50 Facts About Japan

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    Lists of facts about Japan are almost always half misleading or straight up inaccurate, and half basic facts that everyone already knows. (Did you know JAPANESE VENDING MACHINES?!) So we've been trying to collect interesting facts about Japan that are actually true for years, and we finally reached 50!
    This video took the most time to make out of all our videos so far--more than 250 hours!! We put weeks into researching facts, tossing ones that either weren't true or as interesting as we first thought, and verifying the necessary ones with statistics from official sources (do you know the pain… of trying to translate 100+ page government reports…). Those sources are in the description box. We called agencies to ask them questions directly. We visited museums. We drove all over the place and filmed a lot of B roll (oh so much B roll). So here it is, basically everything we know about Japan (well, maybe not everything). Some of you may recognize a couple facts in here that we've talked about in past videos! I really hope you guys enjoy this video!!
    Thank you so much to all the people who upload images, sounds and EVEN VIDEO OF A RARE CAT HOLY CRAP to Wikipedia!! You’re the real MVP. There were a lot of things there was little possibility of us ever being able to capture on film ourselves. Thank you to you guys for being patient with us as we take our sweet time making these videos. And thank you to Skillshare for sponsoring this and helping us pay for groceries while we spent an entire month working on a single video. orz
    SOURCES
    4. www.jda.or.jp/en/introduction...
    todo-ran.com/t/kiji/10327
    ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/歯科医師過剰問題
    12. www.nri.com/global/opinion/pap...
    www.sumai1.com/sellers/market...
    15. www.mlit.go.jp/common/001145930.pdf
    www.tochikatsuyou.net/column/g...
    23. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
    28. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_...
    39. www.maff.go.jp/aqs/english/ani...
    41. www.nature.com/articles/jhg20...
    43. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2...
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Комментарии • 4,1 тыс.

  • @tradgothmiku
    @tradgothmiku 5 лет назад +2229

    It seems so strange to me that houses have a negative value by the time they're 30 years old!!?! The most expensive houses where I live are almost 200 years old!

    • @tradgothmiku
      @tradgothmiku 5 лет назад +12

      @@couleurful we have earthquakes here too though??

    • @soupii
      @soupii 5 лет назад +79

      sapphic-julia japan has many earthquakes and also severe tsunamis compared to most countries

    • @joshstone890
      @joshstone890 5 лет назад +26

      That's probably because the 200 year old house was built better than the new homes they have as far as structural integrity

    • @lesbolord8290
      @lesbolord8290 5 лет назад +32

      Yeah see Japan is in the Ring of Fire. So Volcanic activity, earthquakes, and tsunami's are a big problem over there. Structures are constantly being made more efficient.

    • @BobRossCat
      @BobRossCat 5 лет назад

      OMG WHEN READING THAT PART HAPPENAD XDDDD!!!

  • @RachelandJun
    @RachelandJun  5 лет назад +1764

    Corrections:
    16. The pie chart shows 801 and 306 as average ages but they should say “all older than.”
    26. The numbers are backwards in the first shot! Osaka did buy a 60 Hz generator and Tokyo bought a 50 Hz generator, as explained immediately afterward. 60 Hz is south and 50 Hz is north.
    You can go over something a million times and there’s always something you overlooked. 😩 Thanks to everyone who spotted these!! If you see any other errors let us know so we can correct them!

    • @skolatrenkovo8385
      @skolatrenkovo8385 5 лет назад +4

      Rachel and Jun ties are a Croatian invention, they were first worn by baron Trenk's pandurs and now they are worn all over the world from Japan to the USA.
      Edit: I'm Croatian.

    • @keriezy
      @keriezy 5 лет назад +25

      50 facts and you only had a few editing errors.. call it a win!

    • @pjskywalker2457
      @pjskywalker2457 5 лет назад +6

      Fun fact that I didn’t know about ties. The stripes run differently in Japan than America. I went and checked the tie I bought my husband from my last visit to Japan....and b”gosh, Jun was right!! But then Jun is always right😉😉

    • @ScandiNinja
      @ScandiNinja 5 лет назад +16

      hey rachel and jun (idk if this sounds stupid but) could you maybe make a video explaning the japanese health sytem etc. I am really curious about this i have read a bit about it on the internet but i would like to hear what someone who lives as a citizen in japan thinks about the health system of japan!

    • @2712animefreak
      @2712animefreak 5 лет назад

      The last time this was mentioned, I went around and checked. The ties available in Croatia today have the same pattern as in Japan. The ties of the old times (of the above mentioned baron Trenk's soldiers) were all single-coloured and red.

  • @_phong.huynh_
    @_phong.huynh_ 4 года назад +1767

    Burglar: * sneaks through the kictchen window *
    Japanese Residents: *so you've chosen death*

  • @jiro4485
    @jiro4485 5 лет назад +5595

    In Japan
    Police: hey is that a sword?!
    Me: yeah
    Police: you'll have to go to-
    Me: its 14 cm
    Police: carry on

    • @fakhri555
      @fakhri555 4 года назад +40

      What

    • @fakhri555
      @fakhri555 4 года назад +23

      @Toby M oh lol i get it

    • @threadyprawn8944
      @threadyprawn8944 4 года назад +87

      "Ah, a man of culture, carry on."

    • @collin3012
      @collin3012 4 года назад +121

      If that was america, the cop would bust out a ruler, measure it wrong, and send you jail. But then not bat an eye as a guy walks by with a glock.

    • @SeaguIISoup
      @SeaguIISoup 4 года назад +24

      Hejmlando Fantoma
      Police: YOU ARE UNDER ARREST
      Old man with a walking cane:

  • @keah
    @keah 5 лет назад +6292

    I want a comic now where a badass sword wielding anime character, in the middle of some epic battle on the streets of Japan, is stopped by the police and given a fine for having an unregistered sword.

    • @stargirl7646
      @stargirl7646 5 лет назад +66

      Keah Creations YES

    • @kuroroneko636
      @kuroroneko636 5 лет назад +126

      Have you read Rurouni Kenshin?

    • @didjaseemyjams1582
      @didjaseemyjams1582 5 лет назад +348

      And then they have to use a kitchen knife which is actually better 😂😂

    • @aneni
      @aneni 5 лет назад +135

      kinda sounds like Gintama 😬😬

    • @Silentgrace11
      @Silentgrace11 5 лет назад +41

      Kuroro Neko I was about to say xD I'm pretty sure that's in the first book of the manga for Ruroni Kenshin. Didn't read far enough to find out if that would be a recurring theme, though.

