Doesnt mean literally...its not like anybody enjoys cleaning toilets for example. There's many crappy jobs that people don't want to do but they have to work to get money.
I do love how Japanese people are so good at dodging answers. The translation makes it seem like they are providing definite statements but in reality its a lot of "I dont know", "maybe that". Living in Japan for 5 years, I can say it is a great place to live but comes with the understanding your place as a foreigner will always be as an outsider. That doesnt mean they are racist or anything but definetely they arent aware of how other parts of the world work and most dont want to learn either.
Hmm, I feel conflcited about the 'that doesn't mean they are racist' part. I'm going to have a different perspective as a left leaning Westerner of course but that one chubbier dude straight up said he was worried about Japanese people becoming less pure. If someone said that in a Western country, it would certainly be considered racist... But maybe my understanding of Japanese people and the way they perceive issues of race and immigration is lacking. I definitely agree with the last part of your last sentence though.
@@bboygreen123 My take is more that I dont think most people are inherently hateful (especially younger people) rather they have not been exposed to enough diversity in their lives to understand it and the government and media doesnt do a good job in teaching people. Its a nuanced conversation that people here haven't been exposed to as much as people in the west so equating the western experience is not appropriate in my opinion.
I have been living in Tokyo for more than 6 years. Discrimination against immigrants is quite common, but also against their own people who cannot fit in the society. I understand that they want to keep their society unified and peaceful even though they have to leave their own people behind.
@@sassan7278 Exactly! They have to fit in the standard in order to integrate into their society. That’s why there are millions of Japanese Hikikomori suffering from this major issue. No expectations as an immigrant.
I see this also outside japan, almost all immigration problems originate from the core concept of "integration". And if it's a country that already has issues trying to integrate their own people in to their tight curfew, then imagine how terrible outsiders will adapt to this. Not likely that most immigrants that arrive in Japan are culture experts.
"They should be more concerned about AI than foriegn workers because there's a higher chance of being replaced by it." TRUE, and with Japan's aging population, young workers who can do physical and other menial labor should be a priority.
@@AlI-ss1rq Have you been under a rock? They KEEP making new natality policies and *none of them work* because Japan has so many issues that incentivizing birth is not enough - people can't give birth if they hardly have time to find a spouse in the first place. And Japan is not addressing any of the many issues that have made Japan's birthrates so low so I don't see the situation changing anytime soon. Also, like the guy said in the video, there's already like 3 million immigrants in Japan and their culture is FINE, and frankly I'm tired of this weird essentialist fearmongering.
@@BlueCoolOla Blud immigrants will wreck Japan. The reason theres no issues is cause most immigrants to Japan are from China and Korea which are other societies with similar values. If you start letting in the Africans then its gonna end up like Europe - a hell hole of violence and unrest or like America where race is the coolest thing in life. Japan needs to stay with its asian roots, not allow any immigrants in except from other east asian nations and deny any immigrants permeant residency. I heard Japan even had a Eugenics program that helped keep the population pure by stopping half black children from reproducing in Japan. They can clone children soon and I suspect that children will be able to be made in labs. Just so you know im not racist towards black people or immigrants from middle east or europe but I just think they should stay in their own country instead of coming and causing trouble in other countries
Ai will solve birth rate problem because if many jobs are replaced by ai new jobs were created and people can take these jobs and ai related job need less work so they can focus on raising children for country like Japan ai is blessings but in other hand countries with too much population will suffer from ai revolution
@@AlI-ss1rqyou're politically illiterate if you think Japan doesn't need immigrants lmao, the economy is stagnating and it will get worse soon enough as people continue to get older. The government is unwilling to actually fix the issues which leads to less children, instead trying band aid measures that don't do anything.
3:02 this guy is so right. It’s not the same being an immigrant from Europe or America to begin an east Asia or Chinese immigrant. Even if you are from America if you are white or black has a lot to do with how they will treat you. I am white but I’m from Latin America so my experience is always 100% Better than my Indonesian and Philippino friends
My Filipino nurse friend worked in Japan for 3 years. It was enough for him to give up and look for employment elsewhere. He now is thriving in Canada, having recently bought a house and his family will be joining him soon. Him owning property and getting his family together would have been very, very hard in Japan.
I think the problem is rooted by how 3rd world immigrants perceive things very differently and can't adapt. It's not up to Japanese people to adapt to foreigners it's the other way around. It's like this anywhere! It doesn't have anything to do with racism or any nonsense like that. Ethics, morals and education are part of a culture and that needs to be preserved.
@@Dragonfury3000 How much are you are you supposed to adapt? Until you act 100% Japanese even though they will never accept you as one since you are gaijin then loose your own culture?
Stop projecting your white supremacy onto others. How do you know it's because you're white that you're treated better? That's just an assumption that reflects your subconscious racism.
Imagine these are the opinions of the Japanese population with the most exposure to non-Japanese residents and possibly the most liberal. Now imagine what your average Japanese in a small town in Aomori or a rural village in Yamaguchi think about immigration. Of course it's Japan's choice.
You might be surprised but Tokyo people are the most unfriendly, racist, xenophobic and stuck-up f***** in the whole of Japan. Even non-Tokyoites dislike Tokyoites.
@@alwaystakemarktwainsadvice4269That is what he/she is trying to say. The people living in rural Japan are even More conservative than the people in big cities
It's not a choice, japanes people don't reproduce at the speed required to avoid their society collapse, soon or later they will make immigration policies more flexible
One of my Japanese teachers once told us: "Give your best in learning the language (Nihongo), because you would encounter people, not all, but you'll surely meet someone that will judge your skills/intelligence/your whole being depending on how well you can speak Japanese. And that could never be more true.
double edged sword as well. If you get better Japanese skills you might be given work that is way too hard for your skills, but since you have another language, they give you those jobs. Then, your workload and stress goes way up and, as always, without commensurate pay. It might not be worth the effort to make your Japanese better.
I moved to Japan last year. My career is in IT. Nobody would hire me without business level 日本語. And even then the salary range was about half or less than my US based chances. I hated to disappoint my family but I had to move back. I am fond of Japan but I have no chance there. Sad really, but you do what you must.
There are a lot of foreign IT companies located in Japan doesn't require you to speak Japanese, you should have gone for those companies, they pay much better and have better work life balance compared to Japanese IT companies as well.
In your scenario, that's language barrier..nothing to do with xenophobic/discrimination...I don't know why the west foreigners ALWAY expecting others/societies to speak English but they are not interested to learn other languages themselves...Isn't that assimilation??
Have lived in Japan for 40 years since I was a teenager. Japan is an easy place to live and work and raise a family if you learn the language and learn to accept that a foreigner will always be a foreigner. Embrace it and make an effort to assimilate within your local community and peers. If you come here with zero expectations from your own culture, learn the language, and don’t try to impose your culture or expectations onto the Japanese, you can build lifelong bonds that can bring happiness and a sense of home despite being a foreigner.
As much as I genuinely like their culture, I think I'd never move there, same with South Korea. Both countries strike me as the "no matter how long you live here, you'll never be fully welcomed". My third world country is enough, I guess 😂
Ich habe kein Interesse am Osten und Ihre Ehrlichkeit hat mich glauben lassen, dass Sie absolut Recht haben. Ich werde mich wahrscheinlich nicht an diese Standards anpassen, da jeder Kontinent andere Werte hat ...
Japan, no matter how long you lived in you can not be japanese citizen, On the other hand, you can be korean citizen after few years. It is a big difference.
I am Japanese American 2.0. My wife is from Japan and my daughter was born in Hawaii. We recently moved from New York to Tokyo for my work. A little context before I chime in my thoughts. I’m a Business Development Consultant here In Tokyo raising our beautiful daughter with my wife. We left New York because the list of growing problems that continues to grow… Japan has its share of problems but it’s stressors are different from the states. I will always identify with being American but when I come to Japan, a hard identity switch turns on. I start to immerse myself culturally and linguistically and it can be tiring and stressful. I understand why visitors would want to flock here but living here is no easy feat. Luckily I have my wife who navigates everything but still it’s tremendously challenging navigating life here. Although it’s peaceful, cost of living is affordable compared to New York and Hawaii, healthcare is cheap, hardworking culture, monolithic perspective, punctual, punctual, punctual, topical kindness, safe, trustworthy, great food, abiding citizens, etc… The downside is hard to immerse within the rules if you are more free spirited, society is not friendly for kids and seniors, lack of diversity, stress, depression, any illness and anxiety, lack of resources for mental health, and disability for kids, educators are weary on providing advice for “grey” kids, low salary from local players, actually quite dirty if you look closely, lack of community involvement and support, etc… Ask me anything! I live in Tokyo minutes away from Shibuya. Thanks for listening!
Off-topic, but interesting that you mention the identity switch when coming to Japan. I observed it and heard about it a lot, Japanese can be two completely different persons when in Japan and when abroad. This can be hard to keep up with as a non-Japanese.
Thank you for sharing. It is interesting what you mentioned about the identity switch. I am Latin-American and I think I experienced that while I was learning the language and then it became harder when I landed a job in Osaka. Although, I have adapted really well to the unspoken rules, the culture in general, it is really hard to stay for so many years alone in this country. I also was unlucky to experience the worst working environment, power harassment, moral harassment, endured for 3 years but my body became to shut down. And then, diagnosed with major depression. But being diagnosed gave me the opportunity of enjoying the privilege of "taking a break", being paid an allowance from the government (of course I get it because I pay health insurance and taxes), and being able to do something I wouldn't have been able to do in my home country, which is to fully concentrate in healing. Back in Colombia I wouldn't have had this chance, instead, I would have been forced to keep working despite being sick otherwise, no food, no housing, nothing,. So yes, Japan is hard to live in but I also know other foreigners that enjoy a healthy working place, they laugh, they enjoy their lives, sometimes it's hard to believe. That's why I would like to give it another chance, try to have a different life here before deciding to go back home. I've been here in Japan for a long time and leaving like this, I guess it's a pill hard to swallow. I would love to leave with a sweet memory of my life here.
As an American living in Japan, most of their answers were expected. I've met Japanese from various backgrounds. AI will likely replace many routine jobs but it's already difficult for foreigners to work at Japan Inc anyway. The stereotypes are really unfortunate but I saw the same crap in my hometown of LA too. Depending on what type of job people want to do, do your research carefully before considering moving here. It's highly recommended to have conversational Japanese. English only jobs are usually in specialist roles or IT. They may or may not pay well depending on what someone may consider as a good paying job. I like my life here and it's a major upgrade from LA. Met wonderful people. My best advice for coming here is to accept Japan for what it is, not what you want it to be.
In my opinion your last sentence sums the only way to survive in Japan as a foreigner. And if you can't accept Japan for what it is you should probably think about moving, cause Japan and Japanese people are not going to change just because you feel uncomfortable with how they think or act about you in their country.
Guy in the shirt! Thank you, you were an ace. Very logical, emphatetic, smart and mindful. Everyone else were much more invested and attached to their own fantasies.
I live in japan for 7 years, what i can say is please learn the language before or when enter to japan, take a japanese language school. It will smooth your live in japan at least 75% than you can't speak japanese.
Why mix up 移民 (Immigrants) and 難民 (Refugees or asylum-seekers) in your interview? And 定住外国人 are not necessarily 移民. They are foreign-nationals who work, study, or live in Japan with visas. In the most narrow interpretation, 移民 to Japan would be those who naturalize to Japanese citizenship or receive permanent residency status each year.
