OMG, I'd totally forgotten that my childless uncle tried to adopt my grown 🍑 brother years ago. I remember my brother being confused and upset saying "I don't want to be adopted!". Thank you for explaining this practice as it's something my お母さん never bothered to explain to my brother and me.
Oh wow!! They didn’t bother explaining this?! That must’ve been so shocking and confusing!! I’m glad I could shed some light into why this happens. I hope you both are doing okay 😊
Gods, thank you for listing your sources. I am working on my BA on this specific topic and it's extremely difficult to find actual stats or references.
Honestly I was very hesitant to watch any of your videos. Not because of your opinions or anything like that but mostly because the comment section the other two videos I've watched felt like walking into gunfire to me. I'm really liking the positivity in this one. I was actually scared to visit your Twitter for a long time now but I think I gathered enough courage for the task😂
Hahah, omg, I love your comment 😆 and I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Honestly, the comments depends wildly on the topics I cover. Reaction videos usually gain more traction and more pushback (??) but informative videos like this one usually is fairly positive!!! Thank you 💜
Wow, I just learned this concept today. Before watching this and by reading the title only I thought it was something about lgbt where people adopt their partner but it was not. Very interesting and informative video. Thank you very much!
Thank you for watching and commenting!! Yes, adoption via the “mukoyoshi” is such a bizarre and patriarchal and old-fashioned custom it’s wild to think this is still happening!!
Hola Sachiko, buen video, no tenia idea de lo complejo de ese aspecto de Japon. Quisiera también agradecerte por el contenido que compartes en redes sociales (si, me vi en un rato varios de tus videos y twits xd). Se necesita la gente como tu para mover el velo y romper los paradigmas. Un abrazo desde Chile!
Bonkers! Thanks for sharing. It makes sense, but it's wild how much patriarchy remains a driving force in the culture. I dated a guy who was the oldest son and he had SO much pressure put on him to thrive. He couldn't even celebrate his coming of age day, he had to go to classes instead. I broke up with him because I knew his family would never allow him to get married to a foreign woman . 🥲 But he was a nice guy. I hope he's ok.
Am really shocked that such tradition of adoption still continues in modern Japanese society. Amazed by its versatility of maintaining the family name or assets and still widely accepted by public socially and legally. I have to agree with you that this system really eliminates opportunities for female presence and independence. In Taiwan, I have seen cases where the son of a relative is adopted to inherit both name and fortune for those who do not have any offspring. For family with only female heirs, one of the offspring from the daughter might change their name to his/her mother's maiden name. There is an interesting case where the descendants will bear the father's family name when they are alive and uses the mother's family name once they passed away. So on their tombstone and ancestral nameplates, you will see not their father's family name but their mother's family name. I still remember my grandma saying that " We Liao family never dies", it is because they all become Chang after they passed away.
This is a great video that explains why it is difficult to discern the complexity of family register (koseki tohon) of half century ago or more. It was allowed to marry with cousins in a village and before the land reform which was forced by GHQ after WWII by during the American occupation, peasants with small plots or hired to work for the landlords did not have any plot to pass on to the next generation. Only the first born male inherited a meagre plot and the rest of many siblings had to migrate internally to big cities to find work. If only daughters, a male is often adopted as you say. I have to show this video to my kids (Austrailan with Japanese-Vietnamese heritage). 6:20 Draconian Inheritance Tax in Japan also facilitates adoption of in this case, to maximise the tax-free exemption allowance of 600 million yen (2015 Inheritance Law Reform) on top of the basic exemption of 30 million yen. For example, the inheritance tax free allowance is 30 million yen plus 6 million yen times the number of children/spouse(1) in case of the primary inheritance event (one of the old couple dies and the remaining spouse and children inherit the dead parent's asset). or 6 million yen times a number of children (in case of the secondary inheritance event when the remaining parent passes away and children inherit the parent's asset). After WWII, Americans identified Military-Industry Complex (such as Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, Yasuda families, etc.) and Zaibatsu (Financial Conglomat) that holds many different companies encompassing supply chains as culprits for promoting imperialism and colonial expansion to China and East Asia (Hello, that was Anglo games that Japanese learned quickly after 1968 Meiji Reformation), American GHQ under General McArrthur not only democratise the Imperial family by assining European tutors, but tinker with the Taxation system. In particular, Japanese Inheritance Tax Laws are draconian in that the assets cumulated by the preivous generation will harshly taxed to break the cycle of the rich family continuing to hold assets. (It is almost communist in the idea and how it got implemented is beyond me but from 1945 to 1952, General Douglas McArthur was defact emperor of Japan. Hence, if you adopt adult children in a jiffy (with perhaps, written contracts to renounce their right to inherit asset, they can increase the basic exemption allowance to protect family wealth. Interestingly, to this day (2015 Inheritance Tax Reform), the number of children (including adopted children) were used to calculate exemption threshhold regardless if they renounce inheritance (NB). There is a constant demand, I suppose, for changing family structure when the aging parents are about to pass away. I suspect more than anything else, the necessity to reduce tax liability regarding the secondary inheritance event in Japan is a motivating factor for thriving industry of adult adoption business. BTW, are you available for adoption by any chance?🤣🤩 [Foreigner are especially in demand as the municipality cannot touch non-resident (yes, not only the National Tax Agency (Kokuzeicho) as well as municipality/city offices tax inheritance! The reason that Japanse were led to believe is that the income earned without toiling is evil. (Furo shotoku). ] Thank you again, Sachiko-san 😃 Great vid.