  • @RachelandJun
    @RachelandJun  5 лет назад +2278

    Lists of facts about Japan are almost always half misleading or straight up inaccurate, and half basic facts that everyone already knows. (Did you know JAPANESE VENDING MACHINES?!) So we've been trying to collect interesting, hopefully lesser known facts about Japan that are actually true for years, and we finally reached 50!
    This video took the most time to make out of all our videos so far--more than 250 hours!! We put weeks into researching facts, tossing ones that either weren't true or as interesting as we first thought, and verifying the necessary ones with statistics from official sources (do you know the pain… of trying to translate 100+ page government reports…). Those sources are in the description box. We called agencies to ask them questions directly. We visited museums. We drove all over the place and filmed a lot of B roll (oh so much B roll). So here it is, basically everything we know about Japan (well, maybe not everything). Some of you may recognize a couple facts in here that we've talked about in past videos! We're so excited to finally finish this video and we really hope you guys enjoy it!!
    Thank you so much to all the people who upload images, sounds and EVEN VIDEO OF A RARE CAT HOLY CRAP to Wikipedia!! You’re the real MVP. There were a lot of things there was little possibility of us ever being able to capture on film ourselves. Thank you to you guys for being patient with us as we take our sweet time making these videos. And thank you to Skillshare for sponsoring this and helping us pay for groceries while we spent an entire month working on a single video. orz

    • @subashinis8437
      @subashinis8437 5 лет назад +28

      So much effort!!! Thanks for this you guys!

    • @aggelospoulis1981
      @aggelospoulis1981 5 лет назад +11

      Ur awesome

    • @Sugarplum7798
      @Sugarplum7798 5 лет назад +17

      Thank you for working so hard on a great video ♡♡♡♡♡ ☆\ (• ◇ •)/☆

    • @EseMismo91
      @EseMismo91 5 лет назад +11

      お疲れ様でした! I really enjoyed the video. Thanks for presenting facts that are actually fact. It always bothers me when people spread rumors or straight up lies. Again, thank you for your hard work, and welcome back! RUclips isn't the same without Rachel & Jun.

    • @BewareTheLilyOfTheValley
      @BewareTheLilyOfTheValley 5 лет назад +2

      Rachel and Jun I learned quite a bit so thank you for your hard work!

  • @joakim8980
    @joakim8980 4 года назад +1055

    Hah! You think 4 am is early sunrise?
    IN NORWAY THE SUN NEVER GOES DOWN IN THE HEIGHT OF SUMMER

    • @acurara0113
      @acurara0113 4 года назад +28

      reary?
      when are you sleeping in summer??

    • @joakim8980
      @joakim8980 4 года назад +81

      We sleep like normal at the normal time, but we just close the blinds

    • @acurara0113
      @acurara0113 4 года назад +13

      thx
      Norway is very cold image,but it's summer.
      what is the current temperature?
      BTW,Japan is 36〜38℃ now. It's very hot.

    • @Kairos_Akuma
      @Kairos_Akuma 4 года назад +17

      I live at the Northern End of Germany..and in Summer it starts to become day at around 3am oLo'' At 4 its already bright as day... and its only really Dark between 12Am and 2Am lel xD

    • @Ann-rg5oe
      @Ann-rg5oe 4 года назад +3

      u Lucky ho!- I dont like night ;-;

  • @zigmas81
    @zigmas81 5 лет назад +950

    Those 11 minutes passed really quickly.. Interesting facts!

  • @Silentgrace11
    @Silentgrace11 5 лет назад +1124

    Okay, story time on number 35.
    I was a young, naive exchange student, with maybe a month left in Japan while I was studying abroad. All was going pretty darn well that day. One of my classes was cancelled, and I had been up late the night before finishing an assignment, so marched my merry self back to my dormitory, was sending my daily photos to my friend in the US, and preparing to take a nap.
    Out of the corner of my eye came one of those mother flipping centipedes crawling around on my curtains, easily a foot long. Again, being the naive American I was, the biggest insect I'd personally witnessed at that point were locusts and wolf spiders. I shrieked and then, crying, proceeded to message my friend about the atrocity as if she could fly over at hyper speed to kill a bug for me. My Japanese was rudimentary at best, but there was no way I could sleep with that bug in my room, so I had two options: wait upward of four hours for my neighbor to return from class to either kill it or help me ask someone to kill it, which could give the demon ample time to hide until it could kill me in my sleep, or utilize the magical powers of Google Translate to attempt to get my dorm parents to help.
    Cue 20 minutes of me trying to explain to my dorm dad that there was a huge bug in my room that needed to die, partially based on us tip tapping words and phrases into cheap little flip phones and showing one another because we weren't sure if we were saying the word right (me with Japanese, him with English). Once he finally realized what I was saying he motioned to give me a little vacuum cleaner that A) couldn't sweep up something that big, and B) I'm such a cautious person in general I couldn't move fast enough to suck it up without it running away. Instead of risking such horrors, I lied and told him I was allergic xD Which he took super seriously and grabbed some heavy duty bug spray and a larger than life fly swatter, to join me on the epic quest of ridding my room of this bug. Needless to say he didn't get what I meant by "big bug" when I was telling him, because he was horrified too when he saw the thing! But within minutes the beast was finally dead. My neighbor later pointed out that my room was probably the perfect temperature for bugs to feel comfortable at, because while the rooms had AC I was perfectly used to my family and college dorms keeping buildings at a solid 80 degrees, so needless to say I spent my last month burrowed under blankets and in sweaters to make my room nonviable for life of any kind.
    And thus, the story of how I nearly died in Japan comes to a close .u.

    • @lm-pw9ul
      @lm-pw9ul 5 лет назад +69

      Silentgrace11 Glad to know you didn't get hurt. I hate centipedes.

    • @secretive33
      @secretive33 5 лет назад +89

      Bruh... write a book. I would totally read it

    • @EroShynOObi
      @EroShynOObi 5 лет назад +19

      Yes. Write a book, please.

    • @FannyMMOs
      @FannyMMOs 5 лет назад +15

      Silentgrace11 Omg I think I love you. You need to start a blog about your adventures! Kindly plz let us know when you do. :D

    • @biancaozuna8874
      @biancaozuna8874 5 лет назад +9

      I'm glad I read this😂

  • @ratman6754
    @ratman6754 5 лет назад +953

    I can imagine the cicadas in video games saying “ITS SUMMER! ITS SUMMER! ITS SUMMER!”

    • @Vixen_Rose6404
      @Vixen_Rose6404 5 лет назад +3

      Oof now I do too

    • @seantaggart7382
      @seantaggart7382 4 года назад +1

      Yeah I hear them in animal crossing

    • @aidan840
      @aidan840 4 года назад

      I mainly hear them in hentai...

