@sambankman-ZelenskyAmerica has always been the "melting pot"
the us is made of immigrants. It's culture has always changed with the culture of the immigrants that came in. Learning the language is 1 thing and I agree with that and ideally you'd integrate with the culture to some degree. But for countries that are all immigrants, I think there's even less of a demand to care about the culture as long as what you do and support are generally legal. (There's of course bad laws out there but lets say at least the noncontroversial laws in the land)
“Im not against foreigners” 😂 he cant be against himself
His soul is a Japanese person😅
@@User-dodosoos only in his mind they will never accept him
@@bigoneeye4531 haha Im Japanese myself and I don’t mind if he wants to feel in that way, but for sure he isn’t Japanese😀
@@User-dodosooshe is nationally, just not ethnically
@@BlacklistedSoupno he isnt wtf
He’s so young, i wonder why he came to Japan in 2007. Would be cool to do an extended interview with him
his parents are in the military & he literally is pro eugenics
He doesn't seem that young? Early thirties I would say
@@VeggieRice Source?
lol he looks 20.
@@VeggieRice Everyone should be pro eugenics.
The opposite of eugenics is dygenics, and that's terrible.
Why would you ever want a population to become unhealthy, ugly and dumb?
What a rational and intelligent man
Everyone's so stylish in Japan.
I think learning japanese is a beautiful process and I come to Japan to experience JAPANESE culture, heritage, and way of life. That's what Japan is about. And learning the language is one of the most fulfilling thing I have done in my life. When I speak Japanese, i feel very immersed and feel like I'm on cloud nine... it's a bit difficult to explain
Agreed. I'm fascinated by the Japanese language, many cool things.
I feel exactly the same way as you. I started studying in my own time when I was 11 after I developed a fascination with the culture, music, language - it's very beautiful. I think what draws me in a lot is how nature focused Japan and even the Japanese language is. You can really see the subtle influences of shinto (not necessarily a religion the way we think of them) in the philosophies in how people approach day to day life and the way they speak and respect their surroundings - it's a very grounding and appreciative perspective that I think western countries should take into consideration more as it's quite fulfilling. It's prevalent in its own way in a lot of countries - just in a uniquely beautiful way in Japan!
I studied Japanese for years and I still suck badly. Any tips?
@@Kinjo7 because Japanese is so different to english, without some level of frequent immersion it can be hard to retain enough for their to be some level of natural flow. I suppose it depends partially on what you think your strengths and weaknesses are in the language as well? I know for me I soak up grammar fairly well because I find the structures naturally interesting and enjoy problem solving, but I don't retain vocabulary as naturally so unfortunately I have some frustrating gaps there... But watching Japanese shows or listening to music or even looking at Japanese lyrics and deciphering them without a translated version can help expand that horizon for me, either consciously or subconsciously. I personally just find that the more I immerse myself and actively listen, as long as I'm confident in sentence structures then I can pick up on what those missing words are - but it's about putting it into practice so you remember it as well. The same of course goes for any aspect of the language including grammar. Apps like HelloTalk can be great that way, talking to real Japanese people and getting advice and corrections, sharing cultures, making friends and actively making conversation. It can be hard work and tiring to sound natural but it comes easier to you over time. That's the only advice I can really think of right now, not that you necessarily asked me 🙇♀️
@@bridiemcclure thank you kindly for your reply. I have a lot of difficulty with rote learning. I have ADHD but when I was at university and living in Japan I was undiagnosed and thought I was just lazy. But I think I need to study in more interesting ways rather than just drilling vocab and sentence structure via flash card apps and so on. Thanks so much ❤️
This was actually great to watch because the last time I went to Japan was 2007 (lived there from. 2005-2006) and I’ve really wanted to know what it’s like now in comparison
It’s a cultural cesspool. Full of beta foreigners who thought they could pull in east Asia only to realize they’re still losers like back home. Every time i see someone walking into a HUB i wish it was back to covid times
Tokyo is becoming more and more international is a tourist destination.
New buildings and infrastructure but overall still the same.
I think he sounds like he could be from PA, like Pittsburgh area, but I could be wrong.
