By the way Japanese exports and current account balance hit all-time records in 2024. Also they are now the largest creditor in the world not debtor as many people think. (world owns to Japan way more what Japan liabilities) For exporting countries a devalued currency is blessing because make the economy more competitive. That's why China, South Korea and Vietnam fight teeth and nail to keep their currencies depreciated. Also lets not forget the Yen overvaluation forced to Japan by USA back 1985 caused massive problems to Japanese economy.
I'd recommend the bus as it is less stressful but they can get crowded so definitely reserve seats as far in advance as you can. But if you drive to Shirakawago, ask yourself how confident and prepared are you to drive in Japan. I drove to there with little Japan road knowledge which i regret. Also watch out for time and sunset as you are driving in mountain valleys. It gets darker sooner.
It is amazing that despite the fact that everyone having a high tech camera in their "Smartphone" still cannot take a picture in focus. Like maybe it's on purpose?
It's because 99% of those high tech amazing cameras are on automatic settings, which are universally terrible for shooting at distant objects and when light levels are low; and they're being used by amateurs from their hands, not professional photographers and videographers from a stabilized tripod.
@@baronvonslambert True, but why are only the out of focus videos making it in the news and not the ones that show it was only an air liner? Selective desaption?
Have you tried taking a photo of the Moon? The phone camera sees in an objectively wider angle than ours, which tends to subjectively and unconsciously narrow to things of interest (e.g. the aforementioned Moon) thus perceiving it as larger.
@@19800910 most of the out of focus videos just show normal aircraft, just blurry. The vast majority have been identified as misidentified planes and helicopters with flight plans, of the few actual drones that have been filmed, well, the FAA authorized night time drone operations just last year. It's all just a mass hysteria.
@@mfaizsyahmi Yes I have and they turned out great. The trick is to set focus to infinity and zoom into it. Hold the camera with your hands and your elbows on a stable surface like a low wall or pillar.
I am not worried for the Japanese car market, I think they are doing the wiser thing in investing in hybrid tech instead of the electric car market. They aren't ignoring it, Nissan was the first major manufacturer to introduce a mass market electric car, but its not urgent that we move to electric cars. We aren't running out of oil/gasoline in our lifetime or even our children's lifetime but hybrid tech is a way of ensuring that we don't. Currently the electric car infrastructure and charging tech isn't where it needs to be to replace ICE vehicles, but the Japanese auto industry is positioned well enough to make the change whenever the market demands it.
I defintiely agree. Plus the electric car market is a pretty dead duck. The simple fact is that batteries are VERY energy efficient and there's very little room for improvement there. You can't really get round the fact that they're heavy, degrade within a few years and are inhibitively expensive to replace those batteries. Hybrid while far from perfect, is currently the best approach, unless something totally new comes along.
And thats why they are at the brink of bankruptcy and have to be bought by Honda? One of Japan main income is from exporting car and reduction of growth or even decline will affect them greatly.
@@yulusleonard985 Nissan is one of the worst car brands in the U.S., perhaps only outdone by Mitsubishi (and surprise Nissan has a large stake in Mitsubishi). Being bought out by Honda could only help them be somewhat competitive again, where they can start exporting more cars as you say.
Sure, you can dig around in the bottom of the sea for minerals....THAT won't disturb anything.....(isn't there an entire genre of Japanese film on this topic?)
"The Japanese digging up the sea-bed..." "With all those out-of-sync tectonic plates everywhere...?!" "Yes... What could possibly go wrong?" he said... *in an incredulous tone*
The day before we had the bus booked to go to Shirakawago and Takayama my son got quite ill. So ill that he threw up all over the floor of our matcha. For some reason all the cleaning supplies were locked away and I had to phone the company for help. In very broken Japanese I tried to explain what had happened. They thought I wanted assistance with some currency exchange. After getting to the basics of, 'child vomit clean' they sent around their handyman to unlock the cupboard for us. He simply said 'wow'. Sprog was fine the next day for our bus trip. I think you can the highway bus about a month in advance online and there are about four or five a day between Kanazawa and Takayama via Shirakawago.