I agree, too often news-media is bogus in posing: 1. Leading questions 2. Vague or Ambiguous or worse Conflated meanings of words eg as you point out: Conflating Immigrant with a range of categories. Ideally the question would dissemble the relevant categories of immigrant and then the numbers appreciable to a nation and it's peoples' needs to then USE THAT as a converstion starter with people to use to reflect on in their answers! Alas that is asking too much where media and politics are all interested in SPIN (deception).
Attracting skilled and educated labor is something Japan needs to prioritize. We should be grateful to foreigners who come here learn Japanese and Japanese culture and choose to work here. They are helping Japan in many ways. However, people that are uneducated and don’t respect Japanese language and culture should not be allowed. Skill, education, and attitude… are key. Race or ethnicity is not. Japan is not a refugee haven. It should be a win-win situation for people coming and the Japanese economy. How to effectively put that into practice is difficult though.
The immigration policy that the Japanese government is trying to implement is the worst immigration policy in the history of Japan, which increases the number of incompetent and low-educated foreigners and gives them permanent residency. This is the only thing that must be stopped.
Diversity is ethnocide and the permanent impact it will have on the culture/nation is devastating. Look at the US and crime rates... and how the US is at a current downfall. Diversity was a push by Communists as they knew it would lead to an implosion of the nation. Watch Yuri Bezmenov (former KGB spy) and Communist subversion tactics used in the 1940's-1980's.
I liked the young man from university. He had a good perspective. My personal view as a non-Japanese person, is that it’s hard for foreigners to integrate into Japanese culture. There are so many little things that can be overlooked by people raised in other countries. In that sense, it’s hard for immigrants to be accepted generally (for highly competitive jobs, marriage, etc)
It's not that I'm hated just because I'm a foreigner. We want foreigners to come to Japan who respect Japanese rules and culture and protect public safety. There are too many immigrants who don't respect Japanese culture, destroy things that Japanese people hold dear, and are selfish and religious. Many believe they are destroying Japan's security.
Japan would do well to learn from the mistakes of Europe & America when it comes to immigration policies. The fact that ppl want to move there despite language & cultural barriers attests to the strength of the economy & society. On the other hand the ability to handle diversity is a testament to the strength of a nation's government.
As a Third Worlder myself who originally wanted to emigrate to a First World country and has relatives in the United States, a lot of people emigrate for economic reasons, not so much to flee calamity back home. And at the end of the day, unless you're rich or extremely lucky (like some relatives of mine who did make it big), you'll always be an underclass and the ruling elites will use you as a pawn in their games against the jaded native population. PS. One thing I noticed about the immigration discussion is how it's so often that the terms 'immigrant' and 'expatriate/foreign worker' are lumped into one ('immigrant'). The former comes to live and seek citizenship, whereas the latter either stays temporarily or indefinitely but has no intention to become a citizen of said place they live in.
I’d love to see a video on what life is like for disabled people in Japan! As an autistic person, I can’t imagine how difficult it would be to follow and understand all the unspoken rules of Japanese culture
I believe people with severe disabilities are usually committed to a home. Sadly, they are usually hidden away and not talked about. When I was working there, my boss had a daughter who was disabled. I didn't learn about her several months because she was never spoken about.
tangentially related, there's a famous japanese musician named Kenshi Yonezu who's autistic and talked about his own experiences in a couple of interviews that may or may not interest you!
Japan should not do the same mistakes Europe is doing,they will also lose their culture in long term if they open the borders They don’t need to change, like many of us Western’s are forced to
They aren't doing that. Japan's assistance to refugees is minimal. Actually, it's laughable. But if someone has qualifications and came here legally and is contributing to society then there should be opportunity for them like Japanese.
Yeah one guy out of everyone besides Japan tried the foreigner thing during Covid and remembered that it hard to have cultural purity when you are broke.
Regardless of country or race, Japan does not need immigrants. The Japanese firmly refuse to accept immigrants. It is impossible for this country, which has a narrow land area and a long history, to become a multiethnic mixed race nation.
I'm Japanese, but I've never seen a Japanese who agrees with immigration and increasing the number of foreigners. If you take a survey on SNS, you can easily see that the majority are against immigration. I think it would be better not to pick up only the opinions of some Japanese people.
You can have immigration that is assimilative. But if the culture is racism and weirdly xenophobic behaviour, then that part of the culture needs to be removed.
The real question is numbers of immigrants. Politicians in some Western nations made policy promises to their own people then betrayed the people with mass immigration due to global contracts. If the numbers and criteria are set fairly with the people of a nation then it is not an issue. That's where all the mood music and wall-paper token issues of "language, diluting culture" all derive from: If agreed with people in a sensible way they'd never be an issue: The issue is when the politicians import MASS IMMIGRATION against the citizens' will.
@@commentarytalk1446 as I said before, I wished I lived in a perfect world. I’m from the USA and we are a nation of immigrants. We or our ancestors immigrated except native Americans (but that’s another story). And with the changing weather patterns of late if they persist will cause an increase in immigration for pure survival and then times are really going to get nasty. I hate to sound like a doom sayer but it’s increasingly looking that way.
@@bluepurplepink ok so tell me how Japan will be japan if nobody there is japanese and instead is some other random race. Its not assimilative. Cultures evolved in different places over time and its sad to see europe get wrecked by immigration. Stay in ur own country
I consider finally swapping to maximum 9 hours/ day work and more vacation days in Japan could at least increase family Quality life. Ofc this will not solve it alone, but work life there is def. Not attractive for couples to have babies Also more part-time opportunities for mothers when the kid has a careplace at 3 years old, etc. I saw an Interview with a woman who established a small company in Tokyo and she solely hired mothers who can leave at 2 / 3PM to be able picking up their kids
Correct increasing the family side value of life in Japan is important policy change. With that said that should be part of a policy to MANAGE natural depopulation which is also necessary to decrease from 125m below 100m and further to balance the carrying capacity of Japan.
I know Japanese living in Europe and they said the life-work balance is everything, they couldn't imagine working for a Japanese company after experiencing this.
I just saw a study conducted by a company that changed its internal rules to that effect. I don't remember exactly what it was they did, but something like not allowing overtime or only a minimal amount of overtime, basically just forcing everyone to clock out once their daily hours were done. The amount of kids born to the employees was about double to triple the national average after this change was done.
@@rinber13 agree here. I live in Germany, in a city with a huge Japan community. These people live here already for 10+ years, have kids here and enjoy their best lives. They say they'll never return, also because their kids already would never be fully accepted in Japanese school System. Even if our City owns a japanese International school, from grade 1 to grade 8 in full japanese with original japanese currículum. Still it's different here, as these Students have way more vacation in Germany
As someone who was stationed in Japan through the military. Being white and American I didn’t have very many negative experiences. Like being turned away and not allowed in some places because your a foreigner. Or while on trains or buses people may not want to sit next to you. But japan is a very homogeneous country so it should be somewhat expected. I personally loved japan. Japanese people are some of the most polite and nice people in the world. The crime rate is low and people follow the rules and even children are well behaved and follow the rules. Family is very big in japan. You definitely get stares and you have to know your an outsider but despite that it is a lovely place to visit.
That’s because Japanese people know that white people don’t move to Japan for necessity but our of preference. But if Ukrainians and Russians begin to immigrate many who have ties to the Mob and you would quickly watch them change their tune.
The stereotype of foreigners not being vaccinated is a gold one, considering how Japan was one of the last developed countries to very reluctantly start dishing out the vaccines.
One forgets that even people from developing countries who tend to export immigrants are not willing to accept mass immigration in their countries. It is just weird to accuse others of ignorance and superiority when they think the same way.
@@life_is_a_myth You should check the middle east countries like Qatar, Saudi, Kuwait, UAE immigrant population. They easily average more than 50% of the total population.
@@slipperywhale2167 doubt if Mexicans hate mass border crossers influx from poorer Latin American countries such as Honduras or guatemala or venezuela
Japan has a brain drain program that has been running in poorer Asian countries like Vietnam, Mongolia etc., since at least late 90s. It's called Monbusho and it's for high school seniors, they can take a test either in Japanese or English on Math, Physics, Chemistry, History etc., depending on whether they choose: STEM degree or social sciences degree from a university or a technical degree from a college. Those who pass gets generous monthly stipend to study without paying a tuition fee, and they can stay and work in Japan afterwards.
@@pragueexpat5106 lots of immigrants in japan are from latin america, brazil and peru because of the large nikkei community there they have a lot of programs to study in japan
The reason why Japanese people are negative about immigrants is not because they will lose their jobs. Because people who don't follow Japanese rules, people who don't respect Japanese culture and customs, and criminals stand out.
Debatable. I frequently say that Japanese individuals frequently break rules, but their status as a Japanese person makes it so that their behaviour is either condoned or believed to be an individual case. Case(s) in point: rushing to enter a departing train / walking while making use of one's phone / walking up an escalator (when there are recent requests for people to use both sides of the escalator while standing) / joining their friends in lines, particularly in amusement parks or similar entertainment venues. These behaviours are all against set rules, and yet those who fail to follow this protocol are usually not criticised in the least. On the other hand, if a foreigner were to rush into a train and cause a delay, or if they were to join their friends in a line, they would be judged based on their backdrop of being a foreigner. Make no mistake - the distinction in judgement DOES come from a prejudiced viewpoint. Japanese society frequently is victim to confirmation biases when it comes to nationality, as a foreigner who respects the rules is believed to do so because they are a good person, while a foreigner who does not respect the rules is believed to do so because they are foreigners and incompatible with the culture. Conversely, a Japanese who respects the rules is perceived to be a natural extension of Japanese society ("they are Japanese, of course they'd follow the rules"), whereas a rule-breaker is perceived under the light of "they, and only they, are a rule-breaker".
All the responses were all good! Brought more perspective on opinions of this topic. Would be nice to see a bit more of older interviewees, but understand they may not like to be on camera in general.
As an Australian i have to admit it. We have it pretty good here. We balance work and life very well. I get paid a good amount and i can spend time with my loved ones too even during workdays. As someone who loves Japanese culture I've always wanted to move to Japan. But watching all these videos ( Paolo, Abroad in japan , asianboss) has made me realize . I would be very idiotic to move away from something that everyone truly desires. I'd be giving away a golden opportunity.
I'm curious about whether the statements made in this video will still be the same in 10 or 15 years and if these very people in the video will still have the same sentiments in the future as they've said today or if they've changed and why. The future always has the ability to change in a way we don't expect. I've always found it interesting to see what people had to say in the past and if those points are still relevant years later or if they're just old sentiments.
I see a lot of commentators here trying to guilt trip the japanese. Japan do not make the same mistake as western europe.. Your strength is in your homogeneity.
Immigrants and refugees are completely different things and during the interview, some of the Japanese responders mixed them up. It made me mad that the Asian Boss staff didn’t correct them 😩
@violetcrown4874 others not following your culture does not stop you from practicing your own in your own country. Do you think British culture now is the same as it was 100, 200 or 300 years ago? It isn't. Culture evolves and changes constantly, even in homogenous nations like japan. To fight against it is like fighting against the tide coming in
@@Cyber_Jar23 IKR??? It's stupid to blame immigrants and refugees for the extinction of cultures and traditions 😅....No one is stopping the Japanese from practicing their culture. If anything it's the immigrants and refugees who should be worried about their culture not being preserved. That's because they have to "assimilate" in order to survive in a new environment.
Translation was off. She actually said Chiiki which means specific regions . The problem is the word “local “ is such a broad term. She doesn’t mean local like Japanese people. The translation should have said. that japan isn’t good at persevering micro regional traditions and their history might get lost. Japan as a whole is good preserving thing but the small ones are hard.
