Racing a Typhoon Back to Japan 🌀 Life in Japan EP 274

[@spikecandy2460]

I missed you guys. I didn't realize how much I enjoy your video every friday until there was no new episode during the summer.

[@miss_michelle]

Me too 😊

[@suzannaplinke7784]

4 more weeks until my first trip to Japan. Getting very excited.

[@mihoa2046]

Hope you have a great time in Japan 🍣🍜🍡

[@LIJ]

Yes! Come by Paz Coffee Shop if you're in Tokyo area!

[@didierjud8086]

wish I could say it also...😭

[@Gabriella-t6v]

@@LIJyou guys should pick grapes as a fun activity in Kofu Japan

[@karmad.twelve6613]

The dog in the bag/basket was the best! Great video as always, Nate! Thank you Life in Japan!

[@LIJ]

Thanks for watching!

[@KOBIZO_style]

おかえりなさい、9月もみんなで、がんばりましょう！

[@kittymama79]

Hi guys we missed you all. I forgot it’s September it was so nice to see this video as I sat down for breakfast this morning! 😀

[@christycarrico4343]

おかえりなさい welcome back to Japan 🇯🇵

[@donnaleifels3856]

Welcome back , I can’t believe how much the kids have grown🦋💕

[@brucehutcheson5302]

I'm really glad to see you all back home again safely. Really have missed your slice of Japan videos. I really hope to get to Japan someday, but until then, I have you guys wonderful videos

[@Flint_Ironstag]

Great job capturing the deep energy of a Midwestern storm on video. My wife and I are moving to Japan this winter from Nebraska and the storms are going to be something I really miss

[@LIJ]

Yes - I sure did soak in the storms before leaving!

[@elteescat]

WELCOME HOME! HAPPY YARDENING! 😂 I'm glad you're back and I'm looking forward to all new adventures! I hope you all had a wonderful summer!

[@LIJ]

Thank you! You too!

[@gracefarm394]

Welcome home so glad you got to spend so much time in America and got a break from videos. ❤🎉🙏

[@LIJ]

The break was great, and it's good to be back.

[@jane-pu9sw]

お帰りなさい❤

[@JericMEHS90]

Glad you're home safe. Saw news of the Typhoon on TV. Glad your home is also OK.

[@ilovedollaramapham]

I'm glad that you guys are back hope you guys stay safe 🙏 the storm will disappear

[@daylecb]

Welcome home!! Best feeling ever is the first sleep back in your own bed ☺️

[@LIJ]

It really is!

[@LetsgowithHyro]

Good to see you safe and sound back in Japan.

[@sharonellzey4319]

So happy y'all had a wonderful trip & happy y'all are back with your wonderful videos 😊😊

[@LIJ]

Thank you so much!!

[@heatherfahsbender6583]

What a nice surprise to have a video this morning. I was not expecting it yet. My family was able to go to Madrid and have a wonderful vacation seeing two of our exchange students. Then we returned and our kids started school. We have a senior and freshman in high school this year. I pray that your children have a wonderful start to their school year. ❤ Welcome home.

[@LIJ]

Thanks! Have a great school year!

[@かなかな-e8h]

めっちゃ楽しみにしてましたー❤ 寂しかったです!! ステキなアメリカでの夏休みが伝わりました(*´ω｀*)

[@cindyleach4568]

Always a joy to watch! So glad we got to see you all.

[@Mr.Michelle]

お帰りなさい、祖国アメリカ🇺🇸も良いけど、やはり皆さんは日本が似合う⭐🇯🇵 ライター家が大好きです❤

[@LIJ]

私たちも日本が大好きだ。

[@cathydonaldson440]

So glad to see you! hope your vacation was great!!

[@insiderevolverstudios]

So glad you guys are back we missed watching you guys!

[@LIJ]

Ah thanks!

[@RagnarokArrives]

Glad you had a good trip and made it safe and sound back to Japan. God's blessing is upon you.

[@janeann3331]

I’m glad you got to rest in the US, but boy, I missed your channel. Can’t wait to see your next adventures!

[@LIJ]

Ah thanks!

[@karmad.twelve6613]

What an exciting episode! Holy! Can't wait for the next!

[@jaymieadriano1676]

Evertime i watch you guys make goodbyes with grandma/gradpa im cryyyiiing

[@LIJ]

Us too :)

[@ClubMonchhichi]

I'm glad you all avoided the storm 🎉

[@lruss5050]

I was afraid you wouldn’t post today! Glad you’re safe and posting!❤❤❤🇨🇦

[@LIJ]

First Friday in September!! Back on!!

[@Bezanie]

So happy you're back! Must be a relief to finally walk after being in a car, a plane, another plane, a bus, and another car all day! 😂

[@LIJ]

So true!

