China Made a ‘Japan-Town’ then Destroyed it, Here’s Why

Why did China destroy its own Japan-Town? In this video I travel to Foshan in the south of China to see a Japanese-themed street formerly known as Ichibangai. Since opening it's been completely overhauled, see why.
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[@OrientalPearl]

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[@simpsonovci95142]

China is like North Korea, little lees strick but still North Korea, take care

[@user-ff1gk6ip5v]

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[@Redmi-xu1yo]

use the brain 🧠 LAh 🤭 dis is Chinese power 💪👏👍 doesn't welcome de trash CloUd chasers utuber trazzzh talk to kork

[@HawaiiJapan808]

Why do you like that place ? Pushy , similar to N Korea, dirty, rude, etc

[@kenkarish826]

Good subject, but what I want to know, is there an American town in either China or Japan?

[@tinyGiraffasaurus]

that guy saying all chinese dislike japan; could have fooled me lol i’ve been to japan multiple times and there are literally hordes of chinese tourists every single time i go.

[@FreshsoCleanYep]

There are tons of Chinese tourists in Japan, but you also shouldn't mix China with Taiwan. Taiwan loves Japan and Japan loves Taiwan.

[@tinyGiraffasaurus]

@@FreshsoCleanYep i’m not lol my grandparents are from china so i know the difference between cantonese and mandarin dialects. cantonese isn’t common in taiwan and i can tell from how they were speaking that they’re from china lol

[@atzionzy]

嘴上說不愛，身體卻很誠實

[@dumdum7099]

You can still hate a country and go on a vacation there. There is no logical contradiction in hating a country and still visiting said country. An Asian hater can still have Asian friends yknow.

[@lyhthegreat]

@@tinyGiraffasaurus 9/10 times people speaking in cantonese are from hk but yeah it's part of china now

[@billcook4768]

I had a Korean roommate in college who tried to explain the relationships among the three countries (Japan/Korea/China). On the one hand, you literally have thousands of years of conflict, sometimes horrific treatment by one of the countries of the others. On the other hand, people in all three countries are often fascinated by the others and adopt styles from the others to rebel against the oppressive monoculture back home. So while random dudes on the street will tell you everybody hates Japan, J-pop (and K-pop) are huge everywhere I’ve been in China.

[@SUpersaiyajinjerkbag]

Japanese spent most of their history fighting each other (and tribal cultures suchas the AInu or Emishi), Chinese history could be quite brutal too (Whether in the form of the taiping civil war or Mao's "reforms". Imperial Japan wasn't even that bad until the 1930s. Korea for most of her history was safeguarded by China (also denies having committed atrocities in vietnam. Really, a lot of Japanophobia in Asia is glorifed whining and 80s style Japan bashing

[@OtonashiV]

Holistically speaking, Chinese-Japanese relations pre-Opium Wars weren't that bad, certainly better than Korean-Japanese relations. Anytime China and Japan came into conflict was usually because the Chinese and/or Japanese powers at the time were allied with (rival) Korean kingdom(s). For most of their shared history, their relations were pretty amicable, with deliberate cultural exchange and at least limited trade even during times of isolation. It only really deteriorated after the Opium Wars. China, which was much more powerful than Japan at the time, took a pitiful beating from western powers and subsequently motivated Japan to become more like the colonial European powers so that they don't end up like China... and somehow ended up being more vicious than any of them, given how short the time frame was.

[@reincarnate3440]

As a Chinese/Hong Konger, these anti Japanese people are the conservatives in China, from what I've seen most of them rarely been to overseas and only sees things from the old Chinese perspective where the hatred begins with the invasion and the identity shift from inferiority to inflated ego alongside the rapid growth of China in recent decades. New gen (post millennial) don't really care about much of the past and they don't have the reason to. Speak as one of the millennials I can't judge what the conservatives do because I can't possibly understand what they've been through, I just live with it while embrace all the goods come from all the cultures.

[@hrg5392]

@@reincarnate3440 其实绝大多数中国人仇恨的是日本右翼军国主义，和对于历史拒不认罪的态度，对于日本的老百姓并没有恶感，至于大国沙文主义，民粹主义在中国的国力恢复之后确实是明显存在的

[@teesmith501]

@@reincarnate3440 I agree, that's why you see so many Chinse tourists that flock to Japan to buy goods and things of that sort. If all Chinese hated Japan as much as the world thinks they do why would they travel to Japan in the first place?