I have lived in Japan for 1 year and let me tell you there is a lot of xenophobia and racism. They are very good at hiding it, so it is hard to tell. Ask me any question if you want
It's the little micro aggressions that you can never really call them out on. I even find that people in the service industry "tsk" loudly more often at foreigners. I saw my non-Japanese friend get a "tsk" just for doing normal customer things at a department store. That all sounds crazy just reading it which is all the more reason it's hard to explain and it's something they can get away with. However, and this is a big one, I've been to services and restaurants in other countries run by other Asian ethnicities and I find that if I had to choose among multiple racist establishments, I'd rather pick a Japanese one lol. At least they'll still be perfunctorily polite and you still get what you paid for.
@@fatboyRAY24 For me, I think it's worth giving it a try especially if you're able to easily change your mind later. The most important thing is to set up a support structure for yourself before you get situated. Even better if you can try to find them online before you even get settled in. Try to find friends to hang out with as soon as you get there and find local activities you enjoy doing that involve having to interact with other people. Once you find places you like that treat you well like a favorite restaurant or cafe, keep going back to "recharge" there whenever you have a bad experience somewhere else. All this is because it's really easy to get into a "I f*ing hate everyone here they're all terrible" death spiral because humans tend to focus on bad experiences. You absolutely need friends and good experiences to help balance it out. Just don't fall into the trap of commiserating with other foreigners complaining about the locals because you still fall into that death spiral of hating where you live, just with other people. Try to find a good local friend if you can. If you start your journey assuming everyone is a racist, that's all you'll see.
@@fatboyRAY24 you could try. I think the racism/xenophobia is not as explicit or dangerous. Many Japanese are open to foreigners and are interested in foreign cultures.
I do support the views of the Japanese people. There is a real, heavy impact for immigration on a country. Look at places like France, being on fire and destroyed from within by the frictions of different values and cultures. Look how polarized the U.S is and the hatred that is on the uprise in Europe. These are places that lost their identities. You can't blame Japan for wanting to preserve their culture and peaceful way of life. You label them as xenophobics but the truth is that the western world is xenophobic towards the Japanese culture as well, just see how often their works are being censored and altered in the media. There's no wonder they don't want to let in people who hate them...
Even this video, the author interviews enough people to get only negative answers because that is what these audience wants. there will never be videos like how Toyota beat GM or why Japan is model standard for every country etc.
Japan seems really nice, and a friend of mine really wants to move there some day, but i dont think id ever feel at home there if the people think that way about me, and id rather be living some place free of people in general
@@Rdfy6rdtg56jg personally i'd rather know Japanese before i go there, especially since i'm a loner and id be on my own, plus it would make me happy to have the locals approval and be able to hold a conversation with them, im sure theyd have a plethora of questions when the day comes!
As an American who has been to Japan twice and enjoys the city of Tokyo as a vacation destination, I have considered moving there, but then the process of obtaining a visa and a job and a place to live is what deters me. It’s hard enough in the US and with my limited Japanese I’d be making my life harder than necessary. I can’t imagine the amount of hardship actual refugees must face, having to uproot, learn the language and the culture in order to survive.
Taking jobs would only be remotely plausible if it weren’t for the declining workforce. Also he said it himself (guy in red shirt), the non corporate immigrant would not initially be doing high value industries, in which case it seems it’d be even less impactful competition wise on high productivity labor.
Really interesting video! Japan is a homogeneous country, which means that the vast majority of people living there are actually Japanese. Japan isn’t the USA where everyone is considered an American even though they might have a different background / ethnicity. While having foreigners living in Japan can be good for the economy, Japan is still a homogeneous country though. I hope that Japan continues to be that way and doesn’t become a melting pot as a country in the future. It would be sad if that beautiful and unique country looses its identity… Cheers 🙂
2:22 is wrong translation I guess. It’s not “even little kids” but “it’s a small thing but”. He said “小さな事なんですけど”. But maybe the translator misunderstood as “小さな子となんですけど”. Both are same sounds. It’s a small thing but just for your information.
If foreigners are doing the jobs that the japanese don't want to do, then how are they stealing it? I’ve been in japan for 21 years now, I go to college here and work in a convenience store. I never had a problem with a foreigner customer, but had a dozen problem with japanese customers being rude not just to me but to the other people too. The problem is that most japanese people dont actually know how the foreigners working here supports japan. Send us all home and see what happens to most companies here.
it depend.. are you brown skin people?? japanese dont hate foreinger if you are by appearance east asian looking or white-european. if you brown skin like filipino , srilankan. then im really sorry if this happen
Japanese population is decreasing just solve this and japan is fine. Already some cities are moving on childcare system. No need immigrants. It is considered taboo to say this, but the Kurds have been a problem lately. Imagine a situation where you were actually living quietly in the house you bought, and then a hundred or so foreigners gather nearby and start partying into the night. You don't want this, of course.
Having Kurdish neighbors who are laid back, and know how to party sounds like a good time. I don't see what your problem is tbh? I'm not from Japan, but from another culture which also greatly appreciates personal space and quiet (Finland), and my best experiences with neighbors have been with foreigners, from Africa and the Middle East. They are very hospitable, and friendly, and whenever I needed help with something, I know I could turn to them for help. But I could not say the same for my Finnish neighbors. These foreigners brought me food, always asked how I was doing, and whenever they had parties, they invited me (!), because I was equally welcoming to them. I also think you're overgeneralizing about foreigners being loud. I've had neighbors who are loud, and neighbors who are quiet, but I don't think being a foreigner has too much to do with it. Right now one of my neighbors is from an Arabic-speaking country, and I never hear any noise from his apartment. But my other neighbour is a Finnish woman, who is loud as a drum.
"There are no prejudice and stereotype" I love visiting Japan, I love Japanese culture and self taught myself Japanese but that man is so utterly oblivious to the reality of Japan.
The dude was like "immigrants do lower wage jobs Japanese don't want to do" and in the same breath say "they're stealing our jobs" 😂😂😂😂😂 those don't correlate
Shortage increases wages. So they are stealing jobs of Japanese. Ban immigration immediately. Japanese doesn't want to do low payed jobs. Ban immigration to solve this problem
When talking about discrimination, the local Japanese is the 1 who being discriminated by the society. There are so much of tolerance towards foreigners culturally& legislatively, but foreigners/PR/ foreign background Japanese citizens don't even know it or pretending not knowing that
I’m Brazilian and living here for over 30 years… During this time I had bitter experiences and good ones too… I remember when I start working here the government didn’t care about the overall quality of labor. No health insurance, paid vacancies, pension, sometimes even facing abuse… But who decide a country happy with foreign and locals in the government. Equal labor rights and also the foreigners to learn and adapt to the daily. In the end I pay my taxes equal to them or participating in this society….
As a foreigner of Japan, the reason people move there is safety, no gun crimes, ideal to raise family, Japanese people are polite and disciplined, Japan is friendly to all races, the rent & expenses are reasonable and salary allows one to save money, it is a very clean country.. you can say that Japan is a utopian country. Many foreigners are moving out of US and other countries and moving into safer countries such as Canada, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, S. Korea, Singapore, Netherlands, Philippines, & even China. The social media also has a huge influence.
They may not be outwardly say it but they have "No entry for foreigners" sign posted at the entrance of some bars and restaurants, even if you speak fluent Japanese. No culture is perfect.
Bars in cities typically avoid foreigners, first from the language barrier, second they do not know how they think and how to handle them when things go south.
Yeah, I've heard about that but, I believe the real reason why they don't allow foreigners is because of the language barrier. Or maybe the owner of the restaurant is actually racist 😅....
Why is that, they are living the good life. They are in their country, and they live peacefully, away from all these wars, dumb ass opinions like LGBTQ or idk what or guns. Why you want them to understand foreigners ? Stop thinking other countries should be like yours or think like you. Just stay in your country bro
Let’s be real here, it’s obvious that when Japanese people are talking about immigrants they’re referring to non-white fellas , since all of the white tourists or immigrants that go there are treated with even more kind and respect than their own people. Also I find funny of all this nations complaining about immigration when they also consume the products of the countries that the immigrants ironically came from, which not only shows the hypocrisy of these people but humans in general. If you want to be so protective about the piece of land you’re living then why not live a live according to your ideals without contradicting yourself 😂😂🤷♂️?? These Europeans, North Americans and East Asians who did so much damage to the world in the past and they’re still doing it today are complaining when people from the countries they ruined before are going to theirs….life is so ironic that I just can’t 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.
@@DAn-ur8ik Because the vast majority of immigrants in Japan ARE non-white ones, especially Chinese and Southeast Asians. They're describing the reality.
@@DAn-ur8ikyou use “they” to refer to an entire nations people when you speak about how western and East Asian countries ruined 3rd world countries. 99% of the people you classify within “they” have nothing to do with any of your points. Average Americans, Europeans, and East Asians have nothing to do with the reasons immigrants come to their neighborhoods and towns and simply wish immigrants would mind their new surroundings
i enjoyed that very positive answeres a feel that in the us it would be very hateful or totally Excepting Obviously this doesnt count for everyone but sort of shows a neutral similarity of the japanese opinions on immigrants good video ❤
What does "pure Japanese" even mean? It's no wonder the Ryukyuan people have their reservations about mainland Japanese people. After generations of assimilation and erasure of Ryukyuan culture and people, you wanna talk about pure? Let's not also forget what the military did to women in other countries during the war. Anyways, there's a lot to unpack in this interview, and the questions here were pretty introspective - which is good! I wish more introspective questions were common when interviewing Japanese people. It goes beyond the cliche "what should foreigners not do while in Japan" question. Thanks, Asian Boss!
This might be incorrect so someone do tell me otherwise but from my understanding, they probably meant it as not having foreign blood or being half japanese?
6:38 ...I lived in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, big modern city with skyscrapers and everything....but I did cross paths with girraffes on my way to work, and monkeys often visited my balcony....the most spectacular thing though was the bird life. One big tree near tge house had dozens and dizrns of different species of birds in a crazy continous choir from 6am! Birds of all colors and all songs. This is all in this huge modern city. So it is normal and a blessing to see wild animals in your city. Tge scary creature though was the hyenas in the outskirts of town, which would stalk lone people. Watch out for those.
I am Japanese, moved to a foreign country, because my husband comes from that country. What difficult for even Japanese people is, is the polite, perfect, accurate work culture. When I see people from all over the world in my residential country, it seems much more difficult for foreigners to get accustomed to it. Japanese are very collective, you should do, what you are expected to do. I have worries as well like the riots in France this month could happen in Japan in the future. I think if Japan gives up this high expectation in service, it somehow works without immigrants. I personally want to work as long as I can like till 90 (I saw videos in RUclips this week, that 95 yo doctor, nurse, carer work (not full time but like 50%). I used to see many elderly people in my work and it seems up to 75-80 you are relatively healthy and physically enduarable. I feel like in the country in which I live, people start to receive pension so early. But to work regularly on daily basis prevents one from waning of your body function and you can contribute to the society. The connection to the society avoid loneliness.
