The problems that people in Japan identify are common to most western countries. People have been brainwashed to accept that companies should have all the profits with low taxes while people receive miserable salaries and prices soar so that companies increase their profits.
Hey Takashi. I want to live in Osaka. I'm passing on my gi bill to get a Japanese education in Osaka. I'm trying to learn how to help Japan because I love your country and want to marry a Yamato woman. Thank you for helping me out
@@justhomashere bro use your GI bill and get a degree in social work (whatever that degree is) I don’t think Japan is going to take kindly to the USA sending their unhoused sidewalk campers to live there. Plus no Japanese girl will marry you till you have a career job my dude. Don’t expect anything other than that as minimal expectation. Nonetheless I do wish you good luck! But remember Japan is a bit more hive minded in terms of social opinions than us so don’t ruin America’s reputation by behaving badly over there.
@@george11419 unfortunately there's not much to learn here. what he's leaving out is the propaganda that's on Japanese news/tv- they are CONSTANTLY being told that the weak yen is the source of all their problems, that they are becoming an economic backwater- pretty much every elder's opinion here is a direct parroting of their 'news' YES prices are going up, but the elders have to understand that it's necessary. Prices haven't moved, in Japan, for a generation- money needs to come out of the hands of their boomers, and companies need to be pressed to raise wages (and they are)
It is good to see older folks in the video, who are usually sorely lacking in your videos. Since Japan is a society of elders, including them in all your videos makes sense.
the world is getting sh*t everywhere now, ceo salaries are getting higher, inflation is hitting, people are becoming poorer, population decline and more and more people vote right-wing in countries, which poses a major risk of abolishing democracies. Oh and also just one single whacked-in-the-head politician could cause a nuclear war and the extinction of humanity. It's a sh*t time to live in.
I might get slammed for my comment but I think the main issue is that the distribution of wealth has become more and more uneven throughout the years. The rich get richer while all the hardships of the economy are put on the shoulders of low to mid income people. I'm not even a guy that leans on the left but this is the harsh reality.
Many professional people in America work from home using the internet instead of always going to the office. Some say they save money on traveling and meals this way and actually have more time to do real work. Many goods come from Asian countries and are cheaper to purchase. Large food sources are produced in modern farms in America and Mexico and Canada. Oil production there is high making gas prices reasonable. Also high technology is used to produce defense products that are sold all over the world. iPhones etc are examples of civilian applications. Japanese products are recognized as being high quality and have a good market in America. I see a few large pharmaceutical Japanese firms making great markets for their superior products in America. Toyota vehicles are popular in America. Learning English is a key method for Japanese people who can profit with this trend and expand selling overseas for profitable returns. The future is young people becoming international aware of this trend for their success. Mr Takashii is doing this with this program being shown worldwide and allowing the people to think on how to share their thoughts.
When the guy mentioned you could get an entire meal - including dessert and side dishes - for just $7, I was blown away. These days, you can hardly get a cup of coffee and dessert for under $10 near copenhagen
they had many years of very low inflation(and sometimes even deflation) since the 90' and yen has depriciated a lot. in 2011 1usd was worth80 yens today it's worth 160.
Same here in Berlin, Dessert and tea/coffe for less than 10€ is not possible. Even a Döner cost nowadays here 7-8€, in my childhood 20 years ago it was 2,50€. Inflation kills wealth
see the key difference? the older ones are happy because they own a house ... the younger generation feels hopeless, stuck in slavery and forever renting
We have them too. Over here in the US we call them Boomers, they are not good people, they do not care about the future of their children or their country because they had their happy life and that's all that matters to them.
@@VaultBoy-op2srThis is 100% true. The generation before the boomers created all this wealth and prosperity for America that was meant to last ages but the boomers blew through everything in like 40 years and elected con artists who rob the government and leave everyone in massive debt and the majority won’t help their children and actually chastise them for not accomplishing what they did, even though everything was far easier and essentially handed to them.
Its just like that in the US as well and probably most parts of the world. Billionaires should not exist in this world while their workers have to be on welfare as well to survive.
Every single country is going through this level of insane inflation. Some worse than others. But everyone agrees that salaries are to low to survive in most countries these days.
Yeah it's a world wide thing. Between Post COVID economic problems, several active military conflicts involving major internation economies, unchecked illegal immigration and massive inflation it's a perfect storm. It almost feels engineered...
@@Artavasdes127 That might actually be the problem. Because entrepreneurs are looking to Crypto Currency instead of normal investments. Where traditional Investments are tied directly to the work force, Crypto is tied to nothing and provides zero value for society beyond money laundering. So with the excess capitol tied up in completely worthless investments (talking GDP or Work completed) The market has been forced to inflate as people are looking for EASY money.
@@retrofraction I said study bitcoin, not cryptocurrency more broadly. Bitcoin was conceived in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis specifically to serve as a hedge against government money printing and inflationary monetary policy. Additionally, with regard to your money laundering "argument", it is far easier to track Bitcoin transactions on the blockchain than it is to track cash transactions.
Great questions. And a great selection of interviewees who are, as ever, very well informed on society, foriegn affairs, the economy etc. This is not evident is other countries I feel. I thank everyone for their openness and honesty in their answers, and I wish them, and Japan, prosperity in the future. Happy Christmas Takashii and everyone, and greetings from Prague, Czech Republic
I agree with everything you said. That said, I wish he could share how he goes about selecting people. Without it, I can’t reliably use this as a source of research on some of the problems he’s exploring. And I really want to use!
7:14 In Norway, there is no age limit for public education being free; it is free for life. You can pursue as many degrees as you want. However, this might change in the coming years. I have a premonition that you will have to start paying if you study at the same or a lower level than a degree you already hold-for example, pursuing a second bachelor’s degree after completing one, or obtaining a second master’s degree.
In Ukraine it actually works like you described: first education (bachelor/master degree) is free, but if you want to get the same or lower degree in the diferent field once you have started and abandoned OR completed your first specialization - you pay for education.
@@gumed85 We have one of the worlds biggest funds supporting us. The return of investment is insane. And a educated population helps the economy. (considering we send shit ton of money out of norway to third world contries, it's in no way expensive for us to do this, lol).
TAKASHii, you apparently do a very good job putting folks you interview at ease. Is it common for Japanese to share such personal details with a new interviewer? I visited Japan for the first time about a year ago and really love the country! Arigato Gozaimasu!
The employees salaries stay the same for years, but no the salaries for the CEO, and rest Executives. And obviously the ones the get the most is the shareholders and owner of the companies. Maybe the keep they salaries the same (C-Os and others Executives, Directors, etc.) but they earned much depending how well is the company for the "good management" and like I said, if they are shareholders. The work class is all poor, the rest is who we can consider, the rich people.
rothschilds that control the entire worlds money supply have power to make and break ecomys...... right now they are breaking them all world wide to usher a even worse system.
Good one, please do more of these videos where we can hear the voices of real local Japanese, not just in Tokyo but other parts of Japan as well. Loved this concept, want more of these content so that foreigners can benefit
Thanks for this interessting insight. Also you are a great interviewer - let people speak , listen to them and follow up with just fitting and interessting questions. Enjoyed this video!
Strange for a guy like me to see that in Japan a men looks like that at the age 86 and in my country ( Romania ) people like him looks like that around 60 !! 😄
Japanese for years thought because the country's GDP was #2 they were rich when in fact, they were stagnant. Everyone else got rich and now Japan is in a dire situation of foreign asset ownership, low wages, massive government debt and terminal population decline.
I taught English in Japan from 2000-2001. Even back then people were struggling. My biggest complaint is that foreign teachers weren't treated very well. I don't know if it has changed much?
I was in Fukuoka in October and will visit Tokyo/Osaka/Kyoto in April. I try to be mindful of a different country’s customs and manners before arriving so as to be respectful. Happy New Year to all! 🎉 🇯🇵 ❤
Very good work Takashii. Your "man in the street" interviews are actually far better than high gloss, annoying, cutesy "ha ha ha ha/ ho ho ho ho..naru hodo ne.." television fare in this country. (33 year expat living in western Japan perspective.)
I had same exact experience when arriving in Vietnam for business (even in this year), and then same exact experience from Vietnam to Haneda seeing bright lights, but very quiet. It caught my attention when I heard this interview segment. I'm from Northern California, but work for Korean Company, So I travel a lot from SFO, ICN, HAN, HND back to SFO. Love your channel, keep up the great work TAKASHii...!!
Seeing bright lights before or after landing? Quiet in the airport or in the Tokyo city? I don't find Tokyo is particularly quiet. But I like the Japanese culture of not talking loudly in the public.
I must comment on the really excellent EDITING in this vid. Alas, I would love to have retired in Japan having lived there some decades ago, but it is just too expensive so I ended up in a different part of the world but still very happy.
Great interview. Keep it up Takashii. It highlights the critical issue of wages staying stagnant for decades. Yes, every time I visit Japan, I’m surprised by how cheap everything is, including food, clothes, etc.
One thing for sure that I can tell from all of your interviews and from my several trips to Japan is that more than 90% of Japanese people are well educated. The way they speak, the way they think. And since education is a foundation of everything so as bad as it seems to be, Japan will never collapse. And even it does, Japan will come back like everytime in the past. As a Thai, I envy Japan for that
I can’t wait for visiting your country on Aug with my daughter. your channel is one of the best for understanding Japanese perspective , culture , economics and so on . Thank you very much for the great Japan’s contents. 🙏😊
I've been to Japan twice. The weak yen was not any reason I visited it was the culture food and scenery. Regardless if the yen wasn't weak I'd still visit as many times as I can I'm my lifetime
People aren't visiting because of the weak yen, they are visiting NOW because of the weak yen. Japan has been a popular but expensive tourist destination for decades. Now it is popular and cheap.
@ML-sj3gi your not entirely wrong or right. But I truly don't believe people are going to Japan because of the weak yen. Social media has played a factor for the glamorization of that fact but I believe people truly just want to experience other cultures etc... I was supposed to go to japan jn 2020 but you know what happened. I had to wait 3 years to visit one of my bucket list destinations. And at the time the yen was around 130ish. Still like I said I'd visit that place as long as I'm allowed to in my lifetime
@missplainjane3905 First time around basically the Golden Route and second time around was just exploring random cities and locations nothing really specific. It entirely depends on what you are looking for
@@ML-sj3gi actually, in the 2000s decade, Japan struggled with tourism. You can look up old Japanese government reports and initiatives, where Japanese government was concerned that they weren't getting enough tourists compared to Europe. This was back in the early 2000s. Japan has really taken off enormously as a tourist destination. I think because more Koreans and Chinese visit, but also, Japanese culture is popular with younger generation in United States.
