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At my place of work here in Japan, we used to have lots of drinking parties but after Covid we don't have any formal ones. If some want to go out for a beer on a friday evening, then we do. No pressure for those who dont want to or cant go out. So much different to when I was on JET 20 years (damn I'm old...) ago
After living here a while myself and hearing you both speak about these topics, it hits so much! The entertainment industry has changed SO much over even just the past 5 years, and it's so interesting to hear this conversation. More Courtyard Chats!!!!
Find it super entertaining how Dogen’s Japanese speaking/social etiquette is present when he speaks in English. Great video man; hello from WA (neat to know you grew up in Seattle)!
I've been here since 2016. The most shocking change is the difference from pre-COVID and post-COVID Japan. Pre-COVID, I enjoyed traveling to Tokyo but after the steep increase in international travelers post-covid.... I've learned to appreciate my local shops 😂. I can't really say that anything has changed for the worse (outside of tourist hotspots). Many aspects are better and more progressive in a sense. It's just different. But boy-o-boy do I wish that travelers would do their part before traveling to Japan (or any country at that) to understand the culture. Also, long time viewer first time posting. Enjoy your material. Keep it up!!
The most annoying pre and post covid change for me is that in Kendo competitions they force you to wear a mask now and god damn does it make it hard to breath. I'm pretty sure it increases your chances of spreading germs too since you end up blowing giant globs of condensation into each others faces. "Many aspects are better and more progressive in a sense" Progressive means worse 😂
8:18 THIS! I remember going to Kappa Sushi, and if I waited for the conveyor belt to go around several times and didn't see what I wanted, I had to muster up the courage to order in Japanese over the intercom system. Now you go there, the menus are all bilingual, and you can get whatever you want delivered to your table freshly made without using any Japanese, or actually interacting with a single person. The new system is obviously better in so many ways, especially when it comes to cutting down on food waste. But yeah, it hadn't even occurred to me that someone fresh off the boat would never have to put themselves out there even in that small way.
Yeah, i think it is a better way to speed up and making the service more efficient. Though one could also argue you do lose some of that "warmth" of having to interact with the people who work in it. Us humans are a social living beings after all.
Covid certainly acted as a reset period. People quickly went back to 5 days a week+ in the office, but my own observations here in Shinjuku/Shibuya is that the after work eating/drinking culture didn't come back as fast, and still feels less than before.
I've been to Japan 4 times over 9 years. One of the best things was getting to visit my friend in Sagamihara and meet Japanese people outside a tourist setting.
I loved watching Gaki no Tsukai 24 hour in the previous decade, sad to hear it is gone. They were getting old (Matsumuto / Hamada) and I was worried every next year would be their last. Now I need to watch the past few New Years specials! Subbed, of course.
Happy Thanksgiving. This morning, me and my sister were watching the Japanese dub of "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving," and there was an entire scene that they either forgot to dub or ran out of money or something, but the whole scene was still in English. We thought there was something wrong with the Blu-ray and it forgot which language I selected. I checked and it did say that I have selected Japanese, but the scene continued in English. My sister said, "Welp, I guess the rest of the episode is just in English..." Thankfully, it was just that one scene. Interesting fact: "Charlie Brown" shows are called, "Snoopy," in Japanese. Even the episodes the Snoopy is barely in. "I Want A Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown" is "Snoopy's Christmas Present" in Japanese.
Wow. The Gaki Tsukai New Years special is no longer being done? That's really sad to hear. I just recently moved back to Japan and was really looking forward to getting to watch it again this New Years. 😭
The Japanese know foreigners get a different treatment. They sometimes also want that, but they dont have the 外国人-card. So, they need to change the system. I feel like the 外国人card should be played in consideration, for too long foreigner have misused their privilege to sometimes skip the Japanese way. Great video, nice discussion!
The fact that women are more often criticised than men in infidelity is largely due to their different survival strategies in the entertainment industry (whether they want it or not). Few male entertainers sell an image of 'sincerity' or 'purity', and in many cases, their fans are more interested in their abilities, such as 'good acting' or 'good songs'. In contrast, female celebrities often use their good looks and image as their biggest weapon, and are easily damaged by infidelity. This is not because female celebrities want to use such a strategy, but rather because this strategy is the most survivable for them, and it is easy for them to attract Japanese fans. This hypothesis is supported by the fact that 'there are examples of male celebrities who are also severely damaged by infidelity'. For example, Nozomi Sasaki's husband, Ken Watabe(not Watanabe), was dramatically burned by the backfire of his wife's 'purity' image. He is treated by Japanese society as 'a man who took as his wife a woman liked by everyone in Japan and then had an affair and hurt her badly for no reason'.