I loved the Indiana Jones game. I found the boss fights to be a bit frustrating but otherwise great game. Running it in supreme settings is the way to go.
I had a great UFO sighting when I was younger. My friend and I were on the shore of a lake and I was flashing my flashlight at stars 3 flashes for each. Well, one of the stars started moving very fast doing loops faster than any jet. Both my friend and I said WOAH.
About Japan and EV cars: Explain me this: Why can I not get a Nissan Leaf with CCS fast charging in Europe? It's been the standard since forever, and Chademo is absolutely not going to become popular here. There are no practically workable adapters and it's not like you travel between Chademo and CCS areas on a daily basis so there's no reason to try and force a Japanese standard to become the world standard. Please Please PLEASE give me a CCS charging Leaf and I'll buy one in a heartbeat. Why WHY WHY has it not happened already?
@@jhanschoo Not any modern EVs but Chinese EVs specifically. If you want a bunch of sources then go check The China Show. They've got their facts straight from China itself.
There different levels of car quality in China ranging from cheap as chips to those that competivtly similar in price to Western and Japanese prices. Those that criticise China will always point at the budget end of the Ev car market where you get whst you pay for. They never talk about brands such as BYD, it's always the obscure bargain bucket end of the market, which only aimed at the domestic market.
@@Big_Blue_Monkey Indeed, in context the podcast was discussing the export car market, and most countries where Chinese EVs are taking over have regulations for imported cars, and these EVs are generally not bad at all. So I was wondering where OPgot their news from to have the claims they were expressing.
What Japan found is a bed of metallic nodules. They are basically metallic rocks just sitting on the sea bed. They grow a few millimeters in a million years. Because they grow so slowly and they are relevant to sea life, they probably shouldn't be gathered at scale. They also generate oxygen through electrolysis which could be of significance to the entire global ecosystem. More research is needed.
China decided to develop a car industry but realized they couldn't compete with traditional car manufacturers if they went down the combustion engine route. So they decided tp take advantage of the fact that Japanese and Western car brands weren't really pushing development in eVehicles. So they went down the EV market starting with two wheel vehicles and then cars along with larger vehicles. At the same time they embraced all the new technologies possible into the EV industry. Western manufacturers didn't think China could beome a competitive rival and so ignored them. Now those same brands are panicking...
Nissan and Honda are in the middle of a potential mega merger and now they’ve discovered 11 years worth of Cobalt required for electric cars. Bye bye Elon! 😂
16:25 British nationalism "bo!!ox" and calling people Gammon. Strange how we all watch Chris's content to celebrate the Japanese culture and heritage and how its still the same historically but when British heritage and culture is manipulated or sold off, its nationalism bo!!ox! What an utter disgrace, Pete! Anyone calling a group of people by a pejorative term like Gammon should be rightfully called out as the vile racist / bigot they are. Truly shocking thing to say. At least Chris has some common sense, probably why we see a marked difference between Japan and the UK.
@nao__channel so you have no problem with people being called names due to their race, age, or sex. What a strange thing to tell people to lighten up about.
@@secularspectator"Gammon" is the equivalent of calling a person of African descent "darkie" or Asian people " Yellow". Pete would never even dream of doing that.
@@secularspectator Unfortunately he has been doing it for years. He has been called out for it many times. This podcast is edited, so it is obviously a deliberate attempt to demean and disparage a large segment of his audience. He obviously cares far more about flaunting his woke credentials to his peers than upsetting his viewers/listeners.
As far as Japan's future in the car industry goes, it might be safe to say the future has passed them. They spent too long ignoring the EV evolution for hydrogen, which they have now abandoned China has now invaded the Japanese car market as well. Lack of innovation is causing groups like Toyota to loose it's market lead.