6:30 "Salaries for young people are low. You can't live on a pension alone." These statements could be about America. Her sister must live in a very wealthy area, because much of America has a far worse quality of life than the Japanese with a far below living wage, no health care, terrible schools, gun voilence, etc.
Yes. Most 1st gen eastern Asian immigrants have much higher income than average Americans and live in wealthy communities. It's because of the culture and US immigration policies.
Quality of life was a surprising phrase to use, wonder what the exact words were. Quality of life is typically calculated as much higher in Japan, but of course you can earn higher salaries in the US if you’re skilled.
I think America is on its way to becoming an aged society in few decades, thanks to English language getting immigrants to integrated from countries which speak English was never a problem, but MAGA movement seems to now have taken a racist overtones, where not only is it important that you are smart but its is also important that you are white and christiant, all those countries also are declining in population by the way.
I was thinking that too because, when you compare quality of life between Japan and the states these days, if you are middle class/working class, Japan is WAY BETTER. It may not be perfect here, but at least my healthcare isn't tied to my job and I'll never have to be afraid of getting randomly shot.
Impressive and VERY informative set of social interviews. I thoroughly agree that visitors should be more well informed AND mindful about Japan's culture before and during visits.
As an American, I knew of Japan’s economic hard times but I don’t have a grim view of Japan or its future. I do not nor do I think most people hold the view that Japan is a poor country. They are just having hard times. I sympathize with the Japanese people. Thanks for the video- Also, people travel to Japan because they love Japan and Japanese people.
In 2008 - 2010 it was 78 yen to the dollar and now it is 160 or so. The exchange rate, on average is around 112 yen to the dollar. For this reason, right now, is an absolutely fantastic time for Americans to visit Japan and get a 30% discount on everything - and tips are not required, or accepted. My point is that things will return to normal/average sooner or later.
This was an wonderful compendium and you asked such pertinent questions. Nothing can better explain the stagflationary mess in Japan. Keep up the wonderful work.
Excellent interview Takashi-san, I'm Australian with a Japanese wife, she has lived with me here in Australia for 35 years but as we get older, she wants to live back in Japan because the medical system is much better in Japan. I also would love the opportunity to live in Japan as her spouse but concerned if I set up my retired life in Japan, if something happened to my wife and she dies, then I could be forced to go back to Australia. Also, the amount of paperwork and stuff at all levels of Government in Japan is intense so if I survived my wife who has heart condition, I don't think I could survive in Japan on my own as a retired person. I do have Australian friends living in Japan as well but up in rural mountain locations. In 2 years time, I can get an Australian Government pension paid to me in Japan so it's very tempting.
Do it my friend while your wife is in good condition. Hopefully the Japanese medical system will boost her life expectancy for decades. I believe you need to be a resident in Japan at least 5 years, that will also give you time to become fluent. Learning Japanese was not difficult when living there.
@@doncallangher6177 Thanks for your reply Don, yes but I think as a spouse, the time to get permanent can be shorter provided the right paperwork has been completed. She's always raving how good the Japanese hospital and medical system works lol. Yes one of the things I'd want to do in Japan is to go through a Japanese language school so as I can somehow communicate with her family. I've been over there numerous times but no longer than 6 weeks at any one time so just as my Japanese was starting to pick up, I had to head back home to ordinary life. I would not expect to work over there so I'll be a retiree. It's just the fear of packing up my life and property here that makes me a bit hesitant, going somewhere for a holiday or family visit is different to actually living over there.
Talk to a good lawyer (immigration & financial) set up a trust, rent out your Australian properties which you can have relatives locally be boots on the ground, then meet your wife half way. She uprooted for the 35 yrs, so it sounds only fair plus the opportunity to bond w/ her side of the family. Make her happy & if the worst happens, god forbid, you can have the property go to her or you have the propety to go back to. if there is a will, there is a way. All love, man!
Good/bad Healthcare in both places, there is no cure or unique treatment for heart failure in Japan. Sounds like she and maybe you just want to move there. Id work that out, goodluck.
People in Japan are worried about weak yen, but you can still live comfortably in Tokyo with 40man and rent has hardly raised here, but I visited the states last year and it seems like almost everything has doubled. People say in most major city's even 80,000 USD is hard to live off of. So I'm not sure if just comparing a yen vs dollar exchange rate is the best way to judge your economy. It's more about the ratio between an average income vs the needed income to live comfortably.
The metrics to use here are Purchasing Power Parity and Wealth Inequality. US is highly unequal. It's has the highest rate of poverty among advanced countries by far.
It is just plain sarcastic that if I move from Spain to Japan, I would lose money. Plus I would have to pay any medical expenses that I require 'cause their jewish hc system, simply absurd. (Well, actually I can do as the girl says at 18:04 . If I could stay all year it wouldn't be a bad option, xDDDD)
I m Chinese and I feel all East Asian countries especially Japan, China , South Korea, are all going towards the same situation : aging population and low birth rates. And Crash of Real Estate market. Now the birth rate of China is even lower than Japan how crazy is that.
Not that crazy for me, because i have learnt that China implimented one child policy for decades. My country Indonesia learnt from China and adopted the 2 child policy in the 80s and our birthrate is around that nowadays, it's stagnant. So, when China has lower birthrate now than Japan, i'm not shocked because of the policy. I am shocked that Korea has lowest birthrate since their economy seems doing well and they don't have repressive measurement for childbirth in the past.
I am also from China. This is normal. The fertility rate will be adjusted according to population changes. This is a cycle. Generally, after rapid population growth, it will be saturated. This is a generation with low fertility rate, and then it will tend to stabilize. Like Europe, the fertility rate has been low for a long time.
@ it tells you low birth rate is not because of “repressive measures”. It’s the result of economical development, the society got richer, the cost of raising a child goes higher. China, Japan Korea have similar culture of strong emphasis on children’s education, therefore there is an ARMS RACE for education nobody wants their kids to be behind in school. If without the “one child policy”, our population would have exploded to 2 billion already. That’s a huge burden to the country and the world. Because natural resources are limited , land, space, water, food, electricity etc etc. but now the low birth rate is dragging down the economic growth.
Because people, even if they don't realize it, can feel those societies are sick and the west have much better work-life balance. South Korea and Japan are hellholes, especially for the natives, with enormous pressure to conform and fall in line. If you go there, there's no energy, robotic people. That's no way to live. Who would want to have children in shitholes like that with low salaries?
Thank you for this great set of interviews. It was very interesting to hear the interviewees' thoughts and opinions. I visited Japan for the first time in 2024 and liked it a lot. I will return!
I see a lot of these Japanese decline in videos but Japan still looks like such a nice place to live. Nice people, safe, healthy and clean environment, modern, convenient, efficient, etc.
Because they're clickbait oversimplification. Japan is poorer on paper, but the cost of living in countries like the US is insane. Had I not moved to Japan after graduation, I'd probably still be living with my parents struggling to afford healthcare.
I believe Thailand is a great way to go for Japan. Their development and economy is on the rise. And the Thais are a long time acquaintance of Japan for centuries. If Japan pushes industrialization further on the base of Thai good economy it can be a dynamic duo of cooperation.
Great discussion and I love the mix of people. So informative. Also the advice for foreigners to work remotely in Japan is a great way to see if Japan suits well without burning bridges etc. Thanks!
I think that order and safety are much more important than wealth because that is happiness that money can't buy. Thank you for such honest interviews I agree with previous comments that it keeps getting better! It is such a special thing to be able to listen to people from another side of the world as if you are talking to them in real life. This is really a special privilege of the 21st century.
This is how the Japanese government discusses the population issue: "We should DO something!" "Should we... DO something?" "We should DO something!" "Should we... DO something?" "We should DO something!" "Should we... DO something?" "We should DO something!" "Should we... DO something?" "... we should do something!"
"Everyone, we deeply apologize for not doing something! Please forgive our inadequacy" (Bow for 45 seconds in silence, 60 degree bend) ...Proceed to not do something
The problem is the "something" they would have to commit to is anathema to the Japanese mindset - which is to allow those in skilled labor positions from other countries to gain Japanese citizenship.
Because whatever the government does is pointless. Economics has nothing to do with birth rates no matter what ppl say. No amount of 4 day work weeks, better work-life balance, free childcare, maternity leave, or whatever else shit countries have been doing has even had a minuscule impact on birth rates. No developed country in history has ever improved its birthrate by government action.
Great video! I love how you surveyed people of different ages and occupations, it gave even more validity when they were sharing same concerns about Japan's future. Very interesting subject, I didn't know so many people are worried about it. Your English is seriously impressive btw. Thank you for including subtitles!
Well, as the saying goes: "Grass is Greener the Other Side." Each & Every country has its own strengths and challenges. I believe in Japan and Japanese People 100%. They have inspired me a lot. Their Respect for Public Spaces, Discipline, Hard Work and many more...will sure help them to face current challenges well and come back strongly. Their Old School Bureaucracy, Slow Decision making process, Lack of Creativity & Entrepreneurship in New Age Technologies...need to be addressed. Best Wishes.
