I've never heard about Einstein being a weeb. That said, I doubt that was considered "test knowledge" in the usa. Ironic that I've always looked to him due to our similarities, and then it'll turn out he likes anime too xD
If it makes you feel better, he did the history of the entire world in under 20 minutes and has done no other history videos....so if anything, take it as a compliment that he found the history of Japan worth almost half the time he spent covering the history of everything we know. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I like the way he did the bombing of nagasaki and hiroshima. No jokes. Just a moment of silence to let you think about how devastating and tragic it was.
@@gouverneur2001 It's insane just how horrible the soviets were, as a whole, during the invasion and fall of Germany. Everybody did their share of looting, killing, crimes against women (last time I used the word even in historical and educational context I got complaints), but the soviets were bastards. A 14 year old boy forced into defending his town was just as guilty as an SS to them. Most of their prisoners, if not beaten to death or worse, starved in labor camps. Anyone who thinks the typical infantryman deserves that is just wrong.
@@gouverneur2001 Incorrect. The Soviets could only reasonably take Manchuria, and is in fact what they did. They did not have the support or transport vessels to take mainland Japan, much less enough troops to push into Korea. The only ones who did were the U.S. and the U.K. Ultimately the reason for surrender was because the Emperor ordained it so, and it was really only after Hirohito went to visit the aftermath of Little Boy and Fat Man.
@@alreadyblack3341 the island of Sakhalin was until WW2 Japanese territory. They literally took Japan's northernmost island and still hold it. It's very easy to get from Sakhalin to Hokkaido
As someone who grew up and went to school in Germany it's pretty surprising to hear that WW2 isn't that much talked about In German schools the education about Nazi-Germany is deeply woven into the curriculum and appears in many subjects, not only history class, and there are often mandatory trips to memorials. The mentality is to educate and learn about this time to ensure that something like this never happens again
But Japan doesn’t even take accountability for it’s war crimes during world war 2. Unit 731 and the rape of Nanking. Japan did some horrific shit but nope won’t admit to it, no matter how much testimony, picture, and video evidence there may be. So it does make sense.
Argentina Chile and countries around those area need that as well since they took all nazis as refugee and let them continue their horrors with locals in exclusive and secluded areas. All this until each nazi died of old age and happy with $ and new families. They are actual nazi villages hidden still.
In the US we'd have to teach that our country inspired it on order to cover it halfway decently. so it tends to be just "yeah, hitler was the enemy, he hated jews, and then Russia helped us win because pearl harbor" 99% of what I know about WWII I had to learn about outside of school, like I didn't even know queer and disabled people were among the first round of executions alongside communists, kristalnacht was just described as a night where windows were broken, there was no mention of the putsch or the election or the coup, and we BARELY talked about how Japanese Americans were rounded up and untreated because of some dual-loyalty bs
@@QuikVidGuy In America's defence, after the war they did extend the GI bill (free university) to the Japanese-Americans who were imprisoned during the war. Compare that to Canada, which imprisoned its Japanese residents, as well, but didn't even apologise until the 1980s.
@@QuikVidGuy that depends on your state and local education system, we learned quite a bit about american history in VA, including the parts that dont make us look good
6:56 Something I want to point out here: Wurtz made a correction to that "zen buddhism" thing, using an annotation. You know, back when UA-cam still _had_ annotations. Which it doesn't now. Oops. Same with the "tornado" thing for the kamikaze.
Ohh I was wondering why *actually a typhoon and war invite from Russia don't show up in these videos ppl are reacting to but I remember them being there.
@@fripptricky5099 Okay, I went and looked at a reaction that captured the annotations, and whaddya know, it _was_ "Shingon". Here's the ID of one such reaction video I found with a 1-minute search: b1TKCaZOT_U. You can see it at 2:06.
@@alexizmaylov23 not much about Russia’s state is revealed tbh, how are you under Putin? I heard he changed some laws just because he could do it and that a lot of people are leaving the country
@@eropatissier6706 well its pretty bad actually. Most of us think that he will rule forever (and he probably will) bc of the amendments in the constitution
This is such a good reaction video. It's clear that Bill Wurtz did a lot of research but he obviously couldn't go into detail on everything. I love that you went into those details and added on to the video. You're very smart and good at speaking.
To be fair, she’s talking about cram schools. So those are classes students go to after school. So you’re talking starting at around 5-7pm sometimes with a bunch of tired students. Also, I believe the current maximum class size of a standard Japanese public school is 42? At 43 they split into two classes.
Einstein became even more famous than he already was for saying: "If I had known my theories and my science would be used for such evil I would have instead become a watchmaker".
Thats the problem with inventing something you can't always dictate how and when it will be used you create but its now going to be used by the whims of people some might not share the same values.
@@808INFantry11X please dont say whims thats the one thing it was not. for proof of that we thought the damn things might ignite the atmosphere so it was not a whim.
@@hardwirecars when you create something you can try to influence the discipline behind it but ultimately its up to others how that innovation will be used. Look at airplanes the Wright Brothers didn't want it to be weapon of war but it was are so and at very early stage because in attendance in that first flight was members of the armed forces who already were coming up with to use it in the tactical environment.
@@808INFantry11X whim /(h)wim/ Learn to pronounce noun plural noun: whims 1. a sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained. "she bought it on a whim"
This is my first time seeing this channel and I'm kinda... Floored by how totally deadpan Miyuki is while dropping just, absolutely lava-hot memes? I think I almost died when they called Nobunaga "the most yandere leader"??? Amazing delivery, love it.
I did American history in high school last and the teacher did not even mention Perry at all we only started to learning stuff about Japan after they picked a fight with America in WW2
I really liked that speech she had at the end. Something about it touched me deeply. It reminded me a lot of the history teachers I had in high school and almost made me cry. What she said was so true and applies to not only Japan. Sweeping our atrocities under the rug only makes it a bigger burden for generations down the line. What those have came before us have done still apply to us now, even if we don't want to admit it. It's the same for our children who'll come after us. Anyway, I felt like this video was pretty informative, thank you Ms. Miyuki!
Your comment just made me smile :) Thank you for the awesome comment and I am glad you found this informative. Stay safe there and hope you are having a great day!
However, harping on them too much and blaming current generations for the deeds of people in the past is NOT the way to go, and unfortunately in Chinese schools they keep blaming modern Japanese for the stuff that happened before and during WWII. All this does is promote hatred and xenophobia
Well, history can teach us a lot about Human nature and about cause and effect, so that we might learn to avoid, or lessen, certain mistakes that have been done before. Sadly, it is rarely taught enough, and the way it is taught often gives a distorted view of it (because Politics... -_- ).
@@lifeasmiyuki as a taiwanese canadians who my grandma waas living under Japanese occupation im glad people like u exists instead of denying ww2 atrocities, denying the past etc.
This is amazing, she didn't just say the video was crap she didn't just say that it was a bad video when the guy worked on it for so long, instead she added information. Thank you, it made me learn a couple things!
Heck, I'm from a small town in the US and I was never in a single class with less than 25 students, most of my classes in elementary and middle school had at least 30 kids.
Einstein isn’t the only one who went to japan after the war. One Theodore “Dr. Seuss” Geisel went and realized “oh, maybe i was kinda racist before” he wrote Horton hears a who as a love letter and pseudo apology in the wake of the firebombing campaigns in Tokyo. That’s why the main theme of the book is that of a large entity protecting and caring for a smaller one. After all, a person’s a person no matter how small. He dedicated that book to a Japanese friend
@Kathy Sharp And nuclear bombs are the best way to end the war fastest by killing the fewest number of people? I don't think so. No, Japan probably shouldn't have won, and yes, the war needed to end. But that's just ridiculous, and overkill, and a decision made by people who probably had no sense of the scale of such an act. Add it to the list of ridiculous terrible things the US has done.
@Kathy Sharp uh, you may have misinterpreted my comment. I made no moral judgements about anyone involved in world war 2 in the above comment and did, certainly, not suggest that i was a pacifist. If you were referring to the “ a person’s a person no matter how small” , i was simply quoting the book because it would seem congruous with Dr. Seuss and his beliefs at the time. I did make an implied moral judgment about Dr. Seuss and his anti-Japanese sentiments (calling them racist is a fairly non-nuanced position). If you just wanted to share some information about Nimitz then that’s okay but it had nothing to do with my comment
@Kathy Sharp If you don't care what I think, we can't have a discussion. I wouldn't have replied if I didn't care what you thought. I'm perfectly OK with leaving this alone, despite that I don't agree and I could clarify further. I'll continue if you're willing to listen, but not otherwise.
@Kathy Sharp Well that was before I read the bit with the insults. I _really_ can't do anything with that, including learning the details properly. I'm not better than you, but I'm not going to insult you.
Japan’s kids not being taught modern history or disregard as the “past is in the past” is a bit shocking to me. I live in New Jersey and was taught that “If You don’t know the past, your bound to repeat it” phrase. Even history that’s not yours can teach you lessons and informed.
You are absolutely wrong that Japanese kids aren't taught modern history. It is most definitely taught, but they aren't taught with emotional bias as you'd expect from Western countries. Events that happen are told as is and it is up to the students to interpret the moral leverage of each event, not the teacher's to teach (though they may give their interpretation).
@@disastermidi1990 I'm gonna stop you right there brother and say that our schools most definitely teach all of the above. As a matter a fact, I'm learning about the Trail of Tears in High school as we speak! If the schools don't teach it, then the *"Old wise man from down the street"* will.
Bill Wurtz: “Heavenly superperson” Miyuki: “okay, let’s go with that” *shaking her head* Literal Japanese/Chinese translation: 天宣 , Heavenly Decree Bill Wurtz: checkmate Edit for typo
Canadian schools are very similar. The big events that can't be ignored are taught, but not in depth enough to understand exactly how awful the treatment of our First Nations peoples was, and continues to be.
That's why I hated history class as a kid. It was basically little more than a recap of events with little to no effort made to help us understand how and why these events took place. Utterly boring and useless.
I remember when it came to American History in general, we never went into dept about the dispute between Americans and Native Americans. Sure we learned about Manifestation Destination, but that's it. Believe it or not I would learn more about that from Western Movies and even Romance novels. Slavery issue in this country was bad, but the near eradication of Native Americans is another thing I don't like about my country. But I definitely won't forget it happened for sure.
I'm from Canada and in my school we spent an entire year on Canadian and native American studies. With 2 more years of native specific studies available as an elective, however we also spent time learning about every other time period but most of the time was spent on Canadian history good and bad.
If it makes you feel any better, his video "the history of the entire world, i guess" (which starts at the beginning of time) is only 20 minutes haha. Relatively, he gave Japan a lot more time.
Plus he left a little intermission when he introduced Japan the Sunrise Kingdom... A subtle hint to watch the history of Japan video, so technically one could say that the history of the entire world video has a 'third' of the length dedicated to Japan.
Tell me, a Swiss person... Never gets mentioned unless its for chocolate, cheese, watches or taking the jews gold... how would you feel about that? Oh wait, I forgot, we get mentioned if its about "worst corona situation in europe"... love it
@@blushingralseiuwu2222 the people falling for that would also be guilty of not knowing history. Populations being manipulated is one of the biggest themes in history, sadly.
@@blushingralseiuwu2222 emotions are irrelevant, the truth this quote provides are essential and must be learned by anyone, whether you hate it or not. it's true that history can be used to teach hate which has happened and happening right now and that's what divides us. some can argue that when people started to be unified, it's because they've moved on from history or they never knew their history at all. the latter part scares me, as Einstein said in essence, that he may not know what are the weapons used in the next world war, but he theorized that the next world war after that might be fought by sticks and stones.
I think what you said about Japan’s impact in modern history was very well said and balanced. People aren’t trying to shame the Japanese people by bringing it up. What happened happened, it’s over. But it’s important that the people know about it, acknowledge it, and validate the hurt that was caused in the past. That’s all. Germany did a good job with this, it’s time Japan follows suit. Tbh it’s disheartening to hear that the younger generations are even less interested in this since change and progress tends to come from younger generations.