Hmmm I think the biggest problem for me as an German in Japan would be that they are much too ineffecient. I mean you can see that Japan has a comparably low productivity index. And many videos say they waste a lot of time and stay until late but aren't getting that much done ^^' I am also no fan of those forced drinking events. But it is a really great country for a holiday :D
Riots in France aren't being done by immigrants they are people born in France fighting against their own nation. That's a poor argument. You are basically saying they do it because they aren't like you. Lots of people aren't like you who don't riot. You can't take the worst of a nation and say thats the whole nation
"But to work regularly on daily basis prevents one from waning of your body function and you can contribute to the society. The connection to the society avoid loneliness." see, this is a big difference, in europe most people think that after a long career of work, you can still retire while contributing to society. My grand parents use to take great care of me and my cousins when we were little, allowing our parents to work even on our holidays and days off of school. They use to partake in various associative works, for women's right, disabled people et ... while my grand ma started sculpting workshops, my grandpa took on writing and went to university for the first time of his life. They finally had the time to travel around the world with friends and were very acvtive. Thet weren't left alone, and when they got health issue, they had the ressources to be taken care of. The real sad thing is that some country think that salary work is the only think that makes your worth in society.
@@devon6039 You mean foreigner in Japan? I said it is extremely difficult to integrate into Japan. Those who can make this effort could come to Japan. Otherwise there would be conflict betweeb natives and non-natives. If you have a look at other countries with immigrants, it seems they do not integrate that well but make their own community. So my solution would be that Japanese people continue to work as long as their body and brain works (not like after 67 you receive pension). It would also reduce the burden for younger generation.
Most of the issues they detail with losing culture or accommodating to immigrants is something most developed countries like Japan have already adjusted to, especially Western nations. I understand Japan has been ethnically homogeneous throughout their history, but as the one man in the interview describes, it also depends if the immigrant is a third world migrant worker or a corporate office worker. They will be viewed and treated accordingly to their social status, and immigration now has two wildly different connotations.
im from a western country and its becoming a serious problem. our own people cant find houses or jobs and they keep letting people in. its really annoying. i totally understand why japanese people are against immigrants.
@@KikiKiki273 The refugee crisis is bogus. The West has a policy of Mass Immigration and uses loopholes via Global Governance eg EU, UN and other global bodies to enact a strategic Global Migration against democracy and the will of the poeple. It's just a circus act they put on each year with a new excuse for even more immigrants. The numebrs don't lie.
@@r577-v9s Much of the greatness of Western nations comes from their immigrants. Let me just give you recent examples, Silicon Valley's companies are disproportionately Indian engineers who develop much of the newer technological and AI advancements and it was Turkish researchers that developed the COVID vaccines. Like with everything, there is bound to be some negative consequences, but it's what made the West a cultural melting pot of sorts and so influential socially, economically, and politically. Japan has its own identity, so they don't need to emphasize immigration if they don't want to. However, they'll have to find solutions for their impending population crisis.
Yes, nonetheless skin colour is definitely a huge factor. I'm a corporate worker, in a MNC F500 co, corporate visit to JP, yet I'm a brown Asian. The skin colour still hinders the so-called corporate status.
I am also immigrant worker in South Korea but as a skilled worker (scientist), hope they won’t look down everyone who come especially from south East Asian 😁
Peaceful is one thing, abandonment is another. Everyone wants to ‘get along’ immigrant or not, i hope there are better resources for immigrants for this very purpose.
Especially from a certain culture and religion. I was just reading an article about an Afghan father in Japan not letting his daughters go to school because the school uniform skirts are too short. Of course the girls are eager to go to school but there is no help.
I don't understand why people immigrate to Japan where wages are low. Moreover, taxes continue to increase to pay medical expenses and pensions for the elderly. If it is for economic reasons, I think it is better not to immigrate to Japan.
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after watching so many RUclips tutorial videos about trading I was still making losses until Mrs Helena started managing my investments now I make $9,567 weekly. God bless Helena Paul.
Used to go to a convenience store and there was a paper up on the wall apologizing to customers that the cashiers are mostly foreign so thank you for your understanding. I really wonder how the workers felt having to look at that paper every day….I could not do it…it’s amazing how the store manager thought that was a good idea to help his staff.
that's to protect the workers beforehand from douche customers who give complaints about them being sluggish, not as responsive as native workers, lacking knowledge about japanese tabacco brands etc...
I remember how my friends who visited Japan said how hardworking are japanese people. Now I see japanese people saying chinese people are very hardworking. Definitelly chinese people live for working and/or studying!!!
Japanese citizens have been wearing masks way before COVID dude 😂 They care about their surrounding folks. If they feel unwell and had a cough, they wouldn't want to spread to others so they cover up their mouths.
I’ve heard both Asian and non-Asian immigrants complain about integrating in Japan. Non-Asian immigrants hate that no matter how hard they try, they’ll forever be seen as “foreigners” because of their look. Meanwhile Chinese immigrants complain that Japanese people expect them to think and behave as if they were born and raised local Japanese people also because of their look😂
After observing the Japanese behavior in real life, I think that it will be very hard for the Chinese to behave and think like the Japanese because the behavior and way of thinking is completely the opposite of each other, the things that Japanese value in life are also completely different
The main concern is how you can upgrade your population with demanding skillset that industries requires . If your population dont have the skill set required in the industry then obviously the industries will require foreign talents to work there to run their industries . Also due to low birth rate , Japan has low man power that are required to run the industries , so the companies looks for foreign talents to fill up the void of skilled workforce .
We come because of videogames and anime. At least any immigrant who came from the Americas or Europe, basically the other side of the world, it's 100% because we are weebs and love the traditional and pop culture. If we wanted just money or better jobs, we would stay in the west or go to a country with a better work culture and average pay.
If people are honest..immigrants in foreign countries always leads to future problems for the country. Too many cultural differences leads to problematic issues, history has shown this time after time regardless of the country.
“Immigrants might take away jobs that Japanese people don’t want to do. So it might be harder for us to find a job.” Peak logic right there.
Let nature take it's course in Japan.
it´s because the payment for the jobs is to low.If there are no immigrants to do it cheaper they have to pay more.Are you braindead or something.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Doesnt mean literally...its not like anybody enjoys cleaning toilets for example. There's many crappy jobs that people don't want to do but they have to work to get money.
Japan and South Korea should just be a country for all elderly people around the world
I do love how Japanese people are so good at dodging answers. The translation makes it seem like they are providing definite statements but in reality its a lot of "I dont know", "maybe that". Living in Japan for 5 years, I can say it is a great place to live but comes with the understanding your place as a foreigner will always be as an outsider. That doesnt mean they are racist or anything but definetely they arent aware of how other parts of the world work and most dont want to learn either.
They do not want to be direct as to prevent unnecessary conflict or misunderstanding. They do not want to answer if they are not 100% sure.
Hmm, I feel conflcited about the 'that doesn't mean they are racist' part. I'm going to have a different perspective as a left leaning Westerner of course but that one chubbier dude straight up said he was worried about Japanese people becoming less pure. If someone said that in a Western country, it would certainly be considered racist... But maybe my understanding of Japanese people and the way they perceive issues of race and immigration is lacking. I definitely agree with the last part of your last sentence though.
Better just dont live in japan, they are boring anyway
@@bboygreen123 My take is more that I dont think most people are inherently hateful (especially younger people) rather they have not been exposed to enough diversity in their lives to understand it and the government and media doesnt do a good job in teaching people. Its a nuanced conversation that people here haven't been exposed to as much as people in the west so equating the western experience is not appropriate in my opinion.
I like the homogeneity of Japan. It’s what makes them unique. I don’t want a melting pot there. Just leave the melting pot for the U.S.
I have been living in Tokyo for more than 6 years. Discrimination against immigrants is quite common, but also against their own people who cannot fit in the society. I understand that they want to keep their society unified and peaceful even though they have to leave their own people behind.
Totally agree! When it’s difficult even for Japanese, who are usually already very collective, how can foreigners integrate?
@@sassan7278 Exactly! They have to fit in the standard in order to integrate into their society. That’s why there are millions of Japanese Hikikomori suffering from this major issue. No expectations as an immigrant.
*Discrimination against immigrants is quite common in every country not only in Japan.
Nobody likes immigrants
@@Momo-qo7is But I have the feeling the society in Japan is becoming too rigid even for Japanese.
I see this also outside japan, almost all immigration problems originate from the core concept of "integration". And if it's a country that already has issues trying to integrate their own people in to their tight curfew, then imagine how terrible outsiders will adapt to this. Not likely that most immigrants that arrive in Japan are culture experts.
"They should be more concerned about AI than foriegn workers because there's a higher chance of being replaced by it." TRUE, and with Japan's aging population, young workers who can do physical and other menial labor should be a priority.
@@AlI-ss1rq Have you been under a rock? They KEEP making new natality policies and *none of them work* because Japan has so many issues that incentivizing birth is not enough - people can't give birth if they hardly have time to find a spouse in the first place. And Japan is not addressing any of the many issues that have made Japan's birthrates so low so I don't see the situation changing anytime soon. Also, like the guy said in the video, there's already like 3 million immigrants in Japan and their culture is FINE, and frankly I'm tired of this weird essentialist fearmongering.
@@BlueCoolOla Blud immigrants will wreck Japan. The reason theres no issues is cause most immigrants to Japan are from China and Korea which are other societies with similar values. If you start letting in the Africans then its gonna end up like Europe - a hell hole of violence and unrest or like America where race is the coolest thing in life. Japan needs to stay with its asian roots, not allow any immigrants in except from other east asian nations and deny any immigrants permeant residency. I heard Japan even had a Eugenics program that helped keep the population pure by stopping half black children from reproducing in Japan. They can clone children soon and I suspect that children will be able to be made in labs. Just so you know im not racist towards black people or immigrants from middle east or europe but I just think they should stay in their own country instead of coming and causing trouble in other countries
Ai will solve birth rate problem because if many jobs are replaced by ai new jobs were created and people can take these jobs and ai related job need less work so they can focus on raising children for country like Japan ai is blessings but in other hand countries with too much population will suffer from ai revolution
@@AlI-ss1rqyou're politically illiterate if you think Japan doesn't need immigrants lmao, the economy is stagnating and it will get worse soon enough as people continue to get older. The government is unwilling to actually fix the issues which leads to less children, instead trying band aid measures that don't do anything.
Preserving their nation & identity should take priority over all of that.
3:02 this guy is so right. It’s not the same being an immigrant from Europe or America to begin an east Asia or Chinese immigrant. Even if you are from America if you are white or black has a lot to do with how they will treat you. I am white but I’m from Latin America so my experience is always 100% Better than my Indonesian and Philippino friends
My Filipino nurse friend worked in Japan for 3 years. It was enough for him to give up and look for employment elsewhere. He now is thriving in Canada, having recently bought a house and his family will be joining him soon. Him owning property and getting his family together would have been very, very hard in Japan.
I think the problem is rooted by how 3rd world immigrants perceive things very differently and can't adapt. It's not up to Japanese people to adapt to foreigners it's the other way around. It's like this anywhere! It doesn't have anything to do with racism or any nonsense like that. Ethics, morals and education are part of a culture and that needs to be preserved.
@@akirebara Real estate price in Canada are 2X higher than America.
@@Dragonfury3000 How much are you are you supposed to adapt? Until you act 100% Japanese even though they will never accept you as one since you are gaijin then loose your own culture?
Stop projecting your white supremacy onto others. How do you know it's because you're white that you're treated better? That's just an assumption that reflects your subconscious racism.
Imagine these are the opinions of the Japanese population with the most exposure to non-Japanese residents and possibly the most liberal. Now imagine what your average Japanese in a small town in Aomori or a rural village in Yamaguchi think about immigration. Of course it's Japan's choice.
You might be surprised but Tokyo people are the most unfriendly, racist, xenophobic and stuck-up f***** in the whole of Japan. Even non-Tokyoites dislike Tokyoites.
Japan is definitely not most liberal or with the most exposure.
