Japanese React to Trash Taste Complain about Japan

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[@AntonApple2011]

I like how everyone agrees that life action adaptations of anime are bad

[@shiro2400]

Kenshin was done pretty well, imo

[@RaveSault]

@@shiro2400 Even with Kenshin, which is one of the better adaptation out there, there exist some scene that only works in Anime-style visual story telling that they try too hard adapting 1 to 1.

[@t.castro4493]

Not always, but 99% of the time, they aren't very good.

[@chinito77]

I liked Kenshin and one of the view that liked Cowboy Bebop. Personally, I don’t see the point of making something animated into live action. Just Hollywood milking original ideas into an unneeded medium.

[@Nickxis]

it's not a bad idea, it just has to be done correctly

[@brianc21324]

I lived in Japan for a couple of years and not being able to have a debit card was very frustrating. The thing about the credit cards is that you can usually use them to buy huge products but for small stuff a lot of stores don't accept credit mostly cash.

[@Lucaz99]

That’s so funny. I lived in South America and in Europe. In the former, credit card usage is really widespread (cause Banks use it to exploit people) but you’re always given a debit card first when creating a bank account. In the latter, there is very little incentive to having a credit card from the bank itself.

[@Kidsnd274]

@@Lucaz99 Same here in Singapore. Got a debit card first, which can be used with the ATM as well.

[@primalconvoy]

Also, most banks won't give credit cards to foreigners, especially if they're on a one year visa.

[@decomposedcorpse5186]

@@Lucaz99 What? I'm European, and you can use credit cards and debit cards pretty much everywhere.

[@ThatJapaneseManYuta]

You can actually download an app and get a virtual debit card instantly. They'll also give you a physical card vandle.jp

[@syryx3502]

boi Yuta you've found the gold mine of content, please make more of this.

[@alexvig2369]

No, we don't want content about them. They are awful people - especially the blond English one. Let them stay in their own corner of KZbin.

[@pcredefined8520]

@@alexvig2369 on what basis you say that. Because they say the truth most of the times?

[@gigabites809]

@@alexvig2369 You can't simply say some shit like this with no evidence to back up your statement. Freaking weirdo.

[@idealicfool]

@@alexvig2369 blonde English 1? Who tf are you talking about lol

[@thebigstick5540]

So he should just leech off of Trash Taste?

[@saadmanalam7283]

Now make one where they appreciate Japanese culture. It would be interesting to see them react to the good parts about their country that they may often take for granted.

[@Poor_Mikey]

That's a good idea, I'd wanna see that

[@rice_frying_shrimp]

I second this idea!

[@koray3774]

yeah this would only make sense, i agree

[@ajinkyatarodekar9099]

I support this notion.

[@Reydotcom]

Yeah, every time trash taste reactions are featured it's always the hot takes that they have against Japan, but no one ever shows the good things they say about Japan.

[@ThinkBeforeYouSleepYT]

1:20 - Wait... what? The argument is that a mass produced stamp that you can buy at a dollar store is more difficult to fake than a personalized, hand-written signature? That makes no sense.

[@baileymakemeasandwich5452]

you here? A welcome surprise to be sure

[@Raphanne]

Oh oh oh, it's interesting to see you here but not really surprising at the same time. You have expressed your love for Japan before. ^^

[@yosukekimeno5379]

can u explain it better i can't understand this type of eng.

[@baileymakemeasandwich5452]

@@yosukekimeno5379it is sarcasm ( 嫌味 )

[@yosukekimeno5379]

@@baileymakemeasandwich5452 oh thank u

[@latt.qcd9221]

Even in the US, it's not much different with students being uninterested in raising their hand and asking questions. I've seen it a lot in colleges, where everyone in the entire class is always completely silent when teachers ask if there are any questions. There's usually only like one or two students that always ask questions and no one else does.

[@rifalya8114]

College is just different.

[@harambe4267]

Tbh modern US universities are basically just an extension of high school at this point. A ton of the actual 'adult' stuff of the university experience is handled almost entirely by the admin which offers a ton of catering and programming, almost like it's an extended summer camp.

[@Akashi-ml9dn]

Because it's just pure hassle and attract unnecessary attention to yourself. If you didn't get a point for it why even bother

[@uglyhippos]

to be fair I was very much dead inside when I was in college and uni.

[@xspeczy4564]

I agree that it's not exactly fair to say that it's a country exclusive thing but the difference is the structure of high school and university is completely different. The boys were referring to high school students where they are more reclusive whereas (idk about in the US) back in Australia, high school students are more outgoing. Not sure about everyone else but high school was the time where we got to experience different things and learn things we didn't know before whereas in university, we are expected to know the content that is supposed to be taught to us; because you aren't studying to learn anymore, you are studying to pass

[@TheDeceptiveHero]

I find it hilarious that even Japanese people think (their) live-action adaptions of anime are... creepy.

[@itzel6698]

lmaoo i think funky might fit better but creepy certainly is funnier

[@theskoomacat3106]

Tbh only live action one I like was Rurouni Kenshin

[@mattm2975]

They try too hard to make the actors look like the character that it just looks like a weird cosplay. The actors need to just look like normal people lol.

[@imneveruploadinghere7180]

@@theskoomacat3106 that's because Rurouni Kenshin is basically a period piece with some slice of life anime thrown i to the mix. It also helps that there aren't any weird super powers to adapt from the anime.

[@SwaggMessiah69]

@@imneveruploadinghere7180 Still very cringe, anime, and weird at a lot of parts, but overall its great, fight scenes are top class. Enishi in that train almost made me switch off my tv from the cringe going through my spine tbh.

[@MadLadOfCulture]

Yuta you should really be guest for Trash taste man. You can really share this with the boyz!

