From Japan to the US: Is American Life Really Better?
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Japan much better.
Takashii your account is not visible on Instagram
I really like your previous post
carry on 🙏🙏🙏
And sometimes take time out for yourself too.
Take care 🎉🎉
Sorry Takashii I always think that you don't reply on purpose.
But you are really very busy 🐥🐥🐥🐥⭐⭐⭐
Dear Takashii, another good video I enjoyed. Hope you are enjoying your trip. Maybe you can visit San Jose or Seattle where Japanese Americans live. This video was a little long and could have been made into two videos. Best wishes!
I do like how a couple of them emphasized that different states can have vastly different social cultures.
For a foreign person, picking the right state and county to live in is the single most important decision they can make when moving to the US.
Each state was settled by different Europeans, so of course they have different cultures, despite the fact they try to label everyone as 'white'
@@ash3rr Unfortunately if you ask some Americans today, they'll insist that America has no culture of its own since it 'stole' everything, which is unfortunate because it's far from the truth and its more of people willfully trying to strip America of its GOOD values and emphasize its BAD values.
@@ash3rr high IQ comment
Heck, different parts of California will be far different than LA. People in that area are (mostly) nothing like the people in my part of Northern CA
I was born in Tokyo but raised in the US along with my siblings. When I compare the lives of me and my siblings with the lives of my cousins in Japan, the biggest difference I see is that Japan seems much more livable. My cousins have modest jobs - one is a kindergarten teacher, another a manager of a menswear shop, another works as an office administrator - yet they are able to live comfortably and raise families in Japan. My siblings and I have higher income careers but it seems to me like we have more stress and uncertainty than our cousins do.
Life in the US is great. I get paid 150k a year and that's the best part.
@@GHE-bv1pf You live in a bubble
I agree
@@RetiredMoney007 everyone lives in one, but your is smaller than his.
@@shiroi5672Literally said nothing acting like you said something… You were better off keeping your mouth shut idiot
I am a 61 year old U.S. midwesterner. I visited Japan in 1989 and in 1995. I think the WORLD learns so much about cultural understanding from your videos. Thank you.
You visited Japan when they where building amazing cars
@@SaishsJahshsb-ou9nl They still build Amazing cars which American companies never can compete with 😂
I’m American. I went to Japan once last year. I was amazed at how clean and orderly and respectful the Japanese people were.
And then I thought how shocked they must be if they took the train from my airport in Chicago at how dirt and chaotic it is compared to Japan.
Personally. I really enjoyed the structure and the rules and safety of Japan. Great country. Nice people. I will go back one day.
It’s crazy tbh. Especially because even the capital city is clean (of course some areas aren’t especially due to nightlife but way better than the average). And Tokyo is literally the biggest populated city in the world yet very small. Amazing that they’re able to keep it so clean.
I was just in Tokyo a few weeks ago, and what blew my mind is that hardly anyone locks their bike in any significant way. In Canada, those bikes would be gone in an instant.
Hardly any homeless people, and no overt open fentanyl use.
Such a shocking difference.
@@Ramjam9000 you realize a good number of the unhoused are often unexpected arrivals. Japan does not have that issue.
Japan is great for visiting...living there is a different story. Cleanliness and crime free is wonderful. But, as a foreigner, the culture is really tough to enjoy in the long term.
The last man at 35:30, I was really expecting him to say something different. I was expecting him to say "if youre only coming here for a sub culture or specific interest you wont survive" But instead he said, remember that passion and let it fuel you to overcome the challenges of living in a new place.
Very nice words of advice :) I would love to visit japan one day!!
I am from the United States and visiting San Francisco for the first time was a culture shock 😂
Im from there, im never going back. Denver, despite being poorer is a paradise compared yo that sh!thole
im from california and also culture shocked
Honestly, I lived there in 2008-12.
By far, it was the coolest city in the USA
It’s still ok, but damn did it go to shit real quick
@@AlexKellogg-pv4qkLiterally. 💩
I grew up 30 miles north of San Francisco and going there is always a culture shock
Takashii, thanks for interviewing us! Come back anytime! LA’s blue sky will always be waiting for you… and so will our outrageously overpriced ramen!😉🍜
😂 You are 100% right about that. In America, the ramen is expensive, and just average. When I go to Japan, I eat so much ramen because it's soooooo good.
@@VegasLoungeAct I only had ramen once in Japan, which is because I could only find one vegetarian ramen shop.
@@earlysda Vegetarian ramen is fairly unusual, I think.
@ You got that right! Actually, I worked 7 years with a Seventh-day Adventist Church run vegetarian restaurant in Japan. But it closed down not long after the Great Hanshin Earthquake. Since then, veggie restaurants have become a bit more popular, but still quite rare.
@@earlysda
It's tough being a vegetarian in Japan
I’m Japanese and used to live in Isleworth, Windermere, Florida in the late 1990s with my late aunt. I saw Tiger Woods once on the golf course and celebrities' mansions such as Shaquille O'Neal. I went to Disney World many times for free because my friend’s mom worked there and was a very generous person. It was really fun for sure.
