Like most comedians in Japan, 30-year-old Ike Nwala is an all-arounder. He does live shows with two different comedy troupes, appears on variety shows, and does commercials. Probably the only atypical thing about Ike is that he’s black. Watch Next: Patton Oswelf "Joke Theft Is No Laughing Matter" - bit.ly/2xXQLci
This is incorrect information. In Japan , there are many popular black person talent long ago. As examples, Anton Wicky(1979～)、Ousmane Sankhon (1986～)・・・Countless・・・・
It felt weird seeing two black guys speak Japanese to each other whilst both knowing they know fluent English. No racism, just never saw that, I love it.
sunjo Shp I'm late, but i totally get what you're saying. i overheard 2 kats speaking french once when they both clearly spoke english. it's one of "why?" moments, didn't help that it was small and casual conversation either.
As Japanese, I would say why he is popular and famous is not his race, but his amazing ability as a comedian. He deeply comprehends Japanese comedy. I love him !
@@caposolomon8745Japanese is my first language and it sounds 100% fluent. Remember not everyone in Japan has the same accent there is Kanto, Kansai etc
@@caposolomon8745 Nah I think it sounds choppy cause he is dropping most words but that's fine because the interview tone is casual, it does sound a little unprofessional but on the other hand overcompensating with honorifics in this context would also cause people to complain ahaha the "e" (don't know how to spell it in English) sound was done so well I was surprised
The worst thing anybody can say is that dude is ignorant about racism in Japan and you haven't been or lived in Japan. He's speaking the truth in so many ways. I live in Japan, studied Japanese, have a Japanese kid, and mixed black descent (Black Cuban American). Japanese people often DO NOT KNOW but the minute you actually speak Japanese to them, a WAVE of respect comes forth. Also the Japanese respect work ethic. The minute he tells them he worked for Goldman Sachs they would have gushed over him. That's the Japanese for you. Sure there are instances where you can easily point out racism (if you wanted) but half the time it isn't AND Japanese people do it to everybody NOT Japanese. Come to Japan, Tokyo especially and you'll see billboards of every race creed and color. I work in fashion and half the time stylist don't want Japanese models and prefer foreigners. This man made a name for himself in a country that he wanted to spend his days in. Calling him a "sambo" or "token" black guy because he doesn't subscribe to racism the minute he feels prejudice just shows his openness and, more importantly WILLINGNESS, to understand their culture. We can't jump on the racism train every time we feel like we are being disrespected. It means you have already lowered your self worth and are looking for more chances to be victimized and blame others for your lot in life. Racism EXISTS but not in every instance so learn to understand people before you throw out unsubstantiated claims.
I am curious though if Japan is so open with foreigners in their media why do they not allow many foreigners? Why is the country so homogeneous in it's Japanese race? Specifically why does it's anime lack people of color if foreigners are so loved in media?
Arianna Silva, well for one, I think it's because they dont exactly need to have foreigners in their media. Japan in itself is kind of conservative, being a country that obv prides itself with its pure japanese ethnicity as well as a rich and maybe even ancient culture, so things like diversity is not an issue in their society. Let's take an example, the United States. The US has a pretty diverse work force in their media, why? Because America itself is already a very diverse country due it being a literal country of/for immigrants. Not to mention the past problems it had relating to racism and cultural divides, all of this is then reflected into their media, where it's common to a black and a ehite on the same stage. Going back to Japan, they have none of this. There is no racial issues, no cultural divides, no separation between two people, none. Japan is a country of one people and one culture, so it shouldn't be a problem for them to only cast Japanese. Besides, just as he said in the video, there're already ads and billboard and whatnot that showcase foreigners. And on your question about anime, there are foreign characters in some shows, but like I said they never really need to make foreign characters in the first place.
Eh dude, if there’s anything about white peoples, it’s that their experience has to represent all others and minority’s opinions are only valuable until they disagree with their own. Because “minority input” that is good is good minority opinions, but “their opinion” is merely just objectively good. Like some god level stuff. The minority validation is a stamp of extra confirmation, not even a requirement for most whites.
Arianna Silva Because Japanese people value social order over everything. I stand by this statement and know most Japanese would choose 50 black nurses over 20 criminal Japanese. In Traditional Japanese society, you are deemed useless if you do not either contribute by work or carry yourself with grace. So black people adopting that manner of grace is much more valuable than 20 trouble makers in Japan. They also realize that society by default means being social and it’s important to introduce people at a rate in which they can assimilate. Imagine if society had a controversy. Let’s say for example that for example, a certain religion didn’t want anymore chicken in the neighborhood. 1 person is that person dealing with it. 10 people is just that group dealing with it. What about 1 million? 10 million? Suddenly they may be in a position to demand chicken is not kosher and demand total suppression of chicken. And the other side will be like, “why?”. Or imagine a new group of people demanding veganism only, or the reverse, a new group saying meat shall be required with all meals. Point is, diversity isn’t about skin color (the US sees it this way because they are naive and inexperienced) diversity is about culture. And cultural social traits are complex. They are complex and deserve respect. They are complex therefore may introduce social disruption. Social disruption leads to disaster in Japan. Japan is a very resource poor part of the world. They import everything from becoming badass at contributing with their minds, but also because they have nothing else to offer the world. Their lands have no minerals, no jewels, no oil. Their contribution is with ideas. Why? Because their land is poor. Poor lands need social order. Social order become better with diversity. But at the proper rate. Don’t believe me? Look at the US right now. Is the US diversity rate worth it, if it ends in social fabric tearing? Won’t it be BETTER for the US AND DIVERSITY if slowing down the MPH lead to social stability AND continued rate of inclusion? Why be so upset about maintaining the current rate or increasing it if it pisses people off. Your response may be “well who cares what they think”. “Who cares”??? You started this entire premise on that not caring about the alien is important thing to change. Maybe you should start by caring and understanding that your neighbors you disagree with are still neighbors and that despite deep misunderstandings, not caring isn’t the answer. Start local. Love thy neighbor (not Christian but seemed too appropriate to not throw in)
I was wondering when someone was going to do that black don't crack line. He's only 32 people don't crack at 32yo. Nobody looks 42! 30,35,40,45 yes but not 42. However, black does crack. I can put up links of you like and ones of beautiful white people over 60 and even over 80
It's 2020 the internet is freely available in Japan it's not restricted like in communist countries like China in a lot of cases it is racism if you have all these years exposed to all kinds of media and information about black people good and bad btw, surely that is enough time for a country to form an opinion towards a group of people overtime, you can't just defend these fully grown adults and treat them like children as if they lack basic comprehensive skills don't get me wrong as a black man I have lots of Asian friends in fact the majority of my friends are from Asian countries, but one things for sure I'm not ignorant to how their cultures can be towards my people I heard some of the locals there make monkey noises to some of the black tourists/visitors
@@monkeykingmo-ri777 There is racism in many countries but some are worse than others saying a blanket statement like "racism is everywhere" is actually making the problem worse because it hides the countries that are the worst offenders you can't deny that Asian countries are some of the most hostile towards black people especially China
@@loweni7460 Regarding your first post, consider three factors: English is the common language of the internet; Japan is a self-sufficient country and conservative in nature; majority of Japanese citizens don't speak English. Due to these, the Japanese mostly stick to their part of the internet where they understand and could be understood, thus, further isolating themselves from sociopolitical happenings in the West. The exceptions are news and when some random Japanese dude translates a tweet or a post from English and it goes viral in the region. Also, Japan is pretty homogeneous, most of them don't even see foreigners during their lifespan. Just like in many Asian countries.
I don't get why everybody is complaining about vice making this about him being black. A big part of his appeal to the Japanese audience IS his "foreign" look. This is the story of a black person, being big in Japan.
I think this applies to anyone who can speak the language fluently. I'll never forget going to Japan when I was 19 and getting off a train where hundreds of people in suits who to me all looked pretty much alike. They are the most hospitable and kindest people and they all speak English even back then; it's rare to find a westerner who speaks so fluently and I think this shows any minority that may be stuck somehow that if they learn another language FLUENTLY, all kinds of doors will open no matter what color and people will be color blind too! What a great story!
CaroleAnMarcella I'm just curious about the "they all speak English even back then", cuz if there's one true stereotype about the Japanese that's really undeniable, is that their English generally sucks big time. i'm not even talking about conversational yet broken English here. i'm talking about common Japanese people getting TERRIFIED in a situation where they need to speak more than 3 words in English.
