What's It Like To Be A Foreign Worker in Japan? | CNA Correspondent
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- Опубликовано: 26 окт 2022
- The abuse of a Vietnamese worker in the western Japanese city of Okayama sparked outrage in Japan in January 2022. The incident once again turned the spotlight on Japan's treatment of migrant workers and the decades-old Technical Intern Training Program. Its initial aim was to bring in interns, also known as technical trainees, from developing countries, mostly from Southeast Asia. They would learn new skills and when they returned to their countries, they were expected to transfer these skills to their countrymen. But that concept is hardly alive anymore. Critics say technical trainees have become a cheap source of manual labour for farms, factories and other businesses in Japan.
But for Japan to be the top choice for foreigners to work and live in, this has to change. And the Japanese people must learn to be more accommodating to those who cannot speak Japanese and are of different cultures and values. As its demographic time bomb keeps ticking, there's no other option.
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I always wanted to work and live in Japan. After I realized that Japan has an extreme working culture (working more than 12 hours, no free time, being obedient to the Boss even he treats you like an animal). They treat Asian foreigners much much worse than white foreigners, I decided to keep working in my country and visit Japan as a tourist.
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I would love to see Japanese people reaction when they finally find out that Vietnamese are their elder brother🤣😂
Not really .Im a Singapore citizen and working in Tokyo. The company that I work for never do those kind of stuff.
If you are NOT used to a RIGID working conditions, then Japan is NOT for you, look elsewhere, I worked and lived in Abu Dhabi for 20 years with different nationalities, and it's been NO issue with me, since I was young, my dream is to work OVERSEAS because I want to experience a different culture, food, and thinking.
Good decision!
I work here in the field of software here in Japan. We have projects with top Japanese companies, so I work with Japanese and also people with different nationalities that came here for business trip. I also always attend social gatherings like sports or language practice so I had chance to meet a lot of foreigners and talk with them.
Here are the common things that I always hear from foreigners and also Japanese
1. The culture is about creating and protecting their public image, so they will do it at all costs. If you notice something strange about their culture and ask them about it, they will try to cover it up
2. Foreigners that came from developing countries will be treated worse than those who came from developed country. Exploitation, bullying and harassment also occur in well-known Japanese companies, but nobody is daring to complain because of the pressure that they need to maintain the harmony of the group and their relationship with their bosses
3. The lifestyle of Japanese people are so stressful starting from a young age, so mental health is really an issue here. Some will just let their stress out of you even if you did not do anything wrong. That is why bulying and harassment is common in school and workplace.
4. They have the old mindset that the longer you work the better employee you are. It creates an image that you are so busy doing a lot of things that will contribute to the company. That is why you will encounter a lot long non-sense meetings where nothing much is being tackled. They will pretend to be busy in the morning, start actually working in the afternoon, then do overtime. Working efficiently is not much appreciated here.
5. One of the most common first impressions of foreigners that came here to Japan, then realized that it was exactly the opposite after living here long enough and being good at the language is ''Japanese are kind and polite''
These are not only for foreigners but for Half-Japanese. Even if someone looks like a Japanese, with a Japanese name, raised here in Japan, fluent in the language and completely blended into the society. The moment they knew that the person is only Half Japanese, that person will be treated differently
Here are tips for people coming here:
1. If you are going for business trip for only few months, then no need to worry at all. You will experience the kindness, hospitality and politeness of people here.
2. If you are planning to work here for 1 year or more, look for companies that are dominated by foreigners, so the toxic work culture is somehow lessen
3. Make Japanese friends, especially those who have experienced living outside of Japan or have foreign friends, they are more open minded and easy to get along with
4. Forget the mindset that Japan is a perfect country and don't expect things to be fair for you. At the end of the day, we are just guests here, so we need to accept both the good sides and bad sides of the country, the people and the culture
Thank you for you input. It's very much appreciated
@@chilongqua1238 I’m glad it helps
Thanks for the tips. I don't plan to work in Japan, but thinking of visit it someday.
@@CL-mp4vn This is a good place for short stay. Enjoy!
No. 4 isn't limited to Japanese work culture, it's even present in SG's culture
Being a southeast Asian with brown skin, I'd never work in Japan. Too many relatives of mine have experienced abuse just because being not being the right kind of asian. Being called dirty and poor just because I'm Filipino is not my kind of thing.
Yeah i heard the same thing is happening in Korea too.
They can be quie racist and deemed you inferior just because of our brown skin.
I think it is because of ignorance and lack of exposure to other cultures this brings rise to racism and abuse in such countries towards migrant workers.
@@azeljoyportugues2580 I think there's a research about this, something about post war. It's a cultural thing so don't blame the people. Critical thinking is a gift that a lot of people may not possess. Like me, I barely do critical thinking.
No . Don't go. Believe in Philippines.
One day . Soon.
You know what to do.... become R.Narse in LA or Canada Live that Filipino Pathway lolz.
@@azeljoyportugues2580 yea it’s crazy people even idolize their culture. Disgusting
I understand that the abused Vietnamese has reached the media and is now calling out the companies and employers involved. Sigh of relief! But to all foreign workers in Japan who are experiencing maltreatment or abuse, do not hesitate to report to your respective embassies and consulates. Do not even wait for the 2nd, third time to happen before you report it.
Agree! Even these trainees are unskilled or low skilled, they’re still human. Treat them right! They’re young kids with a lot of dreams. They come to Japan to be better, not worse!
The salary in Vietnam is low which compared to Japan. However, the quality of life is much better. It’s more affordable and not high tax like Japan. Most of the Vietnamese own their own homes. If they’ve known they being bullied and beaten when they come to Japan to work. No way they’d came!
Also, things are getting much better in Vietnam now. I’m a Vietnamese American. I go back and forth between US and Vietnam every year.