"Talking about nothing"? - - They talked about mining on the sea floor, video games, Shirakawa, UFOs, Electric Vehicles, ETC... That's a wide range of stuff, so if you can't find one story interesting, then that's just a you-problem... And "He got old quickly"? - - Who got old (boring)? Chris? Pete? What was boring? You gave no legitimate feedback... All you did was complain without saying what caused the dissatisfaction... 😂 Thanks for the departure notice though... 🫡
Pete yelled “are you eating?!” just as I put a piece of candy in my mouth and I froze for a moment lol
By the way Japanese exports and current account balance hit all-time records in 2024. Also they are now the largest creditor in the world not debtor as many people think. (world owns to Japan way more what Japan liabilities) For exporting countries a devalued currency is blessing because make the economy more competitive. That's why China, South Korea and Vietnam fight teeth and nail to keep their currencies depreciated. Also lets not forget the Yen overvaluation forced to Japan by USA back 1985 caused massive problems to Japanese economy.
Pete was singing the tune of The Logical Song by Supertramp when he said , "animal mineral vegetable"
You're right, I was thinking modern major general...
I was thinking Humdrum and Humble by Tears for Fears.
Beat me to it!
I think it was “respectable, presentable, vegetable”.
Joan Armatrading - Drop the Pilot is the song 🎉
The Indiana Jones game is pretty great
Mussolini being a friendly glad hander in it is hilarious !
I'd recommend the bus as it is less stressful but they can get crowded so definitely reserve seats as far in advance as you can. But if you drive to Shirakawago, ask yourself how confident and prepared are you to drive in Japan. I drove to there with little Japan road knowledge which i regret. Also watch out for time and sunset as you are driving in mountain valleys. It gets darker sooner.
It is amazing that despite the fact that everyone having a high tech camera in their "Smartphone" still cannot take a picture in focus. Like maybe it's on purpose?
It's because 99% of those high tech amazing cameras are on automatic settings, which are universally terrible for shooting at distant objects and when light levels are low; and they're being used by amateurs from their hands, not professional photographers and videographers from a stabilized tripod.
@@baronvonslambert True, but why are only the out of focus videos making it in the news and not the ones that show it was only an air liner? Selective desaption?
Have you tried taking a photo of the Moon? The phone camera sees in an objectively wider angle than ours, which tends to subjectively and unconsciously narrow to things of interest (e.g. the aforementioned Moon) thus perceiving it as larger.
@@19800910 most of the out of focus videos just show normal aircraft, just blurry. The vast majority have been identified as misidentified planes and helicopters with flight plans, of the few actual drones that have been filmed, well, the FAA authorized night time drone operations just last year.
It's all just a mass hysteria.
@@mfaizsyahmi Yes I have and they turned out great. The trick is to set focus to infinity and zoom into it. Hold the camera with your hands and your elbows on a stable surface like a low wall or pillar.
It’s a nice resource to have. Japan needs more natural resources.
I am not worried for the Japanese car market, I think they are doing the wiser thing in investing in hybrid tech instead of the electric car market. They aren't ignoring it, Nissan was the first major manufacturer to introduce a mass market electric car, but its not urgent that we move to electric cars. We aren't running out of oil/gasoline in our lifetime or even our children's lifetime but hybrid tech is a way of ensuring that we don't. Currently the electric car infrastructure and charging tech isn't where it needs to be to replace ICE vehicles, but the Japanese auto industry is positioned well enough to make the change whenever the market demands it.
I defintiely agree. Plus the electric car market is a pretty dead duck. The simple fact is that batteries are VERY energy efficient and there's very little room for improvement there. You can't really get round the fact that they're heavy, degrade within a few years and are inhibitively expensive to replace those batteries.
Hybrid while far from perfect, is currently the best approach, unless something totally new comes along.
And thats why they are at the brink of bankruptcy and have to be bought by Honda? One of Japan main income is from exporting car and reduction of growth or even decline will affect them greatly.
@@crunchyfrog555 battery are not even at full potential. Japanese hybrid use less energy efficient Nickel hydrate compared to Chinese.
