Comments by "Yo2" (@yo2trader539) on "Being Japanese Raised Outside Japan (Overseas Japanese)" video.

  1. If you're serious, it's never too late to learn. There are plenty of resources whether language schools or on-line tools. Frankly, being "treated like a foreigner" will depend entirely on your understanding of Japanese language, culture, behavior, and mannerisms. People who are able to adapt, assimilate, and integrate will be treated differently from others. The former will be part of Japanese society, the latter will be treated as guests/visitors. We have many Nikkei-Brazilians and Nikkei-Peruvians living in Japan (as we have preferential visa schemes for Japanese Descendants), and many of them arrive in Japan with limited knowledge of Japanese language, culture, norms, or society. While some struggle with adapting to Japan, others are able to learn the language/culture and assimilate and build a life in Japan. It really depends on personal determination, curiosity, flexibility, adaptability, and intelligence. Culture/Language/Norms is an Operating System of each society. Japan just like Australia has it own OS. For some Japanese nationals, Australia fits them better. For some Australians, Japan fits them better. There are people from all over the world who adapt, assimilate, and integrate to each society. So you'll have to try yourself to figure out whether Japan suits you or not. That said, I personally think Japan is perfect for people with autism because the society is well-organized, disciplined, calm, rule-based, and people don't/won't interfere with you unnecessarily. If tranquility is important, you may wish to avoid busy urban areas in large cities.
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  2. We have nearly 200,000 Japanese-Brazilians and Peruvians living and working in Japan. Of the 3 millions foreign-nationals residing in Japan, nearly 1 million are Chinese and half a million are Koreans. (Others are mostly from Vietnam, Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Nepal, US, etc) And the majority of nearly 30 million inbound foreign tourists each year are from neighboring Asian countries. Honestly, it's difficult these days to tell whether somebody is Japanese or not just by appearance (unless they have a very different skin-tone, fashion, make-up, mannerism, etc.). However, it would be impossible to be considered part of Japanese society unless you're fluent in Japanese language, culture, and mannerisms. It's the single most important criteria, regardless of ancestry.
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  3.  @KelvinKamsg  It's probably either the tone of the question, or the girl was too much for their host family and they just needed an excuse to get her out of the house. I don't know how to say this without offending people, but many Japanese families don't really fancy the liberal/modern/masculine/aggressive types that are frankly incompatible with Japanese culture, mindset, and mannerism.
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  4. After 5 generations, it would be the same if her ancestry was Irish.
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