@@alwaystakemarktwainsadvice4269That is what he/she is trying to say. The people living in rural Japan are even More conservative than the people in big cities
It's not a choice, japanes people don't reproduce at the speed required to avoid their society collapse, soon or later they will make immigration policies more flexible
@@oschits-sentai2127 lol I live in the most expensive district in Tokyo you uncouth unwashed gaijin hairy barbarian. Some nerve you have.
One of my Japanese teachers once told us: "Give your best in learning the language (Nihongo), because you would encounter people, not all, but you'll surely meet someone that will judge your skills/intelligence/your whole being depending on how well you can speak Japanese.
And that could never be more true.
double edged sword as well. If you get better Japanese skills you might be given work that is way too hard for your skills, but since you have another language, they give you those jobs. Then, your workload and stress goes way up and, as always, without commensurate pay. It might not be worth the effort to make your Japanese better.
I moved to Japan last year. My career is in IT. Nobody would hire me without business level 日本語. And even then the salary range was about half or less than my US based chances. I hated to disappoint my family but I had to move back. I am fond of Japan but I have no chance there. Sad really, but you do what you must.
There are a lot of foreign IT companies located in Japan doesn't require you to speak Japanese, you should have gone for those companies, they pay much better and have better work life balance compared to Japanese IT companies as well.
If you looking for a job in IT, better to go to Singapore or even China, they treat you right, and you still have the east Asian experience
@@YoonJintae98china??? Their paid are lower than in Japan
In your scenario, that's language barrier..nothing to do with xenophobic/discrimination...I don't know why the west foreigners ALWAY expecting others/societies to speak English but they are not interested to learn other languages themselves...Isn't that assimilation??
Why did you assume you survive in Japan without Japanese?
Have lived in Japan for 40 years since I was a teenager. Japan is an easy place to live and work and raise a family if you learn the language and learn to accept that a foreigner will always be a foreigner. Embrace it and make an effort to assimilate within your local community and peers. If you come here with zero expectations from your own culture, learn the language, and don’t try to impose your culture or expectations onto the Japanese, you can build lifelong bonds that can bring happiness and a sense of home despite being a foreigner.
Don't lie
Foreigner always be foreigner? They're just racist, i don't want to go there anyway yuck
How, much were you paid to write this?
Coz you are a japanese right? 😂
日本虽说排外的国度，可是日本人不太歧视外国人。所以只要能讲流利的日语，就容易融入日本社会。但有一个例外。韩国人在日本社会里无缘无故地受到欺凌。这是因为他们的祖国南北朝鲜跟我国日本的关系一直不佳。韩国政府动不动就跟日本借端惹事。前总统文在寅是偏激的反日主义者。因此日本人很讨厌Koreans。日本住着许多韩侨和朝侨。在日外国人当中，他们人口排名第二。那排名第一呢？中国人吧
As much as I genuinely like their culture, I think I'd never move there, same with South Korea. Both countries strike me as the "no matter how long you live here, you'll never be fully welcomed".
My third world country is enough, I guess 😂
That’s why countries like US and Canada are popular, they are developed but still incorporate immigration into their framework.
Ich habe kein Interesse am Osten und Ihre Ehrlichkeit hat mich glauben lassen, dass Sie absolut Recht haben. Ich werde mich wahrscheinlich nicht an diese Standards anpassen, da jeder Kontinent andere Werte hat ...
Japan, no matter how long you lived in you can not be japanese citizen, On the other hand, you can be korean citizen after few years. It is a big difference.
Exactly my thoughts! I may visit these places as a tourist for a few days or a week but definitely not gonna stay there for lifetime.
Confucianism influences
I am Japanese American 2.0. My wife is from Japan and my daughter was born in Hawaii. We recently moved from New York to Tokyo for my work. A little context before I chime in my thoughts.
I’m a Business Development Consultant here In Tokyo raising our beautiful daughter with my wife. We left New York because the list of growing problems that continues to grow…
Japan has its share of problems but it’s stressors are different from the states.
I will always identify with being American but when I come to Japan, a hard identity switch turns on. I start to immerse myself culturally and linguistically and it can be tiring and stressful. I understand why visitors would want to flock here but living here is no easy feat. Luckily I have my wife who navigates everything but still it’s tremendously challenging navigating life here. Although it’s peaceful, cost of living is affordable compared to New York and Hawaii, healthcare is cheap, hardworking culture, monolithic perspective, punctual, punctual, punctual, topical kindness, safe, trustworthy, great food, abiding citizens, etc…
The downside is hard to immerse within the rules if you are more free spirited, society is not friendly for kids and seniors, lack of diversity, stress, depression, any illness and anxiety, lack of resources for mental health, and disability for kids, educators are weary on providing advice for “grey” kids, low salary from local players, actually quite dirty if you look closely, lack of community involvement and support, etc…
Ask me anything! I live in Tokyo minutes away from Shibuya. Thanks for listening!
Business development consultant as in sales? Or actual b2b consulting? Guessing you have to have a good grasp on business level japanese
Shibuya is not representative of life in Japan. It's posh but not real life in Japan, or even real life in Tokyo.
Off-topic, but interesting that you mention the identity switch when coming to Japan. I observed it and heard about it a lot, Japanese can be two completely different persons when in Japan and when abroad. This can be hard to keep up with as a non-Japanese.
Enjoyed your insights 👍
Thank you for sharing. It is interesting what you mentioned about the identity switch. I am Latin-American and I think I experienced that while I was learning the language and then it became harder when I landed a job in Osaka. Although, I have adapted really well to the unspoken rules, the culture in general, it is really hard to stay for so many years alone in this country. I also was unlucky to experience the worst working environment, power harassment, moral harassment, endured for 3 years but my body became to shut down. And then, diagnosed with major depression. But being diagnosed gave me the opportunity of enjoying the privilege of "taking a break", being paid an allowance from the government (of course I get it because I pay health insurance and taxes), and being able to do something I wouldn't have been able to do in my home country, which is to fully concentrate in healing. Back in Colombia I wouldn't have had this chance, instead, I would have been forced to keep working despite being sick otherwise, no food, no housing, nothing,. So yes, Japan is hard to live in but I also know other foreigners that enjoy a healthy working place, they laugh, they enjoy their lives, sometimes it's hard to believe. That's why I would like to give it another chance, try to have a different life here before deciding to go back home. I've been here in Japan for a long time and leaving like this, I guess it's a pill hard to swallow. I would love to leave with a sweet memory of my life here.
As an American living in Japan, most of their answers were expected. I've met Japanese from various backgrounds. AI will likely replace many routine jobs but it's already difficult for foreigners to work at Japan Inc anyway.
The stereotypes are really unfortunate but I saw the same crap in my hometown of LA too. Depending on what type of job people want to do, do your research carefully before considering moving here. It's highly recommended to have conversational Japanese. English only jobs are usually in specialist roles or IT. They may or may not pay well depending on what someone may consider as a good paying job. I like my life here and it's a major upgrade from LA. Met wonderful people. My best advice for coming here is to accept Japan for what it is, not what you want it to be.
Your last sentence is how everyone should think when they move to a new country.
In my opinion, anyway.
@@TheMan21892True
In my opinion your last sentence sums the only way to survive in Japan as a foreigner. And if you can't accept Japan for what it is you should probably think about moving, cause Japan and Japanese people are not going to change just because you feel uncomfortable with how they think or act about you in their country.
@@TheMan21892 definitely and as a Native American. I’d like to express to my European conquerors that that wasn’t cool.!!!!
"My best advice for coming here is to accept Japan for what it is, not what you want it to be." : i love thisss
The lady with glasses was pretty spot on her answers, she clearly has empathy and her takes are very insightful.
Exactly
agreed
Disagree
Which lady with glasses?
Righttt, i like her
Guy in the shirt! Thank you, you were an ace.
Very logical, emphatetic, smart and mindful.
Everyone else were much more invested and attached to their own fantasies.
😊 interesting- no matter where you go many people feel and say the same about their country, immigration and jobs.
I live in japan for 7 years, what i can say is please learn the language before or when enter to japan, take a japanese language school. It will smooth your live in japan at least 75% than you can't speak japanese.
Why mix up 移民 (Immigrants) and 難民 (Refugees or asylum-seekers) in your interview? And 定住外国人 are not necessarily 移民. They are foreign-nationals who work, study, or live in Japan with visas. In the most narrow interpretation, 移民 to Japan would be those who naturalize to Japanese citizenship or receive permanent residency status each year.
This was what I wondered too, I find many of this so called street interview regardless of city is not worth to watch. They mixed and confused
Because to Japanese, "imin" and "nanmin" are both dirty words, duh. They dislike both.
Refugees are far too many these days so it's a relevant topic to mix into the interview. I want interesting questions not clean boring ones.
I agree, too often news-media is bogus in posing:
1. Leading questions
2. Vague or Ambiguous or worse Conflated meanings of words eg as you point out: Conflating Immigrant with a range of categories.
Ideally the question would dissemble the relevant categories of immigrant and then the numbers appreciable to a nation and it's peoples' needs to then USE THAT as a converstion starter with people to use to reflect on in their answers!
Alas that is asking too much where media and politics are all interested in SPIN (deception).
Exactly! That’s what I also wrote under the comment section. It’s very uneducated of Asian Boss to mix two important and different things.
Attracting skilled and educated labor is something Japan needs to prioritize. We should be grateful to foreigners who come here learn Japanese and Japanese culture and choose to work here. They are helping Japan in many ways. However, people that are uneducated and don’t respect Japanese language and culture should not be allowed. Skill, education, and attitude… are key. Race or ethnicity is not. Japan is not a refugee haven. It should be a win-win situation for people coming and the Japanese economy. How to effectively put that into practice is difficult though.
The immigration policy that the Japanese government is trying to implement is the worst immigration policy in the history of Japan, which increases the number of incompetent and low-educated foreigners and gives them permanent residency. This is the only thing that must be stopped.
Diversity is ethnocide and the permanent impact it will have on the culture/nation is devastating. Look at the US and crime rates... and how the US is at a current downfall. Diversity was a push by Communists as they knew it would lead to an implosion of the nation.
Watch Yuri Bezmenov (former KGB spy) and Communist subversion tactics used in the 1940's-1980's.
I liked the young man from university. He had a good perspective.
My personal view as a non-Japanese person, is that it’s hard for foreigners to integrate into Japanese culture. There are so many little things that can be overlooked by people raised in other countries. In that sense, it’s hard for immigrants to be accepted generally (for highly competitive jobs, marriage, etc)
It's not that I'm hated just because I'm a foreigner. We want foreigners to come to Japan who respect Japanese rules and culture and protect public safety. There are too many immigrants who don't respect Japanese culture, destroy things that Japanese people hold dear, and are selfish and religious.
Many believe they are destroying Japan's security.
that literally impossible foreigners are 2% of the population and most are asian. It just sounds like xenophobia
Japan would do well to learn from the mistakes of Europe & America when it comes to immigration policies. The fact that ppl want to move there despite language & cultural barriers attests to the strength of the economy & society. On the other hand the ability to handle diversity is a testament to the strength of a nation's government.
THIS!!! I'm not against immigration but, I also believe Japan needs to be be careful about how they make their immigration policies.
As a Third Worlder myself who originally wanted to emigrate to a First World country and has relatives in the United States, a lot of people emigrate for economic reasons, not so much to flee calamity back home. And at the end of the day, unless you're rich or extremely lucky (like some relatives of mine who did make it big), you'll always be an underclass and the ruling elites will use you as a pawn in their games against the jaded native population.
