How this generation of young people will also get disillusioned with Japan.

It happened in spades with my generation who came and then left Japan in under 5 years and i predict it may happen due to these reasons outlined in the video.

[@RealRuralJapan]

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[@czebemarci]

These street interviews were really suspicious. Thanks for clearing up the situation.

[@RealRuralJapan]

No worries

[@grzesiek1x]

exactly!

[@paulboden7850]

It seems we all need a degree of escapism. Even if it's just escapism from escapism.

[@user-zi1ze2ks5o]

I think there have been plenty of studies that show working more than 6-8 hours in an office setting is actually counter-productive because the focus turns to "make work keep busy" instead of "completing projects". I wake up before 5, get to work before 7 and 99.97% of the time the hardest part of the day is done before 10 AM.

[@Jebbis]

The US military did studies back in the 60's and they learned that knowledge based workers have about 6 hours of real work in them per day. After that you productivity nose dives and if you keep going you very quickly go into negative productivity. Now here is the kicker, not only do you very quickly go into negative productivity, but the recovery time to get back to normal is about 3-4X as long as the time it took to get there.

[@user-zi1ze2ks5o]

that makes perfect sense. Sunk cost fallacy at work here too. So are the Japanese bosses obsessed with working 17 hour days and their teams cant leave until the boss leaves@@Jebbis

[@RealRuralJapan]

All true. Come to Japan with the idea to work for someone else you are a sucker for punishment.

[@Jebbis]

@@user-zi1ze2ks5o I also highly doubt that boss is working those 17 hours. It’s probably like Mad Men where he’s taking a nap on his couch most of the time. I would put money down on the fact that if you average the amount of actual productivity it’s probably like 4-5 hours a day. Remember busy should not be misconstrued for productivity. I can be busy all day and get nothing done.

[@user-zi1ze2ks5o]

Japanese can be nutty. Smart gaijin would get a contract typed up for 8 hour work days, get paid in Yen the minimum wage USD, and 2 years salary if they fire you for any reason @@Jebbis

[@boycottwarhammer6016]

As with everything; you have to research a lot. Ive been studying language, culture, a bit of history, making friends and looking deep into all the good and bad sides of Japan. One thing I tell people who think of it as a wild disney land is that it is a real, and rather serious country with kind but busy people

[@bluryeye1]

Your channel has more than doubled in 3 months. It's always interesting. Thanks.

[@adridesu1]

The place you're driving in this video is so beautiful.

[@RealRuralJapan]

Its my village.

[@crazybluedoge]

I've been to Japan and understood their culture, the problem with Americans/British is that they want to CHANGE it.

[@RealRuralJapan]

That doesn't go down well here but that is our culture to constantly change things for the good the bad and the ugly of it.

[@itsScoots]

Another comment from me haha! Your videos have come around at a great time in my life, I've recently turned 30 and I want to expand my experiences. Japan has always been a country that's had a small place in my heart, not driven by anything like anime, women/romance or grandeur but just curiousness, appreciation for the differences of culture and the beauty of the country. One of the things that holds me back from even getting a Working Holiday Visa which you touched on in your "First 4 years" video is the work culture and how social friendships are formed, I feel like that's something that not everyone might understand. Some people I think will have the delusion that they'll just fit in but Japan from what I've learnt is just so different culturally that westerners might have a hard time fitting in regardless of if what's motivating them is because of what you've mentioned here. This year would be my last year to get WHV so I'm gathering as much information as possible. Maybe it might be better for Japan to be a destination to continue to visit rather than to live in. Thanks again for these awesome videos.

[@TkyoSam]

I shared with my community on Discord. Really enjoy this channel dude. Keep it up^^

[@RealRuralJapan]

Cheers

[@Xe723]

Just came across your channel, and I have to say I'm quite pleased you've said what you have. I suspect the "street people" aspect may come from the interviews being in the big cities. I'll be visiting Japan this year, going a bit rural hopefully, with an eye to possibly moving there in the future. I do admit, I'd like one of those 10% to look my way, but if I do decide to move, a stable job was always my primary aspiration.