Maybe I overstated it as I was staying with two Japanese girls and was also a guest of an American living there so everyone I met spoke English (not perfect English by any means but then I only spoke two words of Japanese so they impressed me) I'm sure things have changed as we are talking about 40 years ago and that was just my impression and I really don't know about the masses. Anyone NOT Japanese really stands out and I thought they seemed as fascinated by me as I was with them and so someone who speaks fluently has a huge advantage. I just remember getting off a train and never seeing so many men with black straight hair and same color of skin who seemed to look alike to me all dressed in the same dark suits and white shirts getting off the trains going to work. That's a young girls impression and if that sounds racists, I'm sorry.
It’s kinda hard to explain, but as a Japanese high school student, I think Japanese people don’t discriminate foreigners based on ethnicity (like skin colors and stuff) but instead recognize them as “Non-Japanese” and try to avoid interaction just because they think they can’t communicate with them due to their inability to speak languages other than Japanese. It’s very uncommon to see people who dislike others just because they’re white/black; they are just feeling anxious - so once they know that the foreigner could speak Japanese, they become relaxed and friendly. And FYI most Japanese people think black people are stylish and cool, and that’s why they stare at them😂 tho I understand it’s uncomfortable to be getting all those attentions.
As a 30 year old japanese citizen, yes, it's not about the appearance and all on whether we can communicate using the language everyone understands. There were a handful of black kids at my highschool, and boy were they popular. I've been told by a black classmate how they envied my ability to speak english and how they couldn't, even though they had an english speaking parent. But from how I(and many others) see it, anybody with foreign features are looked up to as cool :) The conversation about Nwala on the train made me think it just happened to be certain days where people with social anxiety just not sitting besides him, and him getting too much in his head. There are plenty of days where I would not sit even though seats are available in between; I'd rather stand just because. idk, that's my opinion :)
Seems people missed the part where he left Goldman Sachs to be an entertainer. Like how do you leave Goldman Sachs to be an entertainer? Plus he majored in computer science and reading his interview it's like "So I got a job working for Goldman Sachs in Tokyo." He clearly had stellar grades, one does not simply get a job at Goldman.
The pay per amount of work expected isn't as rewarding and glamorous as it once was. For a dark but humorous look, watch A Week in the Life of a Tokyo Salary Man here on youtube.
Oh bummer No. I don't think so. It not like the late 90's or the early 2000's. Back then many of my friends married a Japanese nationist. He is buck-dancing.
I totally get what he's saying with Japanese people just - not knowing - In Romania where I live, for most of my life I never met a black person. When I first started seeing black people on the streets I was like waaaahhh! Look! Cause it was such an unusual thing. Believe it or not, until recently I had never even spoken to a black person in real life. It feels strange, living in a country with very little ethnic diversity. It's changed quite a bit over the past few years, but only here in the capital and maybe a couple other big cities. I'm happy my job puts me in contact with a lot of people from all around the world, it's made me feel like I'm not living in a bubble.
Paulo Normil I don't know what more I could say, it's just a mostly white country, the only super common different ethnicities I see are Chinese people (cause my neighbourhood is close to a sort of China town market) and Muslims. Older people are just not very aware of all the ethnicities of this world. It's one thing seeing diversity in movies and actually living in it
To make matters worse, there's a very solid language & cultural barrier. you may just get curious or suspicious about that foreign creature, but for the Japanese, they might actually be more like being terrified of an animal that might bite them, much like that of Henry's.
I live in Atlanta Georgia (USA) and the county that I live in is predominantly black (70%) and the high school I go to is insanely black (90%)!!! I'm used to seeing white people on TV and in pictures and stuff but it always feels different when I see them in person. Maybe it's just because I don't travel much.
Yeah he's fucking amazing. Speaks fluent Japanese, goes to Japan working for Goldman Sachs, quits his job in Japan to do sketch comedy, actually succeeds and gets on TV, _stays_ on TV... how?
Ze was being sarcastic, that's what the /s means. Of course there are so many ugly and stupid comments on youtube that without the /s we would have no idea Ze was joking, even though the context otherwise indicates it.
The more young Japanese kids grow up seeing him on television doing what he does, hopefully the more they will understand and believe-as they get older-that other black people are just regular normal people. People that they can feel comfortable befriending and look up to. And increasingly feel no need to judge or fear or discriminate against.
He took an underage girl from the "Ohasuta" program to his home multiple times. He also allegedly had inappropriate relations with another underage girl from the same program. As a result, he was dropped from the program.
I'm not surprised, Nigerians are a vibrant community in Japan. If I recall I know of a Nigerian boxer whose a daytime talkshow host there and is also fluent in Japanese. I forgot his name but some may know it.
I'm Japanese and I can speak English a little, but I can't pronounce it as a native.I think most Japanese are like me, and sometimes I want to help foreigners in trouble.However, I am worried that I can really help foreigners, that I can understand my English, and that my English usage is correct. Most Japanese, including myself, never discriminate against foreigners, just try not to get involved because they don't have the courage. I'm sorry if anyone noticed what I said.
I'm from India! You're doing a great job writing English so far! I tried to learn Japanese but gave up very fast. Instead of using noticed, use the word understood. Notice and understand are very different words! Rest of the sentence has close to zero errors.
I think it is a pretty common around the world to speak multiple languages. In my country it is pretty common to know 3+ languages by the time you are 12-13
the japanese speaking was also totally unnecessary but served the goal of showing off his language skills. That said, it still was pretty impressive..!
I understand that yo but when I go to another country I don't want to be treated like a 'foreginer' I just want to be treated how everyone else is and the same for america and everywhere
@@Chachoes Well Japan is basically 99% Japanese people, of course you're going to be treated like a foreigner. This isn't the US, where everywhere you go you see different ethnicities. There are people in Japan who never see a foreigner in their whole life. You may not like it, but it's perfectly understandable.
I’m half Japanese and lived in Japan for 20 years, it’s true that they kind of avoid foreigners. But that’s usually because they are afraid to have to talk to them because they aren’t confident to speak English. In the younger generation, racism is not a thing at all, maybe some older people who were taught “ Foreigners are bad” still dislike foreigners. But that’s very rare.
I'm Japanese and I've never heard that older Japanese had been taught “ Foreigners are bad ”. On contrary I hear many older Americans say “ Japan was evil ”.
That was an amazing interview; seeing them switch on and off between Japanese and English is really impressive. Props to Mr. Nwala! I hope he changes the culture over there.
Not I Sir-Ma'am Because Japan has a xenophobic culture that is holding them back. The workforce is fading because they are in the fabled stage five of the demographic growth model ; their refusal of foreigners such as the Filipino migrant workers hurts their world trade. There is a BBC documentary that showcases this in more depth called, No sex please, we're Japanese." Cultures should be in constant states of change; trying to preserve Tokagowa era values is laughable.
I really liked that you explained that you meant the xenophobic culture not culture in general (art, music, food), because I paused reading your comment and had the same initial reaction as Not I Sir-Ma'am. I agree, that with globalization and growing international trade/work a culture has to evolve to thrive, but I wouldn't call it "preserving Tokugawa era values". Japan is a small island with not a lot of space. The only options are to either to incorporate migrants slowly (as they do now)and build on "mixed" upcoming generations or diminish their own populations or have an unmanageable amount of inhabitants since a fixed border country can only produce to much food, living area, jobs etc . The second option produces results like the US or Australia, their own aboriginal people forced to the edge and diminished (though these countries have a lot more inhabitable space, more so the US than Australia though). There are of course a lot more factors that lead to Japans fabled demographic growth (low birth rates because of high living costs, unmanageable work hours) Thanks for reading, discussion welcome! And I do think he does changes culture and though hard this work is another stepping stone forward.
I lived in Japan for 4 years as a US Navy Sailor. I am a African American born in North Carolina and raised in Georgia. I can honestly say that I did not encounter racism. I had a ball and slept with enough Japanese women to make my mother disown me(but that's for another discussion). I found Japanese to be nice people and while "Japanese Only" clubs do exist, they don't only exclude Blacks, they exclude all foreigners. But for the most part, Japanese embrace cultures from the West. There were hip hop clubs, country bars, salsa clubs, etc. It was something for everybody there. Problems usually arise when Americans get drunk and disrespect the natives of the country. Of course not every Japanese is a fan of Americans, but I am sure that we have given them reasons to feel that way.
Lol dont free sex bro...its idiot... Why us base its around the world... In philippine this also the case many harrasment and abuse by american soldier to philipnie woman
@@xiagm-kemasmfadlic150 Free sex? Apparently, you have never been to Japan. Americans have been stationed there for decades. Japanese are fascinated by western culture and their women embrace it. Don't confuse Japan with the Philippines, they are wealthier, more advanced and better structured than the Philippines. No offense.