PS. One thing I noticed about the immigration discussion is how it's so often that the terms 'immigrant' and 'expatriate/foreign worker' are lumped into one ('immigrant'). The former comes to live and seek citizenship, whereas the latter either stays temporarily or indefinitely but has no intention to become a citizen of said place they live in.
Yes, look at Germany and Britain (in London there are literally less than 40 percent native people left) and Japan should now be the same
Sounds like classic racist talking points and myths of "cultural purity."
@@CephrainWhy do you care. People have a right to preserve their culture as they see fit
I’d love to see a video on what life is like for disabled people in Japan! As an autistic person, I can’t imagine how difficult it would be to follow and understand all the unspoken rules of Japanese culture
Yes and serious and persistent mental illness too, like bipolar disorder, major depression or schizophrenia
I believe people with severe disabilities are usually committed to a home. Sadly, they are usually hidden away and not talked about. When I was working there, my boss had a daughter who was disabled. I didn't learn about her several months because she was never spoken about.
tangentially related, there's a famous japanese musician named Kenshi Yonezu who's autistic and talked about his own experiences in a couple of interviews that may or may not interest you!
@@hallowen4279YONEZU IS AUTISTIC ??? idk how i never knew this but that’s amazing that makes me so happy as an autistic person
ruclips.net/video/uCNgbX61SVI/видео.html here’s a vid on autistic adults in japan!
Japan should not do the same mistakes Europe is doing,they will also lose their culture in long term if they open the borders
They don’t need to change, like many of us Western’s are forced to
They aren't doing that. Japan's assistance to refugees is minimal. Actually, it's laughable. But if someone has qualifications and came here legally and is contributing to society then there should be opportunity for them like Japanese.
The person saying that they should be more concerned about AI replacing them than foreign workers...he GETS IT
Both things are a concern
Yeah one guy out of everyone besides Japan tried the foreigner thing during Covid and remembered that it hard to have cultural purity when you are broke.
Regardless of country or race, Japan does not need immigrants. The Japanese firmly refuse to accept immigrants. It is impossible for this country, which has a narrow land area and a long history, to become a multiethnic mixed race nation.
I'm Japanese, but I've never seen a Japanese who agrees with immigration and increasing the number of foreigners. If you take a survey on SNS, you can easily see that the majority are against immigration. I think it would be better not to pick up only the opinions of some Japanese people.
maybe you are old, as a Japanese teen i don't see anyone around me against information
@@しおり-d7c いや、俺の周りでも移民に賛成している人間は見たことないな。あなたの属してるコミュニティーが特殊なんじゃないか？
国会議員にも移民・難民を積極的に受け入れようと言う考えの人はいるが､少数派。しかも左派系､或いは外国系日本人。普通の日本人は移民受入れに反対。
@@syuze3072移民反対派しかいないコミュニティも排斥的すぎて異常だよ
私はバリバリの高校生ですが、バリバリで移民反対です。
Ah the immigration issues seem to be the same no matter what culture is being asked. Crime, language issues, diluting the present cultural beliefs.
You can have immigration that is assimilative. But if the culture is racism and weirdly xenophobic behaviour, then that part of the culture needs to be removed.
@@bluepurplepink in a perfect world that I wished I lived in.
The real question is numbers of immigrants. Politicians in some Western nations made policy promises to their own people then betrayed the people with mass immigration due to global contracts.
If the numbers and criteria are set fairly with the people of a nation then it is not an issue. That's where all the mood music and wall-paper token issues of "language, diluting culture" all derive from: If agreed with people in a sensible way they'd never be an issue: The issue is when the politicians import MASS IMMIGRATION against the citizens' will.
@@commentarytalk1446 as I said before, I wished I lived in a perfect world. I’m from the USA and we are a nation of immigrants. We or our ancestors immigrated except native Americans (but that’s another story). And with the changing weather patterns of late if they persist will cause an increase in immigration for pure survival and then times are really going to get nasty. I hate to sound like a doom sayer but it’s increasingly looking that way.
@@bluepurplepink ok so tell me how Japan will be japan if nobody there is japanese and instead is some other random race. Its not assimilative. Cultures evolved in different places over time and its sad to see europe get wrecked by immigration. Stay in ur own country
I consider finally swapping to maximum 9 hours/ day work and more vacation days in Japan could at least increase family Quality life.
Ofc this will not solve it alone, but work life there is def. Not attractive for couples to have babies
Also more part-time opportunities for mothers when the kid has a careplace at 3 years old, etc. I saw an Interview with a woman who established a small company in Tokyo and she solely hired mothers who can leave at 2 / 3PM to be able picking up their kids
Correct increasing the family side value of life in Japan is important policy change. With that said that should be part of a policy to MANAGE natural depopulation which is also necessary to decrease from 125m below 100m and further to balance the carrying capacity of Japan.
I know Japanese living in Europe and they said the life-work balance is everything, they couldn't imagine working for a Japanese company after experiencing this.
I just saw a study conducted by a company that changed its internal rules to that effect. I don't remember exactly what it was they did, but something like not allowing overtime or only a minimal amount of overtime, basically just forcing everyone to clock out once their daily hours were done.
The amount of kids born to the employees was about double to triple the national average after this change was done.
@@rinber13 agree here. I live in Germany, in a city with a huge Japan community. These people live here already for 10+ years, have kids here and enjoy their best lives. They say they'll never return, also because their kids already would never be fully accepted in Japanese school System. Even if our City owns a japanese International school, from grade 1 to grade 8 in full japanese with original japanese currículum. Still it's different here, as these Students have way more vacation in Germany
@@commentarytalk1446at's not ðe issue. Ðey need to develop oðer cities more. Most people are living in Tokyo.
As someone who was stationed in Japan through the military. Being white and American I didn’t have very many negative experiences. Like being turned away and not allowed in some places because your a foreigner. Or while on trains or buses people may not want to sit next to you. But japan is a very homogeneous country so it should be somewhat expected. I personally loved japan. Japanese people are some of the most polite and nice people in the world. The crime rate is low and people follow the rules and even children are well behaved and follow the rules. Family is very big in japan. You definitely get stares and you have to know your an outsider but despite that it is a lovely place to visit.
That’s because Japanese people know that white people don’t move to Japan for necessity but our of preference. But if Ukrainians and Russians begin to immigrate many who have ties to the Mob and you would quickly watch them change their tune.
どの意見に対しても批判はできないよね。ただ日本のルールを守れない外国人は日本に要らないってこと。
そもそも日本は日本人の国だった。そこに外国人が混じってくる事は何とも言えないし。
The stereotype of foreigners not being vaccinated is a gold one, considering how Japan was one of the last developed countries to very reluctantly start dishing out the vaccines.
So true.
Good. Strong Japan. 🇯🇵✋
One forgets that even people from developing countries who tend to export immigrants are not willing to accept mass immigration in their countries. It is just weird to accuse others of ignorance and superiority when they think the same way.
@@life_is_a_myth You should check the middle east countries like Qatar, Saudi, Kuwait, UAE immigrant population. They easily average more than 50% of the total population.
What countries in particular are you talking about?
Other countries don't have a declining working population to even think about having mass immigration
@@slipperywhale2167Turkiye I guess
@@slipperywhale2167 doubt if Mexicans hate mass border crossers influx from poorer Latin American countries such as Honduras or guatemala or venezuela
Japan has a brain drain program that has been running in poorer Asian countries like Vietnam, Mongolia etc., since at least late 90s. It's called Monbusho and it's for high school seniors, they can take a test either in Japanese or English on Math, Physics, Chemistry, History etc., depending on whether they choose: STEM degree or social sciences degree from a university or a technical degree from a college. Those who pass gets generous monthly stipend to study without paying a tuition fee, and they can stay and work in Japan afterwards.
Their job structure is outdated. No one wants to work as a salaryman without the option to get promoted until their superior is retired or dead.
I am one of the recipients. But postgraduate student. And from Latin America
@@angelustt So they've expanded outside Asia huh, I knew a few guys personally.
And then get exploited by Japanese companies for the next 50 years.
@@pragueexpat5106 lots of immigrants in japan are from latin america, brazil and peru because of the large nikkei community there they have a lot of programs to study in japan
The reason why Japanese people are negative about immigrants is not because they will lose their jobs.
Because people who don't follow Japanese rules, people who don't respect Japanese culture and customs, and criminals stand out.
Exactly but im glad foreigners here in my province are respectful.... I just hope it applies to all who come here
@@dshinc Nowadays in Japan, there are many crimes committed by Vietnamese and Chinese people. It's the worst.
Debatable. I frequently say that Japanese individuals frequently break rules, but their status as a Japanese person makes it so that their behaviour is either condoned or believed to be an individual case.
Case(s) in point: rushing to enter a departing train / walking while making use of one's phone / walking up an escalator (when there are recent requests for people to use both sides of the escalator while standing) / joining their friends in lines, particularly in amusement parks or similar entertainment venues. These behaviours are all against set rules, and yet those who fail to follow this protocol are usually not criticised in the least.
On the other hand, if a foreigner were to rush into a train and cause a delay, or if they were to join their friends in a line, they would be judged based on their backdrop of being a foreigner.
Make no mistake - the distinction in judgement DOES come from a prejudiced viewpoint. Japanese society frequently is victim to confirmation biases when it comes to nationality, as a foreigner who respects the rules is believed to do so because they are a good person, while a foreigner who does not respect the rules is believed to do so because they are foreigners and incompatible with the culture. Conversely, a Japanese who respects the rules is perceived to be a natural extension of Japanese society ("they are Japanese, of course they'd follow the rules"), whereas a rule-breaker is perceived under the light of "they, and only they, are a rule-breaker".
@@demetriusmorgenroth2835 You are free to think so
Please acquire the ability to communicate clearly and concisely to people.
Exactly
All the responses were all good! Brought more perspective on opinions of this topic. Would be nice to see a bit more of older interviewees, but understand they may not like to be on camera in general.
As an Australian i have to admit it. We have it pretty good here. We balance work and life very well. I get paid a good amount and i can spend time with my loved ones too even during workdays. As someone who loves Japanese culture I've always wanted to move to Japan. But watching all these videos ( Paolo, Abroad in japan , asianboss) has made me realize . I would be very idiotic to move away from something that everyone truly desires. I'd be giving away a golden opportunity.
The girl with the glasses/ponytail as well as the guy with the buret gave some profound and insightful answers.
I agree with the girl with pink ribbons. The birth rate issue will not be solved with immigrants.
I'm curious about whether the statements made in this video will still be the same in 10 or 15 years and if these very people in the video will still have the same sentiments in the future as they've said today or if they've changed and why. The future always has the ability to change in a way we don't expect. I've always found it interesting to see what people had to say in the past and if those points are still relevant years later or if they're just old sentiments.
ずっと同じものなんてこの世に存在しないよ
I see a lot of commentators here trying to guilt trip the japanese.
Japan do not make the same mistake as western europe.. Your strength is in your homogeneity.
They are trying to push their woke agenda towards these japanese. Entitlement and fethishm.
The debate over immigration is bit tough for homogenous countries like Japan and it makes sense.
But even “Japanese” people have different ethnic groups like the Ainu and Ryukyuan.
@@dreaminginjapan Right, but even the Japanese don’t consider them Japanese
@@ミスト-m3f okay genetics aside, they had their own language, religion, cultural systems until they were forced into being homogenous
@@ミスト-m3f So in other words, Japan was not THAT homogeneous. There's variety of cultures and beliefs
Immigrants and refugees are completely different things and during the interview, some of the Japanese responders mixed them up. It made me mad that the Asian Boss staff didn’t correct them 😩
this is a Korean channel. Asian Boss, get it?
