Being Japanese American in Japan

[@chikanoha]

Thank you so much Nobita for interviewing us! It was an honor and I love how the video turned out☺️

[@TheZuhaabtemuri]

wow thats crazy, i literally was watching you yesterday. Congrats on being on Nobita's channel!

[@chikanoha]

@@TheZuhaabtemuri Thank you so much! Means a lot ☺️

[@ADILKHAN-jq3oo]

@@chikanoha .excellent you are very essential for those who.are looking for japanes culture .. Norms and values ..thanks chika.. And thanks nobita he is the key man..

[@alucardtepes8402]

What's your skin care routine?

[@リズワン]

Mad collaboration 🔥🔥

[@kyoko8100]

When I took Japanese in college my professor was sansei. Her family went through a lot with WWII (interment camps) and afterwards they didn’t speak Japanese at home. So she didn’t grow up speaking or doing very many typical Japanese cultural things. When she decided to study Japanese and eventually went to Japan as an exchange student, she had a pretty rough time because people expected her to be culturally Japanese when she was totally an American coed. Arata sensei was the best tho ❤️

[@barrettish]

Thank you for interviewing us and touching on this topic!! It was nice talking with you. Well done video! 🙌

[@nelsonmkawakami3760]

I am Japanese Brazilian and we call ourselves Nikkei. When I was living in Japan, Japanese people easily understood when I said, my parents immigrated to Brazil.

[@SelcraigClimbs]

@@kaikito2348 what a groovy combination! 乾杯🍻

[@klittlet]

Finally some gringos come here

[@JAPARICAN50-50]

I’m Japanese Puerto Rican lol

[@ajsuflena156]

@@JAPARICAN50-50 how large is the community

[@hectorroman9164]

@@JAPARICAN50-50 Yo soy puertorriqueňo tambien y me comunique con un japones y me di cuenta que muchas de nuestras costumbres,etiquetas y modales pueden incomodar a un japones tendemos a ser muy ruidosos y directos y a eso les chocan.

[@overlyfatman9722]

Funny story, in a Japanese yakiniku restaurant my family and I wanted hot tea and the workers were so worried till the point that they gave a plate of ice, they were like “euuh? hotto?” Very nice people, I miss Japan.

[@zhin13]

"plate is ice"? Last I checked, a plate is flat and ice melts

[@overlyfatman9722]

@@zhin13 Yup they literally gave us a plate of ice, not a bowl, not a cup, a plate. It was a rectangle one for sushi

[@zhin13]

@@overlyfatman9722 lol interesting choice

[@Shinjuku_Samurai]

Excellent report, Nobita! Yes, even though I’m ethnically Japanese, my American mannerisms are clearly evident to most Japanese people. I can relate to what you reported. 😅

[@boba5257]

Really love this! I’m Japanese/Chinese American and I’ve wanted to experience living in Japan but feel like it’ll definitely be different than someone that looks physically “foreign/different” in Japan, so glad I found this video! It’s so informative

[@TimToishi]

I’m Japanese Canadian, and have similar experiences to Chika and Barrett. Great video Nobita! ✌🏻

[@UnicornGamingRX03]

Before COVID, I came to Japan for a holiday for trip number 2. Me being half Australian and Thai have a very Asian appearance. The Japanese don’t see too much difference from me and my brother as being tanned with brown eyes and dark hair. My brother being a guide can speak and read Japanese well. Some of them think we’re from Okinawa or southern Japanese as he never asked for an English menu or English items. The Japanese public didn’t move away from us if we sat in public transport. That’s my experience for my time in Japan.

[@benergizer6368]

This is a really great video, and I someone living in Japan with a few American Japanese friends I found it really interesting. I wish there were Japanese subtitles for this video because I think a lot of Japanese people need to see this to help them understand this issue.

[@JamesEvans-ow1wc]

My best friend growing up was Japanese-American Nicest dude ever

[@galaxynightowl3289]

so he was like half japanese half american type?

[@JamesEvans-ow1wc]

@@galaxynightowl3289 yea his mom was Japanese and his dad was Irish. They lived in the rich part of town and I didn't really understand the social aspects as a child... All I knew is they were super nice

[@galaxynightowl3289]

@@JamesEvans-ow1wc that makes sense

[@dragonballlegendsexeonly955]

U still friends with him? I hope so

[@JamesEvans-ow1wc]

@@dragonballlegendsexeonly955 well, I took a job out of town and he doesn't really use FB or anything like that. When we turned 18 life hit us both hard XD

[@2-old-Forthischet]

I'm sansei born in Hawaii but lived most of my adult life in California. I cannot read or speak Japanese but am proud of my heritage. My father and most of my uncles served in the Army during WWII. In fact, my last surviving uncle who served in the Army in Europe during WWII just passed last month. I personally regret not learning to speak and read Japanese when I was younger.