However, I couldn't make many American friends because of a language barrier and my personality (I had a rough childhood in Japan). I’ve always regretted not staying longer in the States. I should’ve studied English harder and tried to make more friends.
Well, there is no use crying over spilt milk, huh?
It seems you never gave up on English, and have a positive attitude, so be proud of your continued growth as a person!
We don’t have a どこでもドア, so all we can do is live and learn and hope tomorrow is better
You can always come back. America might not seem welcoming politically but definitely the people don't reflect the politics. I see that you like weebs. I'm one of them too. Haha nice to meet you besides the internet's. A good place to practice and I notice that your English is good based off your channel
It seems like Takashii _really_ enjoyed these interviews. He seemed very engaged. That might be be because the interviewees reflected back a lot of what he thought about both the US and Japan.
Takashi, you have become a very good and interesting interviewer. I lived in Japan for 8 years so I’m very interested in all the topics you discuss. Keep up the good work!
It's a bunch of fake interviews LOL
@@CHASE88888 how are they fake?
@ most of his stuff makes Japan look positive or neutral and getting people to talk in front of the camera in Japan is not easy unless you pay them or give them something he acts as if he’s just finding these people randomly which is very difficult to do especially if you’re looking for biracial people and foreigners who have been in Japan long enough won’t talk to him because they understand the bias
@@CHASE88888 That doesn't mean the interviews are fake, it just means he has a selection bias. However, I really don't think that's the case either because if you watch videos from the dozens of other Japanese interviewers, the answers they get from people really aren't that different. It doesn't seem like this guy really has that strong of an agenda towards anything
@ also tell Takashi to give me a shout out and interview me I’ll point out all the inconsistencies 😌
It's interesting how they come to the U.S. for opportunity, for freedom of expression, and other freedoms, and many people also like Japan for their structure and rules that make things safer and more predictable, but at the expense of their freedom and expression, and opportunity.
Everything is a trade-off.
i think the most frustrating part imo is that the things that make japan a "good" country are not mutually exclusive with the "live and let live" attitudes that make america great.
its just a matter of having high standards for each other rather than forcing each other to be something we are not, like for example demanding that public transport be clean and the streets safe at night is not a hard demand, it should be a very easy thing to do for any self respecting government on any level.
You obviously haven't actually looked into Japanese laws. They have less laws and regulations than America concerning civil safety policy. So in fact because people are generally more intelligent and non violent they are allowed. More freedom.
For example they are allowed to be publicly intoxicated and walk around and drink. Thats just one law of freedom they have vs us. There is PLENTY more
@@SubbedInKanji and that's something Japanese people themselves complain about, waking up early on a Saturday morning and stepping over salarymen in the street is not charming.
it's a leftover from the rapid industrialization of Japan, along with their age of consent laws or their allowance of child porn if it's cartoons, Japan has tons and tons of social issues that their culture is not primed to talk about nevertheless solve.
Yes you win some you lose some with EVERYTHING in life. Everything comes with it's privileges and losses, EVERYTHING.
@@SubbedInKanjiAmericans still walk around publicly intoxicated lol on alcohol or other kinds of crazy substances. Even the people who you wouldn't expect. They just hide it better.
All the Japanese in this interview are genuinely impressive and beautiful! As a Singaporean who had lived and worked in both Japan and Australia, I can relate to the views, choices and struggles shared by the interviewees. Well done Takashii 👍
And I’m an American that moved to Japan because I love the lifestyle and customs here in Japan.
I’m an introvert so Japan is paradise.
I'm an introvert too and it's my dream country. I'm obsessed.
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It’s custom built for us!
Interesting.
But if you are an introvert, and never go out, does where you live even matter then 🤔
@@mikeeaston54
Japan is built to go out, and travel and do everything all by yourself.
Plus is 50% cheaper than anywhere in the US.
I moved here from the Florida Panhandle.
Takashii out here living the dream. Interviewing ppl with simple questions and getting over 5k views in an hour. Congrats!!
Both definitely have their perks. I love both countries
ありがとう😭
both sucks ass
the only real right answer
Based
Yes. “Better,” in this usage, really means “Better for ME.”
Takashii, you have the skill to chose people to interview who are very thoughtful in terms of self-reflection.
Its nice to hear the perspective of Japanese people living in America Takashii. Another great video of yours! Although, I must say LA is very different than other states in the USA. LA has a big community of Japanese people which can make them feel at home and also offer them American culture.
Totally agree!
Los Angeles is a city, NOT a state. California is the state and within the vast area of California there are many other types of cultures. Some very liberal, some very conservative, some are a combination. Some areas are very agricultural while others are very urban and others a mix. But please do not think Los Angeles is a state, or that it is representative of the entire state. It’s very large in terms of area and population size. But the entire state is nearly 40 million people. You should check out San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose and Palo Alto and the rest of Silicon Valley. And while you’re here go visit the giant redwoods too up north in California. You will find very distinct cultures in each place. There are many, many other places I could suggest, too, far too many to put into a comment here. Enjoy your time here!!!