One thing I think about people who move to Japan is that it’s usually because they live the culture so much and there is such a rich culture that they have there. I think foreigners will respect and appreciate the culture as more move and live there
I just wonder, what culture do you talk about? I live in Japan now, there are many, many stupid rules, that Japanese follow and foreigner don't really need to (if you are kind of expat). Apart from ruled, I don't feel Japanese follow any special Japanese culture. In fact, they copy a lot from the western culture.
Perfect examplenation he is talking truely 😢 omg l travel to many times since now and lot of things change wrong way
Please Japan keep integrity ❤❤❤
Man is on a mission since 2007.
Salute
But where are the babies?! 😆
Damn that’s a pretty solid take
it is true, there were too many foreigners tbh when i was there in may this year....i really didnt like that.... like if i go to another country thats a 16 hour flight away from my home, i dont want to see any people from my country.... lmao, next time i go to japan ill most likely avoid tokyo and osaka
Bro 2007 damn 👍🏻
I was born is 2007
He looks very young
I thought Japan was more a cool popular place to go around year 2000. Busloads of Japanese tourists buying gold at tourist sites in the 1990s, Japan has enviable technology and economy and everyone wants to go to teach English in Japan. But these days, not so much. In 2007 I was studying Japanese to go there, but I went to teach English in China instead.
Japan an amazing country, just love, love the people the country
If you move to Japan, learn Japanese.
If you move to America, learn English.
If you move to Antarctica, learn Ice.
Learn german actually
@@datboin8669 there is nothing but madness beyond those mountains.
If you move to America, get detained by Ice
But the ice is dying off though
Nah, learn Navajo.
Christian Slater from the 80's here to tell you about the changes in Japan
OMG THAT IS WHO HE SOUNDS LIKE!
Hair and everything @@shevanz1589
I am glad he is someone who learned Japanese and didn't just come here and forced the locals to communicate with him in English. Props to this man. Top tier immigrants fr
How many immigrants do that in Japann? Also I figure it's less of a choice. Some people don't take to learning Japanese all that well so are forced to use English longer. I always find Chinese and Japanese appreciate a chance to improve their English.
@@Andreas-gh6isJapanese in terms of simple communication its not that difficult once you understand the sentence structures and just remembering words. The only problem is dealing with the formal side of it and reading is quite a challenge when it comes to Kanji, like who in the right mind would make the word depression so complicated when writing it?
@@Andreas-gh6isbruh their in japan. The language is Japanese. How many japanese care about English? Lol
@@PickyVickyVindictive Most of them. Maybe some elder people really don't care.
if only immigrants were like that in the west. Instead we get rapes and killings.
He’d never dare say he thought foreigners in America should “Learn the language and the Culture”.
Morgan Freeman: "But he was not joking"
Definitely agree about the not standing out anymore haha. Those days are gone.
You still can stand out if you look good and you're smart. But the days of feeling like a rockstar being a loser in your homecountry are gone. Too much competition. I've seen olenty of smart, young and very looking guys from all over the west coming here
@@lutherblissett7873 yeah that’s right. Totally agree
This is the attitude everyone entering a country should have. Assimilation is key and the ultimate sign of respect.
Depends the type of country. If it's a country based on immigration like the US whose multicultural, I don't think you have to conform as much as in a monocultural country.
@@_blank-_Yeah and I think that’s where the difficulty comes from when answering this question. On the one hand it’s very respectful to assimilate into a monocultural society, but on the other it’s difficult to do that when the society is almost actively ostracizing people who don’t fit in with mainstream culture, even if they’re natives themselves. It can almost feel like assimilating is contributing to the problem.
@@_blank-_ Why do you think the US is "based on immigration", and multicultural? That's a very new thing in the US.
@@josiahjray Yes but what do you get when you don't assimilate? Ask yourself why Japan is so appealing. It's not because of the weather, it's not because of the dirt, it's not because of the trees, it's because of the people. If you transplant 200,000 Americans into their own mid-sized Japanese town and left them there for 50 years, those people won't suddenly be Japanese after those 50 years. Culture matters, and if Japan allowed mass immigration it wouldn't be Japan anymore.