@@YenNguyen-yu5dc Actually, they still regard other Asians as subhumans. I don’t know if the labor system foreign workers are experiencing is the same as the one which was used in ww2.
One thing for sure is Japanese companies don’t pay enough no matter your qualifications and language abilities. It’s always about how much they can squeeze out of you, not the other way around. Most of these so-called trainees end up working in dubious companies tied with Yakuza gangs. I am glad their voices are aired and heard.
It is incredibly disgusting 🤮 to see such barbaric behaviour from people, like those workers abusing their workmates in Japan. Fundamentally, bullies are people who gain pleasure in the suffering of others, their brains suffer from mild mental illnesses and mental issues. It could be anything ranging from how they were bought up, their school, family environment and friend influence etc... Or maybe they are very dissatisfied with their life and wish to release it onto others. It's very complex but generally it's because their minds are unhealthy. Japanese society has become a toxic jungle, no longer the successful and shining lighthouse in Asia, the only way to survive is to stand up and fight back. The average person finds this hard to do since they don't have the self confidence and courage but sometimes violence is the only answer. To stop a barbarian, you have to be even more barbaric, violence is the only language they understand.
In the long term, the government and families should create a more friendly and harmonious environment to bring people up into healthy, stable and positive people, ok the short term, if someone bullies you, you must fight back, no matter the cost, or it'll never stop, but only get worse.
The rules might about to change and loosen in the future. Japan is suffering from lack of manpower in industries, public services and hospitalities because the lower birth of native japan and it's threaten the nation future.
@@darthpapa696 just let them suffer, it's their consequence for treating their people and others in the society and workplace as trash.
@@chithiennguyen1371 Did you think that through? ALL of Japan is suffering, including those being treated as trash.
@@aceparable1 because they don't fight back against their companies who are abusing them
Japan is incredibly popular among the young adults here in Western Europe, who overidealize it due to manga/anime.
The landing can be tough, when they discover the social hardships and sometimes violence of being a low paid disposable workforce... If they don't hold a high end degree in a well sought field, they end up as underpaid English teacher assistants in schools, at best.
Until recently, Japanese felt they did not need those foreigners and were doing them a favour by hosting them in their country, but they'll soon realize they have no choice if they want to keep their country running.
"If they don't hold a high end degree in a well sought field, they end up as underpaid English teacher assistants in schools, at best"
With respect, that is the reality for low-skilled people in EVERY country, not just in Japan.
Japanese prefer other Asians especially from Southeast Asia like Vietnam, Thailand and Philippines. It just makes sense that Japan doesn't want their country's demographics to look non Japanese by importing people from the West, Latin America, India, and Africa.
@@missplainjane3905 yea, well a lot Southeast asians can pass as native Japanese, I can't say the same for Indians, Westerners, Arabs or Africans.
@@JuriBinturong South-East Asians are easy to spot for native japanese. But to be fair I think the original commentor got something wrong. Western-european students usually do light arubaito. Convini store casheer or something, nothing harsh. They don't do real economic hardship jobs like cleaning lady or factory worker. Underpaid English teacher assistants are still way better off than low level construction side workers
@@sblbb929 then those western weebs are burden not an asset and must be kept away like bugs
I've been working here in Japan for 14 years as a blue collar job from different factories. I can say it's hell (stressful and depressing.)
It's kind of surprising you can survive from that hell for 14 years.
Do they hire foreigners to perform in JAV movies? I don't mind 14 years.
well i'm a japanese descendant my family moved here in Japan for work because this is the only opportunity that we have than in our home country.
@@minimalistminx4518 for now, in your opinion, are you used to it? I mean "日本の生活" that you said as 'hell'? Sorry if my language is considered as offensive but I am really interested about that.
@Sentinient Happiness you can only understand what does hell means if you work here and experienced how to be power harassed by your superiors.
I taught English in Japan for about 9 years. All of my adult students hated their jobs and bosses. The Japanese do what they are told and they don't want to stick out and look different from all the rest of the sheep there, in the west it is quite the opposite.
Basically being a trainee in Japan = being disposable/replacable cheap slave labor especially if you're from SEA region. And don't get me started on the "did you visit?" thing, cause some of my relatives work there, and oh boy being called in racial slurs and other nasty words is their breakfast and working unpaid overtime is the norm..Not mentioning that "karoshi", and harrasment is not that uncommon in a Japanese company, so the point is if they can stomach their own citizens dropping like flies due to overwork and/or harrasment, how much would they care for these foreign trainees/slaves.??
I don't mind working as a performer in JAV movies.
It is incredibly disgusting 🤮 to see such barbaric behaviour from people, like those workers abusing their workmates in Japan. Fundamentally, bullies are people who gain pleasure in the suffering of others, their brains suffer from mild mental illnesses and mental issues. It could be anything ranging from how they were bought up, their school, family environment and friend influence etc... Or maybe they are very dissatisfied with their life and wish to release it onto others. It's very complex but generally it's because their minds are unhealthy. Japanese society has become a toxic jungle, no longer the successful and shining lighthouse in Asia, the only way to survive is to stand up and fight back. The average person finds this hard to do since they don't have the self confidence and courage but sometimes violence is the only answer. To stop a barbarian, you have to be even more barbaric, violence is the only language they understand.
In the long term, the government and families should create a more friendly and harmonious environment to bring people up into healthy, stable and positive people, ok the short term, if someone bullies you, you must fight back, no matter the cost, or it'll never stop, but only get worse. ,😗
@@misterbig9025 go get a brain moron.
@@misterbig9025 you just gonna be wanking for years while you see the other performing
@@misterbig9025 you mind getting ur arse getting obliterated by men?