    • @KimFebriany
      @KimFebriany 4 года назад

      I always hear the minminzemi type

  • @astroxl1609
    @astroxl1609 4 года назад +782

    Average Japanese person: Knows 6 different cicada species
    Average American person: Doesnt even know what continent we live on or How many states there are.

    • @muffintray994
      @muffintray994 4 года назад +41

      There's obviously 2 states. Like I'm not even American and _i_ know that
      (this is a joke lol)

    • @butterflyflower9590
      @butterflyflower9590 4 года назад +8

      @@muffintray994 XD

    • @Chickitten
      @Chickitten 4 года назад +60

      @@muffintray994 umm no. There's 3. New York, Los Angeles and Antarctica 😒

    • @shurjoaunibar
      @shurjoaunibar 3 года назад +14

      Theres the 13 colonies, and 50 states, so 50 -13, 47?

    • @bieszczadzkiearchiwa
      @bieszczadzkiearchiwa 3 года назад +16

      @@shurjoaunibar and in UK we speak British

  • @fork4497
    @fork4497 4 года назад +491

    Rachel: "Construction barriers are often shaped like cute animals."
    Chopper: "Calling me cute doesn't make me happy! You jerk!"

    • @nausheenali821
      @nausheenali821 4 года назад +4

      fork I just imagined him saying that lol

    • @takashi.mizuiro
      @takashi.mizuiro 4 года назад +1

      Awwwww 可愛いすぎる

    • @User-ki1ws
      @User-ki1ws 4 года назад

      Lol

    • @user-fk5zo9wr1j
      @user-fk5zo9wr1j 4 года назад +2

      チョッパー「そ!!そんな事言われても嬉しくねーぞコノヤロー♡‬」

    • @bruhmoment9744
      @bruhmoment9744 3 года назад

      onepiece is life

  • @forgivemeforexisting4410
    @forgivemeforexisting4410 5 лет назад +244

    *32* * Husband wakes up, proceeds to kitchen.* *Honey there's bamboo in the kitchen!* *No there isn't!!* *Wife proceeds to go into the kitchen and walks straight into some bamboo.*

    • @dusterdude238
      @dusterdude238 5 лет назад +5

      and wife claims she had been Bamboozled

  • @dreammfyre
    @dreammfyre 5 лет назад +569

    That 50/60hz thing is seriously mind boggling.

    • @foxcheetah6035
      @foxcheetah6035 5 лет назад +1

      You should see how electrical grids are in other countries that had to purchase the generators from foreign companies. It gets really weird.

    • @dusterdude238
      @dusterdude238 5 лет назад +5

      I found it fascinating that they have Micros that run on 50/60 Hz.
      I think their wall current is 100V (+/-)

    • @blueram3063
      @blueram3063 5 лет назад

      The electricity thing is very unconvinient. Im sure they knew it was gonna be a problem but gave in to the presure of usas government. XD

  • @SparksFromFireworks
    @SparksFromFireworks 5 лет назад +138

    i just appreciate that persona 4 was used as an example of japanese media/games with summer cicada background noises. also, it was weird recognising the specific sounds of the different cicadas from different movies i've watched and games ive played.

  • @user-fw2zs5jm4l
    @user-fw2zs5jm4l 4 года назад +347

    Yo! I am a Japanese but even as a Japanese, I didn’t know so many things about my country lol. Thank you for showing us a wonderful video! Xoxo

    • @marymurphy3669
      @marymurphy3669 4 года назад +11

      Have a lovely day. Blessings and light to you.

    • @msou8400
      @msou8400 4 года назад +4

      what’s xoxo?

    • @Bojana-
      @Bojana- 4 года назад +7

      @@msou8400 idk what it especially means but its like sending a kiss or something like that

    • @Annamoon14
      @Annamoon14 4 года назад +7

      @@msou8400 it's a kiss text emoticon

    • @emi_milk
      @emi_milk 4 года назад +8

      Same! I'm half Japanese, but I didn't even know about the Cicada thing

  • @raeb8017
    @raeb8017 5 лет назад +3503

    now i know what this means!!!🔰🔰🔰🔰🔰

  • @cyn9218
    @cyn9218 5 лет назад +645

    Other youtuber’s clickbait : BOOBS
    Racheal and Jun’s clickbait : CATS

  • @Fist_3rd
    @Fist_3rd 3 года назад +132

    1:36ちょっと待て日本人でも初耳

  • @bagelbagel6518
    @bagelbagel6518 4 года назад +375

    “Ok, so were sword-smiths, but we cant make swords”
    “Wdym?”
    “The demand is decreasing”
    “Hm..”
    “Hm..”
    “Mini swords for cooking! :D”

  • @anishagurung9950
    @anishagurung9950 5 лет назад +696

    I love Rachel's voice here, you can really tell that she is enjoying telling you these facts. You can hear that she is smiling and it is making me smile!! :)

    • @aam5318
      @aam5318 5 лет назад +6

      I love Rachael's voice too. It sounds like the video in my English comprehension text paper

    • @aam5318
      @aam5318 5 лет назад +1

      Each time I saw her video, I feel like I'm in text

    • @hb6789
      @hb6789 4 года назад

      Anisha Gurung imo i like juns more

  • @arcticsnow7505
    @arcticsnow7505 5 лет назад +1269

    I'd like to see a video of you guys sharing Japanese folklore or mythology or just stories told to kids to teach them or scare them.

  • @aogiri2787
    @aogiri2787 3 года назад +141

    日本の文化を客観的に見てみると、普段している何気ない事も、珍しいと感じることが出来るよね。
    あと、蝉の鳴き声は、時間帯とか、季節によって変わってくるからおもしろいよ。

  • @whatTFisThis
    @whatTFisThis 4 года назад +301

    "Why keep a good idea just and idea? Let's put it into action!" - Japanese people

    • @AuroraPolkka
      @AuroraPolkka 4 года назад +12

      I love being Japanese

    • @Brtt4849
      @Brtt4849 3 года назад +1

      @@AuroraPolkka same

    • @KYCNews
      @KYCNews 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/IoAs46t5uVE/видео.html
      Intesrting facts about Japan

  • @khfan4life365
    @khfan4life365 5 лет назад +729

    I want that Pikachu bus. I don’t know what I’d use it for. I just want it.