There is this traditional stereotypical nice woman portrait of being obedient, pure, sometimes, virgin, still flowing around the Japanese society, which put such a pressure on Japanese woman, just like how the slim, sexy woman or the sporty, confident alpha male stereotypes are pressurizing the US teens.
I was in Japan last month. It was my 6th trip since 2018. I still absolutely love Japan. However, the tourist spots of Tokyo are too overwhelming for me now. And there appear to be lots of tourists who don't understand/respect Japanese culture. Planning to spend more time in Hokkaido and Tohoku on future trips.
cool talk! What I find interesting is that many of these cultural changes you mentioned are more or less facilitated by new technology and "globalization". And then it carries unique effects and consequences in a Japanese context. And also; There is always a push and pull, and maybe sometimes it's good to be disrespectful to stand up for your rights, whether you do acrobatics in a public park or you call out abusive men in power
While I can't speak on Japan's entertainment industry... during my time in Japan (2017 -2021), as an East Asian woman teaching English, I HATED it. Since I could pass as Japanese, people assumed I was until I revealed I couldn't speak the language. I actually enjoyed a lot of the conveniences that allowed for less direct communication with folks because lawd, there were a lot of creeps. For sure, there were also plenty of nice people, and many of the people I worked with directly were lovely and supportive... but you could just see how miserable many people were. It was just so hard to carve out time and mental space for yourself... and while I get that supporting the group over supporting oneself is admirable and the default of Japanese culture, I wish more people would take care of themselves before burning out. People are not sakura blossoms, as much as they want that to be true TT A TT Glad more and more young Japanese folks are standing up for themselves. I love Japan as a place to visit, but I would definitely never live there again.
seems as though the entire world is going through a "populist" vs "govt totalitarian" battle at the moment. Everyone wants to be respected, but no one wants to be lied to
One of the things I like about this video is the way you two are comfortable with each other, in contrast to the woman that was mentioned being filmed who was uncomfortable. It's nice to hear both of your native accents when you are relaxed :)
Great chat! Mostly relatable in many parts of the world(especially more so in nearby east asian countries). The Japanese perspective is unique of course, making this so much better to watch.
10:20 This is one of the reasons I'm in the middle of applying for the JET program: by (very likely) being located in more out-of-the-way areas, I'm far less likely to fall into the trap of the host of foreigner-friendly conveniences that alienate me from Japanese people rather than encourage relationships.
I really liked this video! I wouldn't mind watching more stuff like this. I don't live in Japan but my first visit was in 2019 and second was in 2024 and I actually agree with that comment about how it's so much easier to navigate around the country now without any Japanese because so many places basically revolve around qr codes or digital menus of some kind. On the one hand, cool I don't have to be so anxious using broken Japanese, on the other hand, dang, I can't use my broken Japanese lol. It was nerve wracking trying to talk to people but at the same time I felt like I learned more in those first 3 weeks in Japan then 2 years studying Duolingo!
I've been studying Japanese for about 11 years now (still haven't been able to go due to health reasons) but this has been something on my mind lately too... being from the outside looking in I think the thing that's stood out to me the most is 1. Japan switching from a bit of a niche topic that you mostly got ridiculed for having interest in and save for 2-3 youtubers the only info on Japan came from pretty misinformed buzzfeed articles and 2. Japan getting influenced by other cultures as visiting Japan has become more mainstream Like most things in life it has both good and bad things. As someone who can't drink (due to aforementioned health reasons) I was always really nervous about if I could go to Japan on the JET program or something else that I'd come off as offensive for not being able to drink alcohol even if I attended 飲み会. There are also negatives though too sadly like... it's sad to see a lot of the features of Japan that only worked because... people weren't taking advantage of the system having to go away because now people are coming in in order to take advantage of said unguarded parts of the system. Also I kind of miss the wonder Japanese people had talking with me about the 'exotic culture' of Canada... it was kind of endearing :P Still love Japan and hope to conquer all health problems so I can go someday even for a visit if not to live there.
I've yet to have the chance to visit Japan yet, I'm certainly looking forward to the day that I can, but I just hope that I won't be missing out on too much by the time that happens. Would've been fascinating to visit there during say, the 80s.
Very interesting talk. I do miss the New Year Special ガキ使 and I wish they'd bring it back.... Hotel prices are also quite something these days - even with a weaker Yen. Seems quite trouble some for anyone earning JPY going on a business trip etc. In general, many things got more expensive for less service. APA is great at green-washing. They tell you the room is small and only gets cleaned every 4th day because that's "better for the environment". Well, at least other things are still decently affordable in Japan. I still miss e.g. buying a 2l Calpis bottle for less than 130 Yen though. Haven't seen that in a while :)
Re: Wise, while I do have my no-foreign-transaction-fee ATM card from my US bank, there are daily limits on withdrawals which make transferring larger amounts of money inconvenient. My wife'll be buying a new shamisen this summer, and we'll likely be using Wise for sending the money for that. It allows sending larger amounts of money, and the fees really are legitimately quite reasonable, especially with the really good exchange rates.