[@Orblinkluv]

I really appreicate these informative videos. Thank you for talking about some of the difficult stuff & looking at everything through different perspectives

[@ADailyCupofEnglishOfficial]

While this is sad to see, I definitely appreciate how informational your videos always are and how much I am able to learn. Keep up the wonderful work! 💯❤️

[@OrientalPearl]

I’d like to do a video on a similar place early next year.

[@user-cn3ee2xs6p]

Japan massacre million of people in Asia during WW2. 500 thousands Chinese, 400 thousands Korean, 200 thousands south east Asian n Russian. Kill theirs baby's, Raped n capture women use as sex slave aka "comfort women" for imperial army. Unit 731performing germ experience live dissection on capture Chinese n Russian villagers. Till today Japan still denying all this happened. They teach theirs child that they were there to "civilised" the rest of Asia. Now the next generation has twisted view on history.

[@user-cn3ee2xs6p]

Also, Recently, Japan dump million ton of Fukushima radioactive contaminated water in Pacific ocean n cause death fish wash ashore as far as the eye can see. Still like Japan?

[@MaestroDobel1884]

Glad to see your channel growing! 🎉 Keep up the good work. I love watching your videos! 😁👍

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much. Road to 1 million!

[@littlefernfae]

So cool to see! Thanks for sharing! Keep doing you! ❤

[@studio95951]

Thanks for taking us along. 😊😊💗💗

[@shitstick1474]

I really enjoy this video! The informative nature on the clashing cultures is very fascinating! I'd love to see more content like this

[@CyberSamuraiCA]

It's not a good idea. She's going to get censored, arrested or booted out. Although I did enjoy this video and commend people who try to do objective and informational videos like this. I'd just hate to see her get in trouble.

[@barcher]

Wow. Thanks so much for this fascinating video! Your knowledge of languages and insights into culture make for wonderful videos. I think you have a very bright future.

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much! I can’t wait to show you more interesting place.

[@vntgzl]

that’s wild. when I visited Tokyo for a week there were a crazy amount of Chinese tourists.

[@victorye7150]

Business is business nothing wrong about it. Like I would have sex with some one but that doesn't mean I'm in love with that person.

[@lyhthegreat]

i thought there is way less chinese tourist as compared to back in pre-covid era?

[@lyhthegreat]

nothing personal, just business@@victorye7150

[@luisvlogs5560]

only the poor chinese have that mindset rich and middle class well traveled chinese have massive appreciation for Japan

[@akob3349]

@@victorye7150 Sex without love is only animal.

[@jaclynconti6461]

I'm so glad to see you uploading again! :D

[@Pierce-xb6vi]

Wow even with such a dark and sensitive topic you still delivered a story with respect dignity and grace. I want to be like you when I grow up

[@W4EMB]

Awesome video. What a peek into a unique situation.

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you! I’ve been wanting to visit this place for 3 years.

[@keurikeuri7851]

Reminds me of Miniso, a Chinese brand store which we also have here in the Philippines. Many people thought it was Japanese from the name and many of the products they sell. But when I researched it in the net it seems there was a time that store was reprimanded by Japan for impersonating as a Japanese store and Miniso apologized and promised to changed their theme.

[@sigma2.093]

Have they changed their theme?

[@keurikeuri7851]

@@sigma2.093 Since the 2022 apology. there were some changes I noticed here in the Philippines like they no longer use paper bags with the label 'Miniso Japan' on it. And there are now few to none Japanese character signs seen on their stores compared before. But they're are still selling several Chinese products with Japanese characters on there shelves like batteries, powerbanks, etc.

[@sigma2.093]

@@keurikeuri7851 sounds like they found a legal loophole to stay in business.

[@yaoxiao3660]

@@sigma2.093 Now, Minioso did take down most of the Japanese elements in their stores. Because they are large enough now. Miniso did copy from Daiso. That's very funny. In the beginning, it did call itself a company with Japanese Design. But they only hire a Japanese designer. A nobody I guess. When Chinese people found the truth, it was criticized by the Chinese people too. Soon they claimed miniso is a 100% China owned company. And after years of development, now Miniso is much bigger than Daiso. Daiso can't compete with Miniso now. Daiso had 5000 stores while miniso had 6000 stores. But Daiso starts in 1977 while Miniso starts in 2018. We are the supplier of both companies. When Daiso visited China, they will go to Miniso's store. When Miniso went to Japan, they will go to Daiso's store too. It's very interesting.

[@pasmat13]

Merry Christmas to you & Tommy 🙂

[@nancy7542]

Thank you for going. It’s a very interesting situation.

[@Nguoiren]

great c hannel! I started learning chinese and vietnamese thanks to you!

[@OrientalPearl]

That’s awesome! We have the same interests.

[@furball192]

We love your videos!