@@zeldalazino463 I think she meant to say living in LA is different than living in other states in America. She did not say LA is a state.
LA has a massive Asian population I think even more than African Americans. The thing about LA is that people of all creeds live side by side. Of course there will always be racists and bigots but for the most part people get along and love diversity because you get to experience new things. A huge chunk of America are close minded people who rarely see different perspectives so they see all immigrants regardless of legal status as foreign and different. In LA who cares if you’re gay or Black or Latino. You just exist as a citizen. In middle America they tend to have more bigoted views because they are not exposed to much. They turn to religious zealots for guidance and then are absorbed into weird culture wars about race, orientation, gender, and religion.
I used to go to college with many Japanese students, they were the most tolerable group, polite and kind, highly focused on their studies.
21:30 The young lady saying the differences in culture don’t imply one being better or worse, just different. Brava! I wish more people from all over the world held that point of view.
On of your best videos. I hope you enjoyed your stay here in L.A.
So it’s impossible for one culture to be better than another?
@@alexmack956 Better or worse is largely subjective because it's comparative in nature. I suppose you can use metrics and numbers, but I don't think you can convince people that one culture is better than another by just mentioning numbers. it's kinda like religion.
@@9y2bgy so it’s impossible for one culture to be better than another?
2 is greater than 1. That’s a comparative statement. It’s also objectively true.
@@alexmack956objective vs subjective
Thank you Takashi san for letting me participate in your video! ❤️✨ Hope you had lots of fun in LA!
I like how you said you won't tolerate that bullshit anymore when guys start saying insulting things about Asian women!
@@juniebee-k5sThank you 😊
I am Hispanic and when I speak English/Spanish I feel and behave different with each language. I thought it was just me, but this woman confirms it.
Absolutely! Language is a part of culture and mentality. Switching language runs much deeper than just using other words.
That’s really interesting. As an English only speaker I would never have thought that, but it makes sense.
Sort of sad yet extremely interesting but I've seen, heard, and talked to polyglots before who have said that they have lost who they truly are after learning and being able to speak multiple languages. They lose their sense of self by having to match up all standards of x language into their own way of talking.
I also have the same phenomenon. It's like I have two different personalities in my brain. I'm bilingual in both Japanese and English, and their culture and the way of thinking is so different from each other, it does make sense.
You cannot emphasis enough how different the two cultures are... I think it is almost the OPPOSITE side of the human cultures.
@yoma32 You are very lucky to be equally at home with two vastly different cultures. You understand what people who are not bi-cultural cannot possibly understand.
I like how Takashii, ended with them all in Japanese. Really well rounded interviews. Great video!
As a Chinese wondering which country I should go this year, your video is super informative, giving me an insight into the real difference on cultures and lifestyles and beyond. Thanks a lot!
I very much enjoyed this video! As an American living in Japan right now, I experienced a lot of these culture shocks but in reverse 😂. Hearing their experiences of experiencing america for the first time gave me a smile. Glad to see they have adapted to living here and feel comfortable ❤
Cali and New York are totally different experiences then the rest of the country.
You could say that about any place. The fact that you lump the entire rest of the nation together shows your provincialism and narrow-mindedness. Try to get out more.
Yeah sorry no one wants to live in Cincinnati who cares
Miami is too
@@Marcel_Audubon Or it's just true... why are you so angry about that?
@@Marcel_Audubonyou seem offended
Japan has a people of very generous, kind, discipline, and respected. Im a Filipino from Philippines. i knew how Japan was always helped of our country Philippines. 😊
The format and approach you use to interview is excellent! It makes it so easy to follow, to the point, and makes the interviewee the real focus. One of my new favorite channels :)
I agree. He does really great interviews. I also like the camera work. The scene and background is set up perfectly in every way, mist notably beautiful use of available lighting setting.
こんばんは, Takashi! My name is 前川マーカス. 私はハーフ日本人で、アメリカに住んでいます。Your videos are always entertaining and informative, and I love watching them! ぜひ、アメリカに住んでいるハーフ日本人へのインタビュー動画を作ってほしいです。
I stumbled upon your videos, and I keep coming back. The depth of cultural understanding you provide from your interviews is both informative and entertaining. I like your personality, Takashii. You are so polite and kind, and make your guests feel welcome. The things all your guests describe about Japan and Japanese people I see in you. And it is a positive revelation. Obviously, Japan and the US are very different, but the mutual respect between our two countries and its people is heartwarming. Thank you so much for bringing me so much understanding!
Oh! LA native here. I think I saw you leave your hotel while I was ordering at the cafe in the hotel’s first floor, since it’s a pretty popular spot. I wasn’t sure if it was you, and even if it was, I probably would have left you alone to do your business.
It’s always interesting to hear this side of the perspective, especially as a child of immigrants. I hope you enjoyed your time here, even with the fires distressing the spirit of the city. We can be a resilient bunch.
Interesting to hear all the people that have been here for 7 years and how much their accents have varied from each other.