@@lifeasmiyuki I was just watching some reaction videos and (re)watched yours and I've got to say, this is by far the best one, even among those that added their own perspective (I was a little afraid at the beginning because you said you disliked it when you first watched it but thankfully that was not completely honest). Aber genug Honig um den Bart geschmiert, I was wondering what you think about the Japanese's opinion on democracy, as I recently saw a survey from countries around the world and Japanese are among the ones that least think democracy is important (somewhere around 63% it was). Is that connected to the lack of interest with the recent past?
@@tannercollins9863 completely untrue. Slavery which btw i which is the worst topic form American historysn’t even modern history it’s from 1800s is the mos talked about subject in American history it’s also the one that out of all of the slavery issues that have existed since dawn of mankind is the most talked about
I like this style of video, where you pause and provide input (and even jokes) along the way. Some other reaction videos I've seen just watch the whole thing silently, maybe chuckles a bit here and there and then a short commentary at the end, which makes a video a little thin in content. But this was excellent, it was entertaining and educational (only to a certain extent, of course) at the same time. Overall a well done video, in my opinion 👏
Studying history is a great way to learn about human nature, and social trends. And of course, it's always useful to remember the words of George Santayana - "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." The Frenchman, Bernard de Chartres also had a saying that I think Japanese people would really appreciate (because it honors ancestors) - "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants." The meaning behind the phrase is that we modern people didn't invent or build everything we enjoy today - we benefit from, and continue the work of, the great men and women who passed their knowledge down to us.
Personality I think studying human nature, and social trends, is a better way of understanding human nature, and social trends. The problem with using history to do that is you have zero theoretical framework to understand this stuff. And without that history is only going to surve as a justification for opinions you already hold. I've seen people insistent that history shows something that's evoultanary impossible. Frankly they had a worse idea about human nature then someone who knows nothing, but there knowledge of history alowed them to dig up random facts that justified there poor understanding. History is not psychology, sociology, or most importantly in this case social biology. The facts that history dig up might justify certain theories in these subjects, but it's not a replacement for them.
I hate how a lot of people says all reaction videos are bad that is just a general assumption I like reaction videos like these that add in extra content to the original source
@@Gaareth_ I seen one by a American that added 20+ minutes to a video you can tell how good reaction videos are mostly by looking at the length compared to the original
Joke's aside I think the thing is to give you a topic which is bill wurtz supposed to deliver. As what another historian said. you can't pay attention if the video is too long. it's just an insight to give you a topic so you can search it elsewhere if you're interested.
While i do agree with her because saying Japan's history is lengthy and rich is an understatement you sometimes need to have an appetizer before a banquet. You can't just jump into a five hour video essay about the history of Japan without something priming you first
@@Sp4mMe That's nothing new. Most countries gloss over the atrocities they committed, with the exception of maybe Germany who have really tried to atone for the sins of their past.
Love from South Korea, your attitude towards historical acknowledgement just shows that not everyone in Japan is part of ultranationalist imperialism. Hope both countries are less pricks to one another.
I know it's a rather common and famous example of Ukiyo-e, but I love that the background of your sign-off was Hokusai Katsushika's Great Wave. It's one of my favorites alongside Yoshida Hiroshi's modern cherry tree landscapes. Einstein wasn't alone in his love for your country. I and many other westerners I know have a great appreciation for your land, culture, history and art. For all the horrors that war brings, as much as I hate that it happened the way it did, I am glad our nations have a closer connection to each other, post WW2 hostilities. As important as it is to learn from the past, so as not to repeat it, it's equally important to not be ruled by it in order to move forward. And I'm particularly impressed by the resilience of Nihonjin to do just that. Much love from the U.S. to you and my Nihonjin neighbors.
What you said at the end really rang true for me living in England. We aren’t taught about the worst of the empire close to as much as we should be. Most response to is ranges from ‘yeah we took over a quarter of the world we’re great’ to ‘yeah the empire wasn’t wasn’t great but it’s the past and doesn’t mean much’. It needs to be taught much more thoroughly what the empire did, specifically with stuff like India and the opium wars in China. It’s not something we should live our whole lives in shame of, but we at least need to put it down enough that nobody gets the wrong ideas.
Same in France with our own stint in colonialism and the Napoleonian Wars (at least in my time, it might have changed since). I was taught that Napoleon was one of our greatest leaders who played a big part in shaping modern France, which is true to an extent, but the horrors of his empire are not touched upon.
Yes it's true with France we almost had a law that wanted to make teachers talk about the "pros" of colonisation only lmao (it was refused obviously) We are quite ashamed and if I wasnt in my actual study I would have never known how badly the French empire was We almost dont talk of the 2nd colonisation and what we did in Algeria
@adrish bose Einstein didnt had the highest IQ ever, there are smarter people nowadays, with 200IQ. And trust me, forget about IQ, truly intelligent people are not racist.
As a German I feel like Japanese people are the same as us but different. There are so many Parallels in our history and cultures like: Loosing a major conflict, Economic boom, Technological progress, law loving and rather obedient cultures (following rules) but at the same time here we have the "Vergangenheitsbewätigung" /- "Coping with the past" where we a are confronted with our dark past every day, in every school and every classroom to ensure something like that never happens again which is a big difference. I have to admit, it gets a little annoying and depressing over time but it works for the most part. Just felt like sharing some culture and history. I think our countries should establish some closer relations and work together! :) Keep it up
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and the situation there in Germany. I wish our country was like that to be honest. We were not really told like that as most of us don't know what happened in the past. Of course I am not speaking for everyone so I hope people don't take it word for word. Anyways, I really appreciate you sharing this to us! Sending love and hugs from Japan *hugs*
What are you talking about? The average German isn't confronted with their dark past "every day", that's a bit of an exaggeration. In school, sure, as we _should_ be, but other than that? I mean, I don't know what sorts of people you associate with, but I literally don't know a single person who feels guilty, letalone personally responsible for the atrocities committed under national socialism, nor should they. Furthermore, I don't know what you mean by "annoying". After all, the process of Vergangenheitsbewältigung did not happen immediately - rather, it took several decades for Germany to even recognize its mistakes, which, if nothing else, underpins the absolutely critical role education on the second world war has played, both in recognition and acceptance of responsibility for past atrocities. Indeed, far from just being my own personal experience, there is empirical data on this issue: In a 1952 survey, up to 42% of West-Germans still believed that the allies were the _real_ war criminals, whereas only 4% believed that every German was somewhat at fault for what happened in the third Reich. That and up until 1963, many did not even know about Auschwitz or similar concentration camps (source: "Fünfzig Jahre danach: Zur Nachgeschichte des Nationalsozialismus" by Sigrid Weigel & Birgit R. Erdle). Moreover, a 2018 study by the University of Bielefeld (fuck yeah!) found that: 1) 60,2% of respondents either had a "strong interest" or "very strong interest" in German history, 2) 79,2% of respondents found it "very important" that German history is taught in schools, 3) respondents cited "damage that can be caused by racism" (78,9%) and "preventing the return of National Socialism" (84,2%) as the two most important reasons for learning history 4) and finally, only about 10,4% of respondents agreed with the statement “Even if I haven’t done anything bad myself, I still feel guilty for the holocaust”. (source: www.stiftung-evz.de/fileadmin/user_upload/20180213_PM_MEMO_Deutschland_final_English.pdf )
@@77Night77Shade77 Imagine doing extensive research and writing an Essay because of a UA-cam comment. Wtf is your problem dude. Of course I don't mean it literally. But we do get confronted with it often enough. Somehow I never have seen an American getting the Genocide on the Native American population rubbed in their face. Go take a shower and after that get a life srsly. It is present in Art, in Music, in Cinema, at School, and in Politics. So yeah... pretty much present.
As an American, I *WISH* I had that kind of education in public school. I still remember, as a child, thinking “Wait, so we killed the natives and stole from the Mexicans??” but then the lesson continued and I didn’t think about it anymore. The best I got was a 15 minute classroom debate on whether or not the atomic bombs were necessary... Our education system is notorious for brainwashing and killing free thought/critical thinking/creativity in our kids >:(
as your east neighbour i kinda feel like you won by defeat , because western invested more money, maybe secured more/make you obedient/install their troops in Germany etc. you get nr.1 in Europe , but thank you for soviet times :D i mean, im happy for EU and i hope we will build some better future for our continent o/ no hate , its just history and im sure many people can have different views , now i dont know why i wrote this... have a good day :D
I can sense that Miyuki is an excellent teacher from the way you describe things in your own narration. And I also agree with your point about history. Our, Indonesia's, first president said "Jasmerah, Jangan Sekali-kali melupakan sejarah" that roughly translate to "Never ever forget your history" People should understand, that learning your country history means accepting all of your country, the good and the bad. And from that we should learn what we must fix, what we should pay, and what we should protect or develop even further.
During one of my semesters studying Japanese (日本語, the language) we were asked to do research presentations relating to Japan. I chose the Sengoku Jidai, and tried my best to squeeze in as much information about the era into 7 minutes. Difficult, but speed talking got me through it. Afterwards, I was asked questions. One was "Who would you like to have met from that time period?" I said Oda Nobunaga, and my sensei looked up and said "But he killed a lot of people. You'd want to meet him?" And I responded with "So did Alexander the Great, and I'd want to meet him too." I love history, it's a good practice to not look back with bias.
@Matthew Out of curiosity was this a Japanese classroom/students? Because it would be rather surprising to me that there would be that negative or a reaction to Oda Nobunaga by Japanese people.
@@matchesburn It was in a classroom setting with other students, yes. But it was a reaction by American students on a very left leaning campus. The teacher's wife is a native Japanese woman and she was very interested in my presentation, and seemed to encourage me when I was working on it. I had the big names like Uesugi Kenshin, Takeda Shingen, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Akechi Mitsuhide, just to name a few. I tried to cover a lot of the key events and some backstory of each name for context... But it's hard to squeeze so much into 7 minutes. Either way, she was very cordial in comparison to the rest of the class. People have become far too sensitive about practically all topics, and I was surprised as well by this. But it's also the reason why I want to leave the US. Too much politics, too much drama, and worst of all is that history can't be discussed without someone becoming irrational and overly opinionated. Bad things have happened everywhere by all sides throughout history. We are not responsible for the actions others make, and so it's illogical to feel guilt over it. Even the teacher's wife talked openly about Japan's participation in WW2, she mentioned that from Japan's perspective fighting was their only choice for survival. During the Meiji restoration period, Japan modernized extremely quick to respond to the US demanding unfair trade in the region. Threatening Japan and China with the warships. When the Shogunate accepted the demands of the US, Japan went into the restoration era to reinstall the emperor. From there, the nation modernized it's military to compete with the west. It went to war with Korea, China and Russia and won each time. Despite the war between the US and Japan, I have nothing but respect for Japan in this regard. Being under constant threat from giants for over a few hundred years, China, Mongols, Russia, and then the US... and fighting to the bitter end... I can only respect that. All sides did bad things, war is war after all. But as someone who loves to study history, looking at wars over the past couple thousand years across the world, Japan is definitely worthy of respect for maintaining it's territory despite all odds. But my aim is to become an English teacher in Japan. I'm very tired of all the nonsense going on over here. There might be a future for me in the west, but I don't see it as worthwhile compared to Japan. I've always loved Japan's culture, history, language, people, food (seriously.. the food). So for me, it's obvious where I would like to settle down.
@@lifeasmiyuki If I can find a way to share the small presentation, I'd be happy to share it somehow. It's a little rough around some edges as my 日本語 wasn't as good as it is these days, but I was happy enough with how it turned out.
Alex' frag count by comparison was four, five hundred fold. As relentless and cold as the DoomSlayer...hmmm...can't make that comparison though; there's no way to headcanon the frag count for the DoomSlayer.
I loved this style of video, there are always videos like Bill Wurtz’s history videos that briefly explain it and I love them because they’re easy to comprehend but there’s obviously not 100% of all the information in such a small time so it’s always such a cool thing for people knowledgeable about it who explain a specific section more thoroughly. I do really believe history is cool (except when it’s not) and love hearing about it
I love how you spill the tea and give us all the back stories!!! You also keep it light and fun with your animations and cut ins showing your opinion / reaction. Sooo good!