There are SOOOOOO many more foreigners than there were when I first game over in 2010. I think between 2010 to 2012 I only saw 3 or 4 other foreigners in Saitama, Now I'll see 20 - 30 every day. Tons more Indians and Nepalese too, In-fact a lot of the konbinis are slowly becoming entirely Indian. Some people like this but to be honest I think it sucks to see Japan slowly becoming less Japanese. I like Japan for being Japan, I don't really want to see a place like Tokyo become another generic western style city.
This was so good :) I really enjoyedd the conversation type video. It would be so cool and crazy if you could get pewdiepie or marzia to do one of these. Asking them how moving and living in japan was
it worries me a bit when I'm online and I see how apparently so many people are moving to Japan and they don't really seem to know that much at all about Japan or Japanese and I find it doubtful whether they want to fit in Japanese society
Here in the beautiful Tokachi-gun countryside, life is somewhat different. I have a maximum of 2 nomikai's a year... I have Japanese friends across Hokkaido. I maybe drink once in 2 months.✨️😃
I haven't been to Japan often. My previous trip was almost 10 years ago in 2013 or something. I heard they are all using English now and all that but honestly I haven't really feel like that's the case. In my last trip from just a month ago, I feel like I still got to use a lot of my Japanese. Yes, I speak Japanese to them first but even when they can do English, most still appreciate when they know that I can do some Japanese as well (even though I practically speak like a child). If there are significantl changes I don't really feel it that much.
People speak English even less than 10 years ago here in Japan- it’s the menus & automated ordering/payment systems which are multilingual more and more by the day; but people speak it even less nowadays. So if you interact verbally, with almost everyone it will be only in Japanese.
@Collector_Phil I see, that makes sense. I wasn't paying much attention to the electric menu (and where I go, even when they have one the 'EN' section of the menu is just isn't translated anyway) I do have a feeling that they put that up so they don't have to deal with the tourist which I kind of respect that (I often asked them to tell me about the item when I can't read out the name)
Usually it’s the married person who would be sued (by the cheated partner) as they violate their marital promise. In case of the single person, it needs to be proven they knew the other was married. And then, one explanation why the women are often criticized more harshly if a star has a extramarital affair with them is because the common perception is that they will have seduced the man. It would be interesting to see what would happen if a celebrity woman has an affair with a common man.
@@JF_76 Both can be sued. As for a celebrity woman having an affair with a "common", it kind of happened recently: Hirosue Ryoko. But it was a double affair, and the other was not totally a common, but close enough.
I do not know if you are at home but it looks like the wood has been charred. I saw a home remodeling video in Japan where they talked about charring the wood to protect it and prevent termites. Is that how the exterior was prepared? Thank you in advance.
Drinking culture in general changed over the past 10 years, less and less young people drink THAT hard (still a lot) but a lot of them don't, mainly because they don't have enough money to do so to be fair. As for the influencers part. there is a big gap between doing flips in a parc, and using a torii as a freakin exercice pole ...
As a Japanese, warattewa Ikenai having ended is so sad. It was like we lost one of important cultures. Though I can understand that main cast members are old now. I’d like to know the TV programs that everyone watches at end of the year in different countries. USA people watch NFL Super Bowl right?
Bekki being cancelled was a good encapsulation of Japanese scandals. What happened to the guy involved who cheated on his wife? Nothing. She was publicly shamed and lost her job.
12:30 "I can tell when a person is feeling uncomfortable", "I'm always being careful". Yeah, sure... Never get in the way of a youtuber who is making money from views
When you say younger people speek English now, is that anecdotal from where you guys live or just Japan in general? I feel like the English skill hasn't budged even a tiny bit over in Osaka for the past 14 ish years... I think the impact of multilingual ordering systems is a bit overstated. Maybe I'm wrong here but even 14-15 years ago people that didn't want to bother speaking Japanese and integrate in the culture, didn't bother. It's just (sadly) made it easier for those people to do stuff now. I'm sure there are a handful who are different but I do feel like people that are serious about living here have always put in the effort and even if I had had these QR systems I'm confident I would purposely have picked the Japanese option to create the opportunity to learn. Running a cafe myself in Osaka I've seen multiple exchange students do this exactly. It really mostly just makes the passerby tourists have an easier time in places where there's no understanding of their native langue.