I live in the U.S I only visited Japan once from my perspective Japan is more organized from what I experience in the U.S. I am also into the City life so I can say it’s about the same I give the edge to Japan because it’s a lot more privacy.
Japan expects workers to put the company first in their lives - over God, over family, and even over yourself.
@ I’m aware I don’t want to live in Japan I like to visit because I love Japanese culture and History also I could do to places and have peace and quiet from the city life if need. I don’t think I could adjust to Japanese work culture so easily I can work 12 to 13 hours no problem I’ve don’t that here in the U.S but home life I need that 😂
@ Yes, the US is much freer in that respect.
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I've lived almost as long here in Japan as I did in America, and there are definitely nice things to see here, and many polite people, but there is a huge, overall sadness about the country.
Love hearing the different perspectives from Japanese people living in America, since it's usually the other way around on your channel! :D
Takashii! Would love to see you film one of these out in Chicago one day. Despite being the 3rd largest city I feel it can be underrepresented a lot on an international scale. Tons of culture and persoectives to be found there!
Dude, homie self-diagnosed himself with dyslexia. He is 100% American at this point. We got his soul!
I saw a European reacting to a video in which another European was telling about Americans and saying we self diagnose ourselves with stuff all the time. The entire comment section was arguing that we don't do that. I have no idea what world those people were living in.
@@Leif3GHP its cause most of us cant afford to go to a doctor and get a real diagnosis lol
especially american love to self-diagnosed themself with adhd lmao
lmboooooo
WebMD
@@gristen This is the answer! You have to do your own differential diagnosis and come prepared with a specific treatment plan and drug choices. That's why there are so many drug commercials here. The patients decide.
15:31 that’s beautiful man. He didn’t know how to describe it, but he picked up on the essence. The melting pot.
18:11 and funny enough, working in Torrence is what first sparked my interest in traveling to Japan. All the little bespoke shops or specialty grocery stores got me hooked on the foods and quality of craftsmanship of the Japanese people.
It was very enjoyable watching these interviews.
Many Japanese of different ages and different lengths of time on the US. They all seem very warm and interesting.
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Takashi, I love your videos! I am 1/2 Japanese born in Yokohama but raised in the US after the war. I was born 1953. I think it would be interesting for you to do interviews of the "hafu" experience immediately after the war compared to the experience now in the US. I would welcome an interview if you think this is a good idea. Thank you for what you do enhancing understanding between two cultures!
I always admire the way that Japanese people can express ideas, even their discomfort, in such polite, respectful manner.
Such wonderful people.
Hope they continue to get to stay and live and work in the country for many further years.
Is this man the best international interviewer? I can’t stop watching!
As a Cambodian American woman living in the PNW right now, i would love to split my time between US and Japan. I visited Japan in November for 2 weeks and that didn't feel like enough time to spend in Japan. and I feel like I want to move to Japan, but I have my community here in PNW. I have my family, my friends, my soccer teammates. I feel accepted here and there's a great sense of freedom here (freedom to express myself, dress comfortably and not care how people think, etc). In Japan, i don't know if there is that much sense of freedom and people, though polite, seem to keep to themselves and not make small talk with strangers. but i'm still very in love with Japan and would want to know more about the culture. I really enjoyed these interviews, to see the perspective of Japanese immigrants here in the US.
Fun show. Very important to understand is how big the US and how little LA represents the US and US culture in general. US culture can be very different east west, north, and south.
Totally not true. LA is a perfect representation of American culture. Much of our culture today literally comes from that city, and California in general. I've lived in different cities across the U.S. and can say this with absolute certainty. Nobody wants to go to some boring dying part of the U.S. anyways.
@@feifongwong4138so untrue that it’s crazy. There is no city in any country that completely sums up the culture of that country alone. Tokyo is nothing like country side Japan and saying otherwise is just being ignorant.
@@tehgdk224 I never said it completely sums up the culture. To deny that Tokyo has had an impact on Japan's culture would be totally ignorant. Also, Japan is very different from America. America's small towns have been completely destroyed. The remaining "culture" in those places is close to non-existent, and what does exist is tacky and not representative of the height of American culture in the past, or the present.
@@feifongwong4138 Your comments make you sound like you are the exact opposite of what you claim to be. You sound ignorant and need to get out more and gain more knowledge/experience
@@feifongwong4138Guess which state has led the country in people fleeing it in recent years? California. Guess which state gained the most population last year? South Carolina. You are an absolute 🤡. Pound sand, Democrat.
I really enjoyed these interviews. You asked really good questions. It was interesting to hear how they feel about their home country and what they miss, now that they live here. I have a couple of Japanese friends who are currently living in the States. One of them said recently that it was only by living here they have learned to appreciate Japan, and have learned how foreigners view Japan (in a good way).
I'm a Japanese American & I think you're videos & interviews are so interesting & thought provoking. And you have also picked the right interviewees who are articulate in expressing their perspective of the cultural differences. Great job! And if you ever want to visit the Grand Canyon hit me up since I live in AZ.
