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Another great video Nao! I think as a foreigner it's also important to research the culture before going to Japan as well. Certain concepts like "honne and tatamae" seem to me like important Japanese concepts that also explain a lot of the mindset of the Japanese. This video is really good, thank you for this video!
@@JapanwithNao I think a lot of people would love to see some videos with different kind of cultural aspects being explained.😁I'll look forward to whatever video comes next though!
Since most foreigners only visit for 10 days its not that important however if you want to work in Japan and want a non-foreigner social life then you need to learn decent Japanese
Yeah, I know😲 I think some of my subscribers are foreigners (Tourists) and others are probably interested in life in Japan. Therefore I'm confused what I should make sometimes😲haha
Every time I visit Japan, I am amazed with the beauty, and refinement of the culture. Thank you for your video, it gives me a peek inside that culture.
Great video as always! It's really helpful to hear the perspective of a Japanese person. A lot of information about traveling to Japan comes from other foreigners, so cultural differences are not always considered.
That was very informative. I enjoyed it very much. I love Japan and most things about it, but most don't ever shed light on the darker parts. To know something, you must know all aspects. Not just half. Thank you very much.
Nao San, konnichiwa! Thank you for taking the time to talk about some common misconceptions. I think overall, I truly appreciate how you chose your words so carefully to insure that there is no misunderstanding. There is no perfect country. America, as great as it is, is far from perfect. I think many people would agree. I still love Japan. I enjoyed my visit, and I truly hope to visit again sometime soon. I always enjoy your videos. Blessings!
I am always curious on how Japanese people take care of themselves, longevity , beauty and health. Can you do video of what healthy food that Japanese people eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner? Pleasee...
One thing that many people appreciate about Japan is the attention to detail. For example, when shopping at a number of shops, clerks carefully and exquisitely wrap your purchases. Try shopping in Europe. You're lucky if staff aren't overtly hostile, and don't even imagine that staff will life a finger to make your life easier. Japanese trains are wonderfully clean. Compare that to often filthy, run-down trains in Europe (especially Germany and Denmark) or the US. What people often miss about Japan is that this attention to detail isn't always positive. Japanese people tend to put an incredible amount of work into avoiding problems. On one hand, this is why Japanese standards of behaviour tend to be so high. On the other hand, it's why it can be so incredibly hard to get through to Japanese people. They put on a mask and build a moat to avoid issues and complications. Ignoring you isn't an act of malice, but an effort to avoid confusing, awkward and uncomfortable situations. Visible foreigners feel this the most. The infamous gaijin seat is an infamous example of this. For the Japanese, potentially awkward and uncomfortable interactions are avoided. For the person on the receiving end, it's almost dehumanising. I should add that this isn't only xenophobic, either. Japanese people who 'fall short' of Japanese societal expectations are subjected to the same treatment. A sad reality of Japanese bullying is that there are actually relatively few active bullies in Japan. However, very, very few Japanese young people will actually take a stand when they see bullying and might even quietly go along with it to avoid becoming targets themselves.
Thank you for watching😉 You know really well about Japanese society and schools🙌 I even think you are Japanese or someone who grew up in Japan😃 I may ask you to help make other Japan videos😂
Hi Nao and thank you for the video! Cam you make a video about how the Japanese real-estate bubble that burst in 90's affected future generations of Japanese regarding housing costs, employment, etc. I don't know how are things now but at one point Japan was 1st in the world in terms of its youths suicide rate.
Thank you for watching and for your suggestion😉 I'm making some videos about Japanese houses, but what you suggest is also interesting😎 I'll make more videos about these kinds of topic in Japan later!
Videos like these need to be more balanced. My Japanese gf is always yelling me of the troubles in Japan by Koreans, Chinese, Vietnamese, Kurdish, etc. among others stealing, controlling, killing, kidnapping, etc. I like your positive view. But knowing theres news of so much on the other side of that view out there....the foreigner part felt pop culture rather than a full breadth on the issue
I have applied to 3 ALT jobs in Japan and have been rejected by all them. I have a health issue I take a medication for, and I'm pretty sure one rejected me because of this. I've been teaching English online for 4 years, and am at an intermediate of Japanese level. I have specialized TEFL certificates. I don't ever really like Japanese anime anymore, but like Japanese history and culture. I feel very discouraged.