[@djoetma]

Probably not gonna happen. They seem to fall in very different circles of Japan-tubers. Not sure if they even live close. It's kinda like tech-tubers where you have one group of popular channels who collaborate often and another group, but there's no cross-collabs between these groups.

[@ceresbane]

@@djoetma Literally one of them just sends each other an email.

[@Killerqueen2000]

agree

[@marxiewasalittlegirl]

That would be good, but it depends on the boyz, hope they see this

[@rokkimaize7333]

I'm pretty sure they got in contact with each other last year. I remember Connor reaching out to Yuta. Not sure what happened but I would love to see Yuta on TT.

[@statesminds]

Everybody complains a little about how things are where they live. It’s human nature. The Trash Taste boys also praise Japan a ton. Glad some residents even agree with some stuff though lol.

[@krisnaputramaulidan2843]

Born and is Living in Indonesia and i too find some things bullshit here

[@joaogarcia6170]

Complaining a little is fine, but i guess the british in them makes 50% of convos just complaining about different things lol

[@EspeonMistress00]

@@joaogarcia6170 They complain about their own countries as much. And they complain about America a lot more than about Japan.

[@alifnajmi2595]

@@joaogarcia6170 oh they don't pick on certain countries only ( except America lol). Basically, those rants are about things that have troubled them deeply in the past. There were a few dumb complaints but most of the time, those ones are just for banter sake.

[@BygoneT]

I mean if some things suck it's no wonder you might want them not to suck

[@itzolie]

It’s mind blowing to me that Japan “a technological powerhouse of the world” has yet to figure out debit cards. like, not to mention Japan is very much about efficiency and convenience... that’s literally exactly why the debit card was invented.

[@Mwoods2272]

Who says that about Japan?

[@joaogarcia6170]

@@Mwoods2272 it used to be, but i think that would be moreso south korea or taiwan nowadays

[@corneliusmcmuffin3256]

@@joaogarcia6170 I mean it is interesting how Japan went from a technological powerhouse to a cultural one. Like sure in the 80s Japan was unstoppable, but they didn’t have a Entertainment industry quite as large with nearly the same foreign audience as they do now, and it’s interesting to see that shift. Japan now benefits more from its unique culture than it does from its technology, and the shift to tourism in many industries is really a sign.

[@joaogarcia6170]

@@corneliusmcmuffin3256 Japan is an economical time bomb, the credit is NEGATIVE and most companies are just zombies that can't paid off their debt, "too big to fail". By bailing out companies the government doesn't allow for the misapplied capital being used by them to be put to more productive use, create more wealth, better jobs etc not to mention the complete destruction of the incentive structure of markets, they just stagnate, thankfully culture seems to be holding things up with tourism, anime and games as you pointed.

[@joeldipops]

It sounds like banks make it hard to get them so that they can push people on to credit cards instead. Not strictly a technological limitation, just corporate greed as usual.

[@AskJapanese]

Hahahah, hanko culture is getting be a LEGACY. And I never understand why Japanese people even invented "DEGITAL HANKO". It is just a png file which can stamp every documents for degitally. Should we make a video about Japanese mysterious social systems, maybe?

[@frozencurry9516]

Yes!!!

[@xspeczy4564]

Fancy seeing you here. I love your videos! ♥️

[@DanteOokami]

YES!!! And maybe do a collab with Yuta?

[@BichaelStevens]

Digital hanko? That's so dumb!!! Why??? We got e-signatures here! No pngs, just a hashed salted piece of metadata that's invisible outside the file size of your document... Nobody can screenshot anything.

[@sboinkthelegday3892]

Seems like average Japanese don't understand the binding agreement protocol and management of a lot of shared assets. For a wealthy family their own customized hanko would even be a benefit, older version of the phone fingerprint where you didn't need to gather the whole family around to make a decision, just sign the document with some members and the hanko. But now people ignore that they live controlled lives like in DDR, and have to carry around their smartphone as identification documentation everywhere they go. They have like a toy hanko for small purchases so of course it's a bother. They've stopped cherishing that part of the culture and let it fall into the dregs of commercialism, where it has no purpose other than support a handful of jobs for people mass-producing the stamps.

[@MelvaCross]

I love how these people reacted to their country being criticised. They were so calm. I know many people who would be rather upset if you dare to say sonething bad out their home country. In university, we were even briefed how to speak to foreign students because there were multiple incidents with Chinese exchange students who started fights because they wanted to defend their country.

[@masa5300]

This is Japan, not America

[@yes.3813]

@@masa5300 lol

[@katun3600]

I have a feeling those Chinese students had some things said about them and their country a lot worse than how Hanko is tedious..

[@KaotikBOOO]

You think they'll get pissed in front of a camera? You don't really know how Japan works do you? XD Japaneses are for a big part really nationalistic, it just takes an other form than open anger

[@KaotikBOOO]

@@katun3600 this! This video isn't saying anything bad about Japan as a country or Japaneses themselves

[@_shimaari]

initially, i was nervous seeing the title and thumbnail (knowing what the trash taste boys tend to say in their vids lmao), but i like the clips you chose and the way everyone who was interviewed answered!

[@audioxix]

@@humanbean3 Yuta doesn't have western hatred. Tf you mean ?

[@mrkncd]

@@humanbean3 touch grass

[@thomasandrewclifford]

@@humanbean3 it happens. You go to KZbin to unwind and chill then suddenly you are 2 paragraphs in the comment section caring about something you didn't care about before. Those times you gotta take a break from social media.

[@humanbean3]

@@mrkncd i agree

[@humanbean3]

@@thomasandrewclifford yeah seriously i feel dumb wasting so much mental energy on something so pointless in the first place ^^ deleting these comments and back to studying now. gg my friend gg

[@DeckDogs4Life]

3:28 I think this is actually a very good point. Regardless of how tough school is or isn't in the US, I can see that more kids in elementary school are more able to talk to adults than older kids. Even when I was in elementary school, I was much less shy than once I hit puberty.