We love japan and its unique culture and things. Since the weaker yen, we have visited Tokyo 5 times within a 12 month period. We are visiting Osaka right now and the experience has been great so far. But I truly hope Japan's economy picks back up for the people of Japan
I've lived in Japan since 2009; it has been remarkable to notice elements of the decline. Most notably has been seeing less children more and more. It has also been the closure of family businesses in my neighborhood, again in some cases due to no children to continue the business. Salary stagnation is most notable, I'll be in a wine bar in Yokohama and hear repeatedly how it's troubling to see little rise in pay while the price of items is increasing. What's interesting though is how many don't really know what can be done, or more importantly, who will do it. "Things must change" I hear a lot, but when I ask whom should execute the change I get mostly "the government" but they're not sure they can do anything. I hear a lot of "shoganai" in these conversations, a sort of quiet resignation that things are stuck. I won't claim to have all the answers but I can definitely say the old angry oyaji at the top do not help matters in the slightest. They seem stuck in a delusional reverie that Japan is still number 1 and nothing needs to change. I remember a yochien (pre-K) in Tokyo getting hit with noise complaints from elderly residents because they couldn't stand the noise of happy children at play. These are the same people crashing their cars in the front of a flower shop or Lawson because they confuse the accelerator for the brake; there the death of a woman and child in Ikebukuro with this precise issue. It sounds ungrateful, these are the people who built Japan after the war into what it is... but they also ran it into the ground... and their bitterness seems to be their only refuge. I really hope that the younger generation of leaders entering the Diet and industry can finally shake Japan out of it's topor. Because this is such a wonderful place, I will forever be gaijin, I have no delusions of being Japanese in any sense of the word. I am a guest and this is their country, but I am happy for this to be my home, and I want to see it succeed.
This hits home to what I've felt here. Shoganai is THE japanese mindset. And wasting their life away without trying to improve their conditions. Truly sad to see.
Germany shares a lot of parallels. Both lost in the 2. WW. Both had an economic boom. Both love bureaucracy mixed with old tech(Fax-Maschine or paperwork) Both stagnating (Please correct if anything is wrong)
What a lot of foreigners don't comprehend is that one of the reasons why the cost of living is so high for the Japanese is because over 30% of their entire population lives in Tokyo alone. To put that into perspective imagine if over 100 million people lived in New York.
I'm currently in Japan on a long vacation of 3 months. I came to see if I would like to live here, before pulling the trigger. I work remotely for a company in Europe, so the time is a bit inconvenient sometimes, but overall I have the whole first half of the day for myself. Prices are also great if you earn in Euros, but it's only cheaper then expensive countries. In general I spend here almost the same I do when I'm in Belgium. I've been to many places before, and I would say Tokyo is my 2nd most favourite place to live. Everything is really convenient. I have Japanese background, so I know a bit of the language, which is a major thing for living in Japan. I'm used to live on bigger apartments, and the size of most houses in Tokyo are extremely small. I decided not to stay long-term here since for me, Kyiv is still the best place to live. In general, I do agree that the vibes here are not comparable with the "booming" places in growing economies, but Japan has so much to offer with safety and quality. Would pick Tokyo any day compared to any other city besides Kyiv. I would also say, living in the country-side can also be extremely enjoyable, compared to Tokyo.
@@Србомбоница86 yes, I am! Kyiv is the best city I ever lived. Take into consideration that I've lived for more then 1 month in at least 50 different cities
I find it a bit odd when people say living comfortably is ''buying what you want whenever you want'' I'd say comfort when it comes to living in a house/apartment is more about having enough to live and knowing that you will be fine for weeks to come if things go by normally, buy quality not quantity just to stave off boredom, you should be careufl with money even if you don't have to look at the price of items. I live in a very rich country and even here the situation is the same as in japan when it comes to costs and wages, it's a global phenomenon
Buying whatever you want whenever you want doesn't mean indulging in careless shopping sprees. It means not having to worry about your essential needs even if you buy something for no other reason than your own pleasure.
It is good to see older folks in the video, who are usually sorely lacking in your videos. Since Japan is a society of elders, including them in all your videos makes sense.
Great video, thank you… I recently visited Japan, and had an amazing trip, though due to the language barrier it was difficult to connect with anyone other than in a customer service context. It is good to get a sense of what some of the average people are feeling.
About shibuya sky/tokyo skytree , you can also go up in the metropolitan goverment building which is free, incase you don’t manage to get tickets for the others or can’t/dont want to afford them
Indeed what the elderly man said is true - on my first trip to Japan in the 1990s, it was so expensive for me coming from Singapore .. exchange rate was ¥1000=SGD18, now it's SGD8.71. You can get a good meal in a mall restaurant for ¥1500 whereas in Sg, it's easily double. Thankfully, we have hawker centres in Sg. I've been going Japan every year for the past few years and going again in 2025. Hotels are very expensive though. If the Japanese think they're overrun by tourists, imagine being in sg where the population is 3.5 million but the number of tourists is 12mil.
You need a tip option for your appreciative foreign (I am in San Francisco California) viewers Takashii. Really liked this one. The range of ages and experience is very helpful for our understanding. Was impressed with the thoughtfulness here. Improving and excellent interviewing skills!
I'm an economist and former Wall Street analyst. The problem was the culture to not admit failure on bad bank loans. The banking industry had to work out bad loans for over 30 years; it killed growth. It happens in the USA, we write them off (like 2007) and growth returns after a few painful years. Having a hangover of bad loans really is a huge problem for the entire country.
If you Don't mind, Would you please explain, what did you do in 2007 in USA? I am not Economist. But i am interested about topics. And what Japan should do according to you? Sorry for my bad English.
I guess economist is like cardiologist /surgeon , in order to clean the path of blood（funds）. However, the whole strategies of well being a person/country are much more complicated in dimensions and levels.😂❤
Japan and USA are not in the same position of food chain in global trading and economy. USA has much more higher structures position in globe food chain.
Economy is like weather. Higher pressure pushes fund to low pressure area. If we can use equations and super computing power , we can prevent crisis and break the cycle of it. I am waiting the mathematics genius/ financial genius to solve this 👌.
Love your videos Takashii. Your English and poise with the microphone is so much better. I had the pleasure of visiting S.Korea and Japan for a month last year. You make the US look like a developing country. Everything was so clean, safe, excellent transportation, friendly hard working people that respected laws.
Visited the same countries this summer. Didn't realize how relaxed I could be not having to look over my shoulder every second due to crime. I miss the calmness and order of Japan and S Korea because I immediately felt the anger and stress after coming back to the US.
Exceptional video!🔥 I have incurred so much losses trading on my own....I trade well on demo but I think the real market is manipulated.... Can anyone help me out or at least tell me what I'm doing wrong??
Trading on a demo account can definitely feel similar to the real market, but there are some differences. It's important to remember that trading involves risks and it's normal to face looses sometimes. One piece of advice is to start small and gradually increase your investments as you gain more experience and confidence. It might also be helpful to seek guidance from experienced traders or do some research on different trading strategies.
Investing in crypto without professional guidance? I laugh at you, as you'll likely remain stagnant or suffer significant losses that could prevent you from trading further. This is a major issue for many new investors
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Japan is a beautiful country... that will never change. Japanese culture and its spirit behind it is one to behold... the Japanese garden, tea ceremony, buildings without nails, etc amazes many... Everything Japanese do is an art... Don't lose that spirit. Japanese strive for perfection... the japanese sword. Toyota and Honda cars are still two of the best cars made... still very popular worldwide... testament to Japanese engineering.. Japan is safe... no matter where you go. Japan does not have street crime and violence like the US... no Why? rubbish on the streets, no grafitti on building walls... testament to the spirit of respect for one another. Homelessness is rare. 2 months ago, on vacation in Japan, many times we sat next to young Chinese couple from China. I would ask them if this was their first time .. most said it was their 3rd or more times. Why? Besides beautiful Japan, wonderful culture, delicious Japanese food, Japanese people are very polite and friendly... and they are very helpful... Many go out of their way to help solve your problem. Japan had some great thinkers and achievers... in the past - Miyamoto Musashi, Akira Kurosawa, Akio Morita, Soichiro Honda, Goro Yoshida, Yasunari Kawabata, Where are their succeesors today? The potential is there... perhaps asleep... awaken it. Remember, if you do well,.. your country does well. Think outside the box... be creative... be original... Ganbare!
Your own comment illustrates the built-in contradiction that creates Japan's entire problem. "Stay the same. Think outside the box". C'mon. That's impossible. If they don't let go of the past they won't have a future. There's a reason women won't marry and have children.
rodney, you mean the urinating in the streets after drinking all night, or the lack of intimacy in marriages, bullying, or the fact that many children don't go visit their parents, or just what is it that you don't understand yet about Japan?
This is one of your best work! You are doing a more 'proper' job as a journalist compared to many US reporters. These are great interviews! Keep going!
Around the world are experiencing increasing of basic necessities such as rice, fuel, oil, water, food, and housing. The sky rocketing cost of living is undeniably worrying. 😢
@@Jimihendrix1834America has been like back in 2007-08. Things got really good in 2017-18 & then the pandemic came & things got worse. Many family owned businesses closed down & never recovered.
Those folks absolutely nailed the American view of Japan. Safe, clean, orderly, polite and affordable. I don't know anywhere in the world you can visit to get all of those things. I recently made my 1st trip there and likely go back. They do need to have more kids because, oh my goodness, Japanese babies are unbelievably cute.
You have a very naive and shallow view of Japan.. Its not that great, trust me... There is a reason there are so many problems in Japan. There is a reason mental health and quality of life is so low in Japan... It is really easy for American's or European's to go to Japan and enjoy their nicer things on our stronger dollar and easier way of life.. Foreigners as a whole, rarely last long living in Japan as an integrated Japanese.
@16:00 mark the woman felt uncomfortable with foreigners that aren't respecting their culture and resort to retreating into safe spaces. Seems like Johnny Somali is just one of many.
@ChiyoTachi You cannot expect foreigners to act like Japanese people. Same anywhere else. If that is causing you to retreat to a "safe space" your society has much more pressing issues.
Some things really reflect what I see as an Autumn-season traveller, and I'm in my 30's - I mountain trek a lot in Japan, the people that I observe passing by me are often middle-aged adults or old folks, and nary young adults of my age in sight. Although this is not the case if you go to more populated trails like Mt Takao, or Mt Oyama (in Kanagawa). I wonder if they "lack energy" in this case. I myself never got to see what the bustling era of shopping arcades in sub-urban towns feel like, but for the last few years I've visited, seeing entire streets of shophouses just closed and shuttered, really makes me worry about Japan's future and population woes.
Thank you so much for this kind of topics and videos, it's amazing to know what locals think, even more so when I'm planning to relocate in a few months to Tokyo as a student and to pursue life there. My main concern is the general concern of declining population, where all prices increase, as well as maybe not being accepted on many places due to being a foreigner when searching for a better job, but I guess those things will improve in the upcoming years, at least I like to think that, even if it becomes a problem, since I live in Uruguay right now, I think Japan will be an improvement in all means
I'm hoping in the future that the Japanese government will get their act together to make Japan's economy more better soon!! I love Japan & I've learned so much from watching so many great videos from this channel!