Ohhh I love the teas when it comes to studying history ☕️ It’s actually what got me hooked in history lmao 🤣 Thank you so much and I really appreciate it! Have a great day *hugs*
Regarding that bit at the end about learning history and the usefulness of it, I have the same struggle as a teacher here in the United States. Kids are simultaneously constantly dealing with the consequences of history but not interested in learning enough history to prevent consequences like the ones they're suffering right now. Or all of those historical events' consequences build up until they explode in some sort of major conflict and most people don't know why it even happened because they aren't aware of that history. Or we just keep repeating the mistakes of the past over and over. Because we don't know enough history to realize that they were a mistake the first time we tried them.
In Japan, kids are forced to learn history like robots where they learn date and events but not really focusing on why it happened which was a struggle for me because in cram school, they study just to pass the entrance exam. Anyways, thank you for sharing this my awesome history sensei :)
"Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it. Those who DO learn history are doomed to watch helplessly while everyone else repeats it." -That Guy One Time
the problem is that history is taught as some account of summaries, names and dates instead of the cultural context in most countries and if there is one thing the brain does not like is being forced to memorize stuff.
@@diablo.the.cheater and of course, the problem is that approaches useless in the age of wikipedia. Memorizing things post internet is a waste of your time when what you really need to do is know that context so you can evaluate the data that is constantly coming at you, or that is at your disposal. of course, a big chunk of my curriculum is chosen for me at the state level and I am required to have my kids learn a certain amount of raw facts because they are expected to know them for a end of year standardized test. So even though teachers know it's a bad way to focus, we're sort of powerless to do anything because elected politicians have decided how we should teach.
History is self serving propaganda. Teachers usually come from one partisan perspective complaining when they've been in control of indoctrinating students for decades is always amusing. Most children are incapable of learning any in depth history because they don't care. Almost no children have enough world history knowledge to really amount to much. So the concern is again usually just self serving. And no, history doesn't repeat, its just selection bias, a more flattering version of conspiracy theory. @Chris Check Wikipedia is becoming useless now as certain types take over, nothing stops volunteers from being paid by 3rd parties, the theory of crowd sourcing doesn't work in the end when an organization is taken over by the most zealous "volunteers", who then begin pruning "acceptable sources" until they are just laundering their own view points through the site.
Something cool about bill wurtz’ history vids is that any one point in them is potentially a lifetime’s worth of potential research topics due to how broad they are. They are quite literally a table of contents to give an overview of a broad range of the contents of the thing in question… to then spark further interest on the individual element with understanding of where it ‘fits in’ with other stuff.
I totally agree with you on the modern history situation. It's important that we are taught about past mistakes so we can learn from them. Germany has been doing a very good job at teaching young people about their recent dark past.
@gerryritter9211erman people are quite aware, they get taught a lot about it in their schools. They don't run away from their ww2 history. If they skip anything or cover anything up, I couldn't say. But they look it in the face and deal with it.
I really enjoyed watching it from a point of view of someone who knows history. I understand Bill Wurtz did his research, but a proper history teacher's insight in it is really appreciated. Thanks!
I am pretty amazed how bill made this video very interesting and fun to watch :) Really love his animation! Anyways, thanks a lot and I’m happy it helped!
Of course Japanese history “deserves more than 9 minutes” but this isn’t meant to be the ONLY thing that teaches you all of Japanese history. It’s basically an intro video that has gotten a lot of people very interested in actually studying Japanese history. That’s the “I guess” part cause he’s not claiming it’s ACTUALLY the entire history of japan just a lot of the main points of it.
@@mellylivestreams2008 i don't think he did; he's just been inactive for a while. i looked on his website and he said yesterday that he's working on a video
@@shadycactus6146 his last video title was "might quit" though im sure he will come back. but anyway history videos arent his usual content so i dont think we will see more of it
I am huge HUGE fan of Bill Wurtz in terms of musical composition and humour style, so normally when UA-cam recommends mea reaction video to his stuff and they don't really like it, I can get a little turned off to it but this was absolutely fantastic, just the way you give all this extra context is very entertaining - loved this 🥰
After having watched all these videos by Bill Wurtz, Extra Credits, etc. on Nobunaga, this is the first time I've heard anyone so lightheartedly call him a yandere lol. Admittedly he is pretty crazy with his methods
"Sorrymasen" "Hontruedesuka?" In all seriousness, I am glad you understand the point of learning Modern history, because the only way you can prepare for the future is to look at the past to not do the mistakes your predecessors have done so history does not repeat itself. This holds true for every country, including the United States. I am actually surprised that they don't teach it in Japan, though.
I think he actually wrote a letter to the president at the time pleading with him to *not* use the atomic bombs? I don’t remember it clearly but I think that’s the gist of it.
@@TheMan21892 Originally the people involved in the delivery of the bomb didn't want to do it. America was planning to make a naval blockade to starve Japan and if that didn't work they were going to continue the air bomb raids since Japan had zero air defence. But the U.S. Government and U.K. wanted to scare Russia and use Japan as an example. The planners of the atom bomb droppings published their official reports saying it was utterly unnecessary the use of the bombs, it was just to show Russia who had the biggest bomb.
@@TheMan21892 In 1939, Einstein co-signed Leo Szilárd's letter to the president, saying that the USA needed to look into the possibility of building an atomic bomb. This led to the Manhattan Project, though Einstein was not involved. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein%E2%80%93Szil%C3%A1rd_letter You may be thinking of James Franck. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franck_Report
@@DaimonAnimations "a naval blockade to starve Japan" That would have killed literally _millions_ of Japanese civilians. "The planners of the atom bomb droppings published their official reports saying it was utterly unnecessary the use of the bombs," That report was written by the proponents of the _conventional_ bombing campaign, which concluded that, given time, conventional bombing would have won the war. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Strategic_Bombing_Survey Which is true ... but again, months of bombing & blockade equals millions of dead Japanese.
I think the ending of this video is really the best part; the past is important, and what we inherit from our ancestors also includes their mistakes-I can tell how painful it must be to be reminded of what happened. I feel like many European nations are similar when it comes to the colonial era; here, it is taught, but it does tend to get glossed over even though it is really important.
All memes aside, I really enjoyed your insight on this topic, particularly when it got to the part about modern history. As a college student about to become a teacher, I admired that very much. Looking at history from all sides and being educated about it is incredibly important.
You're so right about learning about the past. History is directly tied to the present. It's like a long story. Our time is just one chapter of a long book, and if we don't know the earlier parts of the book we won't understand our own chapter as well.
I personally think that history is important to learn, except not specifics like, "Alexander Fleming left mold grown in a petri dish by accident and discovered Penicillin in 1928 and basically created modern medicine" When I had an assignment on it, the quiz asked things like: What year? How did he discover it? My favorite question was "How long did it take for the Penicillin to grow in the petri dish?" I feel that most of American history education is filler and not helpful
Indeed. History only becomes interesting when you start to draw the connections and trends across it. The exact dates are trivial, the story and the character's motivations are the real meat! It's also an interesting exercise to try to comprehend why they did what they did from THEIR perspective and worldview instead of our own modern "progressive" view.
I'm glad to know about Japanese history through my favorite site. What you said at the end was impressive. I think the students at your school are lucky to have such a good teacher. I totally agree with you that people should learn and evolve through the past. Nice reaction. -from Kor
As I was nearing the end of this video I was thinking about how good it was and I totally forgot this was a reaction video. Probably the best "reaction" video I've seen because you added so much to the video that it felt more like a unique, individual video.
what you said at the end really hit home. and I know that in germany also world war two is taught in very stark terms, and they are taught that the first country to be defeated by the nazis was germany. so they remember, they do not say that it is just in the past, they will never allow it to happen again.
i thought the first axis land to be defeated was italy (via the royalist rebels ousting benito mussolini, prime minister and leader of the fascists, and then doing something history shitposters like to call it "pause and change team")
When I was in Japan for a semester, I studied history. I can say right now it was one of the best decisions I've ever made for many reasons. They say when you come back from a certain place you are never the same. Right now I'm a grad student hoping to become a Professor
As someone who is second generation Chinese-American living in Hawaii, the past atrocities of both Japan and the United States weigh heavily on us. What I want from the current Japan today is for the federal government to formally acknowledge and apologize for war crimes against China. I do not expect generous restitution but I think it is safe to say that all of us are angry that our former oppressor runs away from the consequences of their crimes. I didn’t know that Japan openly omits part of their modern history and that explains why I don’t see many young people talking about it. Thank you for the video, it was a treat to see an expert discuss bill wurtz :)
Japan really messed up so many countries, including my own. It's a shame that they don't extensively teach that part of their history in Japanese schools so it won't happen again.
As a first generation Chinese American, the Japanese simply need to acknowledge their atrocities in their teaching and not erase it. In Japan, Nanking is such a controversial topic and many believe it doesn't exist or simply don't know about it. However, grudge between east Asian countries has been there for too long. China and Korea frequently fought each other in the past and since the fall of Tang, Chinese Japanese relationship wasnt too hot. In Ming Dynasty Wanli era of China, Japanese invasion of Korea was a grudge between Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. Then in China, what Chinese called the Wako pirates are consist of Chinese and Japanese pirates which also make Japan look bad in China. Then we have everything in recent era such as First Sino-Japanese war in 1894-95, twenty-one demands, Mukden Incident and into WW2. How the CCP use Japan to make Communist look better was wrong though. Since what the CCP did to China herself is on par or even worst then what Japan did to China.
I like his videos because theyre made to encourage people to research more, which is why the videos are very short for the subjects they cover and why he covers a lot of things with little detail
I'm a engineering student that loves history, and seeing your conclusion in this video is wholesome as fuck, I feel the same thing about my country too, people need to acknowledge the past so they can understand what they are living now, nothing happens by mere chance, thank you for the video!
I love the part at the end about the importance of knowing one's history, acknowledging both the bad _and_ the good. It's the same here in the states with most people of my generation. It's good to focus on the future, but it's difficult to realistically build it if one isn't informed by the mistakes and trials of the past.
Young Generation Japanese: "Past is past. We don't need to know about it at all." Santayana: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Me, looking at Japanese history: "Oh boy."
Me, looking at the history of secret societies and classified missions: ... "The United States deserves to be wiped off the face of the planet..." (and not just)
Watching your cute reactions to the jokes in Bill's video is second only to the little details and new information you have to share on Japanese history! Very awesome video
I love your outlook and opinion on the importance of learning History. There is a saying "Those who fail to remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
I love this video and your perspective on history. More people should learn about Japan’s modern history...it doesn’t mean people have to hate Japan...it just means more people can learn from it and we can all learn together about what not to do to create a better world in the future.
I bet you were such a great teacher! You seem so kind and patient 😇 Very interesting seeing your reaction to Japan's history and your thoughts on it's importance today is spot on
You earned a subscriber today. I am an American and a US Marine. I grew up in a very small town just before the internet connected the entire world and I knew almost nothing about Japan other than we fought them in WW2 (but not specifics) mainly the atom bombs which I will get to later, and that a few anime my friends watched came from there. I joined the Marine Corps and there we got loaded up on with history about everything the Corps had ever been involved with including a battle by battle break down of WW2 and exactly how the Marines and Japanese fought. I then got stationed to Okinawa Japan on Camp Foster in Ginowan City. This was in 2005. I remember thinking I had landed on a different planet when I stepped off the plane in Naha and I was actually scared. I didn't know how I would be treated or accepted as an American in Okinawa after all that had happened between our countries. I didn't know the language or customs... but I very quickly fell in love with everything Japanese. It's history culture, language, food, religions (Buddhism and Shinto), everything. I took classes in Iaido, learned the language as best as I could and just immersed myself in everything I could that was Japanese. When I left in 2007 two years later it felt like I was leaving home all over again and I long for the day when I can return, even just to visit (very expensive though unfortunately). Japan is a wonderful place. I got to go to Osaka and Kyoto and the history in Kyoto was just astounding. I cringe every time I come to the part in this video when he talks about the atom bombs. I know he was trying to be lighthearted but that subject... cannot be light hearted. If there is anything that I regret about my nation it is those bombs and the civilians that were killed and maimed by them. However, I think it is awesome that after all that happened to our countries we can today be friends. I was treated like a respected guest everywhere I went in Japan and no one I ever met looked down on me because of the country I came from. Great reaction and I love your insights into history. I too believe it is very important to study history, including the bad stuff. If you don't study the bad there's a chance you might unknowingly repeat it. We have to learn about our mistakes as well as our triumphs. Take care :)
Thank you for your awesome comment and I have a lot of respect for what you did. Welcome to the fam and hope you enjoy the content 😊 Stay safe and healthy there! *hugs*
The atom bombs are the trees that hide the forest. The death toll for the two bombs is estimated to be 129,000-226,000. A frightening and distressing number of citizens included. However, the air raids on Japan during the entire war is estimated to have killed 241,000-900,000 people, mostly through fire bombings. The bombs were ugly, but the war was ugly and terrifying before them, and that part is too little remembered imo because of the strong symbolism of the atom bombs (and not just on the Japanese theater).