'Really good conversation. While changes, which improves the lives of the people of Japan, is very good, I am concerned that it will begin to resemble Western countries in a way that will strip Japan of some of what makes it a wonderful place (to visit, to live in). In order to visit two years ago, I studied all about the culture (unspoken rules, etiquette, etc), so that our trip would be respectful of the country/people and rewarding for us as first-time visitors. I learned some Japanese, my son is able to speak some Japanese. I am actually still studying, in hopes of being more fluent when I am able to visit the country again. I think there is room to make gaijin welcome, but I don't think the country needs to resemble America or Europe to do that. Japan has many wonderful qualities.
No judgement, as I lived in Japan, but had a different situation, so never had nomikai obligations--but as you two are successful and busy, perhaps you are unfamiliar with the new data we are inundated with in the West on how harmful even light--but regular--drinking is to the brain and increased cancer probability. I have seen your videos ont he importance of drinking (at least occasionally), Dogen--but I think Yabotan should tune in to this; the best source is Huberman Labs. Good luck.
Most of the younger generation doesn't watch tv anymore. That's why Tv shows are going away. The reason people are not eating out as much has to do with income. Shibuya has always been changing. It changes with fashion trends and income. Most youth buy clothing online now. So less people go shopping for clothing or shopping in general.
All cultures change, it doesn't mean it's dying. It just shows that a new generation is stepping up to take over a more salient position in the society.❤
@@Dogen I really enjoyed this video so I think doing more of these chats is a great idea! I think I'd enjoy hearing an occasional 近況報告 sort of thing from you. For example, the video where you introduced your new car was interesting to me.
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Dogen should honestly create his own podcast. I think his nuanced opinions would garner a lot of attention and many weekly listeners.
I don't think I've ever listened to a Podcast before, but if Dogen did one I'd listen.
his voice is also so soothing tbh it would be really good to be honest
At my place of work here in Japan, we used to have lots of drinking parties but after Covid we don't have any formal ones. If some want to go out for a beer on a friday evening, then we do. No pressure for those who dont want to or cant go out. So much different to when I was on JET 20 years (damn I'm old...) ago
After living here a while myself and hearing you both speak about these topics, it hits so much! The entertainment industry has changed SO much over even just the past 5 years, and it's so interesting to hear this conversation. More Courtyard Chats!!!!
Thanks Josh!
Find it super entertaining how Dogen’s Japanese speaking/social etiquette is present when he speaks in English. Great video man; hello from WA (neat to know you grew up in Seattle)!
Dogen speaks English?
英語上手ですね
Now say it in Japanese
@@54032ZepolDogenさん 英語上手ですね
yeah, accent is off though
@@barfchan
clearly not his native language
I've been here since 2016. The most shocking change is the difference from pre-COVID and post-COVID Japan. Pre-COVID, I enjoyed traveling to Tokyo but after the steep increase in international travelers post-covid.... I've learned to appreciate my local shops 😂. I can't really say that anything has changed for the worse (outside of tourist hotspots). Many aspects are better and more progressive in a sense. It's just different. But boy-o-boy do I wish that travelers would do their part before traveling to Japan (or any country at that) to understand the culture. Also, long time viewer first time posting. Enjoy your material. Keep it up!!
The most annoying pre and post covid change for me is that in Kendo competitions they force you to wear a mask now and god damn does it make it hard to breath.
I'm pretty sure it increases your chances of spreading germs too since you end up blowing giant globs of condensation into each others faces.
"Many aspects are better and more progressive in a sense"
Progressive means worse 😂
8:18 THIS! I remember going to Kappa Sushi, and if I waited for the conveyor belt to go around several times and didn't see what I wanted, I had to muster up the courage to order in Japanese over the intercom system. Now you go there, the menus are all bilingual, and you can get whatever you want delivered to your table freshly made without using any Japanese, or actually interacting with a single person. The new system is obviously better in so many ways, especially when it comes to cutting down on food waste. But yeah, it hadn't even occurred to me that someone fresh off the boat would never have to put themselves out there even in that small way.
Yeah, i think it is a better way to speed up and making the service more efficient.
Though one could also argue you do lose some of that "warmth" of having to interact with the people who work in it. Us humans are a social living beings after all.
You never know if you're getting a skit or a serious video and I like it.
You’ve got the perfect place for these chats
You were like getting to the good bits and then you went: we should probably stop there and I went: noooo! I wanna hear more 👀
More to come!
I LOVE this type of content, very good and useful discussion!
Covid certainly acted as a reset period. People quickly went back to 5 days a week+ in the office, but my own observations here in Shinjuku/Shibuya is that the after work eating/drinking culture didn't come back as fast, and still feels less than before.
12:14 That was our podcast!! Mr. Yabatan was amazing to have on ☺
@@unpackingjapan Will have to check it out!!
Shoutout to unpacking Japan!
I've been to Japan 4 times over 9 years. One of the best things was getting to visit my friend in Sagamihara and meet Japanese people outside a tourist setting.
