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In Japan they don't give them no parade or flaunt it like they do in nato nation..I'd be fine too but they push it on us too much were a kid would ask..you're 5 go play with your toys
For an example as to what happens when the pendulum swings too far in either direction look at Canada. People can’t afford to eat, but government spends hundreds of millions on parades and crosswalks, tens of millions on parade security… Instead of everyone accepting all people it’s used to divide. It appears Japan is doing it right, less the legality of marriage. Human rights should be equal for all.
Nearly every person you interview says they are accepting of gay people in Japan. So, how can people claim that it's bad in Japan? It feels to me like people aren't talking about acceptance. They are talking about "normalization", and look at how that's impacting the West. Intimate life should stay intimate, and behind closed doors. Separation from public life is a good thing.
The old politicians are still better than zoomers tho. I predict the country will be even more screwed up when Gen Z starts getting involved in politics.
I only met one openly gay person when I was in Japan for two weeks. I was chatting with him in a bar and he asked how the reception of my long beard has been. After answering his question he then told me he once had a beard, but he had to divorce her. I asked him how Japanese people react to him being gay and he told me he only tells foreigners because we are usually accepting of LGBTQ and he feels he can be out of the closet in a sense even though he hides it from his circle of people.
@@MagicalKid a beard is a term to describe a spouse of a gay or lesbian individual that is of an opposite gender of them where they both know (hopefully) that this is a marriage of convenience that is used to make them look straight. The situations I have witnessed both individuals were not straight and it was in the US before homosexuals were allowed to serve openly in the military
@@MagicalKid beards know the guy person is gay. Sometimes they are straight gay or bi. It's not like being on the down low where the partner thinks they are really in a loving relationship
Just watch any livestream of the Diet session here in Tokyo and you get what exactly she's referring to. Might as well be the dinosaur fossil section of a museum.
@@kageyamareijikun Indeed 😊. However Japan is not unique in this respect, obviously. Most of the western world governments and their leaders are methusalems in both age and mentality and they'll fight tooth and nail to keep their positions despite their decrepitude. Say Trump, Biden, Putin for example .. it's a mistery why we, all of us, keep voting for them...
This is actually same how my parents thinks about LGBTQ+ . They wouldnt interfere or say anything mean or treat them differently since they are trying understand. But they still have some traditional values that contradict with their believes about marriage and they think legalising that might encourage more straight ppl into homo relationship 😂. They are doing their best to understand and accept same sex relationships but it’s not so easy for older generation
Only one of them said that so it's a bit disingenuous of a comment. Also, someone can be fine with gays and show them respect, but still wish to uphold certain traditions. These two positions are not mutually exclusive.
@@May-ob8oqnot really, i have used drugs, very hard drugs, smokes cigarettes every day about 1 pack, i eat healthy and unhealthy, drink a lot of energy drinks chocolate and other seeets, but also work out daily seriously, and genetics is not the reason cause my brothers , who are 3 and 7 years older than me, loook like my uncle, and im stuck in the mid 20s, so no
I've lived in Tokyo for over 30 years and have a lot of gay friends, both foreign and Japanese. The big difference of here to my home country (the UK) is that there isn't the hate or violence toward LGBTQ+ people, even from people who aren't pro them. They don't have to worry about being beaten up or even killed like they do in a lot of other countries. In addition, transgender people have been prominent for a long time - a close friend is a trans woman ("mister lady"), and she is able to live life without fear or oppression. It's the politicians that slow everything down. Like the lady said, they are mostly very old, very conservative men, who don't know anything about anything and are very conservative regarding heterosexual relationships too. Just about everyone complains about them.
Well, from my American perspective, there isn’t a physical danger toward lgbtq+ people. At least, not here, not anymore. Those decades are long, long in the past. Unfortunately though, the pendulum has now swung too far in the opposite direction, and what we are struggling with currently is a lack of mutual respect from the lgbtq+ sector toward those who aren’t in their community. This is what is causing a rising tide of bad feelings. For example, you don’t see Japan painted up with flags and rainbows for an entire month every year, all in order to celebrate a person’s most base hedonistic desires. Nor do you see naked men and women parading down the street in bondage and kink gear in front of children. In Japan, “mister ladies” aren’t reading library books to children, dancing provocatively at “family drag events”, or most egregiously, demanding access to women’s spaces like changing rooms. Could you imagine the reaction in Japan if mister ladies were suddenly being incarcerated in women’s jails? Or if the Japanese queer community started physically attacking biological women who simply were advocating for the protection of women’s sports and single-sex spaces? Because that’s what is happening in America, at the moment. The literal violence is being seen against WOMEN. Like I said, though, everything here was pretty chill- a “live and let live” attitude. This has now changed, however, when the ideologues took over and their rhetoric switched from “equality” to “demanding special treatment”, even if it means doing so at the detriment of women and children. Now, women are called hateful names, told to use the moniker “cis”, and physically threatened if they dare to say anything against the ideologues- women told to sit down, shut up, and comply, by men who identify as women. And this is being branded as “progress”…? 😂 I think not.
It depends on your life I suppose. I lived in Japan for 14 years but I had to stay in the closet the whole time. I was a teacher and worked for a Mormon dispatch company. They would have fired and deported me if I'd been exposed or tried to live as myself. It eventually got to the point I couldn't live a lie anymore. I miss Japan with all my heart and still think of Japan as home. I wish I could go back, but until I can live as myself i don't think that can happen.
@@RyuSensei42 My guess is it was more who you worked for, rather than Japan itself that was the problem. In other words, if you worked for a Mormon dispatch firm in (pick any country), it would still be difficult for you. Perhaps changing employers would make your Japan experience better?
@@nothingvanisheswithoutatra3746 Maybe, but I still don't believe a Japanese public school would accept a transgender woman as a teacher. Hopefully, I'll be able to come back some day.
Yeah, it's so great you often can't tell your co workers, get looked at weirdly when you hold hands, are denied entry to at least half of the love hotels and if you're not in a major city, sometimes (too many times) you don't get a place in a restaurant, or hotels are "full". Of course it's nice that you barely have to fear a physical attack! But don't pretend like it's all great. Try living with the love of your life openly AND get the promotion you need and worked for. And even good luck finding an apartment sometimes.
Fr I said "Based" out loud when she said that, it's just such a good point. There's no point hating someone for something that neither affects you nor can be changed in the first place, doing that would just be a waste of time and energy.
Because people cannot understand when it's not them. They think it's a choice or bad influence. Only through education and some luck, we can hope everyone to understand in the future.
Thank you for interviewing a variety of different age groups - I think that is helpful in these types of discussions. I have hope for the next generation in Japan!
those interviewed either clueless or two faces (except those two gays in the parade). they just didnt wanna look like a bad person in the interview. the next generation of japan will be the mixed race and the immigrants. i hope the real nihonjin could see this coming and preserve their race from extinction.
His "that was interesting" is actually a question. It's like when he says "how was it so far" when it's the end. They're just mistakes he made in his early videos when his English wasn't as good, and he just kept it as a trademark. Not sure if he realizes they're mistakes though haha.
This has nothing to do with the video. But I wanted to say as an American, I had a college roommate from Tokyo. He was the best roommate I had in college. We still keep in touch. He works at a outdoor equipment manufacturer/shop in Shibuya. I made him traditional southern american dishes, and he made me traditional Japanese dishes. My time as a roommate with him was my most fond memories in college.