[@I_Cunt_Spell]

Are you a conservative?

[@2-old-Forthischet]

@@I_Cunt_Spell yes, and proud of it.

[@I_Cunt_Spell]

@@2-old-Forthischet Strange. A lot of Japanese americans* are flaming lefties which sickens me to the core.

[@2-old-Forthischet]

@@I_Cunt_Spell yes. My GF and my brother WERE liberals. Even my own son is slowly turning.

[@capmidnite]

Your WW2 reference reminded me of the story of Joe Kiyeoomia. He was a full blooded Navajo who served in the Pacific and was eventually captured by the Japanese. The Japanese initially thought he was Japanese American and hence a traitor and beat and tortured him for months, until he finally convinced them otherwise. If you look up images of him, he does look a bit Japanese.

[@patrickoneill5338]

Nobita. Your videos continue to be fascinating and so well produced. So grateful to learn from your perspective.

[@JAPARICAN50-50]

I’m Japanese Puerto Rican and I speak both Japanese and Spanish I just can’t read in either language I was raised from both cultures only speaking.

[@JAPARICAN50-50]

@@Greenforrest7342 solo hispanos pana. Soy mezcla rara

[@hectorroman9164]

Saludos soy puertorriqueño tambien y me di cuenta que las etiquetas,modales y comportamientos de nosotros los puertorriqueños les puede incomodar a los japoneses. Me gustaria saber mas de la etiqueta y modales de los japones para que nosotros los puertorriqueños podernos comprender mas la cultura japonesa. Aqui tambien en Puerto Rico consumimos mucho de japon como los carros,motoras,electronicos,etc al punto mas que la norteamericana.

[@arielgonzalez9993]

Latino and Asian American that’s very powerful

[@catmenot7143]

You should do videos!

[@JAPARICAN50-50]

@aDBo'Ch 1 😎 I speak all 3 languages fluently so yes trilingual however I can some what read in both Spanish and Japanese. Technically I mentioned I don’t read reasoning why is because I look for words during the sentences that would describe what the person is asking directly to me hence I can respond back in writing using my knowledge of speech and spelling out the words. I’m not sure about the google translation since I feel sometimes that app doesn’t truly say the correct things when your trying to communicate in another language. I also have a good grip of Portuguese as well and can communicate pretty well with Portuguese speakers since Spanish is fairly close to the language.

[@sanjuro66]

My first time traveling to Japan was in 2018. I got the same strange looks, as they were expecting me to speak Japanese. LOL. BUT, when I went to my father's ancestral city of Yamaga, Kumamoto prefecture...a lot of the folks genuinely had big smiles on their faces, when I told them my father's family came from there.

[@Kawayoporu]

+Henry K Wow, in 2018, I went to the Japan Festival in Canada.

[@kobet7341]

I'm Japanese American. Whenever I go to Japan and try to speak Japanese, I always get the weirdest looks.

[@coffeelink943]

I have a feeling it’s majority of asian Americans. Vietnamese Americans are the same as well, like myself second generation

[@shimizukebin]

Meanwhile I speak Japanese fluent enough like someone from high school and they will probably give me the same looks and sometimes are starting to communicate in broken Engrish lol

[@bluasterisk]

@@coffeelink943 True, I tend to speak English at first to establish that I'm Asian American. I had a little social experiment for that as a project while I was an exchange student in Japan. I had the most pleasant interaction out of my group members because I approached the stranger for directions with English, then I proceeded to speak Japanese.

[@coffeelink943]

@@bluasterisk yea man, same with me if I go to Vietnam, i would approach speaking English than Vietnamese

[@I_Cunt_Spell]

Maybe you should keep your mouth shut then?

[@BCGilly3]

Such a great video!!! Thank you!

[@kaero2]

So interesting, keep it up man!

[@emilykoi3111]

Thank you Nobita for this very informative video 😊

[@hangeishot7919]

Nobita from Japan. Another great video.

[@anthonyenriles8573]

I will expect that one day Nobita will become a national hero and will be in Japanese textbooks in the future. He is so brave, intellectual, and patriotic to have the initiative to open up his country's problems to create impact, change, and progress through for their future generations to come. I am just in awe. We are so proud of you for a job well done, Nobita. I am curious to what high school and university you went. I am pretty sure your humanities teachers and professors are very happy and proud for you.

[@vinfluence1]

Nobita-San's content is getting more in-depth and so informative. Japan must give you a medal!

[@shikitomichael1099]

Thank you very much this is full of information.