[@Jakob.Hamburg]

Thank you for showing. Nice impressions. I didn't know about this place. : )

[@OrientalPearl]

I’ve been wanting to go here for about 3 years. It was cool.

[@ericbestrom6967]

This was an interesting topic! It's always interesting to see how different cultures see each other reflected in physical spaces or tourist sites -- and then to have the fraught history between these two nations in particular and the pandemic and economics affecting the situation...

[@whushaw]

Detective Pearl is on the case once again. I had no idea this place even existed and wow, was I surprised. It gives a trippy kind of dystopian feel to the place. It's very unique and with the name influencer street, you'd fit right in. 😅I think it was a good idea on paper but sometimes other factors come into play and it just falls through when put into practice. I hope the next generation can put these biases behind them and not hold an entire country's people and culture at fault for the actions of a government. Thanks for showing us around such an interesting place Anming. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you! BTW your pink nails were so cute 💅

[@user-df8dv8tq2h]

No comment,no advice- Love your vids and your sprit .Hope you and your husband have a great Christmas, much love and peace…a fan😊

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you! Merry Christmas.

[@MrPat1953]

Another wonderful video thank you for keeping us posted and please be careful

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you, I will!

[@BookNerd4Music]

love you as always - great work!

[@OrientalPearl]

Awww, thank you!

[@BijuuMike]

Its very odd to see people be so openly discriminatory in this day of age. I guess it will always exist in every country due to history but still wild. Wish it wasn't the case but that's life i suppose. Like you said not everyone is like that though. Very interesting video though!

[@Vinclum]

china is the most racist country in the world. What would you expect from a dictatorship brainwashing everyone.

[@OrientalPearl]

Thanks for watching Mike. Yes, sadly I’ve heard this many times throughout my 6 years living in China. The only good thing is that all the talk in China about Japan, albeit bad, actually sparked my interest in learning Japanese.

[@takerdust]

the government openly encourages it, then stops it when it goes too far.

[@privacyhelp]

BLM: hold my beer!

[@rastakov1899]

It's as if Japan had done something in Nanking or something related to the number 731 and units.

[@halkun7191]

I love these kind of exploration videos.

[@OrientalPearl]

I plan to make another similar video soon.

[@robertkirby4179]

Thank you for showing this would never have known about it. wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a brilliant and busy New Year.👍👍🙏🙏🇬🇧

[@marcbayarea1980]

Excellent content!

[@SweetAshGamer]

This was very interesting. Thanks for bringing us along! 💜

[@OrientalPearl]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kobzster06]

You're a good person always looking to build ties across all countries and cultures in the best way!

[@Evangelion543]

She's going to get stopped by the Secret Police, if she shows a hint of infringement of the CCP. China is extremely delicate when it comes to their "Communism" values.

[@ingomaster]

Keep up posting . I really like them.

[@MayaTheDecemberGirl]

Despite the difficult history, I really hope that in future there is always peace between these two nations, and no war anymore. Because any war always brings only suffering of innocent people, on both sides, and destruction, never anything good.

[@romanmazur3793]

Yes, but on Japanese side were no "innocent people" in that time.

[@MayaTheDecemberGirl]

@@romanmazur3793 I think that civilians such as women or children being killed are indeed innocent people and victims of war, no matter of which nation.

[@romanmazur3793]

@@MayaTheDecemberGirl Please, read scholarly studies on Japanese society in the early years of the 20th century until the fall of the Empire. Everyone was a follower of one faith, and no one doubted the supreme sanctity of their Nation. The few who might have held different views were bestially murdered in ways that even the SS would not have invented. Unfortunately, but the "West" knows virtually nothing about the bestialities of the Empire of Japan, bestialities that are unimaginable!

[@MayaTheDecemberGirl]

Of course, I know the history and I've read about genocide acts committed then. Nevertheless, the consequences of the war started by Japanese and their acts during this war was also the dropping of the atomic bombs, in result of which all the civilians, no matter who they were, including women, children or infants perished in horrible sufferings, and those that survived still suffered a lot for many years. The scenes, pictures, films of this, as we all know, are horrible. So always in wars, started by various regimes now and then, in the end, as a consequence suffer the most the weakest, especially civilians, women, children, elder etc.

[@akob3349]

@@romanmazur3793if you say "in that time" so now what's your opinion? you need explain your sentence. Don't just write a title.

[@em1osmurf]

you provide much info and education. i don't nor intend to speak any oriental language, but i love your teaching ways. keep up the marvelous work!

[@OrientalPearl]

Awesome, thank you so much!