@@badaboum2 Indeed, and not just in Japan, the Allies did much the same in Europe when taking Germany with those air raids, but the victors write the history books and most of the time they like to keep their mistakes and misdeeds close to the chest.The most important thing to remember is that war is hell, and innocents will always be caught in the crossfire no matter how careful you are (though I believe we could have done far better than we did in WW2) and that is why war should *always* be a last resort.
@@TresTrefusis You're correct. Every country teaches history through a narrative, it's a form of soft propaganda. Since you're American (and I'm French), we've mostly been thaught history in a lens where "our side" is justified (regardless of the history of the victors principle). That being said, this in no way diminishes the war crimes the axis did themselves commit.
@@badaboum2 Agreed. Also, when you look at the anti war movement that hit America in the Vietnam war, it wasn't that Vietnam was so much worse than world war II or I or any other, it was that the public saw war for real for the first time. They saw the losses, saw the bodies, saw the ugliness because for the first time independent journalists were on the ground and filming/taking pictures and they showed the world what war was. Those things happened in WWII and I as well, and have been happening during war since time immemorial. The only difference was as you said, it wasn't seen through a lens of propaganda. For the first time the general public saw war laid bare and it was ugly, it shocked them. I guarantee vets from WWII would look at those pictures and videos and say "yep that's war alright".
This is such a well done video! It was really interesting hearing your commentary and it was fascinating as well as informative to have more context to some of the historical events that Bill Wurtz only described very briefly.
This Bill Wurtz video was one of my first interactions with the history of Japan, aside from the world’s history and ww2 lessons from school. So, when I watched it I got hooked by the way it was summarized and started to look for more videos that extend the events of the video. One of the channels that I came up was “Pero eso es otra historia”, a spanish channel about history. And so, that’s how I got to know more about some of the awesome and dark history of Japan. I think that this is a good video for beginners.
I've actually learned a lot about Japanese history (I've studied for 12 years after the anime "Inuyasha" peaked my interest). And this video helped me learn just a little bit more! I'm studying Korean now, but this video is very informative. Now I'm curious to know about Japan - Korean relations and their history with each other.
"Now I'm curious to know about Japan - Korean relations and their history with each other" Koreans suffering at the hands of the japanese. That's the summary.
Historically, Japan/Korean relations are not very good. It looks good on paper in recent times because they have shared economic interests and the US kind of props the relationship up to an extent. But there definetly beef.
@@kimvarki I'm Korean American and was a history major in college specifically for Asian history. This is definitely true but there were periods of time where certain kingdoms of Korea had a working/trading/friendly relationship with Japan. And also in way earlier history Korea helped Japan. It was also described to me the idea of "elder brother, middle brother, and younger brother". It was agreed upon that China was the "elder brother" in the relationship. The problem was that both Korea and Japan thought they were the "middle brother" and were both shocked at not getting what they perceived as the proper respect due to that station. And then there is the possibility that very early Japanese royalty were actually migrated Koreans or at least mixed. The Japanese government doesn't like this idea. Anyway, as a Korean guy, I don't blame the Japanese people for some of the unfortunate history. Back in the day, people conquered and took land. It was the acceptable thing to do. It gets more dicey in modern times though and specifically the government is to blame. Many Japanese were educated around the colonization time that Koreans had no culture and were a blank slate and that Japan was simply "helping them grow and bring them into modern times", helping to justify the idea of colonization.
Miyuki: "You cant teach the history of Japan in 9 minutes..."
Bill Wurtz: "HOW BOUT I DO ANYWAY?"
Miyuki: "You cant teach the history of Japan in 9 minutes..."
Bill Wurtz: "HOLD MY BEER!"
Miyuki: "D-daga... nii-san..."
Everyone: Hnnnnnnnnghhh-!
Door: [SLAM SLAM!] FBI!OPENUP!
Hold my deadly lazer sun*
@@Sakhmeov u wot m8
(wurtz jazzy music in background)
Her: Japan needs more than 9 minutes
To be fair the whole world got 20 minutes so not bad
u mean the whole existance
Does that mean that Japan is 45% of the universe? In anime at least that's accurate
teacher spending a whole semester explaining history:
bill wurtz: *lets make it a musical!*
Nice name
@@well7318 tank you
I can't believe Einstein was a weeb
Hi fam! Thanks for watching and LMAO 😂 Einstein is awesome!
yo so many people where weebs, ie a lot of the famous artists like Van Gogh and Monet
@@lifeasmiyuki So video on general relativity next?
underrated comment
I've never heard about Einstein being a weeb. That said, I doubt that was considered "test knowledge" in the usa. Ironic that I've always looked to him due to our similarities, and then it'll turn out he likes anime too xD
If it makes you feel better, he did the history of the entire world in under 20 minutes and has done no other history videos....so if anything, take it as a compliment that he found the history of Japan worth almost half the time he spent covering the history of everything we know. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
"sorrymasen"
Now THAT is the quality content I have been searching for.
Arigathanks lifeasmiyuki!
GOMENASORRY
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DaijoubuDontMind!
People always using Spanglish but Janglish is where it's at.
@@Anklejbiter I sometimes uses a combination of spanish/english/japanese words with my friends haha.
"The most yandere leader in the history of japan."
That definitely paints nobunaga in a light I did not see him in before xD
Oh fuck. Those weird ass fanfic/otome just popped in my head. And it cursed as hell
@Kloreen Bobux no we did not and we dont need for u to say that. we know and we're just saying
@Kloreen Bobux Bismarck Crazy maybe slightly cruel. Ehh wouldn’t Agree I assume your referring to when he shelled Paris?
On the painting shown, he has a unsettling similiarity to Tommy Cash
There is an anime called "The Ambition of Oda Nobuna", where Nobunaga and his contemporaries are portrayed as girls.
I like the way he did the bombing of nagasaki and hiroshima. No jokes. Just a moment of silence to let you think about how devastating and tragic it was.
The crazy thing is that there were still military leaders who refused to surrender afterwards.
@@bluesdealer real reason they surrendered wasn't nuclear strikes (firebombings were much worse, as was a possible blockade) but soviet invasion
@@gouverneur2001 It's insane just how horrible the soviets were, as a whole, during the invasion and fall of Germany. Everybody did their share of looting, killing, crimes against women (last time I used the word even in historical and educational context I got complaints), but the soviets were bastards. A 14 year old boy forced into defending his town was just as guilty as an SS to them. Most of their prisoners, if not beaten to death or worse, starved in labor camps. Anyone who thinks the typical infantryman deserves that is just wrong.
@@gouverneur2001 Incorrect. The Soviets could only reasonably take Manchuria, and is in fact what they did.
They did not have the support or transport vessels to take mainland Japan, much less enough troops to push into Korea. The only ones who did were the U.S. and the U.K.
Ultimately the reason for surrender was because the Emperor ordained it so, and it was really only after Hirohito went to visit the aftermath of Little Boy and Fat Man.
@@alreadyblack3341 the island of Sakhalin was until WW2 Japanese territory. They literally took Japan's northernmost island and still hold it. It's very easy to get from Sakhalin to Hokkaido
As someone who grew up and went to school in Germany it's pretty surprising to hear that WW2 isn't that much talked about
In German schools the education about Nazi-Germany is deeply woven into the curriculum and appears in many subjects, not only history class, and there are often mandatory trips to memorials. The mentality is to educate and learn about this time to ensure that something like this never happens again
But Japan doesn’t even take accountability for it’s war crimes during world war 2. Unit 731 and the rape of Nanking. Japan did some horrific shit but nope won’t admit to it, no matter how much testimony, picture, and video evidence there may be. So it does make sense.
Argentina Chile and countries around those area need that as well since they took all nazis as refugee and let them continue their horrors with locals in exclusive and secluded areas. All this until each nazi died of old age and happy with $ and new families. They are actual nazi villages hidden still.
In the US we'd have to teach that our country inspired it on order to cover it halfway decently. so it tends to be just "yeah, hitler was the enemy, he hated jews, and then Russia helped us win because pearl harbor"
99% of what I know about WWII I had to learn about outside of school, like I didn't even know queer and disabled people were among the first round of executions alongside communists, kristalnacht was just described as a night where windows were broken, there was no mention of the putsch or the election or the coup, and we BARELY talked about how Japanese Americans were rounded up and untreated because of some dual-loyalty bs
@@QuikVidGuy In America's defence, after the war they did extend the GI bill (free university) to the Japanese-Americans who were imprisoned during the war.
Compare that to Canada, which imprisoned its Japanese residents, as well, but didn't even apologise until the 1980s.
@@QuikVidGuy that depends on your state and local education system, we learned quite a bit about american history in VA, including the parts that dont make us look good
6:56 Something I want to point out here: Wurtz made a correction to that "zen buddhism" thing, using an annotation. You know, back when UA-cam still _had_ annotations. Which it doesn't now. Oops. Same with the "tornado" thing for the kamikaze.
Also putting russia having a war invite when the bombs were going off
@@lylatfox4 Right. I did remember that, but forgot the details, and it's the one that wasn't a correction.
Ohh I was wondering why *actually a typhoon and war invite from Russia don't show up in these videos ppl are reacting to but I remember them being there.
What was the correction? Did he change it to "Shingon"?
@@fripptricky5099 Okay, I went and looked at a reaction that captured the annotations, and whaddya know, it _was_ "Shingon". Here's the ID of one such reaction video I found with a 1-minute search: b1TKCaZOT_U. You can see it at 2:06.
Bill Wurtz: Japan is kinda scared of Russia...
Miyuki: even now...actually
Me: I mean...who isn't afraid of Russia?? XXD
XD wahahaha
@@alexizmaylov23 not much about Russia’s state is revealed tbh, how are you under Putin? I heard he changed some laws just because he could do it and that a lot of people are leaving the country
@@eropatissier6706 well its pretty bad actually. Most of us think that he will rule forever (and he probably will) bc of the amendments in the constitution
Is Russia afraid of Russia?
@@beepboop8387 I mean, that's pretty much what the other guys in the replies are saying...
This is such a good reaction video. It's clear that Bill Wurtz did a lot of research but he obviously couldn't go into detail on everything. I love that you went into those details and added on to the video. You're very smart and good at speaking.
She can pronounce l
I didn't know that the "how about I do anyway" meme came from that vid XD
yeah...i just realized it now after reading your comment XD
@Walter White it has been a meme before tiktok even was called tiktok what the hell are you on about
@ZBP Animations chill with bruh's, bruh. Like BRUH
@ZBP Animations By the amount of bruhs you use ur prob a tik tok user.
@Walter White uuh are u atacking tik tok or defending?
Her:"had to deal with 10-20 students at a time"
Me: *cries in American*
wahahahahaha
@@lifeasmiyuki my last teaching job I had 5 classes 28-38 students in a class and when I taught ACT test prep I had 45
To be fair, she’s talking about cram schools. So those are classes students go to after school. So you’re talking starting at around 5-7pm sometimes with a bunch of tired students.