Nice to hear someone who not only has befriended a foreigner…but sharing and experiencing things of their culture with one another. I’m American and it seems a good number of people in our country are often closed minded and know absolutely NOTHING outside of their little bubbles they live in. Kinda sad really.
i remember riding a subway in tokyo and it was in the evening, a japanese drag queen came on the subway and sat down across from me and my wife. All the japanese men around him walked quietly away from him
@@VolkXue yes thats why it was so odd, they created space where i was just looking across from him sitting by himself, mind you there were people around him until he sat down
Wow, just hearing all of them say they are ok with it is huge progress from when I first came to Japan in 2008. I didn’t realize it had changed this much, I just thought I was surrounded by open minded people cause most of my friends are artists
I worked in Japan as a drag queen for 15 years. I have been to the provinces, mountain areas, the seaside areas and the cities, but I didn't have any problem with my sexuality. I mean of course I dress up more " normal " during the day, shorts, jeans, sneakers and t-shirt, and no make up except i had long hair. (It was straight and until my waistline) And only dressed up as a " drag queen " during working hours. Sometimes I would do my grocery shopping and see the person I was in the club the night before, and of course I would do my aisatsu, like aaaah _______ San, o genki desi Ka? And honestly a lot of them would answer, do I know you , or where did we meet, and maybe like 95% of the times they don't recognise me. So it also really depends on how a member of the LGBTQ, would carry themselves. As said in the interview, a lot more older people are more unaccepting, but honestly in my opinion as long as you respect yourself and respect others, then that respect would come back to you. And this might be a shocker for some, but my regular guests are more on the older side, since I'm away from my family, I treat them like my parents, aunts or uncles , and honestly, they love it! I'm not close to my parents so this was a way for me to be close to the older generation, and they loved it when I would call them "otosan" or "okasan", or when i kid them oji or oba.....
The problem is Devil runs the world. He is lier and murderer. This is the reason why the whole world is Sodom. That's why we've got the Gospel about the God's kingdom. Jehovah would put everything in order. The dead will be resurected and we'll meet our beloved ones again! :-)
Exactly. Forcing acceptance on others is bad, and leads to what the West is right now, but nobody wants to hear this, because their claims about Japan being bigoted comes from racism and xenophobia. It's good for intimate life to be separate from public life.
3:35 or something around. The lady touched important things people don't understand. Why do we need pride months, campaigns, and fuss around LGBTQ+? Becuause queer people and so on are still not accepted. Once we're all fine with it (which we should, be because it's a natural thing) things will cool down. It goes with many things including race. I'm really glad some people are intelligent enough to understand it.
I disagree. First, I don't think it's totally a natural thing and second, the only way we will "all be fine with it" is if we lose the right to think for ourselves. The problem that pride months, campaigns, etc. are beginning to have is they've gone past wanting personal libertarian rights that even conservative people like myself may begrudgingly support to interfering with people's rights to think for themselves which includes the right to conclude that it's not a totally natural thing. To me, living in a truly free and open society requires that gay adults be openly free to live their lives and for people who disagree to be free to have their mindset.
It’s not a natural thing. People never believed that, and quite frankly the west is the only region playing that stupid game. Leave them and their culture alone.
@@FreshGuava161you realize many political figures in Asia, especially Japan and China, are documented as having male concubines or lovers right? Even since ancient times people have been attracted to various genders
@@SunJade-vr6nj Many political figures have been very close to kids since ancient times. It definitely makes it more natural isn't it? Just because high profile people have been doing something since "ancient times" doesn't make it more natural. Since these political figures have been so right, why is it still not a consensus then?
@@FreshGuava161 You know religion was created to cover the unknown knowledge of early humans that didn't understand what is sun for example. Then later on when education was available just to high hierarchy it was used to control, uneducated peasants people right? Or did you not learn that part? And yes, it's normal. It happens in animal world as well. xD Cuz guess what...we're part of animal world! Who would have thought. Look in history in how many kingdoms homosexual men ruled the kingdoms, but they had women to carry the blood line. xD
I'm heartened to hear these people being respectful and mostly positive. It's also good that most don't have to fear violence from being LGBTQ. But I have heard from many that the bias comes into play in more subtle but impactful ways - not getting promoted at work when you deserve it, not having an easy time being able to rent a home or apartment with your same-sex partner, family/parental rejection and shame, people being polite to your face but talking about you or laughing at you behind your back, etc. The fact that most asked, including the young men, said that they never knew anyone LGBTQ is certainly interesting compared to urban people in the US.
the lady with the 80s tshirt was fabulous! I would totally be her friend hehe =) & thank you for asking folks these questions Takashi. We're trans ourselves & not being accepted while visiting has really made me 2nd guess my trip. Definitely feel a little better after watching this & I would've loved to see you talk to more people at the pride parade =)
@@lethfuil As a trans woman living in Japan, If you wanna visit Japan then just do it, you being trans doesn't change the fact that you are as normal as everyone else... You shouldn't stop yourself from doing things you want to out of fear. Even tho old generations might look at you funny there are some districts in Shinjuku, Osaka or Sapporo that will welcome you arms open !
Hello. Sorry for commenting here, but I believe the guy does a lot of interviews and then, during editing, chooses the ones that best fit. It's not the type of video that was made in a single take, without editing, where other rougher aspects were demonstrated.
I'm Indonesian, my country is very conservative, I'm not lgbt+, I don't know a single person around me who are lgbt+ but honestly I don't mind lgbt+ Just live your life y'all, don't think about what other people said ❤
Believe me. You know someone who is, they might not even know it themselves yet. Or are hiding in the closet. But statistically speaking, yes, you do know lgbtq+ people.
Honestly, I feel like there's always prejudice everywhere you go. Even here in Portugal, which I think is one of the most LGBTQ+ friendly countries, there's still some prejudice. I believe that if you need to hide behind a mask because of what others might say/do, it's a very big problem. But, from what I've seen and heard, I think Japan is doing better than almost half the world in regards to how the average person feels about it. And that part about old politicians ... that's basicaly a problem everywhere in the world, I would say. I love your videos. Keep it up!!!
@@elgatofelix8917looool so You’re never travelling anywhere? They literally said that Portugal is pretty open minded, just like the rest of Europe (besides east Europe). You’ll never find a whole country where there’s absolutely no discrimination 💀
@@elgatofelix8917 So, if you have to stay away from a country that's exceptionally accepting and open, just because a few just aren't, how the hell do you ever travel? Or... live anywhere, really? Yes, it doesn't get much better (for now) than in Portugal and other, western euopean, countries. I have no idea if you just want to be a prick, a "great isn't good enough for me" type, or if you just massively lack reading comprehension.
I just visited Osaka. I'm gay, went to gay bars, and met really nice local gay guys. I didn't have any problems and really enjoyed my stay. As always, as long as you're respectful and mindful of your surroundings, you should have no issues visiting Japan as a gay peson.
@@Mere-LachaiselongueNaw, it means being exposed to more ideas. Within the Edo period in Japan, having ended in 1868, sexuality between any gender was the norm. More ideas aren't always good ideas though. Indoctrination does happen. Kind of like the Crusades. Christianity is in large part to blame for there being a cultural stigma towards sodomy.
takashi, you should put the subtitles in the yt cc so that people who want to learn english/japanese* can turn them off and test their comprehension!! as always great video and interviewing!
UGH REAL! I like to watch Japanese vlogs and videos just to get some listening practice and knowledge about Japan, and being able to have Japanese subs (and switch to English when necessary) is super helpful. It’s also nice for when I need to sentence mine from a video for vocab cards 😅
Attitudes can change pretty quickly over time. They did here in the U.S. Homophobia was very common, and you’d hear a lot of slurs thrown around even through the 2000s. When I was in high school in the early 2010s, many people my age seemed generally fine with the idea, but they often dodged the subject, and it gay people were expected to keep it to themselves. Things shifted pretty quickly after gay marriage was legalized in 2015. Gay people are much more likely to come out, and people are generally accepting of the idea. This is reflected in polling. According to Gallup polls, support for same-sex marriage was only at 35% by 2000, but now it’s up to 70%. Much of that leap in approval happened over just the past ten years.
"I don't think it needs to be legalized yet" is such a strange answer to me. It suggests "it should be illegal in this period of time, but legal in that period of time, which we have not reached yet". You would think this would be more of a yes or no question.