We( as a family ) had a focus on Japan in the 70' s , because of our passion for judo, and my brother's subsequent visits to Japan! There was a blooming industry back then!!, the japanese work ethic !!,,and factories working in shifts, just in time delivery of subcontractors in factories , all things we in Europe looked on with great admiring curiosity, then the collapse of your economy! Which economist called " japanization , low growth, massive government debt,and so on, something that indeed spread to Europe, printing money like toilet paper,? Rich people getting richer and the majority becoming poor! Still, the best and most reliable cars in the world, wouldn't drive anything but a japanese car!
plenty of children in Tokyo, maybe not so many in central area, but if there are kids anywhere in Japan, it's in the bigger cities it's really when you go to the smaller towns and countryside when you realize how few children there are in Japan also, I'd say at least 20-30 percent of kids or babies I've seen in Tokyo are foreigners or half Japanese the future looks bad but I don't think Japanese people are anywhere near going extinct because even if this trend continues there will still be tens of millions of young Japanese people in a few decades Japan doesn't need to import immigrants because Japanese work until very old age unilke most of the developed nations who retire at 65 or younger even I think it's way worse for Japan if they start importing millions of immigrants who will irreversibly change Japan into a non Japanese country my country, Croatia is doing far far worse there is only 3.7 million people in this country, but already it's about 30 percent Bosnian, Serbian, Albanian, Romani(Gypsy), Nepalese, Indian and Filipino among many others In my short life of 29 years I have seen my area change from almost 95 percent local people to people who moved in from other parts of the country to now mass immigration of people from the other side of the world, that's just 29 years... in a few decades even more young people will leave the country and more immigrants will come, it will no longer be Croatia as it was until recently many European countries will unfortunately face the same fate by the end of 21st century
I don't think there is anything bad with controlled and minor migration but with mass migration the loss of culture and extinction of everything a nation is, is really inevitable and that is sad I hate seeing any culture and nation going extinct because that is what makes us beautiful, the diversity of each region and continent what's even worse is that after horrible times of empires and world wars Japan has finally built a country that everyone appreciates and loves and now their population is going down and are thinking about importing millions of people who will change that completely same goes for most of Europe and many other countries bad economy is almost everywhere nowadays, all of the countries complain about worsening standards of living and prices going up the world is going to shit and unfortunately our generation will get to witness it
@@momojinsei most of your migrants are fellow europeans bosnian ukranians polish etc they share similar culture to Croats your country doesn't have the same problem as say Germany, France and especially the UK with mass muslim migration which has brought in groomong gongs zeehadi related issues etc
yeah, people like to overstate things. Narratives like “all Japanese are blah blah blah” or “99% of Japanese are blah blah blah” are pretty much exaggerated.
To the old man saying foreigners are coming because prices are incredibly cheap.... you are very wrong. Holidaying in Japan is one of the most expensive regions. Also... we come to Japan to enjoy tranquility and respectful culture. The first thing we think about is not "ahhh prices there are really cheap". If we wanted that.... we would go to Vietnam or Thailand.
@@yuukineeko8699 depends on one's perspective... I'm a Brit living in Hong Kong. When I go to Japan I get a break away from all the loudness and bad manners in Hong Kong... so from MY perspective... its a heaven. Im sure if I LIVED in japan i would start seeing things.... so i choose to keep japan as a regular holiday destination.
Polish wages depending on the profession are the same or higher. This is a bit of a shock because in 1990 in Poland average monthly earnings were $108.
I would hope so after all those tens of billions of EU funds flowing into the country every year over the past two decades. Soon enough you'll become a proper EU member and share the burden of propping up the forever poor shitholes who vote in politicans who embezzle the EU hush money instead of investing them.
I lived in Japan 20 years ago (for a year) and have been visitng every few years since then. I love the country, however nothing has changed for the better with regards to the gerontocracy running the country. The weak yen should spur a focus on exports, put upwards pressure on wages - but I doubt that will happen for cultural and inflexible policy reasons.. Thanks Takashi for your great video and i hope more Japanese are as open-minded and informed as you. (Currently on vacation inTokyo 😅)
Japan cities used to be advanced in Asia Now it’s the other way around as more Asian cities like Shanghai, Singapore , KL , shenzhen , Chengdu , Hanoi, Bangkok , Beijing start to take over
And up coming cities like johor I think Japan has been too stagnant for years and been stuck in its old ways compared to many Asian countries which has moved to ai and technology
I do agree some of the foreigners were incredibly rude in public and I feel very embarrassed to watch while I was in Japan. I , as a foreigner, hopefully have tried my best to follow the rules and culture and not to be rude 😮😅
I think more of the foreigners who come and say everything is so cheap-while wages are stagnant. Reminds me of the Americans I met in Mexico and how they were amazed that the prices were so cheap. But never thought to ask the average wage of a Mexican.
Takashii-kun, I think that if "gaijin" move to Japan, then they should assimilate into Japanese culture, most definitely learn to speak Japanese, and learn Japanese culture, etiquette, and traditions. "When in Japan, do what the Japanese do." 🇺🇸🤝🇯🇵
I totally agree with that, I believe that living within the Japanese society is the best way to experience such ancient customs that are preserved amongst the Japanese people today. Even though someone like myself will never be Japanese but trying my best not to act just like a foreigner and respect the culture and the people is the best way to make the best from the experience.
How much of yourself and your country are you willing to give up? Your clothes, your religion your ethics? Not to mention part of what Japanese companies want when hiring foreigners is to bring the foreign work cultures. They see Japanese companies stuck in the past and want to modernize. Just throwing away your culture isn’t as helpful as you would imagine. I have been here for 20 years and my current company hired me specifically to force the Japanese staff to modernize. My wife is currently doing the same with her company.
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To live in Japan for a while I would have to get a job in the United States that allowed me to work from Japan.
The problems that people in Japan identify are common to most western countries. People have been brainwashed to accept that companies should have all the profits with low taxes while people receive miserable salaries and prices soar so that companies increase their profits.
Hey Takashi. I want to live in Osaka. I'm passing on my gi bill to get a Japanese education in Osaka. I'm trying to learn how to help Japan because I love your country and want to marry a Yamato woman. Thank you for helping me out
@@justhomashere bro use your GI bill and get a degree in social work (whatever that degree is) I don’t think Japan is going to take kindly to the USA sending their unhoused sidewalk campers to live there. Plus no Japanese girl will marry you till you have a career job my dude. Don’t expect anything other than that as minimal expectation. Nonetheless I do wish you good luck! But remember Japan is a bit more hive minded in terms of social opinions than us so don’t ruin America’s reputation by behaving badly over there.
please make a video how can foreigners can start/open a business in Japan? like opening a shop or like opening a chicken farm, what should be done?
I really enjoy these more serious conversations. They are important ones to have!
And learn from.
@@george11419 unfortunately there's not much to learn here.
what he's leaving out is the propaganda that's on Japanese news/tv- they are CONSTANTLY being told that the weak yen is the source of all their problems, that they are becoming an economic backwater- pretty much every elder's opinion here is a direct parroting of their 'news'
YES prices are going up, but the elders have to understand that it's necessary. Prices haven't moved, in Japan, for a generation- money needs to come out of the hands of their boomers, and companies need to be pressed to raise wages (and they are)
Japanese women are the single biggest factor for the decline. None of these conversations were serious, just clueless.
It is good to see older folks in the video, who are usually sorely lacking in your videos. Since Japan is a society of elders, including them in all your videos makes sense.
He’s lucky to find them. Usually they don’t want to be near cameras.
Sadly, the older ones in this video were less wise than their younger counterparts.
The older ones are pretty backwards and lowkey racist. Very presumptuous. A lot of exactly what the younger generation complains about
@@earlysda Not the 86 year old man! He's full of wisdom and I would love to have a conversation with him.
老害
Same problem everywhere. Costs go up wages stay the same.
An oversimplification of the problem but I feel it’s accurate.
the world is getting sh*t everywhere now, ceo salaries are getting higher, inflation is hitting, people are becoming poorer, population decline and more and more people vote right-wing in countries, which poses a major risk of abolishing democracies. Oh and also just one single whacked-in-the-head politician could cause a nuclear war and the extinction of humanity. It's a sh*t time to live in.
@ with raising costs on necessities skyrocketing it’s a bad situation for sure.
I might get slammed for my comment but I think the main issue is that the distribution of wealth has become more and more uneven throughout the years. The rich get richer while all the hardships of the economy are put on the shoulders of low to mid income people. I'm not even a guy that leans on the left but this is the harsh reality.
@@TurntableTV why should you be slammed for this, this is the truth. the rich need to get taxed more and the working class needs welfare.
Turns out it's always been a class war regardless of country
Great interviews! Your interviewees were very thoughtful with their comments and responses! Please do more episodes like this.
These are good interviews. Keep exploring these day to day topics.
Many professional people in America work from home using the internet instead of always going to the office. Some say they save money on traveling and meals this way and actually have more time to do real work. Many goods come from Asian countries and are cheaper to purchase. Large food sources are produced in modern farms in America and Mexico and Canada. Oil production there is high making gas prices reasonable. Also high technology is used to produce defense products that are sold all over the world. iPhones etc are examples of civilian applications. Japanese products are recognized as being high quality and have a good market in America. I see a few large pharmaceutical Japanese firms making great markets for their superior products in America. Toyota vehicles are popular in America. Learning English is a key method for Japanese people who can profit with this trend and expand selling overseas for profitable returns. The future is young people becoming international aware of this trend for their success. Mr Takashii is doing this with this program being shown worldwide and allowing the people to think on how to share their thoughts.
@@chuckxu5910 1500 yen/hr only apply to major cities and some nightshift jobs. in rural area, minimum wage is still 1000 yen/hr
Income going down for takashii....he made about 10 million dollars though he should be happy.
You have a great interview style. People really open up when answering.
Takashii I have watched all of your videos and this is by far my favorite. I appreciate the diversity in the ages of the interviewees.
Your interviews are getting better and better. Wish I could give a lot of likes. This was so interesting.