[@VengfulDuckthethird]

Yay I’m glad you guys made it back safely now I can look forward to seeing you’re guys videos again ❤

[@cyndij.5382]

I missed your videos, but glad you had a great time and made it back home safe and sound! I live near Champaign and liked your dad's shirt he wore at the airport. Go Illini!

[@yeahjustnoooo]

So glad to see you guys uploading again! :) I definitely missed the videos.

[@catherineparr5489]

Glad you had a great summer , and made it back safely . Very surprised that you had not arranged some form of rota with friends to maintain grass etc .

[@willemijn8005]

Aaah so glad you guys are back! Missed your videos!!😊✨️

[@LIJ]

Yay! Thank you!

[@LIIIIIFE]

GLAD THE FAMIRY ARE SAFE!

[@mikaylagorman2303]

Have been waiting for the return 🎉 Love from Australia!

[@tatsuhikomiura7436]

アメリカの住宅は敷地が広いですね。

[@otototopopojp]

ほんま羨ましい こんな広い庭...欲しい...

[@しむちょ]

おかえりなさい🏠️ この1ヶ月、LIFE IN JAPANの新作投稿を、まだかな？まだかな？と待っておりました！ 久しぶりにみなさんの元気な様子が見れて嬉しいです😊 まだまだ暑い日が続くようですが、体調管理に気をつけて動画撮影などがんばってください！

[@LIJ]

ありがとう！

[@nikkibun89]

What a great last hurrah! Goodbyes are the hardest but there is no place like home! I am glad you guys made it home safe and sound and no suprises on the drive back. Glad to have you all back, Fridays were really quiet but you all deserved the break.

[@LIJ]

Yes! Thank you!

[@lisalogan133]

So glad you are back 💕 hope your trip was great fun!

[@maryamfatimasiddiqui5148]

go reutter family. have been waiting for the video for a month

[@hazegrass5613]

数年前の夏にワクチンのことでコメントさせてもらいました！今年は帰れなかったのですが、去年は無事にイリノイに帰れたのでとっても懐かしく見てました！おかえりなさい😊

[@chopper3801]

Welcome back! 時差ボケに負けないで

[@kon2108-i7y]

お帰りなさい。日本は秋だと言うのにまだ危険な暑さです。ママちゃんと子供達は疲れていませんか？また動画楽しみにしています🥰

[@jaymieadriano1676]

We missed you guys!

[@davesavage-mr2oo]

A good video well worth watching and waiting for

[@hiroshisuzuki-zl9if]

この台風確か直接本州に向かっていたが、西に向かった事で家族が着きたかとシンパイしましたが、無事に着けた事でアンシンしました!!おかえりなさい‼️

[@MrGeorge626]

おかえりなさい！

[@franziska3577]

Glad you made it back home safe!

[@naomiozawa1502]

おかえりー😊　また動画見れてうれしい❤❤❤

[@peko7446]

Seems the kids grew taller during the summer. Been waiting for you to post a new vlog.

[@42bonsai]

at 7:50 The "Midwestern Good Bye" taken to a new level ! Hahaha

[@LIJ]

Ha ha! So true!

[@papa55xyz]

お帰りなさい！😊❤

[@Charlotte_games]

家族の絆　大切ですね👍

[@morikawa2365]

おかえりなさい。次回も楽しみにしてます。 Welcome back In Japan ! I'm looking forward to your next episode.

[@aylyncalcano2885]

Praise the lord you got home safely, love the typewriter effect clips between scenes…they’re becoming my new favorite part of your videos 🤣💖

[@LIJ]

Glad you like them!

[@joannereutter625]

Great camera work on the water balloon fight.

[@LIJ]

So much fun, wasn't it?!

[@Kitten1165]

Oohhh...the good-byes break my heart. My son (and now his wife) has lived in Taiwan for six years and I know those good-byes from the momma-heart side! :'(

[@LIJ]

Never easy

[@gogobe8672]

無事帰国！お帰りなさい🩵💙 また毎週金曜日の動画が楽しみですね😊

[@LIJ]

ご声援ありがとうございました！

[@lillycstreeter]

I miss your guys videos and you guys and welcome back and I saw Sarah have an injury on her leg what happened over the trip.

[@ClubMonchhichi]

Uncle was moon walking to avoid being hit by balloons 😂

[@duck4344]

お帰りなさい！

[@world-meets6760]

今年の夏をアメリカで過ごしてよかったですね、今年の夏はムチャクチャ暑かったです。 日本から逃げて正解です、でも9月でも暑い日が続いていますね。

[@WinxRedsonFairy]

Man I Hope You Guys Are Alright!!!