Yes they probably dislike foreigners who sleep with their daughters,get them pregnant then leave them . I would disown you too. No mother wants to have promicious children.
Two Black Americans speaking Japanese to each other is amazing! 😍 For all the slow heads commenting on OP. BLACK AMERICAN could be any nationality in America that is “Black” in ethnicity. Including Nigerians, Sudanese... on and on. Anyone identifying as Black and in fucking America. Hint. Black American. It’s a generalization of “ black people” in America! Like what the hell. A Latin American can be from Mexico or fucking Cuba. Doesn’t make the term incorrect!
OMG! I have never related so much to a video!😧😧 I'm also black and live in Japan. I love what this guy is doing and I think that it is really important to have our kind on tv shows like this so that Japanese people can understand foreign people more.
His command of Japanese must be great if he can crack jokes in Japanese and be loved by the local audience. Also, seeing both of them conversing in Japanese was awesome and inspirational for foreign language learners. Great content!
We welcome foreigner like him. He speaks Japanese fluently. We just don't used to communicate with foreigners. Because 99.9% living in Japan is Japanese and we don't need to speak English in Japan. so Foreigners are mysterious for us. But Foreigners like him speaks Japanese fluently, we can communicate with foreigners easily.
I have a question. If Japanese only speak Japanese, then why all the weird twisted peppering of English throughout the culture? I mean, why not embrace it more if that's the case
thank you mr.Burt Reynolds. umm.. sorry my english is poor so I don't understand what you mean clearly. You mean about our twisted english ad? English is cool language. so we want to use English signs!
It's similar to the occasional Japanese and Chinese you see peppered around on tattoos, clothes and restaurants over here, not many of them are accurate but to each culture, they look 'cool' because it's different to what they know. In a paradoxical way it's there because it isn't lol
So when you japanese come to my country austria and try to speak with me in japanese, should i look away and ignore them. Never met a japanese who understood english
Johnny You are bad... Black are not bad because you are bad and just baddly different that makes not them blacker or badder. You see how good will you speak Japanese? I know my question is also bad...
Oliver Palacios uh actually yes Japan is a very discriminating country, they don’t try to hide it either. I can tell you’ve never even been to Japan, because it’s a huge issue there. Don’t comment uneducated bs.
Julien B i am half japanese i am fluent in japanese i used to live in Japan my family live in Japan i went to school there i was there literally a month ago... you fuckin idiot you clearly have never been there because nobody discriminates in Japan the Japanese are the most respectful people in the world of course theres racists like every country but far less than the west, they just havent been exposed to as many foreigners so they just dont know like the guy in the video said but it is not a 'huge issue' there wtf are you on about????
Why wouldn't there be any Nigerians in North Korea? Nigeria has good diplomatic relations with both NK and SK. There's a Nigerian embassy in Pyongyang with Nigerian staff and there are also Nigerian students attending university in NK.
yes, the nigerians firstly introduce themselves in the narcotics street trade. They are everywhere; Indonesia, Thailand; Malaysia...yep..they are everywhere where there are party going tourists..
A young Nigerian man, living in Japan that speaks Japanese and English... Not to mention he's handsome and well spoken. He is indeed a rare Pokémon 🙄👍🏽
I think a guy such as Ike opens the door for the Japanese culture to adapt to different races among their society and see such people as simply someone a part of the society and not an outcast foreigner, it may take time but hopefully in the future we'll see more of people like him and then Japan would once again become a globally powerful country with the positive aspects of various races developing within, Ike's Japanese was good we all know but the other dude with the house party fro, damn!! where'd he learn to speak that well?! Hands down Bro!!
I need to know more? How long does he plan on staying? Does he hang out with friends? Does he have a family? This segment is interesting but incomplete!
Until some shit hits the fan big time or he just kinda got bored with Japan, he'll probably be sticking there till his last days before they put him in a coffin. Japan is not a forgiving place to live for most foreigners who don't gel well with the 'considerate' culture, but for those who successfully adapt, most won't be leaving for life.
I’m just gonna sum up a few of the Japanese comments I liked A lot of them seem to wanna say that he’s not popular because he’s black, and it’s not because they want to show they have comedians of different races, but because they genuinely think he’s funny He understands Japanese comedy really well while also being able to play the “foreigner” character (ex. suddenly speaking english when he doesn’t want to answer a question even though everyone knows very well he’s fluent)
Having lived in the US and Japan, I really like and do agree with him saying "i don't think Japanese people are racist. I think they just don't know." Yes, there are racists in any country but I think what he says is a point a lot of people miss and also applies to just about any country with no major racial/cultural diversity.
Not really, I'm fluent in Japanese, and I know about twelve other black people in my high school who also speak Japanese, and we have no relations with Japan at all. As my mother is African too.
no its not...those times have passed. 30 years ago yes but nowadays its common especially those who are HAFU / mixed and were born there. Others who come over for teaching have most likely been studying for years.
Like most comedians in Japan, 30-year-old Ike Nwala is an all-arounder. He does live shows with two different comedy troupes, appears on variety shows, and does commercials. Probably the only atypical thing about Ike is that he’s black.
Watch Next: Patton Oswelf "Joke Theft Is No Laughing Matter" - bit.ly/2xXQLci
This is incorrect information.
In Japan , there are many popular black person talent long ago.
As examples, Anton Wicky(1979～)、Ousmane Sankhon (1986～)・・・Countless・・・・
You mean Patton Oswalt?
No.
Anton Wicky who are active for long time in Japan
Leftist Vice spreading globalist propaganda. Japan will never be multicultural and is proud of it.
so what about modern stars? you're making them sound few and far between
It felt weird seeing two black guys speak Japanese to each other whilst both knowing they know fluent English. No racism, just never saw that, I love it.
Cloud 64 ! You get offended by everything shut up
Cloud 64 ! Why bring that up?
yeh lol
sunjo Shp I'm late, but i totally get what you're saying.
i overheard 2 kats speaking french once when they both clearly spoke english.
it's one of "why?" moments, didn't help that it was small and casual conversation either.
At one point it was probably weird to see two black folks speaking English to each other, too
日本で人気ですよ。決していろんな人種が活躍できてますよってことをアピールしたいんじゃない。この人は本当に実力が認められてて日本のコメディアンとして本当に人気があります。今じゃネットでは有名です。知って欲しいのが外国人だから注目されてるわけじゃなく本当に実力があるんです。中には外国人のコメディアンが珍しいからじゃないなんて思ってる人もいるかもしれませんが、この人は本当に実力で認められています。そのことを知って欲しいです。
7か月前のコメントに今更だけど、
東京ディズニーシーのネタを日本人（アジア人）がやっても20万RTはされなかったと思うな。外国人だから注目されてるんだと思うよ。
ingrid
あれは発音の良さが評価されたのだと思います。
@@tos2100 じゃあ例えばアメリカ育ちの発音完璧アジア人が同じことやったらどうなるだろうか？
「英語話せるからって調子乗ってるな」とほとんどの日本人はそう思うだけで、別に面白いとは思わないでしょう。
ingrid アイクの間の取り方や表情が評価されたと思います。決して発音だけでなく
もちろん外国人ということも注目の一端としてはあると思います。ですが外国人であるだけならばここまで長く続かないと思います。
何回「本当に」言うねん
アイク「日本人はレイシストじゃない、知らないだけだ」
重いぜぇこれは
nac mic もっとみんな人と接する事で感受性豊かになっていくと思うし、なっていって欲しいよね
そしてもっと人と人寄り添って生きていく事が本当に大事だなってこの動画を観て思いました。
差別ってよりコンプレックス、もっと言えば恐怖やと思うな。それもある種の差別なのかもしれんけど。
nac mic
日本は同質であることを強いる社会やからな…
アメリカとかは多様性の塊みたいな国やからいちいち自分とは違う人に突っ込んでたらキリないから寛容やけど、日本は日本人以外に対しての接し方とかに全く慣れてないから仕方ないといえば仕方ない
アイクの主張は正しい
けどだからと言ってこれを我々日本人が「そうなんだよ！知らないだけなんだよ！」と正当化していいわけじゃない
nac mic can someone translate please? 😔
As Japanese, I would say why he is popular and famous is not his race, but his amazing ability as a comedian. He deeply comprehends Japanese comedy. I love him !
glad he found recognition for his amazing talent!