When the guy mentioned you could get an entire meal - including dessert and side dishes - for just $7, I was blown away. These days, you can hardly get a cup of coffee and dessert for under $10 near copenhagen
they had many years of very low inflation(and sometimes even deflation) since the 90' and yen has depriciated a lot. in 2011 1usd was worth80 yens today it's worth 160.
I hope you give the government more money so they can fix the problem.
If you can give over 90% of your salary all your problems will be gone.
Same here in Berlin, Dessert and tea/coffe for less than 10€ is not possible. Even a Döner cost nowadays here 7-8€, in my childhood 20 years ago it was 2,50€. Inflation kills wealth
Welcome to Malaysia a cup of coffee in Capital just cost $0.75
Seattle about same
I'm a foreigner who just got my visa approved and these interviews are very insightful! Thank you for sharing.
see the key difference? the older ones are happy because they own a house ... the younger generation feels hopeless, stuck in slavery and forever renting
We have them too. Over here in the US we call them Boomers, they are not good people, they do not care about the future of their children or their country because they had their happy life and that's all that matters to them.
@@VaultBoy-op2srThis is 100% true. The generation before the boomers created all this wealth and prosperity for America that was meant to last ages but the boomers blew through everything in like 40 years and elected con artists who rob the government and leave everyone in massive debt and the majority won’t help their children and actually chastise them for not accomplishing what they did, even though everything was far easier and essentially handed to them.
Its just like that in the US as well and probably most parts of the world. Billionaires should not exist in this world while their workers have to be on welfare as well to survive.
Not hard for them to buy actually. Interest is almost 0. Deposit is nearly 0 too.
Sounds like America
Every single country is going through this level of insane inflation. Some worse than others. But everyone agrees that salaries are to low to survive in most countries these days.
Yeah it's a world wide thing. Between Post COVID economic problems, several active military conflicts involving major internation economies, unchecked illegal immigration and massive inflation it's a perfect storm. It almost feels engineered...
Study bitcoin.
@@Artavasdes127 That might actually be the problem. Because entrepreneurs are looking to Crypto Currency instead of normal investments.
Where traditional Investments are tied directly to the work force, Crypto is tied to nothing and provides zero value for society beyond money laundering.
So with the excess capitol tied up in completely worthless investments (talking GDP or Work completed) The market has been forced to inflate as people are looking for EASY money.
@@retrofraction I said study bitcoin, not cryptocurrency more broadly. Bitcoin was conceived in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis specifically to serve as a hedge against government money printing and inflationary monetary policy.
Additionally, with regard to your money laundering "argument", it is far easier to track Bitcoin transactions on the blockchain than it is to track cash transactions.
in Japan wages are the same as in 2005, and are not forcased to increase much in the next 5 years, so its really bad for them
This channel is one of the best you can find for its diversity, content and consistency thanks for sharing bro 👍
Great questions. And a great selection of interviewees who are, as ever, very well informed on society, foriegn affairs, the economy etc. This is not evident is other countries I feel. I thank everyone for their openness and honesty in their answers, and I wish them, and Japan, prosperity in the future. Happy Christmas Takashii and everyone, and greetings from Prague, Czech Republic
I agree with everything you said. That said, I wish he could share how he goes about selecting people. Without it, I can’t reliably use this as a source of research on some of the problems he’s exploring. And I really want to use!
It would be a shame to see immigration destroy this culture as it’s done in so many other countries.
@@joebaz You shouldn't expect that from YT voxpops.
7:14 In Norway, there is no age limit for public education being free; it is free for life. You can pursue as many degrees as you want. However, this might change in the coming years. I have a premonition that you will have to start paying if you study at the same or a lower level than a degree you already hold-for example, pursuing a second bachelor’s degree after completing one, or obtaining a second master’s degree.
Why thats horrible.
In Ukraine it actually works like you described: first education (bachelor/master degree) is free, but if you want to get the same or lower degree in the diferent field once you have started and abandoned OR completed your first specialization - you pay for education.
Nothing is free
@@gumed85 True but still its sad.
@@gumed85 We have one of the worlds biggest funds supporting us. The return of investment is insane. And a educated population helps the economy. (considering we send shit ton of money out of norway to third world contries, it's in no way expensive for us to do this, lol).
TAKASHii, you apparently do a very good job putting folks you interview at ease. Is it common for Japanese to share such personal details with a new interviewer? I visited Japan for the first time about a year ago and really love the country! Arigato Gozaimasu!
Today is the first day I ever hit the like button during the commercial. You are so professional and likeable that I enjoyed the commercial.
"Prices going up, but salaries still the same" That's the problem - but its a problem that's worldwide with every advanced country.
That's called liberalist governments
The employees salaries stay the same for years, but no the salaries for the CEO, and rest Executives. And obviously the ones the get the most is the shareholders and owner of the companies. Maybe the keep they salaries the same (C-Os and others Executives, Directors, etc.) but they earned much depending how well is the company for the "good management" and like I said, if they are shareholders.
The work class is all poor, the rest is who we can consider, the rich people.
far worse in Japan though
@@Wavetheory85😂😂😂 go visit, India ,Pakistan, Bangladesh and Philippines and then say the same thing.
rothschilds that control the entire worlds money supply have power to make and break ecomys...... right now they are breaking them all world wide to usher a even worse system.
Good one, please do more of these videos where we can hear the voices of real local Japanese, not just in Tokyo but other parts of Japan as well. Loved this concept, want more of these content so that foreigners can benefit
Thanks for this interessting insight. Also you are a great interviewer - let people speak , listen to them and follow up with just fitting and interessting questions. Enjoyed this video!
The 86-year old guy at 1:21, wow, I think he looks and seems decades younger. I hope to be like him if I ever get to that age (not likely though).
Was thinking same exact thing, on both accounts.
I thought the woman with 2 kids in her 50s looked 30 - incredible genes and/or a great cosmetic surgeon. 📿🙏📿
no he doesn’t
Strange for a guy like me to see that in Japan a men looks like that at the age 86 and in my country ( Romania ) people like him looks like that around 60 !! 😄
It's all about the eyes. His eyes look his age.
Japanese for years thought because the country's GDP was #2 they were rich when in fact, they were stagnant. Everyone else got rich and now Japan is in a dire situation of foreign asset ownership, low wages, massive government debt and terminal population decline.
How else would they own everything and you will own nothing ! Agenda 2030!
I taught English in Japan from 2000-2001. Even back then people were struggling. My biggest complaint is that foreign teachers weren't treated very well. I don't know if it has changed much?
**laughs in neoliberalism**
Who exactly has got rich?
Japanese people were incredibly rich in the 90s only behind americans think about how much richer americans also were compared to nowadays
I was in Fukuoka in October and will visit Tokyo/Osaka/Kyoto in April. I try to be mindful of a different country’s customs and manners before arriving so as to be respectful. Happy New Year to all! 🎉 🇯🇵 ❤
Very good work Takashii. Your "man in the street" interviews are actually far better than high gloss, annoying, cutesy "ha ha ha ha/ ho ho ho ho..naru hodo ne.." television fare in this country. (33 year expat living in western Japan perspective.)
I had same exact experience when arriving in Vietnam for business (even in this year), and then same exact experience from Vietnam to Haneda seeing bright lights, but very quiet. It caught my attention when I heard this interview segment. I'm from Northern California, but work for Korean Company, So I travel a lot from SFO, ICN, HAN, HND back to SFO. Love your channel, keep up the great work TAKASHii...!!
Not sure what you are saying. That Vietnam is in the same predicament as Japan ?
Seeing bright lights before or after landing? Quiet in the airport or in the Tokyo city? I don't find Tokyo is particularly quiet. But I like the Japanese culture of not talking loudly in the public.
Lovely people, informative & eye-opening video.
Nice work! 👏🏻🙏🏻🙂
Thanks!
I must comment on the really excellent EDITING in this vid. Alas, I would love to have retired in Japan having lived there some decades ago, but it is just too expensive so I ended up in a different part of the world but still very happy.
Great interview. Keep it up Takashii. It highlights the critical issue of wages staying stagnant for decades. Yes, every time I visit Japan, I’m surprised by how cheap everything is, including food, clothes, etc.
It's cheap for foreigners. Local people are struggling.
One thing for sure that I can tell from all of your interviews and from my several trips to Japan is that more than 90% of Japanese people are well educated. The way they speak, the way they think. And since education is a foundation of everything so as bad as it seems to be, Japan will never collapse. And even it does, Japan will come back like everytime in the past.
As a Thai, I envy Japan for that
You have a very good interviewing style. Love your videos.
It’s quite simple
He just asks questions and lets people answer
Other channels try to debate and argue with people
I can’t wait for visiting your country on Aug with my daughter. your channel is one of the best for understanding Japanese perspective , culture , economics and so on . Thank you very much for the great Japan’s contents. 🙏😊
I've been to Japan twice. The weak yen was not any reason I visited it was the culture food and scenery. Regardless if the yen wasn't weak I'd still visit as many times as I can I'm my lifetime
People aren't visiting because of the weak yen, they are visiting NOW because of the weak yen.
Japan has been a popular but expensive tourist destination for decades. Now it is popular and cheap.
@ML-sj3gi your not entirely wrong or right. But I truly don't believe people are going to Japan because of the weak yen. Social media has played a factor for the glamorization of that fact but I believe people truly just want to experience other cultures etc... I was supposed to go to japan jn 2020 but you know what happened. I had to wait 3 years to visit one of my bucket list destinations. And at the time the yen was around 130ish. Still like I said I'd visit that place as long as I'm allowed to in my lifetime
@missplainjane3905 First time around basically the Golden Route and second time around was just exploring random cities and locations nothing really specific. It entirely depends on what you are looking for
Don't know about your country but many people in Hong Kong definitely enticed to visit Japan due to the weak Yen.
@@ML-sj3gi actually, in the 2000s decade, Japan struggled with tourism. You can look up old Japanese government reports and initiatives, where Japanese government was concerned that they weren't getting enough tourists compared to Europe. This was back in the early 2000s. Japan has really taken off enormously as a tourist destination. I think because more Koreans and Chinese visit, but also, Japanese culture is popular with younger generation in United States.
Thank you for this very informative video and thanks to all your guests for their spontaneous honesty
6:30 "Salaries for young people are low. You can't live on a pension alone." These statements could be about America. Her sister must live in a very wealthy area, because much of America has a far worse quality of life than the Japanese with a far below living wage, no health care, terrible schools, gun voilence, etc.