I loved watching Gaki no Tsukai 24 hour in the previous decade, sad to hear it is gone. They were getting old (Matsumuto / Hamada) and I was worried every next year would be their last. Now I need to watch the past few New Years specials! Subbed, of course.
I've never heard Yabatan speak English before.. he sounds like a completely different person!
That story about the laptop stand is like the platonic ideal of an American's fantasy when moving to Japan lmao
Happy Thanksgiving. This morning, me and my sister were watching the Japanese dub of "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving," and there was an entire scene that they either forgot to dub or ran out of money or something, but the whole scene was still in English. We thought there was something wrong with the Blu-ray and it forgot which language I selected. I checked and it did say that I have selected Japanese, but the scene continued in English.
My sister said, "Welp, I guess the rest of the episode is just in English..." Thankfully, it was just that one scene.
Interesting fact: "Charlie Brown" shows are called, "Snoopy," in Japanese. Even the episodes the Snoopy is barely in. "I Want A Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown" is "Snoopy's Christmas Present" in Japanese.
I was genuinely surprised when you said "we've been going for a while". I need a 1-hour video like this!!
That is not how I envisaged Mr Yabatan's real voice sounds like!!!! Shocked
Wow. The Gaki Tsukai New Years special is no longer being done? That's really sad to hear. I just recently moved back to Japan and was really looking forward to getting to watch it again this New Years. 😭
I mean those guys are pensioners
Everywhere is changing quite a bit very rapidly right now
The Japanese know foreigners get a different treatment. They sometimes also want that, but they dont have the 外国人-card. So, they need to change the system. I feel like the 外国人card should be played in consideration, for too long foreigner have misused their privilege to sometimes skip the Japanese way. Great video, nice discussion!
The fact that women are more often criticised than men in infidelity is largely due to their different survival strategies in the entertainment industry (whether they want it or not).
Few male entertainers sell an image of 'sincerity' or 'purity', and in many cases, their fans are more interested in their abilities, such as 'good acting' or 'good songs'.
In contrast, female celebrities often use their good looks and image as their biggest weapon, and are easily damaged by infidelity. This is not because female celebrities want to use such a strategy, but rather because this strategy is the most survivable for them, and it is easy for them to attract Japanese fans.
This hypothesis is supported by the fact that 'there are examples of male celebrities who are also severely damaged by infidelity'. For example, Nozomi Sasaki's husband, Ken Watabe(not Watanabe), was dramatically burned by the backfire of his wife's 'purity' image. He is treated by Japanese society as 'a man who took as his wife a woman liked by everyone in Japan and then had an affair and hurt her badly for no reason'.
There can be other dynamics than sincerity/purity too. See Fujiwara Norika vs. Jinnai Tomonori.
There is this traditional stereotypical nice woman portrait of being obedient, pure, sometimes, virgin, still flowing around the Japanese society, which put such a pressure on Japanese woman, just like how the slim, sexy woman or the sporty, confident alpha male stereotypes are pressurizing the US teens.
Love the interview/discussion format please do more!
Love this! And would definitely love to hear more of Yabatans opinions
Always enjoy the chill vids with Yabatan almost as much as the skits.
I was in Japan last month. It was my 6th trip since 2018. I still absolutely love Japan. However, the tourist spots of Tokyo are too overwhelming for me now. And there appear to be lots of tourists who don't understand/respect Japanese culture.
Planning to spend more time in Hokkaido and Tohoku on future trips.
This is my first time hearing Yabatan speaking normally
cool talk! What I find interesting is that many of these cultural changes you mentioned are more or less facilitated by new technology and "globalization". And then it carries unique effects and consequences in a Japanese context.
And also; There is always a push and pull, and maybe sometimes it's good to be disrespectful to stand up for your rights, whether you do acrobatics in a public park or you call out abusive men in power
While I can't speak on Japan's entertainment industry... during my time in Japan (2017 -2021), as an East Asian woman teaching English, I HATED it. Since I could pass as Japanese, people assumed I was until I revealed I couldn't speak the language. I actually enjoyed a lot of the conveniences that allowed for less direct communication with folks because lawd, there were a lot of creeps. For sure, there were also plenty of nice people, and many of the people I worked with directly were lovely and supportive... but you could just see how miserable many people were. It was just so hard to carve out time and mental space for yourself... and while I get that supporting the group over supporting oneself is admirable and the default of Japanese culture, I wish more people would take care of themselves before burning out. People are not sakura blossoms, as much as they want that to be true TT A TT Glad more and more young Japanese folks are standing up for themselves. I love Japan as a place to visit, but I would definitely never live there again.
seems as though the entire world is going through a "populist" vs "govt totalitarian" battle at the moment. Everyone wants to be respected, but no one wants to be lied to
Really enjoyed this podcast-like content, looking forward to more stuff like this!