[@sigerlion8608]

Dang Pearl, you opened a whole can of worms with this video. Comment section is now WWII.

[@MasterBlasterG]

Thank you for sharing your adventures!

[@OrientalPearl]

Thanks for watching!

[@kendrickkx]

amazing video, thx for sharing with us this place

[@user-hf1uz2mt6e]

我是中国人，很多日本文化我都很喜欢，而且也学了一点点日语。视频中的人说“中国人不喜欢日本”，他们仅仅代表自己，不能代表我。我喜欢日本和日本文化，而且还喜欢很多其他国家和他们的文化。

[@didles123]

很多人关于这个话题没有意见，但是在美国的大学的时候，我见了一些说不喜欢日本的人们。也见了一些上日本语的课的中国人。他们很喜欢日本文化。你觉得视频中的人自己讨厌日本吗？他们说的可能只是他们认为典型的中国人的感受。 我不是中国人，所以我说汉语说得不好。如果很难明白，对不起。

[@user-hf1uz2mt6e]

@@didles123 假如我没理解错的话，我是同意您的观点。甚至说的露骨一点，很多中国人就没有自己的想法。 您的中文水平，比我的英语或者日语强太多了。您要不说，我根本感觉不到是非中文母语者。👍

[@bkazz8116]

im Japanese. i think they dont want us to be together again. They are scared of China, Korea, Japan become one.

[@user-hf1uz2mt6e]

@@bkazz8116 I don’t think we three countries WAS one even in the Second World War. But I agree with that we needn’t to hate each others. We can share a lot things from cultures to friendships.

[@bkazz8116]

@@user-hf1uz2mt6e yes,we were onec. We didnt call ww2. we used to call 大東亜戦争(big east Asian war) All Asian fourght against western white europe country . However, they made japan was only bad country in history in Asia. They dont want Asian become one again. Its too strong for them. They had started using cominizum to control Asian people since Japan lost the war. who did splite chouse Korea? its White people. Wake up Asian people.

[@roxas896]

Wow, those 2 guys were really blatant with their comment about Japan not being welcome. Interesting street. Thank you for sharing 🙋🏾‍♀️

[@OrientalPearl]

Thanks for watching. Yeah, I was thrown off by that conversation. That’s why I didn’t ask anyone else lol

[@TT-hi8le]

Thank you for your interesting video from 🇯🇵.

[@OrientalPearl]

I’m glad that you liked it!

[@gregoryschmidt1233]

Very interesting and informative video. Thank you.

[@astroboy3507]

All I can say is I’m looking forward to go back to japan for my 22nd trip!!!! 🇯🇵👌🏻

[@jimross7648]

Of course, I didn't realize you were having a premiere. So saw it was live, as it ended. I find these recreations of other countries very interesting. The fact that China has copies of Japanese areas is something I wouldn't have thought existed. China towns have been literally in every country I've ever been in, but not so much Japanese towns. I know Japan has sort of theme park places of Europe and the US. So I guess if you can't actually do foreign travel this is the next best thing. This is a light on a part of the Chinese experience that only you give in your videos. It would be very interesting to understand the roots of why this area is failing. Was it ever supper popular, or just another failed concept. Any way great video. I arrived too late to superchat. I look forward to more of these and will try to be online when they actually happen.

[@haochengzhai7156]

这个是日本人建的。

[@inquisitvem6723]

@@haochengzhai7156China copied a town like Paris too.

[@haochengzhai7156]

@@inquisitvem6723 那是没人住的垃圾玩意。😂不过从那以后中国禁止地产开发商模仿世界著名建筑。

[@OrientalPearl]

No problem at all Jim. I didn’t expect to post this video. I was actually going to make it patreon-only and then posted it last minute.

[@inquisitvem6723]

@@OrientalPearl I’m glad your channel has taken off. You can make a living full time now off of it….getting the first 1 milllion subscribers is the toughest which you’re close. You will get another million much faster than the first million. Would like a special 1 million subscriber video like visiting the best onsens in Japan list.

[@KERRYPIKE]

Excellent video.

[@ruiseartalcorn]

Very interesting. Many thanks :)

[@user-dc4tx3qr5d]

Thanks i wish more people were like you.

[@ffbeexaid4509]

looking at your title thought you are going the serpentza and laowhy86 route, glad that wasn't the case. 😅

[@stephenwonghongweng4298]

Seepentza and laowhy just realized their grift is up, hence their hate for china

[@Jessicahurst1]

Love the real and your content ❤

[@NewYorksFinest]

Sad to see but not surprised honestly. Probably seemed like a good idea at the time, but sucks that it turned out that way. Happy holidays though to you Anming!