Yes. Most 1st gen eastern Asian immigrants have much higher income than average Americans and live in wealthy communities. It's because of the culture and US immigration policies.
i’m thought that was odd also. tokyo and urban areas look much nicer than most of US suburbs, stroads etc
Quality of life was a surprising phrase to use, wonder what the exact words were. Quality of life is typically calculated as much higher in Japan, but of course you can earn higher salaries in the US if you’re skilled.
I think America is on its way to becoming an aged society in few decades, thanks to English language getting immigrants to integrated from countries which speak English was never a problem, but MAGA movement seems to now have taken a racist overtones, where not only is it important that you are smart but its is also important that you are white and christiant, all those countries also are declining in population by the way.
I was thinking that too because, when you compare quality of life between Japan and the states these days, if you are middle class/working class, Japan is WAY BETTER. It may not be perfect here, but at least my healthcare isn't tied to my job and I'll never have to be afraid of getting randomly shot.
Impressive and VERY informative set of social interviews. I thoroughly agree that visitors should be more well informed AND mindful about Japan's culture before and during visits.
7:30 Baby in stroller was a paid actor
Acting all cute; you know he's the reason for price inflation
The timing was too perfect. Your comment made me LOL
😅
The dad looks like a foreigner
As an American, I knew of Japan’s economic hard times but I don’t have a grim view of Japan or its future. I do not nor do I think most people hold the view that Japan is a poor country. They are just having hard times. I sympathize with the Japanese people. Thanks for the video- Also, people travel to Japan because they love Japan and Japanese people.
In 2008 - 2010 it was 78 yen to the dollar and now it is 160 or so. The exchange rate, on average is around 112 yen to the dollar. For this reason, right now, is an absolutely fantastic time for Americans to visit Japan and get a 30% discount on everything - and tips are not required, or accepted. My point is that things will return to normal/average sooner or later.
@ Absolutely so. I should have added that the exchange rate is favorable to the American dollar.
This was an wonderful compendium and you asked such pertinent questions. Nothing can better explain the stagflationary mess in Japan. Keep up the wonderful work.
Excellent interview Takashi-san, I'm Australian with a Japanese wife, she has lived with me here in Australia for 35 years but as we get older, she wants to live back in Japan because the medical system is much better in Japan. I also would love the opportunity to live in Japan as her spouse but concerned if I set up my retired life in Japan, if something happened to my wife and she dies, then I could be forced to go back to Australia. Also, the amount of paperwork and stuff at all levels of Government in Japan is intense so if I survived my wife who has heart condition, I don't think I could survive in Japan on my own as a retired person. I do have Australian friends living in Japan as well but up in rural mountain locations. In 2 years time, I can get an Australian Government pension paid to me in Japan so it's very tempting.
Do it my friend while your wife is in good condition. Hopefully the Japanese medical system will boost her life expectancy for decades. I believe you need to be a resident in Japan at least 5 years, that will also give you time to become fluent. Learning Japanese was not difficult when living there.
@@doncallangher6177 Thanks for your reply Don, yes but I think as a spouse, the time to get permanent can be shorter provided the right paperwork has been completed. She's always raving how good the Japanese hospital and medical system works lol. Yes one of the things I'd want to do in Japan is to go through a Japanese language school so as I can somehow communicate with her family. I've been over there numerous times but no longer than 6 weeks at any one time so just as my Japanese was starting to pick up, I had to head back home to ordinary life. I would not expect to work over there so I'll be a retiree. It's just the fear of packing up my life and property here that makes me a bit hesitant, going somewhere for a holiday or family visit is different to actually living over there.
Talk to a good lawyer (immigration & financial) set up a trust, rent out your Australian properties which you can have relatives locally be boots on the ground, then meet your wife half way.
She uprooted for the 35 yrs, so it sounds only fair plus the opportunity to bond w/ her side of the family. Make her happy & if the worst happens, god forbid, you can have the property go to her or you have the propety to go back to.
if there is a will, there is a way. All love, man!
Good/bad Healthcare in both places, there is no cure or unique treatment for heart failure in Japan. Sounds like she and maybe you just want to move there. Id work that out, goodluck.
Bro the paper work issue was not too bad when I moved here.
People in Japan are worried about weak yen, but you can still live comfortably in Tokyo with 40man and rent has hardly raised here, but I visited the states last year and it seems like almost everything has doubled. People say in most major city's even 80,000 USD is hard to live off of. So I'm not sure if just comparing a yen vs dollar exchange rate is the best way to judge your economy. It's more about the ratio between an average income vs the needed income to live comfortably.
The metrics to use here are Purchasing Power Parity and Wealth Inequality. US is highly unequal. It's has the highest rate of poverty among advanced countries by far.
This!
It is just plain sarcastic that if I move from Spain to Japan, I would lose money. Plus I would have to pay any medical expenses that I require 'cause their jewish hc system, simply absurd.
(Well, actually I can do as the girl says at 18:04 . If I could stay all year it wouldn't be a bad option, xDDDD)
@@mrnatramand that’s all because we have single family zoning
@@vxvickyYO BRO CAREFUL W THE JEWISH SLAM
I m Chinese and I feel all East Asian countries especially Japan, China , South Korea, are all going towards the same situation : aging population and low birth rates. And Crash of Real Estate market. Now the birth rate of China is even lower than Japan how crazy is that.
Not that crazy for me, because i have learnt that China implimented one child policy for decades. My country Indonesia learnt from China and adopted the 2 child policy in the 80s and our birthrate is around that nowadays, it's stagnant. So, when China has lower birthrate now than Japan, i'm not shocked because of the policy. I am shocked that Korea has lowest birthrate since their economy seems doing well and they don't have repressive measurement for childbirth in the past.
I am also from China. This is normal. The fertility rate will be adjusted according to population changes. This is a cycle. Generally, after rapid population growth, it will be saturated. This is a generation with low fertility rate, and then it will tend to stabilize. Like Europe, the fertility rate has been low for a long time.
@ it tells you low birth rate is not because of “repressive measures”. It’s the result of economical development, the society got richer, the cost of raising a child goes higher. China, Japan Korea have similar culture of strong emphasis on children’s education, therefore there is an ARMS RACE for education nobody wants their kids to be behind in school. If without the “one child policy”, our population would have exploded to 2 billion already. That’s a huge burden to the country and the world. Because natural resources are limited , land, space, water, food, electricity etc etc. but now the low birth rate is dragging down the economic growth.
Because people, even if they don't realize it, can feel those societies are sick and the west have much better work-life balance. South Korea and Japan are hellholes, especially for the natives, with enormous pressure to conform and fall in line. If you go there, there's no energy, robotic people. That's no way to live. Who would want to have children in shitholes like that with low salaries?
Thank you for this great set of interviews. It was very interesting to hear the interviewees' thoughts and opinions. I visited Japan for the first time in 2024 and liked it a lot. I will return!
I see a lot of these Japanese decline in videos but Japan still looks like such a nice place to live. Nice people, safe, healthy and clean environment, modern, convenient, efficient, etc.
There's trade-offs to everything and every place.
Because western people make it
And also some Japanese think like that too
Because richness is not just about money.
Because they're clickbait oversimplification. Japan is poorer on paper, but the cost of living in countries like the US is insane. Had I not moved to Japan after graduation, I'd probably still be living with my parents struggling to afford healthcare.
@@pigbenis274Stop talking about healthcare. If you're young, your insurance is cheap. How much are you actually spending?
Don’t give up hope. Japanese society is a polite and peaceful structural hard working society. Where there is a will, there is a way.
I believe Thailand is a great way to go for Japan. Their development and economy is on the rise. And the Thais are a long time acquaintance of Japan for centuries. If Japan pushes industrialization further on the base of Thai good economy it can be a dynamic duo of cooperation.
Great discussion and I love the mix of people. So informative. Also the advice for foreigners to work remotely in Japan is a great way to see if Japan suits well without burning bridges etc. Thanks!
28歳で700-900万も稼いでそれで足りないというお姉さんはすごいね。
大分贅沢な暮らししているからそう言ってるのかな
同じ考えです
True. She was showing off. I wonder what her job really is in the media.
She's doing very well for herself.
生活水準は住んでる場所、職業、それまでの生育環境などを含めて千差万別、人によって違うので、自分基準で人をジャッジするのはよくない。嫉妬はみっともないですよ。
@@darsalome えーと、客観的という単語知ってますか？20代の平均年収調べたことありますか？それに基づいてコメントしましたよ^_^
I think that order and safety are much more important than wealth because that is happiness that money can't buy.
Thank you for such honest interviews I agree with previous comments that it keeps getting better! It is such a special thing to be able to listen to people from another side of the world as if you are talking to them in real life. This is really a special privilege of the 21st century.
This is how the Japanese government discusses the population issue:
"We should DO something!"
"Should we... DO something?"
"We should DO something!"
"Should we... DO something?"
"We should DO something!"
"Should we... DO something?"
"We should DO something!"
"Should we... DO something?"
"... we should do something!"
"Everyone, we deeply apologize for not doing something! Please forgive our inadequacy"
(Bow for 45 seconds in silence, 60 degree bend)
...Proceed to not do something
Something Disease
The problem is the "something" they would have to commit to is anathema to the Japanese mindset - which is to allow those in skilled labor positions from other countries to gain Japanese citizenship.
Because whatever the government does is pointless. Economics has nothing to do with birth rates no matter what ppl say. No amount of 4 day work weeks, better work-life balance, free childcare, maternity leave, or whatever else shit countries have been doing has even had a minuscule impact on birth rates. No developed country in history has ever improved its birthrate by government action.
For sure do not do it like Europe and bring people from Africa and Arab countries. If you do so, you must not wonder about "bad manners".
Great video! I love how you surveyed people of different ages and occupations, it gave even more validity when they were sharing same concerns about Japan's future. Very interesting subject, I didn't know so many people are worried about it. Your English is seriously impressive btw. Thank you for including subtitles!
