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  1. 😃 Good interview! Very cute and nice girl! I'm sorry for the hardships she has to go through living in Japan. I hope that this bullying and this way of categorizing people according to their origins will slowly go away in Japan. Every human being should be accepted and appreciated for who they are. Anyway thank you so much for sharing this video. またねたかしさん❗🤗
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  2. its crazy to think how different cultures might be, never thought TOO hard about it but like, imagine a japanese person getting hugged by their online friend who lives overseas when they meet them LOL
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  3. Glad to be a part of this! Thank you for the opportunity ❤
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  4. Brother you are on fire right now! That was brilliant, You picked really good people Australian guy was hilarious. l will definitely want to do a sit down with you when l get there. I will be your first Scottish interview 🤣😂
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  5. I really love the bonds between Mexican and Japanese people. 🖤🇯🇵🇲🇽💜🙏🌹
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  6. The last guy was quite cool.
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  7. I enjoyed your video, thanks for taking the time to ask people about their visa process. A lot of people don't know just how difficult it is for students and workers, family members etc. to get into Japan right now...
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  8. I really like the first couple. They actually gave a whole synopsis of the relationship and gave really great advice. Communication is hard but with trust and constant effort they got past it. And whenever issues came up, they said they would try to quickly communicate to resolve them. Also, he (Haruki-san) also emphasized that it takes a willingness to learn about and enjoy their differences.
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  9. Takashi: Thank you for sharing a well rounded view of the life in Japan! Yes some people do have racial overtones which are deeply ingrained in most if not "ALL", cultures, but what YOU are doing is to be commended! I do appreciate your "grounded perspective" in being NETURAL in your reporting, and it really allows the audience to feel "connected in your interviewing process"! Keep up the great work you and your crew are doing! Believe me; what you are doing is bridging "the gap in humanity which is sorely needed". I'll tune in from time to time and check "YOU" out! New fan, Mr. Hopkins
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  10. Such a gorgeous woman she is, love different beautiful people in Japan. Love your interview. You're getting better and better every day. God bless 🙏🏻 and be safe everyone 💖
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  11. The first man’s answers seemed very genuine and thoughtful. I’m actually planning a trip to Japan to visit some friends so I’m looking forward to it.
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  12. Interesting video. It helped me remember the kind of things that used to give me culture shock so many years ago when I first came here. The last woman who you interviewed mentioned about alcohol…and I remembered how shocked I was to see how my (usually quite serious) co-workers acted when they got drunk at work parties. I was pretty shocked the first time one of my (male) co-workers took his clothes off and danced around the ‘izakaya’ in front of everyone. And THEN almost equally shocked when everyone acted like nothing unusual has happened the next day at work! 😂 (And it wasn’t the only time…)
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  13. So when you do the Japanese guys describe their ideal girl video, could you also let us know your preference as well? 😏😅
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  14. Damn, half Japanese half Black people are super attractive! Really cool insight from them, especially the girls that grew up in Japan. From what I understand the Japanese value certain physical features like white/pale skin, straight hair, etc. So it was cool to hear about their experience.
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  15. Nick is absolutely correct. About everything. :-) Matt's dedication, and insight about learning, is phenomenal. Ashiya and the young woman from Nepal have become highly proficient in at least three languages and that is amazing for so early in life. I hope people learning Japanese will heed everyone's advice.
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  16. Thank you for this! I am African-American and Japanese and I have not been to Japan. I hope to visit with my mom eventually! It was interesting to listen to these stories - I can relate with the curly hair issue :-) I am in northern CA so your first interviewee can feel free to reach out if she is in San Francisco :-)
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  17. I really liked Golden Kamuy when I watched it, since I love Japan and was interested in learning more about the indigenous people there as well, I found the Ainu-based story of the anime very interesting
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  18. You should put a Western girl and a Japanese boy or vice versa and ask them that questions. It' ll be interesting listening what they will do with the differences, for instances why food should be a problem? People should not force others to eat what they like.
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  19. Excellent interview! You are very talented in interviewing people. Takashi-san knows how to bring out the best from whom he interviews with. He has an excellent listening skill. Yes it’s very true. Steve picked up Japanese vs. Mandarin and English vs. Spanish. I have been learning Japanese together with Mandarin, while learning Spanish together with English. They can support and relate to each other. It’s also very important to take each language individually and understand everything behind the languages. I am very glad that I listen to this interview. Many thanks to Steve for sharing these amazing techniques. I am fully motivated to enjoy the learning process.