Also, I believe the current maximum class size of a standard Japanese public school is 42? At 43 they split into two classes.
I'm currently teaching in Japan and some of my classes in elementary are like 40 kids. Even now in the middle of the 3rd wave of COVID here.
10-20?!?! I was sitting in classes with 40-50 people
Einstein became even more famous than he already was for saying: "If I had known my theories and my science would be used for such evil I would have instead become a watchmaker".
Thats the problem with inventing something you can't always dictate how and when it will be used you create but its now going to be used by the whims of people some might not share the same values.
@@808INFantry11X please dont say whims thats the one thing it was not. for proof of that we thought the damn things might ignite the atmosphere so it was not a whim.
@@hardwirecars whims means the decisions of others.
@@hardwirecars when you create something you can try to influence the discipline behind it but ultimately its up to others how that innovation will be used. Look at airplanes the Wright Brothers didn't want it to be weapon of war but it was are so and at very early stage because in attendance in that first flight was members of the armed forces who already were coming up with to use it in the tactical environment.
@@808INFantry11X
whim
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1.
a sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained.
"she bought it on a whim"
This is my first time seeing this channel and I'm kinda... Floored by how totally deadpan Miyuki is while dropping just, absolutely lava-hot memes? I think I almost died when they called Nobunaga "the most yandere leader"??? Amazing delivery, love it.
It is nuts how Perry is a larger figure in Japanese history then in American history. He’s nearly forgotten over there.
Here in the U.S., folks would go "You mean... that guy from 'Friends'?"
We get taught about Perry though, people just forgot lmao
@@MidosujiSen I was never taught about Perry. The only Mathew Perry I know is Chandler from friends.
I did American history in high school last and the teacher did not even mention Perry at all we only started to learning stuff about Japan after they picked a fight with America in WW2
@@WintersEnvy For me he was mentioned in 8th grade as well as 11th
That "ni-san" part killing me😂
lmao XD
@@lifeasmiyuki miyuki is a woman of culture
@@xx_1dreamstanlegend_xx422 lmao
Trailer park boys gang rise up
Lol same xD
I really liked that speech she had at the end. Something about it touched me deeply. It reminded me a lot of the history teachers I had in high school and almost made me cry. What she said was so true and applies to not only Japan. Sweeping our atrocities under the rug only makes it a bigger burden for generations down the line. What those have came before us have done still apply to us now, even if we don't want to admit it. It's the same for our children who'll come after us. Anyway, I felt like this video was pretty informative, thank you Ms. Miyuki!
Your comment just made me smile :) Thank you for the awesome comment and I am glad you found this informative. Stay safe there and hope you are having a great day!
Aaa
However, harping on them too much and blaming current generations for the deeds of people in the past is NOT the way to go, and unfortunately in Chinese schools they keep blaming modern Japanese for the stuff that happened before and during WWII. All this does is promote hatred and xenophobia
Well, history can teach us a lot about Human nature and about cause and effect, so that we might learn to avoid, or lessen, certain mistakes that have been done before.
Sadly, it is rarely taught enough, and the way it is taught often gives a distorted view of it (because Politics... -_- ).
@@lifeasmiyuki as a taiwanese canadians who my grandma waas living under Japanese occupation im glad people like u exists instead of denying ww2 atrocities, denying the past etc.
This is amazing, she didn't just say the video was crap she didn't just say that it was a bad video when the guy worked on it for so long, instead she added information. Thank you, it made me learn a couple things!
You can see she did like his video, but just wanted to add some more stuff!
Good teacher mentality!
Myuki: "I have to deal with 10 to 20 students in one class..."
American City Public Schools: *"You underestimate my power!"*
do u guys have 45 students in a class
@@Guisantz I have 48 kids in my AP literature and composition class
Heck, I'm from a small town in the US and I was never in a single class with less than 25 students, most of my classes in elementary and middle school had at least 30 kids.
@@SeabassFishbrains I lived in New York city and my classes were upwards of 40 people.
My class has like 47 students..
Einstein isn’t the only one who went to japan after the war. One Theodore “Dr. Seuss” Geisel went and realized “oh, maybe i was kinda racist before” he wrote Horton hears a who as a love letter and pseudo apology in the wake of the firebombing campaigns in Tokyo. That’s why the main theme of the book is that of a large entity protecting and caring for a smaller one. After all, a person’s a person no matter how small. He dedicated that book to a Japanese friend
Huh.
The more you knooooooowwww...
@Kathy Sharp And nuclear bombs are the best way to end the war fastest by killing the fewest number of people? I don't think so. No, Japan probably shouldn't have won, and yes, the war needed to end. But that's just ridiculous, and overkill, and a decision made by people who probably had no sense of the scale of such an act. Add it to the list of ridiculous terrible things the US has done.
@Kathy Sharp uh, you may have misinterpreted my comment. I made no moral judgements about anyone involved in world war 2 in the above comment and did, certainly, not suggest that i was a pacifist. If you were referring to the “ a person’s a person no matter how small” , i was simply quoting the book because it would seem congruous with Dr. Seuss and his beliefs at the time. I did make an implied moral judgment about Dr. Seuss and his anti-Japanese sentiments (calling them racist is a fairly non-nuanced position). If you just wanted to share some information about Nimitz then that’s okay but it had nothing to do with my comment
@Kathy Sharp If you don't care what I think, we can't have a discussion. I wouldn't have replied if I didn't care what you thought. I'm perfectly OK with leaving this alone, despite that I don't agree and I could clarify further. I'll continue if you're willing to listen, but not otherwise.
@Kathy Sharp Well that was before I read the bit with the insults. I _really_ can't do anything with that, including learning the details properly. I'm not better than you, but I'm not going to insult you.
Japan’s kids not being taught modern history or disregard as the “past is in the past” is a bit shocking to me. I live in New Jersey and was taught that “If You don’t know the past, your bound to repeat it” phrase. Even history that’s not yours can teach you lessons and informed.
You are absolutely wrong that Japanese kids aren't taught modern history. It is most definitely taught, but they aren't taught with emotional bias as you'd expect from Western countries. Events that happen are told as is and it is up to the students to interpret the moral leverage of each event, not the teacher's to teach (though they may give their interpretation).
@@KM-00 Japan's education system most definitely does not give an objective history of World War II, especially of Nanking or the invasion of China.
@@braxon not shocking at all tbh.
Are you serious? In America high school they totally gloss over the native genocide and not to mention slavery and racism? We’re no better
@@disastermidi1990 I'm gonna stop you right there brother and say that our schools most definitely teach all of the above. As a matter a fact, I'm learning about the Trail of Tears in High school as we speak!
If the schools don't teach it, then the *"Old wise man from down the street"* will.
Bill Wurtz: “Heavenly superperson”
Miyuki: “okay, let’s go with that” *shaking her head*
Literal Japanese/Chinese translation: 天宣 , Heavenly Decree
Bill Wurtz: checkmate
Edit for typo
Small correction, 天 is heaven, heavenly. And yeah, that part was great.
@@Ni999 lol you’re right, it was a typo because English is difficult.
shouldn't it be 天皇???
@@EmanLannehc you are absolutely correct. 皇 is the kangi. Man, my Japanese was horrible back then.
Canadian schools are very similar. The big events that can't be ignored are taught, but not in depth enough to understand exactly how awful the treatment of our First Nations peoples was, and continues to be.
Thanks for sharing this!
same here, same everywhere it really is sad how only a few history nerds like me get to understand history (and that too because of our own efforts)
That's why I hated history class as a kid. It was basically little more than a recap of events with little to no effort made to help us understand how and why these events took place. Utterly boring and useless.
I remember when it came to American History in general, we never went into dept about the dispute between Americans and Native Americans. Sure we learned about Manifestation Destination, but that's it. Believe it or not I would learn more about that from Western Movies and even Romance novels. Slavery issue in this country was bad, but the near eradication of Native Americans is another thing I don't like about my country. But I definitely won't forget it happened for sure.
I'm from Canada and in my school we spent an entire year on Canadian and native American studies. With 2 more years of native specific studies available as an elective, however we also spent time learning about every other time period but most of the time was spent on Canadian history good and bad.
If it makes you feel any better, his video "the history of the entire world, i guess" (which starts at the beginning of time) is only 20 minutes haha. Relatively, he gave Japan a lot more time.
That's what I was about to say, my country's name isn't even mentioned on "the history of the entire world, i guess" lmao
@@Mercure250 well mine is,but that's because... Well,I'm German go figure
@@dominiklehn2866 same XD we Never get mentioned for good things tho xD
Plus he left a little intermission when he introduced Japan the Sunrise Kingdom... A subtle hint to watch the history of Japan video, so technically one could say that the history of the entire world video has a 'third' of the length dedicated to Japan.
Tell me, a Swiss person... Never gets mentioned unless its for chocolate, cheese, watches or taking the jews gold... how would you feel about that? Oh wait, I forgot, we get mentioned if its about "worst corona situation in europe"... love it
In general people say history is not important , but in reality, history has a much bigger effect in the future than in the past.
yes, yes, and YES!!!
"Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
@@peelsreklaw I really hate this quote, since its really easy to twist history to teach hate.
@@blushingralseiuwu2222 the people falling for that would also be guilty of not knowing history. Populations being manipulated is one of the biggest themes in history, sadly.
@@blushingralseiuwu2222 emotions are irrelevant, the truth this quote provides are essential and must be learned by anyone, whether you hate it or not. it's true that history can be used to teach hate which has happened and happening right now and that's what divides us. some can argue that when people started to be unified, it's because they've moved on from history or they never knew their history at all. the latter part scares me, as Einstein said in essence, that he may not know what are the weapons used in the next world war, but he theorized that the next world war after that might be fought by sticks and stones.
I love how at soon he got to ww2 all the coments turned into: hmmm. yeah, mmm....
love how she didnt mention anything about the japanese chinese war lmao
I really enjoyed when you went in depth a little more on some of the things Bill had in the video. It was very interesting to hear.
Glad you enjoyed it :) thank you!
I think what you said about Japan’s impact in modern history was very well said and balanced. People aren’t trying to shame the Japanese people by bringing it up. What happened happened, it’s over. But it’s important that the people know about it, acknowledge it, and validate the hurt that was caused in the past. That’s all. Germany did a good job with this, it’s time Japan follows suit.
Tbh it’s disheartening to hear that the younger generations are even less interested in this since change and progress tends to come from younger generations.
Well said. Thank you 🙏 Sending love from Japan 🇯🇵
@@lifeasmiyuki I was just watching some reaction videos and (re)watched yours and I've got to say, this is by far the best one, even among those that added their own perspective (I was a little afraid at the beginning because you said you disliked it when you first watched it but thankfully that was not completely honest). Aber genug Honig um den Bart geschmiert, I was wondering what you think about the Japanese's opinion on democracy, as I recently saw a survey from countries around the world and Japanese are among the ones that least think democracy is important (somewhere around 63% it was). Is that connected to the lack of interest with the recent past?
Unfortunately someone is telling the youth that it isn't important, same stuff is happening in America.
@@tannercollins9863 completely untrue. Slavery which btw i which is the worst topic form American historysn’t even modern history it’s from 1800s is the mos talked about subject in American history it’s also the one that out of all of the slavery issues that have existed since dawn of mankind is the most talked about
@@johnbaker7102an actual Russian Bot
“Sorrymasen”
“Hontruedesuka”
I am cryingggg!! It’s too funny 😂😂😂
😁😁yeah
@@lifeasmiyuki yamatekudastop :P
@@takobocchi6057 chotto mawait
Nihonglish is hilarious. Im also a big fan of “sumimascuse me”
@@thief594 "Nihionglish". Wow. That's... actually, I kinda like that. I shouldn't, having degrees in English and Journalism, but...
日本の大学生ですが日本史と英語同時に勉強させてもらってます笑
I am a Japanese university student.
This video helps me study Japanese history and English at the same time!
Good to know 😊
頑張って!
如果再有人用其他语言回复，岂不是一石三鸟
If you learn your history from a youtube video that created by other nation. It means that your own history class in Japan is really messed up.