Well, as the saying goes: "Grass is Greener the Other Side." Each & Every country has its own strengths and challenges. I believe in Japan and Japanese People 100%. They have inspired me a lot. Their Respect for Public Spaces, Discipline, Hard Work and many more...will sure help them to face current challenges well and come back strongly. Their Old School Bureaucracy, Slow Decision making process, Lack of Creativity & Entrepreneurship in New Age Technologies...need to be addressed.
Best Wishes.
One of your best interviews.
We love japan and its unique culture and things. Since the weaker yen, we have visited Tokyo 5 times within a 12 month period. We are visiting Osaka right now and the experience has been great so far. But I truly hope Japan's economy picks back up for the people of Japan
I expect Trump's policies well take care of that - the dollar will lose value.
Excellent interview and it was on point ! Good work Takashi-san
I've lived in Japan since 2009; it has been remarkable to notice elements of the decline. Most notably has been seeing less children more and more. It has also been the closure of family businesses in my neighborhood, again in some cases due to no children to continue the business. Salary stagnation is most notable, I'll be in a wine bar in Yokohama and hear repeatedly how it's troubling to see little rise in pay while the price of items is increasing. What's interesting though is how many don't really know what can be done, or more importantly, who will do it. "Things must change" I hear a lot, but when I ask whom should execute the change I get mostly "the government" but they're not sure they can do anything. I hear a lot of "shoganai" in these conversations, a sort of quiet resignation that things are stuck. I won't claim to have all the answers but I can definitely say the old angry oyaji at the top do not help matters in the slightest. They seem stuck in a delusional reverie that Japan is still number 1 and nothing needs to change. I remember a yochien (pre-K) in Tokyo getting hit with noise complaints from elderly residents because they couldn't stand the noise of happy children at play. These are the same people crashing their cars in the front of a flower shop or Lawson because they confuse the accelerator for the brake; there the death of a woman and child in Ikebukuro with this precise issue. It sounds ungrateful, these are the people who built Japan after the war into what it is... but they also ran it into the ground... and their bitterness seems to be their only refuge. I really hope that the younger generation of leaders entering the Diet and industry can finally shake Japan out of it's topor. Because this is such a wonderful place, I will forever be gaijin, I have no delusions of being Japanese in any sense of the word. I am a guest and this is their country, but I am happy for this to be my home, and I want to see it succeed.
This hits home to what I've felt here. Shoganai is THE japanese mindset. And wasting their life away without trying to improve their conditions. Truly sad to see.
Germany shares a lot of parallels.
Both lost in the 2. WW.
Both had an economic boom.
Both love bureaucracy mixed with old tech(Fax-Maschine or paperwork)
Both stagnating
(Please correct if anything is wrong)
Both are modern colonies.
Germany's biggest problem is the 15million immigrants are many dependent on our social welfare.
There is a country who deliberately destroyed both economy...
Guess who 🤫😉
What a lot of foreigners don't comprehend is that one of the reasons why the cost of living is so high for the Japanese is because over 30% of their entire population lives in Tokyo alone. To put that into perspective imagine if over 100 million people lived in New York.
Nice video and the people you interviewed are very nice I learned a lot
I love Japan, I had the pleasure of visiting the country and it is amazing. Japan has a lot to offer.
Only if you're a tourist. Living here is an entirely different game.
I'm currently in Japan on a long vacation of 3 months. I came to see if I would like to live here, before pulling the trigger. I work remotely for a company in Europe, so the time is a bit inconvenient sometimes, but overall I have the whole first half of the day for myself. Prices are also great if you earn in Euros, but it's only cheaper then expensive countries. In general I spend here almost the same I do when I'm in Belgium.
I've been to many places before, and I would say Tokyo is my 2nd most favourite place to live. Everything is really convenient. I have Japanese background, so I know a bit of the language, which is a major thing for living in Japan. I'm used to live on bigger apartments, and the size of most houses in Tokyo are extremely small. I decided not to stay long-term here since for me, Kyiv is still the best place to live.
In general, I do agree that the vibes here are not comparable with the "booming" places in growing economies, but Japan has so much to offer with safety and quality. Would pick Tokyo any day compared to any other city besides Kyiv. I would also say, living in the country-side can also be extremely enjoyable, compared to Tokyo.
いいな〜 I wish I had euro... lol
Kiev???are you serious 😂😂
@@Србомбоница86 yes, I am! Kyiv is the best city I ever lived. Take into consideration that I've lived for more then 1 month in at least 50 different cities
I find it a bit odd when people say living comfortably is ''buying what you want whenever you want''
I'd say comfort when it comes to living in a house/apartment is more about having enough to live and knowing that you will be fine for weeks to come if things go by normally, buy quality not quantity just to stave off boredom, you should be careufl with money even if you don't have to look at the price of items.
I live in a very rich country and even here the situation is the same as in japan when it comes to costs and wages, it's a global phenomenon
I agree with this
Irrationally exuberance.
Sorry irrational exuberance.
Buying whatever you want whenever you want doesn't mean indulging in careless shopping sprees. It means not having to worry about your essential needs even if you buy something for no other reason than your own pleasure.
@FrankBrennosTheGreatest it was meant in a splurge way.
It is good to see older folks in the video, who are usually sorely lacking in your videos. Since Japan is a society of elders, including them in all your videos makes sense.
Great video, thank you… I recently visited Japan, and had an amazing trip, though due to the language barrier it was difficult to connect with anyone other than in a customer service context. It is good to get a sense of what some of the average people are feeling.
About shibuya sky/tokyo skytree , you can also go up in the metropolitan goverment building which is free, incase you don’t manage to get tickets for the others or can’t/dont want to afford them
Thanks for that information🙏🙌
You can get what from the government building?
Indeed what the elderly man said is true - on my first trip to Japan in the 1990s, it was so expensive for me coming from Singapore .. exchange rate was ¥1000=SGD18, now it's SGD8.71. You can get a good meal in a mall restaurant for ¥1500 whereas in Sg, it's easily double. Thankfully, we have hawker centres in Sg. I've been going Japan every year for the past few years and going again in 2025. Hotels are very expensive though.
If the Japanese think they're overrun by tourists, imagine being in sg where the population is 3.5 million but the number of tourists is 12mil.
Holy 💩 !!!!!
The young people of Japan are much smarter than the young in the U.S. very impressed bye their communication skills and their thoughtful comments.
You need a tip option for your appreciative foreign (I am in San Francisco California) viewers Takashii. Really liked this one. The range of ages and experience is very helpful for our understanding. Was impressed with the thoughtfulness here. Improving and excellent interviewing skills!
Found it: labeled “Thanks”. Works.
I'm an economist and former Wall Street analyst. The problem was the culture to not admit failure on bad bank loans. The banking industry had to work out bad loans for over 30 years; it killed growth. It happens in the USA, we write them off (like 2007) and growth returns after a few painful years. Having a hangover of bad loans really is a huge problem for the entire country.
If you Don't mind, Would you please explain, what did you do in 2007 in USA? I am not Economist. But i am interested about topics. And what Japan should do according to you? Sorry for my bad English.
I guess economist is like cardiologist /surgeon , in order to clean the path of blood（funds）. However, the whole strategies of well being a person/country are much more complicated in dimensions and levels.😂❤
Japan and USA are not in the same position of food chain in global trading and economy. USA has much more higher structures position in globe food chain.
Thus the problem solving strategies for USA and Japan are quiet different. ❤😂
Economy is like weather. Higher pressure pushes fund to low pressure area. If we can use equations and super computing power , we can prevent crisis and break the cycle of it. I am waiting the mathematics genius/ financial genius to solve this 👌.
Love your videos Takashii. Your English and poise with the microphone is so much better.
I had the pleasure of visiting S.Korea and Japan for a month last year. You make the US look like a developing country. Everything was so clean, safe, excellent transportation, friendly hard working people that respected laws.
You must live in the ghettos. I live in Northern California, Marin County, Tiburon to be specific. Most Japanese would kill to live in my town.
Visited the same countries this summer. Didn't realize how relaxed I could be not having to look over my shoulder every second due to crime. I miss the calmness and order of Japan and S Korea because I immediately felt the anger and stress after coming back to the US.
you shown in dollars and subtitles made us easy to understand the current situation there. thanks
Exceptional video!🔥
I have incurred so much losses trading on my own....I trade well on demo but I think the real market is manipulated.... Can anyone help me out or at least tell me what I'm doing wrong??
Trading on a demo account can definitely feel similar to the real market, but there are some differences. It's important to remember that trading involves risks and it's normal to face looses sometimes. One piece of advice is to start small and gradually increase your investments as you gain more experience and confidence. It might also be helpful to seek guidance from experienced traders or do some research on different trading strategies.
Investing in crypto without professional guidance? I laugh at you, as you'll likely remain stagnant or suffer significant losses that could prevent you from trading further. This is a major issue for many new investors
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It would be nice if you interview also people from osaka, kyoto, kobe region, Long Live Japan! 🖖
Japan is a beautiful country... that will never change. Japanese culture and its spirit behind it is one to behold... the Japanese garden, tea ceremony, buildings without nails, etc amazes many... Everything Japanese do is an art... Don't lose that spirit. Japanese strive for perfection... the japanese sword. Toyota and Honda cars are still two of the best cars made... still very popular worldwide... testament to Japanese engineering..
Japan is safe... no matter where you go. Japan does not have street crime and violence like the US... no Why? rubbish on the streets, no grafitti on building walls... testament to the spirit of respect for one another. Homelessness is rare.
2 months ago, on vacation in Japan, many times we sat next to young Chinese couple from China. I would ask them if this was their first time .. most said it was their 3rd or more times. Why? Besides beautiful Japan, wonderful culture, delicious Japanese food, Japanese people are very polite and friendly... and they are very helpful... Many go out of their way to help solve your problem.
Japan had some great thinkers and achievers... in the past - Miyamoto Musashi, Akira Kurosawa, Akio Morita, Soichiro Honda, Goro Yoshida, Yasunari Kawabata, Where are their succeesors today? The potential is there... perhaps asleep... awaken it. Remember, if you do well,.. your country does well. Think outside the box... be creative... be original... Ganbare!
Your own comment illustrates the built-in contradiction that creates Japan's entire problem. "Stay the same. Think outside the box". C'mon. That's impossible. If they don't let go of the past they won't have a future. There's a reason women won't marry and have children.