[@user-sd7mt8ky5f]

配信ありがとうございました。両国当事者ではない立場だからこその視点であり、解説ありがとう。大変参考になりました。

[@maxdc988]

3.20 How the heck Anming can get hold of this clip that I haven't seen as a Cantonese. So funny and so apt. 😂

[@warfivevy0ne454]

Great Video Pearl what an amazing place

[@franklambeth1148]

I love your channel!

[@TahoeUsedSkiAndSnowboard]

Shibuya Station area has been recreated in Chiang Mai Thailand.

[@OrientalPearl]

Wow, I didn’t know that. That sounds pretty cool.

[@McBuggs.]

I agree, for those who answer visitors questions speaking for all the Chinese people is unfair. They should only speak for themselves, not for others. Unfortunately this sort of attitude/outlook happens everywhere. As you mentioned, some or many locals enjoy this special place. (Tough Topic, but you explained it well.) Even the Wonderland Amusement Park in Beijing failed before it even opened, then abandoned. Such a shame what has happened there... Thank you for sharing this.♥

[@quillclock]

screw the nationalists and the CCP. love the Chinese ppl

[@tonysansom]

I get the feeling that the guy on the right side of that bench doesn't like anyone.

[@rosebudame]

@@tonysansomMe too! 😂

[@LordZervo]

yeah lol.. if all chinese dislike japan, then why a lot of chinese tourists visit japan? they must never see the world outside of their own. there is so much tourist from china that a lot of japan places have chinese letter on their menu and wall. and even the staff can speak chinese especially in big stores. there are more staff that can speak chinese instead of english.

[@user-qu8vf8jm9j]

チャイナ政府が反日プロパガンダ教育を続けているのは事実であり、日本で犯罪をする中国人も多くいるのも事実です

[@luisvlogs5560]

omg im so glad yopu finally mde this video i remebera couple of years ago news outlets covered this but then it was never spoken about again i remeber seeing your comment on that video as well

[@OrientalPearl]

I saw the articles about this place 3 years ago and was really curious if it was still here. It was quite hard to find the location.

[@RaiyzorX]

Love your videos. Keep up the good work

[@OrientalPearl]

Glad you like them!

[@donvedio]

Visited Japan and Hong Kong when I was in the Navy during the late 60's. What a difference now in both countries. Enjoy all your videos. Please keep them coming.

[@quillclock]

the economic boom they had since the 60s is insane.

[@anonanon7235]

Hong Kong is free from British occupation, Chinese are finally allowed to hold positions of power in their own land. They're doing great....you should go visit the place. Japan is always a nice place to visit....just don't tell the locals you're American, they'll give you the ol'cross arms, "no English, full no tables, closed"... on you.

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you for watching. More videos coming from China next year.

[@bagzhansadvakassov1093]

​@@anonanon7235lol r u serious?

[@zackk7175]

Don't go to Chiina! Foreigners will be put in jail if you say Taiwan passport or Taiwan president.

[@AfricanTheory]

may I know the equipment (camera, lens and microphone) used in this production, it is super cool

[@naomigill749]

I could watch you all day you are so interesting ❤

[@StreetGlow46]

There is a dutch-themed park called Huis Ten Bosch in Japan. That's an opposite of this.

[@DanielBlak]

Also basically abandoned, but is a super fun place to go.

[@taka1416]

Yes, but the Japanese don’t destroy that and don’t use copyright matters.

[@iusethisplatform]

Such a strange thing. Sad to see local discrimination and prejudice was overwhelming enough to shut it down and censor it.

[@bobgaylord8883]

Read about the "Rape of Nanjing", and you might know why........

[@scathach2815]

China's government seems to do a lot of censoring, sadly.

[@G3rain1]

Local attitudes have nothing to do with it. It's just people towing the party line out of fear. She points a camera at the guy and asks about a controversial topic? What the hell else is he able to say?

[@rcbrascan]

It is not discrimination but displeasure of the Japan not apologizing for its war crimes. You wouldn't see Israel building a German themed street even though Germany has apologized for its war crimes. A lot of Chinese still travel to Japan for vacations and go to Japanese restaurants in China and buy Japanese goods.

[@nwicconsultants6640]

@@rcbrascan BINGO! Best explanation yet. PS: lol....don't hold your breath on any Zionist theme part being built in Berlin! 😁😁😁

[@Gennys]

We really appreciate this kind of video pearl. It's unfortunate that this kind of thing exists but we like the video anyway.

[@jessedylan6162]

FELIZ NAVIDAD. ..MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ORIENTAL PEARL AND FAMILY FROM NYC USA.