Thank you so much for adding context to the video!!!! That’s very good information to share, I appreciate it! Haha, personally I am very much not up for adoption 💀
Hmm. Wonder if I could rent myself out to be adopted. Is there a limit to how many times you can be adopted? And can you "divorce" your "parents" if things don't go well (or a better "parent" comes along)? All questions that no one needs to answer. Just asking for the sake of asking.
I wonder if this is a factor in many marriage decisions for women., i.e. "will my parents like my fiance enough to take him in as a family member?". This would make marriage seem more like a business arrangement..
Though I don't think there is a problem with the idea inherently, doing it in the face of a daughter both qualified and keeping the last name sounds almost malicious. Cases like that definitely sound like another outgrowth of misogynistic attitude.
Sachiko-san, great video!! I have a question. Instead of adopting the son-in-law, can’t he instead assume the daughter’s surname when they marry, instead of the daughter changing her surname-without going through the adoption process?
I'm not an expert in family registry or family law, but it does sound like it could technically be "okay." I do think there might be inheritance issues, though, since I don't think you could "inherit" unless you're legally their child.
@@ishikawa_sachi Wow, thanks!! That’s interesting. From your response, I guess you may have to be a legal child of the owner to inherit a business; not like in the States when anyone can inherit anything that’s legally “willed” to them (including a business). You don’t have to be related.
@@ishikawa_sachi burns has no heir so moldes Bart Simpson to become him before inheriting his money - has this eerie vibe of what it means to inherit the fortune of a childless billionaire
Great informative video, Sachiko! I apologize if this comes off inappropriate, but you’re very beautiful! Also Japan has always amazed me since I was a kid. I’m glad to learn more about it. This ‘adoption’ really is interesting. I am personally always for the progress for advancement. There is so much potential we as a species can and should accomplish for the common people. Despite all the bad, we all need to rise united and just keep pushing for progressive ideals. Again, good video again and please take care of yourself! 🙏🏽❤️😁 much love!
That is really weird that they would rather a stranger be heir then their daughter. Its about family. I personally would not care if my wife kept her family name. The child should have both llast names. In spanish cullture traditionally children are born with their fathers last name and second last name is their mothers
What if the adoptive son divorced their daughter and remarried. What if in that marriage their was a child born . There’s no bloodline connection. Might as well let the family name die out.
Oh, I read about that! Apparently, when they divorce, since the husband is still legally adopted, he's still "in the family." It's bonkers (and awkward, I imagine). And even if there is no bloodline connection to that grandchild, they are still legally theirs, therefore able to inherit!
@@ishikawa_sachi im talking about something very different but yeah... i know about expats and hafu in jp... believe me when i say we have something for everyone... just a bit longer before its discussed... pwomise
You’re absolutely stunning. 😍This video is great. 👍🏻I heard what you said. You explained. Everything very well. And yet…I’m still confused….what’s the point of this old AF Japanese tradition?! 😭😂 Just sell. The building. Take that money and retire. Why adopt Doctor stranger?!