@@yulusleonard985 Nissan is one of the worst car brands in the U.S., perhaps only outdone by Mitsubishi (and surprise Nissan has a large stake in Mitsubishi). Being bought out by Honda could only help them be somewhat competitive again, where they can start exporting more cars as you say.
@@nozua They merge so they can produce electric cars. Neither of them are famous for their electric car so its a merger that went no where.
very good Christmas Day everyone🎄
That sea salt joke, has the same energy behind it as the "boy friend material" one 😂
Sure, you can dig around in the bottom of the sea for minerals....THAT won't disturb anything.....(isn't there an entire genre of Japanese film on this topic?)
Hope you enjoy Indiana Jones whenever you get to play Chris
Great news for Japan! I hope more good luck goes japans way
"The Japanese digging up the sea-bed..."
"With all those out-of-sync tectonic plates everywhere...?!"
"Yes... What could possibly go wrong?" he said... *in an incredulous tone*
Godzilla will appear for sure
Sharla get your man a steam deck!
Petition to switch British Pete for American Pete.
no
The day before we had the bus booked to go to Shirakawago and Takayama my son got quite ill. So ill that he threw up all over the floor of our matcha. For some reason all the cleaning supplies were locked away and I had to phone the company for help. In very broken Japanese I tried to explain what had happened. They thought I wanted assistance with some currency exchange. After getting to the basics of, 'child vomit clean' they sent around their handyman to unlock the cupboard for us. He simply said 'wow'. Sprog was fine the next day for our bus trip. I think you can the highway bus about a month in advance online and there are about four or five a day between Kanazawa and Takayama via Shirakawago.
I loved the Indiana Jones game. I found the boss fights to be a bit frustrating but otherwise great game. Running it in supreme settings is the way to go.
Ofc Japan finds *manga*-nese
Chris, what about the videos that have been released from the US Military showing UFOs that they have encountered?
Has Chris seen the trailer of Showa American Story?
I had a great UFO sighting when I was younger. My friend and I were on the shore of a lake and I was flashing my flashlight at stars 3 flashes for each. Well, one of the stars started moving very fast doing loops faster than any jet. Both my friend and I said WOAH.
Honestly, Stalker 2 should have gotten "most anticipated game", since people been waiting like fifteen years for it. >.
About Japan and EV cars: Explain me this: Why can I not get a Nissan Leaf with CCS fast charging in Europe? It's been the standard since forever, and Chademo is absolutely not going to become popular here. There are no practically workable adapters and it's not like you travel between Chademo and CCS areas on a daily basis so there's no reason to try and force a Japanese standard to become the world standard. Please Please PLEASE give me a CCS charging Leaf and I'll buy one in a heartbeat. Why WHY WHY has it not happened already?
I found out my local Chinese supermarket in the UK stocks Strong Zero (at a hefty import markup) Christmas is saved/ruined?!? Happy Christmas guys!
Chinese EVs are able to flood the market so cheaply thanks to substandard quality and nonstop heavy government subsidies.
Can you find me a mainstream source that I can refer to that says that modern-day (edit: Chinese) EVs have substandard quality?
@@jhanschoo Not any modern EVs but Chinese EVs specifically. If you want a bunch of sources then go check The China Show. They've got their facts straight from China itself.
@@Queltamas Gosh, all the coverage on that channel is one-sided and political. No, give me a source that specializes in reviewing cars.
There different levels of car quality in China ranging from cheap as chips to those that competivtly similar in price to Western and Japanese prices. Those that criticise China will always point at the budget end of the Ev car market where you get whst you pay for. They never talk about brands such as BYD, it's always the obscure bargain bucket end of the market, which only aimed at the domestic market.
@@Big_Blue_Monkey Indeed, in context the podcast was discussing the export car market, and most countries where Chinese EVs are taking over have regulations for imported cars, and these EVs are generally not bad at all. So I was wondering where OPgot their news from to have the claims they were expressing.
Crisp lover Chris annoying petulant Pete again. Chrisp broad, the menace.
