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  1. Cool, joe. Are you still into rugby?
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  2. Japan was booming in 1989 when I first came to live. It's dying now. Saw just last week on the news that 1 in 10 people here are over 80 now.
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  3. アーメン！
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  4. Sadly, the older ones in this video were less wise than their younger counterparts.
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  5. Same here - late 80s Osaka. I couldn't believe the skyline was all cranes! Now those cranes are in Cambodia and Vietnam.
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  6. @Arslxn_Ash Arsixn makes comments on Youtube, then doesn't like it when other people make comments on Youtube. . But thanks for explaining the reason for your lack of maturity.
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  7. @Arslxn_Ash Arsixn talks about getting Japanese citizenship. LoL.
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  8. Amen, yuria. Sadly, the number of Christians is declining in Japan. We need Holy Spirit-filled people to give them the true gospel of Jesus.
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  9.  @yiqingwang1437  yiqi, yes, you rightly quote from their "holy" book, and in fact, many Japanese who actually read the Qur'an will get out of Islam, if they can. It is all smiles and happines to become a Muslim, but you may pay a big price to leave.
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  10. What's the first? Indonesia?
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  11. Unix, Your "outdated" remark is quite the hubris. Who made your personal fantasies the world-standard?
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  12. cathy, in your own post you gave several answers to the problem, and they have nothing to do with "Japan starts supporting women and..."
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  13. focotaku, No, most people in Japan don't "mind their own business". It's just that you are not in the inner circle, so don't know what they think or say about you.
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  14. I worked at a vegetarian restaurant in Japan for 7 years. There are 2 normal ways to say "vegetarian" in Japanese: 「ベジェタリアン」OR「採食主義者」(sai shoku shu gi sha). There are some derogatory ways too, like phrases that translate into "grass eater" etc.
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  15. But it is often made difficult to live in by the people there, and without a car, is hard to get around in.
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  16. Exodus 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. . Okinawans have traditionally done that, so even tho they eat lots of pork and other unclean food, they have been blessed with long life.
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  17.  @DreamVoxels  Many Japanese don't want foreigners staying long term in Japan. The govt. is making it more and more difficult to get a permanent visa.
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  18.  @sarahamed240  sarah, God has an only begotten Son.
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  19.  @AppleTech90  Apple, Matthew 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. . Please believe God's holy words.
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  20. bambino, agreed 100%. Children are great to teach - IF they aren't being forced strongly against their will to learn English.
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  21. その意見は合っています。
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  22. It is imperative to require foreign-born people to take an English examination before admitting them to university.
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  23.  @Polymathes  That's very interesting, but a missionary has no business writing about which country should be ruling over other countries.
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  24.  @eFrog27  Efrog, there are almost zero vegetarian restaurants in Japan. Admittedly there are several in Tokyo, a few less in Kansai, and almost zero everywhere else. I worked 7 years at a vegetarian restaurant in Osaka, many years ago. . Buddhism is actually not believed by very many in Japan. I would guess that only 10 to 15% of the population really follows it. It is just a cultural thing, to visit ancestor graves etc. Japan is much more deeply involved with Shinto religion, altho again, there are few true believers in that religion, as most just observe the festivals and pray for good luck at shrines etc. Probably around 80% or more of Japanese are really Agnostic or Atheist.
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  25. That elderly man was the first Japanese elderly man I've seen on Youtube who hasn't a clue about causes of the depopulation problem.
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  26.  @mztokyo7630  mz, That used to be the case. However, starting around 2015, the rules changed so you had to show 3 most recent consecutive years of over 3,000,000 jpy income each year. Then in 2019 they added the rule that you have to show most recent 2 years of National health and pension payments. Then later, they extended the income rule to 5 years. . Japan does not want foreigners to stay permanently.
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  27. Yes, Ran, and in learnng Japanese language, I realized the same thing was happening to myself - an English personality and a Japanese one.
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  28.  @Izumi_Dayo  Izumi, in all of history, no one has ever verified a contradiction in the Holy Bible. Will you be the first? . And if you disrespect the Holy Bible, you are disrespecting the Qur'an also.
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  29. I noticed he didn't explain the true situation of Japan.
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  30. susan, what you described should be common sense in every country.
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  31.  @lopoa126  Very true!
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  32. I had private lessons at a small language school, and it was great as it was 100% tailored for me. Rural Japan is nice, quiet, and people are a bit friendly to tourists, but once you live there, you find out quickly that you are to follow everything they say or your life will be made difficult.
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  33. @J Anda Anda, Unix is saying traditional marriage is "outdated", when it was traditional marriage culture that got Japan to be number 8 or 9 in the world in population in the first place. . No country will prosper long-term without traditional marriage.
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  34.  @AA-db9cb  It's normal for Americans to stop speaking their great, great grandparents language.
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  35.  @TheFlyingZulu  Zulu, your own ancestors didn't need much money to bring you into the world. Why do you think you must? Are you allowing society to tell you what to do?
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  36. What is ”dating"? Such a weird concept.
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  37. We need all the true missionaries we can get. Be careful tho, there are lots of wanna-be missionaries in Japan that stay a few years, make some friends who become church members, then go back and their friends go back to their old life. We must be a vessel for the Holy Spirit to use, so those coming to Christ don't see us as the main attraction.
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  38. Claude, your recommendation is the best I've read on this video. There are lots of ancient historical things in Asuka area, and renting a bike to tour them all and just enjoy the laid-back Japanese countryside is very special.
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  39.  @ashwinbhagat384  ashwin, Japanese don't hate Buddhism. In fact, when asked what their religion is, more Japanese will say "Buddhist" than any other religion. . Japanese Buddhism has a god, which is quite different from Indian Buddhism (I think). Buddhism in Japan is associated with funerals, so has a dark image. . But Buddhism in Japan is mixed in with Shinto so much, that sometimes it is really hard even for Japanese to tell the difference. I still remember a conversation I heard among 4 elderly ladies recently discussing a place they weren't sure if it was a temple or a shrine!
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  40. nihal, some people in the video were not telling the truth of the matter. The facts are, salaries in Japan have actually FALLEN just slightly over the last 33 years. Prices have increased maybe 50% over that period for some basic things like food, but the prices for many things like houses etc. have fallen.
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  41. That is common Japanese Tatemae.
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  42. Japan expects workers to put the company first in their lives - over God, over family, and even over yourself.
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  43. You don't understand the situation in Japan.
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  44.  @AdamPayne1975 Sounds interesting, Adam.
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  45.  @allentoyokawa9068 allen, I forgive your ignorance.
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  46.  @VagnerSh Vagner, If you are getting paid in foreign currency, and able to live in Japan, you are living well!
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  47.  @Mwoods2272  Good point, Maurice. Actually, languists have said that each syllable in Japanese is spoken roughly 50% faster than in English. It takes many more syllables in Japanese to get the same information conveyed as in English, so the actual time spent is roughly the same. . Personally, I cannot stand to listen to normal speed English anymore, so this video, along with all other English ones, I put at 1.5x. Thank you Youtube!
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  48.  @uihirasawa843  sawa understands how women in the workforce leads to depopulation. Good to see. Would that there were more who were using their God-given brains. Your comment on money is not so spot-on tho.
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  49. Kansai, thanks for your long post explaining things. I've lived in Kansai for nearly 3 decades, and what you write sounds similar to what I've discovered. With the current usd/jpy rate tho, 100,000jpy is only around 700usd. The average salary in Japan now is about half what it is in America. However, there are many ways to save, as you don't need a car if you live in a city, you can get cheap apts under 40,000jpy/month, etc. . My big problem is that the Japanese govt. is getting stricter and stricter regarding permanent visas, so unless one gets hired by a big company (or university), or else marries a Japanese, the prospects of obtaining a PR visa are slim.
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  50.  @ethanpope410  ethan, that's great that you are considering coming to Japan to teach English. You will need a 4-year degree to get a visa. Be prepared to understand that most English teaching jobs in Japan pay roughly 20 - 24K (usd) per year.
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  51. No tattoos.
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  52. Very few of the foreigners in this video live in the countryside. People treat you differently if they see you as a visitor than they do if they see you as a resident.
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  53. 最高！Takashiさん、感謝します。 Takashiさんもイエス様の愛に入り、永遠の命を受けられるように祈ります。
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  54. @Not an internet troll Good for you, troll! Many people, self included, had very bright views of Japan for the first 2 or 3 years. Then, the real side of Japan showed itself. . Go for it!
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  55.  @leredditcommander8208  Sure, commander, that lasts for a few years while you're young....
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  56. skirf, God has an only begotten Son.
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  57. The French lady was the only one interviewed whose opinion I disagreed with. If you noticed, she has been in Japan the shortest amount of time, probably explaining her lack of understanding.