  • @theR0NIN
    @theR0NIN 5 лет назад +352

    The reason kitchen knives are sharper than katanas isn't due to a lack of sharpening methodology in katanas. It's due to the fact that a katana needs to be sharp _and_ flexible, so it doesn't break when cutting. A harder steel can hold a sharper edge, but a harder steel also is less flexible and breaks more easily. So katanas have to compromise between sharpness and flexibility. They're still plenty sharp though. (One way katanas accomplish this is through differential hardening.)
    Kitchen cutlery doesn't need to be as flexible as a katana because it isn't exposed to the same longitudinal stresses as a sword. You can pretty much focus on sharpness without worrying about flexibility.
    Thanks for the awesome video!

    • @stargirl7646
      @stargirl7646 5 лет назад +25

      That was actually really fascinating! Thank you!

    • @recoil53
      @recoil53 5 лет назад +8

      As you know, katanas also have areas of three distinct hardness levels as well as differential hardening for the needs of the sword - core, back, and edge.

    • @OneMoreGuyjininJapan
      @OneMoreGuyjininJapan 5 лет назад +12

      Wow! Was totally waiting for the classic “Katanas are the best swords ev3r!!!!” But that was extremely informative and something I didn’t know. Thank you!

    • @isadoravieira4477
      @isadoravieira4477 5 лет назад +2

      Rurouni Kenshin feelings XD

    • @theR0NIN
      @theR0NIN 5 лет назад +1

      Konglim Khoo, that would affect individual swords, not katanas as a whole vs. knives as a whole. That was the claim Rachel made-- that kniveS can now be made sharper than katanaS, due to improvements in knife technology. 10:23
      Plus you waaaay overstate the differences that would exist in "quality of the metal" among swords made by the same skilled swordsmith.
      My original point was that knives and swords serve different purposes, so they have different needs when it comes to attributes like sharpness and flexibility. That's still a better explanation than just saying "Kitchen knives can be made sharper than swords now!" Plus, any good katana is already razor sharp. Making a distinction between the sharpness of the two based upon the TECHNICAL ABILITY TO SHARPEN them is misleading at best.

  • @annushkanoor4328
    @annushkanoor4328 4 года назад +127

    the terminal village thing made me sad. Their culture and history ends with their population and the whole village eventually becomes abandoned

    • @RyanTheCreator
      @RyanTheCreator 4 года назад +9

      I have a feeling foreigners will repopulate them as time goes on

    • @MJ-uk6lu
      @MJ-uk6lu 3 года назад +4

      To be honest, not only Japan has such problem

  • @yenyon5520
    @yenyon5520 5 лет назад +896

    This 🔰 is for drivers
    I only knew that today
    Wat da fuq

    • @steerles3084
      @steerles3084 5 лет назад +4

      yes its 🔰 jdm logo not ?

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  • @sladics
    @sladics 5 лет назад +281

    I’m learning Japanese because of you two, and have been studying for over 10 months now! I really want to visit Japan!

    • @s.c.9251
      @s.c.9251 5 лет назад +18

      I'm going to start studying Japanese too in august ☺ wish me luck! ♡

    • @sladics
      @sladics 5 лет назад +5

      Yay! Good luck, and never give up (woah that rhymed).

    • @s.c.9251
      @s.c.9251 5 лет назад +3

      Hahaha Thanks!!

    • @brookebabcock5463
      @brookebabcock5463 5 лет назад +6

      I'm starting to learn Japanese as well~♡

    • @sladics
      @sladics 5 лет назад +2

      OMG thank you for all the likes 😆❤️

  • @jojomarie6596
    @jojomarie6596 5 лет назад +170

    My mom chases me and my sisters around the house with cicada shells and I've learned to run so fast because of her

    • @tterby1
      @tterby1 5 лет назад +1

      Just picked up an audiobook in order to start to recognize words and phrases.

    • @jojomarie6596
      @jojomarie6596 5 лет назад

      tterby1 cool

    • @tterby1
      @tterby1 5 лет назад

      JoJo Marie I'm sorry that somehow went to the wrong thread. I apologize.

    • @jojomarie6596
      @jojomarie6596 5 лет назад

      tterby1 that's okay, haha, I was wondering why your comment was a little random

    • @pryzmik3657
      @pryzmik3657 5 лет назад

      eek shedinja

  • @toxicmikan5275
    @toxicmikan5275 5 лет назад +153

    女性と男性の交互のナレーションが英検みたい

    • @user-fs4dv6vk3u
      @user-fs4dv6vk3u 3 года назад +7

      Stap.1とか試験で言ってもらいたいわ

  • @AustroStudios2003
    @AustroStudios2003 5 лет назад +139

    "This is, in part, due to many reasons"
    *Speech 100*

    • @synckar6380
      @synckar6380 5 лет назад +29

      Reaching the word count for an essay

  • @thedancingsquirrel6725
    @thedancingsquirrel6725 5 лет назад +4478

    WHY IS JAPAN SO MUCH MORE ADVANCED THAN THE REST OF THE WORLD.

    • @radiomandelbrot5868
      @radiomandelbrot5868 5 лет назад +230

      except that half of the technology/habits are still in the 80s era lol

    • @gabreiliusgen4519
      @gabreiliusgen4519 5 лет назад +71

      have you ever heard of China??

    • @sruiz6299
      @sruiz6299 5 лет назад +6

      IKR

    • @fvn55yearsago57
      @fvn55yearsago57 5 лет назад +24

      The Dancing Squirrel
      *cough cough* China *cough*

    • @kb_analytics
      @kb_analytics 5 лет назад +187

      In some ways... I think every country is advanced in a few areas and woefully inept in others.

  • @spriggsyspriggs2237
    @spriggsyspriggs2237 5 лет назад +330

    I had noticed that 50/60 Hz mistake but I didn't care. It happens! You guys are great and I love learning a little more about Japan!

  • @z3roo0
    @z3roo0 4 года назад +18

    6:25 hah! In scandinavia, the sun never really goes down in the middle of summer, especially if you're very north. On the flipside though, on the winters it's the opposite. The sun goes down at 3 p.m and goes up at 8-9 a.m. November, december is pretty depressing... Go to school/work it's dark, come home, it's dark.

  • @joysaha3946
    @joysaha3946 4 года назад +57

    I m Bangladeshi,i like japan 🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵♥♥♥🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

  • @Helvetica09
    @Helvetica09 5 лет назад +392

    FINALLY I KNOW WHAT THE FLOWER IN JUNS VIDEO WAS!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @kzr_koco
      @kzr_koco 5 лет назад +1

      SAME I WANTED TO KNOW TOO LOL

  • @Dr3Mc3Ninja
    @Dr3Mc3Ninja 5 лет назад +281

    I will find those native cats!
    I want a full video of Jun slicing things with that knife he sharpened.