[@olgagachaphoenix9130]

This is really fancinating. Thanks for making this video! :D

[@lumine3216]

Always Great Video

[@kabukiwookie]

I'm Japanese-American. I useto (and hope too once again) travel alot to Osaka on business. Everyone picked up almost instantly I was wasn't born nor raised there. It's my physique and height and they often got surprised at my accent as I am "mostly fluent" in the language. (I'm a Nisei) It's a weird in the middle place to be in Japan when you look like them, but don't act like them.

[@CynthiaCalzolariTeaRoom]

Very interesting episode! :) ありがとうございました！

[@kurotaka007]

Great topic! I am married to a Japanese National and have worked for Japanese companies fir 40 years. I retired 2 months ago and will retire in Japan with my wife by October. I have a 40 year business perspective on Japanese that is unique for an American.

[@greatcanadianmoose3965]

I love these "hot button" topics, viewed with a Japanese perspective or by talking a similar topic.

[@jayemilla5143]

Another excellent topic here Nobita, and the interviewees were very interesting!

[@barrettish]

Thanks for watching!

[@ThePongzilla]

Great video Nobita. I’m hafu myself and I’m waiting to move to Japan to be an ALT when the pandemic gets better. It is nice to know what to expect when I get to move.

[@DS-ue5kc]

Watching your channel for a few years now and always enjoyed the sincerity and honesty of the videos. This one was very eye-opening.

[@POOFYMINION]

This type of content is rare, so thank you for this video, Nobita! It seems like most videos talking about foreign experience in Japan have to do with people who clearly look non-Japanese, which is a vastly different experience from foreigners who blend in more easily. As a non-Japanese Asian-American, I've similarly experienced blending in a lot more easily in Japan. When people find out I'm Korean-American it seems like they often struggle to know how to view me, as I'm not an Asian foreigner but also not the typical-looking Western foreigner. Since I'm not Japanese, I don't have that "bridge" that Barrett mentioned, and it might be hard to know whether I fit more Korean stereotypes or American (I am definitely culturally American, but separating my look/ethnicity from my nationality seems more difficult because Japan is so homogenous). There's such little info on what it's like to be in Japan as an Asian foreigner from a Western country - I'd love to see a video about that if you'd ever be interested!

[@barrettish]

I’m realizing that the fit is a really personal feeling. Even amongst Asian-Americans, it can depend on generation, language ability, environment, etc. I did a video about being Japanese-American in Hawaii but I grew up in a heavily Asian-influenced state and I’m 4th generation, so the way I feel about my fit may differ from another Japanese-American’s.

[@POOFYMINION]

@@barrettish That's a really good point - I think I'm also finding that it does depend very much on personal-level experiences. Having grown up in Reno NV and speaking only English natively, most of the people around me didn't share a similar ethnic background. My parents were born and raised in Korea but moved away around their early/teens, so they have a sort of "mixed" perspective where they definitely have memories and affinity with Asia but grew into adulthood away from Asia. I studied Japanese as my first non-native language as opposed to Korean (I'm like that one Korean dude who can't understand Korean at all) and ended up going to Japan a lot as a result. When I'm in either Japan or Korea, my personal feeling of being ethnically connected to one while honestly more familiar with the other is a result of my personal experiences leading up to now. Despite being under the umbrella term of "Asian-American," I'm thinking the biggest factor really is your personal experience as opposed to just your ethnic/national categorization. This is all interesting stuff to think about. Thanks for the reply, Barrett!

[@ArsPoetica]

のびたさん、このビデオをありがとうございます。私も日本人ですがアメリカで産まれてずっと住んでいますがたまに家族に会うために日本に行きます。母と兄貴はアメリカにまだ住んでいて姉は日本にいます。 I too have felt these same struggles to which I appreciate having a video that shares others in my similar position experiencing the same and hitting on the same challenges. It is the societal culture that mainly made me choose to stay in America because I know I can be me and not have to constantly explain myself or correct someone for the most part. I love my heritage but sometimes we choose to do what we feel is best. I am happy for those living in Japan and making their lives there possible too. 皆さん生活を頑張ってください！💪✌️

[@ArsPoetica]

@@Greenforrest7342 勉強をしました。子供の頃は母はから少しだったですが大学の時でもっと詳しく勉強して1年間留学しました。でも私の州に日本人の友達が少ないですからあまり話し練習ができません。メールの方がしてまだタイピングと読もことができますが単語と文法がゆっくり忘れてしまいます。ビズネス日本語と敬語があまりできません。。。私の仕事はアメリカの大学で英語ばかりです。😅

[@ArsPoetica]

@@Greenforrest7342 まあ母は子供の頃から日本語の番組もよく見せてくれて日本に時々家族のために会いに行きましたからたくさんモティベーションが持っていました。笑 今度、私の子供にも日本語を教えるのは頑張っていますが同じモティベーションができたらどうだろうですね。

[@pigyear88]

LOL, just like me as chinese in China when I went back on business trips, but I am American chinese.