[@RealRuralJapan]

Japan has a lot of population so 5% of the women is still a big number. Just don't get the impression from these interview guys that they will waiting at the airport for you or something.

[@remixisthis]

Really like this channel. I lived two years in rural Japan and rural and Tokyo are two different worlds

[@RealRuralJapan]

Might as well be 2 two different countries.

[@DavidSmith-vw5eg]

I was dating a Japanese lady here that I met at my former workplace, things where going well then Covid, she moved back to Kyoto and we eventually lost contact, I only have her address but no clue if it’s correct or how to even wrote it out. But I came very close to moving there.

[@RealRuralJapan]

I would love to know the divorce figures during this time when everyone was forced to be in their spouses' pockets during this time. Sorry it didn't work out she probably had to move away to survive financially i take it.

[@DavidSmith-vw5eg]

@@RealRuralJapan her mom was sick and not working

[@abhijaman4792]

10:01 is that a first-gen Daihatsu Terios ?

[@RealRuralJapan]

Maybe.

[@grzesiek1x]

8:00 I totally agree with you here! This is what Instagram, FB and other social media are about. You said it perfectly. They give people exactly what they want to hear but I think it is dangerous in our society we live in now (I mean in the world in general) because it creates a fake image of the world arround us!!

[@user-ui3jo1um8b]

100m population/ 2 (old ppl) = 50 mil /2 (females) = 25m x .05 = 1.25mil (no facial hair) ill take those odds!

[@三上家]

The beard thing is really not on, muscles might scare some Japanese women. They care about weight too, fat guys or anyone that looks unfit is a big no. Most Japanese are slender and fairly in shape, just my experience dating Japanese girls abroad.

[@RealRuralJapan]

Very true but i would say loud is the bigger put off for them.

[@KaireMl]

Being in Japan for the past 11 years and you're speaking only facts. Japan is very different from what is sold abroad. Besides, Japanese woman are very cute until you marry them, after marriage they are ferocious, you need a lot of patience and a clear mind to have a relationship with a Japanese woman specially when you cannot communicate clearly with them.

[@RealRuralJapan]

Haha never heard ferocious used to describe a woman before! I heard the Kansai area women need a bit of taming!

[@kurisu100]

It is with this youtubers like it is with p*** they do anything to satisfy there homogenic viewership who just want their point of view confirmed. For me as someone who is interested in all facets it is really hard to find a good youtuber. Most of them just show the big cities, and mostly the strange and funny stuff or weeb stuff. I am also a weeb in my heart, but i find it so cringe to see foreigner like me walking around in anime merge, buying all those plastic waste (figurines and co.) and just having this awkward vibes.

[@guest578]

14:58 not a viking nation then

[@RealRuralJapan]

Beards are seen as a bit lazy or slovenly here possibly i have never asked any women why they hate them but that is my assumption. When you have one yourself you won't get a truthful answer because its low class to possibly offend people for their looks. I'll have to shave mine off and then ask them if i want anything close to a real answer.

[@ethanlee8307]

Something ive always lnow for myself is that as much as id love to travel in japan, i know i would not like living there

[@RealRuralJapan]

Nothing wrong with that at all.

[@James-yl3kk]

They literally just want a wage salve

[@israeldavila27]

Yeah, the street interview people are quite honestly very Frustrating. I’m trying to sit through the real heart of Japan trying to get to one on one interviews, With spouses and older folks, who are married, etc. and the street ones are just honestly at this point pissing me off more than annoying.

[@RealRuralJapan]

I want the channel and supporters to grow to where i will have the time to do exactly this.

[@fayelis]

I kept hearing how Japanese women are clamming for white men. I come to Japan and it’s not that case at all. There is a small minority that will date you but the rest won’t

[@RealRuralJapan]

Yep

[@patrishaharrigan4466]

I'll admit, I do like my Anime. But, that's not the reason I want to move there. I feel Japan would be a great place to pursue the dream I have!

[@RealRuralJapan]

Walking around Tokyo in a cosplay outfit is a dream many have unfortunately. That would wear off very quickly!