Really hard to look at VIetnamese workers being treated like that as a Vietnamese myself :< they just trying to find a job that can support their family and maybe find a better way for themself in life as well
Vietnamese treat Vietnamese poorly in Vietnam too. Otherwise, Vietnamese wouldn't go to Japan.
@@tarmynastyr well considered about the salary it's not high in Vietnam, that is true that people being pay quite low, but we wont just treating people poorly like kicking and punching other like that.
@@tarmynastyr : define your statement “Vietnamese treat Vietnamese poor too”. Every countries have their own problems. But when they live in their own country, they don’t feel to be outsiders and racist! They don’t need to depend on others to speak for them. They can just speak their own languages.
As that, it’s still not an excuse for y’all to be racist and bullying to others trainees. As Vietnamese American, I lost so much respect to Y’all Japanese. Y’all don’t even say Sorry for the actions y’all did to the poor Vietnamese trainees. Meanwhile, y’all are trying to find excuses for yourself!
These mistreatments are better be stopped soon. Otherwise, We, Millions of Vietnamese Americans, Vietnamese Canadians, Vietnamese Australians, Vietnamese Europeans will call Y’all out. These videos will be all over FB, RUclips, TikTok,… every social media. So the world will see your true Color!
@@YenNguyen-yu5dc American Vietnamese? You go to Vietnam and see how they treat you. You will get robbed at the airport just for looking like a Viet kieu. Vietnamese are among the most racist Asians. Look up how they treat Chams, Cambodians, blacks and other minorities living in Vietnam. You are lucky to be in the USA. Stay safe in your real country and be proud of it, not Vietnam.
Do they think that Vietnamese are racial inferior than them?
Hello. I am Japanese. Japanese companies easily bring in clueless young people from overseas as a solution to manpower shortage. I cannot understand the video properly because I cannot hear English, but many foreigners flee their workplaces because they cannot stand unfavorable employment contracts and poor working conditions. However, they cannot flee Japan to repay the large sums of money they paid to brokers in their home countries and eventually turn to crime to make ends meet. Many Japanese companies are exploitative, and even young people develop depression and eventually commit suicide or become NEETs. The Japanese government does not punish corporations full of crooks. It is a fact that Japan has become an unsafe immigrant nation.
Well your government needs to step in before it gets really worse!!
Working environment in Japan is not of this planet. First, you have to take an interview where they will ask you redecuedelous questions like what is your blood type and what does your father do for a living. Even if you pass the interview, they will ask you to work for free for a few months, claiming we are giving you free training, so you should be happy. They will eventually pay you minimum wage and will make you work until midnight without paying any overtime. During those long hours, you are not allowed to talk, and you also have to ask for a permission to go to the toilet. They will complain if you go to the toilet "too often". One time my boss asked me to come to his office because I left my desk at 11:59, claiming that I left my desk too early for lunch. They have to explain to me that lunch break starts at 12:00. Just 1 minute, they were acting as if it's the end of the world.
This is how most companies are in Japan. Do you still want to work in Japan? Of course, these agency will say this not true. But if you look at the actual numbers of karoushi (death by working 24/7) and suicide rate because of the harsh Japanese working environment is top class. In one word, Japan is a cult religion where they make you ware a old fashioned black or gray suit year around and make you work until you die. It's hard to believe Japan is considered a first world country. In fact Japan is the most backward county you will ever experience.
In conclusion, if you are looking for a prison, mental institution, military environment and willing to sacrifice your health, love life, family, general well being of life, Japan is the perfect place for you!
Sound like Hell to me😔😔
Thanks for the info!
It's not like that everywhere tho. Maybe that's YOUR experience.
Singapore family living in Tokyo now with young kids. Superrr tough to settle here in many aspects, finding a place to stay, handling the never ending paperwork in Japanese only, adapting to local work culture.
But! Recreational activities are in abundance and beautiful 4 seasons anywhere in the country. Will try to enjoy this part more before we leave 😅
A lot of focus placed on Japanese language ability but frankly even if you have N1 level proficiency, if you think living and working in Japan as an Asian foreigner is going to be a bed of roses you will be sorely mistaken. Singaporeans shun Japan for a reason, unless they are there purely for holiday and shopping/eating.
Japanese are xenophobic even if you are Japanese but not from Japan. I have friends who are Japanese-Brazillians and were discriminated when they were living in Japan.
Lol bro, singaporeans are migrating there , you living in some kind of cave or dreaming LOL. It's really funny how narrow minded people here can be. You think that this small tiny dot is earth. Continue your 8-5 life mate. Edit: sorry was coming from a perspective of a investor and business owner in japan , maybe you're talking about working there? Lol then you havent seen the newer companies by younger / foreign boss yet. Time to open up your mind?
For thr algorithm....
@@MrAtomUniverse umm there are hardly any Singaporeans in Japan except tourists (I live there) Most average Singaporeans can’t even speak Chinese properly let alone Japanese
@@kageyamareijikun
Mandarin or Sino-Tibetan language is actually belong to ethnic Di-Qiang people, Tibetan people, Mongolian people...
This must be the true face of Japan?
In fact, not only in Japan but also in other countries are like this. As a migrate worker, YOU WILL NEVER GET AN EQUAL TREATMENT AS THEIR CITIZENS. You will always be treated as a lower class.
Specially if you are domestic helper. Some domestic helpers coming from the philippines dont even come back alive from maltreatment of their bosses 😒
not just Japanese but that's the world work
One harsh reality of working in japan, you will never get to the upper management level if you are not Japanese, no matter how long you have worked, unless you work in a foreign own company.
Carlos Ghosn says otherwise...