$26 Bn is almost 1/2 of a Twitter or 1/3 of a Call of Duty lol.
Well that description by Pete of anticipation for GTA was viscerally disgusting. Lol
Thanks for the warning, just turned it on as I sit down for dinner. Being familiar with Pete’s powers I’ll come back to this later 😅
If you like the Hitman series then you'll definitely like the new Indy game.
What Japan found is a bed of metallic nodules. They are basically metallic rocks just sitting on the sea bed. They grow a few millimeters in a million years. Because they grow so slowly and they are relevant to sea life, they probably shouldn't be gathered at scale. They also generate oxygen through electrolysis which could be of significance to the entire global ecosystem. More research is needed.
China decided to develop a car industry but realized they couldn't compete with traditional car manufacturers if they went down the combustion engine route. So they decided tp take advantage of the fact that Japanese and Western car brands weren't really pushing development in eVehicles.
So they went down the EV market starting with two wheel vehicles and then cars along with larger vehicles. At the same time they embraced all the new technologies possible into the EV industry. Western manufacturers didn't think China could beome a competitive rival and so ignored them. Now those same brands are panicking...
Looking forward to Elden Ring Nightreign. 🙂
Pete thinks Dragon Age and the new Jaguar are good 😬
OFFS ,live love laugh -Chris. Leave Jaguar be, I agree with Pete 😂
Witcher 4!!!! LFG!!!!
OMG Pete from WrestleMe
Nissan and Honda are in the middle of a potential mega merger and now they’ve discovered 11 years worth of Cobalt required for electric cars.
Bye bye Elon! 😂
Pete and the women he has access to adopted a Baby? Congrats!!
I wouldn't worry... Chinese EVs tend to burst into flames... so Japan has a chance to do better than China and Tesla. Ganbatte! 🤗🤩
16:25 British nationalism "bo!!ox" and calling people Gammon. Strange how we all watch Chris's content to celebrate the Japanese culture and heritage and how its still the same historically but when British heritage and culture is manipulated or sold off, its nationalism bo!!ox! What an utter disgrace, Pete! Anyone calling a group of people by a pejorative term like Gammon should be rightfully called out as the vile racist / bigot they are. Truly shocking thing to say. At least Chris has some common sense, probably why we see a marked difference between Japan and the UK.
nothing wrong with calling people gammons, its a funny and very often fitting insult. lighten up a bit mate
@nao__channel so you have no problem with people being called names due to their race, age, or sex. What a strange thing to tell people to lighten up about.
@@secularspectator"Gammon" is the equivalent of calling a person of African descent "darkie" or Asian people " Yellow". Pete would never even dream of doing that.
@Stephen-up3sd yip I can't see how it's acceptable to insult groups of white people...and the portray it as something funny or a bit or humour.
@@secularspectator Unfortunately he has been doing it for years. He has been called out for it many times. This podcast is edited, so it is obviously a deliberate attempt to demean and disparage a large segment of his audience. He obviously cares far more about flaunting his woke credentials to his peers than upsetting his viewers/listeners.
Do like, no, I love how Outlandish the new Jaguars look ! Let's hear Jeremy Clarkson's Opinion of them !
As far as Japan's future in the car industry goes, it might be safe to say the future has passed them. They spent too long ignoring the EV evolution for hydrogen, which they have now abandoned China has now invaded the Japanese car market as well. Lack of innovation is causing groups like Toyota to loose it's market lead.
That's just Toyota. Honda is working on in house solid-state battery production
"Talking about nothing"?
- - They talked about mining on the sea floor, video games, Shirakawa, UFOs, Electric Vehicles, ETC...
That's a wide range of stuff, so if you can't find one story interesting, then that's just a you-problem...
And "He got old quickly"?
- - Who got old (boring)? Chris? Pete? What was boring? You gave no legitimate feedback...
All you did was complain without saying what caused the dissatisfaction... 😂
Thanks for the departure notice though... 🫡