[@Dmwntkp99]

@@RealRuralJapan Very true. foreigner Japan perception is too green, many Japanese today are struggling.

[@RealRuralJapan]

@dac33nr58 Japan is not an easy place to get by and you have to be focused even more as a foreigner and a lot of the BS content consumed by people puts them at even a bigger disadvantage.

[@RealRuralJapan]

@@zzrhardy Not sure but i do know of a guy who has a channel and this happens far too often to be a coincidence and it has happened in multiple countries as well with same dude. Lots of stuff is set up to get views unfortunately. Dodgy youtubers and streamers are everywhere.

[@TRUMPmyOSHI]

I’m here for work and used to watch those videos to prepare for living in Japan. Those videos filled me with such negativity by claiming Japanese people are racist (I have caramel brown skin - black American woman). If I watched those type of videos that day I would be “looking over my shoulder” and thinking everyone sees me as ugly, a monster, or something. Its not a healthy mentality to have. I do my best to avoid those videos and I have a better outlook. It took two really kind station staff, for example, that helped me find my bag to learn not all Japanese people are racist, that most people are actually nice and has their own stuff to deal with than focus on me. There are still @$$holes though, but I’m doing my best to not let those few out of many get to me.

[@Big-Tork-Large-Gass]

so basically it's like a form of reversed Paris syndrome

[@RealRuralJapan]

Too much TV syndrome.

[@cattiethecat4896]

😺😺👍👍

[@swashed.]

gotta branch out and make different videos chief, this is the kinda stuff people click on once

[@RealRuralJapan]

They can go somewhere else then its winter and i am a rural Japan channel. I am not their babysitter.

[@zakkvanish3668]

Nah, no need to branch out. The people watching these videos love the content and detailed information we get from someone living in rural Japan. I don't know any people or channels who/that could provide this sort of content.

[@mcpick606]

@@RealRuralJapan I totally agree! I love the format, it is akin to taking a ride along with a knowledgeable friend and discussing life in general. And I very much enjoy seeing a slice of rural life without any window dressing. By the way, describing a man with a personality of wet lettuce is a first, I had to laugh on that one.

[@TomRyall3]

Is it true that the Japanese work crazy hours and only get home to sleep for a few hours and then run back to work?

[@RealRuralJapan]

Being at work and actually working are 2 different things. They rank number 25 in productivity per hour worked. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_labour_productivity They are at work doing nothing most of the time and the data is there to see for yourself. Many reasons why they have stay in the office long that are cultural which I'll do a video about at some stage. They do the same amount of work but due to culture and the inefficiencies this leads to this issue.

[@RealRuralJapan]

You can't be productive working those hours his productivity would be in the toilet.

[@ChristopherCricketWallace]

yes

[@lindseykemp7506]

Japan's soft power has increased a fuck ton lately with Japanese pop culture being pushed and more accessible than ever in the West. I think it's led to this weird perception of what Japan actually is for most westerners. Of course this isn't universal. I've seen plenty of Asians come to Europe mostly for studying and become delusional. It's just another extension of Orientalism really. I've been quite tired of seeing the whole "WOW Japan is so different and cool". It'll die down eventually I hope and people start realising Japan isn't some utopia. Then again I'm doubtful of that. The Japanese government will continue to push this influence because it brings them money.

[@lindseykemp7506]

Apologies for the long winded comment

[@kevins1852]

As a very long time resident of Japan, I will say that it is different and sometimes cool. The TV always has programs about areas that have their own quirky attributes 😅

[@lindseykemp7506]

@@kevins1852 I'm not denying Japan has 'cool' things that are worthwhile. I'm more talking about the content online that idolises anything Japanese as different. The whole did you know in Japan? Genre as I like to call it this especially caters to Westerns. I swear they could try and make bottled water out to be different in Japan

[@kevins1852]

@@lindseykemp7506 Well, there was a time when they were trying to market deep sea water and iceberg water in Japan, not sure if they still do 😄

[@lindseykemp7506]

@@kevins1852 never heard about deep sea water how would one even collect that I have no idea!! but I do know Iceland and Norway have brands that have Ice berg and glacier water