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  58.  @rebekahbjackal2818  rebekah, after the sarin gas thing in Tokyo in 1995, many public trash cans were removed for safety reasons. Of course they have them in hotel rooms, and you can sometimes find one in a train station, and you can also find at every convenience store and supermarket etc.
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  59.  @takosdon7754  tako, I already told you where your comment was mistaken....
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  60. jcali, agreed that Japanese friends can be very strong for a long, long time. However, living in America, many Japanese have thrown off some of their normal restraints of living in Japan. And if they are speaking in English, they have thrown off even more restraints.
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  61. Jesus spoke the sun, moon, stars, and everything in this world into existence in 6 days, and rested the 7th.
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  62.  @MichelleTopham  Michelle, perhaps you didn't understand what I wrote. Please try reading it again.
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  63.  @helenacorreia7613  Helena, that's fine if you want. However, there are literally people who have Australian or Canadian (examples) citizenship, yet cannot speak English at all. Their daddy is rich, and bought them a nice passport. So they think they can hop over to the US and immediately enter college because of their passport. . Also, there is such a thing as birth-tourism, where many rich Chinese pregnant women went to a foreign country, had their baby there, got a passport, then took the kid back to China for the rest of its life. Should that kid just be allowed to enter college in America and enter a university like a native-born? . You need to expand your knowledge of the world.
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  64. I wanted to hear something regarding surviving the war.
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  65. Jurnal, You have just described Japan getting poor.
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  66. It's great if you are a visitor and have access to a car. If you live there and no car - it can be made very difficult.
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  67. 22:05 Takashi, there was no "N1" system in 1988. I know because I took the 「日本語能力試験」in 1992. Private language lessons are best. Agreed totally with the need to learn Kanji to get fluent. 28:15 His measure for "success" sounds like an insecurity issue. Overall, an interesting interview with a down-to-earth kind of guy.
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  68.  @VagnerSh That's nice, Vagner. It's just that it is hard to find work in rural Japan. Pay is low too, but that's everywhere in Japan.
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  69.  @unixtreme  Unix, shame on you for even attempting to twist the obsrved facts around 180 degrees. Fortunately, your attempt is very poor. So good on you for a very poor attempt to promote lies.
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  70.  @VegasLoungeAct  I only had ramen once in Japan, which is because I could only find one vegetarian ramen shop.
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  71. @ You got that right! Actually, I worked 7 years with a Seventh-day Adventist Church run vegetarian restaurant in Japan. But it closed down not long after the Great Hanshin Earthquake. Since then, veggie restaurants have become a bit more popular, but still quite rare.
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  72. Vinegar, there are many, many problems that long-term residents of Japan can see - lack of ambition is one of them. What you saw here are the top 1%.
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  73. Wise words, malan.
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  74.  @cqmmunity  quentin, please open a history book. Now learn that women didn't leave the home to go work in old days. . Now you are on the way to understanding the current depopulation problem.
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  75.  @Edgar-Friendly  Edgar tells straight truth. Many people commenting to this video, and those interviewed in the video, seemingly haven't a clue about what is causing the problem of depopulation, so just spin out cliches that have almost nothing to do with the probem at hand.
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  76.  @HasanRony-wv3xd  Hasan, Jesus Christ is God in the flesh.
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  77. Ipsalsaman, No.
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  78.  @pyodesu  Bocchi, "退職" literally means "leave work", not retirement. There is a completely different word for "retirement".
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  79. Sy, facts prove that salaries are rocketing ahead faster than inflation in many countries. Come to Japan and experience where there have been basically zero raises for 30 years.
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  80.  @azabujuban-hito-dake  Sounds like you understand Kyotoites well, azab. That one lady was putting down other places, but in a typical Kyotoite way which sounds polite to foreigners and even other Japanese who don't understand Kyotoite superiority complexes.
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  81. She was the only one I disagreed with. After she stays in Japan another month or more, she might change her tune.
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  82.  @YXL36  YXL, Your foul language belies a foul mind.
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  83.  @polysporin8332  poly, your take on Japan is spot-on. However, "7 milion" emigrating from South Korea in one year is not.
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  84. BINGO!
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  85. Jack is the dream crusher. Good on you, Jack. May the Japanese mind expand one day soon.
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  86.  @samueldocski4426  Samuel speaks truth.
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  87.  @small_fries7573  small, you will be called "least" in the kingdom of heaven if you don't repent and show your love for Jesus by keeping his commandments.
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  88. She's right in that Shikoku is very nice, old, laidback Japan.
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  89. Everyone, there are a number of jobs in Japan where you are forbidden to speak Japanese on the job.
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  90. Nothing has changed in that respect in Japan. But every year, the number of Japanese studying abroad is decreasing. Thanks for the story.
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  91. Most Japanese type prefectures in my opinion - Nara, Kochi, Nagasaki, Niigata.
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  92.  @Abdulirfan100  skir, Colossians 1:16 For by him (Jesus) were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: . Jesus spoke this world into existence. He died to redeem us from the grasp of Satan. Salvation is only thru Jesus Christ - the only begotten Son of God.
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  93.  @commentarytalk1446  Commentary, I've seen many foreigners interact with Japan in the 27 years I've been here. The French lady's comment was what is to be expected from someone who is still in the "honeymoon stage" with everything Japanese. . That stage usually lasts close to 2 or 3 years for most Westerners I know.
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  94.  @commentarytalk1446  Commentary, I'm sorry that you cannot understand what I describe. . "Respect" and "rules" are not synonyms, and not even directly related.
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  95. Many Japanese don't want foreigners staying long term in Japan. The govt. is making it more and more difficult to get a permanent visa.
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  96.  @shanman2002 shan, you wrote: "My family moved here 2 years ago from Hawaii USA after living most of our life there. Wife is from Japan but lived in America for the last 26 years." . Do you see the problem now?
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  97. No, you don't know what you are talking about. Japanese salaries didn't budge at all even in nominal terms for 30 years.
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  98.  @MFZoomzet  Turntable, the facts speak otherwise. Nowadays there are more and more wealthy people in the world, and the middle-class is bigger than ever.
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  99.  @takosdon7754  tako, your comment is mistaken regarding GDP.
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  100.  @DaDoubleDee  Da, Corporatism has made everyone incredibly wealthy, compared to 100 years ago.
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  101.  @Haz-Zzz  Haz, your comment regarding factories moving to China making Chinese wealthy is spot-on, but your comment regarding "greed of the few" is completely mistaken. . Given the choice, people will naturally want to spend less money on a product, thus China.
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  102.  @takosdon7754  tako, Your comment is mistaken. Badly mistaken. The first comment you made on this thread was correct, but your remarks about GDP are not.
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  103.  @takosdon7754  I've already told you where it is mistaken. If you want an English lesson, we can work that out.
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  104.  @takosdon7754  tako, So you haven't found your mistake yet? That's interesting.
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  105.  @takosdon7754  tako, Did you find a good English teacher to help you understand yet?
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  106. That elderly man was the first elderly Japanese man who has lived abroad that I've seen on Youtube who showed he doesn't have a clue about causes of the depopulation problem.
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  107.  @OfTheGaps  Gaps, I didn't understand why that happened to my Japanese friends, until it happened to me (in an opposite kind of way)! I'm a (usually) calmer, more restrained person when I speak Japanese. Who knows, it may be linked at the linguistic level.
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  108. 13:20 What do you mean by "taxes"? Are you talking sales tax? Maybe income tax? What?
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  109.  @assistantref5084  assist, you seemingly aren't aware of Japanese living standards 35 years ago.
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  110. Yes, there are many camping sites.
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  111.  @TakahashiTakami  Adoption agency would be a GREAT idea. Perhaps you could work to change the very poor adoption laws in Japan to allow full custody by the adoptive parents. That would help many kids find forever homes. Abolishing the 戸籍 system would help in that, and many other areas too, to help bring more freedom to Japan.
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  112.  @sylvial8411  sylvia speaks truth from experience!
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  113. Younger Japanese are getting more and more insular. It's not healthy.
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  114.  @MichelleTopham  An exact quote, Michelle: "It is imperative to require foreign-born people to take an English examination before admitting them to university." . Your insistence that this is not good policy is what I determine to be in error. Have a good day.
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  115.  @Lunapple1  Luna, nothing crazy at all about having non-native students take English tests and holding them back a grade. In this case, they were held back for only 2 weeks, so it was obviously no big deal.
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  116.  @burrrn___  Lui, you sound upset that none of the women mentioned your preferred color.
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  117.  @SamuelSouza-di6nq  Samuel, the natives of the American continent were the giants who made the huge earth mounds and megalithic structures. INDIANS came and drove them out. There, now you can amend your comment.
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  118.  @andyb619  andy, If you know what was in the Holy Bible, you would understand the meaning of what I wrote. . Please start reading it to your soul's salvation today.
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  119. Please go to Nara.