That's too bad😭 I'm not really familiar with the process of choosing ALT, but you can still have a chance, right? (If not, I'm sorry) It's a totally different thing, but I made many videos (maybe around 50 aren't even published), but many of them haven't been watched 😂 So I know it's tough to face things that don't go well, but I hope you can be fine in the future😉 Take care!
There was sakoku/closed country policy because of the foreigners attempting to conquer Japan. As a people, Japanese are cautious with foreigners. We want to trust, but it feels dangerous.
It's ironic that the differences in Japanese society and culture (from those of the West) that are so interesting, are the very things that can make assimilation into Japanese, every day life so difficult. I suspect that the many centuries of cultural isolation, plus the effect of rules of behaviour laid down by all powerful rulers (and religions) are 'hard wired' into the Japanese psychology. It's the difference that creates the charm.
Yes, but the data gives an overall view and was collected for study, that is, people worked on it. Your personal experience is limited anyway, so saying "even if the data shows this..." makes no sense, the study on a certain topic certainly has more scientific validity than ONE person's experience. It's not a personal attack, but I point it out because the world is now full of these biases, like "Studies say that poor countries in South America are generally dangerous, but I've been there and nothing happened to me, so... ." so what? Does your single personal experience invalidate the study? I think not.
I think it's great that Japanese people expect foreigners to respect their culture. The reason Europe and America are in so much trouble is that we decided *we* had to adapt our culture to suit foreigners, and that they don't have to respect our culture at all, not exactly a recipe for success.
Tokyo itself is different from the rest of Japan. I think a lot of people in Tokyo are there for jobs, school, business, and are a little closed off compared to the rest of Japan. I think people in Tokyo look at foreigners like "Tourists" or not "Tourists" . Kind of a necessary pain, they need tourism, but tourists can be annoying. Places like Osaka are a lot more sociable, and you will get Japanese interacting with you because they hosted the 1976 EXPO I believe, and they loved that tourism, but most of it never really stayed after the EXPO because Tokyo gets so much exposure worlwide, they end up losing tourism to the Capital City. BUT, i do believe Osaka has recently won their bid to host EXPO once again and are very excited about it. I hope it works out for them and they make it a great success. There's also places like Okinawa, that's a tropical paradise and is a much safer and more beautiful stay than just about any other tropical resort in the world. The Islander's are very laid back and friendly, and one of the longest lived people in the world, maybe you can find out their secrets while visiting! Japan's a big place! Don't miss out on anything!
Thank you for sharing! Now I understand some of the "unusual things" in anime I watched) BTW, trust me, it's incredibly great that Japanese don't talk about religions! I wish all people were like that. My religion = my business, period. This would make the world a safer place, really. I wish here in Ukraine people just stop discussing their myths, I swear ^_^
Gender gap in career promotion in Japan is still very much a thing. I don't agree with positive discrimination or quotas as enforced elsewhere (because not based on merit), but I have seen talented women never being promoted while very average guys got to higher hierarchy nearly by default in a couple of years' time. Everyone knows that is very common in Japan. Also, when you're a foreigner in Japan, being considered "foreign" is only normal, especially since the Japanese culture and language are so complex and most foreigners remain average at knowing them. However, the problem is rather that no matter how polished their Japanese skills and ways are, foreigners who made the effort are never taken seriously anyway, and seldom granted any form of respect at the workplace: you're always Japanese enough for the hard work, harassment and responsibilities, but never for the reward, pay/bonus or status recognition. In fact, typical foreigners with questionable manners and zero intention to make an effort to adapt often get away with anything and some tend to even become quite popular like mascots, because perceived as "fun" (or so it seems). Other than that, it's a great country, unique in many exquisite ways. Thanks for these videos.