If you are introvert, appreciate cleanness, quietness, safety, punctuality, politeness, social distance, rules and structure, not solely💰 money driven, then perhaps you will enjoy Japan more based on my humble experience between my hometown scotland, living/working experience in Germany and Japan. For me choosing Japan is all to do with its soft power, culture and food, plus one more thing I love most - toilet 😂
Aye. Speaking on the cleanliness they didn't touch on it but graffiti is just something I appreciate you don't see much of in Japan (certainly see some in Fukuoka city but still). Germany sadly also has a graffiti problem.
What do you mean by soft power?
It's wonderful to get to see your travels and all these different interviews! Hope you come to Ontario, Canada one day!
Well deserved, Takashi san. I appreciate your work. Please make more videos like this. Learning cultural differences between East Asia and Western culture is interesting, not to mention eye-opening.
Agree!
I liked the last gentleman who’s passionate about music! I think his advice was spot on and you can tell that he’s definitely living by that advice!❤
As an American I can appreciate the structure and culture of Japan. Most people think the grass is greener on the other side. Interesting video. More like this.
The fact that you came here to L.A. and even went to Santa Monica to interview is awesome! Enjoy your stay out here! Looking forward to head out to Japan myself someday in the near future.
If you wanna chill version of LA, head to San Diego. We’re a beach town that has all terrains (Mountains, Valleys, and Deserts). We’re also considered the “sister city” of Yokohama.
True but I wouldn't exactly call it a "town" because it's also the 7th largest city in the U.S. 😅
Avoid Cali all together it sucks
@@notafortnitegamer cali, colombia?
Lovely interviews with lovely people. I came to America from West Africa for school in 1997. I've lived here ever since. I love small town life even though I went to school in Atlanta initially, I chose to go to college in a small quiet town.
I love my home country and do like to visit, but I fully embraced American life and have a family here now.
One thing that stuck out for me is the constant mention of clean cities. I really do dislike how many Americans treat their surroundings like a trash can. Tossing cigarette butts and trash out of vehicles, streets and sidewalks strewn with litter, I can't stand it. I like a clean environment and do my best to keep my environment clean. That's one thing I wish most people would do better about in America.
Im here for all these people following their dreams. It couldnt have been easy.
Thank you so much for your videos. I'm mixed, black and white, and I really love Japanese culture and I've always wanted to visit. However, your videos have given me a perspective that I was not aware of and if I still decided to follow through with my journey to Japan I will be more cautious and more prepared before I go
I'm Japanese, and if I were to move to America, I would be worried about things like safety, medical care, and service, but what I'm most worried about is food.
In Japan, you can eat cheap food, from ramen and curry to conveyor belt sushi, for under 1,000 yen, and there are many all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu and yakiniku restaurants, so I'm very satisfied with the food.I feel like I'd probably go bankrupt if I enjoyed gourmet food in America like I do in Japan.
The food is definitely better in Japan, not to mention Japanese Starbucks. I miss Yuzu Citrus with Tea. I got addicted to that beverage after trying it for the first time. But I love it here in the USA where I can easily buy morning coffee as early as 5:30 AM. One time I wanted to buy coffee early in the morning was when my son and I visited Tokyo. Very frustrating when all the cafes are still closed early in the morning.
@@mariatolentino4516 It highly depends where you are in America when it comes to food. Japan definitely has a high standard for almost all of their food and restaurants, so it's common to experience high quality food. But America has a more diverse range of food, and depending what city or region you're in depends on how tasty that specific food is.
@@feifongwong4138 yes, you're right. But ..I just love that Yuzu Citrus with Tea. Even the Honey Citrus Mint Tea, my favorite at USA Starbucks, isn't as good as it. I love the choices in NYC though... And the thing is, my son and I tend to prefer Japanese food, be it nabe at Kimura NYC, Omakase at Kissaki or even just an onigiri from Katagiri, not to mention tea and goodies at Cha An Teahouse. I love Peking Duck though, and Juqi in Flushing had really good Peking Duck. 😋. I miss the strawberry choco that I bought in Osaka, but I found something similar in Strawberro.
@@mariatolentino4516 Have you been to LA or San Diego? There are several places I've been to that has both yuzu citrus tea and soda. Also Hawaii does too. Also there's 2 American chains that sell it. Peet's coffee and Teavana
@@feifongwong4138 no. I'm in the East Coast and my son lives in NYC.
The grass is always greener. I want to live in Japan for the exact reasons many people don't like Japan. I've lived mostly in Spain and the U.S. and the individualism can be tiring. Japanese people seem to understand that society is a group project, everyone for the most part does their part in the project. In the west there's always those people who can't respect the project, they're rude, they're selfish, they're inconsiderate. In most neighborhoods in Spain smokers throw their cigarette butts in the street, dog owners let their dogs sh*t in the street, people piss in people's doorways when out partying, or sing at 4 a.m. in a residential neighborhood. Give me Japan any day!
Something you pointed out about what people don't like about Japan.
Recently, I saw a video of a Brazilian dude saying that Japan wasn't as good as everyone tell it is. He cited social problems that every country has, but his main point was that people are boring and don't party, and because of that, Taiwan is better.