@@excalibro8365 I hope you know the reason he faced sever hardships in Japan
Being Vietnamese-American and living in Japan for the past 2 years, I've witness some of the most racially biases and racism towards anyone that doesn't speak Japanese or English. I had high hopes before living in Japan, but this is the only country that I would never go back, even as a tourist.
Obviously you won't survive anywhere without knowing the local language.
Unless youre American of course
@@yo2trader539 : obviously you didn’t read the comments on the main page. There were people who speak fluently Japanese.They also know the culture. But they still experienced the racism and bullies.
I hear you. I’m also Vietnamese American, but living in America. I traveled to Japan before, and how much I loved it. After watching the video and reading all the comments. It left me bad taste.
@@YenNguyen-yu5dc same here I'm Filipino and japan is my dream country but now I lost interest at all
Japan is an aging country. Where on earth are they supposed to get qualified workers. robots can't do it all. I imagine in the USA in the future it would create its own guest worker program where it would also develop its own technical training program.
We dont need any guest worker programs. We just need better training and qualified individuals. reducing school costs can make it accessible for all americans to get an education. Same with cost of living. if you dont have the means to survive, you wont care about school. its not that we dont have the people, we just need to improve the cost of living.
@@lyriclanguages3780 the United States takes in immigrants because there is a declining birthrate there as well. If there was a sudden shift in the opinion of skilled labor, there still wouldn't be enough people to maintain future demand of said labor without some increase of population/migrant skilled workers.
immigration is a "band - aid solution" to an ageing country.
the people of europe have tried immigration but it just ends up being a mess.
ask the people of Sweden if they want any more immigrants, or Germany, heck go ask the UK as well.
increasingly more and more right-wing.
look at every country in europe and see if the general population "likes" immigration.
immigrants aren't necessarily good people.
@@h3nry_t122 immigration doesn't work in Europe because the Europeans are too culturally homogeneous and aren't willing to accept, in particular, middle eastern migrants as one of their own. These 1st generation migrants aren't even given a chance to integrate leaving the 2nd generation to not integrate as well. It's why the crime is so rampant for those groups; the only people and thing they can relate to is their culture of origin. Said groups are poor immigrants which leads to said crime growing in the community as poverty and instability rises. Europe took the bandaid solution In the worst way possible. If they weren't willing to give these people a chance, they shouldn't have even bothered.
I used to live and work in Japan. In one of the many jobs I had. My Japanese boss kept calling stupid several times a day . That’s all I’m gonna say.
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Black company???
Maybe your ex boss was pervert
I have never been to Japan, but I work for a Japanese boss in his restaurant in Vietnam where 99% of customers are Japanese and he also calls me stupid every day.
It is incredibly disgusting 🤮 to see such barbaric behaviour from people, like those workers abusing their workmates in Japan. Fundamentally, bullies are people who gain pleasure in the suffering of others, their brains suffer from mild mental illnesses and mental issues. It could be anything ranging from how they were bought up, their school, family environment and friend influence etc... Or maybe they are very dissatisfied with their life and wish to release it onto others. It's very complex but generally it's because their minds are unhealthy. Japanese society has become a toxic jungle, no longer the successful and shining lighthouse in Asia, the only way to survive is to stand up and fight back. The average person finds this hard to do since they don't have the self confidence and courage but sometimes violence is the only answer. To stop a barbarian, you have to be even more barbaric, violence is the only language they understand.
In the long term, the government and families should create a more friendly and harmonious environment to bring people up into healthy, stable and positive people, ok the short term, if someone bullies you, you must fight back, no matter the cost, or it'll never stop, but only get worse. ......
I work here and it’s so stressful, some Japanese are bullied and depressing because of power harassment. Need more patience 😢
I'm from South East Asia and have visited Japan as a tourist. I experienced a lot of racism there.
Bullying is a huge part of Japanese social interaction. Teachers bully students, sempai bully kohai etc. Always the "lower" person on the totem pole, and in Japan people sadly see the lowest of the low as non-Western gaijin.
Now I understand why the suicidal rates in Japan so high. So sad!!
If there's a foreign employee you should ask, that is a Filipino.
Filipinos work everywhere and they could easily adapt to any country or culture. If a Filpino says, "it's a hard workplace", it is a hard place to work. I have relatives amd friends working in Asia, Europe and N. America, and I can definitely see which ones have extreme stress levels. One of them is in Japan.
To be fair, some Filipino's aren't hard workers, or even nice people. I've worked with a lot of them in Japan. 50% are exceptional workers, polite and easy-going, including one at my current workplace whom everyone loves and respects.
The other 50% aren't even worth minimum wage, and that's nothing to say of their terrible behavior and attitude.
@@stefanssmellsvictory105 Fair enough, but they would still accept any job . Just like every nationalities in the world, some are good and some are not. I reckon most people (nomatter the nationality) would behave negatively towards a negative situation or people.
which labor friendly countries a filipino would suggest then?
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hmmm Guess I won't be traveling to Japan anytime soon. I'm Vietnamese-Usa and really sad to see news like this. There were stories in history where beware Japanese use used to murder Chinese and Vietnamese from my parents days so I guess no much has changed.
those Vietnamese workers that died I'm sure didn't die from accidents.
Duma tui no chém ông cha mình
All Japanese company founders have WWII military backgrounds, and Japanese work culture came from Japanese military culture in WWII, so I'm not surprised by how they are treating Vietnamese, Chinese, and Filipino there.
The Japanese basically consider Southeast Asians like Vietnam to be inferior to them.😂
Vietnamese generally have a really bad reputation in Japan. They eclipsed the Chinese and Koreans in number of crimes committed by foreign nationals.
[1]Please note: Japan wants foreign worker migrants to work for them 10 years or more(to forever) but by thier LAW, they will give pension only 3 years equivalent.