Greetings from The Netherlands, I just discovered your channel and liked this video so much! I would love it, if one day you could make a video about homosexuality in Japan, how Japanese society sees gay people, and maybe a bit about the Japanese gay community itself. And if there is a difference between how older Japanese people and younger ones look at it.
If you order from a Japanese menu and you say the item a little bit incorrect the server will not know what your ordering and you will get a confused stare.
So the usual descrimination due to gender, sexual orientation, skin colour and income, in Japan becomes descrimination for being foreign making those who never experienced descrimination experience it in the usual descrimination way: shallow based on a part of who they are that can't be changed. Must be a shock. Hope it's also and eye opener to realize how wrong it is to do it.
Ok, let me be honest about this, too. And I apologize beforehand, because I think my opinion is impolite and unfriendly. I think japanese people tend (as you say "tend" ) to be pretty racist. For me this is one of the biggest reasons why I never would move to Japan - and I also heard of many others thinking similar. Yes, of course there are explanations for this (as you can explain everything) but it doesn't excuse this and it doesn't make it less false . I think this is really sad and I hope it gets better in the future. I like being regarded as a person and not as a nationality primarily. Same goes for the topic "Japanese people hate religion" - well in this matter it would be more adequate to say "Japanese people dislike FOREIGN religions". Maye be somewhen people will start to notice that diversity in relgions and nations can be enriching - and not something where you should cross borders. And - sorry again, I hope I didn't offend you. It just makes me sad when people are like this. And of course it is a human thing and also outside of Japan its - depending where you are - +- quite common to have such tendencies, beliefs etc
Thank you for watching and for your kindness😃 I know there is no perfect, but it doesn't mean we don't need to face problems 😲 A difficult thing is that most Japanese people unconsciously do them, though. Japan is becoming diverse, so it may change something in the future.
I wouldn't say that the Japanese are, on the whole, racist. What they are is incredibly conformist and, very often, xenophobic. Those who do not conform are excluded. Non-Japanese do not fit in, so they are either marginalised (if they're lucky) or excluded entirely. Japanese who do not fit in, or who fall short, are either marginalised (if they're lucky) or excluded entirely. Of course, even the most marginalised Japanese will still hold a higher social position than foreigners. Marginalised Japanese inhabit a social space equivalent to the proverbial dog house. It's not in the same house as the rest, but it's in the garden area and within sight of the others. Non-Japanese live in a hut outside the compound walls. It might be a comfortable hut, Japanese might even make passing acknowledgements to those hut--dwellers, but they're not bloody likely to be invited into the main rooms of the main house.
Have you never heard the expression, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do?" If you perceive a negative stereotype about a race, culture, or nationality--perhaps that is because the negative stereotype has been well-earned by the gaijin in Japan, acting contrary to the custom and norms of Japanese society.
Please let me know if you have any questions about Japan😎 Thank you for watching✌
Is learning japanese easy ?
Are japanese really experts of everything and anything they do ?
Especially in academics.
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Another great video Nao!
I think as a foreigner it's also important to research the culture before going to Japan as well.
Certain concepts like "honne and tatamae" seem to me like important Japanese concepts that also explain a lot of the mindset of the Japanese.
This video is really good, thank you for this video!
Thank you for watching again😉
"honne and tatamae" is one of tricky ones😂 I need to make a video about that someday.haha
@@JapanwithNao I think a lot of people would love to see some videos with different kind of cultural aspects being explained.😁I'll look forward to whatever video comes next though!
Since most foreigners only visit for 10 days its not that important however if you want to work in Japan and want a non-foreigner social life then you need to learn decent Japanese
Yeah, I know😲 I think some of my subscribers are foreigners (Tourists) and others are probably interested in life in Japan. Therefore I'm confused what I should make sometimes😲haha
I enjoyed your informative video. Thank you for your insight, your experience and your opinions.
I look forward to viewing more!
Every time I visit Japan, I am amazed with the beauty, and refinement of the culture. Thank you for your video, it gives me a peek inside that culture.