I commented on his video, asking wether or not he went to Shinjuku, Kabukicho or Osaka, and he did not know about those places. The first thing that came to my mind is that some people seem to just put their foot on Japan and wait for things to come to them like they are used to, but don't adapt to the culture. So it comes as a bit disingenuous, sorta like he was trying to find negative stuff about Japan just to provoke the viewers.
Is fine if the Country is not for you, but at the very least put some effort to learn about it before you criticize it.
Also: The worst thing was that he said that the girls in Japan didn't want to be with him lol
@@Paraguai123doesn't sound like any woman would want to be with him 😂😂😂
Yokohama was my CHILDHOOD!!!😭Every weekends I used to go down to Cosmoworld attraction park in Yokohama to escape the big Tokyo and breath a bit🎇🎢
I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed my hometown Yokohama. Come back anytime!
@@Japan_Champloo ☺
Thank you for bringing me and everyone here closer to the Japanese culture, helping us navigate some of these differences and their stereotypes! ❤
Takashi-san, I really enjoyed your interviews. It is very interesting to see Japanese people living in LA.
Btw I'm Japanese living in Australia for 19 years.
I love both Japan and Australia.
I’ll show you around Sedona and Grand Canyon. I spend a lot of time in Japan and this is nice to hear. I’ve been wanting to move to Japan so it’s good to get this perspective.
I am also curious about japanese who tried to live in the US but ended up moving back to japan, that interview would interest me the most, as well as americans who lived in japan but returned.
Another good idea!
As someone who ended up moving back (I was more like ran back) to Japan, I'm also curious. I wonder if they're regretting like me.
25 years ago, the first time I visited Japan, I found a lot of homeless people residing in the Osaka Castle Park. What shocked me so much was they made the camp ground so organized and tidy.
that's how japanese are.
Several of them were my friends. I helped them several times, cooking and giving monetary help etc. The homeless in Japan are almost non-existent now.
@@earlysda nope even the Japanese government which took the statistics as well as organisation formed to help homeless people acknowledge that homeless people merely moved out of sight from places like parks and train stations due to the availability of 24hr businesses like net cafes. Some of those people are even "working homeless" as they do have work but only scrape enough to stay in such places rather than renting their own apartment, which then falls through the cracks of the survey cos the surveys don't count them as strictly homeless unless they are literally spread over the public pavements.
@ nana, you are talking about oranges while I'm talking about apples.
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I'm talking about the traditional homeless person in Japan. You are talking about the similar-to-homeless-but-not-really-homeless people.
@ nope you are not reading properly. As I was telling you, even the government which took the survey acknowledges that the possibility of your so-called "traditional homeless" people ie those who literally sleep on the street, being reduced could be attributed to them moving into places like net cafes and off the streets. This is because with recent inflation and stagnated wages ppl's spending power is drastically reduced so poverty should be on the rise which by common sense means homelessness should INCREASE - not decrease. So while on the surface that traditional homelessness seems less, they reasoned they are now just hiddened due to the survey of homeless people literally only count people who sleep on the street and under bridges as the surveyers are only ordered to walk the streets and eyeball those people.
Perspective is everything.
I’m from LA and just came back from my first solo trip to Japan two weeks ago and it’s so cool to hear this flipped perspective, especially since I’m having Japan withdrawals!
Early to a vid! And the US, for all its flaws, will always be home to me. I can't imagine living anywhere else.
Though I must admit, Japan must be a cool place to visit and maybe live there too.
I like how most of them said they miss the onsen. That's one of my favorite places in Japan as well.
Flying to Japan just to soak in the onsen, drink fresh matcha and eat Ramen alone makes the trip worthwhile.
We have hot tubs at gyms and spas in the US. But they often smell of chlorine. The onsen are definitely better.
I did go into a sauna in Japan at a hotel in Saga and it isn't as good most saunas I have been to in the US.
@29:34 The lady was referring to the Grand Prismatic Spring in YNP. I live in Idaho and the nature here is so beautiful. You should come visit, Takashii.
Very thought provoking... Keep up the terrific work TAKASHii 😊
Welcome back to California, Takashii! I think your next mission could be to find investors in LA to help you open a Japanese style Onsen there. In San Francisco, we have Kabuki Springs in Japan Town here.
If you miss home you can go to Mitsuwa Marketplace for groceries. The closest store we have to Don Quixote is called Tokyo Central. Daiso is mostly the same. Our 7-11 stores are very American, and not like those in Japan, Taipei, and elsewhere.
Enjoy LA! I so miss living at the beach there...
Wow, what a small world! This video randomly popped up on my UA-cam homepage, and I immediately recognized his image. I remember the guy in the brown jacket-we used to play Counter-Strike at my place with friends from Chile, Russia, and Turkey. :D That was over 15 years ago! One day, he packed up and decided to drive to California. What a memory!
