How Much Do I ACTUALLY Know About Japan?

My friend tested me on a basic Japan quiz... how many can I answer?
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[@joaoonda]

It´s true! Tempura was created in Portugal and brought to Japan by Portuguese Missionaries in the 16th Century! We call it "Peixinhos da Horta" which literally means "fish from the vegetable garden" :D

[@NotSomeJustinWithoutAMoustache]

If Tempura counts wouldn't ramen count as an answer as well since it was brought to Japan by Chinese immigrants around the 19th and 20th century?

[@Cuestrupaster]

Eu achando que era Thai...

[@wildanrosyada7787]

Fish from vegetable garden is kinda sick name bro. That is cool!

[@joaoonda]

@@wildanrosyada7787 since they are made of green beans but they are shaped like a small sardine, we gave it that name. Its very original

[@Fluffy155]

Verdade. Tb sabia essa. Foi literalmente a única resposta q eu soube 😂

[@BrightDante]

Every time Joey goes "oh my god i'm good" i'm like "Yeah Joey, you're JAPANESE"

[@OpsKuro]

nah i doubt most mfs could answer questions of similar caliber about their countries owo

[@SavantGardeEX]

He was mostly born and raised in Australia, he only went to Japan through vacations only started living there in late 2016. So like 7 years. Pretty impressive.

[@dozer11]

@@OpsKuroexactly. So many people don’t know much about their own country, province, state, city, town, etc.

[@logan4948]

Nah even i find it difficult to answer some basic questions in my country due to low recall, this is really impressive 😂

[@pennyinheaven]

Nah I get it. I don’t know sh*t about my country.

[@alexander1989x]

I got so confused when he said "South American country starting with J".

[@Altiex]

Caribbean is the weird void of the continent, it doesn't seem to have a consensus on what part it is so you can find people calling it central america, south america or even north america.

[@SavantGardeEX]

Yeah carribean needs to be reinstated as something 😅, it's so confusing.

[@Novenae_CCG]

Clearly it's Jolivia.

[@liathelie8805]

clearly it's Jile

[@radiosilnce]

@@SavantGardeEXit’s rlly not confusing at all just call it “the Caribbean”😭 there’s not really much need to associate it with North or South America in a casual conversation, especially since depending on what country you’re talking about might be way closer to/ in South America compared to North

[@zeitgeistx5239]

I mean ramen came from Chinese immigrants to Japan, so like Tempura it did not originate from Japan.

[@sharavy6851]

Very little of their cuisine is native to them. Not that that's a problem, since they refined a lot of said cuisine.

[@dumguy9162]

They are a country of refinement.

[@gumilhopipoca4041]

It is written in katakana for a reason

[@TheSuperSangan]

Spaghet

[@ohmygodlawl]

Japanese people may not be the most original but once they import something they refine and perfect it to a tea, in Chinese we call it 工匠精神 or “craftsmanship”. You can see it even in traditional Japanese architecture when they absorbed lots of Chinese culture including writing, philosophy, arts, and political structure during the Nara and Heian period in the 6th century. Chinese people respect this aspect of the Japanese.

[@banaynayy]

I'll never get over the shade the boys throw on Narita every single time😂

[@AlexACE]

My bad Caribbean I am what you might call a dumb 🙃

[@MysticMylesZ]

🤣😭🤣

[@phasedcloak2835]

but dumb in the best way! dont feel too bad about it =)

[@NotSomeJustinWithoutAMoustache]

That South America thing was funny lol

[@ArdanaMI]

AFAIK the word 寿司/sushi is ateji(phonetic reading of kanji that usually disregards what the kanji means) so if you separate each kanji 寿/kotobuki and 司る/tsukasadoru you’ll get “longevity(long life) administer” or something which wouldn’t make sense.

[@yohannessulistyo4025]

Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee is like 90% consumed by Japan - according to NHK documentary "Japanology" on Kisaten, in 1960-1970s, Japanese beverage company, UCC bought a plantation in Jamaica Blue Mountain region, and there you go. That is the blandest, plain, coffee that just taste "bitter" and smells "generally like coffee". Airports in Tokyo (being aviation geek) - Haneda, Chofu, Tachikawa Air Base, and Iruma Air Base. Greater Tokyo will include Narita, Shimofusa (Chiba); Yokota AB, JMSDF Atsugi, Camp MCAS Kastner (Kanagawa), Iruma Air Base, Honda Airport (Saitama) - a lot of airports there.