11:29 her claim that Japan is weak in preserving their own cultures and traditions is so far from reality 😅
@violetcrown4874 others not following your culture does not stop you from practicing your own in your own country.
Do you think British culture now is the same as it was 100, 200 or 300 years ago? It isn't. Culture evolves and changes constantly, even in homogenous nations like japan. To fight against it is like fighting against the tide coming in
@@Cyber_Jar23 IKR??? It's stupid to blame immigrants and refugees for the extinction of cultures and traditions 😅....No one is stopping the Japanese from practicing their culture. If anything it's the immigrants and refugees who should be worried about their culture not being preserved. That's because they have to "assimilate" in order to survive in a new environment.
The irony is this mindset is the manifestation of the Japanese tendency to preserve its own culture
Translation was off. She actually said Chiiki which means specific regions . The problem is the word “local “ is such a broad term. She doesn’t mean local like Japanese people.
The translation should have said. that japan isn’t good at persevering micro regional traditions and their history might get lost.
Japan as a whole is good preserving thing but the small ones are hard.
@@Advent787bthat makes sense. a lot of small towns are being lost
I have lived in Japan for 1 year and let me tell you there is a lot of xenophobia and racism. They are very good at hiding it, so it is hard to tell.
Ask me any question if you want
It's the little micro aggressions that you can never really call them out on. I even find that people in the service industry "tsk" loudly more often at foreigners. I saw my non-Japanese friend get a "tsk" just for doing normal customer things at a department store. That all sounds crazy just reading it which is all the more reason it's hard to explain and it's something they can get away with.
However, and this is a big one, I've been to services and restaurants in other countries run by other Asian ethnicities and I find that if I had to choose among multiple racist establishments, I'd rather pick a Japanese one lol. At least they'll still be perfunctorily polite and you still get what you paid for.
Question: is it worth it to live there despite the racism? Or should I just stay in tourist mode?
Japanese are good at hiding their true mind. They act humble.
@@fatboyRAY24 For me, I think it's worth giving it a try especially if you're able to easily change your mind later.
The most important thing is to set up a support structure for yourself before you get situated. Even better if you can try to find them online before you even get settled in. Try to find friends to hang out with as soon as you get there and find local activities you enjoy doing that involve having to interact with other people.
Once you find places you like that treat you well like a favorite restaurant or cafe, keep going back to "recharge" there whenever you have a bad experience somewhere else. All this is because it's really easy to get into a "I f*ing hate everyone here they're all terrible" death spiral because humans tend to focus on bad experiences. You absolutely need friends and good experiences to help balance it out.
Just don't fall into the trap of commiserating with other foreigners complaining about the locals because you still fall into that death spiral of hating where you live, just with other people. Try to find a good local friend if you can. If you start your journey assuming everyone is a racist, that's all you'll see.
@@fatboyRAY24 you could try. I think the racism/xenophobia is not as explicit or dangerous. Many Japanese are open to foreigners and are interested in foreign cultures.
I do support the views of the Japanese people. There is a real, heavy impact for immigration on a country. Look at places like France, being on fire and destroyed from within by the frictions of different values and cultures. Look how polarized the U.S is and the hatred that is on the uprise in Europe. These are places that lost their identities. You can't blame Japan for wanting to preserve their culture and peaceful way of life. You label them as xenophobics but the truth is that the western world is xenophobic towards the Japanese culture as well, just see how often their works are being censored and altered in the media. There's no wonder they don't want to let in people who hate them...
Even this video, the author interviews enough people to get only negative answers because that is what these audience wants. there will never be videos like how Toyota beat GM or why Japan is model standard for every country etc.
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Culture always has changed throughout history and don't lie France always has protests and it's mostly because of corruption in France
@@Zabawne_GierkiThis person is not wrong tho. Immigration won't solve their issues.
Japan seems really nice, and a friend of mine really wants to move there some day, but i dont think id ever feel at home there if the people think that way about me, and id rather be living some place free of people in general
don't worry! we welcome! trust me, most of japanese appreciate foreigners moving to Japan.
@@Rdfy6rdtg56jg i'll come when my Japanese is impeccable 💛
@@Naelinjsit's a smart choice to learn Japanese in advance because you can enjoy Japan more, but don't push yourself too much! good luck!
@@Rdfy6rdtg56jg personally i'd rather know Japanese before i go there, especially since i'm a loner and id be on my own, plus it would make me happy to have the locals approval and be able to hold a conversation with them, im sure theyd have a plethora of questions when the day comes!
@@Rdfy6rdtg56jg I really appreciate your response by the way. ☺
As an American who has been to Japan twice and enjoys the city of Tokyo as a vacation destination, I have considered moving there, but then the process of obtaining a visa and a job and a place to live is what deters me. It’s hard enough in the US and with my limited Japanese I’d be making my life harder than necessary. I can’t imagine the amount of hardship actual refugees must face, having to uproot, learn the language and the culture in order to survive.
The girl with the glasses had the most thought out answers out of all of them. Or maybe as someone who lived in Japan, I have the same opinion as her.
She had a very SJW liberal look, but her response sounded like a MAGA Trump supporter. Love it!
Taking jobs would only be remotely plausible if it weren’t for the declining workforce. Also he said it himself (guy in red shirt), the non corporate immigrant would not initially be doing high value industries, in which case it seems it’d be even less impactful competition wise on high productivity labor.
Really interesting video!
Japan is a homogeneous country, which means that the vast majority of people living there are actually Japanese.
Japan isn’t the USA where everyone is considered an American even though they might have a different background / ethnicity.
While having foreigners living in Japan can be good for the economy, Japan is still a homogeneous country though.
I hope that Japan continues to be that way and doesn’t become a melting pot as a country in the future.
It would be sad if that beautiful and unique country looses its identity…
Cheers 🙂
2:22 is wrong translation I guess.
It’s not “even little kids” but “it’s a small thing but”.
He said “小さな事なんですけど”. But maybe the translator misunderstood as “小さな子となんですけど”. Both are same sounds.
It’s a small thing but just for your information.
If foreigners are doing the jobs that the japanese don't want to do, then how are they stealing it?
I’ve been in japan for 21 years now, I go to college here and work in a convenience store. I never had a problem with a foreigner customer, but had a dozen problem with japanese customers being rude not just to me but to the other people too.
The problem is that most japanese people dont actually know how the foreigners working here supports japan. Send us all home and see what happens to most companies here.
Exactly. 😂100 percent
Wich country you are
it depend.. are you brown skin people?? japanese dont hate foreinger if you are by appearance east asian looking or white-european. if you brown skin like filipino , srilankan. then im really sorry if this happen
Japanese population is decreasing just solve this and japan is fine.
Already some cities are moving on childcare system.
No need immigrants.
It is considered taboo to say this, but the Kurds have been a problem lately.
Imagine a situation where you were actually living quietly in the house you bought, and then a hundred or so foreigners gather nearby and start partying into the night.
You don't want this, of course.
Having Kurdish neighbors who are laid back, and know how to party sounds like a good time. I don't see what your problem is tbh?
I'm not from Japan, but from another culture which also greatly appreciates personal space and quiet (Finland), and my best experiences with neighbors have been with foreigners, from Africa and the Middle East. They are very hospitable, and friendly, and whenever I needed help with something, I know I could turn to them for help. But I could not say the same for my Finnish neighbors.
These foreigners brought me food, always asked how I was doing, and whenever they had parties, they invited me (!), because I was equally welcoming to them.
I also think you're overgeneralizing about foreigners being loud. I've had neighbors who are loud, and neighbors who are quiet, but I don't think being a foreigner has too much to do with it. Right now one of my neighbors is from an Arabic-speaking country, and I never hear any noise from his apartment. But my other neighbour is a Finnish woman, who is loud as a drum.
"There are no prejudice and stereotype" I love visiting Japan, I love Japanese culture and self taught myself Japanese but that man is so utterly oblivious to the reality of Japan.
The dude was like "immigrants do lower wage jobs Japanese don't want to do" and in the same breath say "they're stealing our jobs" 😂😂😂😂😂 those don't correlate
The translation is incorrect, actually.
It's translated.
Shortage increases wages. So they are stealing jobs of Japanese. Ban immigration immediately. Japanese doesn't want to do low payed jobs. Ban immigration to solve this problem
When talking about discrimination, the local Japanese is the 1 who being discriminated by the society. There are so much of tolerance towards foreigners culturally& legislatively, but foreigners/PR/ foreign background Japanese citizens don't even know it or pretending not knowing that
12:04 日本人が嫌がるような低賃金でも仕事を受けちゃうから、日本人の賃金が減ったり、仕事がなくなるってことだよね。
I’m Brazilian and living here for over 30 years…
During this time I had bitter experiences and good ones too…
I remember when I start working here the government didn’t care about the overall quality of labor.
No health insurance, paid vacancies, pension, sometimes even facing abuse…
But who decide a country happy with foreign and locals in the government.
Equal labor rights and also the foreigners to learn and adapt to the daily.
In the end I pay my taxes equal to them or participating in this society….
Japan is peaceful because of less immigration we can take example of Europe specially France uk Sweden what's happening there
France was always dirty and dangerous even before immigration
Much better interview than the previous one i think
As a foreigner of Japan, the reason people move there is safety, no gun crimes, ideal to raise family, Japanese people are polite and disciplined, Japan is friendly to all races, the rent & expenses are reasonable and salary allows one to save money, it is a very clean country.. you can say that Japan is a utopian country. Many foreigners are moving out of US and other countries and moving into safer countries such as Canada, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, S. Korea, Singapore, Netherlands, Philippines, & even China. The social media also has a huge influence.
They may not be outwardly say it but they have "No entry for foreigners" sign posted at the entrance of some bars and restaurants, even if you speak fluent Japanese. No culture is perfect.
Where did you see such signs? As a Japanese I feel really sorry for you and mad at these types of people.
@@janegracee ok😢
@@Koohmhm There's nothing particularly wrong with wanting some things to be exclusively for one's countrymen.
Bars in cities typically avoid foreigners, first from the language barrier, second they do not know how they think and how to handle them when things go south.
Yeah, I've heard about that but, I believe the real reason why they don't allow foreigners is because of the language barrier. Or maybe the owner of the restaurant is actually racist 😅....
It horrifies me how everyone seemed to have such a narrow and shallow opinion on basically everything
Why is that, they are living the good life. They are in their country, and they live peacefully, away from all these wars, dumb ass opinions like LGBTQ or idk what or guns. Why you want them to understand foreigners ? Stop thinking other countries should be like yours or think like you. Just stay in your country bro
Let’s be real here, it’s obvious that when Japanese people are talking about immigrants they’re referring to non-white fellas , since all of the white tourists or immigrants that go there are treated with even more kind and respect than their own people. Also I find funny of all this nations complaining about immigration when they also consume the products of the countries that the immigrants ironically came from, which not only shows the hypocrisy of these people but humans in general. If you want to be so protective about the piece of land you’re living then why not live a live according to your ideals without contradicting yourself 😂😂🤷♂️?? These Europeans, North Americans and East Asians who did so much damage to the world in the past and they’re still doing it today are complaining when people from the countries they ruined before are going to theirs….life is so ironic that I just can’t 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.
@@DAn-ur8ik Because the vast majority of immigrants in Japan ARE non-white ones, especially Chinese and Southeast Asians. They're describing the reality.
