Is Japan A Society In A Downward Spiral? (2011)

[@seanbailey1156]

When I was in Japan a few years back (2016) one of the things I noticed was how few children there were. I saw a few young families but not much. It was extremely noticeable.

[@kingwinter2025]

I saw mostly adults in 2018, also. At the Ueno Park there were a few fathers/grandfathers kicking ball with their offspring, but that was about it.

[@nolisto1]

This is really what happes when the older generation tries to put too much pressure on the next generation. It seems to me that they expect too much

[@fisebilillah4406]

The pressure they should make is them to have more children. They are dying out.

[@wnd9434]

True. Japan can only daydream their hardwork success in anime only. In real world not so much. You need to have stablity, balance and relax and hapiness too. Until they question their culture then they will never improbe just by hardwork

[@MOONRAKER1922]

ITHEREONETHATHASNT very true

[@millevenon5853]

@@MOONRAKER1922 conspiracy nuts everywhere fuck. Shut up and accept your Jewish masters

[@snipdeath]

> Is Japan A Society In A Downward Spiral? (2011) > Yes. (2019)

[@juniorhuachoguisado6640]

2020. ?

[@erenmademewritethis9833]

@@juniorhuachoguisado6640 The whole fucking world is in down ward spiral in 2020 lol

[@juniorhuachoguisado6640]

@@erenmademewritethis9833 right

[@willt6551]

2021 ?

[@abhinashsinghania440]

2023 ?😅

[@jpscr8189]

almost everyday there is news on the LED panel on the trains showing someone has killed him/herself and lead to train delays( interestingly , sensitive Japanese only put this information in Japanese so that many foreigners would not know) . This must be the unhappiest state I have ever known, or it is just sick.

[@sc81838]

It's worse in South Korea.

I will never forget my trip to Japan in the 80s when I was a student. They were and still are really patriotic and they were proud to probably surpass America's economy, however after 1989 Japan's economy stagnated and eventually came into recession. It is sad to see those once happy and proud people to be anxious.

[@wwondertwin]

13:45 Suicide isn't a "sinister plan". There's nothing sinister about suicide, just desperation and sadness.

[@NoDeathforDinner]

The story about the old man's daughter who killed herself just breaks my heart. Even when you're successful, if society doesn't accept your success you can still feel like you've done nothing worthwhile at all.

[@nayanmipun6784]

I am independent of the society

[@kugmoco1368]

If I was a younger man in J, passed over for a salaryman track and with few job (and hence family) prospects, I might look to the countryside. An aging rural farmer might appreciate a young apprentice, and though it resigns to a likely chaste life (as women especially tend to urbanize), perhaps at least there will be quiet, and nature …. and respectable-if-nearer-subsistence work.

[@seanlitwin196]

Love that the Mulholland Drive theme by Angelo Badalamenti starts playing at around 1:04 in this

[@buzzchop5520]

amazing

[@jackkoleros7107]

I think the foreigners are more happy to live and work in Japan than the Japanese people itself... If isn't work, just back home,, but the Japanese can't, because of workflow... How sad ....

[@transforgoku]

Most foreigners don't adapt to the japanese way of life and leave the country quite soon, after all, Japan is a great country to visit, but not to live in...

[@gedoug]

Right...we go to a German sociologist to tell us how to understand the Japanese people. Europe and its incessant belief in its superiority is boring. This story could be told of any country in the world in 2011.

[@WilliamHungVEVO]

Nobody is asserting superiority here, is it so hard to look at what she is, a sociologist, and not her race? Please tell me where she does that, I'd love to see you try. God forbid someone of a different ethnicity study the problems of another culture! Simply unfathomable! If she's wrong about something say it, or is that too hard?

[@fisebilillah4406]

Exactly.

[@paincult7121]

Don't you think that it is easier to see the seams of a society when you are studying it from the outside? If you knew how proud Japanese people were, you would know that they would not be able to critique their society without someone trying to shame or snuff them out. This is a society of face. And your misplaced ethnic rhetoric if bordering on racism.

[@blackpassenger]

yep, japan is the titanic. been here since 2001 and wrote about alllll those sociogenic problems in my 2009 book, 'black passenger yellow cabs.' but I'd raise my daughter nowhere else. fortunately for her, she has 3 passports and is fully aware that her future is not tied to this country. We'll be outta here when she enters high school.

[@transforgoku]

I'd say since the 90s they were going downwards but with the start of the new millenium the decadence made itself more obvious starting with the hikikomori, Otaku and Hervibore men which appeared as symptoms of it around that same time...