I just came across your channel - you’ve got a new subscriber!!! Love your content!! Please keep on posting😊
Very informative. I appreciate your discussion💯 Subscribed.
Great video as always! It's really helpful to hear the perspective of a Japanese person. A lot of information about traveling to Japan comes from other foreigners, so cultural differences are not always considered.
Thank you for watching😉 I'll work hard for another video😘
That was very informative. I enjoyed it very much. I love Japan and most things about it, but most don't ever shed light on the darker parts. To know something, you must know all aspects. Not just half. Thank you very much.
Thank you for watching😉 Glad you enjoyed it!
Nao San, konnichiwa! Thank you for taking the time to talk about some common misconceptions. I think overall, I truly appreciate how you chose your words so carefully to insure that there is no misunderstanding. There is no perfect country. America, as great as it is, is far from perfect. I think many people would agree. I still love Japan. I enjoyed my visit, and I truly hope to visit again sometime soon. I always enjoy your videos. Blessings!
Konnichiwa! Thank you for watching😉 Yes, there is no perfect place! Every country has both good and bad sides😎
We're waiting for you to come back😘
Interesting content, thank you !
thank you. this was a good informative video.
Thank you for watching! Have a good weekend😉
good to know, thanks
Thank you for a very interesting video 😊
Thank you for watching😊
Very interesting from an American perspective...thanks!
どうもありがとう. I really enjoyed this video. Thank you.
Thank you for watching😉 こちらこそありがとうございます！
I am always curious on how Japanese people take care of themselves, longevity , beauty and health. Can you do video of what healthy food that Japanese people eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner? Pleasee...
Your content is interesting. Please consider adding chapter headings and links?
You did a wonderful 👏👌 job, thank 🤙you.
One thing that many people appreciate about Japan is the attention to detail. For example, when shopping at a number of shops, clerks carefully and exquisitely wrap your purchases. Try shopping in Europe. You're lucky if staff aren't overtly hostile, and don't even imagine that staff will life a finger to make your life easier. Japanese trains are wonderfully clean. Compare that to often filthy, run-down trains in Europe (especially Germany and Denmark) or the US. What people often miss about Japan is that this attention to detail isn't always positive. Japanese people tend to put an incredible amount of work into avoiding problems. On one hand, this is why Japanese standards of behaviour tend to be so high. On the other hand, it's why it can be so incredibly hard to get through to Japanese people. They put on a mask and build a moat to avoid issues and complications. Ignoring you isn't an act of malice, but an effort to avoid confusing, awkward and uncomfortable situations. Visible foreigners feel this the most. The infamous gaijin seat is an infamous example of this. For the Japanese, potentially awkward and uncomfortable interactions are avoided. For the person on the receiving end, it's almost dehumanising. I should add that this isn't only xenophobic, either. Japanese people who 'fall short' of Japanese societal expectations are subjected to the same treatment. A sad reality of Japanese bullying is that there are actually relatively few active bullies in Japan. However, very, very few Japanese young people will actually take a stand when they see bullying and might even quietly go along with it to avoid becoming targets themselves.
Thank you for watching😉 You know really well about Japanese society and schools🙌 I even think you are Japanese or someone who grew up in Japan😃 I may ask you to help make other Japan videos😂
Still haven't visited, but would love to at least once.
Hi Nao and thank you for the video! Cam you make a video about how the Japanese real-estate bubble that burst in 90's affected future generations of Japanese regarding housing costs, employment, etc. I don't know how are things now but at one point Japan was 1st in the world in terms of its youths suicide rate.
Thank you for watching and for your suggestion😉 I'm making some videos about Japanese houses, but what you suggest is also interesting😎
I'll make more videos about these kinds of topic in Japan later!
Videos like these need to be more balanced. My Japanese gf is always yelling me of the troubles in Japan by Koreans, Chinese, Vietnamese, Kurdish, etc. among others stealing, controlling, killing, kidnapping, etc.