[@patty17294]

Great video, Nobita. Cograts.

[@docvern7]

Thank you Nobita! I am Japanese-American from Hawaii and everything presented was 100% on point. Most Japanese don’t know about Japanese-Americans and our history. Especially our cultural feelings and the hardships our predecessors overcame in WWII. The Nisei soldiers and their sacrifices for the sake of later generations is greatly appreciated and inspired me to serve in US Air Force. Your videos “hit home”.

[@dataphoenix8004]

I wish to see a video of you visiting Japan in a american flag jacket and hat with sun glasses

[@docvern7]

@@dataphoenix8004 Already “visited” and served there in uniform. No video required.

[@dataphoenix8004]

@@docvern7 i said jacket with mega hat

[@dataphoenix8004]

@@docvern7 i wanted to ask a japanese american this, how you feel about shohei ohtani ?

[@carterf2312]

I really like how Nobita’s content has changed from, “how to get that 日本人 booty”, to thorough and interesting interviews. この調子で頑張れ！

[@ShatteringIllusions1]

As per usual you open a window for us to look through. I appreciate all your videos

[@crimsonkatsu5919]

Your video topics and quality have improved a lot over the last year.

[@16-BitGuy]

this video is an 11 out of 10 to me. greetings from Germany (an old japan-fan-boy)

[@Exjapter]

Great video! Thank you

[@RVREVO]

Was putting this off for a bit. Learned a lot and shared to my Asia Pacific page

[@bakixavirists4561]

Wow they finally understand!

[@HelloFromHawaii]

Thank you for this video. Great topic and interviews.

[@lauracoutinho5478]

Everyone always mentions how in America, people don't work overtime or if they do, they get paid more for it. That's just incorrect at the corporate level. Once you are making a salary as opposed to being paid by the hour, there is no set time to leave. I had days in December when I worked 12 hour days, because we were overloaded with the sales people trying to get in as much revenue as possible to get a bigger holiday bonus. I have a salesperson who is supposed to be on medical leave for surgery, and he delayed the surgeon by a few hours to finish up the sales he wanted done first, then logged on multiple times from the hospital to check in on her other sales, despite taking sick days. As a manager, people are expected to work many more hours than theemployees, for no extra pay even in a pay by the hour location. People often work 9 or 10 hours a day when things get busy, especially since many members of the sales team don't give their teams new projects until 4:30 pm or later, but want/need the response that same day for their and their customers peace of mind. Overtime is a huge problem in the USA, even in remote work environments. It's illegal at the pay by the hour level, but expected once you hit the higher levels of income or authority.

[@Mavuika_Gyaru]

Everything you said is correct

[@Ali_Shafai]

Part of the difficulty might be that these individuals are identifying as Japanese American. I was born in Iran yet from the age of 11 I’ve been in America. Therefore, if someone asks me what are you? I simply say I’m American because this is where I live and this is who I am. It really should be a simple as that.

[@rayyanlahloub2767]

Good for you are you fasting for ramadan

[@capmidnite]

Well, these Japanese Americans are in Japan as adults and probably don't intend to permanently put down roots there. Japan doesn't allow dual citizenship.

[@blunderingfool]

America is a special case where ethnicity is expected to be less important. This is NOT the case for the rest of the world.

[@capmidnite]

@@blunderingfool True. The majority of countries are actually pretty tribalistic. Countries such as America, Australia, Canada that were populated by immigrants from different backgrounds are the exception, not the norm.

[@kokofan50]

@@capmidnite the US is incredibly tribal. It’s just that our tribe isn’t built around ancestry. Our tribe is built around a culture with a particular set of values.

[@바보Queen]

work culture in japan is on an insanity level.. i mean.. do they really get that much ahead? school too... whats the point of all that work when u come out the same level as a slacker in america who gets all his shit done.. its pointless, they need to value their free time more than work

[@diegos.loayza3706]

Agree with you

[@geekane9462]

Great topic. Being Sansei living in Hawaii and having a large Japanese national population its neat to get to mix with them as they assimilate to USA living. Yet Hawaii culture is different from mainland USA culture. With so many Asian cultures here and long history of intermarriage, we're all one big ohana. In addition, we each celebrate and maintain our own Asian identity and celebrate the others as well. Hawaiian pidgin is a conglomerate of all the Asian and Polynesian languages and slang. Quite unreal

[@barrettish]

Yeah I think so too. Hawaii generally puts being from Hawaii above ethnicity, which is unique and pretty nice.