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  120. Onsen spas are big business in Japan. They are in large buildings, segregated by women and men, and you take off your clothes, put them in a little locker with a key, go sit on a stool and take a shower/shampoo, rinse off, then soak in a hot bath. There are usually 3 or 4 kinds of baths, bubbly, outdoors (with wall around it), sauna, etc. When finished you towel off, use a provided hair dryer, get your stuff, and finished. . The above generally holds true for traditional onsens, except that there is many only one bath for each gender. . Please note that there is definitely no soap in the big bath, and you must wash down before getting in. Towels are not allowed in the bath water, but many people put them on their heads while in the bath. Oh yes, people with tattoos are forbidden in most onsens. . Hope you come enjoy them one day!
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  121. Very nice video, Takashi. The young "expert" was interesting for her zeal and confidence, but not so much for her lack of knowledge on the subject.
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  122. God bless the Indian Christians facing persecution.
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  123. tamami, yes, "tatemae" is a lie, no matter how you want to spin it.
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  124.  @tamamiyamaguchi41  Tamami agrees that "Tatemae" is a lie, then proceeds to try and explain why it is not a lie. OK.
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  125. What is "dating"? Who started this strange custom? Perhaps it's one reason for the lower number of marriages and births today?
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  126.  @AdamPayne1975 Adam, interesting story. Good luck to you!
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  127.  @Krachbumm-Ente  Ente, your comment about "you should leave Japan" is irrelevant to the conversation.
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  128.  @zDToddy  Toddy, so if you are homeless, or don't pay taxes, you don't have a country to call "home"?
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  129. Why do you do that? Is it from a desire to "fit in"?
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  130.  @nomomania6827  nomo, Got that right! I still remember going to an okonomiyaki restaurant and asking them to leave off the pork at the end. "No". Lost another customer.
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  131. This was very interesting, Takashi. The young man in the white sweatshirt looks and acts "light", but speaks more truth than all the rest put together. The poor elderly lady who has gone thru most of her life not understanding anything about this topic - so sad for her.
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  132.  @tata7811  竜哉、What does "Japanese people" mean to you?
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  133.  @elmalanmalan2175  27 years here, but still no chance for PR.
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  134.  @erw108  erw, Japan still gives missionary visas. However, the general population is apathetic towards anything God-related. It is sad, as they are generally nice people, but they don't want to be different from everybody around them.
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  135. But some cultures definitely ARE better than others.
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  136. 80s weren't so hard. We even had color TV!
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  137. You might be glowing green all the time!
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  138.  @TheFlyingZulu  Zulu, I ask you two questions, and you take that as "lecturing"? That is odd. . FYI, no one in the world had airconditioning just 100 years ago. . And some people didn't even have canned tuna to eat. . And maybe they didn't even have smart phones. . Yet they still had babies, so you are here today. . So stop being a hypocrite, and learn to love this life that Jesus Christ and your parents so lovingly made for you.
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  139.  @TheFlyingZulu  Zulu (Patrick Jones), so sad for you that you dismiss your only chance of eternal life. . Please reconsider. I'm praying for you!
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  140.  @princessjello  princess, why do you make such a ridiculous statement?
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  141.  @Krantzstone Krantz, it is sad to see how many lies you promulgate. You really didn't know until just now that Capitalism has existed ever since humans have claimed possession of things? Also, you didn't know until just now that it has always been the traditional way of life for most cultures of the world to have the woman take care of the home? . Basically everything you have written on this thread is mistaken. But don't worry, you are on the internet, so if you use your God-given brains, you can start finding the truth and using it to help you learn and thrive in this life, and in the eternal life that Jesus has promised to all those who believe and follow him. You do want eternal life with Jesus, don't you?
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  142.  @Giminy  Thank you for that explanation.
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  143.  @Theiscariotsin Not only will your tattoos not be allowed in some places in Japan, your self-satisfied demeanor will stick out like a sore thumb.
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  144. Asking all English teachers in Japan. Having lived here nearly 3 decades, it seems that the number of adults who want to learn English is decreasing. Of course the number of children is decreasing too, reducing that pool of potential students also. . I would like to know if it is because I'm getting older and not out and about as much to make new contacts, or if this is a country-wide phenomenon.
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  145. I explain to Japanese 30 year olds about how Japanese people used to line up at train stations in front of rows of green phones to make a call, and they look at me and nod to each other that I'm a foreigner and don't know what I'm talking about - ha!
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  146.  @somerandomchannel382 somerandom, Do you want to overcome your ethnicity issues?
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  147.  @stanleyrobson4622 stanley, Most Japanese had favorable views towards Chinese until around 2012 or so when it started to sour. Yes, Chinese tourists were noisy and young Chinese did some crimes, but really, until Xi came into power and started trash-talking Japan and trying take Japan's islands, relations were pretty good. . Now, Chinese are hated in Japan.
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  148.  @philipb1889 philip, I know some Japanese people who would be considered "non-fluent" in Japanese, except that they are naturally Japanese. . But to answer your question, this man in the video is at a 10 in speaking fluency (adult level), not sure about written.
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  149.  @NSXWayneNZ  NSX, I did the Shodo thing for one year. Interesting to hear your experiences.
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  150. Midwest is authentic America.
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  151. Several of them were my friends. I helped them several times, cooking and giving monetary help etc. The homeless in Japan are almost non-existent now.
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  152.  @getting2knowjapan eigokobo, let me help you with the math. Correcting for my exchange mistake (should be 1,488usd/month), the average starting salary for university graduates in Japan is exactly 30% of the 4,905/month starting salary of ones in the U.S. . Also, non-skilled workers in many parts of America can get around 15usd/hour. So even after going to college for 4 years in Japan, new graduates can only get 59% the salary of a cashier or burger flipper in America. . I've told my students who are getting a nursing degree in Japan to learn English, graduate, pass the proper nursing exams in the U.S., and earn up to 4 times what they can in Japan.
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  153.  @vandysfam vandy, your advice is mostly spot-on, but remember that there are many Japanese, usually men, who are happier being with a westerner IF that westerner's Japanese is worse than their English.
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  154. For me, both coasts are where the nuts roll.
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  155. Interesting. What part of Japan?
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  156.  @stevemartin4249 Cool. I've been either in or just out of Osaka most of my nearly 3 decades in Japan (that started in 1989). I've told many people that I wouldn't have lasted this long in cold-hearted Tokyo. Osaka obahans are usually really friendly and talkative.
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  157.  @QMS9224  Many Japanese secretly admire American presidential style, because the candidates speak their mind, and voters can choose their leader.
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  158.  @平丸㺅  user-fz4, yes, understanding history can help us understand the present. We see from history that Japanese can be passionate about things, but that all seems to be about gone now...
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  159.  @YXL36  YXL, and in this video, the older ones were less wise than the younger ones. . Facts are facts.
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  160.  @digdoug006  dig writes: "Why do you keep making videos that one is gonna watch?" Thank you!!
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  161. The French woman is not correct. She has only lived here for one month, and has no clue about Japan at this point.
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  162.  @myronsmith2114 myron, So you think 1% is one out of 10,000. hmmm.
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  163.  @Legoman69469  Legoman, your worldview is not in tune with reality.
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  164. vincent, there is a church near "Dobutsuen-mae" station in Osaka that caters mostly to homeless. I've never been inside, but it seems like they are doing a good work among the homeless. I used to walk by it every Friday on my way to work.
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  165.  Abdullah05command  Abdullah, you are just making things up. . He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel - Sura 3:3. . So if you don't believe the Holy Bible, you are disrespecting the Qur'an too.
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  166.  Abdullah05command  Abdullah, So sad to see you denigrate the Qur'an and the Holy Bible. . You are in the worst spot imaginable.
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  167. " they have to be quiet." Ummm, no they don't.
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  168. Had it at 1.5x
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  169.  @PkTrek  PkTrek, yes, that terrible American country which has been around thousands of years longer than those newly formed Middle Eastern countries./
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  170.  @khaledmostafa11  khaled, I forgive you for writing untruthful things about Japan and Bible Belt. . Just last night I was able to have a good conversation with 3 Japanese people about the Bible. They tend to admire it's precepts, but think that it should not be the foundation for their life.
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  171.  @l_ifeefi_l1998  ifeefi, Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. He spoke this world into existence.
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  172.  @khaledmostafa11  khaled, you keep writing untruthful things about Japan. In your first comment to me, you made the strange remark about "bot". Are you one?
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  173. God has an only begotten Son.
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  174. Cool!
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  175.  @toront34508  usersrt46. 聾唖
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  176. Sadly, nearly all Japanese follow the religion called "Evolution".
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  177.  @DOA011970  DOA, your comment is very, very true!