[2]they hire engineers with experiences all over southeast asia too but they pay them like any staff working in a farm or kombini staff
[3]many japanese businesses pay salary per hour, so take note of the minimum holidays in japan per month---3days/mo
only plus 4Sat & 4Sun no work.
11days no work no pay (so no eat) every month average.
Singapore started the process of inviting foreigners much earlier... it's a tough on-going process.
I’ve been in Japan for 7 years and work for a trade company in western Japan. In my personal experience Japan is a beautiful, amazing country with like anywhere good and bad people. Japan definitely has a tough work life however how you’re treated at work greatly depends on the company, again like anywhere else. I personally love Japan. The only thing I will say is the Japanese do however have a VERY weird attitude towards foreigners.
what's even more shocking to me is how the foreigners living in Japan's attitude completely changes, upon living there; they literally do not reply your texts, avoid conversation, avoid questions and so on....exactly like the Japanese do. Spent a year studying there and left Japan quite a few years ago and still discover new understandings to different situations I experienced while I was there, by reading articles or watching videos like this one.
Great material, right here.
What do you mean by weird?
These men came to Singapore. They would had been serving in the Singapore defense forces after being there for awhile.
Hi, I am Prasadha, one of the worker in Japan 08:53
Big props to these foreign workers who brace tough working environments and potential workplace bullying, and low wages in a new country. They work very hard and sacrifice their comfortability to help Japan's workers shortage.
Now we can tell the difference between jobs and careers. Jobs you can quit, careers are contracts.
If you wanted to go to Japan for work, try to find work at Restaurant. It is industry with less pressure compared anything else. Still not easy though.
It even better if you can find work at Restaurant that serve your native country foods, cause usually your coworker speak same language.
Still find some restaurants in Tokyo that don't allow foreigners to enter and when I was living there the local barber refuses to cut gaijin hair and my Japanese is quite sufficient for daily life. That's just the way it is, if you don't like it move along or go home, simple.However, the treatment of those Vietnamese workers is next level and the guys doing that deserve a good hard kicking themselves.
why treat Vietnamese people like that? Is it because of the bad behavior of Vietnamese people in Japan? crime?
I live in New York City, many asians hate minorities as well as blacks because they always treat Asians harshly.
I experienced that too. I wish it wasn't true. I hate to slander another country, but it happened. It was a culture shock for me, because I had lived back and forth between Vietnam and Thailand for a long while. Since Japan is such a modern and fancy country, I expected I would be welcome in. Nope. Even I could read and speak intermediate level Japanese, they just had no patience with me. The only people kind to me in Tokyo were foreigners, like Filipinos, Thai, Vietnamese, etc.
Nah, imagine if the UK was like this. It wouldn't fly, so don't excuse it anywhere
Doesn't matter if it wouldn fly in other countries or not. This is Japan, you don't like then get out
@@Jonny_Karate the uk put indians and pakistanis in £65 per week housing with 19 residents. the landowner gets payed up to 100k a year. VERY common in london, and is always a horrible situation for any immigrant coming here. overtime is ridiculous for NHS workers, and foreigners will get disrespected in the work place. UK deports immigrants to Rwanda in 4 star hotels while the homeless starves in the streets.
So yes, diresepct to foreigners does indeed "fly" in the UK.
Even in the big 4 accountancy firms racism is still felt.
Very light on detail. More of a puff peace. We all know about the exploitation of agencies and on top of that poor cheap labour is a problem everywhere. Japanese cannot treat their own well, but everywhere labour exploitation is a problem, not just Japan.
Yeah, don't they have a word for suicide, triggered by over-work?!...
@@mariamountain6718 karoshi? This is what you mean?
There is also that in other countries
LOL nice deflection
But this about Japan!
Exactly. Obviously abuse and mistreatment of workers should never be condoned but this sort of thing happens in every single developed country. It's amazing (though not surprising) some commenters are going to great lengths to confirm their priors by framing this issue as one that's unique to Japan.
The 新卒一括採用 system is a major deterrent for hiring foreign talent and hinders Japan's growth. I am a Japanese American seeking to move to Japan.
Let's just hope that japan is not repeating the migration mistakes of europe. This would be a waste of security.
so much bullying to foreign workers in Japan
1:49 ohhhh that headphone 💙
(13:25) It will be difficult to start a family in Japan. He would have to find a dating app in Japan for foreigners. It would be difficult to convince a local girl to marry him.
Why would it be difficult? There are many foreigners in Japan happily married to Japanese men and women. Maybe a lot of Japanese don’t want to date a foreigner but you don’t need everyone to want to date you. You only need one person.
@@rachelcookie321 It is hard to get approval from your Japanese partner's parents.
@@armorbearer9702 well there are many couples that are happily married so it can’t be that hard.
actually is not really that hard to marry a japanese, especially women. japanese women is quiet like foreigner in term of relationship tbh than japanese men. cause dating japanese men r challenging like, their shy (passive), not showing their affection directly through words and action and also workaholic. you can date without dating app trust me and about japanese parent is not like all of them are conservative.
@@rachelcookie321 no true, Japanese men are a bit too controlling, they don't want their wives to work, they want a full-time housekeeper or maid, and submissive, they don't even do sexual contact with their wives after their first child and see their wives like their mom or sister that they won't touch, and if they want to release their need for sex, they always when to the prostitute instead of their wives, and many of their wives don't see that like cheating because it doesn't involve love.
外国人にとって日本の労働環境がいかに厳しいかを世界に示してくれてありがとう。 一部の人々は文化を軽視し、日本の経済や社会に対する外国人の貢献を軽視している
But it still Filipinos are flooding in Japan under thr training visa. I agree that those trainees don't come back in the PH to apply what they learned. Some for sure but most of the time they will ended up finding another job or going to other developed countries.
I m 39 already can I still work as a trainee in JP???