[@jakobdueck7491]

Im gonna get the book. thx!

[@blackpassenger]

@@jakobdueck7491 Big thanks, please leave me an honest review on amazon

[@Markkzilla]

Love the Evangelion cameo. lol

[@matheus.bueno47]

Germans are more critical? Lol, you chose the worst example in the West. It would be better to choose a country like the US, the UK or Canada.

[@googleuser8196]

Well said, not so much Canada but anglos have to be the most arrogant self centered whiners on the planet.

[@Skygerobrian]

Now I realy need to go watch something optimistic to clear my head.

[@Name-oz4lq]

Caravan my go-to is “bikers helping kittens”

[@DeepVerma728]

This is sad.

[@dennettshane1929]

Yo at 6:04 that's Armin from Attack on Titan, quality content.

[@drbharatj]

Buddha never preyed. He always said Meditate. These are two different paths.

[@maxasaurus3008]

I know it’s pathetic but I’m in love with that German Doctor 😍🥰

[@johnwalsh3635]

Do German people know Japan better than Japanese people?

[@filiushermesio]

German has more problems then Japan does...I recommend this sociologist to start researching shitty condition of German

[@laughinbudda01]

Seems like so 😂😂😂

[@Jaapst]

@@filiushermesio What problems does germany have?

[@filiushermesio]

@@Jaapst Germany has became home of Turks, Arabs, Afghans...Current German policy is based on self-hatred and yeah...under rule of Merkel Germany has became conductor of Kremlin interests in Europe.

[@transforgoku]

Since both countries are heavy industrialised societies they share many problems, so it's not strange for them to relate with each other...

[@alexcarter8807]

This festival - setsubun - shown at the beginning is Shinto more than Buddhist. The way the Japanese do religion is very very different than in the "west" and can take some work to understand.

[@TheFilmBaron]

I've just stumbled onto this video. six years later, do Japanese people still feel this way?

[@shinobudev]

It's worse.

[@transforgoku]

Pretty much, they have accepted the way things are since their problems go deep into cultural roots and failed economic policies, they're siding with China in economic terms...

[@patrickquinn5939]

Yes

[@jomama5186]

I sincerely hope those karaoke booths are soundproofed!

[@erikluz9999]

There is no sense of self in japan every 1 is expected to be a good worker bee feminism has destroyed men, materialism has destroyed women life is so empty no friends or, family every 1 has to find there lifes meaning in this modern unhappy world.

[@macrick]

"There is no sense of self in japan every 1 is expected to be a good worker bee" East Asian society is a collective society. In the past, being a good worker bee had its benefits, good benefits, stable employment, not to mention gd income if you get promoted. Things now have changed, of course. But cultural roots runs down. You need to educate yourself abit.

[@s.a.8548]

@jacob f Does Russia have blacks or mexicans?

[@s.a.8548]

@jacob f Well than I couldn't be bothered to go there than. I need that spice and sugar to survive! Thank goodness I live in the greatest nation aka USA!

[@s.a.8548]

@jacob f Oh I'm enjoying it to the max don't you worry about that! You keep enjoying your bland piece of bread with horrible weather and bad teeth on the side HAHAHA and I would like to ask you to calm down on the ass kissing when our leaders come to visit. It's embarrassing!

[@s.a.8548]

@jacob f I guess we're both fish in water in our own countries than. You acknowledged America is the best (not refusing=agreeing) so I'll let you go this time. (Oh I almost forgot to chant our most dear words of victor) USA USA USA!!!

[@juniorhuachoguisado6640]

6:20 slam dunk, great

[@Rod-bp8ow]

Japan is always on an upscale mode of stability, certainties amongst its age groups, since its been thousands of years of Tradition, Craft and Tech/Modern standards that are preserved. SME General Practices Respectively.

[@taghridismaiel1991]

No it’s not!! Japan has a great deal to teach the world!