One of the things I like about this video is the way you two are comfortable with each other, in contrast to the woman that was mentioned being filmed who was uncomfortable. It's nice to hear both of your native accents when you are relaxed :)
Great chat! Mostly relatable in many parts of the world(especially more so in nearby east asian countries). The Japanese perspective is unique of course, making this so much better to watch.
Saw the live stream but couldn't watch the whole thing, so really appreciate this shorter version posted on the channel. Thank you.
Dogen's hair is coming back!
Must have been holidaying in turkey recently
Thanks for this types of video dogen
I am studying English and Japanese
And your channel hit the spot with me
Lol
Double the length and it's perfect weekly chat show at least for me.
good chat, thanks dogen and yabatan!
10:20 This is one of the reasons I'm in the middle of applying for the JET program: by (very likely) being located in more out-of-the-way areas, I'm far less likely to fall into the trap of the host of foreigner-friendly conveniences that alienate me from Japanese people rather than encourage relationships.
Yoo I can't believe you got a Wise sponsorship lmao I've been using them for about the same period of time
I really liked this video! I wouldn't mind watching more stuff like this. I don't live in Japan but my first visit was in 2019 and second was in 2024 and I actually agree with that comment about how it's so much easier to navigate around the country now without any Japanese because so many places basically revolve around qr codes or digital menus of some kind. On the one hand, cool I don't have to be so anxious using broken Japanese, on the other hand, dang, I can't use my broken Japanese lol. It was nerve wracking trying to talk to people but at the same time I felt like I learned more in those first 3 weeks in Japan then 2 years studying Duolingo!
I've been studying Japanese for about 11 years now (still haven't been able to go due to health reasons) but this has been something on my mind lately too... being from the outside looking in I think the thing that's stood out to me the most is
1. Japan switching from a bit of a niche topic that you mostly got ridiculed for having interest in and save for 2-3 youtubers the only info on Japan came from pretty misinformed buzzfeed articles and
2. Japan getting influenced by other cultures as visiting Japan has become more mainstream
Like most things in life it has both good and bad things. As someone who can't drink (due to aforementioned health reasons) I was always really nervous about if I could go to Japan on the JET program or something else that I'd come off as offensive for not being able to drink alcohol even if I attended 飲み会. There are also negatives though too sadly like... it's sad to see a lot of the features of Japan that only worked because... people weren't taking advantage of the system having to go away because now people are coming in in order to take advantage of said unguarded parts of the system. Also I kind of miss the wonder Japanese people had talking with me about the 'exotic culture' of Canada... it was kind of endearing :P
Still love Japan and hope to conquer all health problems so I can go someday even for a visit if not to live there.
I keep forgetting what Yabatan’s real voice sounds like
I could never get used to Yabatan's real voice arghhhhh
I've yet to have the chance to visit Japan yet, I'm certainly looking forward to the day that I can, but I just hope that I won't be missing out on too much by the time that happens. Would've been fascinating to visit there during say, the 80s.
"Always appreciate you being here" is blatant tatemae
Very interesting talk. I do miss the New Year Special ガキ使 and I wish they'd bring it back....
Hotel prices are also quite something these days - even with a weaker Yen. Seems quite trouble some for anyone earning JPY going on a business trip etc.
In general, many things got more expensive for less service. APA is great at green-washing. They tell you the room is small and only gets cleaned every 4th day because that's "better for the environment". Well, at least other things are still decently affordable in Japan. I still miss e.g. buying a 2l Calpis bottle for less than 130 Yen though. Haven't seen that in a while :)
Re: Wise, while I do have my no-foreign-transaction-fee ATM card from my US bank, there are daily limits on withdrawals which make transferring larger amounts of money inconvenient. My wife'll be buying a new shamisen this summer, and we'll likely be using Wise for sending the money for that. It allows sending larger amounts of money, and the fees really are legitimately quite reasonable, especially with the really good exchange rates.
The magic of Kabezu 2 and Ukon help prevent hangovers.
There are SOOOOOO many more foreigners than there were when I first game over in 2010. I think between 2010 to 2012 I only saw 3 or 4 other foreigners in Saitama, Now I'll see 20 - 30 every day. Tons more Indians and Nepalese too, In-fact a lot of the konbinis are slowly becoming entirely Indian.
Some people like this but to be honest I think it sucks to see Japan slowly becoming less Japanese. I like Japan for being Japan, I don't really want to see a place like Tokyo become another generic western style city.
Dig deeper! Transcend duality! 🙏🙇♂️
I feel like Dogen is thinking in Japanese and converting to English dawg 😭😭
Wise is seriously great. VERY low handling costs and great conversion rate.
You worked at APU?? I went to Ritsumeikan in Kyoto in 2011/12 but had friends who went to APU and ended up working there!