Don't worry if you're white. This video don't apply to you you'll be treated like a god there
@@DAn-ur8ikyou use “they” to refer to an entire nations people when you speak about how western and East Asian countries ruined 3rd world countries. 99% of the people you classify within “they” have nothing to do with any of your points. Average Americans, Europeans, and East Asians have nothing to do with the reasons immigrants come to their neighborhoods and towns and simply wish immigrants would mind their new surroundings
Always fun to see how different cultures view foreigners.
On my channel I have interviews about this, from Argentina, Brazil and Denmark!
I feel like the location of interviews are rich area where people are usually more open minded.
Kei still looking good as ever
Its actually the same situation in every developed country.
i enjoyed that very positive answeres a feel that in the us it would be very hateful or totally Excepting Obviously this doesnt count for everyone but sort of shows a neutral similarity of the japanese opinions on immigrants good video ❤
What does "pure Japanese" even mean? It's no wonder the Ryukyuan people have their reservations about mainland Japanese people. After generations of assimilation and erasure of Ryukyuan culture and people, you wanna talk about pure? Let's not also forget what the military did to women in other countries during the war.
Anyways, there's a lot to unpack in this interview, and the questions here were pretty introspective - which is good! I wish more introspective questions were common when interviewing Japanese people. It goes beyond the cliche "what should foreigners not do while in Japan" question.
Thanks, Asian Boss!
実は、琉球の方が純日本人なんだけどね
@@憲灋を変える男 確かに!
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意味不明！
日本人のDNAは多様なんだけど？色々とブレンドされて現代日本人になってるんだけど？
This might be incorrect so someone do tell me otherwise but from my understanding, they probably meant it as not having foreign blood or being half japanese?
The hikki cosplay girl made deep and great points
Im from the Philippines and i love japan maybe some of them have bad sides bur its ok...... I love fumiya sankai❤
We do and will do whatever we choose to. We keep it to ourselves and keep quiet about other nations. We like it that way. So it should be.
6:38 ...I lived in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, big modern city with skyscrapers and everything....but I did cross paths with girraffes on my way to work, and monkeys often visited my balcony....the most spectacular thing though was the bird life. One big tree near tge house had dozens and dizrns of different species of birds in a crazy continous choir from 6am! Birds of all colors and all songs. This is all in this huge modern city. So it is normal and a blessing to see wild animals in your city. Tge scary creature though was the hyenas in the outskirts of town, which would stalk lone people. Watch out for those.
that makes me wanna visit Nairobi. thanks for the amazing description. i feel that's how modern cities should be... (except the hyenas ofcourse)
But you're an African.... 🍌
I am Japanese, moved to a foreign country, because my husband comes from that country. What difficult for even Japanese people is, is the polite, perfect, accurate work culture. When I see people from all over the world in my residential country, it seems much more difficult for foreigners to get accustomed to it. Japanese are very collective, you should do, what you are expected to do. I have worries as well like the riots in France this month could happen in Japan in the future. I think if Japan gives up this high expectation in service, it somehow works without immigrants. I personally want to work as long as I can like till 90 (I saw videos in RUclips this week, that 95 yo doctor, nurse, carer work (not full time but like 50%). I used to see many elderly people in my work and it seems up to 75-80 you are relatively healthy and physically enduarable. I feel like in the country in which I live, people start to receive pension so early. But to work regularly on daily basis prevents one from waning of your body function and you can contribute to the society. The connection to the society avoid loneliness.
How do you assimilate when you are being actively excluded? I'm genuinely curious what your plan would be
Hmmm I think the biggest problem for me as an German in Japan would be that they are much too ineffecient.
I mean you can see that Japan has a comparably low productivity index.
And many videos say they waste a lot of time and stay until late but aren't getting that much done ^^'
I am also no fan of those forced drinking events.
But it is a really great country for a holiday :D
Riots in France aren't being done by immigrants they are people born in France fighting against their own nation. That's a poor argument. You are basically saying they do it because they aren't like you. Lots of people aren't like you who don't riot. You can't take the worst of a nation and say thats the whole nation
"But to work regularly on daily basis prevents one from waning of your body function and you can contribute to the society. The connection to the society avoid loneliness." see, this is a big difference, in europe most people think that after a long career of work, you can still retire while contributing to society. My grand parents use to take great care of me and my cousins when we were little, allowing our parents to work even on our holidays and days off of school. They use to partake in various associative works, for women's right, disabled people et ... while my grand ma started sculpting workshops, my grandpa took on writing and went to university for the first time of his life. They finally had the time to travel around the world with friends and were very acvtive. Thet weren't left alone, and when they got health issue, they had the ressources to be taken care of. The real sad thing is that some country think that salary work is the only think that makes your worth in society.
@@devon6039 You mean foreigner in Japan? I said it is extremely difficult to integrate into Japan. Those who can make this effort could come to Japan. Otherwise there would be conflict betweeb natives and non-natives. If you have a look at other countries with immigrants, it seems they do not integrate that well but make their own community. So my solution would be that Japanese people continue to work as long as their body and brain works (not like after 67 you receive pension). It would also reduce the burden for younger generation.
Most of the issues they detail with losing culture or accommodating to immigrants is something most developed countries like Japan have already adjusted to, especially Western nations. I understand Japan has been ethnically homogeneous throughout their history, but as the one man in the interview describes, it also depends if the immigrant is a third world migrant worker or a corporate office worker. They will be viewed and treated accordingly to their social status, and immigration now has two wildly different connotations.
Immigration isn't bad, but mass immigration definitely kills cultures. Look at France and Sweden, hope Japan doesn't open the doors to immigrants
im from a western country and its becoming a serious problem. our own people cant find houses or jobs and they keep letting people in. its really annoying. i totally understand why japanese people are against immigrants.
@@KikiKiki273 The refugee crisis is bogus. The West has a policy of Mass Immigration and uses loopholes via Global Governance eg EU, UN and other global bodies to enact a strategic Global Migration against democracy and the will of the poeple. It's just a circus act they put on each year with a new excuse for even more immigrants. The numebrs don't lie.
@@r577-v9s Much of the greatness of Western nations comes from their immigrants. Let me just give you recent examples, Silicon Valley's companies are disproportionately Indian engineers who develop much of the newer technological and AI advancements and it was Turkish researchers that developed the COVID vaccines. Like with everything, there is bound to be some negative consequences, but it's what made the West a cultural melting pot of sorts and so influential socially, economically, and politically. Japan has its own identity, so they don't need to emphasize immigration if they don't want to. However, they'll have to find solutions for their impending population crisis.
Yes, nonetheless skin colour is definitely a huge factor. I'm a corporate worker, in a MNC F500 co, corporate visit to JP, yet I'm a brown Asian. The skin colour still hinders the so-called corporate status.
1:24 "Immigrants as in long-term foreign residents?" 😆
That means people who will never belong there!
I am also immigrant worker in South Korea but as a skilled worker (scientist), hope they won’t look down everyone who come especially from south East Asian 😁
Peaceful is one thing, abandonment is another. Everyone wants to ‘get along’ immigrant or not, i hope there are better resources for immigrants for this very purpose.
Just don’t do the European way.
Especially from a certain culture and religion. I was just reading an article about an Afghan father in Japan not letting his daughters go to school because the school uniform skirts are too short. Of course the girls are eager to go to school but there is no help.
I don't understand why people immigrate to Japan where wages are low.
Moreover, taxes continue to increase to pay medical expenses and pensions for the elderly.
If it is for economic reasons, I think it is better not to immigrate to Japan.
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Used to go to a convenience store and there was a paper up on the wall apologizing to customers that the cashiers are mostly foreign so thank you for your understanding. I really wonder how the workers felt having to look at that paper every day….I could not do it…it’s amazing how the store manager thought that was a good idea to help his staff.
wowww that’s crazy
that's to protect the workers beforehand from douche customers who give complaints about them being sluggish, not as responsive as native workers, lacking knowledge about japanese tabacco brands etc...
I remember how my friends who visited Japan said how hardworking are japanese people.
Now I see japanese people saying chinese people are very hardworking.
Definitelly chinese people live for working and/or studying!!!
Wow. As an American... I am blown away by the number of people still wearing masks...
They wear them bc they prefer wearing them/ are experiencing symptoms of sickness
Japanese citizens have been wearing masks way before COVID dude 😂
They care about their surrounding folks. If they feel unwell and had a cough, they wouldn't want to spread to others so they cover up their mouths.
It's a cultural thing.
誰が如何言おうと外人は皆強制返還だ！
I’ve heard both Asian and non-Asian immigrants complain about integrating in Japan. Non-Asian immigrants hate that no matter how hard they try, they’ll forever be seen as “foreigners” because of their look. Meanwhile Chinese immigrants complain that Japanese people expect them to think and behave as if they were born and raised local Japanese people also because of their look😂
That's right.
Chinese learn Japanese faster than any other foreigners.
On fact Koreans learn Japanese language faster than Chinese.
@@お節介じい Koreans can learn? lol
After observing the Japanese behavior in real life, I think that it will be very hard for the Chinese to behave and think like the Japanese because the behavior and way of thinking is completely the opposite of each other, the things that Japanese value in life are also completely different
若い時に海外に行く という経験はもしかしたら例えば大学で地方から都会に行くような韓国として これからは一般化するかもしれないし これからの時代では 移民 というのは先進国 もしくは発展途上国含めて普通のことになるのかなと。
It’s more like employers don’t want to pay a living wage. This creates a vicious cycle where foreigners are blamed.
そもそも外国人が日本の会社勤めれるわけがない
文化も違うし規律が厳しいから
한국인은 꽤 일본회사에서 일하는듯...하지만 한국도 단일민족으로써 외국인이 많아지는것을 싫어하므로, 일본인들의 마음을 어느정도는 이해할 수 있습니다
@@ori5581
韓国は韓国人のものだよ
The main concern is how you can upgrade your population with demanding skillset that industries requires . If your population dont have the skill set required in the industry then obviously the industries will require foreign talents to work there to run their industries . Also due to low birth rate , Japan has low man power that are required to run the industries , so the companies looks for foreign talents to fill up the void of skilled workforce .
Japan is the no:1 in the world for it services industry so be prepared to spend till your last drop of $$$ when visiting there.
Not if their yen is worth nothing.
The girl with ponytails is the best
We come because of videogames and anime. At least any immigrant who came from the Americas or Europe, basically the other side of the world, it's 100% because we are weebs and love the traditional and pop culture. If we wanted just money or better jobs, we would stay in the west or go to a country with a better work culture and average pay.
Yep. Weebs are creeps
Foreighner should value what japanes ppl value ❤❤
日本には外国人差別がはかなり存在します。特にアジア系に対してはかなり酷い。
正直に答えてありがとうございます
残念ですね。。。
俺ポルトガル人だから、そんな事あんまり経験しないんだけど
ベトナム人の友達がいるので聞いたことあります。
それでも日本はアジア系に対する差別が昔よりは少なくなった。韓国ではアジア系差別が日本よりヒドイらしい。特に在韓中国人(朝鮮族)に対する差別。
Good. ✋🇯🇵
Strong Japan
guy from 3:01 is on the spot. 1st world country and 3rd world country immigrants are perceived and treated very differently.
If people are honest..immigrants in foreign countries always leads to future problems for the country. Too many cultural differences leads to problematic issues, history has shown this time after time regardless of the country.
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In Japan foreigners will always going to be in the right or left but never in the center.
Working visa is smart instead of immigration, many foreign women lure Japanese for marriage to support their families back home.
Thailand an another aging country thinks similarly towards burmese/cambodian/laotian
Where is your evidence that Thai people think this? Please do not cause unnecessary division. Dangerous to make such non-evidence based assumptions.