[@purplejinxer3478]

In general, kids are really curious and haven't been taught "manners and discretion". They'll ask whatever it crosses their mind even if it's considered offensive or rude by adults. After an age, your family, school, social media and environment will mold your future self.

[@seraby7151]

That's right, difficult tests and teenage shyness doesnt correlate. Kids just have less reservations in general so they are less shy.

[@xenodotwav]

@@seraby7151 not only that, but even if kids don't speak rudely or offensive at all to begin with, once they grow old enough they start to become more self conscious about what they speak even if it's not necessarily rude or offensive per say so I guess there's that too

[@devashrijoshi9079]

Tbh, I was always curious to talk to adults. Even strangers at some point. Tho once everyone around me hit their puberty, they were the ones who dragged me in with them & because of them I started to become awkward. I mean I had no choice but to say yes in their every action since I basically had no other friends or should I say... small groups started to form within our own class so... breaking into them & be friends with them was...difficult. Even now when I'm in Uni I face the same problem except tho this time I have a lot of people around me who do actually agree with me + most of us are quite... casual to e/o. Not overly friendly, not ignorant. Just causal. And I kinda like it that way

[@hansuilija6605]

"Why are you so fat" -👶

[@ayacachotinemi4974]

I have a theory about why acting in Japanese media is so bad: theatre. Theatre requires over-exaggerated acting because otherwise a large audience can't see what you're doing. Early British TV had the same problem. Watch an old episode of Doctor Who: the actors seem to be emoting for people fifty feet away through a darkened theatre rather than a camera five feet in front of them. Early American TV didn't have the same problem because it was mostly borrowing actors from the film industry, but Britain didn't have a big film industry before TV became popular. Add to that the fact that a lot of traditional Japanese theatre involved highly formalised and over-exaggerated gestures. Modern Japanese acting might not be as stiff as kabuki, but it comes from that tradition. Like so much of Japanese society, it hasn't changed with the times as much as it should.

[@Dota2funny]

Exactly. Plus acting was better 10 20 years ago. Nowadays shows started giving actors jobs to comedians or even celebrities and Japanese movies took a hit, now japan is behind Korea and China in movies and series. What's worse is that the directors plus studios suck

[@shojun11]

The acting in serious japanese dramas are fine. The problem is that foreigners only saw the anime adaptations which doesn`t hire the best actors. Anime dramas and movies in japan hires popular young actors and the budget are low that`s why they`re bad.

[@Dota2funny]

@@shojun11 I was talking about normal movies and series in japan, nothing related to Anime, but money must be the answer cause the quality of the cameras, scenery, edition nowadays in Japanese movies are the lowest of the low, indu movies have higher quality, plus their directors are more talented

[@shojun11]

@@Dota2funny You probably haven`t watched "shoplifters" ( 2018 cannes film festival winner ), "my dangerous wife", "alice in borderland", "downtown rocket", "marre" and many other high quality j movies/dramas. Majority of japanese movies and dramas are low quality but those are not really high rated even in japan.

[@iknowimgaywhenisaythisbut1369]

No hate but now I know why I cringed on how the japanese actors express their characters in movies/shows. Not a fan of Kdramas but korean actors really can manipulate their audience, they make their films more believable and interesting thats why they are considered as the "Hollywood" of asia (imo). China is so-so. Thai movies may follow up to korea.

[@DaakkuuYRS]

The problem with live action based on anime is that the expressions are based so much on anime voice acting, which turn them to be over the top and many time, indeed, bad. However, if you'll watch other dramas, such as Peroid Taiga drama you'll find great acting.

[@victor-oh]

Live action needs to lean fully into live action, and not try to live an anime. That's why it feels so chuunibyou

[@WT.....]

I've noticed that Japanese live-action adaptations are only ever good if the original adapted content was samurai-themed/has a samurai setting, or it was already over the top to begin with. Good examples are the adaptations for Rurouni Kenshin & Gintama.

[@anthyavila9726]

@@victor-oh It depends. Kakegurui live-actions were so over-the-top and hammy but they worked because they went for a fully theatrical vibe complete with lighting and chorus. A straight live-action adaptation would've been far less interesting.

[@t.castro4493]

There are some live-action adaptations that are ok. Most of them are cheesy, though. As you say, they make everything over-the-top and rely on anime tropes. If the story is realistic, it has bigger chances of success, because it would translate well to live-action.

[@t.castro4493]

@@anthyavila9726 Same with the Phoenix Wright film. But the scenes that I saw didn't appeal to me. 🤷‍♂️

[@davidyodo24]

8:59 this dude spitting facts 👏

[@dycedargselderbrother5353]

Guy suddenly went super saiyan during the interview.

[@boigercat]

As a westerner who hates anime getting turned into live action, its nice to hear a Japanese anime fan say the same thing.

[@gaming4life788]

I genuinely don't think anybody likes live actions regardless whether your are japanese or foreigner

[@hlly20]

@@gaming4life788 i strangely enjoyed gintama lmao and the live action for let me eat your pancreas was quite good as well.

[@boigercat]

@@IcyTorment i feel the same way about superhero movies as I do with anime. I would prefer to watch the animated movies n shows over the live action stuff because it's not about how much time each actor gets to show their face on screen.

[@raywa5821]

meanwhile we in poland have oral final exams, we also have something called "oral answer", the teacher asks you to come to his desk and ask you questions in front of the whole class on a daily basis, you are forced to talk even tho you might not like it

[@fehervari98]

And what's so bad about it? Usually only one person "answers" per lesson and the question are mostly just stuff from the previous lesson. Sure, if you don't know anything at all or the teacher is an ass then it can be a problem, but otherwise it's quite a nice way to get some easy good marks and boost your mark averages.