@@ishikawa_sachi I wish I can call you right now and have a long conversation. Cause I have a lot more hypothetical questions on this extremely bizarre topic 😀
@@ishikawa_sachi I would totally adopt, Dr. Strange, dude is a powerful wizard damn it! And I also think 🤔 if I get adopted but I have to cut ties with my family, would that be only legal or does it have to be like permanent, as in socially? Sentimentaly? I mean if they're not or were not abusive, then do they help their former families? If they're married, do they cut ties with their spouse and kids? It sounds like a tremendo arroz con mango!
@@aditacruz75 Yeah I would like to hear some interviews with parents who lost their sons through adoption. Maybe they all have other children who could take care of them?
when japan does something weird there's no half-assing that is for sure.
LMAO no lies detected 🤣
OMG, I'd totally forgotten that my childless uncle tried to adopt my grown 🍑 brother years ago. I remember my brother being confused and upset saying "I don't want to be adopted!". Thank you for explaining this practice as it's something my お母さん never bothered to explain to my brother and me.
Oh wow!! They didn’t bother explaining this?! That must’ve been so shocking and confusing!! I’m glad I could shed some light into why this happens.
I hope you both are doing okay 😊
I think it’s ridiculous and I hate the way rich people exploit loopholes to avoid paying taxes but working class people rarely do.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting!! And yes, 100% agreed...
This is a very educational and well-informed video. Thank you for all the good work you do. 🙏
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
This is such an interesting aspect of Japan that you rarely hear about overseas. Great video!
Thank you so much!
@@ishikawa_sachi You're welcome!
Gods, thank you for listing your sources. I am working on my BA on this specific topic and it's extremely difficult to find actual stats or references.
That’s such an interesting topic, too!! I’m glad you find the sources helpful 😊 thank you for watching and commenting!!
So how can I get adopted? Like you must know a lot about this topic
Honestly I was very hesitant to watch any of your videos. Not because of your opinions or anything like that but mostly because the comment section the other two videos I've watched felt like walking into gunfire to me. I'm really liking the positivity in this one. I was actually scared to visit your Twitter for a long time now but I think I gathered enough courage for the task😂
Hahah, omg, I love your comment 😆 and I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Honestly, the comments depends wildly on the topics I cover. Reaction videos usually gain more traction and more pushback (??) but informative videos like this one usually is fairly positive!!! Thank you 💜
Wow, I just learned this concept today. Before watching this and by reading the title only I thought it was something about lgbt where people adopt their partner but it was not. Very interesting and informative video. Thank you very much!
Thank you for watching and commenting!! Yes, adoption via the “mukoyoshi” is such a bizarre and patriarchal and old-fashioned custom it’s wild to think this is still happening!!
Hola Sachiko, buen video, no tenia idea de lo complejo de ese aspecto de Japon. Quisiera también agradecerte por el contenido que compartes en redes sociales (si, me vi en un rato varios de tus videos y twits xd). Se necesita la gente como tu para mover el velo y romper los paradigmas. Un abrazo desde Chile!
Hola!! Omg muchísimas gracias por el comentario 💜 te lo agradezco muchísimo!!
Bonkers! Thanks for sharing. It makes sense, but it's wild how much patriarchy remains a driving force in the culture. I dated a guy who was the oldest son and he had SO much pressure put on him to thrive. He couldn't even celebrate his coming of age day, he had to go to classes instead. I broke up with him because I knew his family would never allow him to get married to a foreign woman . 🥲 But he was a nice guy. I hope he's ok.
Oh wow!! I really hope he's doing okay as well. That kind of pressure can be soul-crushing... (Thank you so much for the comment!)
Am really shocked that such tradition of adoption still continues in modern Japanese society. Amazed by its versatility of maintaining the family name or assets and still widely accepted by public socially and legally. I have to agree with you that this system really eliminates opportunities for female presence and independence. In Taiwan, I have seen cases where the son of a relative is adopted to inherit both name and fortune for those who do not have any offspring. For family with only female heirs, one of the offspring from the daughter might change their name to his/her mother's maiden name. There is an interesting case where the descendants will bear the father's family name when they are alive and uses the mother's family name once they passed away. So on their tombstone and ancestral nameplates, you will see not their father's family name but their mother's family name. I still remember my grandma saying that " We Liao family never dies", it is because they all become Chang after they passed away.
Oh wow!!! That’s fascinating!! (Thank you so much for commenting, and I had no idea this happened in Taiwan! Thanks for telling me!!)
I had no idea about this. Thanks for the video, Sachiko!