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  20. I’ve lived in Japan and taught English here for more than 20 years, so I just wanted to share some of my experience. First of all, not all the English teachers here are happy with the situation. Japan isn’t an easy place to live for everyone. Your personality and of course the specific situation you end up in make a big difference. Generally speaking the pay is decent, especially if it’s your first job and you don’t have any dependents. I should mention though that English teacher salaries DON’T really increase with experience or time. (And transitioning to another line of work in Japan isn’t easy either.) The work situation is also really different depending whether you work at a private conversation school, as a dispatch company ALT, or JET ALT. The latter is definitely the cushiest option, but hard to get into. Well I could go on forever but I think I’ll wrap this up now. If anyone has any specific questions, I’d be happy to answer.
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  21. As a non Japanese.. I really like animé and my most favourite one is AOT , Attack on Titan... Truly loved it. And your content are good.. love from Bangladesh
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  22. As a muslim, I really appreciate this video.
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  23. I enjoy your interviews Takashi, I’ve been married to a Japanese women who I met in Japan 21 years ago. I think people like me can give you a real idea of what’s it’s like!! Like some of your interviewers have said, it’s very challenging! Enjoy your content. It’s funny to see how much Japan has changed since the late 90’s.
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  24. You know something that's interesting is that these days Japanese people seem more proud of themselves than before. I was in Japan a couple months recently and I noticed that a lot of Japanese people trying to mimic or follow western trends have decreased. I feel like the K-pop trend helped Japanese people realize that they also have the power to influence pop culture rather than be followers. These days I actually hear more Western people talk about how they envy people from Korea or Japan.
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  25. I love this video! Growing up half-Japanese in the United States has been an interesting experience, and I always wondered what other half-Japanese kids felt. I grew up and went to school in a very diverse area, but I felt like I was unable to connect with other Japanese kids. I was often given weird looks because I couldn't actually hold a conversation in Japanese, and since I didn't go to the weekend Japanese school, it felt like others viewed me as "not a real" nihonjin. But my caucasian friends and classmates assumed I did know how to read, write, and speak in Japanese, and would often show me stuff and ask me to translate. And I think all the other half-Japanese kids (if there were any) just kept that part of them hidden or didn't want to talk about it. I feel one of the most difficult things about being half is my physical appearance. I am very obviously not caucasian (dark skin, dark hair), but I don't really look particularly Japanese, or even Asian (facial features). Everyone assumes that I'm Mexican, Middle Eastern, or Filipino. Strangers will often assume I speak Spanish and will just talk to me in Spanish, then get upset with me for not actually knowing any. And a lot of people, when they hear my name, assume I'm Persian or Indian, because apparently "Mina" is a common name in those cultures (but mine is Miina). I think the only reason others may possibly think "is she... Asian?" is because I bow a lot :/ it makes me kind of sad to think that my physical appearance doesn't match either of my cultures
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  26. Japanese have always studied the tenants hip hop and black culture. They have maintained the spirit of the culture without devolving into the violence that American culture influenced on hip hop. I love Japan for this. It’s all love from America!
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  27. What a crossover!! Excited for this one!
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  28. 7:44 the moment he spoke portugues I realized I knew that guy!!! A couple months ago he got kinda famous here in Brazil because of his accent, he really sounds like a northern person from here and that's absoluty not what people expect when a Japanese person learns portuguese. This guy is just too cute for us, so yes Ryu, COME TO BRAZIL!
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  29. Loved the answer of the first man. Absolutely spot on all of them.
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  30. I have family friends who are half Korean, Half Japanese. They struggled to fit in with their Japanese class mates but things have gotten better overtime.
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  31. Hi Takashii! Thank you very much for your interesting videos I would like to make a suggestion, I know you don't have to take it into account, but I think it could be interesting, even if it probably wouldn't be easy. Normally I realise that most of your interviews are with people living in a big city like Tokyo, but I think it could be interesting, how a rural person sees these same topics, or even foreigners living in those rural areas. Or for example, how young Japanese people live in rural areas, where they have fewer job opportunities, or what their daily life is like, going to school... Or what it is like for a foreigner to live or work in a rural area and interact with the locals. I think it would be interesting, to have a more complete view of Japan, and less known. As always your content is very interesting!
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  32. I can say that japan is definitelly safer for foreineirs compared to other countries but when its come to discrimination I think it depends on your nationalities and your skin color. Japanese people tend to be open if they think you come from europe or the US, specially from the US. From my own experience, I can say that most japanese people presume I'm from the US. But in the moment I say, I'm not, I'm from Brazil , most of them instantly change their face expression. I don't really mind if people that are not close to me, like me just by my nationality, but this discrimination is a fact that I can't Ignore. Even if I taking care my own business, I must stand up for those who suffer with non sense prejudice.