I like this style of video, where you pause and provide input (and even jokes) along the way. Some other reaction videos I've seen just watch the whole thing silently, maybe chuckles a bit here and there and then a short commentary at the end, which makes a video a little thin in content. But this was excellent, it was entertaining and educational (only to a certain extent, of course) at the same time. Overall a well done video, in my opinion 👏
Awe thank you so much! I am glad that you enjoyed this video ❤️ Really appreciate it! *hugs*
Studying history is a great way to learn about human nature, and social trends.
And of course, it's always useful to remember the words of George Santayana - "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
The Frenchman, Bernard de Chartres also had a saying that I think Japanese people would really appreciate (because it honors ancestors) -
"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants."
The meaning behind the phrase is that we modern people didn't invent or build everything we enjoy today - we benefit from, and continue the work of, the great men and women who passed their knowledge down to us.
Thanks for sharing this :)
Personality I think studying human nature, and social trends, is a better way of understanding human nature, and social trends. The problem with using history to do that is you have zero theoretical framework to understand this stuff. And without that history is only going to surve as a justification for opinions you already hold. I've seen people insistent that history shows something that's evoultanary impossible. Frankly they had a worse idea about human nature then someone who knows nothing, but there knowledge of history alowed them to dig up random facts that justified there poor understanding.
History is not psychology, sociology, or most importantly in this case social biology. The facts that history dig up might justify certain theories in these subjects, but it's not a replacement for them.
He was Spanish and I’m grateful a Spanish person is remembered with a great phrase 🙏🏻
I hate how a lot of people says all reaction videos are bad that is just a general assumption
I like reaction videos like these that add in extra content to the original source
thank you :) really appreciate it!
It's interesting though that the only good reaction videos i've seen lately are all made by japanese youtubers
@@Gaareth_ I seen one by a American that added 20+ minutes to a video you can tell how good reaction videos are mostly by looking at the length compared to the original
@@NightRaven5568 Are you talking about Mr. Terry? I’ve watched a lot of his reaction videos and they’re very good
@@goldenwarrior1186 yes I am
his video is for a quick introduction to Japanese history its supposed to give you a little bit of everything but not literally everything.
I had no idea Japan was called Wano Kuni before Nihon. Explains what's going on in One Piece
That's true! I knew it. There should be more than just a name behind it.
I knew that
the five guys that had to take care of the little one until he's old enough reminded me of momonosuke and the akazaya xd
Yeah when they said Wa No Kuni I immediately thought of One Piece
Apparently, at some time in history Japan also was once called Wakoku
Miyuki: "Japanese history deserves way more than 9 minutes"
history of the world, i guess: "am I a joke to you?"
Miyuki: "Japanese history deserves way more than 9 minutes"
Trevor Noah and most other Americans: "Ain't nobody got time for that"
Joke's aside I think the thing is to give you a topic which is bill wurtz supposed to deliver. As what another historian said. you can't pay attention if the video is too long. it's just an insight to give you a topic so you can search it elsewhere if you're interested.
@@clockwerk35 Trevor Noah is South African. Just saying.
@@PeacefulPariah regardless of his nationality, Trevor was right, ain't no one got time to look up Japanese history
While i do agree with her because saying Japan's history is lengthy and rich is an understatement you sometimes need to have an appetizer before a banquet.
You can't just jump into a five hour video essay about the history of Japan without something priming you first
"only 9 minutes long" and still has more context about ww2 than most japanese highschool history books
(Insert pikachu surprised meme)
Well, ignores the Japanese war crimes as much as Japanese highschool does, to be fair ...
@@Sp4mMe That's nothing new. Most countries gloss over the atrocities they committed, with the exception of maybe Germany who have really tried to atone for the sins of their past.
@@Sp4mMe Many countries have committed war crimes.
@@ohwni but not in such brutal way, man. Even nazi ambassador was shocked by the way japanese did it
Love from South Korea, your attitude towards historical acknowledgement just shows that not everyone in Japan is part of ultranationalist imperialism. Hope both countries are less pricks to one another.
I know it's a rather common and famous example of Ukiyo-e, but I love that the background of your sign-off was Hokusai Katsushika's Great Wave. It's one of my favorites alongside Yoshida Hiroshi's modern cherry tree landscapes.
Einstein wasn't alone in his love for your country. I and many other westerners I know have a great appreciation for your land, culture, history and art. For all the horrors that war brings, as much as I hate that it happened the way it did, I am glad our nations have a closer connection to each other, post WW2 hostilities. As important as it is to learn from the past, so as not to repeat it, it's equally important to not be ruled by it in order to move forward. And I'm particularly impressed by the resilience of Nihonjin to do just that.
Much love from the U.S. to you and my Nihonjin neighbors.
Thank you so much and I really appreciate your comment. Always take care there :)
The only history teacher i want to see at online class
LOL 😂🤣
Don't forget Mr Terry history
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@Kyøjin Kun
Dude, your profile picture is tumourous. I tried to reverse-image-search that, and Google automatically searched for "art." Nice.
@@manuelsilva3365 Terry who? Terry Bogard?
What you said at the end really rang true for me living in England. We aren’t taught about the worst of the empire close to as much as we should be. Most response to is ranges from ‘yeah we took over a quarter of the world we’re great’ to ‘yeah the empire wasn’t wasn’t great but it’s the past and doesn’t mean much’. It needs to be taught much more thoroughly what the empire did, specifically with stuff like India and the opium wars in China. It’s not something we should live our whole lives in shame of, but we at least need to put it down enough that nobody gets the wrong ideas.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts here. Appreciate it!
Same in France with our own stint in colonialism and the Napoleonian Wars (at least in my time, it might have changed since). I was taught that Napoleon was one of our greatest leaders who played a big part in shaping modern France, which is true to an extent, but the horrors of his empire are not touched upon.
In fairness, what we are taught is ridiculously biased bullshit too.
Yes it's true with France we almost had a law that wanted to make teachers talk about the "pros" of colonisation only lmao (it was refused obviously)
We are quite ashamed and if I wasnt in my actual study I would have never known how badly the French empire was
We almost dont talk of the 2nd colonisation and what we did in Algeria
I’m learning about the opioid war and concentration camps in South African right now 🤷♂️ how is this not enough
“sorrymasen” and “hontruedesuka?” made me laugh a lot more than I should 😂😂😂
I'm glad it made you laugh somehow XD Thanks for watching!
@@lifeasmiyuki excusememasen 😁
@@SyemurN arigathank gozaimayou
Wait but as far as i know "masen" means "i do not"/"i am not" in this case
So he said something like "I'm not sorry"
@adrish bose Einstein didnt had the highest IQ ever, there are smarter people nowadays, with 200IQ. And trust me, forget about IQ, truly intelligent people are not racist.
Thank you very much for this video. I really appreciate the perspective and the context you brought.
As a German I feel like Japanese people are the same as us but different. There are so many Parallels in our history and cultures like: Loosing a major conflict, Economic boom, Technological progress, law loving and rather obedient cultures (following rules) but at the same time here we have the "Vergangenheitsbewätigung" /- "Coping with the past" where we a are confronted with our dark past every day, in every school and every classroom to ensure something like that never happens again which is a big difference. I have to admit, it gets a little annoying and depressing over time but it works for the most part.
Just felt like sharing some culture and history. I think our countries should establish some closer relations and work together!
:) Keep it up
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and the situation there in Germany. I wish our country was like that to be honest. We were not really told like that as most of us don't know what happened in the past. Of course I am not speaking for everyone so I hope people don't take it word for word. Anyways, I really appreciate you sharing this to us! Sending love and hugs from Japan *hugs*
What are you talking about? The average German isn't confronted with their dark past "every day", that's a bit of an exaggeration. In school, sure, as we _should_ be, but other than that? I mean, I don't know what sorts of people you associate with, but I literally don't know a single person who feels guilty, letalone personally responsible for the atrocities committed under national socialism, nor should they. Furthermore, I don't know what you mean by "annoying". After all, the process of Vergangenheitsbewältigung did not happen immediately - rather, it took several decades for Germany to even recognize its mistakes, which, if nothing else, underpins the absolutely critical role education on the second world war has played, both in recognition and acceptance of responsibility for past atrocities.
Indeed, far from just being my own personal experience, there is empirical data on this issue:
In a 1952 survey, up to 42% of West-Germans still believed that the allies were the _real_ war criminals, whereas only 4% believed that every German was somewhat at fault for what happened in the third Reich. That and up until 1963, many did not even know about Auschwitz or similar concentration camps (source: "Fünfzig Jahre danach: Zur Nachgeschichte des Nationalsozialismus" by Sigrid Weigel & Birgit R. Erdle).
Moreover, a 2018 study by the University of Bielefeld (fuck yeah!) found that:
1) 60,2% of respondents either had a "strong interest" or "very strong interest" in German history,
2) 79,2% of respondents found it "very important" that German history is taught in schools,
3) respondents cited "damage that can be caused by racism" (78,9%) and "preventing the return of National Socialism" (84,2%) as the two most important reasons for learning history
4) and finally, only about 10,4% of respondents agreed with the statement “Even if I haven’t done anything bad myself, I still
feel guilty for the holocaust”.
(source: www.stiftung-evz.de/fileadmin/user_upload/20180213_PM_MEMO_Deutschland_final_English.pdf )
@@77Night77Shade77 Imagine doing extensive research and writing an Essay because of a UA-cam comment. Wtf is your problem dude. Of course I don't mean it literally. But we do get confronted with it often enough. Somehow I never have seen an American getting the Genocide on the Native American population rubbed in their face.
Go take a shower and after that get a life srsly.
It is present in Art, in Music, in Cinema, at School, and in Politics. So yeah... pretty much present.
As an American, I *WISH* I had that kind of education in public school. I still remember, as a child, thinking “Wait, so we killed the natives and stole from the Mexicans??” but then the lesson continued and I didn’t think about it anymore. The best I got was a 15 minute classroom debate on whether or not the atomic bombs were necessary...
Our education system is notorious for brainwashing and killing free thought/critical thinking/creativity in our kids >:(
as your east neighbour i kinda feel like you won by defeat , because western invested more money, maybe secured more/make you obedient/install their troops in Germany etc. you get nr.1 in Europe , but thank you for soviet times :D i mean, im happy for EU and i hope we will build some better future for our continent o/ no hate , its just history and im sure many people can have different views , now i dont know why i wrote this... have a good day :D
I can sense that Miyuki is an excellent teacher from the way you describe things in your own narration.
And I also agree with your point about history. Our, Indonesia's, first president said "Jasmerah, Jangan Sekali-kali melupakan sejarah" that roughly translate to "Never ever forget your history"
People should understand, that learning your country history means accepting all of your country, the good and the bad. And from that we should learn what we must fix, what we should pay, and what we should protect or develop even further.
There's a thin line that separates innocence and ignorance. Simply denying/ignoring history is pure ignorance
Terima kasih banyak :)
Only good teacher aspect of her is that she's hot, but then again being born beautiful is just pure luck.
@@transcendence4521 that is actually a bad aspect of her coz if I were her student idk how to concentrate
FLIRTING 101 EVERYBODY
@@transcendence4521 damn jealous much
During one of my semesters studying Japanese (日本語, the language) we were asked to do research presentations relating to Japan. I chose the Sengoku Jidai, and tried my best to squeeze in as much information about the era into 7 minutes. Difficult, but speed talking got me through it. Afterwards, I was asked questions. One was "Who would you like to have met from that time period?" I said Oda Nobunaga, and my sensei looked up and said "But he killed a lot of people. You'd want to meet him?" And I responded with "So did Alexander the Great, and I'd want to meet him too."
I love history, it's a good practice to not look back with bias.
yo that sounds a fun presentation...i wish we had that and i would probably do the presentation with hetaria cosplay lol ! Nice job :)
@Matthew
Out of curiosity was this a Japanese classroom/students? Because it would be rather surprising to me that there would be that negative or a reaction to Oda Nobunaga by Japanese people.