This was so good :) I really enjoyedd the conversation type video. It would be so cool and crazy if you could get pewdiepie or marzia to do one of these. Asking them how moving and living in japan was
It's NOT a good place to end the video! You guys were just getting started. Iwas really curious to hear more... anyways, thanks as always :))
少し前のお酒についての回でコメントしようと思ったことでもあるが、私の田舎はお酒飲め飲めの文化が半端じゃなかった。特に自分の家も含めて親戚が酷くてほとんどみんなアル中だったんじゃないかと思う。
常に集まっては酒盛りして大騒ぎしていた。
そういう環境なのでお酒を飲まないという選択肢は無くて、仮にもそんなことを言い出せるようなものではなかった。
私が田舎を出たのはいくつか理由があるが酒とそれにまつわるこの環境が嫌だったというのもある。
日本は変わってきたと言うけど、うちの周りのこの酒飲み文化は相変わらず続いている。酒関係でだいぶ死んだけど(笑、て笑えないか、いやでもその馬鹿さも愛苦しく笑えるのだ)。
山形で過ごしたダニエル・カール氏も地元の人と酒を飲んで仲良くなったと言う。あそこも酒飲み文化なので酒無しではやっていけないだろう。ダニエル・カール氏が酒が飲めない人だったら今の彼はいないだろう。日本で友達を作るのが難しいという人がいるが酒が飲めるなら田舎なら結構簡単だと思う。お酒を飲みに行けばいいだけ。好きな人は本当に毎日の勢いで飲みに誘ってくる。
韓国語上手ですね
I love your 中庭. Hoping to replicate it in my own house in the future. Gorgeous!
it worries me a bit when I'm online and I see how apparently so many people are moving to Japan and they don't really seem to know that much at all about Japan or Japanese and I find it doubtful whether they want to fit in Japanese society
My tatemae is cool and reserved, but I suspect other people see it as strange and withdrawn.
Which is my actual honne.
But aren't some of those changes only in Tokyo rather than in Japan in general?
Here in the beautiful Tokachi-gun countryside, life is somewhat different. I have a maximum of 2 nomikai's a year... I have Japanese friends across Hokkaido. I maybe drink once in 2 months.✨️😃
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I haven't been to Japan often. My previous trip was almost 10 years ago in 2013 or something. I heard they are all using English now and all that but honestly I haven't really feel like that's the case. In my last trip from just a month ago, I feel like I still got to use a lot of my Japanese. Yes, I speak Japanese to them first but even when they can do English, most still appreciate when they know that I can do some Japanese as well (even though I practically speak like a child).
If there are significantl changes I don't really feel it that much.
People speak English even less than 10 years ago here in Japan- it’s the menus & automated ordering/payment systems which are multilingual more and more by the day; but people speak it even less nowadays. So if you interact verbally, with almost everyone it will be only in Japanese.
@Collector_Phil I see, that makes sense. I wasn't paying much attention to the electric menu (and where I go, even when they have one the 'EN' section of the menu is just isn't translated anyway)
I do have a feeling that they put that up so they don't have to deal with the tourist which I kind of respect that (I often asked them to tell me about the item when I can't read out the name)
16:45 It's even worse than that. The single woman can be sued for damages (even when no celebrities are involved).
Usually it’s the married person who would be sued (by the cheated partner) as they violate their marital promise. In case of the single person, it needs to be proven they knew the other was married.
And then, one explanation why the women are often criticized more harshly if a star has a extramarital affair with them is because the common perception is that they will have seduced the man. It would be interesting to see what would happen if a celebrity woman has an affair with a common man.
@@JF_76 Both can be sued. As for a celebrity woman having an affair with a "common", it kind of happened recently: Hirosue Ryoko. But it was a double affair, and the other was not totally a common, but close enough.
People saying Yabatan and Scripting Japan are two different people, have you ever seen them in the same room together? I think not. You won't trick me
I do not know if you are at home but it looks like the wood has been charred. I saw a home remodeling video in Japan where they talked about charring the wood to protect it and prevent termites. Is that how the exterior was prepared? Thank you in advance.
That's correct!
16:27 dogen proving y's point XD
Drinking culture in general changed over the past 10 years, less and less young people drink THAT hard (still a lot) but a lot of them don't, mainly because they don't have enough money to do so to be fair.
As for the influencers part. there is a big gap between doing flips in a parc, and using a torii as a freakin exercice pole ...
Could def keep watching this as a longform podcast 👍
As a Japanese, warattewa Ikenai having ended is so sad.
It was like we lost one of important cultures.
Though I can understand that main cast members are old now.
I’d like to know the TV programs that everyone watches at end of the year in different countries.
USA people watch NFL Super Bowl right?