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  33. I must say, for me the key is FIRST to learn to LISTEN to the language, to hear what it exactly sounds like, the pronountion,the "melody" of the language, THEN start to learn it. That is how you not only learn to speak it,but you also learn to pronounce it fluently.
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  34. Great interviewer takashii, one thing I love about my country is how diverse we are. In New York you can visit probably 5 different cultures in a day. Truly amazing, hope you continue to enjoy your stay!
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  35. Fico feliz por eles ter mencionando o Brasil 🇧🇷🇧🇷👏🙂
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  36. She said it herself, she was born and raised in Japan. Her Japanese is native, even her way of speech/intonation/word choice is native Japanese.
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  37. Love from Canada! I think Japanese people are fascinating, noble, polite and creative people. My partner and I love watching Anime together with English subtitles. I would like to know if most Japanese practice Shinto or practice spirituality, what does that look like? I come from a Christianized upbringing, and have always been curious about Japan and their spiritual origins. Thank you for these great interviews!
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  38. Merry Christmas Takashi !! love the videos ! keep it up
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  39. I lived in NYC for almost 3 years as an Asian grad student as well with covid happening and Asian hate and all. But I never experienced racism or discrimination often. Yes, there is a heightened sense of fear especially in taking subways and all, but overall, NYC is indeed really big and it’s actually very safe. Where you live matters and street “smartness” applies everywhere. NYC is a place you can take a ferry to the beach, go hang out in the parks, go hiking in upstate NY and still live in a city where everybody is minding their businesses and where you don’t have to “fit in”. Hopefully people watching will catch the good parts of living in the big apple.
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  40. Takashi: you were a good interviewer before and now you are an amazing interviewer! Great conversation flow and love how you’re so respectful and sincere with your guests.
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  41. I'm mixed Japanese and raised in the US, too. I love seeing these types of videos! It's fun to hear how others in similar circumstances grew up since it's not so common, so thank you for taking time to interview them! :)
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  42. I’m just blown away by how the European half-Japanese speak fluent English. This level of cosmopolitanism is almost unknown among American young people.
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  43. i've never had a problem in japan with my tattoos [i'm brown and from NYC & have full sleeves]. the only time someone said something was when i was in koyasan. i was just kindly told to cover them up when i went into the bath. as a foreigner, i think most japanese are ok with it.
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  44. I'm a fan of nature, I like forests, mountains, lakes, etc... I'd definitely visit places like Lake Biwa, Yakushima and mt. Fuji. But on the other hand, experiencing the city life and Japanese urban culture is a must too when visiting Japan.
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  45. Cool, I’m Nigerian 🇳🇬and i really like how Raimu expressed herself i hope she will achieve her dream of becoming an actress in America
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  46. I saw some comments that are like the one that I am going to write but this is from my point of view. Like all of them said they don’t experience the type of racism that most people imagine because they are mostly from western countries, the first guy said that he uses his gaijin pass which means he can get away with some things not considered normal in Japan, the second person they interviewed said she gets called pretty or beautiful because or her more western features, the third person said exactly my point about Japan’s subtle racism that he doesn’t experience it because he looks like a westerner or (i don’t wanna say this but ) white person, he also explained that Japanese people are more likely to show racism towards other Asian people rather than them, lastly, the girls said that she only experiences very little inconveniences and not a big deal kind of situation. So I guess my point is that Japanese people are the absolute most polite people you could ever meet but it’s not always rainbows and sunshine here and I think Takashi should interview more people from other asian countries and not just “westerners”. This is a really good video though and I really enjoyed it but this is just my point of view. Sorry for the long post.
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  47. I think the cost of Japan is similar to other G7 countries. But what I love about Japan is FREE transportation. ( if you are working, the company will pay for your transpo, upto 30,000yen)
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  48. I don't live or really have plans to move to Japan in the future but I'm moving to another country. It's so interesting seeing the perspectives of uncommon ethnicities experiences in another country. This one is especially interesting since they have the unique experience of moving around with kids. Much love from US <3
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  49. Omg, these kids sound like they grew up in the U.S.! Amazing. Great parents for supporting this type of learning. Knowing another language is so valuable!
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  50. I guess favorite country depends a lot from how much you are exposed to the culture, language, images, etc. I hope japanese people will have the chance to travel to many other countries and have new experiences 🙂
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