[@matthew90276]

Some of those questions were like really tough. Like “What were Oda Nobunagas fav foods”? tough.

[@nagato.1007]

Good job on the tour in london, glad to see you're still making videos even on tour. Don't overwork yourself Joey.

[@Shia_Wolf]

Joey forgetting the combo of Ghibli movies (Totoro & Grave Of The Fireflies) that also came out in 1988 😅

[@sophiaisabelle01]

You have excellent skills and knowledge in regards to Japan. We all know just how dedicated and committed you are to knowing more about Japan in general.

[@hazencringe]

"Japan is pretty close to Philippines, so how many islands are there in Philippines?" -

[@FelixDrifts]

I just want to let you know, I've thought about your last interview every day beyond my will. Thanks for that lmao

[@ryu_798]

Two things: the Caribbean is in South America, and don't doubt the Aussies for knowing where South America is. they play cricket representing us. If you are wondering why the Caribbean counts as South America, blame the Spaniards and their Spanish inquisition

[@Wjaxu18]

Ive been watching trash taste for over a year now and I really like how he styled his hair this video

[@jacobdrolet4262]

Amazing video Joey,fantastic job.

[@johnnypollack3243]

Keep up the awesome work and videos Joey love you video

[@johnforde7735]

YKK (吉田工業株式会社) zippers are the standard zipper.

[@RatedManatee]

Please rerelease the first Nonsense drop, or something close to it. The first designs were so clean.

[@lakshaygupta1164]

Damn didn't expect the alexace collab

[@MysticMylesZ]

0:48 You'd be surprised what the Japanese gov considers an island though 😂 some of them are just bloody big rocks

[@MysticMylesZ]

7:58 I had the same guess.

[@rapthor666]

Still can't do math. 24 Japanese to 1 vending machine. That's less machines than 1 for 21/22

[@Harry-mb4cs]

It was a trick question Sushi was brought to Japan by the Chinese

[@Kiba_a.z]

The reason why sushi means sour rise is because, way back, fish used to be preserved by fermenting it in rice and from that eventually current sushi evolved.

[@Mercure250]

And apparently, the word comes from 酸し (sushi), which was the old form of the adjective 酸い (sui, "sour"), and it was turned into a noun (with a new way to write it, 寿司, which is an ateji, i.e. kanji used for the sound instead of the meaning) That being said, the "rice" part is nowhere to be found in the etymology, so saying it means "sour rice" is weird.

[@nicodalusong149]

Oh hey, YKK. I've heard a local radio commercial for them on the station I listen to. Didn't expect it to be japanese since the commercial was in filipino.

[@ilikeanime1610]

wow alex went from being in Minecraft (mainly jerome's) video to lazar's and to being in Joey video, it's insane that i watch 3 of the content creator that he ever make a appearance with

[@Specter_1125]

Sushi does mean sour/vinegar rice. It has to do with how it was originally made.

[@spicybeantofu]

Well that is how sushi rice is made lol vinegar sugar and rice lol

[@ok-B]

寿司 is 当て字

[@Marta1Buck]

I know it's so random, but where I live, when I buy 'Japan' zipper, it's the thin style of zipper. Even if both of the form are made in Japan.

[@username84476]

Actually cracked, he knows his shit

[@Bqron]

alex as in alexace ⁉️⁉️ goat.

[@tenkaminari]

that "get f---" at the end of airport question made me laughed

[@ozyssah]

hearing millioncookies in a joey bizinger video was not something I expected in my life

[@vustvaleo8068]

also samurai prefers to use range weapons like arrows and guns with their swords being a last ditch weapon.

[@lonesoul663]

Renames himself the Japan Man later.

[@pasuhk997]

100-67= 33 .....So Joey actuelly knows but forgot its the other way around

[@HelenFire420]

Low key, I’ve killed every tamagotchi I’ve owned.

[@HarjiReviews]

Great video ❤

[@demonkiller8000]

Get some rest, tall child

[@Fluffy155]

I literally knew nothing of the quiz itself but knew the answer to the one on the thumbnail 😂

[@CatClan]

Jamaica is not in South America, though

[@MrBern91]

Damn... I knew more than I thought! :D Some were pretty easy to make an educated guess for though (:

[@ricenoodles632]

3:56 Me when I realize it's not 2002 anymore

[@thelordoftheweebs9501]

3:12 BrUH xD

[@milkyway4847]

Littt🔥🔥

[@radiosilnce]

as a Jamaican the coffee was kinda surprising lol!