I like your positive view. But knowing theres news of so much on the other side of that view out there....the foreigner part felt pop culture rather than a full breadth on the issue
Welcome to the grift. GF is right it sucks like living HI. Jokers and Clowns. Like the donold years. 😢
I have applied to 3 ALT jobs in Japan and have been rejected by all them. I have a health issue I take a medication for, and I'm pretty sure one rejected me because of this. I've been teaching English online for 4 years, and am at an intermediate of Japanese level. I have specialized TEFL certificates. I don't ever really like Japanese anime anymore, but like Japanese history and culture. I feel very discouraged.
That's too bad😭 I'm not really familiar with the process of choosing ALT, but you can still have a chance, right? (If not, I'm sorry)
It's a totally different thing, but I made many videos (maybe around 50 aren't even published), but many of them haven't been watched 😂
So I know it's tough to face things that don't go well, but I hope you can be fine in the future😉 Take care!
There was sakoku/closed country policy because of the foreigners attempting to conquer Japan. As a people, Japanese are cautious with foreigners. We want to trust, but it feels dangerous.
Sakoku was a long time ago but yeah, it might affect in terms of interacting foreigners😲 Thank you for watching!
It's ironic that the differences in Japanese society and culture (from those of the West) that are so interesting, are the very things that can make assimilation into Japanese, every day life so difficult.
I suspect that the many centuries of cultural isolation, plus the effect of rules of behaviour laid down by all powerful rulers (and religions) are 'hard wired' into the Japanese psychology. It's the difference that creates the charm.
“Japan is nothing like you see in Anime.”
-Miyavi
Yes, but the data gives an overall view and was collected for study, that is, people worked on it. Your personal experience is limited anyway, so saying "even if the data shows this..." makes no sense, the study on a certain topic certainly has more scientific validity than ONE person's experience.
It's not a personal attack, but I point it out because the world is now full of these biases, like "Studies say that poor countries in South America are generally dangerous, but I've been there and nothing happened to me, so... ." so what? Does your single personal experience invalidate the study? I think not.
I understand what you mean😃 Thank you for watching and sharing your opinion😉
Is it okay to ask for help in public transportation or is it considered speaking loudly ?
I believe you it's totally fine to ask someone for help😃 Thank you for watching!
"If you could describe Japan in a single word, what word would you pick?"
Before watching the video: complicated
Now... on to watch the video!
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1:53 aww that poor little girl had her shoes on the wrong feet! Hope someone noticed and helped her.
I think it's great that Japanese people expect foreigners to respect their culture. The reason Europe and America are in so much trouble is that we decided *we* had to adapt our culture to suit foreigners, and that they don't have to respect our culture at all, not exactly a recipe for success.
Tokyo itself is different from the rest of Japan. I think a lot of people in Tokyo are there for jobs, school, business, and are a little closed off compared to the rest of Japan. I think people in Tokyo look at foreigners like "Tourists" or not "Tourists" . Kind of a necessary pain, they need tourism, but tourists can be annoying.
Places like Osaka are a lot more sociable, and you will get Japanese interacting with you because they hosted the 1976 EXPO I believe, and they loved that tourism, but most of it never really stayed after the EXPO because Tokyo gets so much exposure worlwide, they end up losing tourism to the Capital City. BUT, i do believe Osaka has recently won their bid to host EXPO once again and are very excited about it. I hope it works out for them and they make it a great success.
There's also places like Okinawa, that's a tropical paradise and is a much safer and more beautiful stay than just about any other tropical resort in the world. The Islander's are very laid back and friendly, and one of the longest lived people in the world, maybe you can find out their secrets while visiting!
Japan's a big place! Don't miss out on anything!