    • @thebrightstartt9294
      @thebrightstartt9294 5 лет назад +33

      Him slicing random stuff was more satisfying to watch than those actual videos called "THE MOST SATISFYING THING YOU'VE EVER SEEN!!!"

    • @user-hr8us5ot8y
      @user-hr8us5ot8y 5 лет назад +5

      Go to juns kitchen

    • @dragonaise2417
      @dragonaise2417 5 лет назад +5

      DrGrukar McNinjaSixthGun at first I thought you meant he should cut the cats with his knife and I had to read the sentence again 😅

  • @ericamcqueen5607
    @ericamcqueen5607 4 года назад +31

    7:36 I wasn't expecting to see Persona 4 here, but I'm happy nonetheless

  • @tomokotomoko
    @tomokotomoko 5 лет назад +603

    Wow!! 50!! よく集めたねー!すごい!👏👏 My daughter's kindergarten bus was 'Pikachu'! 😊

  • @cait_o_saurus
    @cait_o_saurus 5 лет назад +171

    This was such a great video! I'm a massive fact nerd, and I don't think I knew anything in this video before. You can really see how much time and effort you guys put into this thank you so much!

    • @higashiwhy
      @higashiwhy 5 лет назад

      Caitlin Shelbourne at least I knew about the bamboo growth :p

  • @narihira_ariwara
    @narihira_ariwara 4 года назад +40

    7:43 マジ?ww

  • @lucas23453
    @lucas23453 4 года назад +186

    Me: "Japan looks really cool, I would love to go over there."
    *Video shows a big fuckoff centipede*
    "Welp looks like I can't go there anymore."

    • @paulthe2mikolajdupontsrens586
      @paulthe2mikolajdupontsrens586 3 года назад

      I don’t understand

    • @IceUrsa216
      @IceUrsa216 3 года назад +1

      Tbh my concerns are less about the centipedes and more about the hand-sized hornets 😨

    • @paulthe2mikolajdupontsrens586
      @paulthe2mikolajdupontsrens586 3 года назад

      @@IceUrsa216 show me hand size hornet

    • @IceUrsa216
      @IceUrsa216 3 года назад +1

      Googled them, and they were a little smaller than I remembered, sorry. Still big enough to take up plenty of space in your palm, and my nightmares 😅
      Search "asian giant hornet" if you're interested!

    • @paulthe2mikolajdupontsrens586
      @paulthe2mikolajdupontsrens586 3 года назад

      @@IceUrsa216 okay

  • @owo1044
    @owo1044 5 лет назад +786

    :0 *Who needs a Real Sword when you have a Japanese Cooking Knife?!*

    • @audreyr9153
      @audreyr9153 5 лет назад +17

      I’m gonna move to japan some day and I’m gonna own like six of them just for self defense and to be cool
      I’m kidding about that last bit but my life goal is to move to japan and get two cats and learn Japanese and Korean! XD

    • @akusemkhal
      @akusemkhal 5 лет назад

      lemme add in katana

    • @pumpum000
      @pumpum000 5 лет назад

      i have a 300$ damascus japan chef knife, it literally cut through everything in my kitchen

  • @paincreatesfame
    @paincreatesfame 5 лет назад +424

    The only reason I can identify some cicadas is from catching so many in Animal Crossing: New Leaf... which is an originally Japanese game...

    • @LisaMariaGravity
      @LisaMariaGravity 5 лет назад +3

      Sadie Blackwell Same here! High five!

    • @lilyraimey3499
      @lilyraimey3499 5 лет назад +1

      |-/

    • @itsashadow
      @itsashadow 5 лет назад

      Same

    • @Ellie_MUA
      @Ellie_MUA 5 лет назад

      Ikr as soon as u step outside in new leaf cicadas are all u here!

    • @Churos
      @Churos 5 лет назад +1

      It IS a Japanese game, technically. Nintendo is Japanese.

  • @user-ez8oq9qd8h
    @user-ez8oq9qd8h 3 года назад +51

    私は日本人ですが知らない情報が多くありました。
    勉強になります

  • @wolbern5605
    @wolbern5605 5 лет назад +28

    That explains the obsession I have noticed with super sharp kitchen knives in some Japanese videos

  • @giorgioc3402
    @giorgioc3402 5 лет назад +101

    They’re back!!💜

    • @dunyaox1553
      @dunyaox1553 5 лет назад

      ド라면Doramyun ikr 👌

  • @TomTomTom9146
    @TomTomTom9146 5 лет назад +719

    Basically, Japan does everything better

    • @nelsond3359
      @nelsond3359 5 лет назад +66

      except that 50hz and 60hz thing.

    • @kizunechao279
      @kizunechao279 5 лет назад +5

      Pretty much.

    • @despairinq
      @despairinq 4 года назад +47

      the high suicide rate is the best part imo. 10/10

    • @somdutt6303
      @somdutt6303 4 года назад +1

      Except for food, the food is bland af

    • @acurara0113
      @acurara0113 4 года назад +35

      despairinq that's true.
      A train in Tokyo stops once a week. And the cause is suicide.
      Jump in front of the train. Like Mayuri.
      There are many office workers who commit suicide.
      The cause is too long working hours. The law stipulates that up to 40 hours per week, but most companies do not.
      This is just one of many problems in Japan.

  • @aaaa-yc5un
    @aaaa-yc5un 4 года назад +34

    日本人でもへーと思う事が多かった

  • @natsukaruna5074
    @natsukaruna5074 5 лет назад +77

    I've experienced how tough it was for muslim to do Shubuh prayer (early morning prayer before the sun rise) in Japan during summer .-.

    • @jevasamy
      @jevasamy 4 года назад +4

      ALLAH !!! IT MUST BE SO COLD

    • @rachelrecycles369
      @rachelrecycles369 3 года назад +1

      How would you do it in a place such as Alaska when then sun never sets or rises? It's just always there.

    • @TheGarryq
      @TheGarryq 3 года назад +4

      @@rachelrecycles369 In such places people can adopt the times of an area further south in the country or many go by Saudi Arabian time. Otherwise northern Finland would only allow you half an hour to eat every day for the month of Ramadan

  • @KazukiP
    @KazukiP 5 лет назад +187

    That bread thing is rly clever omf

    • @nerdyninja3691
      @nerdyninja3691 5 лет назад +4

      Emily Barclay I was about to say that. Like I didn't even consider anywhere else would do it differently...

    • @FancyHatching
      @FancyHatching 5 лет назад +9

      和輝Kazuki In Germany some super markets let you use a machine to slice whatever bread you like however thick you like :)

    • @nerdyninja3691
      @nerdyninja3691 5 лет назад +1

      Fancy Hatching We have that in England as well.