Really Japan have no other option there population is almost dying..
Cheap foreign labor are the only option left for them..
My uncle works in Japan. He told me visit as a tourist, it's not worth it to immigrate. Canada, Europe, USA are so much better.
if you want to work in japan no.1, you must be a fighter dont get yourself bullied
Or be a white male. Preferably tall. You won''t have any issues in the workplace
That's terrible dude...I feel bad for the vietnamese....
Some colonizer brutalism still runs in the blood after generations, sadly.
Japan is feudal country after all LOL
Not all places are like this, keep your mind open, good places and bad places exists everywhere, depending on lucky and your language skills.
"lucky and language skill" lol is kinda funny i attend in japanese languange school and the racist is really real i mean i had worked a part time in japanese shipping thing and the japanese leader only angry with foreigners and if the another japanese make mistake they only laugh or just giving small talk
@@sultanarya5538 : they need to be exposed. Most of us didn’t know their true color. Sad!
Good to see Japan is moving forward with mixing with other race and culture.
As a Singaporean, I wouldn't be surprise even if the person is from North pole or even a Vikings.
Singapore has daily news of slaves... sorry, servants.. sorry, maids... sorry, I think the current accepted term is "domestic helper" being abused and hurt, and sometimes maimed, blinded, disfigured and even killed. That and we too have a crippling addiction to cheap foreign laborers from viet- oops, Bangladesh that too suffer crippling injuries from lack of safety apparatus and transport equipment. How about CNA make a documentary about Singapore's own backyard before doing foreign correspondences like these? :)
what about maids abusing elderly, abusing infants, young children under their care? stealing jewelry and cash from employers? having sex with their bangladeshi boyfriends in the employers bedrooms? getting pregnant and running away to their home countries? bangladeshi workers committing rape and murder crimes? Let's make a documentary on foreigner crimes!
@@kageyamareijikun Yea, so do you agree if we all learn how to be adults and how to do chores ourselves instead of having to depend on crippling cheap foreign slaves, we'll all have less of your highlighted issues? :)
Or do you mean because of the above, you cannot wean off of your addiction to having a servant waiting on your every need?
@@phoneyaccount oh im all for Singapore becoming a pure homogenous society and having all foreigners and their criminal tendencies cleansed from the land :)
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@@phoneyaccount Japan is using foreign workers to offset work used to be performed by aging populations. Are you suggesting all foreign workers in any countries are working in foreign country because the employing country is lazy? Then China, Singapore or any other countries should not have recruited professors, engineers, financial advisors to their countries either. Lazy underdeveloped people should have gone to advanced countries like Japan and learned and returned to their countries to develop their own economy.
Uhh isnt this similar to Singapore
Filipino men and women have been working in the Japanese entertainment world since the 80's. They work as singers, dancers or hosts. Kudos to their hard work!!!
In addition to the 200,000 yen per month the government pays those lazy leeches that take tax money for being lazy and then they work in the Filipino pubs for cash on top of that.
@@mrsweeves7035 do you need help?
The pinoy need to learn about condom, not just in japan but all over the world.
@@um8440 Hmmm... stop the hypocrisy.
@@SingleAndAlmostBrokeinSurrey Just saying the way it is
From someone who worked here for 4 years and is preparing to escape here, DON'T WORK IN JAPAN! Come as a tourist, enjoy and LEAVE. You can read other comments on why. Just don't come here.
My major was Japanese, I loved Japan, I spoke the language fluently, I knew the culture and rules, I am married to a Japanese person.
Even these and they kept giving me 1 year visa for 4 years. They don't give a sh.t about you. You have much less rights then a Japanese person.
Someone may accuse you or something you didn't do and you can get arrested for a month and they can ruin your life.
😬😬😬😬 thanks for info! Good to know.
thank you! I knew it they're brutal if their is no camera around
اللهم اهدنا وعصاه الانس والجن وكل الذريات. يرجي حفظ ونشر
i dont hear much abuse on indonesians or maybe im simply ignorant or maybe most indonesians really reluctant to tell and keep things to themselves, more stories needs to be revealed.
I feel there’s two rules for foreigner and for Japanese because of behavior in workplace
2:18 : Cruel.
This is not the first time I learned about maltreatments of some Japanese employers.
Well, we need more people from other countries that will expose them Japaneses companies. Don’t endure it. Get United!
why CNA insider never talk about china working environment....
Cuz nobody cares about China working environment when everyone already assumes its dogshite
i had experience live in Japan for 6.5 years, 4 years as student and another 2.5years as workers.. what i can say, dealing with Japanese, requires lots of trust.. how to gain that? show them your capability and strong will.. also foreigners need to understand Japanese culture in order to have good relation at work.. as foreigners, don't ever expect you will be given special treatment.. some Japanese may accept you, some may not.. believe me, once you have their trust, the rest are history..
As workers, I don’t think they expect to get special treatments from the Japanese bosses. But they do expect to get treated as human being! Especially the ones come from the developing countries. Somehow the video didn’t show that😢😢
i wonder whats the salary is like
Not to good compare to America
depends I worked in japan as a technical intern at Nissan Yokohama Plant i remembered 1,169 yen per hour. at first my salary is just 160,000 yen then when our line becomes busy and more overtime needed my salary got big 290,000 yen net salary. 2017-2019 it just depends on your company but still overworked 12 hours a day and less incentives but still nice experience
❤Indeed! We should embrace workplace #diversity!
Not surprised considering the atrocities they committed in the past.
Halo CNA, you must colab with neo japan, he is foreign worker from Indonesia and have Japan wife and one son.
An interesting positive shift for Japan and the world.