True cultural exchange
That Zero-Desu and Taxi was fuckin funny.
Well, in that case, Japanese should also learn how to do his hair. Cultural exchange should go both way, it's called true respect...
@@blackmennewstyle Should, Could, You'll complain about everything even when progress is clearly being made.
I'm more shocked that VICE has a black reporter who just casually speak fluent Japanese when needed. WTF?
Doesn't sound fluent. possible it was scripted? Maybe could just be nervous?
@@caposolomon8745 I watched his feature on Marie Kondo the other day. I'd say he speaks pretty fluently.
@Vilhelmas Sadowski HAI!
@@caposolomon8745Japanese is my first language and it sounds 100% fluent. Remember not everyone in Japan has the same accent there is Kanto, Kansai etc
@@caposolomon8745 Nah I think it sounds choppy cause he is dropping most words but that's fine because the interview tone is casual, it does sound a little unprofessional but on the other hand overcompensating with honorifics in this context would also cause people to complain ahaha
the "e" (don't know how to spell it in English) sound was done so well I was surprised
The worst thing anybody can say is that dude is ignorant about racism in Japan and you haven't been or lived in Japan. He's speaking the truth in so many ways. I live in Japan, studied Japanese, have a Japanese kid, and mixed black descent (Black Cuban American). Japanese people often DO NOT KNOW but the minute you actually speak Japanese to them, a WAVE of respect comes forth. Also the Japanese respect work ethic. The minute he tells them he worked for Goldman Sachs they would have gushed over him. That's the Japanese for you. Sure there are instances where you can easily point out racism (if you wanted) but half the time it isn't AND Japanese people do it to everybody NOT Japanese. Come to Japan, Tokyo especially and you'll see billboards of every race creed and color. I work in fashion and half the time stylist don't want Japanese models and prefer foreigners. This man made a name for himself in a country that he wanted to spend his days in. Calling him a "sambo" or "token" black guy because he doesn't subscribe to racism the minute he feels prejudice just shows his openness and, more importantly WILLINGNESS, to understand their culture. We can't jump on the racism train every time we feel like we are being disrespected. It means you have already lowered your self worth and are looking for more chances to be victimized and blame others for your lot in life. Racism EXISTS but not in every instance so learn to understand people before you throw out unsubstantiated claims.
So well said
I am curious though if Japan is so open with foreigners in their media why do they not allow many foreigners? Why is the country so homogeneous in it's Japanese race? Specifically why does it's anime lack people of color if foreigners are so loved in media?
Arianna Silva, well for one, I think it's because they dont exactly need to have foreigners in their media. Japan in itself is kind of conservative, being a country that obv prides itself with its pure japanese ethnicity as well as a rich and maybe even ancient culture, so things like diversity is not an issue in their society.
Let's take an example, the United States. The US has a pretty diverse work force in their media, why? Because America itself is already a very diverse country due it being a literal country of/for immigrants. Not to mention the past problems it had relating to racism and cultural divides, all of this is then reflected into their media, where it's common to a black and a ehite on the same stage.
Going back to Japan, they have none of this. There is no racial issues, no cultural divides, no separation between two people, none. Japan is a country of one people and one culture, so it shouldn't be a problem for them to only cast Japanese.
Besides, just as he said in the video, there're already ads and billboard and whatnot that showcase foreigners.
And on your question about anime, there are foreign characters in some shows, but like I said they never really need to make foreign characters in the first place.
Eh dude, if there’s anything about white peoples, it’s that their experience has to represent all others and minority’s opinions are only valuable until they disagree with their own. Because “minority input” that is good is good minority opinions, but “their opinion” is merely just objectively good. Like some god level stuff. The minority validation is a stamp of extra confirmation, not even a requirement for most whites.
Arianna Silva Because Japanese people value social order over everything. I stand by this statement and know most Japanese would choose 50 black nurses over 20 criminal Japanese. In Traditional Japanese society, you are deemed useless if you do not either contribute by work or carry yourself with grace. So black people adopting that manner of grace is much more valuable than 20 trouble makers in Japan. They also realize that society by default means being social and it’s important to introduce people at a rate in which they can assimilate.
Imagine if society had a controversy. Let’s say for example that for example, a certain religion didn’t want anymore chicken in the neighborhood. 1 person is that person dealing with it. 10 people is just that group dealing with it. What about 1 million? 10 million? Suddenly they may be in a position to demand chicken is not kosher and demand total suppression of chicken. And the other side will be like, “why?”. Or imagine a new group of people demanding veganism only, or the reverse, a new group saying meat shall be required with all meals.
Point is, diversity isn’t about skin color (the US sees it this way because they are naive and inexperienced) diversity is about culture. And cultural social traits are complex.
They are complex and deserve respect.
They are complex therefore may introduce social disruption. Social disruption leads to disaster in Japan. Japan is a very resource poor part of the world. They import everything from becoming badass at contributing with their minds, but also because they have nothing else to offer the world. Their lands have no minerals, no jewels, no oil. Their contribution is with ideas.
Why? Because their land is poor.
Poor lands need social order.
Social order become better with diversity.
But at the proper rate.
Don’t believe me? Look at the US right now. Is the US diversity rate worth it, if it ends in social fabric tearing?
Won’t it be BETTER for the US AND DIVERSITY if slowing down the MPH lead to social stability AND continued rate of inclusion? Why be so upset about maintaining the current rate or increasing it if it pisses people off.
Your response may be “well who cares what they think”.
“Who cares”??? You started this entire premise on that not caring about the alien is important thing to change. Maybe you should start by caring and understanding that your neighbors you disagree with are still neighbors and that despite deep misunderstandings, not caring isn’t the answer. Start local. Love thy neighbor (not Christian but seemed too appropriate to not throw in)
I can't believe he's 32 years old he looks way younger
Sixes 365 he is black
@@lilijody I know black don't crack bro my parents are in their late 50's and could pass for 42 year olds
Its all those lovely Japanese skincare products
@@MixedRogueKhorri Naw, it's because he's Black.
I was wondering when someone was going to do that black don't crack line.
He's only 32 people don't crack at 32yo.
Nobody looks 42!
30,35,40,45 yes but not 42.
However, black does crack. I can put up links of you like and ones of beautiful white people over 60 and even over 80
アイクは心根が日本人だしよく日本を分かってるんだよね
そのうえで「ガイジンキャラ」をコントロールしてるのは良い意味でズルいし上手い
大好き
ほんとそれに尽きる
ブライアンと同じだよな
What
so i started learning kanji first but i stopped after 3 days, i think you guys already know why
心根が日本なわけねーだろ。
頭がいいんだよ。
下手な日本の芸人よりも日本の笑いを分かってるのって本当に頭いいんだなと思う
poppo hato
さすがゴールドマンサックスの頭脳
ビビるほど有名な会社だよ
大学も飛び級で卒業してますしね
日本人向けの英語の発音を使い分けてるのが凄い
Cool
bruh
見る前｢めっちゃアイクに似てるなぁ。コメント欄でみんなも言ってるかなw｣
見た瞬間｢いや、本当にアイクかよ｣
アイクだったw
それおもった
続きを読む
全く同じ感情抱いてて草
全く同じ
タイトル書いてるやん
3:35 "I don't think Japanese people are racist. They just don't know" so true! His understanding of Japanese culture is amazing.
It's 2020 the internet is freely available in Japan it's not restricted like in communist countries like China in a lot of cases it is racism if you have all these years exposed to all kinds of media and information about black people good and bad btw, surely that is enough time for a country to form an opinion towards a group of people overtime, you can't just defend these fully grown adults and treat them like children as if they lack basic comprehensive skills don't get me wrong as a black man I have lots of Asian friends in fact the majority of my friends are from Asian countries, but one things for sure I'm not ignorant to how their cultures can be towards my people I heard some of the locals there make monkey noises to some of the black tourists/visitors
@@loweni7460 there is racism eveywhere. They should teach african culture to japanese students if they dont already.
@@monkeykingmo-ri777 There is racism in many countries but some are worse than others saying a blanket statement like "racism is everywhere" is actually making the problem worse because it hides the countries that are the worst offenders you can't deny that Asian countries are some of the most hostile towards black people especially China
@@loweni7460 Regarding your first post, consider three factors: English is the common language of the internet; Japan is a self-sufficient country and conservative in nature; majority of Japanese citizens don't speak English. Due to these, the Japanese mostly stick to their part of the internet where they understand and could be understood, thus, further isolating themselves from sociopolitical happenings in the West. The exceptions are news and when some random Japanese dude translates a tweet or a post from English and it goes viral in the region. Also, Japan is pretty homogeneous, most of them don't even see foreigners during their lifespan. Just like in many Asian countries.