    • @raidwipe
      @raidwipe 5 лет назад

      What do they do in countries without this system? sell the bread unsliced?

    • @jacquelineunderwood7115
      @jacquelineunderwood7115 5 лет назад +5

      dip.C you either know how thick the bread is sliced by that brand or judge by eye or buy unsliced bread. Usually in america all the prepacked loaves are the sameish slice size unless marked otherwise but artisanal breads tend to be the size that that specific bread was traditionally cut at. And sometimes its just whatever they want it cut at. My family buys mostly unsliced bread honestly, or we make our own. XD

  • @lordvader89a
    @lordvader89a 5 лет назад +160

    what always bothered me in japan: the sun goes down wayyy to early…it gets dark at 6pm, even though its not even close to winter :(

    • @RachelandJun
      @RachelandJun  5 лет назад +39

      This is probably my biggest complaint. I need more sunlight!

    • @cinnalosasha
      @cinnalosasha 5 лет назад +11

      Those of us in the Midwest would be right at home. Sunrise is at 4:55am in the summer, and sunset is at 4pmish in the winter.

    • @mochimoomoo8369
      @mochimoomoo8369 5 лет назад +2

      very similar to my country, 6pm IS SO DARK.

    • @Em-fz6eb
      @Em-fz6eb 5 лет назад +2

      right?? recently i visited and the sun rose at 4am and set at 7pm... it should just be pushed back an hour or two!

    •  5 лет назад +6

      Sunrise and sunset is determined by date and which latitude, which is how far you are from the equator. So the sunset time in northern Hokkaido will be very different than it is in Okinawa.

  • @agatakowalska5478
    @agatakowalska5478 5 лет назад +1

    This video is not only fascinating but also incredibly useful for me! I can use a lot of this information in my geography exams this year, particularly the info on the incompatible grids issue after the earthquake/tsunami and the ageing population. It'll be great to have rather "unique" details (in the sense that not many British 18 year olds know them) in my essays, thanks so much for this and I hope you make more of these! I learned a lot

  • @IvyFox1
    @IvyFox1 4 года назад +1

    I loved this!! Would love more videos like this!! You guys are the best!

  • @Sakja
    @Sakja 5 лет назад +131

    I love Japan.

    • @japanchan5834
      @japanchan5834 5 лет назад +2

      Me tooooo

    • @easytoslip
      @easytoslip 5 лет назад

      I have never been but it seems great! loved this video

  • @gonfreecs7347
    @gonfreecs7347 5 лет назад +406

    4:56 it’s not a cute animal. ITS CHOPPER FROM ONE PIECE OMG

    • @blasttrash
      @blasttrash 5 лет назад +9

      bakayarou, watashiwa racoon janai.
      Hope someone with Japanese knowledge corrects me. :P

    • @gonfreecs7347
      @gonfreecs7347 5 лет назад +12

      blasttrash hmmmm, if I am correct, that means “idiot/moron, I’m not a raccoon”

    • @blasttrash
      @blasttrash 5 лет назад +1

      @@gonfreecs7347 I know, but I am not sure if I constructed that sentence in a correct from a grammatical standpoint. I only remembered few words and made that sentence lol

    • @gonfreecs7347
      @gonfreecs7347 5 лет назад +1

      Lol ok

    • @giuliamanconi5022
      @giuliamanconi5022 4 года назад

      YEAH AHHAHAHAHAHAHA

  • @marcomarc151
    @marcomarc151 4 года назад +2

    This is why I love your channel, too many knowledge in every video 😍

  • @japandawanders4137
    @japandawanders4137 5 лет назад

    Thanks Rachel and Jun, this video was really interesting and I learned a lot of new things from it!

  • @Tyyyyuh
    @Tyyyyuh 5 лет назад +267

    日本人でも知らない情報多いんじゃないか?
    面白かった〜!

    • @user-vk9ik8zy7g
      @user-vk9ik8zy7g 4 года назад

      Чта?

    • @bM-pn6cl
      @bM-pn6cl 4 года назад +1

      あなたのにほんご!🇯🇵

    • @tokioamethyst725
      @tokioamethyst725 4 года назад +1

      申し訳ありませんが、異なる言語の翻訳者を使用していますので、わかりません

    • @parranz0849
      @parranz0849 4 года назад +6

      I dont understand anything but okay

  • @Narnendil
    @Narnendil 5 лет назад +18

    Some of the facts Rachel seemed to be completely amazed by are totally normal for me as a Swede, like driving camps. And the sun rising at 4 in summer? Here is never even sets! xD

  • @ef2526
    @ef2526 5 лет назад +16

    3:47
    *JAPANESE SYMBOL FOR BEGINNERS*
    if u remember that you deserve a veterans discount

    • @Alex-dz7pe
      @Alex-dz7pe 4 года назад

      Rasim Efe Everybody knows. That is basic knowlegde lmao

  • @overloader7900
    @overloader7900 5 лет назад

    Straight into the video! Love it

  • @Mykasan
    @Mykasan 5 лет назад +125

    1:18 How do you navigate in the streets? I don't understand.

    • @RachelandJun
      @RachelandJun  5 лет назад +82

      THAT’S WHAT I SAID
      What did they do before gps?! haha
      To be fair, a lot of places have maps with the numbered regions posted somewhere so maybe people just used to use maps, same as we did back in the day. :p

    • @DQABlack
      @DQABlack 5 лет назад +10

      Simon and Martina (Some other youtubers) mentioned this once in a podcast. They called somebody to pick them up, but Simon and Martina were waiting on one side of the block and the driver was on the other side of the block, and it took them a while to realize. I'm not sure if this was the cause, but it may have been. I'm sure it isn't a problem most of the time for locals, but I'm sure it has to come up

    • @Mykasan
      @Mykasan 5 лет назад

      In which podcast?

    • @DQABlack
      @DQABlack 5 лет назад +2

      They started doing their podcast on youtube recently, but I think this was before that, when they only had it on SBS PopAsia. I think it was just within the past couple of months, but I don't remember exactly when. Definitely not too long ago. The overarching conversation had something to do with how Martina was saying she couldn't really stay mad at most people in Japan and how polite they are or something like that. This particular story she brought up to illustrate how the taxi driver was so apologetic afterwards even though it wasn't really his fault, and even though she was upset when she thought he was late as soon as he apologized she wasn't upset anymore.

    • @Mykasan
      @Mykasan 5 лет назад +2

      I didn't know they did podcasts on SBS PopAsia :O Iwonder if it's still available. i'll look into it.
      Edit : it still is ! I now know what to do in my spare time.