Bekki being cancelled was a good encapsulation of Japanese scandals. What happened to the guy involved who cheated on his wife? Nothing. She was publicly shamed and lost her job.
飲みニケーションは今も大事だと思います。年寄りはそれしか分かりませんからね。
不倫騒動に関しては男性も女性もやたら報道されるね。ほとんどの人が興味ないと思うのだけど、ネットで暇な人が悪口を言ったりしているのを見かけて、少し気持ち悪く感じる。
So true👏
Some changes are good. Some aren’t. In the near future, more changes will arrive because of more foreigners coming to Japan. We can only wait and see.
Wow Dogen, you did parkour and tricking?
i find it funny how y'all do the "mhm. yeah. mhm" thing even in english, i feel like i must've rubbed off from japanese 🦌
12:30 "I can tell when a person is feeling uncomfortable", "I'm always being careful". Yeah, sure... Never get in the way of a youtuber who is making money from views
It'd be a great prank if by the time I finish learning Japanese, it's no longer that big of a requirement to work in Japan lmao
..... ;_;
I can't believe gaki is not being aired. Guess matsumoto was getting old. It truly is a tragedy.
Wait why are you not allowed to train in parks this is new to me??
When you say younger people speek English now, is that anecdotal from where you guys live or just Japan in general? I feel like the English skill hasn't budged even a tiny bit over in Osaka for the past 14 ish years...
I think the impact of multilingual ordering systems is a bit overstated. Maybe I'm wrong here but even 14-15 years ago people that didn't want to bother speaking Japanese and integrate in the culture, didn't bother. It's just (sadly) made it easier for those people to do stuff now. I'm sure there are a handful who are different but I do feel like people that are serious about living here have always put in the effort and even if I had had these QR systems I'm confident I would purposely have picked the Japanese option to create the opportunity to learn.
Running a cafe myself in Osaka I've seen multiple exchange students do this exactly. It really mostly just makes the passerby tourists have an easier time in places where there's no understanding of their native langue.
'Really good conversation. While changes, which improves the lives of the people of Japan, is very good, I am concerned that it will begin to resemble Western countries in a way that will strip Japan of some of what makes it a wonderful place (to visit, to live in). In order to visit two years ago, I studied all about the culture (unspoken rules, etiquette, etc), so that our trip would be respectful of the country/people and rewarding for us as first-time visitors. I learned some Japanese, my son is able to speak some Japanese. I am actually still studying, in hopes of being more fluent when I am able to visit the country again. I think there is room to make gaijin welcome, but I don't think the country needs to resemble America or Europe to do that. Japan has many wonderful qualities.
No judgement, as I lived in Japan, but had a different situation, so never had nomikai obligations--but as you two are successful and busy, perhaps you are unfamiliar with the new data we are inundated with in the West on how harmful even light--but regular--drinking is to the brain and increased cancer probability. I have seen your videos ont he importance of drinking (at least occasionally), Dogen--but I think Yabotan should tune in to this; the best source is Huberman Labs. Good luck.
I always assumed yaba to be American 😂 didn't know he was Norwegian 😮
one question.. when you go to nomikai, who pays?
Really depends on who's attending and the company. Could be the boss, could be equally split!
Or could be a different cost for managers Vs the staff
@@Dogen thanks for the info Dogen
@@Derhek thanks 🙏
With Matsumoto get a big scandal and becoming media circus in Japan for almost a year now. No wonder Gaki no Tsukai get canceled over it.
Most of the younger generation doesn't watch tv anymore. That's why Tv shows are going away. The reason people are not eating out as much has to do with income. Shibuya has always been changing. It changes with fashion trends and income. Most youth buy clothing online now. So less people go shopping for clothing or shopping in general.
Why is it illegal to do backflips in the park. I've never heard of something like that
The collaboration we deserve 😄💖
It would be a real shame to miss out on all the 日本語上手 because you can do everything in English
ok but why the music? it's very distracting.
英語上手
Whaaat? 笑ってはいけない is canceled? 😭😭😭. It was the whole reason I started learning Japanese
The last one was in 2020.
I didn't know 🥲. I love the old ones more and didn't watch the new ones
All cultures change, it doesn't mean it's dying. It just shows that a new generation is stepping up to take over a more salient position in the society.❤
And yet in Japan it is.
Japn is going extinct on its own
@@bitfreakazoid culture dying? how? this is nonsense! explain it!
your 中庭 is so beautiful
Thank you! Thinking about doing more of these-any thoughts?
@@Dogen I really enjoyed this video so I think doing more of these chats is a great idea! I think I'd enjoy hearing an occasional 近況報告 sort of thing from you. For example, the video where you introduced your new car was interesting to me.
@@visualsofsora Appreciate it! Will give it some serious thought!