Their culture has a lot of sucky parts to it, but it's that same exact culture that makes you and everybody else watching this video interested in the place, as well as what makes it safe, successful, and high quality.
@@koolaidblack7697do you know the history of America bruh?!? Is your comment a joke?!? Dude, from the inception of the “America”, their were ACTUAL autochthonous people here …I’m talking THOUSANDS of years, before European influence.😂😂 Its hypocrisy at its FINEST to think that those of us that migrated here AFTER the European invasion, can’t represent our culture and customs here as well. We follow the law, yet very much have ALWAYS been a cultural melting pot..🙏🏽.. That ain’t nothing “new”…🤦🏽♂️
i wish foreigners that come to western countries would have this same understanding and respect.
Bro is literally irl version of American stereotype in anime
Takashi looking BRICKED UP
I was looking for someone else that saw that
tf?😂😂
Bro 👀
The important observations. :p
lmao
I wish Japan would grow in population and continue to preserve their beautiful culture.
I wouldn’t want foreigners to out number the natives and change the Japanese aesthetic of the country
Foreigners have never outnumbered locals in ANY country that has welcomed immigration. If you truly want Japan’s culture to be preserved and protected, then you must recognise the necessity for Japan to open up its doors for foreigners. They literally don’t have any choice.
@@frenchgirl5878London and Paris I believe have more pakis and Indians now than Brits or French 😂
@@frenchgirl5878yup, people are thinking that enticing more foreign immigrants = Japan will get overrun by foreigners and the cultural identity of the country would vanish
They are overblowing the effects of more foreign immigrants in Japanese society
@@frenchgirl5878 that’s not true. Take United Arab Emirates for instance, more expats than locals.
@@thedude633big difference between an immigrant and a migrant worker. The vast majority of those who move to the gulf states are working temporarily and then leaving once they got their money. Even then, they present an entirely unique case where the natives are so wealthy that using natives for unskilled labor is unprofitable, so immigration is encouraged.
The only other real example is Lebanon, which is again a unique case due to the UN’s special mistreatment of Palestinian refugees, and the Arab League’s refusal to integrate Palestinian refugees and their descendants into the states they reside in. Even then, Lebanese would not be outnumbered by refugees if they didn’t have a 15 year long civil war that spurred mass emigration to the west.
He worded this so respectfully and I love that!
Very cool to see Nick on here, he’s really nice and funny. He does Monzai Comedy and has been talent on TV variety shows.
I first went to Japan in 1988, Tokyo has changed so much since then but both 1988 Tokyo and 2023 Tokyo are amazing I would say
Yeah, ofc things haved changed, man. You are talking about 35 years ago.
I like how you ask interesting social issues questions. I lived in Japan from 1996-1998, and I didn't see that many foreigners in Fujisawa, Hatanodai and Yokohama.
fujisawa grew greatly, sadly... With Kanagawa being relatively close to Tokyo and Yamanashi it remains pretty acceable to foreigners and Fujisawa getting featured in Slam Dunk and Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai being a popular anime completely based of Fujisawa . Fujisawa became a pretty big tourist spot in Honshu. Yokohama actually has suprisingly little foreigners for it being in the Greater Tokyo Area. Outside of the Shin Yokohama Eki area you can walk a good time without seeing a single foreigner. Hatanodai i have no information on since i never was there
Muslims building .Mosques.
Japanese converting.
and wearing hijabs Muluslim. shocked me
bro seems so chill id love to hang out w him
bros looking like American character in classic 90s anime
In the uk for you to receive a permanent visa you have to learn English and be proficient enough to be conversational, and for citizenship you need to be well versed in the English culture and history, I believe that if this was implemented in Japan it would be a net positive, 1 having more foreigners in the country to help increase the birth rate, and 2 actually have people who are well educated and acclimated to Japanese culture and history
Nobody speaks Japanese outside of Japan lol. There is little opportunity to learn it outside of universities. A language requirement would pretty much eliminate the entire pool of immigrants.
@therileyzone8344 but if you create the requirement, the market for these courses could also go up.
@@fireandwormspeople do, but not many
All you have to do is cross the channel in a dinghy.