Thank you so so much for watching and commenting! 💜
Great to see you back on UA-cam!
I’m so glad to be back!! Thank you so much for watching and commenting 💜)
@@ishikawa_sachi High-quality videos--definitely worth watching, for a number of reasons...
@@massvt3821 ooh thank you so much!!! 💜
This is a great video that explains why it is difficult to discern the complexity of family register (koseki tohon) of half century ago or more. It was allowed to marry with cousins in a village and before the land reform which was forced by GHQ after WWII by during the American occupation, peasants with small plots or hired to work for the landlords did not have any plot to pass on to the next generation. Only the first born male inherited a meagre plot and the rest of many siblings had to migrate internally to big cities to find work. If only daughters, a male is often adopted as you say. I have to show this video to my kids (Austrailan with Japanese-Vietnamese heritage).
6:20 Draconian Inheritance Tax in Japan also facilitates adoption of in this case, to maximise the tax-free exemption allowance of 600 million yen (2015 Inheritance Law Reform) on top of the basic exemption of 30 million yen. For example, the inheritance tax free allowance is 30 million yen plus 6 million yen times the number of children/spouse(1) in case of the primary inheritance event (one of the old couple dies and the remaining spouse and children inherit the dead parent's asset). or 6 million yen times a number of children (in case of the secondary inheritance event when the remaining parent passes away and children inherit the parent's asset). After WWII, Americans identified Military-Industry Complex (such as Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, Yasuda families, etc.) and Zaibatsu (Financial Conglomat) that holds many different companies encompassing supply chains as culprits for promoting imperialism and colonial expansion to China and East Asia (Hello, that was Anglo games that Japanese learned quickly after 1968 Meiji Reformation), American GHQ under General McArrthur not only democratise the Imperial family by assining European tutors, but tinker with the Taxation system. In particular, Japanese Inheritance Tax Laws are draconian in that the assets cumulated by the preivous generation will harshly taxed to break the cycle of the rich family continuing to hold assets. (It is almost communist in the idea and how it got implemented is beyond me but from 1945 to 1952, General Douglas McArthur was defact emperor of Japan. Hence, if you adopt adult children in a jiffy (with perhaps, written contracts to renounce their right to inherit asset, they can increase the basic exemption allowance to protect family wealth. Interestingly, to this day (2015 Inheritance Tax Reform), the number of children (including adopted children) were used to calculate exemption threshhold regardless if they renounce inheritance (NB). There is a constant demand, I suppose, for changing family structure when the aging parents are about to pass away. I suspect more than anything else, the necessity to reduce tax liability regarding the secondary inheritance event in Japan is a motivating factor for thriving industry of adult adoption business.
BTW, are you available for adoption by any chance?🤣🤩 [Foreigner are especially in demand as the municipality cannot touch non-resident (yes, not only the National Tax Agency (Kokuzeicho) as well as municipality/city offices tax inheritance! The reason that Japanse were led to believe is that the income earned without toiling is evil. (Furo shotoku). ]
Thank you again, Sachiko-san 😃 Great vid.
Thank you so much for adding context to the video!!!! That’s very good information to share, I appreciate it!
Haha, personally I am very much not up for adoption 💀
Hmm. Wonder if I could rent myself out to be adopted. Is there a limit to how many times you can be adopted? And can you "divorce" your "parents" if things don't go well (or a better "parent" comes along)? All questions that no one needs to answer. Just asking for the sake of asking.
Very interesting and well made video - subscribed.
Thank you!!! 💜
Great video full of detailed research. Thank you for putting this information out there, Sachi!
Ohh! Thank you so so much! Thanks for watching and the comment!!
Also personally. I feel like men should past on fathers last name and daughters should pass mothers last name. It makes more sense to me.
Do not hate japan!
I absolutely don’t hate Japan 😊
I wonder if this is a factor in many marriage decisions for women., i.e. "will my parents like my fiance enough to take him in as a family member?". This would make marriage seem more like a business arrangement..
I mean, this system is mostly used for business nowadays, so I could imagine this happening!
It is a business arrangement
Always ... ALWAYS with advancement and progress.
Always.
Yesss!!!! (thanks for the comment!)
Though I don't think there is a problem with the idea inherently, doing it in the face of a daughter both qualified and keeping the last name sounds almost malicious. Cases like that definitely sound like another outgrowth of misogynistic attitude.