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  178.  @ashwinbhagat384  ashwin, the Japanese people are NOT adopting the Muslim religion in any numbers. This video is not correct. . There are 124 million Japanese people, and while there estimates from around 100 - 200 thousand Muslims in Japan, nearly all of them are of foreign origin. There are probably less than 10,000 Japanese Muslims, and probably most of them are women who married Muslim men. . So this video is wildly incorrect. If you want to know more about religion in Japan, let me know.
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  179.  @Kreosky  Kreosky, the general view seems to be that Buddhism is intertwined with Shinto in many ways, so as to be almost indistinguishable except by name and architecture, but the main view is that Buddhism takes care of funerals, and is the main way one pays respects to ancestors, by going to Buddhist graves, having a Buddhist altar, calling on Buddhist priests to come to your house and chant some sutras once in a while etc. . The Japanese Buddhism admits there is a God/Gods, which, of course, if very different from most other sects/branches of Buddhism. . Buddhism came to Japan from the Chinese in the 600s it is said, so is a foundational part of Japanese culture, with many important historical events and important cultural properties being in temples or connected closely with them. . But other than taking care of funerals, I don't see young people having anything to do with it, and many temples and shrines have closed within the last few years because of the population collapse. . Oh, one more thing, Buddhism has a strong sense of aceticism, which is another turn-off for many young people, but an attraction for those in middle and elder years who see the follies of this world. . As a Christian, I've heard several stories of people who said they were Buddhist, but it never really made sense to them, other than paying respects to their ancestors.
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  180. A lot of ghibli films have a very strong Buddhist/Shinto message.
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  181. Japan is in a downward spiral.
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  182. Almost no one in Japan believes in any of the Shinto "gods". The whole story of how they supposedly made Japan is ridiculous.
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  183.  @ttta-s3r  user-fm7, Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
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  184.  @commentarytalk1446  It isn't "necessary", as there are quite a few Japanese people either willing to make the effort, or else looking for a ticket out of the country.
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  185.  @commentarytalk1446  Commentary, I've lived in Japan over 1/4 century. Your recent comment is correct, but the first comment is not.
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  186.  @commentarytalk1446  Commentary, to bring more clarity to your future posts, you should write something like: "It is often necessary" or "It is usually a good idea". "Necessary" is incorrect, as you have noted yourself.
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  187.  @commentarytalk1446  Sorry to disappoint you in my "failure" of pointing out your error.
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  188.  @commentarytalk1446  Commentary admitted his mistake, and then unadmitted it. OK.
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  189. Yet even after 63 years, he doesn't seem to understand much about Japanese society yet...
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  190. Yet he still can't speak it very well.
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  191.  @freyalove3831  frey, yes, that is true that many English schools in Japan don't want any Japanese use in class, and one way to make sure that happens is to hire people that don't know any Japanese.
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  192. That young lady who wants to be a lawyer - will I have to do something bad in order to have her represent me?
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  193. Sadly, most Japanese have no concept of God.
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  194. Japan doesn't want foreigners to get permanent residence. They up the rules every few years, and are planning to have a bill either this year or next saying that even if you do get a PR, if you stop paying for health insurance or taxes or pensions, then they will take it back from you and boot you out.
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  195. He didn't mention anything about God at all. That was the saddest part of the interview where he measured success by others' feelings towards him...
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  196.  @mollytovxx4181 molly, please reread the comment I was commenting on, if you want to understand.
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  197.  @Abdulirfan100  skir, please provide your "proof". . But please understand that the "him" in Colossians 1:16 is definitely referring to Jesus Christ - the only begotten Son of God.
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  198.  @Abdulirfan100  skirfan, so you have no evidence for your claim about Jesus? Did you tell a falsehood when who said you would "prove" it? . Eveyone knows Colossians 1:16 is talking about Jesus. Colossians 1:12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated [us] into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, [even] the forgiveness of sins: 15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: . Verse 14, "his" is referring to whose? Verse 15, who is the firstborn of every creature?
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  199.  @Abdulirfan100  skirfan, by avoiding giving proof of your initial assertion, it makes it look like you told a falsehood. Was that your intention to tell a falsehood?
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  200. USJ is a zoo. That's what it was made for. Instead of hitting all the touristry spots, why not see the real Japan next time?
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  201.  @commentarytalk1446  Commentary, I said "not directly related", and you say "wrong they can be related". . You have some English issues you need to work on if you want to interact with native speakers.
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  202. Lots of interesting opinions here. It seemed like the guitar player was uncomfortable during the entire interview. The woman at 17:45 said: "Japanese people think about others first". That seems true on the surface, but is not true in reality. The main thing is that Japanese people want to save face and not cause めいわく。たてまえ is a big problem in Japan.
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  203. 38 years?!
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  204. Your experience is similar to mine, except I never tried cashing checks. I was asked many times when I was "going back home". It was a strange question to me, because I was living in Japan. So I would say "maybe in an hour", and they would always raise their voice and say "your country".
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  205. No idea what "here" means to you.
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  206.  @Haz-Zzz  Haz, you still are clueless as to WHY they moved factories to China in the first place. It's because consumers wanted lower prices. . Why do you think many consumers buy Chinese EVs even when they know that their financial contribution is going to an evil regime?
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  207.  @CC-bm3wb  CC, agreed that we need a new system of "money" but no digital global money, as that will bring in the Mark of the Beast.
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  208.  @scottr7683  scott, Not much official inflation in Japan in the last 30 years, but for common people, yes, price of many things have doubled since 1990.
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  209.  @blakespower  blake, you speak of Korea 10 years ago.
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  210.  @kenho-wr5ul2rh7m  kenho, yes, Japan has super cheap rent. I pay roughly 190usd/month.
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  211.  @aluminumucumber4281  aluminum, Japan "paid inflation for" me? Really? How?
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  212.  @aluminumucumber4281  aluminum. OK, I see now you're just having fun. Carry on.
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  213. Lady at 7:30 says everything in Kyoto is "authentic". 🤣 If you really want authentic, go to Nara or Shikoku.
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  214.  @antonyzhou6602 antony, were you aware that it was debated in the Japanese govt. strongly whether to abolish Japanese and adopt French as the national language?
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  215.  @antonyzhou6602 antony, No. The point of my comment was this almost became true in the past, and may become true in the future. Nobody knows.
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  216.  @sanjabago4180 sanja, If one sees bad customs in the culture, should you still "adapt to" them?
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  217. Nara is best for ancient Japanese culture.
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  218.  @missplainjane3905  ?
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  219.  @missplainjane3905  Jane, please remember we are talking about having just a few days to see the sights of Japan. Going to Himeji to see the best castle in Japan would be nice if you have the time and inclination to do that too. Of course Kyoto has many ancient things also.
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  220.  @danielebaldo1318  Daniele, Not sure about today, but a few weeks ago Japan was allowing up to 5,000 foreign tourists a day, with calls to increase it to 20,000. Right now the 7th wave of corona is hitting Japan hard, so they might have tightened the rules again, but they know they need to open back up as soon as possible.
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  221.  @pigbenis274  pig, Your statement is false.
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  222.  @assistantref5084  assist, Your writing doesn't match reality. But good luck.
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  223.  @assistantref5084  assist, You're welcome. If you'd like to know more about Japan, let me know.
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  224.  @J.J.J.J.J.J.J  J., Japanese have gotten noticeably poorer, accelerating downward since the jpy deprecation that started nearly 3 years ago.
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  225.  @assistantref5084  assist, Observed reality here in Japan over the last 30 years refutes your assertion. The observed facts are that people have become poorer.
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  226.  @shizzler7176  shiz, I'd agree with that, except for the religious part of Japan.
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  227.  @assistantref5084  assist, your writing is contrary to observed reality in Japan.
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  228.  @benedettobruno1669  benedett sees some random videos of slums in the US, and compares them to average life in Japan, and comes to a weird conclusion. . I saw one recently of a man from San Francisco employed in IT who visited Japan for a month, staying at 3 star hotels and dining out and travelling, saying that he spent less than if he had stayed at his apartment in SF. The average American is much richer than the average Japanese nowadays, a reversal from the 80s-90s.
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  229.  @KTheBFan  Kt, Truth!
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  230.  @saddha1  saddha, Buddha is turning to dust. Jesus Christ is in heaven, getting ready to return to earth soon surrounded by millions of shining angels to judge us all for how we've lived these lives he has so lovingly created for us.
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  231.  @baotruc236  bao, Do you claim to be Atheist?
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  232.  @baotruc236  bao, Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. . Exodus 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: 10 But the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the LORD thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates: 11 For [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them [is], and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. . John 14:6 Jesus replied, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. . Please repent, and follow your Creator - Jesus Christ.
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  233. Who invented "dating"?
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  234.  @mrnatram  mrnatram, you have no idea what you are talking about.
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  235.  @bebebaba3442  bebe, How many smartphones can you buy with a PPP?
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  236. Yes↑
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  237. Amen! Where are the laborers to come over here to Japan and show what real Christianity is?