[@dominicsalazar2942]

When to a private school and our midterms where oral exams as well. The stressful part was that you where only asked 2-3 questions so if you didn't know you where kinda srewed. But its alot easier to bullshiit your way through a question orally

[@JustSuss]

I thought oral exams were more common. Here in Argentina we have oral exams, some are final others are just your teacher asking you to stand in front of the class and talk a little.

[@imextremlyhandsome]

When you said Oral exam and coming to a desk i thought you were going to talk about something different...

[@Kumorini]

That sucks wtf

[@justanotherhotguy]

I really liked the responses of the elder couple. You can see, they already had a lot of thoughts about everything and answered the questions in a critical way.

[@trezsilverwolf4137]

I agree that most Japanese shows have over top acting from one or more characters that takes you away from the context of the plot. Some show are just straight up weird. But I have found a few live action anime/manga that were well performed: Nana, Initial D, High & Low, and Death Note (not the Netflix one). And I prefer Japan live action of Absolute Boyfriend over Korean version.

[@highwolf_x]

The Initial D movie was actually a Hong Kong film, not a JP film, btw. At least if you're talking about the 2005 one with Jay Chou in it.

[@dll7658]

Niceee

[@hlly20]

A Kiss that Kills is also a must watch! Great actors and actresses were casted and the story is so good

[@devashrijoshi9079]

Yup! Zettai Kareshi, HanaDan, HanaKimi are all good in J-version!

[@Teksta]

"Anime is a part of Japanase culture, and they should stay as an anime" Truest word has been said

[@kimjack1000]

I love Japan and the Japanese people having lived there for 2 years, but the lady's comment of "well... I'm not inconvenienced by it" is giving me flashbacks of the general Japanese reaction to any criticism or problem identifying. If someone ever told me during a meeting re: a policy change for example, "well... there's no reason or need for what we do, but it's not terrible, and I'm not terribly inconvenienced by it, so uh... let's keep on doing it," would be met with derision. I mean... c'mon.

[@surr3al305]

Sometimes it's just that they're not exposed to the convenience we have in our countries. Not exactly the best example I can think of but: I used to just have a laptop using only 1 screen; didn't really think I would ever need a 2nd screen. However when I found a job, they provided us with 2 screens. After that, I became reliant on the convenience of having a 2nd screen, and bought my own for personal use.

[@jayaniee]

In one of my management courses, there was a word for this that I forgot, but basically it's been proven by studies that Japan in culture and in society, tends to be less risk-taking than Americans, so they're less enthusiastic about changes. It all has to do with wanting to stay with the familiar. Whereas Americans are willing to risk going into the unfamiliar even if it means they might lose everything. I think it's all based on social norms. This is why there are more American businesses than in Japan.

[@joaogarcia6170]

There are unpredictable variables when changing, even something simple might knock a tile down and that can cause i bunch of problems. Ask me, I'm a programmer... Any highly complex system is very difficult to tamper with, and nothing is more complex than society itself. Japan just happens to prefer order to chaos more than most western countries.

[@kimjack1000]

@@surr3al305 That's a good point except that there's no "value add" to so many of the processes in Japan. Per your example, 2 monitors is BETTER, but 1 monitor was always GOOD, it had value. I don't think that the analogy holds.

[@kimjack1000]

@@jayaniee Yes, that's why they're also in a 30 year deflationary spiral, because Japanese consumers react so poorly to even minor price disparities that Japanese businesses likewise can't increase prices.

[@ChristopherCricketWallace]

When I examine Japanese acting in TV and most films I see an acting style that's closer to live action theater where the audience is far away where they may not be able to hear or see subtle gestures, facial expressions, and statements. When I think about the way that most Japanese TV is produced with subtitles and LOTS or text and graphics it makes more sense. Maybe the producers want the acting to be that way to cater to the same audiences that benefit from the graphics and text--people that have the show on as background as they multi-task or show a TV in a lobby or cafe.

[@dallako]

I love this married dude's approach. He just keeps the discussion as meritoric and constructive as it can get.

[@samuraijosh1595]

There seem to be at least 3 married dudes in the video. Which one are ya referring to?

[@dallako]

@@samuraijosh1595 1:58 this one

[@Ainexela]

Love this format of video! It’s so cool seeing everyone’s opinion. Well done, Mr.Yuta 👏🏽

[@roach9857]

i love every video you upload yuta. thank you for making these for us 🙏

[@SumeaBizarro]

I think someone, a Chinese(???) Movie Reviewer on youtube pointed out that in his mind, the "animezation of acting" in Japan is more of a modern problem, where popularity of anime bleeds a little too strong into things, possibly through very large Live Action culture in anime adaptions. It could been interesting to hear older people say have they noticed a change or point out if older works, lesser seen in west are different, and also just cultural difference in levels of disbelief needed to enjoy fictional drama. Theatre is in it's name, it is setting that is very hard to take seriously for many aspects not just acting but it has it's fans and people who understand it.

[@killiansonck6278]

It might also be that a lot of actors, from what I heard, start as voice actors and bring that anime acting into live action that way.

[@akirasean4080]

@Kraze give me the examples, I want to see them

[@icylakepaxphile]

@Kraze no..at least as for acting , Chinese ones far better than Japanese ones.

[@sarahsanders4510]

Animezation is definitely a large problem in Japan. I think it not only bleeds in entertainment but real life as people tend to actually act like these fictional shows. I also think the problem lies in that Japan is starting to get defined by anime and all other aspects of the country just seem to be sort of side-lined. In the past few years especially it’s somewhat disturbing to see just how far its seeped into all parts of Japanese society.