IF THE WORKING CONDITIONS ARE SO BAD,THERE ARE OTHER PLACES IN THE WORLD TO WORK,AND EASILY TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE,AND THERES A LAW PROTECTING THEM,NO ONE WILL BEAT YOU LIKE THERE IN JAPAN.
The thing is these trainees didn’t know all about the abuses and racisms min Japan. Before they came to Japan, most of them took out a loan to pay for the fees. They don’t come to Work for free. And these trainees are considered low incomes in their countries. The ones have more money and assets, they choose US, Canada, Australia, and Europe to work and live.
I start Japanese language but job can't interview in Myanmar. I can't afford Angency price . my experience are car maintenance and electronic engineering in Malaysia 6 years . I comeback Myanmar COVID case.Now I want go Japan for support my mother . 💪💪💪
Come to India. Try it. If not there is always Australia.
Try India first.
And whose fault is this attribute to? Dwindling population.Foreigners undoubtedly
contributed very much to the economy of the country.
you came to japan for experiencing the culture , I think it is ok but for working to make money is totally different. Salary is super low compared to america and other engish speaking countries. Low salary and toxic culture are the most bad thing that are happening here.
I’m on Japanese.
In Japan, prices and apartments prices are really reasonable now.
For example, in the USA eggs are 4 dollars but in Japan, 1 dollar.
But be careful, also salaries are cheaper there.
Foreigners can get job as an English teacher but you should be able to speak Japanese.
Because a lot of foreigners are trying to become English teacher but the positions are less.
Managers choose foreigners who can speak Japanese if there are foreigners who can speak Japanese and foreigners who can't speak Japanese. And you should know Japanese manners.
But if you are programmer maybe get job without Japanese because there are not so much programmers in Japan.
If you have online job in your country and live in Japan, it really better.
HongKonger here.
My friend who work in IT sector moved to Osaka and still work for the Hong Kong company. Japan is a decent place to live in if people not working in Japanese company. He spent 50% less for the housing and food.
ベトナム人技能実習生を受け入れました
日本語は6ヶ月研修してる割にはうまいし仕事は指示したことは丁寧にやるし日本人より働き者です
週1日の休みも働きたいと懇願されることもありました
ディズニーランドや北海道に遊びに連れて行ったり好きな料理は焼きそばラーメンとからあげでした
ただ畑の野菜や果物を日常的に窃盗していたことがわかり問題になりました、ベトナムでは当たり前らしいです、これも毎日家庭のゴミを橋の上から川に落としていて警察に捕まりました
途中で帰国したけどその後本当にびっくりして、、、自宅の１室の備品があれもこれも無くなってた
管理団体の闇も相当だけど検討してインドネシア人に変えました
12:37 CAN WE GET MUCH HIGHERRR
The reporter talk like having a 25mt2 house is a luxury lol. It's like the Japanese did a favor by giving them a low paying job.
The stories of how people in countries were horribly treated during the Japanese invasion has put many off working inJapan! The older generation who suffered atrocities never forget and shun visiting Japan!
Not sure people in their 90's are trying to find jobs in Japan...or elsewhere 🤔
Don't punish sons for the crimes of their fathers or grandfathers
@@sblbb929damage has been done and would never be forgotten!
It is incredibly disgusting 🤮 to see such barbaric behaviour from people, like those workers abusing their workmates in Japan. Fundamentally, bullies are people who gain pleasure in the suffering of others, their brains suffer from mild mental illnesses and mental issues. It could be anything ranging from how they were bought up, their school, family environment and friend influence etc... Or maybe they are very dissatisfied with their life and wish to release it onto others. It's very complex but generally it's because their minds are unhealthy. Japanese society has become a toxic jungle, no longer the successful and shining lighthouse in Asia, the only way to survive is to stand up and fight back. The average person finds this hard to do since they don't have the self confidence and courage but sometimes violence is the only answer. To stop a barbarian, you have to be even more barbaric, violence is the only language they understand.
In the long term, the government and families should create a more friendly and harmonious environment to bring people up into healthy, stable and positive people, ok the short term, if someone bullies you, you must fight back, no matter the cost, or it'll never stop, but only get worse. .
@@rhuyisia8163 The criminals are 6 feet underground. Forgotten? Give me a break. You can't even remember what happened back then as you haven't born yet.
My blood is boiling for watching this video and reading all the comments. So disturbing! Never thought such thing would happen in country like Japan! I thought Y’all would be different! I traveled to Japan once. But couldn’t see this coming. As Vietnamese American, I can’t accept this!
And y’all don’t make comments like:
“Go back home”, “don’t come here”, “it’s still better than your country”, “Vietnamese treat Vietnamese poor too”
Don’t use that as excuses to cover up your bad actions!
I call that is Bull***t. Common, y’all are better than that!
y'all
I talked to Japanese who left the corporate world to start a small business, they hated the stress and above all the shouting, insulting and bullying by (middle) management. these guys had left the pharmaceutical industry, left good salaries but wd never return there. You can imagine how much worse it is for immigrants. Also these people do not learn any skills.
I only know Japan because of anime,cars and electronics in my country and reputation of good quality although expensive
White color here, been working in Japan as a Robotics Engineer sense 2017. If you know what you are getting yourself into, then you will have a good time. I do not mind working 8-12 hours sense I like my job. If you hate your job, then you are pretty much screwed. Also no Over time pay, comes included in your paycheck, I believe its like 1/2 hours a day. Sometimes you do not need to OT but other times, 4-5 Hours of OT a day is normal. The pay is sht but you gain a lot in return. Super safe to live here, everything is clean, piece of mind. People are nice to you n sht.
How can I get a job without a degree? I’m a 23 year old us citizen.