@@monkeykingmo-ri777 judging by your analogy they should teach them about ALL cultures then
お世辞とか忖度じゃなく多くの日本人が本当に面白いと思っているということを伝えたい
Speeke engrish?
@@ophiolatreia93 He wanna tell that many Japanese think Ike Nuwara is really fascinating, which isn't a flattery
I think this is actually a flattery in the Japanese style, for now.
@@ophiolatreia93 この人日本人の英語をバカにしてるんだよ。日本人がEnglish のLをRと発音したりするから。
@@ophiolatreia93 you are racist.
I don't get why everybody is complaining about vice making this about him being black. A big part of his appeal to the Japanese audience IS his "foreign" look. This is the story of a black person, being big in Japan.
I think this applies to anyone who can speak the language fluently. I'll never forget going to Japan when I was 19 and getting off a train where hundreds of people in suits who to me all looked pretty much alike. They are the most hospitable and kindest people and they all speak English even back then; it's rare to find a westerner who speaks so fluently and I think this shows any minority that may be stuck somehow that if they learn another language FLUENTLY, all kinds of doors will open no matter what color and people will be color blind too! What a great story!
CaroleAnMarcella ok so first of all racist comment and second wtf are you on about . he's Nigerian American different dynamic .
I guess I must be a racist in your eyes then .
CaroleAnMarcella I'm just curious about the "they all speak English even back then", cuz if there's one true stereotype about the Japanese that's really undeniable, is that their English generally sucks big time. i'm not even talking about conversational yet broken English here. i'm talking about common Japanese people getting TERRIFIED in a situation where they need to speak more than 3 words in English.
Maybe I overstated it as I was staying with two Japanese girls and was also a guest of an American living there so everyone I met spoke English (not perfect English by any means but then I only spoke two words of Japanese so they impressed me) I'm sure things have changed as we are talking about 40 years ago and that was just my impression and I really don't know about the masses. Anyone NOT Japanese really stands out and I thought they seemed as fascinated by me as I was with them and so someone who speaks fluently has a huge advantage. I just remember getting off a train and never seeing so many men with black straight hair and same color of skin who seemed to look alike to me all dressed in the same dark suits and white shirts getting off the trains going to work. That's a young girls impression and if that sounds racists, I'm sorry.
頭よくないと今のアイクのポジションは無理だよな。
ただ英語と日本語ができるってだけでもダメだし、かなり日本のコメディとか文化を学んだからこそこの芸風が生まれたんだろうな…
アイクは自分たち外国人が、日本人からどのように見られて、何をしたら日本人にウケるか分かってるよね。
だから面白いし、やるべき事をわかってるって感じ。
強い。
It’s kinda hard to explain, but as a Japanese high school student, I think Japanese people don’t discriminate foreigners based on ethnicity (like skin colors and stuff) but instead recognize them as “Non-Japanese” and try to avoid interaction just because they think they can’t communicate with them due to their inability to speak languages other than Japanese. It’s very uncommon to see people who dislike others just because they’re white/black; they are just feeling anxious - so once they know that the foreigner could speak Japanese, they become relaxed and friendly.
And FYI most Japanese people think black people are stylish and cool, and that’s why they stare at them😂 tho I understand it’s uncomfortable to be getting all those attentions.
Agreed
nice explanation
As a 30 year old japanese citizen, yes, it's not about the appearance and all on whether we can communicate using the language everyone understands. There were a handful of black kids at my highschool, and boy were they popular. I've been told by a black classmate how they envied my ability to speak english and how they couldn't, even though they had an english speaking parent. But from how I(and many others) see it, anybody with foreign features are looked up to as cool :)
The conversation about Nwala on the train made me think it just happened to be certain days where people with social anxiety just not sitting besides him, and him getting too much in his head. There are plenty of days where I would not sit even though seats are available in between; I'd rather stand just because. idk, that's my opinion :)
Wait is that true?!?. Lmaooo, all this time I thought that they thought we we’re dirty and dangerous, and that all black people are African
How about japanese looking asians? How does japanese perceive them?
Seems people missed the part where he left Goldman Sachs to be an entertainer. Like how do you leave Goldman Sachs to be an entertainer? Plus he majored in computer science and reading his interview it's like "So I got a job working for Goldman Sachs in Tokyo." He clearly had stellar grades, one does not simply get a job at Goldman.
To follow his passion as an entertainer. Maybe he just doesn't want to sit in an office shoving papers or be a paper pusher.
Rimu N that’s exactly what I was thinking, Goldman Sachs has very high standards.
had had golden sacks to leave golman saches.
Money isn't everything if your not following your passion
The pay per amount of work expected isn't as rewarding and glamorous as it once was. For a dark but humorous look, watch A Week in the Life of a Tokyo Salary Man here on youtube.
That young guy is living a great and interesting life, much success to him.
Richie no he is not.
Oh bummer No. I don't think so. It not like the late 90's or the early 2000's. Back then many of my friends married a Japanese nationist.
He is buck-dancing.
They are laughing at him like an audience laughs at a trained animal in a circus.
I think your jealous, cause your life ain't shit.
One's entitled to one's opinion.
"He's a rare pokemon!"
I FLEW WHEN HE SAID THAT😭😭
haha
A shiny! man his humor is on point
"Niggaboy, I choose you!"
That had me dead lol
日本語で質問されたら日本語で答えて、英語で質問されたら即座に英語で返してる🙆🏻♀️
アイクは適応力があるし本当に賢い。
ゴールドマン・サックスで働いてたからなw
ぬわらが英語話してることに違和感感じてしまってるww
チチ孫 アイクじゃなくてぬわらって言ってる人はじめてみた
2:55 しっくり
2:35 ん？
nask c 割といるよ
I totally get what he's saying with Japanese people just - not knowing -
In Romania where I live, for most of my life I never met a black person. When I first started seeing black people on the streets I was like waaaahhh! Look! Cause it was such an unusual thing. Believe it or not, until recently I had never even spoken to a black person in real life. It feels strange, living in a country with very little ethnic diversity. It's changed quite a bit over the past few years, but only here in the capital and maybe a couple other big cities. I'm happy my job puts me in contact with a lot of people from all around the world, it's made me feel like I'm not living in a bubble.
That's super interesting i'd love to hear more!
Paulo Normil I don't know what more I could say, it's just a mostly white country, the only super common different ethnicities I see are Chinese people (cause my neighbourhood is close to a sort of China town market) and Muslims. Older people are just not very aware of all the ethnicities of this world. It's one thing seeing diversity in movies and actually living in it
To make matters worse, there's a very solid language & cultural barrier. you may just get curious or suspicious about that foreign creature, but for the Japanese, they might actually be more like being terrified of an animal that might bite them, much like that of Henry's.
I live in Atlanta Georgia (USA) and the county that I live in is predominantly black (70%) and the high school I go to is insanely black (90%)!!! I'm used to seeing white people on TV and in pictures and stuff but it always feels different when I see them in person. Maybe it's just because I don't travel much.
Apex Devil You need to start traveling, meet different races. TV is Cancer, it will ruin your perception of a certain race and religious background.
英語で対話するのかと思った瞬間どっちも日本語で草生えた
その瞬間英語で会話し始めて困惑した
What?
@@Rando-hg7uu yeah, what? i'm curious
AeroZol is that a translation?
@@Rando-hg7uu yes it is
As a black person trying to learn Japanese, those two just speaking it fluently made me kinda jealous ngl.
Ur pfp is great
same
勉強がんばれ！
ちゃんと日本語字幕もついてて良心的な動画
His Japanese is so natural.
Yeah he's fucking amazing. Speaks fluent Japanese, goes to Japan working for Goldman Sachs, quits his job in Japan to do sketch comedy, actually succeeds and gets on TV, _stays_ on TV... how?
You're really dying for attention. Don't be jealous because you're pathetic and a complete loser at life with no notable accomplishments. Loser.
you fucking loser
Ze was being sarcastic, that's what the /s means. Of course there are so many ugly and stupid comments on youtube that without the /s we would have no idea Ze was joking, even though the context otherwise indicates it.
chigasaki06 im black and im learning japanese lol
Nigerians be finessing everywhere
As in, there's a Nigerian making waves in every country in the world...
@@theundergroundsm except our own :(
Wall Street meme trader Sad truth
Nigerians are everywhere
🤣🤣
this man was 31 years old when this was filmed... I thought he was a teenager
Them good genes.