[@junaidakram8542]

I enjoyed this video. Wished it was longer! Nice job

[@sebastianbryndorf1771]

Very informative video Yuta! Thanks a lot😄

[@lliatto]

you need to do more of these!! trash taste have pretty interesting takes on japan and I would love to see your interviews on them!!

[@Fuu_Sho]

That was super interesting, I wouldnt mind to see more japanese react to foreigners complain, and see what they think about it.

[@JC-jz6rx]

I really liked the selection of people in this one. Every one brought up good points

[@KimDixDiary]

I have been living in Japan for the past 4 years and boy is it a tedious country. Everything has so much red tape and the easiest thing becomes something huge. Something as simple as having a debit card, getting info about and collecting your pension because you’re leaving the country will have you jumping through hoops. Beautiful country but they’re stuck in a paradox with outdated technology and thinking.

[@gofer3836]

They sound like John Daub of “Only in Japan Go” channel. His comment was very dissn’ about Japanese justice system. He has been praising Japan about everything. He has been boasting on …….. the “Japan Way”. But, when thing happen that inconvenience him, he started the negative campaign about Japanese system by accusing that the Japanese system assumes that until you proven innocent. And, he started to accuse that Japanese police discriminate because they check your status, or anti foreigner. Could anyone can be more hypocrite?

[@chinito77]

@@gofer3836 I used to like John Daub, he was a likable guy with good videos. After he moved to Live steam, his attitude changed and just caters to his massive Filipino crowd. He tried to paint a rosey picture of Japan and got burned. I’ve been living here for a number of years as well, hate a lot of the daily rules, but I can get past it if I just carry on and do as the locals do.

[@KH-of2rb]

From a Japanese perspective, your country is also boring. We're both lucky to live in a country that suits us.

[@otakumonkey]

Everyone is lazy, impatient. They want everything at instant as their imagination. Duh.

[@KimDixDiary]

@@otakumonkey it has nothing to do with being lazy and more to do with convenience, and efficiency. From your comment it’s clear that you have never experienced either so I understand why your brain jumped to laziness.

[@pkthunder7008]

Amazing content Yuta. Keep up the good work.

[@ihu6953]

Would be really happy to see a second episode of the video 👍🏻

[@189x]

I think a lot of the counter arguments given just shows how.. for a lack of better phrasing - diverse japanese people are. A lot of them don't go out of the country and therefore don't see how some of their systems/culture is very outdated. The girl talking about hanko stamps said that she's never had problems with it but also says she can see how it might be better if they got rid of it entirely. The thing is, it is very outdated and some people that see it as "oh it's never a problem with me" have never seen how other countries function without it and how it's easier. Same with the debt/cash/credit card system. I love Japan, I love the culture, but like every country in the world, the people could use with some.. exposure to other cultures. Like when Japan influenced the world with technology, it's time they get influenced by the world with other aspects while retaining their own uniqueness. Thanks for coming to my ted talk.

[@Gigi-zr6hp]

Too much influence of other countries will make the general population shaky. Just look here in the US the cultural hotpot of the world having all sorts of problems due to it being so diverse with people coming in from all sorts of culture

[@Dan-qf5xt]

They don't want to it's that simple

[@sunshineskystar]

@linkzero65 yes but being diverse contribute alot to it. diversity can only works with certain level, the level of diversity america at right now is just untenable and unsustainable. the more diverse the society, the easier for politician and corporation to divide people.

[@Purpletrident]

@linkzero65 That's absolutely not new. It's always been the rule to try and make white people the dominant group and separate them from minorities.

[@Purpletrident]

@@sunshineskystar That's not a problem of diversity, that's a problem of white supremacy. America was founded on white supremacy and that culture never went away.

[@commentarytalk1446]

I simply admire those interviewed, who are able to take in the information and then give a balanced opinion that takes account of their own limited experience/information while providing some intelligent consideration also. Thank you. It is really impressive when Japanese people consistently respond this way. I think modern societies have ALL failed their younger people in my opinion. On the one hand: Create an environment to DEVELOP the young people optimally. On the other hand after the puberty phase (change from primary-> secondary or middle-high after lower/elementary) Young people must EXPERIENCE RIGHTS OF PASSAGE to prepare them to change MINDSET from child to adult successfully. What is noticeable in Western World, is failure on both of these: 1. To develop the young successfully/optimally (over-emphasis on academia learning) 2. To create conditions of successful rights of passage (extended childhood / juvenile stage well into advanced 20's) Concerning these variables, Japan (as usual has a different approach - not altogether successful either but it is different). One final thought: I respect the fact the students respect the teachers and behave well. It's a fundamental basis to learning to start with Correct Conduct. Even this prelimnary basis is FAILED in Western Nations (US/UK eg). It's very tragic.

[@akoba1520]

What does “correct conduct” even mean? To me, it sounded like in Japan they have significant trouble with participation in adolescent learning. Which is not good, since trying and failing is a crucial part of the learning process.

[@commentarytalk1446]

@@akoba1520 If you don't even know that you don't know some fundamental basics. As for Japan you're not aware of how they operate their learning and the sharp distinction between the lower school and transition beyond for examination hell.

[@TomatoBreadOrgasm]

That point about rights of passage is so important. The Bar/Bat Mitzvah tradition or the Quinceanera tradition provide this clear message to a young person that the expectations being placed on them have changed. Whatever you think about those specific traditions, they're probably better than just throwing a kid into the public school system and letting them play video games when they get home into their twenties.

[@Necroskull388]

I don’t see what utility rites of passage really have in the modern world. If exams are judged to be worth having, and they become a rite of passage, then that’s fine, but creating them for their own sake just seems like a way to discourage young people from participating in society. The way that young people have been failed has more to do with their lack of opportunities and the continuing atomization of social structures.