Omg is this really works 😮
Sachiko-san, great video!! I have a question. Instead of adopting the son-in-law, can’t he instead assume the daughter’s surname when they marry, instead of the daughter changing her surname-without going through the adoption process?
I'm not an expert in family registry or family law, but it does sound like it could technically be "okay." I do think there might be inheritance issues, though, since I don't think you could "inherit" unless you're legally their child.
@@ishikawa_sachi Wow, thanks!! That’s interesting. From your response, I guess you may have to be a legal child of the owner to inherit a
business; not like in the States when anyone can inherit anything that’s legally “willed” to them (including a business). You don’t have to be related.
@@bjnorto Like I said, I’m not an expert, but that is my understanding (I could be wrong!)
Mind blown-
On a related note the Simpsons episode “ burns’ heir “ is a fantastic episode
Oh!! Does it talk about something similar??
@@ishikawa_sachi burns has no heir so moldes Bart Simpson to become him before inheriting his money - has this eerie vibe of what it means to inherit the fortune of a childless billionaire
@@ahsankhan-zg6gr Oof!! It does sound very appropriate!
Smash Patriarchy
Hear, hear!!!! 💜
Great informative video, Sachiko! I apologize if this comes off inappropriate, but you’re very beautiful!
Also Japan has always amazed me since I was a kid. I’m glad to learn more about it. This ‘adoption’ really is interesting. I am personally always for the progress for advancement. There is so much potential we as a species can and should accomplish for the common people. Despite all the bad, we all need to rise united and just keep pushing for progressive ideals.
Again, good video again and please take care of yourself! 🙏🏽❤️😁 much love!
That is really weird that they would rather a stranger be heir then their daughter.
Its about family.
I personally would not care if my wife kept her family name.
The child should have both llast names. In spanish cullture traditionally children are born with their fathers last name and second last name is their mothers
Sounds like a great thing. I hope it keeps working well for them
Thank you so much for sharing your opinion!
What if the adoptive son divorced their daughter and remarried. What if in that marriage their was a child born . There’s no bloodline connection. Might as well let the family name die out.
Oh, I read about that! Apparently, when they divorce, since the husband is still legally adopted, he's still "in the family." It's bonkers (and awkward, I imagine). And even if there is no bloodline connection to that grandchild, they are still legally theirs, therefore able to inherit!
I'm interested in adoption in Japan
How to apply?
Anyone here I want to be adopted
dont get the wrong ideas. hafu is not tolerated by my book. also only a japenese can truly raise a japanese. banzai!!!!
Thank you for commenting despite not tolerating me! Have a good day 😌
@@ishikawa_sachi im talking about something very different but yeah... i know about expats and hafu in jp... believe me when i say we have something for everyone... just a bit longer before its discussed... pwomise
You’re absolutely stunning. 😍This video is great. 👍🏻I heard what you said. You explained. Everything very well. And yet…I’m still confused….what’s the point of this old AF Japanese tradition?! 😭😂
Just sell. The building. Take that money and retire.
Why adopt Doctor stranger?!
Hahahahaha, indeed why!! Thank you so much for watching and for commenting! (And I’m glad I could make this easy to understand because it’s very 🤯)
@@ishikawa_sachi I wish I can call you right now and have a long conversation. Cause I have a lot more hypothetical questions on this extremely bizarre topic 😀
@@ishikawa_sachi I would totally adopt, Dr. Strange, dude is a powerful wizard damn it! And I also think 🤔 if I get adopted but I have to cut ties with my family, would that be only legal or does it have to be like permanent, as in socially? Sentimentaly? I mean if they're not or were not abusive, then do they help their former families? If they're married, do they cut ties with their spouse and kids? It sounds like a tremendo arroz con mango!
@@aditacruz75 Yeah I would like to hear some interviews with parents who lost their sons through adoption. Maybe they all have other children who could take care of them?
This is so fucked up. I hate structural patriarchy so much.
Same, same, same, same, same (thanks for the comment!!)
I hate matriarchy masked as equality
@@Yak.indebox Who ever talked to you?.............
@@luciachamorroh2147 who ever asked you to comment? It’s the same answer
Hi
can you help me to get adopted?
Lol, no.
@@ishikawa_sachi😂
damn, Capitalism, behind every video about weird stuff
Indeed!!! (Thanks for the comment!!)
I wanna Adopt Japanes adult women too...where i sign the pappers??