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  238. That's cool that you want to do translation, but everyone says (and my observations concur), that jobs for translators are dwindling rapidly.
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  239.  @ゾーマ-n8n  user-gd8, 有難う！あっ、それもたてまえだったか。
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  240.  uesr-senjing1e  senjing, You seemingly are NOT Japanese, so your comment is odd.
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  241.  @azabujuban-hito8085  Azab bought houses in Tokyo and Nagano and still says he's not rich. 1% think that way.
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  242.  @azabujuban-hito8085  Nice to hear from the 1%, Azabujuban.
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  243.  @azabujuban-hito8085  Azab, Nice to know that 1 percenters can tell jokes. That's great that you are very rich. I'm just trying to give a heads-up to readers of this thread that Tokyo is generally still somewhat expensive, so they don't get the idea that it is easy for normal people to buy a house in Tokyo now.
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  244.  @azabujuban-hito8085  Azabujuban, don't be shy about it, tell us how much you spent on your two houses you bought in Japan, and we can each make up our own minds if you are rich or not.
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  245.  @azabujuban-hito8085  Thanks for tacitly admitting you lied to us.
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  246.  @azabujuban-hito8085  edited: I just went to your channel and see that you are deep into devilish activities with channeling angels, deep sleep programming to attract money, reiki etc. Azab, you are on the path to the Lake of Fire where your soul will be burned up, and you will be ashes forever. Please repent, believe in Jesus as the Son of God, and do as he says. That is the only way to receive eternal life. Don't you want eternal life in glory with God?
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  247.  @lynda.grace.14  Lynda, kudos to you! I used to have smokers put out their cigarettes on the platform, and many people around me were secretly smiling.
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  248.  @deanronson6331  Dean, you obviously live in a small world of your own making. Now let's try to think like a college admissions administrator for a short time. 1. You are tasked with making sure that students trying to obtain admission can benefit from what your college has to offer. 2. You have no way of knowing if these foreign people can actually speak and use English at a college level or not. . Are you starting to understand the situation better now?
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  249.  @iChillypepper  iChilly, Showing us your lack of knowledge of the subject helps the conversation in what way?
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  250.  @tammyleung7578  That's good, Tammy.
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  251.  @madcityy269 mad, the stock market topped in 1989, and the land prices topped in 1991 or 2.
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  252. Masks don't stop the spread of viruses. . In Japan, everyone expects workers to put company first, above everything - above God, above family, and even above yourself. . Japan is the least free of the G7. But still, Japan has many, many good points.
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  253.  @estoniaisunderrated5120  Estonia, women do not get "routinely molested on trains" in Japan. Why do you even say something so obvioulsy mistaken?
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  254. The elderly man is one of the first Japanese elderly men I've seen on Youtube who doesn't have a clue about the causes of depopulation.
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  255. wild, Your "cause and effect" example is in error. I remember being in Japan in the 1980s, asking why there was razor wire with broken glass on tops of the outer walls. They told me that for a few years after the war, every day Japanese would try to break in and steal stuff . Some Christian principles have taken deep root in Japan, such as the idea that we are not born into some kind of caste system. That is still fought by some people in Japan, but in general, except for the emperor, most everybody believes in that now.
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  256.  @Kayaba811  zack, please stop lying. I know Muhammad says it's OK to lie, but please don't.
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  257. Amen and amen!
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  258. If you like neighbors who enjoy telling you how to live your life, the Japanese countryside can be very nice!
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  259. The fundamental reason is belief in Evolution. If all we are is advanced pond scum, then what's the point? . Only Jesus Christ gives eternal life and hope for the future.
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  260.  @chakibbenmohamed4563  chaki, I just gave you the information to make the point, and to give you hope of eternal life. . Please apply it to yourself, and let's meet one day in heaven around the great white throne and give glory to King Jesus forever and ever!
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  261. all, you do realize that the foundations of the Shinto religion is what helped drive Japan into WWII, don't you?
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  262. @ Yes, the US is much freer in that respect. . I've lived almost as long here in Japan as I did in America, and there are definitely nice things to see here, and many polite people, but there is a huge, overall sadness about the country.
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  263. 1:36 That guy spends over 100,000jpy on food a month?! My food bill averages 12,000/month. Thank you Lamu and Gyomu.
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  264.  @setsunaemblem  setsu, you are welcome to make unrelated statements.
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  265.  @andyb619  andy, your question: "If you feel they're restricted by the Bible" is not how I feel. I'm saying that the Holy Bible forbids God's servants from "writing about which country should be ruling over other countries." . That is standard Christian teaching. . Matthew 22:21 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.
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  266.  @andyb619  andy, God bless you. Jesus calls us to make disciples of all nations. Let's work while it is day, for the night comes when no one can work.
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  267. 9:20 This guy speaks facts!
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  268. 何で多くの日本人は一つの絶対神を信じたがらないんですか。
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  269.  @beruo1  日本人の１％未満しか絶対神を信じない。 なんでやろう？
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  270. Yes, that was the saddest part of the video - to measure success by what others feel about you.
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  271. @@homie3461homie, Nice to see the Holy Spirit working on your heart.
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  272. @@homie3461 homie, Jesus Christ is calling you to repent, turn from the sins that are turning you into your current leader, and receive his gift of eternal life. . Revelation 22:1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, [was there] the tree of life, which bare twelve [manner of] fruits, [and] yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree [were] for the healing of the nations. 3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: 4 And they shall see his face; and his name [shall be] in their foreheads. 5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. . I hope to see you there!
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  273. Good luck in Kobe! That's the city of fashionable clothes, a little bit of foreign feeling, several old churches, and just generally a little better mindset usually when compared to Osakans.
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  274. The elderly man didn't have a clue about causes of depopulation.
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  275.  @lynda.grace.14  There are roughly 1.4 million Japanese living overseas.
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  276. Again, the young people show more wisdom and awareness of the world than the old people. . I remember Japan in the bubble era. Osaka skyline was cranes, cranes, cranes. The people walked fast, had things to do, places to go, and hopes for the future. Now those cranes are in Cambodia and Indonesia, the people blankly walk scrolling their phones, have only work and school, don't want to go out, and no hope for the future. . Sad to see the decline of Japan.
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  277.  @moarx25  Thanks, moarx.
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  278.  @manlimnaga1359  man, why do you say "China"?
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  279.  @Dhamiineyoonz  Acid, people are the best resource.
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  280.  @khajiithadwares2263  Belief in Evolution is the fundamental reason for having less children.
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  281.  @dark_rit  dstreet shows he doesn't understand that Evolution teaches that humans came from pond scum, and that there is no ultimate meaning or purpose to what is coming after this life. . Then dstreet shows he is anti-human life. . You've done well in giving evidence for my original assertion that "Belief in Evolution is the fundamental reason for having less children."
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  282. Even Japanese people are reluctant to open up to people. They are very closed, and often have one face for one group of people, and a different face for a different group.
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  283. Shiba, I politely disagree with your comment. I had many more friends in Japan when my Japanese was terrible, than when it became good. Especially among many Japanese men, there is a hierarchy thing going on where if they feel like their English level is lower than your Japanese level, they will just cut off contact.
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  284.  @shibapatrol801  Shiba tells us he has no clue what foreigners experience in Japan. Then he tries to change the subject. Sad.
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  285.  @shibapatrol801  OK, Shiba, when you just copy someone and are self-happy about doing that, you obviously are correct.... if you are still in the 2nd grade of elementary school.
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  286. There's lots of other "shocks".
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  287. "I haven’t lived in Japan, but I’ve spoken to many Japanese people". If you are saying your knowledge of Japanese people is from Japanese who have gone to foreign countries, then you are getting a very biased view of Japan.
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  288. I was yelled at twice by very irate men in Japan last month. They called me all sorts of names. So yeah, there are all kinds.
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  289. klauss, It is not possible, by definition, for anyone to truly be an Atheist.
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  290.  @Darkjack-FR dark, every comment you make helps promote Takashi's channel. Good job!
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  291.  @Darkjack-FR dark, I like your middle-school comebacks. Keep 'em coming!
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  292. myka, Please stay true to the Holy Bible. God's love, while unmerited, definitely is not unconditional.
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  293. Sadly, Christians are decreasing in Japan. We need Jesus!
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  294. Japanese are very polite, but some of it is たてまえ。
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  295. Takashi, do a video on "What does it mean to be Japanese?".
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  296.  @starstencahl8985  Starsten, because it was true 20 years ago that Japan was very expensive.
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  297.  @B3RS3RK3R2323  Guy, Salaries in Japan average 40% or more lower than in America for most jobs, but the minimum wage is around 8usd.
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  298.  @danielwhyatt3278  Daniel, you really need to come to Japan and live for several years to clear up the many misconceptions you have of this country.