[@commentarytalk1446]

@@Necroskull388 As you say exams have become a rites of passage. They're fairly poor substitutes for that process. The alternative is not another concoction either but something that actually works better at that role instead of a masquerade of it in an ill-fitting form. Agree about break-down in social structures - disagree about lack of opportunities. A lot of (precious) time of young people is wasted thanks to adults poorly organizing their environment however and not necessarily for their benefit either.

[@madafaka8784]

Nice shirt! I also liked the variation on your signature "check this out", this one feels more sincere.

[@pawz212]

Love how this video immediately gets into it without like, 2 minutes of intro. Straightforward.

[@Kiutsuki]

On that debit card part, I wonder how many Japanese people would have their brains blown out once they knew the concept of PIX No cash, no fees, no third-party mediation whatsoever, just one direct transaction of one's account with another.

[@noimnot6385]

Finally I found people who use mushishi pfp

[@Kiutsuki]

@@noimnot6385 Not gonna lie, the surprise of finding another Mushishi fan would totally get me off topic as well lol

[@Mispirit]

Get a room.

[@lupabatista5646]

PIX salva vida, da ate pra pagar as contas com ele agora, precisa sair de casa pra exatamente nada.

[@Mispirit]

@@lupabatista5646 já dava pra fazer isso antes.

[@somerandomgoblin2583]

As an American high schooler, it's pretty interesting to see the similarities and differences between Japanese and Western schooling, and how they affect the kids in them. I definitely agree with that lady about us becoming shy around people in middle/high school, though. I guess that's just universal lol

[@ADJackD]

Except Japanese take for life whist United Statesians become too vocal

[@somerandomgoblin2583]

@@ADJackD I'd say it depends on the person on that matter

[@inendlesspain4724]

@@somerandomgoblin2583 Yeah, especially in social media japanese people can be pretty vocal, even without the veil of anonymity.

[@Meta9871]

stop making everything about yourself

[@somerandomgoblin2583]

@@Meta9871 I was just trying to relate with my experiences, I don't really see why that's an issue.

[@veminemshady8482]

We need more contents like this Yuta san

[@musterbrigs]

Loved this vid yuta, keep up the trash taste content. I’ll watch it all 👍👍

[@SirYodaJedi]

Topic timestamps, since I haven't seen any yet: 0:03 - Hanko (Stamps) 1:55 - Education 4:39 - Debit Cards 7:20 - Acting

[@nightfall7512]

I think it would also be nice if you did this with elderlies too. Their opinions might differ and would be interesting to see how their views match up with the youths'

[@bertolthoover8319]

Yuta your the best no explanation needed 💯

[@lavish_tape4899]

Dude I love your videos they are very interesting and educational 💯 ❤️ keep up the good work Yuta

[@amazingannyoing1716]

5:28, I just love the old couple. The casual responses and the questioning

[@chaosvii4605]

They need to watch Kurosawa films with Toshiro Mifune if they want to see an example of fantastic Japanese acting.

[@DaakkuuYRS]

Yep. That's the thing. Japanese acting is not bad by itself. Just those who are based on manga. While I haven't watch Kurosawa movies, I did watch a lot of taiga samurai drama which they have great acting. I can assume it is the same for Kurosawa.

[@chaosvii4605]

@@DaakkuuYRS Is "Taiga Samurai" drama a genre or the name of the drama? I would like to check it/them out. And as for Kurosawa I highly reccomend you check some out. Especially Yojimbo/Sanjuro (Sanjuro is a sequel to Yojimbo) and Seven Samurai (one of the best ever, Magnificent Seven is a western adaptation of this film, and George Lucas said it inspired him to create Star Wars).

[@DaakkuuYRS]

@@chaosvii4605 it is a sort of genre. Those are series of 50 episodes for each drama in NHK channle. Each drama is about other historical figure, such as Miyamoto Musashi, Nijima Yae Sanada Yukimura , Taira no Kiyokori and many more. Pretty much every year comes out one show since the 70ths if I'm not wrong. The best one I watched is Gunshi Kanbe.

[@primalconvoy]

@@DaakkuuYRS Incorrect. Even "serious" dramas are still over-acted and hammed-up. Japanese acting in modern TV dramas and in many of their "TV Movies Shown at a Cinema" films are atrocious.

[@chaosvii4605]

@@primalconvoy Not Mifune

[@johnpaulcao4672]

please make more of this Yuta

[@vikram2688]

The thing about education is same in every Asian country. As an Indian, until middle school I never had to study more than a week before exam. But then came high school and University entrance exam where no matter how much you study it's not fucking enough. Day in and day out that's expected from a model student.

[@wilkinlow]

We're being groomed as a sheeple as we grow older. Don't think just follow.

[@sunshineskystar]

lol and now I dont even know what I learned in university for the last 3 years.

[@samuraijosh1595]

@@sunshineskystar University is easy for us Asians. That's when we chill out and relax and get to reminisce about the horrible days that lead up to us joining uni. Getting into uni is the exhausting part, not uni in and of itself. Afaik, College/Uni is where the hell starts in Western countries amirite?

[@jessicagalang9610]

The acting one, I agree. Sometimes when I watch jdramas, It really is cringe and acting is terrible but the plot is amazing. plot goes to japan and acting goes to korea.

[@Chi-Chi-Fy]

Yeah plots on javs was superb

[@baldmerlin3565]

Exactly

[@ARCANODESINE]

agreed

[@No_Anime_No_Life.]