@@helbertremo6747 Black Don't Crack, and Asian Don't Raisin
@Isaac Fernandez He's a black dude in an Asian country so when he's 80, he'll look 30
@Isaac Fernandez Yeah
@@gaminglegend will need to stop. That lie gets old. U need to see more black ppl (older black ppl)
"Black guy...he's a rare pokemon"😂😂😂
but the females are just like ash and legendary they don't try to catch them....
No son animales xD
@@shadownova81 I don't get it
That reference had me 😂💀
king that’s you
日本人として暮らしてたら気にならないけど黒人として暮らしてるといろいろ気になる部分はあるだろうね。
目のみえるひとがここには点字ブロックがなくて不便だなと気づけないのと同じように。
The more young Japanese kids grow up seeing him on television doing what he does, hopefully the more they will understand and believe-as they get older-that other black people are just regular normal people. People that they can feel comfortable befriending and look up to. And increasingly feel no need to judge or fear or discriminate against.
Black To Grace possibly. But hopefully not.
they probably met some tourist though. Plus there is a population of half black Japanese people too.
But I don't want them to want to sit by me on the train
Michael Sanchez Dude i love Africans, but you just literally rewritten what the guy has said in the video
A Dirty Sanchez actually wrote this
He took an underage girl from the "Ohasuta" program to his home multiple times. He also allegedly had inappropriate relations with another underage girl from the same program. As a result, he was dropped from the program.
Source? Don't tell me to Google it. I want to know where you get your info.
海外の方同士が日本語で話してるの見ると言葉に出来ない嬉しさと感動がある。
日本を愛してくれてありがとう…！
Two black guys having a conversation in Japanese is surreal.
ikr bruh
Nigerians be in every country in the world 😂😂😂😂
Every race is in every country, no matter how small of a minority.
MrKockNoker I didn't bring up race at all...
MrKockNoker so your comment is pretty irrelevant in response to mine lol
MrKockNoker Nigerian is not a race
apparently there are more Nigerians outside Nigeria than in Nigeria lool🤣 I am African and I can totally understand why this is the case
日本人より日本のこと分かってる
差別主義者じゃなくて知らないだけだって言葉、ほんとに刺さった。
ほんとにその通りだしアイクさらに好きになった…
日本人もっと変わらなきゃいけないね
俺は知らなくてもいいと思うんよね。
差別というものを意識してる状態だと、今までのように素で接することができなくなる気がするんよ。
@@user-hw6nh9dj2j それなら外国人もいい加減中国人特別つかないままで差別するのやめてくれる？って話だよ
コロナでそれが浮き彫りになったよね。
差別するにしても、日本人以上に今のその手の被害がでた、アメリカ、フランス、ドイツあたりは無知さ全開じゃん。
日系アメリカ人としては、最近のアメリカは人種と性別とかに執着しすぎと思う
というのはアメリカでも言われて来ている
ただただ人に優しくいたらいいんじゃないか
入居拒否とか法律面では変えていくべきとは思うけどね
Chris P Bacon BLMやフェミ、ポリコレで浮き彫りになったな
変わる必要あるか？
素晴らしい人間性。とっても好きになったよ。
I'm not surprised, Nigerians are a vibrant community in Japan. If I recall I know of a Nigerian boxer whose a daytime talkshow host there and is also fluent in Japanese. I forgot his name but some may know it.
Jonny Gαмвιиσ That’s Bobby Ologun and he became a naturalized citizen of Japan about a decade ago.
すごい的確なコメントしてるね
人種差別主義者じゃなくて知らないだけってことを
というか居ないしね
居ないなら知れるわけがない
基本的にビビリなだけなんだと思う
フィジカル的にも弱いしどう関わったらいいのかも分からないし相手に迷惑もかけたくないしね
日本人って他人には無関心な事が多いけど友達にはとても気さくに接してるって感じがする。
外人は両方気さくに接してるって感じが
日本人はよくも悪くもウチとヨソという意識が強い
島国だから知らないのもしょうがない
黒人の隣に座らないのは内面の問題じゃない
単純に体がでかいから怖い
日本人でも体がデカくて顔が怖いやつとかは隣に座らない
肌が黒い人なんてあんまり見かけないしね
うんうん。肌とか顔じゃなくて、大きな人の隣は窮屈なだけ
その通り。僕は東南アジアとのハーフで若干顔の堀が深め。体重90kg。ベンチプレス140kg。隣に誰も座らないって多々ありますw
白人でも座らないかも
身体の大きな日本人はみんな経験してる。コロナ渦で隣に座ってほしくないからメリットではある。
I'm Japanese and I can speak English a little, but I can't pronounce it as a native.I think most Japanese are like me, and sometimes I want to help foreigners in trouble.However, I am worried that I can really help foreigners, that I can understand my English, and that my English usage is correct.
Most Japanese, including myself, never discriminate against foreigners, just try not to get involved because they don't have the courage.
I'm sorry if anyone noticed what I said.
I'm from India! You're doing a great job writing English so far! I tried to learn Japanese but gave up very fast. Instead of using noticed, use the word understood. Notice and understand are very different words! Rest of the sentence has close to zero errors.
your english is actually REALLY GOOD for someone who is indian. I speak english and i'm british by the way
@@eepy123
Haha I think he is just being nice, helping his English improved lol 😊
I'm american and I think both of you speak English very well
@@田中静香-t8x yup :)
Whos watching this two years before coronavirus started??
dotaboy888 hahahaha thats what i thought when i saw the thumbnail.
we gotta link him lol
He looks exactly like him!
He does fucking look like josh
Looks like Josh's older brother lol
アイクぬわらにめっちゃ似てるやんって思ったけど本物でワロタwww
ハッシー
おれもwwww
なにが面白いんだ？
この場合はアイクに対する親しからくる笑いだろ、過剰に敏感になりすぎるのも良くない
skskr 産後の猫かよ
アイクは本当にすごい。日本をすごくよく理解してる。理解したうえで自分の持ち味を生かしてるから強い。
Damn, these Vice reporters know so many languages it blows my mind. I can barely handle one, and they seem to know whatever needs to be spoken.
Aaron Z you are stupid
Stones Jones he just amazed, apprecited that moron
Aaron Z Then try learning another language. Maybe you'll be better at the 2nd language
so you think they hire these reporters and hope that maybe one of them speak a different language?
I think it is a pretty common around the world to speak multiple languages. In my country it is pretty common to know 3+ languages by the time you are 12-13
もっと長尺で観たい動画だった。
You could have called this two black guys speaking japanese and I would have clicked
Why
ua-cam.com/video/9t6lcka6Gvc/v-deo.html
Unclephil_ r
You still clicked on the video tho
I know right. I thought that was really cool too!
this black comedian is reported to make an underaged girl stay at his home with him and kicked out from a TV show.
the worst part is he was on a kids show. and underaged girls whom he made stay at his home were on the show.
It's so weird to see the interviewer also speaking japanese at the begining
Vicho Libros *awesome
Thank god someone mentioned it!!! How the hell does the interviewer know how to speak Japanese as well!!!
the japanese speaking was also totally unnecessary but served the goal of showing off his language skills. That said, it still was pretty impressive..!
according to the Vice site, "Dexter is a PhD candidate in East Asian studies at Cornell University".
I think they did it to give you a vibe of how assimilated they are.
I wish I would've studied Japanese a little harder in university. It is so cool to see them fluently speak the language!
単なるコメディアンではなく、日本の人種意識をも意識してるのか。
素晴らしいじゃないか。もっと売れてくれ。
Japanese don't discriminate but recognize both black guys and white as "foreigners".
日本人は差別じゃなくて黒人も白人も外国人として見とるもんな
I understand that yo but when I go to another country I don't want to be treated like a 'foreginer' I just want to be treated how everyone else is and the same for america and everywhere
@@Chachoes In Japan you will be treated like a foreigner. Maybe try a diffrerent country if it's too much for you.
@@Chachoes good luck going anywhere that is not the western world then
@@Chachoes Well Japan is basically 99% Japanese people, of course you're going to be treated like a foreigner. This isn't the US, where everywhere you go you see different ethnicities. There are people in Japan who never see a foreigner in their whole life. You may not like it, but it's perfectly understandable.