As a politician in my country said "This generation is not ready yet to face such issues. We shall let our successors decide". Basically trying to appeal to both sides of the issue to ensure more votes or to not look for trouble.
@@emanuel_616 legalizing gay marriage doesn't affect birth rates though. if someone is going to stay in the closet and get married because of the stigma, they're going to do it anyway. otherwise, gay people are just going to continue to be gay, and wouldn't have kids regardless. and sometimes, gay couples -want- to have children and will seek carriers / artificial insemination to do so. the population crisis is very much just a strawman argument there, because if someone wasn't going to have kids, not letting them marry who they want isn't going to force them to do so.
@@emanuel_616 Korea is still oppressive with lgbt+ rights and look where their birthrate is. You'd think if they are like that for "family values" then at least they should get that part right but nooo. All that "sacrifice" for nothing, huh. N.Korea too, interestingly. What human rights let alone lgbt? Yet their birthrate is still way below 2. I swear, the faster people learn to decouple worldwide reduction of birthrate from lgbt rights, the better things will become for their lives.
I'm Japanese but I think most Japanese don't care about LGBTQ. I think we have an “Nah I don't care, but don't force anything on us!!” attitude. In other words, we don't actively support or criticize LGBTQ. Perhaps in the West there are more people who support LGBTQ, but there are also more people who are negative about it, and that's why there are more conflicts in the West. In Japan, there is neither support nor criticism, so conflicts are less likely to occur than in the West.
Majority of People only support LGBTQ because most of it is being shoved down people's throats and half the time it's being used as a political tactic towards politicians to gained votes in the US. Trust me IDC if someone's gay. I just don't like the ideology in people's minds that your automatically a "homophobic" if you don't like their community and straight people are literally constantly getting attacked, shamed, harassed, and bullied, etc because of it. "Mostly straight white Christian males and Republicans." it's a crazy world we're living in. Imagine being some white man and another white guy is hating you because you're white and calls you a homophobic. Trust me it's a thing... They mostly use the word too when they don't like your opinion too. It's all politics. :(
@@ShiruSama1thats how it was before in the West look it it now. We used to have a don't ask don't tell type of mentality but now its EVERYWHERE. They keep saying its to reflect reality but I keep thinking in what reality are they living in cause they make up less than 1% of the world population maybe 3% if im being generous
@@Jiraitype Please pay attention to the term "actively" in the above comment. While the interviewees do appear to express support for LGBTQ, they are merely responding to the interview, which is a "passive" form of support. In Japan, many people have this kind of "passive" support for LGBTQ, which I believe creates an environment with less friction.
@@tigeruntamed6036 A February 2023 Gallup poll reported that 7.2% of US adults identify as LGBT, 86% identified as straight or heterosexual, while 7% chose not to answer. decent chunk
Old man: "Japan still has some prejudiced views." The same old man: "I don't think it needs to change yet! Marriage between a man and a woman is how it's been since ancient times!" These people, I swear . . .
It's comforting to hear that people are more relaxed about this there than the laws would indicate. I'm 🏳️🌈 and considering moving to Japan to work for a bit. I have other stereotypes to worry about (being visibly Black for example) but this seems like it won't much matter. Which is good.
Thanks, you did a nice job of listening, and I feel like I learned something about Japan. And my goodness, everyone you talked to seems like they can talk about things so reasonably, I wish people in the States could do the same.
If you might not be aware, there are actually increasing Japanese BL live-actions, and of course don't forget the anime ones. GL as well. There was also an anime about being trans called Horou Musuko, and an upcoming anime called Senpai is an Otokonoko (talking about gender expression issues as well, but I won't spoil). And Stars Align also has a segment with a possible non-binary person. People are afraid of what they don't understand and these shows may help. Though some BL stories from the past are the typical kinda toxic relationships and large age gaps, the recent ones like Given, and "Sasaki and Miyano" are wholesome.
It's not "ko" as in child, it's "ko" as in the secondary reading of daughter, girl (ie musume). So the meaning is male girl, or "young man with feminine appearance"
Thank you for your always very interesting reports. I really love watching them, and this topic particularly is very important. I hope Japan is changing and in their mindset and will accept diversity more and more in every aspects of their lives.
A lot was said about older people, especially politicians, being a road block. But some portion of these older people are also LGBTQIA+. What if a few of them came out?
Thank you for doing this video. My future husband and I are going on our honeymoon to Japan. I have been really excited since I have always wanted to go and have been doing months of Duolingo and research to learn as much Japanese as possible. However, I was (am still a little bit) nervous about certain situations like checking into hotel rooms and how people will react to us. But this video definitely helped put me more at ease.
Thnk you for this video. It make me feel beter. Many people are really violent in France in the social media. So thank you for this bubble of sweetness.
Great video... and interesting to hear the views... I was in Japan in May and while not doing anything that would 'out' me, I felt so safe there at all times...
I find this topic very interesting. I have a friend in Japan who is in a committed same-sex relationship. I know they are “out” to some family, but not sure how “out” they are. When my friend came out to me years ago, I felt like there was a lot of hesitation and worry, because you just can’t ever be certain. I know a lot of older and younger people where I live who are 100% opposed to same-sex rights and it is something puzzling to me. I get that we are products of our society and upbringing, but if you look through history, LGBTQ+ people have always been around. It isn’t something “new”. From a sociological and anthropological perspective, I find the topic quite fascinating.
last guy was so real. "at least you don't get violently attacked" is such a telling statement about how other countries are like. japan is still not open but at least I wont get beaten up
"I'm fine with it, but I don't know anyone like that personally." Oh yes you do. Make sure your friends know you're fine with it, just in case there's something they want to tell you.
@@Matt_Alaric that 1% is due to a history of societal abuse towards non-straight sexualities. More than 1% of all people are non-straight, I wouldn't be surprised if more than 10% were some flavor of lgbt.
Overall, it seems to me like Japan is a lot more accepting of LGBT than most would think. Other than politicians in favour of same-sex marriage being the majority, there are some attributes to Japanese society that make it clear that the overall population has a positive view of the LGBT community. Other than positive interviews like this, there is a lot of Japanese media representing gay couples. A few weeks ago, I was looking on the trending page and a video about a Japanese gay couple adopting a kid was at the top. I even read the comments and looked at the like to dislike ratio; they were all positive. The vast majority of Japanese media is clearly in favour of same-sex marriage. It's certainly a lot better than Italy, where I live now. The right-wing here has the majority and they are all strongly against same-sex marriage. Homophobia is quite common here and when I look up Italian media, it shows. Japanese media, on the other hand, is a lot more open when it comes to this. That's my personal experience on RUclips at least
Yes and no, it's very much dependent on age and also there's a general attitude of "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down" that in practice means you have to keep it to yourself and act heterosexual in public.
LGBTQ in Japan has always existed and been accepted, and there have been several people on TV over the years who have openly and proudly stated their LGBTQ identity. However, when it comes to marriage, it was created as a system for having children, with support and tax breaks, and even those who have been tolerant of LGBTQ people are against it. So a partnership oath system was created as an alternative to marriage for LGBTQ people. But some people want marriage instead of that system. Fairness with men and women! or women are protesting against this system by artificially inseminating each other to get pregnant. Some extremists do not really want to have children or get married, but are acting out of a sense of discrimination, which is clearly out of line, just as old politicians are considered out of date. Incidentally, gays have been generalizing public sexual activity in saunas and becoming a social problem for decades. There has always been a history of LGBTQ acceptance and problems like this, but I feel that the parts of the world that are not good for them are hidden from the rest of the world.
Every season there is no less than 3 japanese BL tv series in Japan. Japan also one of the first that havr asexual characters. Media is definitely on the accepting side. Old people on countryside is another story.