Japanese plot story is anyway the best

[@Angelremot]

Imagine if Japan and Korea worked together to made a drama or movie 😳

[@piichannel613]

Non-anime related “serious” live action films tend to have a more realistic quality of acting than tv dramas/live action anime remakes, I’ve found. There are some incredible films out there like Okuribito, My Little Sister, Shoplifters and Drive My Car. Maybe a minority, but still enough to make me hesitate to tar all Japanese acting with the same brush. Ultimately, it’s a question of what appeals to you personally.

[@t.castro4493]

Yes. Japanese movies tend to be naturalistic and slower paced. There are a few that I couldn't finish because it took too long for things to happen, but usually the meditative pace isn't a problem. I never had any complaints about the acting. The Japanese can act well. And TV dramas can be realistic, it just depends on what you're watching.

[@albertoandrade9807]

@@t.castro4493 indeed, just like everywhere else. There's trashy soap operas and 3b no kinpachi sensei on the other hand

[@t.castro4493]

@@albertoandrade9807 Haha, as a Brazilian, I can definitely understand your comment about trashy soap operas. 😅 I guess we just have to be picky when choosing media. I always read reviews or look up information to see if it's something that appeals to my tastes. I don't want to lose time with something that probably isn't worthwhile. Although there are films that sound better on paper. 😣

[@albertoandrade9807]

@@t.castro4493 argentinian here! Obrigado

[@albertoandrade9807]

I totally second you. I LOVE "slow" japanese movies. "Nobody knows" a movie about a mother abandoning their kids on her flat. It has some child acting that will blow your socks off

[@Littlefighter1911]

1:50 To see if that really solves anything, we have to test it by applying the solution: "Anyone can buy a finger from the dollar store." Yeah no, definitely not the case. Solution works.

[@elvin2606]

Although with fingerprints I think the problem will be with people who don’t have them. Some people due to medical reasons or accidents, they don’t have fingerprints. So although I do think fingerprints would be a good solution, it seems to me that it will have its fair share of problems too.

[@ceresbane]

@@DarkDragonSlayer Issue with finger prints though... fingers can get damaged. I use a biometric fingerprint scanner to clock in and out of work. If my hands are too dry or too wet. No go. And if I cut my thumb or damage it at any point. get fked. So long as its not machine based I guess you can have a person look at the finger prints and see that its the same thumb but damaged. But if you try to automate it with a machine to recognise that. Get fucked. Hell... wtf are you gonna do in the case of amputees?

[@yohannessulistyo4025]

The solution would be biometric, fingerprints (from multiple fingers as backup), face scan, iris, or voice. This is how some e-passports work.

[@Aphesia]

Wow its been a while since I've watched your channel Yuta, but this content was very interesting! Might have to start watching your content again!

[@arkychak]

Yuta on trash taste when?

[@1983simi]

I really wonder what happened to Japanese drama. I remember watching quite a few when I was still at the uni around some 15 years ago. There was quite a few good ones around back then, some even based on Manga. I remember liking Gokusen, Kurosagi, Kimi wa Petto, Stand Up! (great one), Nobuta wo Produce (amazing one), Buzzer Beat, Hana Yori Dango (super cheesy and over the top but entertaining), Code Blue... shows with good production value for the time and absolutely decent acting.

[@RCXDerp]

The GTO one killed me

[@SwaggMessiah69]

There is little to no support for it. Korean films and TV sky rocketed due to recent Korean general cultural popularity in the world in the past decade, and the rest of the industries in pretty much majority of Asian countries have been negatively affected by it.

[@RuiRuichi]

@@SwaggMessiah69 More like lack of innovation in most countries, I'll give you examples on why for my country. Philippines has used the same soap drama formula and tropessince the 70s.Same setting poor main character was switched upon birth. recycling plots seriously some famous 80s 2-3 year running drama with 5 episodes a week has been remade THRICE in the 90s 2000s and 2010s with same format. Actors/actresses have no formal acting experienced and are picked based on their looks or heritgae i.e. son of famous drama actor. Also format... 5 30 min episodes a week for a run time of 1 to 3 years insane lack of quality. A series the Probinsyano has ran on TV since 2015 and its not even the record holder some show have gone on for 10+ years.

[@gabrielsiccion3386]

@@RuiRuichi To add something is the advertisement are too fucking long. Watching an episode would have at least 10-15 minutes of ads combined.

[@mori9986]

They are still good, I guess you just stopped watching them.

[@sonofsarek]

Wow. Your english has improved drastically since the last video I saw (maybe last year?). Great work!

[@linealmater5912]

Thanks for your videos and for giving foreigners like me a bit of Japanese culture and point of views.

[@MrShadowThief]

4:15 This guy has some sweet naïve perceptions about the rest of the world. lol

[@inendlesspain4724]

I mean, it's still true for most of the western world. It's mostly the anglosphere (especially America) where some people _really_ have an issue with freely speaking your mind, and even then most people are against that.

[@MrShadowThief]

@@inendlesspain4724 Latin countries (not just the ones in Latin America) are very much against that, too, which makes a bunch of the western world already.

[@gofer3836]

They sound like John Daub of “Only in Japan Go” channel. His comment was very dissn’ about Japanese justice system. He has been praising Japan about everything. He has been boasting on …….. the “Japan Way”. But, when thing happen that inconvenience him, he started the negative campaign about Japanese system by accusing that the Japanese system assumes that until you proven innocent. And, he started to accuse that Japanese police discriminate because they check your status, or anti foreigner. Could anyone can be more hypocrite?

[@SoundsOfTheWild3]

It is true for the most part for most western countries I have been too which tend to be more individualistic compared to the Confucius influenced collective society that is Japan.

[@samuraijosh1595]

@@SoundsOfTheWild3 Except latin american countries.