@@karawang3675 actually US is worse. Even if you're American, just cuz you look Asian you get yelled at to go back to China
I’m half Japanese and lived in Japan for 20 years, it’s true that they kind of avoid foreigners. But that’s usually because they are afraid to have to talk to them because they aren’t confident to speak English. In the younger generation, racism is not a thing at all, maybe some older people who were taught “ Foreigners are bad” still dislike foreigners. But that’s very rare.
plenty of Japanese people are racist against Koreans and Chinese.
you are a liar and a coward joe.....
But that's assuming foreigners don't know Japanese, and that they do know English.
Dude there is nothing wrong with the Japanese at all. Just because the west thinks they should take in the world doesn't make it right
I'm Japanese and I've never heard that older Japanese had been taught “ Foreigners are bad ”.
On contrary I hear many older Americans say “ Japan was evil ”.
俺ら日本人が見てる外国人と欧米人から見る外国人は捉え方が全然違う。
お前に言われると説得力あるわw
お前は経済以外語るな
きりたんぽ 辛辣で草
Hail Communism
むしろ経済を語らせたら駄目だろう。
That was an amazing interview; seeing them switch on and off between Japanese and English is really impressive. Props to Mr. Nwala! I hope he changes the culture over there.
Jordan H Why would he change the culture in Japan?
Not I Sir-Ma'am Because Japan has a xenophobic culture that is holding them back. The workforce is fading because they are in the fabled stage five of the demographic growth model ; their refusal of foreigners such as the Filipino migrant workers hurts their world trade. There is a BBC documentary that showcases this in more depth called, No sex please, we're Japanese." Cultures should be in constant states of change; trying to preserve Tokagowa era values is laughable.
He won't.
I really liked that you explained that you meant the xenophobic culture not culture in general (art, music, food), because I paused reading your comment and had the same initial reaction as Not I Sir-Ma'am.
I agree, that with globalization and growing international trade/work a culture has to evolve to thrive, but I wouldn't call it "preserving Tokugawa era values". Japan is a small island with not a lot of space. The only options are to either to incorporate migrants slowly (as they do now)and build on "mixed" upcoming generations or diminish their own populations or have an unmanageable amount of inhabitants since a fixed border country can only produce to much food, living area, jobs etc . The second option produces results like the US or Australia, their own aboriginal people forced to the edge and diminished (though these countries have a lot more inhabitable space, more so the US than Australia though). There are of course a lot more factors that lead to Japans fabled demographic growth (low birth rates because of high living costs, unmanageable work hours)
Thanks for reading, discussion welcome!
And I do think he does changes culture and though hard this work is another stepping stone forward.
I learnt something in this comment section, *read a comment in depth before you reply*
I lived in Japan for 4 years as a US Navy Sailor. I am a African American born in North Carolina and raised in Georgia. I can honestly say that I did not encounter racism. I had a ball and slept with enough Japanese women to make my mother disown me(but that's for another discussion). I found Japanese to be nice people and while "Japanese Only" clubs do exist, they don't only exclude Blacks, they exclude all foreigners. But for the most part, Japanese embrace cultures from the West. There were hip hop clubs, country bars, salsa clubs, etc. It was something for everybody there. Problems usually arise when Americans get drunk and disrespect the natives of the country. Of course not every Japanese is a fan of Americans, but I am sure that we have given them reasons to feel that way.
I'm assuming it was a basketball?
Lol dont free sex bro...its idiot... Why us base its around the world... In philippine this also the case many harrasment and abuse by american soldier to philipnie woman
@@xiagm-kemasmfadlic150 Free sex? Apparently, you have never been to Japan. Americans have been stationed there for decades. Japanese are fascinated by western culture and their women embrace it. Don't confuse Japan with the Philippines, they are wealthier, more advanced and better structured than the Philippines. No offense.
Yes they probably dislike foreigners who sleep with their daughters,get them pregnant then leave them . I would disown you too. No mother wants to have promicious children.
That moment you realize you lived in Japan for seven years and still hadn't ever seen a black guy speaking Japanese fluently before.
Does he speak with a heavy accent?
Correct!
No he sounds good
Japan is, in fact, a common place for Japanese people to live.
YTS 7 OP could have been a foreign-born Japanese for all we know. No need to be rude.
“They kind of don’t know how to do black hair.. “
Bro neither do you. 😮
i thought the same thing when i seen him spraying a whole can of hair spray on lol
Well seeing that the guy was doing *his own* hair, I beg to differ. To each his own.
What's wrong with his hair???
@@KylaGrace All you have to do is look at the interviewer's hair and compare. Guy has no line up and the length is all sorts of fucked
Kyla Grace I don’t think his hair looks weird.. his technique is just different than what you ideally see for his hair type.
That rare Pokemon joke had me dying.
Emmanuel Ifeonu me too
This guy is so well spoken and genuine, contributes something so meaningful while being honest ❤️ I love it.
Two Black Americans speaking Japanese to each other is amazing! 😍
For all the slow heads commenting on OP. BLACK AMERICAN could be any nationality in America that is “Black” in ethnicity.
Including Nigerians, Sudanese... on and on. Anyone identifying as Black and in fucking America. Hint. Black American. It’s a generalization of “ black people” in America! Like what the hell.
A Latin American can be from Mexico or fucking Cuba. Doesn’t make the term incorrect!
brytney brewer *two
He's not black AMERICAN. He's Nigerian l.
The guy is Nigerian
Africans speaking Japanese ...u mean right ?
OMG! I have never related so much to a video!😧😧 I'm also black and live in Japan. I love what this guy is doing and I think that it is really important to have our kind on tv shows like this so that Japanese people can understand foreign people more.
I agree! :)) Also this guy is so talented.
do you have instagram?
followed
Kenni Mac thanks 😂
Can I have your phone number? :D
アイクの考察は凄く的を得ている
特にお年を召した方はなおさらだけど外国人に対して怖いって思ってしまうからね
でも、差別的な感情は外国人がいなさすぎて持ち合わせてすらいない。よく分からない
桃源郷 良いことを言っていると思うのですが日本語のミスが気になりました。“的を射ている”ですね。
Michael 今はもうどちらでもよかったような
花木九里虎 ただ、まとをえる、当を得る、という同音多義語があるので気をつけるポイントですね
今の時代外国人より老害の方が怖いんだが
s t そんな事ないわ、俺が毎朝乗ってる電車にお馴染みの外人がちょくちょくいるけど白人のおっさんの隣には他の日本人と同じぐらい早く隣の席が埋まるけど、黒人の隣はなかなか座らない。
As a Japanese I like him so much
Do u like it there
im japanese and i like him!he is really interesting comedian.
I’m so proud of him as a Gambian American. I also want to go to Japan so he motivates me 😭❤️
👏right? And ugh yes Japan looks so hyphy can't wait to go there one day!
Брандон Кeллeр nahh u gotta go lmao foh
I am Japanese.
You too
Please come and enjoy Japan.
please come to japan❤️
welcome!!
But after Corona shock😅
これから大人になる子供達のためって凄いな
His command of Japanese must be great if he can crack jokes in Japanese and be loved by the local audience. Also, seeing both of them conversing in Japanese was awesome and inspirational for foreign language learners. Great content!
He's really admirable and the whole interview was just honestly touching. Mad RESPECT
We welcome foreigner like him. He speaks Japanese fluently. We just don't used to communicate with foreigners. Because 99.9% living in Japan is Japanese and we don't need to speak English in Japan. so Foreigners are mysterious for us. But Foreigners like him speaks Japanese fluently, we can communicate with foreigners easily.
I have a question. If Japanese only speak Japanese, then why all the weird twisted peppering of English throughout the culture? I mean, why not embrace it more if that's the case
thank you mr.Burt Reynolds. umm.. sorry my english is poor so I don't understand what you mean clearly. You mean about our twisted english ad? English is cool language. so we want to use English signs!
It's similar to the occasional Japanese and Chinese you see peppered around on tattoos, clothes and restaurants over here, not many of them are accurate but to each culture, they look 'cool' because it's different to what they know. In a paradoxical way it's there because it isn't lol
So when you japanese come to my country austria and try to speak with me in japanese, should i look away and ignore them. Never met a japanese who understood english
John Don there are some Japanese who speak English at "OK level".
btw Austrians also kinda have strong bayrisch-english accent as well.
インタビュー英語でしないんや笑
ってコメントした直後から英語になったwww
見た瞬間英語になった
自分もこのコメント見た瞬間英語になりましたw
私もw
Banned from the TV shows for taking teen girls to his room. If he’s not with the color, he would be viral on TV. Lol
LoL @ the Pokemon joke!
Juib Morrowind yh it is sad
a rare pokemon!