Foreign influence peddling "lifestyle" choices for Japanese youth sure to keep them "strong, tough, engaged". 75yrs of foreign military occupation from the people that dropped nuclear weapons on the heads of women and children. You think Japanese males need more "Barbie" in their lives?
Thank you for sharing these interviews with Japanese people. My husband and I visited Japan from the United States in 2017. We had a wonderful time and always felt comfortable there. Granted it was probably not obvious to most people outside of the gay areas in Tokyo and Osaka that we were gay.
I've always been interested in the topic because from my outside perspective, and know its very surface level knowledge, japan tends have gay representation quite, alot in the modern media. Possibly even more then America, at the very least its handled better imo
Thank you for bringing up lgbt issues! I think these are some of the most interesting videos you do and i’m glad it seems like the majority of people believe acceptance is improving. happy pride month!
It’s nice to see a country progressing towards universal acceptance and understanding, unlike the US that is literally fighting to take 10 steps backwards in regards to equal rights.
I’m from Thailand so LGBTQ is common to us. But when I moved to Japan, I couldn’t see any gay men. So strange! I felt sorry for them that they have to hide their identity.
Thank you for making this video!! I am an LGBTQ+ American and I love Japan and Japanese culture. It is so great to see the younger generations making a difference and celebrating pride!
Thé « no violet » aspect in Japan is very important, so respect ! You should do more this kind of subject, and you should also more interactif with interviewers
11:09 I find the translation of okama as "feminine man" here really interesting-- it's been a word I have long battled with translating, and I'm also interested in how Japanese culture changes its use and meaning-- for a long time, I'd consider it the equivalent to the "f" word, or maybe "queer", depending.
@@Gilded_07 There is a problem ? Japanese government allows abortion when same sex couples can clearly adopt these children! YES ! We can build a family !
Hello, sending you a hug from the U.S. There is so much prejudice here, too. It is unfair, and I hope you can build a fulfilled life despite the government. Be well.
As a Japanese citizen, I think same-sex couples should be allowed to marry, why should they be the only ones to go through life perfectly happy. Everyone should have to suffer the same.
this whole homophobia thing coming back around thanks to US politicians rhetoric is so weird to me.. Anyone that was old enough to be cool in the 90s prob had a gay raver friend or two around that they went to High School with. So much of the hate around this feels manufactured to me.
This was such an interesting video/interview to see, especially from someone who used to live in Japan, is in the HBTQ+ community, but also to see it truly from their side of things.
It`s a really positive perspective, is heartwarming to know that there are so many people that supports and understand the LGBTQ+. I wish more and more people would feel encouraged to come out or to support .
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In Japan they don't give them no parade or flaunt it like they do in nato nation..I'd be fine too but they push it on us too much were a kid would ask..you're 5 go play with your toys
For an example as to what happens when the pendulum swings too far in either direction look at Canada.
People can’t afford to eat, but government spends hundreds of millions on parades and crosswalks, tens of millions on parade security…
Instead of everyone accepting all people it’s used to divide.
It appears Japan is doing it right, less the legality of marriage. Human rights should be equal for all.
Movie "Until Rainbow Dawn" to see.
Nearly every person you interview says they are accepting of gay people in Japan. So, how can people claim that it's bad in Japan? It feels to me like people aren't talking about acceptance. They are talking about "normalization", and look at how that's impacting the West. Intimate life should stay intimate, and behind closed doors. Separation from public life is a good thing.
Ur prospective of india will depend on which door u enter the country from .
People hating old politicians seems to be a universal shared truth.
Well their thinking is outdated and most aren't willing to change
Haha. Good one! 😄
Still they get elected... The human mind works in strange ways
Every politician in Bangladesh is old 🤣
The old politicians are still better than zoomers tho.
I predict the country will be even more screwed up when Gen Z starts getting involved in politics.
I only met one openly gay person when I was in Japan for two weeks. I was chatting with him in a bar and he asked how the reception of my long beard has been. After answering his question he then told me he once had a beard, but he had to divorce her. I asked him how Japanese people react to him being gay and he told me he only tells foreigners because we are usually accepting of LGBTQ and he feels he can be out of the closet in a sense even though he hides it from his circle of people.
He once had a beard but had to divorce her. 😆
I'm confused, is your beard the same as his beard???
@@MagicalKid a beard is a term to describe a spouse of a gay or lesbian individual that is of an opposite gender of them where they both know (hopefully) that this is a marriage of convenience that is used to make them look straight. The situations I have witnessed both individuals were not straight and it was in the US before homosexuals were allowed to serve openly in the military
Omg that line is so funny! Sounds like a cool guy
@@MagicalKid beards know the guy person is gay. Sometimes they are straight gay or bi. It's not like being on the down low where the partner thinks they are really in a loving relationship
The lady who talked about the older politicians cracked me up 😆
She was so real for that lol
She's everything💅✨
Just watch any livestream of the Diet session here in Tokyo and you get what exactly she's referring to. Might as well be the dinosaur fossil section of a museum.
@@kageyamareijikun Indeed 😊. However Japan is not unique in this respect, obviously. Most of the western world governments and their leaders are methusalems in both age and mentality and they'll fight tooth and nail to keep their positions despite their decrepitude. Say Trump, Biden, Putin for example .. it's a mistery why we, all of us, keep voting for them...
she was so open-minded, i liked her
The most surprising part of this video is the dude in the yellow sweater being 40
Right?!
Japanese and korean men just age differently, or better said they dont age until they re 45/50, i'm jealous.
I thought he was in his early 20s. I'm in my 30s and he looks better then me.
I was shocked when he said that.. i thought he was in his late 20’s
LOL I told my friend omg this isn't fair. I'm also 40 and look no where near as young.
- What do you think of gays?
- I don't have a problem
- So we should legalize same-sex marriage?
- Nah
@@heittomerkki Only if you're not very smart.
@@Philoglossosor if you think marriage in general is a waste of time.
This is actually same how my parents thinks about LGBTQ+ . They wouldnt interfere or say anything mean or treat them differently since they are trying understand. But they still have some traditional values that contradict with their believes about marriage and they think legalising that might encourage more straight ppl into homo relationship 😂. They are doing their best to understand and accept same sex relationships but it’s not so easy for older generation
Only one of them said that so it's a bit disingenuous of a comment. Also, someone can be fine with gays and show them respect, but still wish to uphold certain traditions. These two positions are not mutually exclusive.
@@MasakanSolaris in that cas abolish marriage altogether for heterosexual people too
Wait, nobody's gonna talk about the man in his 40s?
We need his skin routine because IT WORKS!!!
Also, he’s on yt and those who didn’t know, now you know! 😊. Here’s to all going well for him.
My jaw dropped when he said he was in his 40s.
He's almost 40, no?
8:51 - he is * *almost* * in his 40s 😊
Genetics, nutrition, amount of stress, drugs, etc. Those things are contributing to how you age, not a stupid skincare.
That dude said he’s almost 40, and he looks like he’s 25 💀 Any Japanese person here willing to share their secrets about eternal youth?
Genetics. Their skin is thicker and hence more collagen
It's genetics, but not entirely, the diet they do in the daily basics its just awesome, full of collagen, calcium, very healthy food.
Japanese diets, genes and skin care
Genetics is bs, simply just kick stress out of your life, its that easy
@@May-ob8oqnot really, i have used drugs, very hard drugs, smokes cigarettes every day about 1 pack, i eat healthy and unhealthy, drink a lot of energy drinks chocolate and other seeets, but also work out daily seriously, and genetics is not the reason cause my brothers , who are 3 and 7 years older than me, loook like my uncle, and im stuck in the mid 20s, so no
I've lived in Tokyo for over 30 years and have a lot of gay friends, both foreign and Japanese. The big difference of here to my home country (the UK) is that there isn't the hate or violence toward LGBTQ+ people, even from people who aren't pro them. They don't have to worry about being beaten up or even killed like they do in a lot of other countries. In addition, transgender people have been prominent for a long time - a close friend is a trans woman ("mister lady"), and she is able to live life without fear or oppression. It's the politicians that slow everything down. Like the lady said, they are mostly very old, very conservative men, who don't know anything about anything and are very conservative regarding heterosexual relationships too. Just about everyone complains about them.