[@MrGreendayzed]

I think japan has high standers for everything where america is ok with being good enough.

[@cortomaltese7105]

True, but that's something that has become mainstream to think for around the last 50 years, it wasnt always like this

[@oliveraparicio8464]

@@thotslayer9914 Yes the USA was a very hyper competitive culture when I was growing up.

[@SkaMasta097]

@@oliveraparicio8464 correct me if I'm wrong. I'm going to guess that American culture in the 1950s and before was more workaholic than now. It was definitely more conservative.

[@kazekai8]

I am a Japanese Mongolian by blood but grew up in Taiwan and immigrated to the states but worked a bit in Japan. People say I look more Korean than anything else interestingly enough.

[@LevisH21]

you mean one of your parents is Mongolian and the other is Japanese? hafu?

[@kazekai8]

@@LevisH21 Yes with some subtle Siberian blood in me from my Mongolian side

[@mustachegurl1714]

Well Koreans and Mongolians do look alike. And some ancestors of Koreans come from Mongolia.

[@ItsViolaRose]

This is actually really interesting because I have noticed that people often start speaking Japanese to me, even though it's obvious I'm not Japanese, because of my makeup style or the way I dress. People from Asian regions are much more likely to openly accept me than Canadians who always ask where else I must be from. It makes sense if context cues are more important. I will say, again, that I experience more racism in Canada than I ever did in Japan. Most of the men I met who experienced "racism" in Japan were angry that young girls they harassed would move away to avoid them or were scared of them. The same things happen here if you're harassing people.

[@TakahashiTakami]

This was super interesting, Nobita-san! I would definitely agree with what everyone has said in this video. I’m also a Japanese-American who wants to move to Japan sometime in the future. Though what’s a bit different about me is that I was born in Japan, but adopted and raised in the states. I did have Japanese citizenship as a baby since both my biological parents were Japanese nationals, but I gave it up to be an American citizen because my adopted parents are American citizens. I definitely am aware of the struggles and expectations that may be placed on me being Japanese American if and when I move to Japan, but I am also excited as well.

[@barrettish]

Interesting, that’s definitely different! Even within Japanese-Americans, there are many different types and our experiences and how we think about things can differ. Good luck!

[@TakahashiTakami]

@@barrettish Thank you Barrett! I really enjoyed your interview.

[@tapuchris3329]

This is very interesting.

[@ken.a.]

I'm Japanese American; my mother is from Japan. When I was a kid back in the 70s/80s, we'd spend our summers in Japan, and I can remember many times being scolded by strangers for doing something wrong, not responding to someone, or for just having bad manners. My relatives would have to explain that I was American, and that would either completely change their demeanor or totally confuse them. Usually both.

[@Californiansurfer]

1970 I grew up with Japanese Americans and 1990 found my old friends most lived in Gardena which I moved. Today, my Japanese American friends moved to Texas most work for Toyota. Gardena ca

[@Osprey1994]

I appreciate videos like this, because it shows the pros and cons of other countries and it can allow someone to appreciate their home country more (like the US). Part of the negative attitude towards the US is because of how uneducated we are about the outside world, I know people who have never left the east coast tri-state area. But they act like they understand how the world works until confronted with the fact that they are wrong about how other countries work, or the fact that their life isn't actually that hard.

[@capmidnite]

"how uneducated we are about the outside world" The USA is a continent-sized nation with the 3rd largest population in the world. Many large states are the size of a country (i.e. California vs. Japan). How many Europeans do you think can name all the states and their capitols?

[@peachesandcream8753]

@@capmidnite So are Russia and China so that's hardly an excuse.

[@capmidnite]

@@peachesandcream8753 And I bet many Europeans can't name any of the provinces of China and their capitols either!

[@peachesandcream8753]

@@capmidnite why would we need to? I know other countries and have a vague idea of their cultures. You were making the excuse that Americans don't know about the rest of the world because they live in a continent sized nation, yet Russia and China are also continent sized nations, leave their home countries regularly and know about the world. Being a continent sized country isn't an excuse to not know about the outside world.

[@capmidnite]

@@peachesandcream8753 So Americans are ignorant because they don't know about the world and yet you as a European shrug and say why would you need to know about China (a country as big as western Europe)? And you really think most people in a nation of 1.3 billion and per capita income of $11,000 USD "leave their homes regularly" to travel overseas?

[@drusillathetinsmith]

Nobita, your videos have gotten so much better. I've noticed you become very comfortable in your role as interviewer and explainer to your audience. I am happy to be subscribed to you. Please keep up the good work. :)

[@raphaelmanarpz721]

Anime pop personalities like Nano and Sally Amaki, who are pure Japanese but born in the US told that the mainland Japanese treat them differently as if they're totally foreigners just only because English is their native language.