@@matchesburn It was in a classroom setting with other students, yes. But it was a reaction by American students on a very left leaning campus. The teacher's wife is a native Japanese woman and she was very interested in my presentation, and seemed to encourage me when I was working on it. I had the big names like Uesugi Kenshin, Takeda Shingen, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Akechi Mitsuhide, just to name a few. I tried to cover a lot of the key events and some backstory of each name for context... But it's hard to squeeze so much into 7 minutes. Either way, she was very cordial in comparison to the rest of the class.
People have become far too sensitive about practically all topics, and I was surprised as well by this. But it's also the reason why I want to leave the US. Too much politics, too much drama, and worst of all is that history can't be discussed without someone becoming irrational and overly opinionated. Bad things have happened everywhere by all sides throughout history. We are not responsible for the actions others make, and so it's illogical to feel guilt over it. Even the teacher's wife talked openly about Japan's participation in WW2, she mentioned that from Japan's perspective fighting was their only choice for survival. During the Meiji restoration period, Japan modernized extremely quick to respond to the US demanding unfair trade in the region. Threatening Japan and China with the warships. When the Shogunate accepted the demands of the US, Japan went into the restoration era to reinstall the emperor. From there, the nation modernized it's military to compete with the west. It went to war with Korea, China and Russia and won each time. Despite the war between the US and Japan, I have nothing but respect for Japan in this regard. Being under constant threat from giants for over a few hundred years, China, Mongols, Russia, and then the US... and fighting to the bitter end... I can only respect that. All sides did bad things, war is war after all. But as someone who loves to study history, looking at wars over the past couple thousand years across the world, Japan is definitely worthy of respect for maintaining it's territory despite all odds.
But my aim is to become an English teacher in Japan. I'm very tired of all the nonsense going on over here. There might be a future for me in the west, but I don't see it as worthwhile compared to Japan. I've always loved Japan's culture, history, language, people, food (seriously.. the food). So for me, it's obvious where I would like to settle down.
@@lifeasmiyuki If I can find a way to share the small presentation, I'd be happy to share it somehow. It's a little rough around some edges as my 日本語 wasn't as good as it is these days, but I was happy enough with how it turned out.
Alex' frag count by comparison was four, five hundred fold.
As relentless and cold as the DoomSlayer...hmmm...can't make that comparison though; there's no way to headcanon the frag count for the DoomSlayer.
I loved this style of video, there are always videos like Bill Wurtz’s history videos that briefly explain it and I love them because they’re easy to comprehend but there’s obviously not 100% of all the information in such a small time so it’s always such a cool thing for people knowledgeable about it who explain a specific section more thoroughly. I do really believe history is cool (except when it’s not) and love hearing about it
I love how you spill the tea and give us all the back stories!!! You also keep it light and fun with your animations and cut ins showing your opinion / reaction. Sooo good!
Ohhh I love the teas when it comes to studying history ☕️ It’s actually what got me hooked in history lmao 🤣 Thank you so much and I really appreciate it! Have a great day *hugs*
*hugs* I just found your vid and it's beautiful
Regarding that bit at the end about learning history and the usefulness of it, I have the same struggle as a teacher here in the United States. Kids are simultaneously constantly dealing with the consequences of history but not interested in learning enough history to prevent consequences like the ones they're suffering right now. Or all of those historical events' consequences build up until they explode in some sort of major conflict and most people don't know why it even happened because they aren't aware of that history. Or we just keep repeating the mistakes of the past over and over. Because we don't know enough history to realize that they were a mistake the first time we tried them.
In Japan, kids are forced to learn history like robots where they learn date and events but not really focusing on why it happened which was a struggle for me because in cram school, they study just to pass the entrance exam. Anyways, thank you for sharing this my awesome history sensei :)
"Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it. Those who DO learn history are doomed to watch helplessly while everyone else repeats it." -That Guy One Time
the problem is that history is taught as some account of summaries, names and dates instead of the cultural context in most countries and if there is one thing the brain does not like is being forced to memorize stuff.
@@diablo.the.cheater and of course, the problem is that approaches useless in the age of wikipedia. Memorizing things post internet is a waste of your time when what you really need to do is know that context so you can evaluate the data that is constantly coming at you, or that is at your disposal.
of course, a big chunk of my curriculum is chosen for me at the state level and I am required to have my kids learn a certain amount of raw facts because they are expected to know them for a end of year standardized test. So even though teachers know it's a bad way to focus, we're sort of powerless to do anything because elected politicians have decided how we should teach.
History is self serving propaganda. Teachers usually come from one partisan perspective complaining when they've been in control of indoctrinating students for decades is always amusing.
Most children are incapable of learning any in depth history because they don't care.
Almost no children have enough world history knowledge to really amount to much.
So the concern is again usually just self serving.
And no, history doesn't repeat, its just selection bias, a more flattering version of conspiracy theory.
@Chris Check Wikipedia is becoming useless now as certain types take over, nothing stops volunteers from being paid by 3rd parties, the theory of crowd sourcing doesn't work in the end when an organization is taken over by the most zealous "volunteers", who then begin pruning "acceptable sources" until they are just laundering their own view points through the site.
I'm encouraged by how accurate Bill Wurtz was, even if it skips some details.
Something cool about bill wurtz’ history vids is that any one point in them is potentially a lifetime’s worth of potential research topics due to how broad they are. They are quite literally a table of contents to give an overview of a broad range of the contents of the thing in question… to then spark further interest on the individual element with understanding of where it ‘fits in’ with other stuff.
I totally agree with you on the modern history situation. It's important that we are taught about past mistakes so we can learn from them. Germany has been doing a very good job at teaching young people about their recent dark past.
Although they did a scandal in Nigeria I 1997 testing govan in Nigeria
@@vanessamane7358 Yes, unfortunately :( Thank you for pointing that out!
@Stealthy Pelican That's horrific! I had no idea.
@gerryritter9211erman people are quite aware, they get taught a lot about it in their schools. They don't run away from their ww2 history. If they skip anything or cover anything up, I couldn't say. But they look it in the face and deal with it.
@gerryritter9211 German schools teach about ww2 for 4 years and how much the moustache guy sucked
I really enjoyed watching it from a point of view of someone who knows history. I understand Bill Wurtz did his research, but a proper history teacher's insight in it is really appreciated. Thanks!
I am pretty amazed how bill made this video very interesting and fun to watch :) Really love his animation! Anyways, thanks a lot and I’m happy it helped!
Of course Japanese history “deserves more than 9 minutes” but this isn’t meant to be the ONLY thing that teaches you all of Japanese history. It’s basically an intro video that has gotten a lot of people very interested in actually studying Japanese history. That’s the “I guess” part cause he’s not claiming it’s ACTUALLY the entire history of japan just a lot of the main points of it.
i mean, i'm not 100% certain on this anymore, but bill wurtz does it for a bunch fo countries IIRC, as well as the world.
@@SuperExodian he's only done it for japan and the world. other countries would be super fun though
@@shadycactus6146 he quited :(
@@mellylivestreams2008 i don't think he did; he's just been inactive for a while. i looked on his website and he said yesterday that he's working on a video
@@shadycactus6146 his last video title was "might quit" though im sure he will come back. but anyway history videos arent his usual content so i dont think we will see more of it
I am huge HUGE fan of Bill Wurtz in terms of musical composition and humour style, so normally when UA-cam recommends mea reaction video to his stuff and they don't really like it, I can get a little turned off to it but this was absolutely fantastic, just the way you give all this extra context is very entertaining - loved this 🥰
WA NO KUNI!! In the anime "One Piece", the traditional japanese island is called like that, and it all makes sense now, thank you for this video!
No problem :) I am glad it helped!
When I heard Wa No Kuni, I instantly thought of One Piece
Yo i thought the same thing when i heard wano kuni
"I think he's the most yandere leader in the history of Japan."
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*immediately subscribes*
welcome to the fam ♥
After having watched all these videos by Bill Wurtz, Extra Credits, etc. on Nobunaga, this is the first time I've heard anyone so lightheartedly call him a yandere lol. Admittedly he is pretty crazy with his methods
"Sorrymasen"
"Hontruedesuka?"
In all seriousness, I am glad you understand the point of learning Modern history, because the only way you can prepare for the future is to look at the past to not do the mistakes your predecessors have done so history does not repeat itself. This holds true for every country, including the United States. I am actually surprised that they don't teach it in Japan, though.
don't forget arigathanks
And YametekudaSTOP
I like how she teaches us about Japanese history as she watches
Miyuki: "Don't attack me. I don't want to cause any controversy..."
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nono, "You did it anyway".
19:16 Einstein also hated that his discoveries were used to be weaponized too.
HAHA ATOMIC BOMBS GOO BOOOM
- this is a meme please don't get nervous
I think he actually wrote a letter to the president at the time pleading with him to *not* use the atomic bombs? I don’t remember it clearly but I think that’s the gist of it.
@@TheMan21892 Originally the people involved in the delivery of the bomb didn't want to do it. America was planning to make a naval blockade to starve Japan and if that didn't work they were going to continue the air bomb raids since Japan had zero air defence.
But the U.S. Government and U.K. wanted to scare Russia and use Japan as an example. The planners of the atom bomb droppings published their official reports saying it was utterly unnecessary the use of the bombs, it was just to show Russia who had the biggest bomb.
@@TheMan21892 In 1939, Einstein co-signed Leo Szilárd's letter to the president, saying that the USA needed to look into the possibility of building an atomic bomb. This led to the Manhattan Project, though Einstein was not involved.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein%E2%80%93Szil%C3%A1rd_letter
You may be thinking of James Franck.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franck_Report
@@DaimonAnimations "a naval blockade to starve Japan"
That would have killed literally _millions_ of Japanese civilians.
"The planners of the atom bomb droppings published their official reports saying it was utterly unnecessary the use of the bombs,"
That report was written by the proponents of the _conventional_ bombing campaign, which concluded that, given time, conventional bombing would have won the war.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Strategic_Bombing_Survey
Which is true ... but again, months of bombing & blockade equals millions of dead Japanese.
Hears "Wa no Kuni"
Immediately thinks of One Piece
I knew Wano was based off Japan but I didn’t know Japan was actually called Wa no Kuni during its early history.
Learn something new everyday.
Same here, I had no idea Japan was called Wa no Kuni but now I know where Oda got that from!
Y button same
"Wa no Kuni (和の国; literally meaning "Country of Harmony")"
@@kingmoe90 倭 の 国
Actually means Land Of Dwarfs , but there's some articles showing 和の国 is also a label for Japan.
I think the ending of this video is really the best part; the past is important, and what we inherit from our ancestors also includes their mistakes-I can tell how painful it must be to be reminded of what happened. I feel like many European nations are similar when it comes to the colonial era; here, it is taught, but it does tend to get glossed over even though it is really important.
All memes aside, I really enjoyed your insight on this topic, particularly when it got to the part about modern history. As a college student about to become a teacher, I admired that very much. Looking at history from all sides and being educated about it is incredibly important.
Thank you for your awesome comment Brandon :) I wish you the best and enjoy the process! Have a great day !
You're so right about learning about the past. History is directly tied to the present. It's like a long story. Our time is just one chapter of a long book, and if we don't know the earlier parts of the book we won't understand our own chapter as well.
That is a nice way to think of it ：）Thank you!
I personally think that history is important to learn, except not specifics like,
"Alexander Fleming left mold grown in a petri dish by accident and discovered Penicillin in 1928 and basically created modern medicine"
When I had an assignment on it, the quiz asked things like:
What year? How did he discover it? My favorite question was "How long did it take for the Penicillin to grow in the petri dish?"
I feel that most of American history education is filler and not helpful
Yeah. They obsess over the specific details instead of the actual "story" of history, and what things were like and why they were like that.
Indeed. History only becomes interesting when you start to draw the connections and trends across it. The exact dates are trivial, the story and the character's motivations are the real meat! It's also an interesting exercise to try to comprehend why they did what they did from THEIR perspective and worldview instead of our own modern "progressive" view.