I agree.
rodney, you mean the urinating in the streets after drinking all night, or the lack of intimacy in marriages, bullying, or the fact that many children don't go visit their parents, or just what is it that you don't understand yet about Japan?
Hmmm homelessness is not so rare in Japan. It's just hard to see.
@@krissydiggs krissy, there used to be quite a lot of homelessness in Japan, but it is quite rare now.
This is one of your best work! You are doing a more 'proper' job as a journalist compared to many US reporters. These are great interviews! Keep going!
移民は問題ではない、問題は何も言わずにアメリカの指示に従うことだ
Around the world are experiencing increasing of basic necessities such as rice, fuel, oil, water, food, and housing. The sky rocketing cost of living is undeniably worrying. 😢
damn they are going thru the same bullshit we are. the everyday struggle is universal.
but the superrich ppl r geting richer and richer
According to Cross and Switchblade author Reverend David Wilkerson it hits Germany and Japan then America.
@@Jimihendrix1834America has been like back in 2007-08. Things got really good in 2017-18 & then the pandemic came & things got worse. Many family owned businesses closed down & never recovered.
This video was so interesting, thank you for that!
Thanks!
Why
Those folks absolutely nailed the American view of Japan. Safe, clean, orderly, polite and affordable. I don't know anywhere in the world you can visit to get all of those things. I recently made my 1st trip there and likely go back. They do need to have more kids because, oh my goodness, Japanese babies are unbelievably cute.
You have a very naive and shallow view of Japan.. Its not that great, trust me... There is a reason there are so many problems in Japan. There is a reason mental health and quality of life is so low in Japan... It is really easy for American's or European's to go to Japan and enjoy their nicer things on our stronger dollar and easier way of life.. Foreigners as a whole, rarely last long living in Japan as an integrated Japanese.
@16:00 mark the woman felt uncomfortable with foreigners that aren't respecting their culture and resort to retreating into safe spaces. Seems like Johnny Somali is just one of many.
@@brianmcnichols8092 you have a very shallow and naive view. There is a reason Japan has such poor mental health and is in decline.
Been there twice now, OMG, the kids, every single kid is amazingly cute.
@ChiyoTachi You cannot expect foreigners to act like Japanese people. Same anywhere else. If that is causing you to retreat to a "safe space" your society has much more pressing issues.
Some things really reflect what I see as an Autumn-season traveller, and I'm in my 30's - I mountain trek a lot in Japan, the people that I observe passing by me are often middle-aged adults or old folks, and nary young adults of my age in sight. Although this is not the case if you go to more populated trails like Mt Takao, or Mt Oyama (in Kanagawa). I wonder if they "lack energy" in this case.
I myself never got to see what the bustling era of shopping arcades in sub-urban towns feel like, but for the last few years I've visited, seeing entire streets of shophouses just closed and shuttered, really makes me worry about Japan's future and population woes.
Thank you so much for this kind of topics and videos, it's amazing to know what locals think, even more so when I'm planning to relocate in a few months to Tokyo as a student and to pursue life there.
My main concern is the general concern of declining population, where all prices increase, as well as maybe not being accepted on many places due to being a foreigner when searching for a better job, but I guess those things will improve in the upcoming years, at least I like to think that, even if it becomes a problem, since I live in Uruguay right now, I think Japan will be an improvement in all means
I'm hoping in the future that the Japanese government will get their act together to make Japan's economy more better soon!! I love Japan & I've learned so much from watching so many great videos from this channel!
We( as a family ) had a focus on Japan in the 70' s , because of our passion for judo, and my brother's subsequent visits to Japan!
There was a blooming industry back then!!, the japanese work ethic !!,,and factories working in shifts, just in time delivery of subcontractors in factories , all things we in Europe looked on with great admiring curiosity, then the collapse of your economy! Which economist called " japanization , low growth, massive government debt,and so on, something that indeed spread to Europe, printing money like toilet paper,? Rich people getting richer and the majority becoming poor!
Still, the best and most reliable cars in the world, wouldn't drive anything but a japanese car!
What an INANE "assessment" of " Europe".
interesting insights especially from the elderly.Thanks, Takashi. Keep up the good work and also happy new year to you!
"I never see children in Tokyo" right as somebody is pushing a stroller down the curb behind him. You gotta love the comedic timing of the universe!
plenty of children in Tokyo, maybe not so many in central area, but if there are kids anywhere in Japan, it's in the bigger cities
it's really when you go to the smaller towns and countryside when you realize how few children there are in Japan
also, I'd say at least 20-30 percent of kids or babies I've seen in Tokyo are foreigners or half Japanese
the future looks bad but I don't think Japanese people are anywhere near going extinct because even if this trend continues there will still be tens of millions of young Japanese people in a few decades
Japan doesn't need to import immigrants because Japanese work until very old age unilke most of the developed nations who retire at 65 or younger even
I think it's way worse for Japan if they start importing millions of immigrants who will irreversibly change Japan into a non Japanese country
my country, Croatia is doing far far worse
there is only 3.7 million people in this country, but already it's about 30 percent Bosnian, Serbian, Albanian, Romani(Gypsy), Nepalese, Indian and Filipino among many others
In my short life of 29 years I have seen my area change from almost 95 percent local people to people who moved in from other parts of the country to now mass immigration of people from the other side of the world, that's just 29 years...
in a few decades even more young people will leave the country and more immigrants will come, it will no longer be Croatia as it was until recently
many European countries will unfortunately face the same fate by the end of 21st century
I don't think there is anything bad with controlled and minor migration but with mass migration the loss of culture and extinction of everything a nation is, is really inevitable and that is sad
I hate seeing any culture and nation going extinct because that is what makes us beautiful, the diversity of each region and continent
what's even worse is that after horrible times of empires and world wars Japan has finally built a country that everyone appreciates and loves and now their population is going down and are thinking about importing millions of people who will change that completely
same goes for most of Europe and many other countries
bad economy is almost everywhere nowadays, all of the countries complain about worsening standards of living and prices going up
the world is going to shit and unfortunately our generation will get to witness it
@@momojinsei most of your migrants are fellow europeans bosnian ukranians polish etc they share similar culture to Croats your country doesn't have the same problem as say Germany, France and especially the UK with mass muslim migration which has brought in groomong gongs zeehadi related issues etc
@@momojinsei I had to purposely mispell certain word or censor them but you should be able to understand
yeah, people like to overstate things. Narratives like “all Japanese are blah blah blah” or “99% of Japanese are blah blah blah” are pretty much exaggerated.
this was really good...more of this please. eye opening
Very good topic! 👌
Ps. The reason I'd love to go to Japan is for the quiet towns, villages and the people ❤
Thanks for the library that you've created 😂❤
Takashi that's some quality material, great. I'm very happy with your work. You help us foreigners to quench that curiosity 😂
Best wishes for Japan, hope to get there soon for vacation.
To the old man saying foreigners are coming because prices are incredibly cheap.... you are very wrong. Holidaying in Japan is one of the most expensive regions. Also... we come to Japan to enjoy tranquility and respectful culture. The first thing we think about is not "ahhh prices there are really cheap". If we wanted that.... we would go to Vietnam or Thailand.
Good point. They live in heaven and we just want to spend some time in it.
trust me brother there is no heaven
@@yuukineeko8699 depends on one's perspective... I'm a Brit living in Hong Kong. When I go to Japan I get a break away from all the loudness and bad manners in Hong Kong... so from MY perspective... its a heaven. Im sure if I LIVED in japan i would start seeing things.... so i choose to keep japan as a regular holiday destination.
Yeah im still in japan right now, taking holiday from 28th desember, trust me its not cheap.
Polish wages depending on the profession are the same or higher. This is a bit of a shock because in 1990 in Poland average monthly earnings were $108.
I would hope so after all those tens of billions of EU funds flowing into the country every year over the past two decades. Soon enough you'll become a proper EU member and share the burden of propping up the forever poor shitholes who vote in politicans who embezzle the EU hush money instead of investing them.
Very intestine video ! Just discovered you yesterday and looking forward to check your other videos ! Great interviews , thank you
I lived in Japan 20 years ago (for a year) and have been visitng every few years since then. I love the country, however nothing has changed for the better with regards to the gerontocracy running the country. The weak yen should spur a focus on exports, put upwards pressure on wages - but I doubt that will happen for cultural and inflexible policy reasons.. Thanks Takashi for your great video and i hope more Japanese are as open-minded and informed as you. (Currently on vacation inTokyo 😅)
gaijin
Japan cities used to be advanced in Asia
Now it’s the other way around as more Asian cities like Shanghai, Singapore , KL , shenzhen , Chengdu , Hanoi, Bangkok , Beijing start to take over
By 2025-2030 i aspect more Asian cities to overtake.
Like Indonesia jarkarta etc
And up coming cities like johor I think Japan has been too stagnant for years and been stuck in its old ways compared to many Asian countries which has moved to ai and technology
@@LollipopLop
You visited
I do agree some of the foreigners were incredibly rude in public and I feel very embarrassed to watch while I was in Japan. I , as a foreigner, hopefully have tried my best to follow the rules and culture and not to be rude 😮😅
I think more of the foreigners who come and say everything is so cheap-while wages are stagnant. Reminds me of the Americans I met in Mexico and how they were amazed that the prices were so cheap. But never thought to ask the average wage of a Mexican.
Takashii-kun, I think that if "gaijin" move to Japan, then they should assimilate into Japanese culture, most definitely learn to speak Japanese, and learn Japanese culture, etiquette, and traditions. "When in Japan, do what the Japanese do." 🇺🇸🤝🇯🇵
I totally agree with that, I believe that living within the Japanese society is the best way to experience such ancient customs that are preserved amongst the Japanese people today. Even though someone like myself will never be Japanese but trying my best not to act just like a foreigner and respect the culture and the people is the best way to make the best from the experience.
"No foreigners" signals they don't want us there or to assimilate. It appears racist
How much of yourself and your country are you willing to give up? Your clothes, your religion your ethics? Not to mention part of what Japanese companies want when hiring foreigners is to bring the foreign work cultures. They see Japanese companies stuck in the past and want to modernize. Just throwing away your culture isn’t as helpful as you would imagine. I have been here for 20 years and my current company hired me specifically to force the Japanese staff to modernize. My wife is currently doing the same with her company.
That’s not what happened in Europe though.
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Modernize as in