[@kalmpenguin6656]

Bro knows the japanese emperor and shi 😭

[@WeebClipper]

Sometimes I'm surprised by the knowledge joey has of random shìt

[@MysticMylesZ]

9:13 France? 9:28 uuuuuuuuh Brazil? 🇧🇷 9:45 BRUH! sure it's in the Americas 🌎 but like... South America?! 9:52 Thank you Joey

[@Wimplo86]

Man a lot of these questions most native Japanese wouldn’t know!

[@Dan-22]

idk why but Joey in this video is looking a lot like Justin Hawkins from the darkness - like in the eyes kinda - I know this may sound completely outrageous but anyone agree? maybe?

[@Extension_cord11]

I didn’t know anything about those little cucumbers and eggplants with legs. I thought it was a shit post until now

[@MSusername69]

10:53 i remember joey talking about sushi in a video and he said it used to mean "its sour" am i remembering wrong??

[@kamanama3671]

He said our country is fucked. I’m so happy he’s that much in love with Japan.

[@thevictoryoverhimself7298]

I thought “Tamagochi” was supposed to sound like “friend”. Like a pun

[@RebeccaH43]

Ragu is my favorite spaghetti sauce 🍝

[@XLchilli]

Are you gonna watch the One Piece live action? I wanna know ur thoughts on it Joey.

[@kalmpenguin6656]

When the hafu knows more shit than us

[@Xnoob545]

He looks tired

[@LA.20]

If it's written in Katakana, I'd say a large percentage of the right answer would be not originating from Japan, but then again there is a small percentage of words that came from Japan but is written in Katakana.

[@penttikoivuniemi2146]

And then in the real world, Japanese people write whatever in katakana when they want to emphasize the word (like writing in all caps) or just feel like being quirky. One of my friends slaps random katakana into words he otherwise writes in hiragana.

[@LA.20]

@@penttikoivuniemi2146 Yeah that's what makes learning Japanese language tricky. Not only that, there will be always a revision or update with their language for a short moment in time. But man, the dreaded Kanji XD if you don't view it daily you will not get them, no shortcuts but memorizing it all.

[@melissaweeks6698]

Is that Alexace kool :)

[@nathanmerritt1581]

Japan, a lot of Japanese foods are not originally from Japan.

[@ThePsylopAt]

Take care ❤

[@アレックスの部屋-s9h]

I knew lome of them,...

[@krugz_]

What's the capital of Japan? Pssh, obviously J.

[@DrBepis-jo7qt]

You look incredibly tired today, my manga man

[@MissiBoo]

I was shocked about how much I knew, considering I haven't visited Japan yet 🇯🇵😲🤔

[@blandomrigdlackbude]

Is he high 💀

[@Paul20661]

XD

[@laboom965]

What IS the official currency of Japan? Wrong answers only. I’ll go first. Bells and Nook Miles.

[@ShiroClouds]

omg japanese

[@dadiplier4368]

More self-opinionated contents joey!!

[@Phoenix444_]

IM THE 60TH LIKE WOO

[@mylaedhros7965]

V Early gang claim

[@philo2189]

we dont care about this joey talk about the one piece live action

[@ARDIZsq]

I love how the questions range from "what's the percentage of the population above a certain age" and "do you know what a Tamagotchi is?"

[@ando_rei]

The word "sushi" is believed to mean "sour" because there is an adjective "sui" ("酸い/鮓い") in older Japanese. This adjective is not much in use anymore. However, its sentence final form (the form it takes, when it appears as the final predicate in a sentence - this form isn't in use anymore either) would be "酸し" reading "sushi". At least this is the proposed origin by many Japanese dictionaries, and what the question relates to, I guess 🤷

[@barethor5869]

It also has to do with the fact Sushi was originally a lightly fermented rice dish.

[@ando_rei]

@@barethor5869 yes, AFAIK, it was to preserve fish in fermenting rice. This type of cuisine is still around in Japan but I forgot the name. And some day someone thought "Why not eat the rice instead of the fish" and sushi was born😆

[@BlairePink21]

5:48 omg I always thought Tamagochi was a play on the combined words of "Tamago" and "Tomodachi" aka "Egg friend" 🙈😅

[@SeraSeraYT]

"What is the highest mountain in japan?" "The one I'm on" Man is having so much fun in LA

[@yogimew]

There are actually two airports in Tokyo: Haneda and Chofu. Chofu airport has scheduled commercial flights to Oshima and other Izu islands a few times a day. In the Kanto region, there are four airports with scheduled commercial flights, the other two is Narita (obviously) and Ibaraki.