I'm glad to know about Japanese history through my favorite site. What you said at the end was impressive. I think the students at your school are lucky to have such a good teacher. I totally agree with you that people should learn and evolve through the past. Nice reaction. -from Kor
As I was nearing the end of this video I was thinking about how good it was and I totally forgot this was a reaction video. Probably the best "reaction" video I've seen because you added so much to the video that it felt more like a unique, individual video.
what you said at the end really hit home. and I know that in germany also world war two is taught in very stark terms, and they are taught that the first country to be defeated by the nazis was germany. so they remember, they do not say that it is just in the past, they will never allow it to happen again.
i thought the first axis land to be defeated was italy (via the royalist rebels ousting benito mussolini, prime minister and leader of the fascists, and then doing something history shitposters like to call it "pause and change team")
"Everyone forgets the first country the Nazis invaded was their own"
-Abraham Erskine, The First Avenger
@@TheSaxAppeal to be fair, you're right
4:57: Relatable. If anyone whispers "Nii-san." to me like that, I'd probably suffer a heart attack
When I was in Japan for a semester, I studied history. I can say right now it was one of the best decisions I've ever made for many reasons. They say when you come back from a certain place you are never the same. Right now I'm a grad student hoping to become a Professor
Really weird side note, if you set the speed to 1.75x her accent almost totally disappears and she sounds like she's from California?
very interesting lmao now I wanna hear it hahaha
Holy shi-
Doesn't make a difference like
I still hear it...
She doesn't have a strong Japanese accent to begin with. I've heard stronger Japanese accents in America, lol.
As someone who is second generation Chinese-American living in Hawaii, the past atrocities of both Japan and the United States weigh heavily on us. What I want from the current Japan today is for the federal government to formally acknowledge and apologize for war crimes against China. I do not expect generous restitution but I think it is safe to say that all of us are angry that our former oppressor runs away from the consequences of their crimes. I didn’t know that Japan openly omits part of their modern history and that explains why I don’t see many young people talking about it. Thank you for the video, it was a treat to see an expert discuss bill wurtz :)
Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts on this!
Japan really messed up so many countries, including my own. It's a shame that they don't extensively teach that part of their history in Japanese schools so it won't happen again.
Aye I have Hawaiian Philippine in me
As a first generation Chinese American, the Japanese simply need to acknowledge their atrocities in their teaching and not erase it. In Japan, Nanking is such a controversial topic and many believe it doesn't exist or simply don't know about it. However, grudge between east Asian countries has been there for too long. China and Korea frequently fought each other in the past and since the fall of Tang, Chinese Japanese relationship wasnt too hot. In Ming Dynasty Wanli era of China, Japanese invasion of Korea was a grudge between Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. Then in China, what Chinese called the Wako pirates are consist of Chinese and Japanese pirates which also make Japan look bad in China. Then we have everything in recent era such as First Sino-Japanese war in 1894-95, twenty-one demands, Mukden Incident and into WW2. How the CCP use Japan to make Communist look better was wrong though. Since what the CCP did to China herself is on par or even worst then what Japan did to China.
@Beau Arroyo your ignorance is almost hilarious, if it didn't show your total lack of ability to show sympathy
The editing of this video- I’m deceased, this is almost better than the History of Japan video itself 🤣🤣 it’s a masterpiece
arigato 🤣🤣
I like his videos because theyre made to encourage people to research more, which is why the videos are very short for the subjects they cover and why he covers a lot of things with little detail
“To know nothing of what happened before you were born is to remain forever a child”. Cicero
I'm a engineering student that loves history, and seeing your conclusion in this video is wholesome as fuck, I feel the same thing about my country too, people need to acknowledge the past so they can understand what they are living now, nothing happens by mere chance, thank you for the video!
Appreciate it and thank you for watching
I love the part at the end about the importance of knowing one's history, acknowledging both the bad _and_ the good. It's the same here in the states with most people of my generation. It's good to focus on the future, but it's difficult to realistically build it if one isn't informed by the mistakes and trials of the past.
As a person who has studied Japan for 10+ years, this is by far the funniest video. Pretty accurate. Keep up the good work!
Young Generation Japanese: "Past is past. We don't need to know about it at all."
Santayana: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
Me, looking at Japanese history: "Oh boy."
Most young people everywhere are like that.
"the past is boring, imma play Fortnite"
Me, looking at the history of secret societies and classified missions: ...
"The United States deserves to be wiped off the face of the planet..."
(and not just)
@@AmyraCarter I mean, probably. If you're willing to give it a shot, you're more than welcome to try....
Well for now there is no empire in decline in China like in the past, so they can't do much
Young Generation over the world: "Is history more interesting than Apex? I don't think so."
"the most yandere leader in history" I'm wheezing
Watching your cute reactions to the jokes in Bill's video is second only to the little details and new information you have to share on Japanese history! Very awesome video
Awe thanks xD it was fun to watch and welcome to the fam~!
Not sure why UA-cam recommended brought me here but I love the editing, and your insights and thought process is really interesting. Subbed!
I really enjoyed your commentary on this, it was interesting and informative
Thank you so much
that quick cutaway to Lahey falling down the stairs after the "Onii-san" fucking broke me
i wish I had had you as a history teacher. This was a great lesson.
I love your outlook and opinion on the importance of learning History. There is a saying "Those who fail to remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
I love this video and your perspective on history. More people should learn about Japan’s modern history...it doesn’t mean people have to hate Japan...it just means more people can learn from it and we can all learn together about what not to do to create a better world in the future.
I bet you were such a great teacher! You seem so kind and patient 😇
Very interesting seeing your reaction to Japan's history and your thoughts on it's importance today is spot on
Thank you so much ♥ That means a lot to me ! Have a great day *hugs*
You earned a subscriber today. I am an American and a US Marine. I grew up in a very small town just before the internet connected the entire world and I knew almost nothing about Japan other than we fought them in WW2 (but not specifics) mainly the atom bombs which I will get to later, and that a few anime my friends watched came from there. I joined the Marine Corps and there we got loaded up on with history about everything the Corps had ever been involved with including a battle by battle break down of WW2 and exactly how the Marines and Japanese fought.
I then got stationed to Okinawa Japan on Camp Foster in Ginowan City. This was in 2005. I remember thinking I had landed on a different planet when I stepped off the plane in Naha and I was actually scared. I didn't know how I would be treated or accepted as an American in Okinawa after all that had happened between our countries. I didn't know the language or customs... but I very quickly fell in love with everything Japanese. It's history culture, language, food, religions (Buddhism and Shinto), everything. I took classes in Iaido, learned the language as best as I could and just immersed myself in everything I could that was Japanese. When I left in 2007 two years later it felt like I was leaving home all over again and I long for the day when I can return, even just to visit (very expensive though unfortunately).
Japan is a wonderful place. I got to go to Osaka and Kyoto and the history in Kyoto was just astounding. I cringe every time I come to the part in this video when he talks about the atom bombs. I know he was trying to be lighthearted but that subject... cannot be light hearted. If there is anything that I regret about my nation it is those bombs and the civilians that were killed and maimed by them.
However, I think it is awesome that after all that happened to our countries we can today be friends. I was treated like a respected guest everywhere I went in Japan and no one I ever met looked down on me because of the country I came from. Great reaction and I love your insights into history. I too believe it is very important to study history, including the bad stuff. If you don't study the bad there's a chance you might unknowingly repeat it. We have to learn about our mistakes as well as our triumphs. Take care :)
Thank you for your awesome comment and I have a lot of respect for what you did. Welcome to the fam and hope you enjoy the content 😊 Stay safe and healthy there! *hugs*
The atom bombs are the trees that hide the forest. The death toll for the two bombs is estimated to be 129,000-226,000. A frightening and distressing number of citizens included. However, the air raids on Japan during the entire war is estimated to have killed 241,000-900,000 people, mostly through fire bombings. The bombs were ugly, but the war was ugly and terrifying before them, and that part is too little remembered imo because of the strong symbolism of the atom bombs (and not just on the Japanese theater).
@@badaboum2 Indeed, and not just in Japan, the Allies did much the same in Europe when taking Germany with those air raids, but the victors write the history books and most of the time they like to keep their mistakes and misdeeds close to the chest.The most important thing to remember is that war is hell, and innocents will always be caught in the crossfire no matter how careful you are (though I believe we could have done far better than we did in WW2) and that is why war should *always* be a last resort.
@@TresTrefusis You're correct. Every country teaches history through a narrative, it's a form of soft propaganda. Since you're American (and I'm French), we've mostly been thaught history in a lens where "our side" is justified (regardless of the history of the victors principle).
That being said, this in no way diminishes the war crimes the axis did themselves commit.
@@badaboum2 Agreed. Also, when you look at the anti war movement that hit America in the Vietnam war, it wasn't that Vietnam was so much worse than world war II or I or any other, it was that the public saw war for real for the first time. They saw the losses, saw the bodies, saw the ugliness because for the first time independent journalists were on the ground and filming/taking pictures and they showed the world what war was. Those things happened in WWII and I as well, and have been happening during war since time immemorial. The only difference was as you said, it wasn't seen through a lens of propaganda. For the first time the general public saw war laid bare and it was ugly, it shocked them. I guarantee vets from WWII would look at those pictures and videos and say "yep that's war alright".
that was very heartfelt and honest. you earned that like
This is such a well done video! It was really interesting hearing your commentary and it was fascinating as well as informative to have more context to some of the historical events that Bill Wurtz only described very briefly.
Thank you so much! I am glad to hear that :)
*”H o w b o u t i d o a n y w a y?”*
12:14
I love how kanji works. These characters literally say: above, overcome, below
yeah kanji is very interesting imo :)
Japan has almost 30 million people from 1937-1945. Many many Koreans and Chineses. Shiro Ishii was doing human experiments with them.
"I have to deal with 10-20 kids."
American Schools: Oh honey, that's cute.
lol yeah I feel bad for Americans, such a broken country
We have like 30 in a class, no wonder we are all tired out of our minds by the end of the day. I would love a ten person class, it sounds amazing-
@@Nick07900 lol my pe class had 60 students in it
@@damnbabygirl8926 thats common
She said she taught at a cram school. Those are like after school tutoring classes so 10-20 is still a lot.
This Bill Wurtz video was one of my first interactions with the history of Japan, aside from the world’s history and ww2 lessons from school.
So, when I watched it I got hooked by the way it was summarized and started to look for more videos that extend the events of the video. One of the channels that I came up was “Pero eso es otra historia”, a spanish channel about history. And so, that’s how I got to know more about some of the awesome and dark history of Japan.
I think that this is a good video for beginners.
I've actually learned a lot about Japanese history (I've studied for 12 years after the anime "Inuyasha" peaked my interest). And this video helped me learn just a little bit more! I'm studying Korean now, but this video is very informative. Now I'm curious to know about Japan - Korean relations and their history with each other.
I am so glad to hear that from someone who actually studied it for a long time
"Now I'm curious to know about Japan - Korean relations and their history with each other"
Koreans suffering at the hands of the japanese. That's the summary.
InuYasha is goated
Historically, Japan/Korean relations are not very good. It looks good on paper in recent times because they have shared economic interests and the US kind of props the relationship up to an extent. But there definetly beef.
@@kimvarki I'm Korean American and was a history major in college specifically for Asian history. This is definitely true but there were periods of time where certain kingdoms of Korea had a working/trading/friendly relationship with Japan. And also in way earlier history Korea helped Japan. It was also described to me the idea of "elder brother, middle brother, and younger brother". It was agreed upon that China was the "elder brother" in the relationship. The problem was that both Korea and Japan thought they were the "middle brother" and were both shocked at not getting what they perceived as the proper respect due to that station. And then there is the possibility that very early Japanese royalty were actually migrated Koreans or at least mixed. The Japanese government doesn't like this idea.
Anyway, as a Korean guy, I don't blame the Japanese people for some of the unfortunate history. Back in the day, people conquered and took land. It was the acceptable thing to do. It gets more dicey in modern times though and specifically the government is to blame. Many Japanese were educated around the colonization time that Koreans had no culture and were a blank slate and that Japan was simply "helping them grow and bring them into modern times", helping to justify the idea of colonization.
i really enjoyed this video, was nice to hear extra details about Japan!!