[@darthamador5188]

Another good video. Thanks for sharing.

[@masayoyanagisawa3537]

I've always wondered how it would be for me to go to japan, being american Japanese!

[@butchford8185]

I worked with and traveled to Japan extensively before I retired. My wife speaks, reads and writes Japanese fluently although she has no Asian blood or heritage. I worked with all the major trading houses in Japan seeking joint venture contracting projects globally. One of the companies I dealt with had a young and very dedicated employee that was 100% Japanese raised his entire life in Hawaii. Hew was often considered more American than Japanese. Japan is one of the most closed societies in the world. Of all the cultures I did business with, and there were many, Japanese are, by far, the most noble and honorable to deal with once you have gained their trust and respect. BTW: My wife is from Sakhalin Island, Russia. The island just north of Japan. I was invited to Sakhalin Island by one of my Japanese partners.

[@erturtemirbaev5207]

She's Russian by origin or Ainu?

[@butch110251]

@@erturtemirbaev5207 She is Russian (Ukrainian actually) that's grandparents were relocated to Sakhalin by the Stalin regime.

[@erturtemirbaev5207]

@@butch110251 i see

[@sebastianrubio928]

Another great video Nobita-san. I related to a lot of these points, I'm Chilean living in Belgium for most of my life. I speak Spanish, it was the first language I learned, but here's where it gets really complicated; here in Belgium half of the country speaks French, the other half speaks dutch and in the capital you meet a lot of English speaking people, either they're American/British or they're just from some other foreign country. I live in the middle of you country, I basically had a lot of exposure to both languages, in fact I went to school in French at first, then switched to Dutch. Sounds complicated? There's more => this country has roughly about a 35% of the population either direct immigrants or second/third generation immigrants, in practice this means you get to experience a lot of different cultures. Basically in my own case I speak fluently 4 languages (+ some basic Japanese & basic German, there's a germanic part of Belgium too) and in my daily life, I some times am around very different people with different backgrounds. I mean at my own work we got like 20 different nationalities and in practise that takes some adapting. I don't really feel Chilean, when I'm in Chile I'm seen as the foreigner even though I can write & speak the language fluently (I just got a different accent, because of my parents), as Belgian we don't feel proud either, that's just not a thing here. On paper I am both Chilean and Belgian (got both nationalities), but I don't think I feel like half or anything like that, nationality or culture doesn't really matter to me. One last thing I'd like to share: I kinda look white, kinda, but in practice I've had direct discrimination to soft discrimination based on my look. The thing is, I got green eyes, dark hair and I'm 5 7, which is short for europeans it gets weirder with my beard, it has patches of blonde with some very light brown and some black at the edges, it kinda looks scandinavian I've been told. Basically Europeans "notice" I'm not really "from here". I've been called many times by racist pricks, funny enough even been called Japanese & Asian (not that farfetched I got some Asia genes in my ancestry, some direct family members could easily pass as Asians). I'm curious to see how Japanese will react to a person like me, I bet they'll be really confused, even more confused to see me speaking some Japanese :p. (I'm working on improving it)

[@ehdiwowin8412]

Embrace your multi- lingual abilities and maybe find a job that will fully appreciate you.

[@kurofune.uragabay]

Another excellent and enlightening report by Nobita-san. 🙏 Chika and Barrett @10:15, @11:38: good points, 2 major issues that if redressed would have a cascade effect and should bring about substantial improvements on a range of other present/future issues for society there, imo.

[@Fuu_Sho]

American work life balance is also bad compared to most European standards. But I agree japan is a lot worse.

[@bri961]

Yeah i kinda agree about that. Like i see a lot of videos talking about in japan people work work and work until they exhausted themselves. I know it's kinda part of their culture but still they need to pay attention to their well-being too

[@Hapasan808]

I'm a hafu Japanese American, that'll be fun to explain to Japanese people.

[@Kawayoporu]

+Hapasan808 So your half Japanese, but what ancestry is your other half, English?

[@andreyamin4790]

Mostly Japanese overseas especially 3rd generation or 2nd generation in Indonesia ,they never used Japanese name even Chinese indonesia same too .

[@level9drow856]

Dude your channel is so great.

[@hotelpilot3112]

Hi Nobita, Nice to see your video and I agree with all of the opinions presented. I am also a Japanese American from Hawaii and have been living in Japan for 5 years now, and previous another 4 years in 1990’s. I enjoy the Japan living with all the benefits mentioned, but I agree that the work culture is very odd and foreign for me. The seriousness of the office, hierarchy systems, slow decision making, non expressing of ideas and thoughts, and no motivation for change. Although I am now comfortable with the Japanese language, I am also will behave like a Japanese in public, but still have American thinking and behaving with foreigners and privately. Again, thanks for the video.