This guy is popular sometimes he appeared in Japanese variety show
しっかりした意見だし全くその通りだと思う。
“please have many children”
yoshihide suga
“hes right you know”
morgan freeman
I think the most shocking part of the interview was 2007 is 16 years ago ... Time surely pass quickly 😅
Bros got some decent style ngl
Ya as an American I wish we had the same sentiments of learning the native tongue and conforming to the culture vs having the culture adapt to you
Same, and I'm also American.
I live in Dearborn, and we are the only Muslim majority big city in the United States. Hispanics do not want to change the country, they are very similar but Muslims want to change the United States to be more Muslim and to follow Islamic values and norms.
Culture will change with more Muslims.
@@bunjijumper5345 I’ll get cancelled if we start talking about Muslims.
Gaijin: Japan is great
Also Gaijin: we hate more gaijin
Based
Thats not what he said at all
He's lived here for so long that he has gotten over his hatred of other foreigners. Truly a feat only very few of us manage.
Well yeah, more supply decreases the value.
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He looks like such a video game character.
Change is not bad especially if it's for the good. For starters, the work culture has to change. You know what I'm talking about.
Man I love your mentality
英語喋ってるの初めて見たw
まさかここでニックを見るとは😂
Who?
だよね？びっくりわっw
You know him?
@@GamingKitsuneeI believe he’s a professor at an esteemed university
He is a comedian and UA-camr in Japan.
I saw him on Atsueigo
I wished more people realise than culture is not meant to be a static thing, and that you can bring more to a culture without "destroying" it. You can totally keep your culture while assimilating new ones, as long as there is a mutual respect and a common base of morality.
What's "destroing" then?
THANK YOU. People must keep in mind culture is constantly changing all the time. Stop resisting or trying to gate keep it.
Dude looks like someone from the 80's or 90's awesome 😎
As a Western European, I hope the people of Japan are able to take a careful look at our situation before deciding to follow this example. Trying to make up for the economic disadvantages of population decline should not mean tolerating everything. Especially, be very wary of politicians who stand to gain from supporting immigrant groups because these groups will then vote for them if given voting rights. Countries with an ageing issue should realise by now that this starts off a spiral and no one knows if it's possible to jump out of it.
Lol this world sucks huh. Some people happen to be born in crappy countries with poverty and war, and then when they come to a better country, they often bring the worst parts of their country with them, refusing to assimilate and causing much grief to the locals. What's the right answer? I feel like a conscious effort to help develop third world countries , as mass importing them to other countries just causes a bunch of anger and discontent from both sides. But how do we help develop 3rd worlds? Idk but doesn't seem like there's a lot of current effort around it
Change is a part of life, though. Even without much outside influence, Japanese culture still changed with the ages. Change and adaptation to new challenges is what makes a country stand the test of time 😉 I understand that, as foreigners coming to another country, we want to be respectful and preserve everything the way it was when we arrived, because that's the "right" thing to do and also, that's the form of the country and culture we fell in love with. But ultimately, the world moves at its own pace, and we all have to find a way to keep up with it.
Imagine we said that about foreigners in the USA, we’d be called bigots for asking people to Learn English and the culture.
Thats because the United States was invaded. I dont want that to happen to Japan.
Because it's not like the british started learning and integrating with native americans when they came
@@oscarsalesgirl296”invaded”? you call broke mall janitors looking for work “invasion” lmao america is so spoiled
learning the local language is a necessity, and I think most people everywhere recognize that it's a good thing to learn the native tongue. I hope there are enough language learning programs for people to get the opportunity to learn
Japan is beautiful & so respectful of their elders
Fake respect is not always respect
@@desertmoonlee6631 THIS! This person obviously doesn’t know that if a old man fell on the street they would walk right past him. Tons of elderly japanese people die isolated and alone
Bro should make his hair in triangle and be ace Ventura pet detective for Halloween, hes got the style for it!!
as fellow Asian, i respect foreigners like him the most. "Where the earth is stepped on, there the sky is upheld", thats what we called
pray Japanese culture never changes definitely hope the work culture does get a change tho
He basically graduated HS and moved there. Awesome.