[@BillKisel]

I retired 14 years ago from a very large US utility company. I worked in the IT department. I worked with a bunch of folks from India, Russia, Israel and China; all of us on the same project. Over time I made friends with everyone on the project and enjoyed many conversations having nothing to do with IT or the particular project we worked on. I learned that there was a real hatred for the Japanese from two of the guys from China. It stemmed. I was to learn, from knowledge of some very real atrocities inflicted on Chinese citizens by Japanese forces during WW II. Two otherwise really nice guys just could not find it in their hearts to forgive. Ps. I'm 79 years old. My Dad and many of my uncles served in WW II. One of my uncles went to his grave with a hatred for everything Japanese. Some wounds take several generations to heal.

[@user-jv7zp9sc8q]

China ruled and dominated Vietnam for 1000 years, do the Viet hate Chinese too, ask the guy at 3:07?

[@dbcanada]

"otiosities" ?? I think you mean atrocities.

[@panyaboonc5621]

The reason why many Asians hate Japanese because they are too evil and cruel. My great grand uncle was killed by the Japanese troop just because he refused to go and build "The Bridge On The River Kwai" and railway line that the evil Japanese have planned to attack Burma and then India. My grand father told us he was beheaded as he refused to accept the Japanese demand. He was only 20 years old at that time.

[@lenny1083]

It's not that people tend to hold a grudge. It's because the Japanese never admitted the atrocities they committed the way the Germans did in terms of WW II. The Japanese government taught their younger generation a falsified version of history by deliberate omission or distortion. And each and every Japanese prime minister just has to go to the Yasukuni Shrine to pay tribute to war criminals who they see as heros. That's what makes them unforgivable.

[@youareajackass2005]

Jpanese apologist @@zonzillamagnus5902

[@lassam333]

Very interesting topic.There might have been some copyright issues or loss of interest as people can travel again. Anyhow, the street seemed to be amazing when it was opened.

[@nepaleseinchina]

Nice concept 👍

[@watchprince8948]

Hi Anming, Love your mini-doc about this subject. Unfortunately, this “purging” of cultures within countries is happening now. Love your commentary at the end too…hope it takes hold.🤞

[@zonzillamagnus5902]

Yes, the natives in the West are being colonized and purged by invaders and global governments like the EU, which is sad.

[@PeggyT1970]

How unfortunate😢It would be nice to show interest in other cultures. A missed opportunity. Now it comes off as a boycott towards Japan.

[@shawnm2405]

In studying other cultures, one will always realize how important ones own culture is and is the most important thing in life to preserve. China understands this. Mixing only dilutes and corrupts; destruction. In fact that is what makes China interesting; that it's not an amalgamation of everything and devoid of beauty. Look at America, it's become soulless and trying to spread the illness. Mixing only harms and makes ugliness, erasing all in it's path.

[@razumskiy]

I mean they did gased and tortured chinese people prior to ww2. The book of grudges remembers

[@MattCantSpeakIt]

Agreed... Very unfortunate!!!

[@Homer1e2]

Spoken like someone who knows absolutely nothing about the history between the two countries. 😂

[@Xiao_PP]

Thats because it is

[@stevedrane2364]

Interesting video. . Thank you 👍

[@MayaTheDecemberGirl]

Merry Christmas to You and all who celebrate Christmas. For those who don't, also best wishes. And happy New Year.

[@SailorYuki]

I wonder if it's just one of those typically Chinese "lets just build for the sake of building stuff" things. All these ethnic towns in cities are a double edged sword. On one side it increases cultural exchange and understanding, on the other side it lumps everyone from that culture in one spot almost like "you're not welcome anywhere else" style. Making integration difficult for everyone. We had a Japan street in my city. With bookshops, homegoods and restaurants. The pandemic put an end to it all. It's a shame really. Restaurant Sakura was the only place in town with japanese karaoke and sukiyaki. "China town" is still standing. Although it's more "orient block" than anything.

[@szewei85]

That is exactly is like Forest City. Glorious pre-pandemic. Post-pandemic its a ghost island. Just youtube the documentary. I lived like 10km away from there but hardly go there after COViD.

[@angsern8455]

Reminds me of a joke that there are no chinatowns in Ireland because unlike other places, they just let the Chinese live with them.

[@angsern8455]

​@@szewei85some problems with a lot of Chinese from china buying a lot of the homes and the government at the time just pulled the plug.