[@NickThePilotUSA]

I recognize the first few seconds of your video! This is century city and Beverly Hills High School (where I graduated from in 2013), interesting to see here and I like your content

[@bellami86]

Very interesting, I would also like to watch about Brazilian Japanese in Japan!

[@RoosterIB]

Nobita you open so many eyes..........and we love it!

[@rtgbhreth]

I think its different for foreign children than foreign adults. My dad was in the navy and so i was born in japan and grew up there for my first nine years. Im half american, half filipino, so it was pretty obvious i was foreign. However, everyone was super nice. Our next door neighbor ran a small church group for kids and i joined in somehow. Could not communicate at all with the other kids or adults, but we had great fun all the same. I did get stares, but me being a kid i did not really pay attention to body language really so i cant say I read people accurately. We went to all kinds of places, restaurants, festivals, etc. and havent had any problems

[@jessepikmin3576]

Can’t wait to learn

[@MrTobi013]

I wish I could meet and learn from these people. I bet they have such wonderful things and foods to share!

[@MargaretRodriguez9GenY]

Interesting topic as always Nobita👍!

[@brandonstevens8313]

Nobita-Kun, You should make another video about Japanese Diaspora in general. This can include Japanese-Americans, Japanese-Brazilians, Japanese-Peruvians, and so on. There is a large Japanese-Brazilian community in Japan I believe. Here are some well known Japanese-Brazilians: Marcia (I Saw her in a Japanese TV show). There is also Lisa Ono (Brazilian Jazz). What do Japanese people think of Nikkei-jin?

[@Kawayoporu]

+Brandon Stevens Actually say in order as include Japanese-Americans, Japanese-Canadians, Japanese-Brazilians, Japanese-Peruvians and so on, do you actually know the Japanese came to USA in 1880 to California before brazil 29 years later in 1909 and it makes it the largest Japanese population in the world outside Japan in the United States, but Lisa Ono has an American name and talks just like a Japanese Nikkei from North America and Japan actually has the largest Japanese descents in Japan, not Japanese brazilians?

[@robforge7667]

Your engrisch is improving nobito!

[@redpillgermany2162]

Thank you for this video. I never met japanese Americans but I do know japanese Brazilians who moved back.

[@I_Cunt_Spell]

I hate germans.

[@redpillgermany2162]

@@I_Cunt_Spell sure!

[@I_Cunt_Spell]

@@redpillgermany2162 I hate germans more than you can possibly imagine. If I ever saw a german in trouble and in dire need of assistance, I would walk around laughing.

[@redpillgermany2162]

@@I_Cunt_Spell great! Are you some ancient tribe member? Or are you just indoctrinated well by that tribe? xoxo

[@redpillgermany2162]

@@I_Cunt_Spell also great how yt deletes comments, by the way :)

[@papapepe2232]

Very interesting subject Nobita ! I'm a American of Mexican decent in Los Angeles California. My experience is different but similar in some ways.

[@capmidnite]

That makes no sense. Japanese Americans in Japan are Americans with ethnic Japanese roots through their parents. Not sure a Mexican-American living in California is analogous to that.

[@papapepe2232]

@@capmidnite You're right. I didn't go into detail but I was trying relate because I'm 20 something. I'm 65 and have lived in Mexico but born in the United States. I have traveled to Europe and have some life experiences . I'm sorry if that's not enough for you.

[@capmidnite]

@@papapepe2232 Ok, then all you're doing is babbling nonsense.

[@papapepe2232]

@@capmidnite You know hater your the only negative comment. Just not worth it.

[@MargaretRodriguez9GenY]

@@capmidnite - O.P needs more details, but their experience can relate to this situation. Personally, I think anyone from any country (particularly America) can identify with this videos subject if they were to go live/visit their ancestral country.

[@consistenc51]

I'm Japanese - American and visited Japan a handful of times. I lived in the countryside up in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture for a year during middle school (Chu-ichi) around 1992 and flunked every subject except English haha. It was one of the worst experiences of my life however, over the years I've longed to retire there. There are pros/cons to both countries, but compared to the states, I felt so safe there, and IMO some things that are just common sense, like decent customer service or respecting others are hard to find consistently in the U.S. which is unfortunate. There is really no standard here. I can go to 10 McDonalds in Japan and expect the same service, but in the U.S. be ready for 10 different types of services if any at all.

[@xyanide1986]

I think even a minor change in the work mindset can help Japan a lot.