[@chairmanofrussia]

Japan is one of the most right-wing countries in the developed world. Their xenophobic immigration policies have contributed to their economic stagnation. Their traditionalist system has helped to created thousands of zombie companies. Small rural towns are becoming abandoned. Their population is declining and Tokyo proper will have half its population by 2100, and half of the remaining people will be 60 years of age or older. They are stuck in the 80s as their conservatism makes them resistant to change. Their largest companies have lost their competitiveness and innovation. While immigration would bring entrepreneurship to the country as well as free tax money for the Japanese government, their static and closed off nature prevents and progress from taking place. Japan is one of the most right-wing countries in the world. Scandinavia is a collection some of the most left-wing countries in the developed world. (I use Scandinavia rather than an independent country, so that the populations are more similar. All the countries there are also relatively similar and have a free travel zone between them called the Schengen Area) Denmark is the happiest in the world. They have living wages, and their government takes care of them. They have more time to pursue their dreams as a result. Norway has managed its money so well, that newborns are given a fund of $90,000. Every citizen is a digital millionaire. Scandinavia has weathered the recession relatively unscathed. When I broke my arm in Norway, I was foolish not to take advantage of the health care system there. Scandinavia is a collection of some of the most left-wing countries in the world. You fucking tell me which one is better.

[@shhhplease1050]

chairmanofrussia Delusional. Let's give it another 10 years shall we? I know where I'd rather be right now. Keep dreaming!

[@tommywaltz400]

@Röpke Carnivore 'Im white' 'our women' i used to talk like you when i was a little shit , grow now

[@kukulroukul4698]

THATS... hillarious

[@chairmanofrussia]

@@shhhplease1050 Why do we need to wait another 10 years when it’s already been well over 40? What happens in 10 years and things are still the same? Are you going to tell us then to wait another 10 years? You’re the delusional one.

[@keyboarddancers7751]

Japan has done *ALMOST NOTHING* since this short report was first aired to effectively address the social issues that underlie its demographic decline.

[@cathleenphelps8922]

Its not shocking that firms come and clean up when someone has died alone. Should the mess be left then ? Not a pleasant job at all cleaning such places Thank goodness someone does it. Should they not get paid for doing it ? What a silly and and irresponsible statement to make re such firms.

[@tatanehru6008]

Work 8hours,sleep8hours,8hours with wife or husband children .money is not important for happy life.happyness is important.

[@brianaguila6925]

But never forget financial security for yourself first then to your family. You also better teach it to your children ASAP.

[@echoromeo384]

Japan's such an amazing place. They're just old. Very few families around.

[@transforgoku]

For a small island with 120 million people living there those are good news, but terrible for their economy...

[@GuderII]

They overwork culture is killing em slowly and silently.

[@miguelamaya6246]

I would like to save 1at a time... Anyone who thinks of suicide... And wants to be saved before anything happens... I would like to send for anyone 25 years old or anywhere around there... I can help, once you become a United States citizen then I will send for another... I offer this to anyone willing to make a better life...

[@Name-oz4lq]

miguel amaya I don’t think you have any idea what you’re talking about

[@ZodiacBlack11]

pray away the demons, invite the leviathan. Free space occupied by the small pack of devils, only to be replaced by a behemoth. Create a strict control to identify everything else as utter chaos. Silence is by the spoken, voice comes through the unheard. Ignorance is bliss.

[@mustdieproductions]

How poetic.

[@nebuchadnezzarii5421]

Only North Korea kept its glory. This is the inevitable result of Westernisation in Asia. Everyone loves to criticise the "savagery" of countries like Iran, etc., but they are aware of a fundamental truth - when your population has millions of people, planting a tiny seed in someone's head can make a whole society collapse. Give an inch, and there are millions to turn it into a mile. Humans need discipline, not freedom. Total freedom turns people into lazy idiots. North Korea is a model nation in Asia. Strong, secretive, disciplined. Watch the rest of East Asia fall to ruin, NK will be the last ones standing.

[@mustdieproductions]

Dont forget to come back and give us an update on how North Korea is going to outlast every other country in Southeast Asia after we see what happens with its rocky relationship with China. Having so few friends in a world that already hates you doesn't really pan anything out in your favor, especially when those far few friends are literally too far from you (Iran, Cuba), are beginning to abhor you (China) or couldn't really support you if shit really hit the fan. China could, but why sould they when they can barely tolerate Kim Jong Il's regime?

[@bartelgrant]

The translation of what the German sociologist says is absolute rubbish. They leave out half of what she is talking about. In one case they even mistranslated a critical word changing the message of what she said.

[@jakobdueck7491]

I disagree. The German translation is on point.

[@Zay1185]

As an answer to the title...no. 😑

[@tabryis]

Weeaboos out in full force

[@thecultofjohnnydelr.soulsw7010]

Sociological isn't logical

[@uzawtun9933]

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[@phillipesteele2021]

Oh come on now. All threw out the history of man. Life is 10% what happens to you. 90% how you deal with it.

[@mikenolan1889]

Kannen has du zauberine?..... I think so :D

[@khav11]

uh how about learning english for once and marry a westerner