But don`t catch em all, don`t catch any black people....at all.
lol right?! hilarious
Johnny
You are bad... Black are not bad because you are bad and just baddly different that makes not them blacker or badder. You see how good will you speak Japanese? I know my question is also bad...
めちゃくちゃ応援する気になったわ。がんばれ。
good for you brotha! ✊🏾
Native Key sista,you're so beautiful...
thank you!! 😊
Exactly
Yes! I'm really sitting here watching this video like YEAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSS (for both of them)
This guy lately got some issue with taking under age girls to his place.
Hopefully they are laughing at his jokes and not at him .
Its... A mix... View.. But happens in u.s anyways.. We use to both side of laughter 😄😔
YTS 7 yes he is speaking on behalf of the large majority of Japan.. Japan is not racist and ignorant like Americans are
Oliver Palacios uh actually yes Japan is a very discriminating country, they don’t try to hide it either. I can tell you’ve never even been to Japan, because it’s a huge issue there. Don’t comment uneducated bs.
Julien B i am half japanese i am fluent in japanese i used to live in Japan my family live in Japan i went to school there i was there literally a month ago... you fuckin idiot you clearly have never been there because nobody discriminates in Japan the Japanese are the most respectful people in the world of course theres racists like every country but far less than the west, they just havent been exposed to as many foreigners so they just dont know like the guy in the video said but it is not a 'huge issue' there wtf are you on about????
Faizan Mckagan does not make difference me or my jokes I just want see them happy 😊
I love people not sitting next to me on the train. I'm a big foreigner. I need my space.
I agree i love it , i dont wanna sit next to nobody while riding public transportation
I heard you could get groped on them trains.
What part of this planet will you not find a Nigerian? We're everywhere,lol. Kudos to you mate, we're proud'a ya..
True!
I'm black American, not Nigerian but this is true haha👏🏾
Why wouldn't there be any Nigerians in North Korea? Nigeria has good diplomatic relations with both NK and SK. There's a Nigerian embassy in Pyongyang with Nigerian staff and there are also Nigerian students attending university in NK.
yes, the nigerians firstly introduce themselves in the narcotics street trade.
They are everywhere; Indonesia, Thailand; Malaysia...yep..they are everywhere where there are party going tourists..
Eritrea
アイクのDMM英会話のCMまじで大好き
私もw
最初の超新塾のネタ…日本語のダジャレを英訳したら意味不なこと多いけど、健康goods→タイガーWoods！のネタを持ってきたのはなるほどなぁと思った
A young Nigerian man, living in Japan that speaks Japanese and English... Not to mention he's handsome and well spoken. He is indeed a rare Pokémon 🙄👍🏽
Janelle Bearden does this mean he is in Pokemon Go? (Exaggeration)
#1 He's intelligent. That's how it's done son.
Word
@MBOYA Ogutu hey man corporate types like dope, nothin wrong with a little Wolf of Wall Street
アイクはよく黒人ネタをぶっこんでくるんだけど、笑っていいのかちょっと困るんだよねw
俺はおもろいからめちゃ好きなんだけどwww
黒人がジョークをかましてるなら遠慮なく笑ってOKじゃない？
ナルドレオ それ差別だから。
あよにややなゆなたはたかまわやまなやらわなたまゆにまを
って言う方が差別定期
黒人が言ったらダイジョブですよってアイク言ってたし
@@kitten3777 俺たちはXXXしていいが、おまえはダメだ！ってはある意味差別だよ。
Nワードとか黒人同士ならいいみたいなのは、
黒人でもそれが嫌な人、ぶっちゃけ年配の人はBlackっていう分け方も好まないアフリカ系の人もいるし
あまり神経質になるのもいけないけど
それこそ黒人でも、うまく世渡りできるポジティブな人もいれば、繊細な人もいるわけで
"I do my own hair, they don't know how to do black hair" 😂😂🤣
The mirror is so low for him!
サムネ見た俺「えwアイクに似てるやんけ」
アイク「Welcome to the Tokyo DisneySea.」
俺「アイクかよwwwww」
そきゃ theいらんで
そきゃ タイトルにアイクぬわらって書いてあんだろ笑
そきゃ
ブンバボン！
タイトルの一番最初にIkeって書いてんのに草
His skin is hella milky and smooth
He also looks hella young for his age
I ain't gay but i agree
DeadlyGeneral 679 the only real way to concur lmao
What milk do you buy
01001011 I don’t think that’s what they meant-
I think a guy such as Ike opens the door for the Japanese culture to adapt to different races among their society and see such people as simply someone a part of the society and not an outcast foreigner, it may take time but hopefully in the future we'll see more of people like him and then Japan would once again become a globally powerful country with the positive aspects of various races developing within, Ike's Japanese was good we all know but the other dude with the house party fro, damn!! where'd he learn to speak that well?! Hands down Bro!!
Ike's voice is sooooo calming
I need to know more? How long does he plan on staying? Does he hang out with friends? Does he have a family? This segment is interesting but incomplete!
I know right, I wanna know how is his social and family life is like in japan?
im guessing forever. he isnt a visitor, he's damn near a household name in japan
Until some shit hits the fan big time or he just kinda got bored with Japan, he'll probably be sticking there till his last days before they put him in a coffin. Japan is not a forgiving place to live for most foreigners who don't gel well with the 'considerate' culture, but for those who successfully adapt, most won't be leaving for life.
Y'all some noisey mtfs
Surinamese WorkerClassFightingLefty Exactly ain't none of our business of how he lives his life
Damnnnnnnn his Japanese though.
アイクはもっと売れてほしい笑
日本での外国人差別は、外国人を見下してる感じじゃないよな。
「珍しい」っていうのと「怖い」って感じな気がする。
オッ酸化チンポ 日本に住んでると黒人どころか外国人に触れ合うって機会がほとんど無いうえにどうしても黒人=気が荒いとかギャングみたいなイメージがついてしまうのかなぁ。
西洋人からするとまわりに色々な人種がいるのが当たり前だから、その「慣れてない」という事が想像すら出来ないんだと思う。自分が日本で疎外感を感じたと言う経験から、日本には人種差別があるという発言をしている外国人は時々見かける。逆に日本人からしたら色々な人種、色々な言葉が同居した日常なんて経験する事がないから、そういう国の考え方は真に理解が出来ない。
両者は決定的に違う文化なんだって事をお互いが正しく認識できる日が来ればいいんだけどね。
破壊済み上腕二頭筋 激しく同意
全くもってその通りだと思う
外国人が昔よりも増えたとはいえ、それでも日本は圧倒的に日本人の割合が高い
普段の生活で外国人を見ることはよくあっても接することはそう多くない。加えて日本人は平均的な英語力がまだまだ低いので言葉の壁もある
それによってまず「わからない」って感情が強く出てきて、そこから「よくわからないものへの恐怖」が生まれてくる
人種のるつぼたるアメリカ基準で考えたらいけないところです
確かに竹下通りの黒人怖いもん
My son loves him on Oha Suta.
Myousaku sister do you know your a Hebrew Israelite
ゴールドマンサックスて…
どえらいエリートやんけ
I’m just gonna sum up a few of the Japanese comments I liked
A lot of them seem to wanna say that he’s not popular because he’s black, and it’s not because they want to show they have comedians of different races, but because they genuinely think he’s funny
He understands Japanese comedy really well while also being able to play the “foreigner” character (ex. suddenly speaking english when he doesn’t want to answer a question even though everyone knows very well he’s fluent)
"He's a rare pokemon" 😂😂😂😂
Edit: there, I changed the grammar mistake.... now don't roast me anymore.
He's*
he's
hes de rare black meowth
Lynell he's a strawberry KitKat he's so rare it's a delicacy lmao
Lynell h
Having lived in the US and Japan, I really like and do agree with him saying "i don't think Japanese people are racist. I think they just don't know." Yes, there are racists in any country but I think what he says is a point a lot of people miss and also applies to just about any country with no major racial/cultural diversity.
to black guys speaking Japaneses in Japan thats a big deal
Not really, I'm fluent in Japanese, and I know about twelve other black people in my high school who also speak Japanese, and we have no relations with Japan at all. As my mother is African too.
Haiqeem upload a video of you guys talking. Cuz that my friend is an even bigger deal
Why?
no its not...those times have passed. 30 years ago yes but nowadays its common especially those who are HAFU / mixed and were born there. Others who come over for teaching have most likely been studying for years.
How did you learn japanese?
このドキュメンタリー見た300万人は彼が最近、何でニュースになったか知らないだろ（笑）