Well, from my American perspective, there isn’t a physical danger toward lgbtq+ people. At least, not here, not anymore. Those decades are long, long in the past. Unfortunately though, the pendulum has now swung too far in the opposite direction, and what we are struggling with currently is a lack of mutual respect from the lgbtq+ sector toward those who aren’t in their community. This is what is causing a rising tide of bad feelings.
For example, you don’t see Japan painted up with flags and rainbows for an entire month every year, all in order to celebrate a person’s most base hedonistic desires. Nor do you see naked men and women parading down the street in bondage and kink gear in front of children. In Japan, “mister ladies” aren’t reading library books to children, dancing provocatively at “family drag events”, or most egregiously, demanding access to women’s spaces like changing rooms. Could you imagine the reaction in Japan if mister ladies were suddenly being incarcerated in women’s jails? Or if the Japanese queer community started physically attacking biological women who simply were advocating for the protection of women’s sports and single-sex spaces? Because that’s what is happening in America, at the moment. The literal violence is being seen against WOMEN.
Like I said, though, everything here was pretty chill- a “live and let live” attitude. This has now changed, however, when the ideologues took over and their rhetoric switched from “equality” to “demanding special treatment”, even if it means doing so at the detriment of women and children. Now, women are called hateful names, told to use the moniker “cis”, and physically threatened if they dare to say anything against the ideologues- women told to sit down, shut up, and comply, by men who identify as women. And this is being branded as “progress”…? 😂 I think not.
It depends on your life I suppose. I lived in Japan for 14 years but I had to stay in the closet the whole time. I was a teacher and worked for a Mormon dispatch company. They would have fired and deported me if I'd been exposed or tried to live as myself. It eventually got to the point I couldn't live a lie anymore. I miss Japan with all my heart and still think of Japan as home. I wish I could go back, but until I can live as myself i don't think that can happen.
@@RyuSensei42 My guess is it was more who you worked for, rather than Japan itself that was the problem. In other words, if you worked for a Mormon dispatch firm in (pick any country), it would still be difficult for you. Perhaps changing employers would make your Japan experience better?
@@nothingvanisheswithoutatra3746
Maybe, but I still don't believe a Japanese public school would accept a transgender woman as a teacher. Hopefully, I'll be able to come back some day.
Yeah, it's so great you often can't tell your co workers, get looked at weirdly when you hold hands, are denied entry to at least half of the love hotels and if you're not in a major city, sometimes (too many times) you don't get a place in a restaurant, or hotels are "full".
Of course it's nice that you barely have to fear a physical attack! But don't pretend like it's all great. Try living with the love of your life openly AND get the promotion you need and worked for.
And even good luck finding an apartment sometimes.
the lady at 0:36 said the only truth everyone should understand. it’s not a choice. you can’t discriminate someone just because he is born different.
Fr. When in an argument about it the best response is that right there.
Fr I said "Based" out loud when she said that, it's just such a good point. There's no point hating someone for something that neither affects you nor can be changed in the first place, doing that would just be a waste of time and energy.
Because people cannot understand when it's not them. They think it's a choice or bad influence. Only through education and some luck, we can hope everyone to understand in the future.
not only are they born that way, its harmless. so theres no reason to change
The only thing one can choose is to be in denial of their true selves. We have far too many people like that in the world, I feel.
All of these people were delightful to listen to.
Cause they agree with your perverse mentality?
Thank you for interviewing a variety of different age groups - I think that is helpful in these types of discussions. I have hope for the next generation in Japan!
yeah my only question is will there be a next generation in Japan?
last generation you mean because you know, xy + xy = 0 :D
those interviewed either clueless or two faces (except those two gays in the parade). they just didnt wanna look like a bad person in the interview.
the next generation of japan will be the mixed race and the immigrants. i hope the real nihonjin could see this coming and preserve their race from extinction.
@@inondesia1543 schizophrenic detected! Send the gangstalkers to this man's location immediately ‼️‼️‼️
Keep your idealogy out of japan!
It always cracks me up when he ends with
"how was it? That was interesting'
answering the question himself😆
definitely his trademark :D
Sameee I love it
Same lol
His "that was interesting" is actually a question. It's like when he says "how was it so far" when it's the end. They're just mistakes he made in his early videos when his English wasn't as good, and he just kept it as a trademark. Not sure if he realizes they're mistakes though haha.
I always interpreted it as he thought the interviews were interesting and not that your "answer" was interesting.
This has nothing to do with the video. But I wanted to say as an American, I had a college roommate from Tokyo. He was the best roommate I had in college. We still keep in touch. He works at a outdoor equipment manufacturer/shop in Shibuya. I made him traditional southern american dishes, and he made me traditional Japanese dishes. My time as a roommate with him was my most fond memories in college.
Nice! I wish my kid study abroad like that story. Please wish us luck.
Nice to hear someone who not only has befriended a foreigner…but sharing and experiencing things of their culture with one another. I’m American and it seems a good number of people in our country are often closed minded and know absolutely NOTHING outside of their little bubbles they live in. Kinda sad really.
And they were roommates
🙂
@@crisalcantara7671🙂
i remember riding a subway in tokyo and it was in the evening, a japanese drag queen came on the subway and sat down across from me and my wife. All the japanese men around him walked quietly away from him
Nice
@@bigol9223nope
um, considering how crowded the Tokyo subway is at all hours.. Pretty odd.. lol Normally you're not walking anywhere on a train in Japan.
@@VolkXue yes thats why it was so odd, they created space where i was just looking across from him sitting by himself, mind you there were people around him until he sat down
If he looked weird why would anyone tolerate him ? he chose to dress like that
Wow, just hearing all of them say they are ok with it is huge progress from when I first came to Japan in 2008. I didn’t realize it had changed this much, I just thought I was surrounded by open minded people cause most of my friends are artists
lol look up tatemae and honne
From what I’ve seen from national polling, approval for same-sex marriage has increased in Japan from just 41% in 2015 to over 70% now.
Yeah it's really shocking. What a shame.
Honestly not as many people were accepting in the US during the 2000s either especially the beginning of the decade.
@@hopelessviolin4690shame for what? humanity awaken to itself and finally come out of the darkness that religion has cast upon it?
I worked in Japan as a drag queen for 15 years. I have been to the provinces, mountain areas, the seaside areas and the cities, but I didn't have any problem with my sexuality. I mean of course I dress up more " normal " during the day, shorts, jeans, sneakers and t-shirt, and no make up except i had long hair. (It was straight and until my waistline) And only dressed up as a " drag queen " during working hours.
Sometimes I would do my grocery shopping and see the person I was in the club the night before, and of course I would do my aisatsu, like aaaah _______ San, o genki desi Ka? And honestly a lot of them would answer, do I know you , or where did we meet, and maybe like 95% of the times they don't recognise me.
So it also really depends on how a member of the LGBTQ, would carry themselves. As said in the interview, a lot more older people are more unaccepting, but honestly in my opinion as long as you respect yourself and respect others, then that respect would come back to you.
And this might be a shocker for some, but my regular guests are more on the older side, since I'm away from my family, I treat them like my parents, aunts or uncles , and honestly, they love it! I'm not close to my parents so this was a way for me to be close to the older generation, and they loved it when I would call them "otosan" or "okasan", or when i kid them oji or oba.....
Mabuhay ka po, Kabayan! 🇵🇭🙏🏼💐
@@bluewingeagle1628 salamat po
The problem is Devil runs the world. He is lier and murderer. This is the reason why the whole world is Sodom.