How did you become a robotics engineer
@@CastleRaccon uni
Japanese distinguished white people and other colours, people would treat you well if you are Japanese or white😅
But for the rest😂 good luck
@@yusukeurameshi5083 u need a degree lol. There are uhh unskilled labor visas but ur pay gonna be sht and you will work in factories to get the best experience either look into the jet program or get to get ur ass to school.
I wouldn't be surprised if most of foreigners in Japan work as trainies for as long as they are employed there
As someone who worked for at least 14 hours a day, 4 days a week for an IT company during the pandemic for 1 yr as WFH, I can't imagine how Japanese men and women my age could stomach being employed by a black company. That's why their birth rates are dropping; their country's culture is sucking them dry of motivation.
I think Korea has a better foreign employment system (non skilled) than Japan. It is called the Employment Permit System It is far from perfect but at least in terms of security, freedom, and protection it is way ahead vs Japan. Both countries offer jobs that are 3D (dangerous, difficult, dirty and sometimes delayed salary). And I wouldnt say that there’s no abuse or discriminations. That still exists in general esp in the SME’s which make up the bulk of employers. But there are laws placed to protect foreign workers. I think Japan should study the Korea’s EPS. Innovate the system to make it better.
Is it just me . Or Is south Korea much better than Japan. Me a south asianm
well............................
People really need to stop thinking that construction work is a smalled matter career and it is just a labor force. The more you move up in skill the better pay, but you also have to start from somewhere. Labor fees will vary depending on the job market, and skill set of the individual. Even if you are a college degree. In the field you are a student if you are not knowledgeable in swinging a hammer. Kind of gets what I mean.
keep Japan Japanese
All I want to say about Japan. as someone living here for 20+ years now is this:
Japan as a holiday or a place to live for a digital nomad or someone working in an international company? Heaven, absolutely the best place on earth.
Japan as a work destination? I'd rather clean toilets in london.
But there's so many negative comments here @.@
Considering Japan's aging popultion and low brith rate, Japan is gonna need a lot more immigration if they wan to keep their economy afloat. It will be a tough pill to swallow but a necessary one.
Seem like some of the comments of the Japaneses don’t care about all those problems. They said, we the foreigners get out of Japan if we don’t cooperate with them.😮😮
By the way , some foreigners are not willing to work hard as like Japanese .
I will one day open my business into japan, and wont be needed to work for 12 hours or more,for Japan ppl,
If Japan doesn't need foreigners working for them then it is going to be tough. It reminds me of a story in America where farmers needed Mexicans to work with them but with the strict law, they had a hard time employing them because some of them got deported.
Shocking ! I came from Switzerland and a few years ago became a Singapore citizen. I 'm living and working in Tokyo in IT & Finance sector. Been living here for almost a decade and so far never had any racist & abusive treatment. Infact, my Japanese coworkers ( incl my staff ) always treat me respectfully.
I just want to say that not every companies in here treat their employee like that, and it is NOT true that they look down on Southeast Asian..after all, Im a Singapore citizen and they always treat me with nothing but respect.
Singaprean also look down on the rest of Asean so no surprise Japanese look down on the rest of Asean except Singaporean. There is a huge gap between Singapore passport and the rest. Please keep it in your mind.
@@trivatha I never look down on anyone from ASEAN countries tho....
@@azabujuban-hito8085 Yes Japanese also say so :)
" Singapore citizen. I 'm living and working in Tokyo in IT & Finance sector. " , no wonder you didnt get that treatment :)
whe! are you sure!! maybe you are in lucky place. ask vietnamese or cambodian. how japanese threat foreign workers
4:29 looks like he had a lot of sake at lunch.
It's still Japanese dreams staying alive
I hope not exploited… they say they like Filipinos but the discrimination is high
Very interesting documentaries! The Indonesian who go to Japan are most likely well prepared with Japanese language proficiency, while the Vietnamese are not.
I'm an ex-trainee. At the company i worked at before:
Vietnamese - n5, n4
Filipino - n4, n3, n2
Maybe because Indonesia is more genius than vietnamese
Bruh, if you majoring Japanese Studies in Vietnam they have to pass N2 for graduate. While in Indonesia they have to pass N3.
But its likely because some company for example the construction company does not required Japanese Language Proficiency for its intern. Besides Vietnamese, there are many Indonesian people who work there without knowing basic Japanese properly and treated poorly. Which forced them to run away from the company.
@@packohub1145 ?😂The Japanese basically consider Southeast Asians like Vietnam to be inferior to them.
@@seika3926 Having a major on Japanese Studies are NEVER required to work in Japan. JLPT N3 or N2 even N1 did not have a speech fluency test either or free from manipulative means. The video went viral because there are more problematic Vietnamese in Japan under such visa than Indonesian or other migrant.
This could be ideal for to say about Russian migrants in Japan escaping Russia who are against the Russian government on the situation of Ukraine also Japan should open the doors to Ukrainian migrants and probably Japanese fashion companies will hire Ukrainian women and yet they get higher pay than their African, and South East Asian and East Asian counterparts.
An example an young Japanese woman gets the same paycheck to model as her Ukrainian migrant, but a migrant from Africa and the Philippines and from Vietnam gets a lower salary pay than the local from Japan and the Ukrainian migrant.
The migrant from Ukraine gets paid about $500 for modeling while the Vietnamese woman gets paid $100 for modeling.
That is how it works.
To be honest, most Africans are not interested to migrate to Japan. USA is far more prefered.
@@heleneleonart2651 They also settled in Europe or Canada.
Not so glamorous when it's not through the lens of a westerner doing RUclips videos about life in Japan.
This is what happens when trade unions are not existent.
Don't take the bait of trainee internship since it's just labor exploit. If you want real job in japan it's either hair dresser or roujin care giver. Yes both are the same as slave laborish work but you have to choose between money for hair dresser or good karma for taking care of elderly.