[@puppyear1363]

広大で美しいアメリカの故郷で、お元気な両親と親戚とお合いし、長い夏休みを過ごせた事は、本当にrelaxeと refreshを得られたと思うます！今年の日本の夏は、extraordinaryでhorrriblle super hot でした。アメリカに🇺🇸帰国して正解です！😅😅

[@LIJ]

今、アメリカでの長いビデオを制作中なんだけど、日本以上に暑い時もあったよ！ でも、イリノイでは天気はとても良かった。

[@puppyear1363]

イリノイ州は、内陸なので、きっとhumidではなくて、dry airなのでは？戦争が長引いてるから、夏の空気の温度もheat up してるように思えるんだけど！？

[@AniGrannyOG]

Wow! You guys were only one state away from me. I'm in Missouri.

[@LIJ]

We drove through Missouri! I'm planning on putting up our epic road trip, in which case you'll be able to see it if only for a moment :)

[@ひじき-s2c]

おかえりなさーい❤

[@ClubMonchhichi]

Joshua didn't make it, but his homework did 😊

[@LIJ]

Homework is always there! Ha!

[@izzyxvibes]

HIIIIIII I hadnt watched u in a while but i love your videos.

[@LIJ]

Welcome back to you!

[@grazynawojcik1814]

He’s alive!😂

[@MiriamCamilla]

Also just like mentos like drop (liquorice) flavour :) it is a bit addicting to snack on being minty outside liquorice inside which is my fav combination on many sweets 🍬 as a Dutch person, watch out if you don’t have an aquired taste for it) and I also like fruit or minty… or random sodapop flavours. Traveling is always a tiny tinge bittersweet? More sweet though, I love it but I also feel like I am leaving pieces of my heart, which isn’t a bad thing honestly. It means you have places and people you love and care about at more places… and love even in it’s simplest way is beautiful. I love onigiri it is probably one of my favourite food things, simple but good. Returning home often feels weird. A friend in Japan (internet friend) was suddenly gone heard news the old man is in the hospital. Distance sucks a bit. We’re “just internet buddies” but hey look if distance wasn’t an issue, and provided the old man would appreciate a visit I’d be there with an entertainment bag for the hospital (with some puzzles and idk activity book?). Was proper worried when he was gone offline so suddenly. Do care about him and want him to do well, besides we got some online games to play still too. We talk over google translate.

[@LIJ]

It's a strange but wonderful thing - living with a foot in both worlds :)

[@loudmouthnewyorker2803]

Thank you Jesus for safe travels and safe returns. Can't wait for more videos.

[@LIJ]

Thank you!

[@iiraingirlii]

❤

[@kisohika6322]

welcome to japan again.😅

[@NikkiCole119]

What tips do you have to maintain connection and great relationships with family back in the States when you and your kids live in Japan?

[@LIJ]

Good question! I should cover that in a video, but in short FaceTime makes the world a lot smaller than it used to be! You can actually feel more connected to loved ones than those who live close by and never connect.

[@りんりん-k4x5r]

I love America

[@susanrussell-gough2227]

Welcome home - back to normality!

[@tpatrickl9539]

The Von Trapp Family Singers! Are you a Cardinals fan?

[@LIJ]

Cubs :)

[@daydreamsdandelions3]

Diet coke works the best when doing the mentos challenge

[@LIJ]

Mine was diet - hence the greater response (also Becca's 2nd attempt was diet)

[@MarykePieters-yq3ym]

Glad you’re back have missed you 🇦🇺

[@LIJ]

Thank you! 😃

[@chandrakierpiec8437]

What kinds of treats do you bring back from the states?

[@LIJ]

Some fun souvenirs for friends (quite a bit) and other odds and ends

[@bjjikeda2529]

アメリカも虫の鳴き声するね。秋かな。

[@マサキaaa]

ご無沙汰してます！また動画楽しみにしてます!!!

[@MNChoirMom]

I'm curious; how often did your family automatically spoke Japanese while in the US?

[@LIJ]

Not very often - the kids did every once in a while, but being surrounded by English we naturally spoke English.

[@TheKaza1128]

okaerinasai

[@xiuming1927]

お帰りなさい(ﾉ≧▽≦)ﾉ

[@kiii2822]

もう口はどうやって日本食🤭🍙🍣 おかえり💛

[@harikofu7569]

Are prices high in America?

[@LIJ]

They have gone up a TON in the last couple of years!

[@jill4310]

Where in Illinois?

[@LIJ]

Peoria area

[@jill4310]

@@LIJ nice! Bradley University is there! I live in the Chicago suburbs!

[@RamBeloeZlato]

Don't forget 🪱 going to Kremlin 🍎

[@tecchann12]

あ～あ。コーラが・・・。

[@千葉良樹]

無事に帰ってきて良かったな～🎉 ノロノロ台風の間、日本は🌱🌿🌳グリーンモンスター達が超成長した(笑)そしてネイトの顔は赤鬼の様になった(笑)

[@nojm6668]

コーラもったいな

[@user-narb]

裸足で庭を駆け子供たちの元気な姿を見て癒されました。 日本に帰ってコンクリート生活がまっていますが日本を嫌いにならないで下さいね