  • @Marlboro-kp7kz
    @Marlboro-kp7kz 5 лет назад +213

    0:25 You throw that orange ball at robber/shoplifter in America,you are most likely to get hit with a lawsuit.

  • @user-cn1pw3cb2s
    @user-cn1pw3cb2s 3 года назад +19

    そんなに歯医者いるの?!(日本人)

  • @mrduid5952
    @mrduid5952 4 года назад +2

    7:27 i remember when i used to catch them with my friends. near my apartment there was a park, and during summer there would be a lot of them. so nostalgic, this was 5 years ago 😭😭😭

  • @ashlim654
    @ashlim654 5 лет назад +64

    8:32 mercy from overwatch , is that you?

    • @warriorxheart
      @warriorxheart 5 лет назад +1

      Ash Lim Same lol

    • @Tankerrex3
      @Tankerrex3 5 лет назад

      OMG it is

    • @user-fd7wl4cw8s
      @user-fd7wl4cw8s 5 лет назад

    • @ashlim654
      @ashlim654 5 лет назад

      114514 1919810
      What??

    • @milo4054
      @milo4054 5 лет назад

      Ash Lim I knowww I noticed that too!! It looks just like her and I’m pretty sure it it her lol

  • @jaspr1999
    @jaspr1999 5 лет назад +124

    This is such an awesome bunch of facts!
    The cicadas here (just north of Dallas Texas) are so loud that you have to go inside to have a conversation this time a year.

    • @InTeCredo
      @InTeCredo 5 лет назад +3

      Yeah, my family and I used to live in Dallas for many years. Our German friends and relatives couldn't get the sound out of their heads after hearing cicadas for the first time. My neighbour friends and I used to tie little firecrackers to the cicadas and set them off into the sky. Bang! Well, that was 1970s when things were different for the kids.

    • @niaenergy4605
      @niaenergy4605 5 лет назад

      It's the same in Chicago!

    • @RikkuTakanashi
      @RikkuTakanashi 5 лет назад +2

      They're quite loud in Florida as well. You can easily hear them inside on a hot day. It's why when I first heard them in a anime during a summer scene, it felt so natural!

  • @gdcleanfun
    @gdcleanfun 4 года назад

    Fascinating! Thank you!

  • @turtlequeen8554
    @turtlequeen8554 4 года назад

    I just recently moved from Japan and I watch your videos bc of how much they remind me of Japan. So thank you! 🙃

  • @lyracole8819
    @lyracole8819 5 лет назад +106

    I am livid from those cicada noises. I am in Japan for the first time and they are so loud

    • @bunnyluvnae5427
      @bunnyluvnae5427 5 лет назад +1

      Lyra Cole I’m in japan too! I haven’t really heard cicadas though..

    • @ElectricPyroclast
      @ElectricPyroclast 5 лет назад +5

      bunnyluvnae Then you're not really in Japan lol. Go to the nearest playground with trees and poles, your ears will be destroyed

    • @bunnyluvnae5427
      @bunnyluvnae5427 5 лет назад

      ElectricPyroclast or maybe I’m in a busy area... pretty sure I’m in japan bud

    • @pickled_sausage
      @pickled_sausage 5 лет назад +3

      Southern United States has these hoes too. They are the worst.

    • @lyracole8819
      @lyracole8819 5 лет назад +1

      bunnyluvnae I'm in the Kansai area and they are SO LOUD when i bike to school

  • @NimrodClover
    @NimrodClover 5 лет назад +56

    Wish you would have added a tiny bit more to no.8, i.e. the lack of street names. The block and number system also includes the age of the structure, with no. 1 of block X being the oldest or first address in that block. That is why the numbers within a block are sometimes very random in placement. So, the system is only spatially accurate to a point.
    There are several historic forces at play as to why this is so. Some of these include, most land previously under the control of a monarch or emperor, limited usable land, rapid and continuous rebuilding, frequent disasters or destruction, and even the level of literacy.
    The type of numbering system stems from and helps reinforce the mental map that a community uses.

  • @tommykay7427
    @tommykay7427 5 лет назад

    Excellent video! Professional, entertaining, and fun! Thanks!

  • @laurenschmitt451
    @laurenschmitt451 4 года назад

    Great video! Thanks for sharing!👏

  • @thebahooplamaster
    @thebahooplamaster 5 лет назад +160

    1:11
    Just imagine getting hit by one of these things.

    • @RachelandJun
      @RachelandJun  5 лет назад +49

      We were actually initially planning on one of us throwing it at the other, but we ended up not having the time.
      I imagine it's not super fun, though. ( ゚д゚ )

    • @acarps
      @acarps 5 лет назад +33

      ...you were going to throw a bus at each other? o.o

    • @naser3000x
      @naser3000x 5 лет назад +6

      I might die from laughing

    • @RachelandJun
      @RachelandJun  5 лет назад +69

      Oh whoops I totally assumed this was about the paintballs. Didn’t check the timing. I’m guessing it’s about the buses now... oh my god
      Hahahahahahahaha

    • @ujjvalw2684
      @ujjvalw2684 5 лет назад +8

      Rachel and Jun lol XD

  • @joaquinespinosa6613
    @joaquinespinosa6613 5 лет назад +389

    So no one gonna mention Chopper as a construction barrier?

    • @bozio8605
      @bozio8605 5 лет назад +16

      One piece fan council yeeeee

    • @user-jd3gf5xw1x
      @user-jd3gf5xw1x 5 лет назад +9

      HOW DARE YOU HIT CHOOPER!! KONOYARO!!!

    • @soil80
      @soil80 5 лет назад +17

      When she said cute animals, I screamed: choppeeeer!

    • @kawaiiLov3
      @kawaiiLov3 5 лет назад +4

      There's much more than cute animals and pop culture icons. Each prefecture in Japan has its own mascot, so you'll see them materialised as construction barriers too (a good fact they missed). For example, Iwate's Sobacchi and Miyagi's Musubimaru!

    • @Paul-mw1wp
      @Paul-mw1wp 5 лет назад

      I know but its so cool

  • @user-eh2ff1er8d
    @user-eh2ff1er8d 3 года назад +10

    37
    ミンミンゼミとアブラゼミとツクツクボウシしか分からんて笑笑

  • @UncensoredGunEnthusiast
    @UncensoredGunEnthusiast 2 года назад +5

    There’s a reason I’m learning Japanese

    • @user-xr3bk7ds2e
      @user-xr3bk7ds2e 2 года назад +1

      がんばれ👍

    • @kiwimusume
      @kiwimusume 4 месяца назад

      I learned Japanese because of geopolitical relations that I was too young to understand at the time lmao (I live in another Pacific Rim country and our schools decided to teach Japanese because of trade relations between my country and Japan.)