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  299.  @wahm7872  W Ahm writes, "The cost of living in Japan is still better". First of all, your English is not clear. Second of all, like I noted, salaries are around 40% less in Japan than in the U.S. . The bottom 20% of income earners in America on average spend even more than the average person in Japan.
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  300.  @ellaofficiel ella, actually, the root problems with not getting married or having kids has almost nothing to do with money or work. . It has a lot to do with believing that ones' ancestors rose up from pond slime to become what you are today, and that religion's evil spawn, which is belief that humans are causing Mother Earth to overheat (so we need to reduce the number of humans). . Even Japanese pollsters see this problem as young people not wanting the hassle of dealing with anyone, even/especially intimately.
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  301.  @AdamPayne1975 Adam, Based!
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  302. Japan is "rich"? You're about 25 years behind the times, Matt.
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  303.  @rutabaga69  rutabaga gets the prize for most unrelated comment on the thread. . "Spouses" never were the topic of conversation.
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  304.  @maxngan2197  maxngan, Agreed that many youth are happy about foreigners (especially ones they deem cool) coming to live in Japan. . But they grow older and become as or more anti-foreigner than their parents. . There are videos here on Youtube of some Diet member (Ono?) who gave a rousing talk on the Diet floor, asking questions of the ruling party why so many foreigners come to live in Japan, and why many of them start living on welfare and taking from Japanese society. The comments, nearly all by Japanese, were about 95% in support of what she said.
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  305.  @theinktician  inktician, there seem to be two main ideas vying for the supremacy - one of which is that Japan needs to severely restrict the number of foreigners living in Japan, and the other saying that Japan should be more like foreign countries and be acceptive of foreigners. . Seems like the first foreigner who goes on welfare in Japan causes a huge debate about how foreigners are coming to Japan to fleece the Japanese. My take on that is a bit simplistic, I admit, but it's kind of like many Japanese are happy to have foreigners here as long as the foreigners are working, in good health, and in general adding something monetarily to Japanese society. When those foreigners are on the receiving end, then sayonara. But yes, I know this mindset applies to native Japanese people as well, as I've helped a number of homeless Japanese people over the years. . I could get a permanent visa now if the rules were the same as they were in 2014, or even if the same as spring 2019. But not with the rules added that summer.
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  306. @@homie3461homie, agreed with you there! . I'd define "success" as hearing "Well done you good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of your Lord" by the lips of Jesus Christ himself.
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  307.  @zDToddy  Toddy, this recent comment of yours is very nice and heart-warmng. It would ring of sincerity if you went back and edited your previous comment denigrating the homeless and those who don't pay taxes.
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  308. Japan doesn't really want foreigners to stay and live, but if ou have some Japanese blood, they may make an exception for you.
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  309.  @unixtreme  Unix:Top 10 Countries with the Highest Birth Rate (per 1000 people, CIA World Factbook 2021 estimate) Niger - 47.28 Angola - 42.22 Mali - 41.60 (tie) Uganda - 41.60 (tie) Benin - 41.55 Chad - 41.05 Congo (Dem Rep of) - 40.53 South Sudan - 38.26 Somalia - 38.25 Mozambique - 38.03 . Top 10 Countries with the Lowest Birth Rate (per 1000 people, CIA World Factbook 2021 estimate) Monaco - 6.63 South Korea - 6.89 Andorra - 6.91 Japan - 7.00 Taiwan (limited recognition) - 7.43 Greece - 7.72 Puerto Rico - 7.90 Portugal - 8.02 Spain - 8.05 Bulgaria - 8.15 . You will notice that ALL 10 of the top birth rate countries are Conservative, and 5 of the lowest birth rate countries are Liberal.
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  310.  @unixtreme  Unix, OK, so even after I show that all the top 10 birthrate countries are conservative, and 5 of the lowest are Progressive, you still are in denial . Continue to gaslight if you want, but remember that you are lying to yourself.
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  311. Very disappointed that he claims to be a missionary, and yet didn't have anything at all to say about Jesus.
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  312.  @dirtytablecloth123  dirty, you need to watch again, because the only reason he could come to Japan in the first place was because of his missionary visa.
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  313.  @brendankishketon  brenda, you absolutely have to have paid into the Japanese national pension scheme, and their Health scheme for 2 years, be in Japan for 10, and make a certain amount of money in order to get a Permanent Visa for Japan the usual route. Now if you are young and rich, you might get it on a point system, and of course if you marry a Japanese citizen, you have a different route. . Good luck!
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  314.  @Mwoods2272  Mwoods, it's getting more and more difficult to get a permanent visa for Japan.
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  315. @ brendan, that's good. So how are you planning to get a PR?
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  316.  @86Corvus  86, What you say is mostly true. That does nothing to negate the fact that Japanese young people generally lack ambition. Were you not aware that more and more of them are never having any kind of physical relationships in their lives, and don't want them either?
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  317.  @GlitterDedicator  user-oo3, the problem of not having kids has almost nothing at all to do with the government. It has to do with teaching Evolution and Climate Change which tell us that humans have no purpose in life, and are a detriment to the planet.
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  318. There are many hysterical people in Japan.
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  319. He should have learned kanji by this time if he was serious about reaching the Japanese for Jesus.
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  320.  @よそみ-z9f  「ま“よ” さん」ほんまに漢字はややこしい。でもすべての文字に意味が含まれていて、勉強する時なんかエジプトの象形文字の勉強してるかのような気がします。 コンピュータの変換はすごい便利やけど、漢字の書き方忘れるな～。 多くの日本人が救われるため漢字でも使って、イエス様が日本人皆に受け入れられますように！
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  321.  @EdwardLindon  Edward, perhaps so, but it seemed like from what he said that he has NOT learned many kanji yet.
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  322.  @EdwardLindon  I just rewatched part of the video, especially where it talks about Kanji on the timline, and it is Takashi who says he has forgotten how to write them, and the man mentions nothing there about studying them, but later he says he reads the headlines of the newspapers, so he can obviously read some (if they are Japanese newspapers).
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  323.  @carollynt  carollynt, everyone is religious.
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  324. malle, Kyotoites are famous in Kansai for being stuck-up.
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  325.  @akina1053  akina, why do you think Japanese want to separate themselves from foreigners in Kyoto?
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  326.  @akina1053  akina, I think because God made me with a brain to think. . "Why do you think Japanese want to separate themselves from foreigners in Kyoto?"
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  327. @ 9y2bgy, You would decide that foremost by comparing to how well those cultures adhere to God's words in the Holy Bible. . But even if you choose to disbelieve God, there is an innate human moral compass that most people have. . For example, wouldn't you agree that it is bad to sell humans? Yet there are cultures who do that? There are cultures that do things I can't type, as they would be deleted.
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  328. Fewer foreigners are coming to work in Japan, contrary to Takashi's assertion. The jpy is very weak, and the govt is making it harder and harder to get a permanent visa.
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  329. Things are not so expensive in Japan. That era has ended (at least for now).
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  330.  @RobinLundqvist  Robin understands well that the depopulation issue is not about money.
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  331. tony went to one church on Sunday in a metropolitan area of 33 million people, and that church was full, so he is "shocked" by how many people he saw there. . That's odd.
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  332.  @normicikida3844  norm, you are denigrating the Qur'an AND the Bible: Sura 3:3 He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel. . So what does the Torah and the Gospel say about Jesus? Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. . John 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. . We see the Torah calls Jesus "The mighty God", and in the Gospel Jesus says of himself: "I AM". . Instead of remaining a disbeliever, why not repent, call on your Creator - Jesus Christ, and enjoy his cleansing of your sins and your name written in the Lamb's Book of Life?
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  333.  @emperorinmu4199  emperorinmu, その印象はあるかもしれませんが、実はあまり知られてないところでキリスト教が日本社会を大きく変えたよね。 例： 皆平等 皆教育義務 皆自由 などなど。
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  334.  @Amins88  Amin,その見解は間違っています。キリスト教の教えがいろんなところで日本社会を大きく変えた。皆平等とか。
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  335.  @loulouraharjo9799  lou, sadly, it is not. Basically, if present trends continue, the next 10 years will see about a halving of the already miniscule 0.8% of Christianity in Japan, except among the foreigners who live here. . We need to work and pray that the Holy Spirit will start pricking hearts!
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  336. Your financial figures are mistaken.
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  337.  @thanosandnobill3789  than, Oh, OK, That's your problem. Please look at the "FRED Real Net Exports of Good and Services for Japan" report, and then the "Total Value of Exports and Imports (1950-) - Trade Statistics of Japan" to get up to speed on the issue.
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  338.  @thanosandnobill3789  thano, Your financial figures are not correct. Besides, it is not possible you have 2024 export totals yet. . The European economy is still better than Japan's. . You are correct that the middle class is large in Japan. . If you'd like to know more about Japan, let me know.
