Comments by "etherdog" (@etherdog) on "The Japan Reporter" channel.

  1. The sexiest part of any person is their mind. Are they intelligent, curious, and open? When it comes to finding a mate, you only have to find one--you don't have to appeal to a wide demographic to find happiness. Nobita, your concluding statement is really on point, and I value your work (except for the bit about Connor :-)
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  2. What an interesting perspective! That's why we love you, Nobita.
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  3. We really appreciate the difficult topics you tackle, Nobita-san!
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  4. One remarkable thing is the widespread use of the term "going Dutch". But the most interesting thing is how Koreans and Japanese are so interested in each other, as people, despite the history. That was very heartening! Thanks again, Nobita, for another remarkable video!
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  5. A survey of women in the 50 biggest public universities revealed that nearly half of the women either wanted to do at least one porn shoot or fantasized "a lot" about doing one or more (Kinsey). Moralizing about sex and porn is counterproductive. Honest and uninhibited communication is key.
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  6. Delving into this topic is a PhD dissertation. Here is a little sidebar. Smell is a big indicator of compatibility and it relates to the histocompatibility complex where your immune systems reinforce each other. It is also a measure of conscientiousness you have with each other, which leads to a lower cheating score. Lemi is terrific!
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  7. Nobita-san, Chris Broad has only made maybe 5 videos that could be considered good. Most make fun of Japan and focus on him, rather than on Japan and the locality. He SAYS he wants to be a cinematographical auteur, but he admits he knows very little Japanese and has little interest in knowing more, wants to move back to the UK (as does Sharla), and works with "Tokyou Creative" which is one of the worst ways to get info about Japan. Adults outside of Japan think Chris, Joey, Connor, etc, are pretty sad weebs.
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  8. This is one of your most important videos, Nobita! Good sex is so important to mental health and physical health that it should not be stigmatized.
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  9. FMRI scans show that religious feelings and psychosis reside in the same part of the brain. Credit to Nobita for showing all sides of Japan.
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  10. Nobita, you seem astounded that a woman would have sex with 20 different men when 40% of US women have sex with more than 50 men and 10% have sex with more than 100 (and often with other women, too).
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  11. Your videos are always interesting and thorough! Thank you, Nobita!
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  12. I don't understand why someone's sexual history should be anyone else's business.
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  13. Nobita, religion is a divisive force and is an irrational state of mind. In fact, when fMRI scans are done, the same parts if the brain light up in religious people and mentally ill people. Buddhism and Shinto are not religions as much as they are practices of mindfulness.
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  14. Nobita, I think the Trash Taste lads are rude, boring, and intellectually lazy. I don't learn anything about Japan from them, unlike channels like "Life Where I'm From" by Greg Lam (one of the best channels), John Daub with "Only in Japan", and myriad others from Japanese people and gaijin who take the time to empathize and integrate into the local culture.
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  15. My wife and I wear N95 masks when we go into a public building (or anywhere other people are) but often we are the only ones, If you want to be a good citizen, wear a mask.
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  16. Nobita-san, thanks for sharing the vids on gyaru--it certainly opened my eyes more that Japanese people aren't a monoculture.
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  17. Nobita-san, Chris and Connor can't even communicate well in Japanese and they have been there for years. It might not put the image of Japan in the best light to think you can live so long in Japan without trying to do better at learning the language and the customs of the culture.
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  18. Nobita, the videos on this general subject seem to be coming from a so-called christian perspective while the mores of your subjects are more universal or idiosyncratic. Breadth of sexual experience is a notable quality of self-confidence and mental well-being.
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  19. Medications for her diagnoses need to be adjusted regularly for the most efficacious treatment, that is, if neurodifferention should be "normalized" and many scientists think it shouldn't be. Vincent van Gogh and Isaac Newton are two people that had "extreme" psychoses that would target them as cripplingly abnormal in today's society (Newton being more involved in alchemy, religious eschatology, and actually murdering people than he was in physics or science).
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  20. Nobita, I don't think your moralizing about sex is very productive. The workers you interview are always contradicting your premises. You seem to have a very religious perspective on sex that isn't very healthy, but you also posit your videos with salacious titles as clickbait.
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  21. It seems if the Ministry of Health would invest in sex-positive videos and make a connection to mental well-being with a good, healthy, consensual sex life, that would take the stigma out of pron.
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  22. What if you fall in love with the nature of Japan? Glad to see you include Oshare Japan channel in your vignettes. You should include them in your links.
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  23. She is spinning a fantasy for you, Nobita!
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  24. Here are some facts: The US did not need to drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki as the firebombing did more destruction, and there weren't any cities left to firebomb (which is in itself a war crime because of the civilian targeting). Japan was much more concerned about the Soviet Union entering the Pacific War and the spoils that would come to them as a result (like the Kyril Islands). There wasn't any difference between firebombing and nuking a city--except it took just one plane to do it. That said, I am always humbled by the hospitality of Japanese people and simultaneously humbly apologetic for the violence inflicted on Japanese civilians (and even the military people). It is a fucked-up mess, we should acknowledge the facts of history, and get on with being better friends than could ever be imagined.
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  25. Nobody from outside of Japan should say what is best for Japan, but outsiders can lead by example to show what is possible. When I was in school, we often had confrontations on certain issues that were met with some compromise, so that everyone could save face. We wouldn't get everything we wanted, but we got something. Incremental change is easier to adapt to than wholesale change, but the changers can control the rate of change.
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