アメリカに何年も住んでいらっしゃっても日本語アクセントが強いまたはRとLを逆に発音されたりと、なかなか発音には苦戦されているのですね。
また、カタカナ英語を聴く際には、通常の英会話を聴く時とは違う脳が働いてしまいます。
でもこうしてアメリカへ飛び出して行かれたおかげで、いつもとは違うコンセプトで楽しませていただいています。
Nice to see you branch out and do interviews outside Japan. This is great for your growth!
Takashii, I don’t know if you will see this comment, but I really recommend that you interview Japanese Americans that don’t live in the best places in the US (such as LA, San Francisco, NYC) and instead try to interview Japanese Americans that live in more rural areas like the Midwest. The experience for Japanese Americans living in the Midwest is almost completely different compared to the experience of living in bigger cities especially compared to LA, because there are very few Japanese people that live in this large part of the country, let alone any Asian people, and that fact alone can have a huge impact on your attitude towards America and the American experience, as racism and prejudice is far more common there. I know this because I am a Japanese American that’s lived in the Midwest my whole life, and you just do not have the same kinds of experiences being a minority here versus being a minority in LA, or any US city where there is a larger concentration of other Asian Americans.
These are not "Japanese Americans" 🤦 these are just Japanese people. A Japanese American is someone who is born and raised in the U.S. but who's heritage is Japanese.
sigh. those who cry racism are always the racist.
People are over-exaggerating asian hate imo. They see stuff online and think that it’s the norm
@AD-ln2xu i noticed that in any video about japan, you have weebs and white boys fetishizing japanese women. So channels put out videos like "do japanese girls want to date white guys?" Over and over again. That's where the demand is. I also see white dudes from Ohio complaining about Muslim laborers living in Japan. Even though these laborers are not causing trouble and don't make a lot of money. While the white guys from Ohio have never been to japan or met a japanese person.
Now a japanese American guy says how he honestly feels about HIS personal experience but you don't like what he says. Now all that love goes out the window and white people or whatever you are, you're putting him down and gaslighting his experience.
I'm not trying to speak for OP here, but just something I noticed. Kind of irritating. Even if you individually are not every white guy commenting on every video, I still see these trends. Kinda whack honestly.
Takashii ain’t going to the Midwest. Boring AF. Maybe he can interview you on zoom.
Learning Japanese, a huge part of the learning process is understanding Japanese mindset which is being very considerate towards other people. For example, I was explained you cannot say that a friend wants water, for example, because you are assuming their intentions without actually knowing it. You have to say either it seems like the friend wants water or the friend told me he wants water.
6:13 Lots of respect to this guy for not discriminating!
I loved all of these in-depth interviews. Great job, Takashi!
The only problem with this is that LA and SF are not the same as the rest of America. They are completely different than 99% of the rest of the country.
Very true.
Yeah but that's where the Japanese community lives in the US, except NYC and Hawaii (and perhaps Seattle)
Sure but nobody wants to live in those "dying" parts of the U.S. that have no industry or anything fun to do. In some ways, the big cities are a better representation of America because they are still alive.
@@Richard-xu8to... and Seattle
@feifongwong4138 eew. You're just.. dead wrong. I mean "nobody" except 85% of the American population- if you count New York in with So Cal, that is
Takashi, please do an interview to discuss educational differences and what people feel as the transition from job to job or how opportunities compare in each country and as how age plays a part.
Being an American I believe it would be more challenging to live in Japan than it would for someone from Japan to live in the US, making friends and being accepted it much easier in the US, we have so many foreigners or second generation foreigners, it's much easier for other race and nationalities to find friends and be comfortable, and cost of living really depends where you live, if you don't live in a major city cost for rents and mortgages are much cheaper
No you haven’t been to the Midwest then.
@@kayingthao5072 I live in northern Illinois, have for all my life
When the musician said he was a Weirdo, that really made me crack up. 😂😂😂 I love that guy. Hope he has a nice life in LA.
The problem is, most Japanese immigrants live in LA or NYC. That's not a real representation of America. Unlike Japan, American culture becomes VERY DIFFERENT when traveling state to state.
eh, according to our friends across the pond, they're more alike than not
I mean... what are you gonna do in Loserville? Mine coal?
@@manuelsilva3365 Not the point 🤦🏼♂️ Japanese don't know much of America, so asking residents from cities is a bad representation.
@biggoards2772 i mean...California has the biggest population in the US so they are the face of the US. Again, no one cares about the Midwest or any other small states, just the big ones matter for foreigners. No foreign foreign tourist wants to look at land that has the geography of a pancake nor wants to talk about corn as small talk.
Love hearing the insight from others perspectives of both cultures.
I am a Japanese who lives in the Midwest. Been to the west coast and east coast too. As other people say, America is all different depending on what part you are in. I think the inner it gets, the less diverse it gets and things could get more difficult for immigrants like myself. America is very hard to live but I'm up for challenge!
Great video! Keep it up Takashi-san.
Midwest has the most OG Americans, I would say it’s the most authentic American experience and I hope you enjoy it!
@ I agree! Midwest seems to have less exposure to foreignors and oversee stuff and it gets sometime tricky but I love exploring Midwest!