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  339. yuu, it is very difficult to become a Christian in Japan, as suddenly you become an "outsider" to most of your former circle of friends.
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  340.  @yuu_miran  Tree yuu. I would say that that the 7th day Sabbath is to be kept, as Jesus did.
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  341. ななし, Many people don't realize how awful the wires look until they are gone. Yesterday I pointed out the ugly wires overhead to a Japanese who has lived in France for many years, and she noticed it too. But when pointing it out to people who have lived in Japan all their lives, it is "natural" to most of them.
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  342.  @jonrogers694  jon gets it.
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  343.  @Morita139  Morita, So are you suggesting that Japanese companies should not have their vacations all at the same time?
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  344. "tourist hordes" Just couldn't resist showing your superiority complex, could you?
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  345. Osaka over Tokyo any day.
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  346. A3, The young Japanese that have enough gumption to go abroad are a shrinking percentage of the overall number of young Japanese who as a whole are shrinking.
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  347. user-xu6, 「近代」。WWIIはもう「古代」か。
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  348.  @blume0121  blume, your talk about your "past life" is fantasy.
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  349.  @masatanida9119  masa, You need to change your news sources in order to understand America better. Actually, there isn't anybody in government that would love to end Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid. . It sounds to me like living in a Liberal place, you have imbibed untruthful Liberal talking points. . BTW, Japanese didn't produce even 700,000 babies last year. Japan is ending before our eyes.
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  350.  @Giminy  Giminy, I have heard it is impossible to hold both US and Japanese passports. Specifically, I've been told Japan does not allow that. . Is this something you got a long time ago, or recently, or can you possibly give more information?
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  351.  @skiing4697  skiing, and once you live in Japan, you will learn that many Japanese are happy when you speak English to them. . Please refrain from putting your expectations on others.
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  352.  @small_fries7573  small, I implore you to please repent of your false message. Jesus commanded people everywhere to REPENT, and be baptized. . You have conflated Justification (forgiveness of sins which is a free gift), with walking the streets of the New Jerusalem, which involved a daily walk with Jesus, doing as he did - which of course includes keeping his commandments. . Revelation 22:14 Blessed [are] they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. . God bless as you heed those inspired words of God.
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  353.  @タコの王 Sadly, Japan's immigration system is making it tougher and tougher for foreigners to live here.
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  354.  @BreezyE-d3n  Thanks for the info. My over 80s are dying off...
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  355.  @krunchie2024 stewart, glad to know that there are still some who can make money translating. I haven't seen any permanent positions for translators for years now, as most businesses I know think they can just deepl or google it, and it's good to go.
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  356. After you live in Japan a few years, you will probably start to discover the dark side of Japan.
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  357. Speak a lot. Listen a lot. Read a lot.
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  358. Mostly they are never really considered Japanese. That goes doubly so if the foreigners have a different skin color.
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  359. Rick is right again! But you are talking about older houses, aren't you? All the houses I've been in that were built in the last 25 years or so have wall air-conditioners.
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  360. rodney, you mean the urinating in the streets after drinking all night, or the lack of intimacy in marriages, bullying, or the fact that many children don't go visit their parents, or just what is it that you don't understand yet about Japan?
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  361.  @krissydiggs  krissy, there used to be quite a lot of homelessness in Japan, but it is quite rare now.
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  362. Many Japanese don't want foreigners staying long term in Japan. The govt. is making it more and more difficult to get a permanent visa. Why do many Japanese want to keep foreigners out?
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  363.  @feifongwong4138  feifong, yes, "diverse" for many people today just means different skin color, when it is much deeper than that.
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  364.  @solenstyle  solen, no one is "good", so your analogy breaks down from the start.
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  365. Here for the money? Japan's salaries are among the worst in OECD countries now. But maybe you have your own business or something.
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  366.  @aldofer8832  Aldofer, I was just quoting him. Then I gave facts.
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  367. @ nana, you are talking about oranges while I'm talking about apples. . I'm talking about the traditional homeless person in Japan. You are talking about the similar-to-homeless-but-not-really-homeless people.
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  368.  @nanaholic01  nana, you keep talking oranges, while I'm talking apples. The traditional homeless are almost all gone. They are no longer. They are not hidden, unless you consider returning to dust to be "hidden". . There is nothing truthful in your statement that people's spending power is drastically reduced in Japan.
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  369.  @nanaholic01  nana, Thanks for showing that you are uninformed of the actual situation on the ground. But you are learning here.
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  370. While this was interesting to hear their recommendations, it is obvious most of them are thinking about for themselves, not for what foreigners would be interested in. Takashi, please do this same video, but ask foreigners who have lived in Japan for at least 2 years to give their opinions. You will undoubtedly get very different answers (except for the Kyoto, Fuji, and onsen answers you got here which were very good).
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  371.  @missplainjane3905  I was thinkinig about this video last nite a bit - most of the people interviewed are college aged, or in their 20s, it appears. Of course they would just give info on what they like themselves, without thinking of the position of being a foreigner to Japan. . I realize not every foreigner coming to Japan wants to know about Japanese history, or even to learn anything at all about Japan. Some people may be entirely happy just walking a few streets in Tokyo, eating some food, shopping, and going back. . But for most foreigners who come for something other than shopping, I believe they would want to go to some museums, and especially see Nara, Kyoto, and Hiroshima. And in fact, I book i saw published about 10 years ago on the most popular places for foreign tourists in Japan mentioned these 3 places, along with I think Asakusa in Tokyo. . Oh, one more thing, no one mentioned a castle, and you cannot understand Japan well without considering their castle and especially samurai culture.
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  372. Work in Japan? Just this morning I read where the average starting salary of a university graduate in Japan is a whopping 220,000jpy/month (1,353usd)!
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  373. @Not an internet troll troll, I never said that was a "bad thing". Please try to learn how the English language works.
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  374.  @gdgd5194  GD, perhaps you missed what I wrote. Here it is again: "Good for you, troll!". Please note that was a reply to someone whose last name on his moniker is "troll". . Are you upset that I called you "GD" too?
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  375. Jay,　 Sorry to hear you don't currently value your soul like your Creator, Jesus Christ does.
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  376. A career? In Japan? Just this morning I read where the average starting salary of a university graduate in Japan is a whopping 220,000jpy/month (1,353usd)!
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  377. 55 years old and makes 3,500/month. That would be roughly 80% of the median fresh college graduate's salary in America.
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  378.  @Kahsimiah Kahsimlah, Please rewatch the video, and you will learn things about the real world. . The facts are: Japan is becoming poorer and poorer, compared to other countries, and is already experiencing a brain drain on top of low birth rates. I admit that if the yen went to around 80/usd like it did right after the Great Hanshin Earthquake 29 years ago, Japan would not be considered poor anymore, as their buying power would basically double..
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  379.  @wealthsuccess5868 wealth, That's too bad. So your moniker is your dream for the future? Keep trying!
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  380.  @timesupgr.8471 time, unions don't help.
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  381.  @NakamaCamping  Nakama, that is basically true, IF you work as a full-time employee in a company.
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  382.  @MrDMIDOV  DOV, I think you mean vocational blue-collared work. Electricians, construction workers, landscapers etc. do quite well. For cleaners and picker-uppers, not so much.
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  383. I got that too from the lady. But most people who don't understand Kyotoites will think she was being very polite, when she was actually putting down others - Kyotoite-style.
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  384.  @shareexperiences4353  share, 関西人としてはできるだけ「１４００年の歴史」の京都を避ける。おもろい京都人に会った事ない。
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  385.  @shareexperiences4353  share, That's right!
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  386. As a missionary, why didn't he talk about his mission work or Jesus or anything missionary-related?
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  387.  @yishihara55527 ayako, are you calling out for help?
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  388. Jesus Christ spoke this world, sun, moon, and stars into existence in 6 days, and rested the 7th.
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  389. john, almost the same for me, and the same feelings too.
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  390. If you're into history, Nara and Kyoto are your top spots to visit.
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  391. Michael, just a note of warning. Many westerners who have come to Japan that I know love everything for 2 years, hate everything for 2 years, like some things for 2 or 3 years, hate some things for 2 or 3 years, and go thru that cycle as they learn more things about the real Japan. Most of them quit Japan either around the 3 year mark, 10 year mark, or 17 year mark. Less than 10% have stayed over 22 years. . Things that might make you think twice: If you are employed full-time at a Japanese company, you are expected to put the company first in your life, over God, yourself, or family. Also, Japanese women control everything in the homes. The laws are not in foreigners' favor, so, for example, if the Japanese spouse wants to run off with the kids and never see you again, there is nothing you can do about it. . Good luck!
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  392.  @MiChael92617 Good luck!
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  393. Didn't you catch that she liked her false religion culture? That is the mindset that Japanese need to overcome if they are ever going to receive eternal life.