That's why we've got the Gospel about the God's kingdom. Jehovah would put everything in order. The dead will be resurected and we'll meet our beloved ones again! :-)
And male japanese people are sexually attracted by transvestite and trans women ?
Exactly. Forcing acceptance on others is bad, and leads to what the West is right now, but nobody wants to hear this, because their claims about Japan being bigoted comes from racism and xenophobia. It's good for intimate life to be separate from public life.
3:35 or something around. The lady touched important things people don't understand. Why do we need pride months, campaigns, and fuss around LGBTQ+? Becuause queer people and so on are still not accepted. Once we're all fine with it (which we should, be because it's a natural thing) things will cool down. It goes with many things including race. I'm really glad some people are intelligent enough to understand it.
I disagree. First, I don't think it's totally a natural thing and second, the only way we will "all be fine with it" is if we lose the right to think for ourselves. The problem that pride months, campaigns, etc. are beginning to have is they've gone past wanting personal libertarian rights that even conservative people like myself may begrudgingly support to interfering with people's rights to think for themselves which includes the right to conclude that it's not a totally natural thing. To me, living in a truly free and open society requires that gay adults be openly free to live their lives and for people who disagree to be free to have their mindset.
It’s not a natural thing. People never believed that, and quite frankly the west is the only region playing that stupid game. Leave them and their culture alone.
@@FreshGuava161you realize many political figures in Asia, especially Japan and China, are documented as having male concubines or lovers right? Even since ancient times people have been attracted to various genders
@@SunJade-vr6nj Many political figures have been very close to kids since ancient times. It definitely makes it more natural isn't it? Just because high profile people have been doing something since "ancient times" doesn't make it more natural. Since these political figures have been so right, why is it still not a consensus then?
@@FreshGuava161 You know religion was created to cover the unknown knowledge of early humans that didn't understand what is sun for example. Then later on when education was available just to high hierarchy it was used to control, uneducated peasants people right? Or did you not learn that part? And yes, it's normal. It happens in animal world as well. xD Cuz guess what...we're part of animal world! Who would have thought. Look in history in how many kingdoms homosexual men ruled the kingdoms, but they had women to carry the blood line. xD
I'm heartened to hear these people being respectful and mostly positive. It's also good that most don't have to fear violence from being LGBTQ. But I have heard from many that the bias comes into play in more subtle but impactful ways - not getting promoted at work when you deserve it, not having an easy time being able to rent a home or apartment with your same-sex partner, family/parental rejection and shame, people being polite to your face but talking about you or laughing at you behind your back, etc. The fact that most asked, including the young men, said that they never knew anyone LGBTQ is certainly interesting compared to urban people in the US.
the lady with the 80s tshirt was fabulous! I would totally be her friend hehe =) & thank you for asking folks these questions Takashi. We're trans ourselves & not being accepted while visiting has really made me 2nd guess my trip. Definitely feel a little better after watching this & I would've loved to see you talk to more people at the pride parade =)
As a trans guy, if really be curious how that would turn out for me, should I ever visit Japan.
@@lethfuil As a trans woman living in Japan, If you wanna visit Japan then just do it, you being trans doesn't change the fact that you are as normal as everyone else... You shouldn't stop yourself from doing things you want to out of fear.
Even tho old generations might look at you funny there are some districts in Shinjuku, Osaka or Sapporo that will welcome you arms open !
Takashii how do you always find the perfect people to interview? Everyone is so interesting and thoughtful.
Hello. Sorry for commenting here, but I believe the guy does a lot of interviews and then, during editing, chooses the ones that best fit. It's not the type of video that was made in a single take, without editing, where other rougher aspects were demonstrated.
@@felipeantonio777 Yes, I'm well aware of how videos are filmed and edited.
I think it is because most Japanese people are very thoughtful, so it's easier to find them than not.
montage !
@@peacefulminimalist2028 *but you are not* 🤷🏽♂️
I'm Indonesian, my country is very conservative, I'm not lgbt+, I don't know a single person around me who are lgbt+ but honestly I don't mind lgbt+
Just live your life y'all, don't think about what other people said ❤
Believe me. You know someone who is, they might not even know it themselves yet. Or are hiding in the closet. But statistically speaking, yes, you do know lgbtq+ people.
When lgbtq gets their rights they force it on you. Just look at America, France and what it is facing.
Treating one with respect as a human? Yes.
Support their agenda? No.
your kindness is so refreshing. wish most straight guys were like you
Honestly, I feel like there's always prejudice everywhere you go. Even here in Portugal, which I think is one of the most LGBTQ+ friendly countries, there's still some prejudice.
I believe that if you need to hide behind a mask because of what others might say/do, it's a very big problem. But, from what I've seen and heard, I think Japan is doing better than almost half the world in regards to how the average person feels about it.
And that part about old politicians ... that's basicaly a problem everywhere in the world, I would say.
I love your videos. Keep it up!!!
That's terrible. But thanks for saving me a trip to Portugal. I want to stay as far away from grumers as possible.
@elgatofelix8917 if you want people to take your homophobic crap seriously at least spell right.
@@elgatofelix8917looool so You’re never travelling anywhere? They literally said that Portugal is pretty open minded, just like the rest of Europe (besides east Europe).
You’ll never find a whole country where there’s absolutely no discrimination 💀
@@elgatofelix8917 So, if you have to stay away from a country that's exceptionally accepting and open, just because a few just aren't, how the hell do you ever travel? Or... live anywhere, really?
Yes, it doesn't get much better (for now) than in Portugal and other, western euopean, countries.
I have no idea if you just want to be a prick, a "great isn't good enough for me" type, or if you just massively lack reading comprehension.
@@orphaxx1254 looking at their recent comments, I believe they're homophobic and don't want to travel there because it's somewhat accepting
Takashi is the best dude ever
Or so the Germans would have us believe.
He's monitoring and monetizing on cheap matters 😂
@@elgatofelix8917 🤣
I just visited Osaka. I'm gay, went to gay bars, and met really nice local gay guys. I didn't have any problems and really enjoyed my stay. As always, as long as you're respectful and mindful of your surroundings, you should have no issues visiting Japan as a gay peson.
@@Cha4k unfortunately that's true. I wish our "community" would honestly just be quiet and live quiet lives.
do you think Tokyo and other parts of Japan like the countryside would answer differently?
Definitely
Probably
Big cities like Tokyo tend to be more openminded than the countryside. A lot of countries are the same way.
@@nateiverson6949 "openminded" = brainwashed?
@@Mere-LachaiselongueNaw, it means being exposed to more ideas. Within the Edo period in Japan, having ended in 1868, sexuality between any gender was the norm.
More ideas aren't always good ideas though. Indoctrination does happen. Kind of like the Crusades. Christianity is in large part to blame for there being a cultural stigma towards sodomy.
takashi, you should put the subtitles in the yt cc so that people who want to learn english/japanese* can turn them off and test their comprehension!! as always great video and interviewing!
You have a good idea. Make the subtitles optional.
UGH REAL! I like to watch Japanese vlogs and videos just to get some listening practice and knowledge about Japan, and being able to have Japanese subs (and switch to English when necessary) is super helpful. It’s also nice for when I need to sentence mine from a video for vocab cards 😅
Attitudes can change pretty quickly over time. They did here in the U.S. Homophobia was very common, and you’d hear a lot of slurs thrown around even through the 2000s. When I was in high school in the early 2010s, many people my age seemed generally fine with the idea, but they often dodged the subject, and it gay people were expected to keep it to themselves. Things shifted pretty quickly after gay marriage was legalized in 2015. Gay people are much more likely to come out, and people are generally accepting of the idea.
This is reflected in polling. According to Gallup polls, support for same-sex marriage was only at 35% by 2000, but now it’s up to 70%. Much of that leap in approval happened over just the past ten years.