[@guidedmeditation2396]

This is a fascinating video. I would very much like to have an extended visit to Japan and having a Japanese-American guide would make it that much more interesting.

[@zedamex]

Very interesting, that noise gate used though, its like when people are speaking they have construction / traffic sounds coming out of their throats too lol

[@flonoiisana4647]

Very interesting and insightful video, like always. Thank you Nobita!

[@johnarmstrong472]

Believe it or not, I'm hakujin, but I was interested in Japanese Canadians and Americans first, so I went to California to study. It was later that I went to live in Japan, but I always explained that first I was interested in Nikkeijin no rekishi... Visit the Nikkei Museum in Yokohama near the Cup Noodle museum

[@williamshakespeare9424]

I know that it always sounds as if i'm repeating myself over and over again but i really want to say how interesting many of your videos are. I don't always leave a comment but i'm watching all of them.

[@user-qy9rg3nt2l]

My Korean American friend dated a Japanese girl, and she remarked she was glad he was Asian since there were places she wouldn't be able to take a white or black American. I found that interesting.

[@williamnikephoros4220]

Right. But wasn’t your friend still treated as gaijin? One reads that ethnic Koreans - even after multiple generations, are still perceived as gaijin.

[@Jeremy-sj3pr]

@@williamnikephoros4220 it’s probably not immediately obvious if someone is Korean based on facial features alone.

[@chey6073]

Dang. How do you even respond to a comment like that? 😭

[@user-qy9rg3nt2l]

Didn't see these comments until just now. I'm sure he was treated (at least) like a Zainichi until they knew he didn't speak any Japanese. For Jeremy's comment, I'll have to disagree. There is some overlap in variations of features, but for the most part, it's fairly easy to distinguish.

[@suiken3149]

Same with Filipino Japanese. Some dont even have nationalities as their grandparents were soldiers from ww2 or migrants before Philippines were occupied by Imperial Japan.

[@Fr1thar]

Its sad too, se with Chinese Japanese

[@PauGarcia69]

Being of Okinawan descent and born somewhere in SE Asia with little Spanish blood, people do have no prejudice if they seat near me on a train, because I look more Japanese...But the working culture here is not as superior as what other Japan-loving foreigners want to tell me that.

[@kennaquino1648]

Great content. About the work culture, i hope people can realize that family is the reason for working/having a job and every staff is replaceable once they die. Putting too much value for job above family is somewhere toxic.

[@shayneshinkai1772]

Yes, I empathize with what was said in this video. I lived in Japan for 7 years , I loved it very much overall, and there were pros and cons of being Nikkei jin.

[@fred-id3vj]

Konichiwa Japan, I have a pair of JVC speakers I bought in like 1991 still going, thanks

[@meinking22]

I'm married to a Japanese American, but now live in Osaka, Japan. lol The Japanese American community in Los Angeles, where I'm from, is shrinking mightily. A large amount of our family friends that are Japanese American have moved out of state, either to Texas and Tennessee, following their jobs, or to Japan. There isn't much Japanese influence left there.

[@meinking22]

@@Greenforrest7342 As an American, I don't think it's fortunate. I think, overall, Americans love Japanese culture. More Japanese culture would enrich American culture. Less Japanese culture in America is bad in my view.

[@whathell6t]

@@Greenforrest7342 What the hell are you talking about?

[@whathell6t]

@@meinking22 Shrinking How? Are you referring to city level, or metropolitan level (LA County, Ventura County, Orange County, Riverside County, etc.)?

[@ericmarshall8097]

Yeah my brother is in San Jose and his wife loss her job of 10plus years because her Disney store shut down. Dems control of California has ruined the state and people are moving enmass to Republican states. California should have loss more then 1 rep in the census I believe Texas did gain 2.

[@meinking22]

@@whathell6t Yes. Metropolitan level.

[@DavidKAnderson]

Great collection of perspectives! I'm already subscribed to Barrett Ishida's channel; I'll check out the other two.

[@barrettish]

Thanks David!

[@genericyoutuber1056]

Interesting video

[@m.angulo1938]

Very veryyy interesting

[@scully392z]

I’m Japanese American from Hawaii and people in Japan love people from Hawaii. Experience is very positive and with a lot of warmth. In Hawaii there are many more women doctors, dentists, veterinarians, and attorneys now. Women do a lot better in the US and in Hawaii both men and women work. Being a housewife is rare.

[@jaspdx63]

Studied in Mitaka 90-91, worked and lived in Osaka 92-97. "Better in Japan" - I loved the quality of customer service.

[@stephenaitcheson6626]

*DJ Khaled voice*"Another One Awesome Job Nobita