[@geoffreyfox60]

Merry Christmas ⛄🎁 and happy new year 🎊🎊

[@silenia2547]

it remind me of relationship between Indonesia and Malaysia, most of people who never visit/learn about each others country tend to be very hateful for dumbest reason, while people who travels outside of their country will have wide horizons, can see things on the brighter side and tolerate differences as well as similarities as unique features instead of destroying each others. they both have a phrase for those kind of ignorant people it's called 'katak dalam tempurung'

[@szewei85]

Haha i always thought Malaysia vs Singapore much fiercer than MY vs Indo😄😆

[@woodykusaki9970]

Sabah is the 4th Philippine island.

[@eurofritz4617]

I like how they covered up the street markings exactly so you can still easily read them vs blocking them out :)

[@Relaxbadkneeadventures]

Great video again .enjoyed it very much .i wish you and you’re husband a nice christmas. Greetings from a cold wet grey 🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱😉👍

[@OrientalPearl]

Thanks for watching from the other side of the world. Please subscribe and enjoy more of my videos today.

[@lynnefreestone8893]

Congratulations on 1M 🎉

[@OrientalPearl]

Thanks Lynne.

[@karenrodgers6905]

When I saw your title I immediately thought “it’s because China hates Japan”. Even though I thought this, I was surprised that those two guys were so honest in their answer to you. We would all like the world to be rainbows and roses but political correctness does not wash away the atrocities of Japanese imperialism in China. Love your videos! Hope you make it to 1 million in 2024!

[@user-qw2oh4zq1h]

Japan will NOT apology for any atrocities in the past. Whereas British/USA/ European colonial power had genocides first American and China did the same thing. No country is innocent.

[@alvinomghaha6942]

@@user-qw2oh4zq1hyeah but it’s still crazy how people are hating on a war that their grandparents did while for example us and Japan, Japanese teenagers don’t hate us for dropping a nuke while Chinese teenagers are still hating Japanese and their entire culture. ✨communism✨

[@TanksBradley-bf8nt]

@@alvinomghaha6942 ...yeah,sure. No Viets, Iraq, Korea, Afghans, Yugoslavia, Somalia hates US for killing their babies.

[@rawjapan6808]

The real problem goes way deeper; an entire population brainwashed by Xitler believing they’re the best. Truth is their economy is in shambles, unemployment, homeless and poverty. As usual with china, start blaming outside sources first, this is a good example.

[@user-si4tj4qc9x]

​@@alvinomghaha6942 No decent human being can grow up in a country with such a stupid education. 🤬Communism

[@majorblitz3473]

Hey Pearl, you mentioned video games. As a gamer like many others, there are probably plenty of video games or arcades that would be interesting to learn about. Might make a great video. Just an idea for your channel content. Thank you for allowing us to travel through you.

[@whushaw]

I second this notion

[@TonyAlmeida610]

Good content

[@noelle3551]

It's been a while since I seen one of your videos. This particular topic I find interesting! I have seen the same in Moscow, where Western businesses, i.e., fast food outlets, have had their names removed and replaced with russified names. There is a similarity between the two countries!

[@FuzzleyFuzzington]

Those guys near the beginning just sounded so aggressive. How rude they were to you.

[@hwbry]

Honestly, as a chinese i respect Japan so much but my parents don't as of the History.But the History will always be there but we gotta get over it.I have heard the History before Japan was gross. But that was in the past. Goodjob!

[@jaymurray6051]

Your one of the nicest people I’ve seen on youtube, thank you for being so giving to the world

[@OrientalPearl]

You are so kind😊

[@m98de]

Love your Chanel

[@OrientalPearl]

Aww, thank you for that! 💗

[@m98de]

enjoy the holidays@@OrientalPearl

[@lunwong1932]

You can find the answer in Nanjing

[@JasonSavorn]

Great video - it’s nice to see real issues that people are struggling with

[@rowbearly6128]

Not a real issue, it's commie propaganda about the first half of the last century.

[@toolsmith4003]

0:19 藤原豆腐店 lol Good job!

[@digitalkarl2000]

Thanks for showing us this. Although this didn't survive now, hopefully it gave some kids good memories and will somehow contribute to more friendship in the future.

[@rhubarbpie8709]

So I watched the video until the end, but the tip-toeing around the 'controversy' and history is strange. I find it parallels Japan's understanding of Japanese/Chinese history - a feigned misunderstanding that perpetuates division.

[@easynails123]

awe makes me sad seeing the deserted street! I cant imagine how beautiful it must have been when it was busy! what a shame!

[@OrientalPearl]

I agree. I wish I had been able to see it when it first came out.

[@achtungbaby2009]

japanese investors lost lots of $$$$$$$

[@lyhthegreat]

2:18 anyone knows the name of the song playing in background?