And what’s the reason? it’s totally the effect of the “mindwash”
@@uonxo8671no? More so that people are not as bigoted as they used to be and are realising that love is equal.
@@Monochidraws oh yeah sure, we all gonna see what this current mindset gonna drive us into though
@@uonxo8671Classic "your side is brainwashed, meanwhile I'll stay in my echo chamber of hate." Get a life, live and let live
@@uonxo8671 You seriously think some men kissing is going to ruin society?
"I don't think it needs to be legalized yet" is such a strange answer to me. It suggests "it should be illegal in this period of time, but legal in that period of time, which we have not reached yet". You would think this would be more of a yes or no question.
As a politician in my country said "This generation is not ready yet to face such issues. We shall let our successors decide". Basically trying to appeal to both sides of the issue to ensure more votes or to not look for trouble.
You know about Japan's population crisis, right?
@@emanuel_616 legalizing gay marriage doesn't affect birth rates though. if someone is going to stay in the closet and get married because of the stigma, they're going to do it anyway. otherwise, gay people are just going to continue to be gay, and wouldn't have kids regardless. and sometimes, gay couples -want- to have children and will seek carriers / artificial insemination to do so. the population crisis is very much just a strawman argument there, because if someone wasn't going to have kids, not letting them marry who they want isn't going to force them to do so.
@@emanuel_616 Korea is still oppressive with lgbt+ rights and look where their birthrate is.
You'd think if they are like that for "family values" then at least they should get that part right but nooo. All that "sacrifice" for nothing, huh.
N.Korea too, interestingly. What human rights let alone lgbt? Yet their birthrate is still way below 2.
I swear, the faster people learn to decouple worldwide reduction of birthrate from lgbt rights, the better things will become for their lives.
the guy at 1:23 is simply Bob Downey Jr of Japan version
From ironman to Ultraman
Ikr but This guy is more cute imo
Searched for this comment 😂
The style of the red jacket girlll>>>
I'm Japanese but I think most Japanese don't care about LGBTQ. I think we have an “Nah I don't care, but don't force anything on us!!” attitude. In other words, we don't actively support or criticize LGBTQ. Perhaps in the West there are more people who support LGBTQ, but there are also more people who are negative about it, and that's why there are more conflicts in the West. In Japan, there is neither support nor criticism, so conflicts are less likely to occur than in the West.
I think there's acceptance as long as it's not too blatant. As long as they don't have to see it and it's a "private thing".
Majority of People only support LGBTQ because most of it is being shoved down people's throats and half the time it's being used as a political tactic towards politicians to gained votes in the US. Trust me IDC if someone's gay. I just don't like the ideology in people's minds that your automatically a "homophobic" if you don't like their community and straight people are literally constantly getting attacked, shamed, harassed, and bullied, etc because of it. "Mostly straight white Christian males and Republicans." it's a crazy world we're living in. Imagine being some white man and another white guy is hating you because you're white and calls you a homophobic. Trust me it's a thing... They mostly use the word too when they don't like your opinion too. It's all politics. :(
@@ShiruSama1thats how it was before in the West look it it now. We used to have a don't ask don't tell type of mentality but now its EVERYWHERE. They keep saying its to reflect reality but I keep thinking in what reality are they living in cause they make up less than 1% of the world population maybe 3% if im being generous
@@Jiraitype
Please pay attention to the term "actively" in the above comment. While the interviewees do appear to express support for LGBTQ, they are merely responding to the interview, which is a "passive" form of support. In Japan, many people have this kind of "passive" support for LGBTQ, which I believe creates an environment with less friction.
@@tigeruntamed6036 A February 2023 Gallup poll reported that 7.2% of US adults identify as LGBT, 86% identified as straight or heterosexual, while 7% chose not to answer.
decent chunk
Old man: "Japan still has some prejudiced views."
The same old man: "I don't think it needs to change yet! Marriage between a man and a woman is how it's been since ancient times!"
These people, I swear . . .
If you love ancient times so much - go and live just as in ancient times: in the cave and gather food by yourself from forest
In Japan's "ancient times" there was LOTS of gayness.
@@yourhighnessshanzayIKR! The irony, hahaha
Marriage has been for thousands of years for a reason - to acknowledge and protect a biological unit of reproduction.
Tbf, without both genders, humans won't exist.
Thank you for doing the interview
Timely and relevant. Great Job, Takashii!
It really not
This was surprisingly very wholesome. GJ as usual Takashii
Full support with love from Thailand
I love thailand!
It's comforting to hear that people are more relaxed about this there than the laws would indicate. I'm 🏳️🌈 and considering moving to Japan to work for a bit. I have other stereotypes to worry about (being visibly Black for example) but this seems like it won't much matter. Which is good.
Even though it might've been recorded previously, I'm glad you included the perspective of gay people in the video.
Thanks, you did a nice job of listening, and I feel like I learned something about Japan. And my goodness, everyone you talked to seems like they can talk about things so reasonably, I wish people in the States could do the same.
If you might not be aware, there are actually increasing Japanese BL live-actions, and of course don't forget the anime ones. GL as well. There was also an anime about being trans called Horou Musuko, and an upcoming anime called Senpai is an Otokonoko (talking about gender expression issues as well, but I won't spoil). And Stars Align also has a segment with a possible non-binary person. People are afraid of what they don't understand and these shows may help. Though some BL stories from the past are the typical kinda toxic relationships and large age gaps, the recent ones like Given, and "Sasaki and Miyano" are wholesome.
It's not "ko" as in child, it's "ko" as in the secondary reading of daughter, girl (ie musume). So the meaning is male girl, or "young man with feminine appearance"
Thank you for your always very interesting reports. I really love watching them, and this topic particularly is very important. I hope Japan is changing and in their mindset and will accept diversity more and more in every aspects of their lives.
A lot was said about older people, especially politicians, being a road block. But some portion of these older people are also LGBTQIA+. What if a few of them came out?
1:06
this person seems so cool irl
i just love their vibe
FR
Thank you for doing this video. My future husband and I are going on our honeymoon to Japan. I have been really excited since I have always wanted to go and have been doing months of Duolingo and research to learn as much Japanese as possible. However, I was (am still a little bit) nervous about certain situations like checking into hotel rooms and how people will react to us. But this video definitely helped put me more at ease.
I always enjoy your interviews, but this one was extremely well done!! Kudos
Oh it’s nice you went to Osaka for this !!
Very interesting interview, thanks for all your work in educating/informing the society about these matters. 👍🏻
I love these videos. Takashi picks some great topics. I really want to get over there for a visit.
How Japan really is outside of media is such a mystery for me. Fascinating stuff.
This was a very important topic to cover, thank you. Most people seemed okay with it, this gives me hope for Japan's future.
Everybody in Japan is so fly bro. Gotta get my outfit game up before i go
"Loving someone is a personal freedom" 💓
Yet LGBTQ is not a choice?
Thnk you for this video. It make me feel beter. Many people are really violent in France in the social media. So thank you for this bubble of sweetness.
In France, homophobia is from North African muslims and Blacks
Be honest to admit it
Great video... and interesting to hear the views... I was in Japan in May and while not doing anything that would 'out' me, I felt so safe there at all times...
I find this topic very interesting. I have a friend in Japan who is in a committed same-sex relationship. I know they are “out” to some family, but not sure how “out” they are. When my friend came out to me years ago, I felt like there was a lot of hesitation and worry, because you just can’t ever be certain. I know a lot of older and younger people where I live who are 100% opposed to same-sex rights and it is something puzzling to me. I get that we are products of our society and upbringing, but if you look through history, LGBTQ+ people have always been around. It isn’t something “new”. From a sociological and anthropological perspective, I find the topic quite fascinating.
last guy was so real. "at least you don't get violently attacked" is such a telling statement about how other countries are like. japan is still not open but at least I wont get beaten up
Greetings from Venezuela, South America. 🇻🇪👌
This was Incredibly helpful. Arigatou gozaimasu! 🔥💯
The lady in the purple t-shirt is so adorable! And such an open mind! I just want to hug her! 🥰
"I'm fine with it, but I don't know anyone like that personally." Oh yes you do. Make sure your friends know you're fine with it, just in case there's something they want to tell you.