  • @FancyHatching
    @FancyHatching 5 лет назад +14

    I love that you used a P4 clip as pop culture example! ♡

  • @astraphel1896
    @astraphel1896 5 лет назад +31

    Best facts of Japan I've ever heard. I cannot wait to visit Japan someday! I am so ready to go!

  • @tatianarobbins4320
    @tatianarobbins4320 4 года назад

    Thanks for making this video. I knew most of these facts, but learned a few new things too.

  • @minustaco42zero24
    @minustaco42zero24 3 года назад +2

    Wow these things are just amazing

  • @kirstyhill1493
    @kirstyhill1493 5 лет назад +25

    Wow the paintball idea for the thieves should be used in other countries!

    • @CarinaCoffee
      @CarinaCoffee 5 лет назад +8

      Well in some banks when they get robbed they put paint explosives in, so when the robbers open them they get doused in paint that doesn't wash off.
      But yeah, imagine how easy I'd be for the police to find a suspect running from the scene of a robbery when they have vibrant colour all over them!

    • @DanCatface
      @DanCatface 5 лет назад

      cant they bring a bag with clothes and change

    • @kirstyhill1493
      @kirstyhill1493 5 лет назад

      Dan Catface // Prince Daniel they needs to run, not change clothes.

    • @kirstyhill1493
      @kirstyhill1493 5 лет назад

      Measles European Chickenpox ...? Learn decent grammar

    • @Kaflurgle
      @Kaflurgle 5 лет назад

      The closest thing I can think of that we have in the US is, in some clothing stores, the clothes have a magnetic tag/clip thing on them that can only be removed at the register once you pay for them. Otherwise, if you try to remove it forcefully, it'll let out a bunch of ink, or dye that is hard to wash off
      As for convenience/grocery stores, there's just a bunch of cameras everywhere. Or, if the store can't afford enough cameras, they're placed in locations like at the entrance/exit, or right at the register

  • @FakeBritishGirl
    @FakeBritishGirl 5 лет назад +68

    I love cicadas for the first week and then I just wish they would let me be lazy and sleep on the weekends >

    • @RachelandJun
      @RachelandJun  5 лет назад +13

      They’re SO LOUD haha

    • @TheWildLancer
      @TheWildLancer 5 лет назад +1

      They become background static :)

    • @FakeBritishGirl
      @FakeBritishGirl 5 лет назад +1

      TahliaEspen I wish they did that for me. I swear my brain is like “6am! It’s 6am! Wake up and listen to the cicadas! Wake up!!!!”

    • @joemuis23
      @joemuis23 5 лет назад

      have you tried some earplugs?

    • @FakeBritishGirl
      @FakeBritishGirl 5 лет назад

      BlackJoe23 yep. Can’t sleep with them in... it sounds like my head is inside a seashell.

  • @towfvu
    @towfvu 2 года назад

    i always come back to this video once in a while, i never get bored by it at all

  • @annalisasteinnes
    @annalisasteinnes 3 года назад

    Rewatching this two years later, I noticed how much more confident Jun is with speaking English now :)

  • @ItsTerru
    @ItsTerru 5 лет назад +21

    You make Japan sound like an even more interesting country! Once I finish my bachelor's degree in English I'll be looking for a job there!

  • @user-kn1de4xc6j
    @user-kn1de4xc6j 5 лет назад +40

    Do you mean to tell me that Japanese are so physically clean that their have genes evolved to reflect this?!!! I would PAY to have dry earwax and a little less body odor.

    • @OneMoreGuyjininJapan
      @OneMoreGuyjininJapan 5 лет назад +5

      n Unfortunately, the people that don’t have this gene TYPICALLY don’t use deodorant. Rush hour on a Japanese train in the summer can’t get pretty smelly. Then again I’m sure that’s everywhere you go haha

    • @pinkqueenscookie
      @pinkqueenscookie 5 лет назад +1

      I don't like having dry earwax tbh. But I like not having much body odor or in my case body hair as well lol

    • @pryzmik3657
      @pryzmik3657 5 лет назад +1

      Zoe Kouf It may have been selected for via sexual selection. Some Europeans have the gene but maybe we didn't care enough for it to become widespread. There are things about Europeans Japanese wish they had and maybe it comes down to what we prioritised in mate selection. However it could also be related to other pressures or just random.

    • @kiwimusume
      @kiwimusume 4 месяца назад

      @@OneMoreGuyjininJapanTheir deodorants are designed for people with the nonsmelly genes IIRC. I moved there with an agency and they told us to bring our own deodorant from home.

  • @dianndp4957
    @dianndp4957 3 года назад

    Really amazing video , really amazing information!

  • @uncleterry9179
    @uncleterry9179 4 года назад +11

    Can’t believe Rachel called Dallas Dal-as I’m crying and shaking rn

    • @TheGarryq
      @TheGarryq 3 года назад

      Now you know what it's like to hear Americans pronounce British towns

  • @Saturn57
    @Saturn57 5 лет назад +13

    Now we need a video explaining the too many dentists issue in Japan 😀

  • @m.a.t7590
    @m.a.t7590 5 лет назад +6

    It’s so cool to see what Japan is like and how it’s different from America! You guys did a great job on this video! I hope for more to come!

  • @Belladonna0_0
    @Belladonna0_0 3 года назад +11

    The Japan buses look soooooo cute

  • @wearesisters2874
    @wearesisters2874 4 года назад +1

    Juns english sounds so good! And Rachel has gotten better at Japanese!

  • @cheesymice
    @cheesymice 5 лет назад +5

    I love the sound of cicadas! We have tons of them here in Mississippi in the summer and it's the one redeeming part of the horrible heat and humidity. I love hearing cicadas in the background on Japanese shows.

  • @Night_Rose_94
    @Night_Rose_94 5 лет назад +96

    #41 where can i buy the gene variation? I'm the opposite of that and it's making me feel uncomfortable around people

    • @radiomandelbrot5868
      @radiomandelbrot5868 5 лет назад +7

      just don't become like my brother, who got so paranoid about it that he started taking 2-3 showers a day and developed massive eczema as a result.

    • @avafilms4218
      @avafilms4218 5 лет назад

      Night_Rose_94 yeah, me too...

  • @kasparvg
    @kasparvg 5 лет назад +1

    6:25 Yeah, in Tromsø, Norway, at summer the sun never sets!

  • @honestyrocksu
    @honestyrocksu 4 года назад

    some fascinating info, thanks. I love informative videos!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @benceguraly1901
    @benceguraly1901 5 лет назад +22

    I love this channel
    I love Japan