[@EmperorBl8]

What’s that movie in 3:24 I think I saw that old man in cultivators meme

[@userbunny]

I have to admit I don't know the story of China and Japan but I am german and Germany has history too but still I will never understand how people can be so mad at different kind of people, after decades of what happend, maybe even in a generation which they didn't expierence by themselves. So sad.

[@aww7056]

Ever experienced the rivalry of a soccer-match germany-netherlands at the border ....? 😜

[@arewealone9969]

It’s not hard to get mad at what happened in the past actually.

[@terencechan405]

Well the hatred of Japanese from Chinese stems from ww2. When japan invaded China, they did some heinous things especially in Nanqing. So much torture and killing that even an actual Nazi living In Nanqing complained. Depending on where in China, there are younger generation who have "forgiven" the Japanese. For example in Hong Kong, a lot of the young generation has forgiven the Japanese and they know that the modern day Japanese not the the people who committed atrocities.

[@mlxdc88]

of course you will see it that way, from the perspective of a german, but if from the perspective of a holocaust survivor?

[@AldjinnTV]

Well imagine if Germany had never apologized for what they did, and you'll understand how I, a french, would look at you. If germany hadn't apologized, I would see you as a threat. You would have no clue about the atrocities of WW2, but I wouldn't know that, because i learned about it in school and you wouldn't have. I would think "yeah that fucking guy is definitely a nazi" I think that's reasonable

[@GingeRenee]

When I was an undergrad I had a roommate from Japan. He told me about this sad truth. He said Japanese children know they can be kidnapped by the Chinese and never be seen again. This is a common thing he said. So sad. I just found your channel. Love watching you and thank you for representing Americans so wonderfully. Your a delight. ❤

[@lindarussell4735]

Where were you as an undergraduate when this Japanese fellow was your roommate?

[@estelle2175]

What? What kind of deceptive thing are you trying say? Does it feel so good to make up false stories?

[@spacew3909]

Your Roomate told u wrong information and she prob didn’t tell u Japanese were like German killed millions of Chinese, Korean during world war 2.

[@standartenfuhrerhanslanda343]

Very impressed with you

[@FritsvanDoorn]

Interesting. 👍

[@JonFrumTheFirst]

Back in the early 1980s I had a friend who worked in a Benihana Japanese restaurant. Most of the staff were Japanese, Korean or Chinese, and he got to know them. He told me that the Koreans disliked Japan because of WW II, They could work together personally, but were prejudiced nationally. And then Japan also invaded China during the war, so no doubt the Chinese fell the same way. We pride ourselves on not being prejudiced, but they don't care.

[@edena276]

Not just simply invaded, but done worst than German Nazi does, so yeh it's kind of "normal" that Chinese hate Japanese, and also since Japanese don't apologize and deny all war crime.

[@powbobs]

@@edena276 Only idiots blame living people for the acts of the dead.

[@ianmontgomery7534]

@@edena276 An interesting fact is that during the japanese invasion the city of Nanking (known as the rape of Nanking) had a German businessman John Rabe who was a Nazi Party member who was responsible for saving thousands of Chinese form being slaughtered. When I lived in China I did find that the older people resented the Japanese but the younger ones not so much. There is still sites that remember the Japanese invasion - in Xi'an there is still an air raid siren on the city wall.

[@darkevilazn]

@@powbobs Nah, in this case, its the japanese government actively denying their own history. Not the first country to do it, but that doesn't make it any better. There was this one prime minister of Japaan that tried to apologize for the WWII war crimes, but the got flacked so hard politically by it. Also many of their most heinous war criminal leaders are revered as heroes. Once again, the young kids mostly don't care about this cause its pretty distant from the people who actually got hurt by it. But its when some Japanese government officials says things like "those korean woman wanted to be army sex slaves" and dumb shit like that it does get on basically every south east asian country's nerves.

[@rachmatmulia5212]

I think they will continue to be haunted by their past until the end of their lives.

[@glumour3081]

try going to the Nanjing Museum... maybe you will find the answer... and just like South Korea used to be "Japan's boycott" there is also a museum there... all about treatment during the Japanese colonial era...

[@glumour3081]

@@SuspiciousConMan LOL,,,, the Mongols who oppressed China during the imperial era,,, Formosa was colonized by Japan and returned to America along with the Shimonoseki agreement,, the new Hong Kong was handed over to China by the British Empire,,, and the new Macau was handed over to China by the Portuguese Kingdom,,, Tibet ? Do you know Tubo Kingdom ? broaden your insight... so who is being oppressed ?

[@KingRealEstate]

Love Ya OP 🙏

[@OrientalPearl]

I love you too!