Nahhh. Stop putting your own life into this person's. I have zero friends that are LGBTQ.
He probably doesn't. Homosexuals generally hit about 1% of the population.
@@Matt_Alaric that 1% is due to a history of societal abuse towards non-straight sexualities. More than 1% of all people are non-straight, I wouldn't be surprised if more than 10% were some flavor of lgbt.
@@Matt_Alaric it's closer to 5% actually but yeah it's very rare
@@v1ped It's around 1%
Thank you for this video. It gives me hope!
Always look forward to your videos! Very informative! Watching from USA Florida ❤
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Glad at least they're not violent. Much better than a lot of countries 🙏
I'm curious as to why this channel isn't verified. Great video!
Contrast that with what some of the commenters here think about LGBTQ+. 🥴
"Feminine Man" is a very...generous translation for "Okama"
Overall, it seems to me like Japan is a lot more accepting of LGBT than most would think. Other than politicians in favour of same-sex marriage being the majority, there are some attributes to Japanese society that make it clear that the overall population has a positive view of the LGBT community. Other than positive interviews like this, there is a lot of Japanese media representing gay couples. A few weeks ago, I was looking on the trending page and a video about a Japanese gay couple adopting a kid was at the top. I even read the comments and looked at the like to dislike ratio; they were all positive.
The vast majority of Japanese media is clearly in favour of same-sex marriage. It's certainly a lot better than Italy, where I live now. The right-wing here has the majority and they are all strongly against same-sex marriage. Homophobia is quite common here and when I look up Italian media, it shows. Japanese media, on the other hand, is a lot more open when it comes to this. That's my personal experience on RUclips at least
Yes and no, it's very much dependent on age and also there's a general attitude of "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down" that in practice means you have to keep it to yourself and act heterosexual in public.
Yeah, it's funny that people still think of Japan as an ultra-nationalistic, super-conservative country.
LGBTQ in Japan has always existed and been accepted, and there have been several people on TV over the years who have openly and proudly stated their LGBTQ identity.
However, when it comes to marriage, it was created as a system for having children, with support and tax breaks, and even those who have been tolerant of LGBTQ people are against it.
So a partnership oath system was created as an alternative to marriage for LGBTQ people.
But some people want marriage instead of that system.
Fairness with men and women! or women are protesting against this system by artificially inseminating each other to get pregnant.
Some extremists do not really want to have children or get married, but are acting out of a sense of discrimination, which is clearly out of line, just as old politicians are considered out of date.
Incidentally, gays have been generalizing public sexual activity in saunas and becoming a social problem for decades.
There has always been a history of LGBTQ acceptance and problems like this, but I feel that the parts of the world that are not good for them are hidden from the rest of the world.
Every season there is no less than 3 japanese BL tv series in Japan. Japan also one of the first that havr asexual characters. Media is definitely on the accepting side. Old people on countryside is another story.
Foreign influence peddling "lifestyle" choices for Japanese youth sure to keep them "strong, tough, engaged". 75yrs of foreign military occupation from the people that dropped nuclear weapons on the heads of women and children. You think Japanese males need more "Barbie" in their lives?
the nice lady in the 1987 shirt.... i love her. shes so kind. thabk you
Thank you for sharing these interviews with Japanese people. My husband and I visited Japan from the United States in 2017. We had a wonderful time and always felt comfortable there. Granted it was probably not obvious to most people outside of the gay areas in Tokyo and Osaka that we were gay.
Great video, interesting topic. Greetings from Mexico.
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That lady with the blue 1987 shirt was amazing! I love how energetic she was in rooting for us LGBTQ peeps!
Hey there
I've always been interested in the topic because from my outside perspective, and know its very surface level knowledge, japan tends have gay representation quite, alot in the modern media. Possibly even more then America, at the very least its handled better imo
It not in America it in your face
Thank you for welcoming us at the end
The considered and nuanced answers with street interviews are greatly appreciated, you just don't get in the U.S., particularly these days
8:48 HOW IS THAT GUY ALMOST IN HIS 40s!?! I THOUGHT HE WAS ATMOST 22
I like that even the people that disagree think it should change eventually
That doesn’t mean it a good thing
みんなはすげー｡クイアな人間も人間です。 (正しく言ったらいいですね😭) ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
This video was extremely interesting, plus loved the music at the end❣️✌🏽💋
Thank you for bringing up lgbt issues! I think these are some of the most interesting videos you do and i’m glad it seems like the majority of people believe acceptance is improving. happy pride month!
Thank you so much Takashi
this was extremely refreshing to watch as a Russian queer person
Sending support, I can only imagine how awful it is out there being queer
@@Amieee awh, thank you so much, honestly, i really appreciate it
it's pretty scary but there are still people who support me
It’s nice to see a country progressing towards universal acceptance and understanding, unlike the US that is literally fighting to take 10 steps backwards in regards to equal rights.
that was a interesting topic. I really liked all the people you interviewed. Thanks Takashii-san
As a queer person who's wanted to visit japan for a long time this is so conforting 🥺
They're all so nice about it when asked.
I’m from Thailand so LGBTQ is common to us. But when I moved to Japan, I couldn’t see any gay men. So strange! I felt sorry for them that they have to hide their identity.
It's just a cultural difference.
Japanese people don't go out of their way to show off their personal information, not just their sexual preference.
Lolzz .same as Nigeria too. No one is gay here .
In my opinion, falling in love is an incredible and unique emotion. Does it matter from whom this feeling goes to whom? It doesn't matter.
A few years later Japanese people are now confused about their genders
Thank you for making this video!! I am an LGBTQ+ American and I love Japan and Japanese culture. It is so great to see the younger generations making a difference and celebrating pride!
Thé « no violet » aspect in Japan is very important, so respect !
You should do more this kind of subject, and you should also more interactif with interviewers
11:09 I find the translation of okama as "feminine man" here really interesting-- it's been a word I have long battled with translating, and I'm also interested in how Japanese culture changes its use and meaning-- for a long time, I'd consider it the equivalent to the "f" word, or maybe "queer", depending.
Being a gay guy living in Japan is frustrating! I want marry, build a family, be happy and I can’t !
@@Cha4kdon't act like it's just a simple piece of paper, it includes social and political recognition, economic and medical benefits etc.
Build a "family"🤨
@@Gilded_07 There is a problem ? Japanese government allows abortion when same sex couples can clearly adopt these children! YES ! We can build a family !
@@Gilded_07adoption exists
Hello, sending you a hug from the U.S. There is so much prejudice here, too. It is unfair, and I hope you can build a fulfilled life despite the government. Be well.
As a Japanese citizen, I think same-sex couples should be allowed to marry, why should they be the only ones to go through life perfectly happy. Everyone should have to suffer the same.
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this whole homophobia thing coming back around thanks to US politicians rhetoric is so weird to me.. Anyone that was old enough to be cool in the 90s prob had a gay raver friend or two around that they went to High School with. So much of the hate around this feels manufactured to me.
that lady with the blue t shirt is simply the sweetest
This was such an interesting video/interview to see, especially from someone who used to live in Japan, is in the HBTQ+ community, but also to see it truly from their side of things.
Please do the same interview in the countryside next time, will be interesting, i don't think Tokyo's though represent the true face of Japan.
Takashii, love the hair.
Very interesting. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for covering this! Such an important topic.
It`s a really positive perspective, is heartwarming to know that there are so many people that supports and understand the LGBTQ+. I wish more and more people would feel encouraged to come out or to support .
Why should everyone support