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  394. ernest, As an American who has lived in Japan a long time, I feel very, very similar. I was even told by a Japanese in Japan the other day that I was being too polite! Guess I need to work on that some more.
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  395. According to God, "clean" food does not include pork, which Okinawans eat a lot of.
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  396.  @gordo6908  gordo, genetics play a part, admittedly. Since he is the one who created us, Jesus Christ is the one to tell us what we should put into our bodies. Pork, ravens, shellfish etc. are not to be ingested.
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  397.  @shin.z_  shin, God has an only begotten Son.
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  398. There were no pics of the grandson at all in this video...
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  399.  @bakerstreet101  OK, thank you baker. I'll go look for that. I hope the grandson is more faithful in trying to spread the good news of Jesus Christ than his grandfather is.
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  400. Please don't force your opinions of what is "disrespecting Japan" onto others.
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  401.  @BelloBudo007  Bill, you made a false premise, then made a false conclusion. That is odd.
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  402.  @BelloBudo007  Bill, I see your English comprehension is not up to native level yet.
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  403. fipm, you need to look at the bigger picture.
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  404. 建て前はウソです。やめましょう。
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  405. Please do, Jason, but remember that there have been a lot of fake Christians come to Japan, and Japanese people instictively know their morals are better than that fake Christians, so reject Jesus.
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  406.  @alzmcfluffy  alz, Admittedly, he did have some interesting views, but was out of touch in some areas. He definitely wasn't full of wisdom though.
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  407.  @seek6044  seek, sorry, youtube didn't notify me... The 86 year old man and elderly woman who has a sister in America, along with the woman wearing a white jacket in the park were all out of touch. I got the impression that they have watched too much NHK, and have been brainwashed. . Yes, their cost of living was off. That man said over 100k a month! His take on the bubble was off, and he thinks Japan is a comfortable place to live because the language is hard to learn (!?). The woman's ideas about immigration are off, and she thinks Russia wants to take over Japan!!! The woman in the white jacket thinks Japan is very big, and many foreigners are choosing to live in rural places in Japan. This is classic NHK brainwashing, as they make a special documentary showing 2 or 3 foreigners who have chosen to live in rural areas, and then leave the impression that many foreigners are living there, when they aren't at all. . The 63 year old man who spent a large part of his life overseas was based. No doubt he hasn't watched as much NHK as his elders. The younger people were pretty based too, except that one young lady who just wants to buy whatever without thinking of the price. The guy from Chiba who looks like a playboy was the most based of all, with the guy in all black not able to understand the world around him yet.
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  408.  @seek6044  seek, sorry, youtube didn't notify me... The 86 year old man and elderly woman who has a sister in America, along with the woman wearing a white jacket in the park were all out of touch. I got the impression that they have watched too much NHK, and have been brainwashed. . Yes, their cost of living was off. That man said over 100k a month! His take on the bubble was off, and he thinks Japan is a comfortable place to live because the language is hard to learn (!?). The woman's ideas about immigration are off, and she thinks Russia wants to take over Japan!!! The woman in the white jacket thinks Japan is very big, and many foreigners are choosing to live in rural places in Japan. This is classic NHK brainwashing, as they make a special documentary showing 2 or 3 foreigners who have chosen to live in rural areas, and then leave the impression that many foreigners are living there, when they aren't at all. . The 63 year old man who spent a large part of his life overseas was based. No doubt he hasn't watched as much NHK as his elders. The younger people were pretty based too, except that one young lady who just wants to buy whatever without thinking of the price. The guy from Chiba who looks like a playboy was the most based of all, with the guy in all black not able to understand the world around him yet.
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  409. Japanese are a little more based on facts than many Westerners who have been brainwashed with Leftist ideology.
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  410.  @myronsmith2114 smith, so every 1,000th person in your area is Japanese. That's quite high.
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  411. Redcloud, no, it is not a "global phenomenon" to have zero wage increases for 30 years.
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  412.  @martin96991  martin, your knowledge of the spread of Christianity is lacking in truthfulness.
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  413.  @kristinesharp6286  kristine speaks observed facts. God bless you.
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  414.  @usersrt46  users、本当は逆です。キリストは言っただけでこの地球、太陽、星などを創ったのよ。もうすぐ戻ってくる。イエス様を信じて、従った人は皆永遠の命をもらう。 永遠の命をもらいたいでしょう？
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  415.  @usersrt46  usersrt 分からない。教えて。
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  416.  @rsmith02 rsmith, you seem to have missed scruffy's intent.
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  417. Hey, your statement is proven false by facts.
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  418. Yeah, there is Fall this year. I enjoyed it last week by climbing up some low mountains - beautiful!
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  419. Cool! I like Wakayama, but it is dying off...
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  420. Villiers, There are quite a few jobs in Japan where you are not allowed to speak Japanese.
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  421.  Abdullah05command  Abdullah, Why do you disrespect the Qur'an? The Qur'an says that those who gave that book to Mohammed, also gave the Torah to the Jews and Injil to the Christians, and here you are, saying that they were mistaken. . You are in the worst of both worlds, believing neither in the Qur'an or the Holy Bible. . Please repent, and believe in your Creator - Jesus Christ, today.
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  422.  @stopstalkingmebruh6021  bruh, John 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me (Jesus). . If you are interested in eternal life, you will read and follow the Holy Bible. Are you interested in eternal life, bruh?
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  423.  @saadi.1752  saadi, Why do you pop in the conversation to tell us that you are disrespecting the Qur'an too? Is it because you don't like what the Qur'an says? . Sura 3:3 says that the beings who gave the Qur'an to Mohammed also gave the Torah and the Injil. You can ignore that if you want, but you have to live with what it says, and not try to throw it away like you are currently, disrespectfully, doing.
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  424.  @nessie1010  nessie, it is not possible, by definition, for anyone to truly be an Atheist. . Only Jesus Christ, our Creator, can truly offer us eternal life. . Don't you want eternal life in glory with our Creator?
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  425.  @JACpotatos  JAC, everything in the Holy Bible is verifiable, as it is from God.
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  426.  @Ayzal88819  Ayzal, Why do you currently refuse to believe the Qur'an, when it says in Sura 3:3: He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel. . You don't believe the Torah, the Gospel, or the Qur'an. . You are a disbeliever. . Please repent, and believe in and follow your Creator - Jesus Christ, today. He is the only one who can forgive our sins and make us clean.
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  427.  @EstelleTrixie  Estelle, "He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel" Sura 3:3. . So if you believe that the Qur'an is true, then you must believe Isaiah 9:6: "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." . And John 8:58 "Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am." . You are a believer, aren't you?
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  428.  @Blue-uo8ev  Blue, You seem to have forgotten that both the Injeel and Torah came long, long before the Qur'an, so when the Qur'an was written, Muhammad was talking about the Torah and Injeel in his day, which is the same as we have today. . You are in denial. Sura 3:3 tells you what to do. If you don't do it, you disrespect the Torah and Injeel. . For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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  429.  @Blue-uo8ev  Blue, The Qur'an came long after the Torah and Injeel. You are saying now that the two beings in Sura 3:3 are telling a falsehood, thus you disrespect the Qur'an. Shame on you!
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  430.  @Blue-uo8ev  Blue, Why do you disbelieve the Qur'an? What happens to all the disbelievers? . Do you always go around telling people which parts of the Qur'an are false, and which are true?
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  431.  @Blue-uo8ev  Blue, why not believe Sura 3:3? “He has revealed to you the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel.” . Here the "He" is Allah, saying that he gave the Torah and Gospel, and you are saying that he didn't know what he was talking about, because the Torah and Gospel were already corrupted when this was written in the 7th century, long after the Torah and Gospel had been completed. . Why do you disrespect the Qur'an? Why do you disrespect the "He" who revealed to you the Qur'an?
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  432.  @kerapustim  kera, Jesus is God. God is: Father Son Holy Spirit . God is one.
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  433.  @fx_1513  fx, "revert" is the correct word in Islam. I feel sad for Muslims, because many of them really do want to follow God, but they are following a fake god, not the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob - Jesus Christ.
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  434.  @kerapustim  kera, why are you laughing about God? That is blasphemous, and shows disrespect to not only the Holy Bible, but also the Qur'an.
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  435.  @watermelons8870  watermelon, How can I stay silent when I see people choosing to go to the Lake of Fire? I love people, so I give them instructions on how to avoid going to the Lake of Fire, and how to be joyous in this life, and receive eternal life with Jesus. . Don't you want eternal life with Jesus?
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  436.  @asdfghjjhgf  AA is forcing his values onto others. That is not just weird, that is dangerous.
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  437. Many Japanese would rather have the foreigner keep their foreignness.
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  438. Yes, there are many women in Japan, never married, after 45, and say they would like to have children "sometime in the future". What are they thinking?
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  439. Japan's a fire sale now.
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