Thank you for sharing! Now I understand some of the "unusual things" in anime I watched)
BTW, trust me, it's incredibly great that Japanese don't talk about religions! I wish all people were like that. My religion = my business, period. This would make the world a safer place, really. I wish here in Ukraine people just stop discussing their myths, I swear ^_^
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Gender gap in career promotion in Japan is still very much a thing. I don't agree with positive discrimination or quotas as enforced elsewhere (because not based on merit), but I have seen talented women never being promoted while very average guys got to higher hierarchy nearly by default in a couple of years' time. Everyone knows that is very common in Japan. Also, when you're a foreigner in Japan, being considered "foreign" is only normal, especially since the Japanese culture and language are so complex and most foreigners remain average at knowing them. However, the problem is rather that no matter how polished their Japanese skills and ways are, foreigners who made the effort are never taken seriously anyway, and seldom granted any form of respect at the workplace: you're always Japanese enough for the hard work, harassment and responsibilities, but never for the reward, pay/bonus or status recognition. In fact, typical foreigners with questionable manners and zero intention to make an effort to adapt often get away with anything and some tend to even become quite popular like mascots, because perceived as "fun" (or so it seems). Other than that, it's a great country, unique in many exquisite ways. Thanks for these videos.
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Thank you for watching😃
Greetings from The Netherlands, I just discovered your channel and liked this video so much!
I would love it, if one day you could make a video about homosexuality in Japan, how Japanese society sees gay people, and maybe a bit about the Japanese gay community itself. And if there is a difference between how older Japanese people and younger ones look at it.
If you order from a Japanese menu and you say the item a little bit incorrect the server will not know what your ordering and you will get a confused stare.
Haha I'm not sure what exactly you wanted to say but they should be polite for any customers though😂 Thank you for watching as always😘
So the usual descrimination due to gender, sexual orientation, skin colour and income, in Japan becomes descrimination for being foreign making those who never experienced descrimination experience it in the usual descrimination way: shallow based on a part of who they are that can't be changed. Must be a shock. Hope it's also and eye opener to realize how wrong it is to do it.
Nice English
Ok, let me be honest about this, too. And I apologize beforehand, because I think my opinion is impolite and unfriendly. I think japanese people tend (as you say "tend" ) to be pretty racist. For me this is one of the biggest reasons why I never would move to Japan - and I also heard of many others thinking similar. Yes, of course there are explanations for this (as you can explain everything) but it doesn't excuse this and it doesn't make it less false . I think this is really sad and I hope it gets better in the future. I like being regarded as a person and not as a nationality primarily.
Same goes for the topic "Japanese people hate religion" - well in this matter it would be more adequate to say "Japanese people dislike FOREIGN religions".
Maye be somewhen people will start to notice that diversity in relgions and nations can be enriching - and not something where you should cross borders.
And - sorry again, I hope I didn't offend you. It just makes me sad when people are like this. And of course it is a human thing and also outside of Japan its - depending where you are - +- quite common to have such tendencies, beliefs etc
Thank you for watching and for your kindness😃
I know there is no perfect, but it doesn't mean we don't need to face problems 😲
A difficult thing is that most Japanese people unconsciously do them, though.
Japan is becoming diverse, so it may change something in the future.
I wouldn't say that the Japanese are, on the whole, racist. What they are is incredibly conformist and, very often, xenophobic. Those who do not conform are excluded. Non-Japanese do not fit in, so they are either marginalised (if they're lucky) or excluded entirely. Japanese who do not fit in, or who fall short, are either marginalised (if they're lucky) or excluded entirely. Of course, even the most marginalised Japanese will still hold a higher social position than foreigners. Marginalised Japanese inhabit a social space equivalent to the proverbial dog house. It's not in the same house as the rest, but it's in the garden area and within sight of the others. Non-Japanese live in a hut outside the compound walls. It might be a comfortable hut, Japanese might even make passing acknowledgements to those hut--dwellers, but they're not bloody likely to be invited into the main rooms of the main house.
Have you never heard the expression, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do?"
If you perceive a negative stereotype about a race, culture, or nationality--perhaps that is because the negative stereotype has been well-earned by the gaijin in Japan, acting contrary to the custom and norms of Japanese society.
@@JapanwithNao sure go ahead and get more diverse , see where that leads. All the ugly racial tensions in the west should give you a clue.😊
@@JapanwithNao
Depends on what kind diversity.
I'd like to know, if my Beloved, ❤️🌹🛐Japanese - Celebrity loves me as I, he❓❔
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What is gay life like in Japan?