@ I’m from Sweden and I did four years study/stay with a family in Indiana. I miss it a lot. I bet it’s very strange being the only Asian around but I do believe the kindest Americans are midwestern
Midwest is authentic America.
The middle of the country is still diverse even though there aren't many immigrants. The U.S. has been multi-racial for hundreds of years, and current immigrants don't necessarily make it more diverse.
That was great! I'm a foreigner living in Japan for 20 years and have a lot of similar insights about the freedom of being a foreigner unconstrained by cultural expectations of my home country. I've also had Japanese friends tell me that they want to leave Japan to have the experience of being a foreigner.
You're interviewing people with creative minds; to them, everything is new and fresh. I was born and raised in California, and I didn't feel real freedom until I moved out of California and went to another state. What makes America great is that each state is different, so if you don't like living in one state, you can move to another that fits your lifestyle. I think you should interview Japanese people in the Midwest or other states. I enjoy Japan when I go there, but I would never live and die there. I will die in America but enjoy Japan as much as I can while I'm alive. What I think of Los Angeles and Japan is, "I enjoy visiting, but I would never want to live there."
For me, both coasts are where the nuts roll.
Thank you for sharing all of these amazing stories!
Every last one of the interviewees has balls of steel. 💪🏾👏🏾😤
Self-esteem. If you’re confident about your judgment and thinking, I don’t think you’’ll feel forced or restricted as much as some of these people say. Although, my perspective is different since I’m an Asian foreigner living in Japan for two decades. But I think I can be myself in Japan, too. There are certain rules, and expectations depending on how long I’ve lived here, but I feel I can pick and choose what expectation is reasonable or not. I can also express myself albeit politely, which I think is a great change in me. I like being more polite, and I don’t feel suffocated at all. I’ve never had any lasting conflicts with Japanese people around me and they do accept me disagreeing with them. Having the license to express yourself rudely only leads to disorder and conflict. Plus you elevate your thinking and reasoning if you have to develop better communication skills to deliver your point. I think it’s a combination of Japan changing and being influenced more by the outside world and myself changing to adopt parts of Japanese culture that makes life better. For those who have been away from Japan for a long time, they might not have realized this change in Japanese culture and norms and still have that idea in their minds that Japanese culture is restrictive. In fact, I feel freer in the fact that Japanese people keep their judgments to themselves and don’t mind what everyone else is doing. 😅
I hope you and all of the people you interviewed in LA were safe from the fires recently!
There is most definitely more of an 'Outdoors' Culture in the US. You can tow a boat, off-road vehicles, or a fifth wheel from the Beach to the Desert/ Mountains in the same day. American Rodeos or Mexican Jaripeos. Can go out & hunt your food for the month. Nobody or Society expects anything out of you here, just pay your taxes.
America is such a large & independent country though, and the people move as such. (Majority not depending on public transport, owning decent plots of land)
Come check it out. 🤙
Bay Area Native, Int'l Nomad
18:10 Shout out, Torrance! Yamaya, Manpuku, Hikari BBQ, Kagura, etc have awesome meat dishes. Ichimian, Ojiya, or Waraku are tasty, too, for all around. So many good Japanese places to eat.
People are much less likely to speak to strangers but when they do, it's more intense? When living in Osaka, I was often approached by strangers who wanted to practise their English conversation. That required a lot more energy from me than what I'm used to (which is more or less limited to hello, a comment about the weather, and wishing the other a good day). At that time I was struck by how they were far braver than I could be!
I love it when she said “I don’t take any bullshit”. Excellent!
Yeah that made me laugh. They are all so Americanized, or maybe even California-ized. For most of them I wouldn't even notice that they are from another country.
Great video Takashii, thank you!
As always good job.
Great interviews Takashii!! Hope you're enjoying LA 😊
小さい東京！！ I lived there for a few years and I loved it. I loved living in California and visiting Japan, the politeness made me feel safe and at peace, because people in Japan seem to be better at listening carefully.
Japanese are very polite, but some of it is たてまえ。
love your videos man, idk why they just speak to me. I wanna travel to japan one day and LA too. You really do good work
24:30 When she talks about Asian women being fetishized, you have to note that japan 100% fetishizes foreign women, particularly tall Nordic or Slavic blondes, but really any Western or Latin American women. In the US most people who would say something about "all Japanese women being beautiful" are trying to be complimentary (which granted is just a broad generalization because it's not true). Maybe some still cling to stereotypes of Asian women, but the US is far less patriarchal in that sense than Japan and/or most Asian countries.
When she said that I knew she’s been living in LA for too long 😂
Yeah saying Japanese women are beautiful isn’t something to cringe at or be disgusted by. It just shows that you’ve been brainwashed into thinking some feminism BS. Dude, I get called handsome and attractive all the time in Japan as a tall white younger man. I have never thought it was cringe or unwelcome. I just say thank you and smile. You know she’s been living in LA too long for sure. She needs to be cleansed of the BS she’s been under.
Something that I find interesting is how there are many people in the US who admire Japan and Japanese culture, and wish they could go there to live!