[@Tyrone9256]

to be fair, the description of Japanese teenagers seems pretty universal

[@FaerieHijacker]

But Japan takes it to another level. Some classrooms barely interact during classes also the teachers doesn't help by being boring af. Source: taught World History to high school kids in 3 different schools here in Japan

[@biazacha]

Not to my country (to be fair we are known for being a carefree sociable bunch) teenagers are pretty outspoken, unless is a subject like Math or Physics lol

[@moksha8473]

@@FaerieHijacker You sound like a crap teacher lol.

[@zodiyac]

PLEASE MAKE MORE OF THIS

[@KingJH0510]

Long awaited video

[@royalkumar795]

I can't wait for trash talk react on this video

[@chris_t2020]

Glad to hear that Japanese people agrees too that Live Action adaptations of manga franchises suck.

[@fallenlegend8888]

Old Boy?

[@AlastorShadow0]

Wow very informative thanks for the video!

[@AzimX5]

Good video, make more of this Japanese reaction/perspective on trash taste comments about Japan

[@xhinniekins]

I think there are many Japanese movies whose actors act so well, like more subdued, subtle and natural like Koreeda's movies, Her Love Boils Bathwater, etc. You have to look for the good ones.

[@donvampa730]

5:32 the genuine look on his face on why he is paying to get his own money 😂

[@DengueBurger]

We needed to see this

[@ChillyFries444]

Really appreciate it, I hear the Bois say this stuff all the time but it's nice seeing a Japanese perspective on this.

[@bdbgh]

Didn't know that the Japanese had separate cards for cash withdrawals and debit purchases, in my country this is common place since the late 90's. Anytime you create a new bank account you automatically get an atm & debit combo card. Also the only time that we get charged for withdrawing money is when you withdraw from ATMs that aren't your bank, even then it's a very small static amount regardless of how little or how much you withdraw.

[@kazekaz69]

Yuta i hope you appear in Trash Taste, you'd be an interesting guest or the other way around you get to interview one of the trash taste boys

[@LeeNTien]

Daaamn Yuta, looking good, man! Happy New Year!

[@ruthcamarillo185]

Yuta san, thank you for this video! You look great!😻

[@MrShadowThief]

Next up: Trash Taste reacts to Chris England reacting to George Japan reacting to this video.

[@linkedbin578]

1:17 in german we say: BÜROKRATIE

[@akkamal6999]

Love the new hairstyle Yuuta

[@Guldangut252]

We need more!

[@conathlnzo8126]

In some dramas the acting is actually good especially the older ones. I think directors in Japan should learn subtlety in acting than make the actors over react.

[@t.castro4493]

Usually, Japanese acting is subtle and realistic. But in films based off anime, everything is exaggerated.

[@roygbiv9038]

That’s why Japan needs to stop voting for dinosaurs and vote for some younger people who are more technologically savvy.

[@moonlightblue9196]

this is such a great video

[@KillerTacos54]

Wow this was a fantastic video!

[@shouyagami141]

For me as indonesian, I appreciate japan education. In history lessons, they let us to study more like study our language, using local language, and many more.

[@GervasiusMC]

honestly think our education system (only the system, not the things they teach) here in indonesia is better than japan. sure, there are very useless subjects and getting to a good PTN is very hard, but at least we have so much more personal space and the schedules are less jam packed than japan.

[@tallenta6071]

I don't understand this comment. Can someone help me?

[@dennischapman8683]

Japanese education is trash, they don’t even teach the kids the truth about their crimes during ww2 lmao

[@dafaqu694]

@@dennischapman8683 lmao true, I would say Japanese educations are suck Also They barely touch English, and nowadays technology, when I first joined university in Japan, there were students who didn't even have a chance to touch computer or do office-software and I was like what??!?! You entered IT department and know no shit about it?

[@samuraijosh1595]

@@dafaqu694 The Japanese should just make programming languages in Japanese then. My country is already ruined by English domination: natives speak English better than the native language and this IT industry is making it worse cuz English speaking basic writing is an important skill in IT. Fuck.

[@XFry333X]

Now Trash Taste needs to react to this

[@juniorhuachoguisado6640]

Then Yuta...

[@GuacJohnson]

Then Chris Broad

[@AMArchy]

Yuta! i haven't seen your channel for a little while. This new hairstyle is really good on you!

[@azuraug8693]

This was a very informative video, I really enjoyed it. Love to see more of this, maybe from opinions that aren't from Trash taste lol

[@notSusNugget]

9:45 haha I like this guy

[@NaohMkS]

I disagree with the second question, I firmly believe is a worldwide trend that teens tend to be way more silent during class

[@chichichichichichiOwO]

while thats true they are talking about the pressure and depression that's going on. they usually only have 4 hours to themselves and that's including sleep time.

[@goose0078]

That acting comment is crazy. There are a lot of great Japanese actors and movies out there.

[@manuelsputnik]

great video!!!

[@tvtvtfan3767]

I think the problem he describes has to do with the acting and more to do with the director, what type of show is it, also what audience like in a certain actor since idols are a bigger thing in Japan.

[@shaneshay6420]

Me learning Japanese, the guy in the garden or back yard is talking so fast. I'm rather overwhelmed. He speaks so fast and intimidating. But it's a very nice learning experience.

[@CrystalRubyMoon]

It's really nice to hear the opinions of Japanese people about what Connor, Joey, and Garnt thinks about Japan. Thank you for making this!

[@speedyjustice4u]

Gotta love these videos,,

[@djoetma]

0:45 Damn, that's like when captain Yamato used his fear face to intimidate Naruto and his team....

[@bruccigang]

the trash taste boys also compliment the culture too, it'd be cool if you made that version of this kind of video too

[@Erreul]

This is frankly refreshing content, seeing multiple opinions is very good brain food.

[@sagenight3]

i absolutely loved that older dude. He was so frank about things