[@Zorayas]

Aren’t there six airports then? The Izu islands are part of Tokyo so then the airports on Oshima, Niijima, Kozushima and Miyakejima would also count.

[@yogimew]

@@Zorayas I would consider the Izu Islands belong to the Tokai region geographically and Tokyo administratively.

[@Tomicida.]

"I heard 1988 and there's only one famous anime film that came out that year" I guess the OG Barbenheimer combo of Totoro and Grave of the Fireflies doesn't count?

[@SavantGardeEX]

I mean they are even in terms of ghibli films the lesser known bunch so its still pretty true.

[@astelevey]

@@SavantGardeEX did you just say grave of the fireflies and totoro are part of the lesser known bunch? theyre really not lmao. theyre 2 of the most popular

[@SavantGardeEX]

@@astelevey compared to howls moving castle, spirited away, and Princess mononoke.... Nope.

[@astelevey]

@@SavantGardeEX totoro is literally on their same level as popularity, and fireflies is takahata’s most famous work, while also being one of the very few animated war flicks, so thats also known. if you want actual obscurer ghibli films, look at ocean waves, my neighbours the yamadas, or the cat returns. even if you think of just miyazaki, totoro is still in his top 4 most popular out of 11 films

[@sigsin1]

Hey, I got Ragu! Hey YKK! Make zippers that stop breaking!

[@rpie1382]

So that is why video game character costumes always have so many damn zippers..

[@becca9312]

The Caribbean is just the Caribbean, just like you have north, central and south America. All in all they are the Americas.

[@wombat4583]

Technically, there's no legislative piece that officially makes Tokyo the capital. It just effectively works as one.

[@iceman4169]

Great 👍🏻 video nice 👍🏻 hype!!!!!!!!!!

[@2712animefreak]

For the last question. There IS another airport in Tokyo: Chōfu.

[@sketch3628]

Is that jeromeasfs friend AlexAce? Bro I thought I recognized the voice

[@HaohmaruHL]

Originally nothing is Japanese and all of it is imported since it's just a bunch of Koreans and Chinese who came to the island bringing chinese/Korean culture with them, massacred some Joumon and Ainu people in their free time and then be like "kek, we're Japanese now".

[@rosieruiz94]

I’m actually going to visit Japan for the first time next year in late March, 2024, I’ll be going with my mom. This video is helping me learn about Japan before I visit. Thank you for posting this video, it’s a great memory refresher and fantastic new knowledge. Keep up the great work and content! 😁

[@TheGreatBigPawn]

Enjoy! As someone who's visited Japan 4 times now it's a bit overwhelming when dealing with the culture shock, but once you get past that it's a tourist's paradise (the food, public transportation, even the people are 100%)

[@rosieruiz94]

@@TheGreatBigPawn Oh I will thank you! 😁 also thanks for the advice.

[@TF_NowWithExtraCharacters]

Based on personal experience, Google Translate is a great help! (Maps, not so much, esp for non-tourist attractions). And in most subways the staff at the control station can speak some basic English, so that's always a good place to ask for assistance. And the subway's efficient, but each company runs their own tracks, so X Line's gantries may not connect to Y Line's, sometimes you might end up having to exit to ground level and find your way there. If you're relying on the subway to get to places, remember to check if you're on the correct Line as well.

[@rosieruiz94]

@@TF_NowWithExtraCharacters Actually, I’m going through a travel agency. Though, thank you for the advice. I’ll take it if needed.

[@roys.1889]

Is it bad that when the zippers came up all I could hear was "Sticky Fingers!"

[@_carlito_5367]

I thought Joey said “K-On!” as the oldest university in Japan 🇯🇵 😂

[@risuficus]

I was very confused at that coffee question because Jamaica it's not in South America and there are no countries in South America that start with "J"

[@greenhollyknight4846]

I thought Shushi would mean Vinegared Rice if you got that into it.

[@HaughtyCannur]

I want a pre rolled brand called "mount fuji"

[@Piratequeen13]

Pls talk about onepiece live action

[@Konatsuki_]

He defo doesn't know Japan. He's not even from there🫠