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@rob1999110 ай бұрын
ANOTHER ONE
@donskun32609 ай бұрын
Hey uh... 9:22 that's Malaysian flag not American. Is that on purpose or your editor kinda messed up?
@sparklesparklesparkle63189 ай бұрын
1:04 "Because the last time he came over, some very unchill things happened." Can you tell me more about this? I tried googling about it but could find nothing. I assume this involves Portuguese missionaries.
@johngulster77879 ай бұрын
Im addicted to your content.
@寶井秀人ist9 ай бұрын
what's the Beat Takeshi Kitano movie adaptation called?
@jasonblalock442910 ай бұрын
12:38 For me, this is one of the biggest signs that they're genuinely chill. Harmful cults would never allow an ex-member to remain an active participant. It sounds like they still remain friends with people who leave the group, which is great.
@elif690810 ай бұрын
I don’t think they’re an ex member, it sounds like they’ve left the nunnery but still go to the church it’s part of.
@kikilala93719 ай бұрын
I think it's logical that the ones that married have to leave the commune. They surely want to stay with their husband. But staying in the commune is just an added risk to others. Making them stay outside but still able to join the activities seems great
@SeanStrife9 ай бұрын
@@elif6908 I think they simply just mean an ex-member of the commune.
@RT-qd8yl9 ай бұрын
@@kikilala9371 Plus how would you have relations with your spouse if you're in a building with a bunch of other people; it wouldn't be possible
@MrGksarathy9 ай бұрын
Also, they're not actively recruiting. That to me says that they're not that interested in continuing the group beyond the founding generation, which is somewhat of a green flag.
@AnimeKaiserWillyII10 ай бұрын
kinda weird seeing a cult story about a group that more or less just became a nunnery
@patricioacuna168810 ай бұрын
thank you, i forgot that word i was thinking about a monastery, that was an awesome and wholesome story about a man that converted to Catholicism and made a nunnery. why a nunnery is a good question. he didint do anything bad so it doesnt matter
@fujifilm512710 ай бұрын
So, the pipeline from cult to catholicism is very very short
@douglassun845610 ай бұрын
@@patricioacuna1688 Actually, was this guy Catholic? It sounds like he started his own thing because he was anti-clerical. Sounds kind of Protestant to me, like he didn't want to be under the authority of a church, so he started his own.
@youngcitybandit10 ай бұрын
@@fujifilm5127theres like a billion things this is close to, not just catholicism
@patricioacuna168810 ай бұрын
@@douglassun8456said Catholicism because they were the crazy bunch who entered with a bible first. His ways were more like jesuits and even yeah Protestants . It’s kinda a fascinating development in the modern world
@WhiskersTC10 ай бұрын
It is actually really interesting to see a "cult" story, especially one of this magnitude, that didn't end in something absolutely horrific and absurd.
@shiftfire451110 ай бұрын
Yeah, especially when you compare it to other cults after this. I mean, Aum Shinrikyo began not a decade later.
@bigboi781710 ай бұрын
It is kind of absurd but in a good way.
@keylanoslokj18069 ай бұрын
Because it was centered around the Truth of Christ. And not the Perversion if his Word for narcissistic gain
@k-aw-teksleepysageuni81819 ай бұрын
They are everywhere, but nice, quiet, chill things don't tend to get much attention.
@rosaria83849 ай бұрын
Yeah. After seeing Pana Wave and Aum Shinrikyo, Jesus' Ark was honestly a breath of fresh air
@Macho_Fantastico9 ай бұрын
So basically the women wanted some degree of freedom from the pressures put on them by their parents and found it in this commune. Nothing dodgy going on, they just felt comfortable and safe there. It's rather wholesome in the end.
@ScooterinAB9 ай бұрын
Understanding what those pressures are explains why it was such a concern. They were bucking tradition and that's not really cool in Japan.
@docholiday7084 ай бұрын
Thought it was going to be mass suicide, wholesome it wasnt
@MrSonny61552 ай бұрын
Probably not the best precedent, but certainly the _least_ bad thing amongst the Atlantic Ocean of dodgy pastimes out there.
@fenrir787818 күн бұрын
It also led them to vulnerable to abuse and exploitation by someone like this. That's how US got Jim Jones and Charles Manson. It is sucky to live an oppressive culture as a young person, and yea, plenty of parents are crappy or even abusive. But running away and joining the circus (or the cult) is a far worse fate. Plus these poor parents were looking for their kids. However restrictive they might have been, I don't think they deserved to go through this.
@Phil-tn5ny10 күн бұрын
Why was it only women??
@sebastiansolis648610 ай бұрын
"All he wanted was to read the bible and become more like Jesus". And like Jesus, he became persecuted for choosing this way of life. I guess he accomplished his goal.
@motherisape9 ай бұрын
He never claimed to be Jesus media named him Jesus
@sebastiansolis64869 ай бұрын
@@motherisapeI know. I never said he claimed to be Jesus .
@flamingrubys119 ай бұрын
i always say if another jesus figure were to rise up he would be arrested
@Chocolatepain9 ай бұрын
Yeah I was thimking the same thing.
@sleepysartorialist9 ай бұрын
Sad, tbh
@AragornRespecter10 ай бұрын
The masculine urge to found a nunnery and remain entirely loyal to your wife
@LybertyZ10 ай бұрын
Vastly underreported.
@Ameliorati-z8b9 ай бұрын
Top J
@RT-qd8yl9 ай бұрын
Chads gonna Chad
@dialectiks9 ай бұрын
how does nobody even think about why he only recruited young attractive women? because i kinda call bullshit on their claims.
@apieceofblueglassmoon22889 ай бұрын
@@dialectiks You can call it being crappy on your conclusions, they are runaway girls dawg.
@Badbufon10 ай бұрын
wow, when you hear about cults, "wholesome" is not in my list of expectations
@sucyshi10 ай бұрын
It's not a cult just a commune. A cult uses excessive brainwashing tactics (see the BITE model). The point is debate is where the line of "excessive" is because lots of normal things use brainwashing, we intentionally use brainwashing on ourselves even
@RockinRocketScience10 ай бұрын
Wouldn't call it wholesome, but it's a breath a fresh air
@jasonblalock442910 ай бұрын
A bunch of (basically) nuns running a G-rated cabaret club? That's pretty damn wholesome.
@itcaboi17076 ай бұрын
@@jasonblalock4429nuns who’s habits are literally regular clothes. Lmao
@JoCaTen10 ай бұрын
so such religious cults actually existed? religious as in, actual religion? no fanaticism, no fraud, no solicitation, nothing too horrific or gruesome? no rituals, no sacrifices no nothing? just an average religious study? quite an interesting story
@eryalmario529910 ай бұрын
It does it's just hard to find
@vsaucelover966010 ай бұрын
I think that these type of stories are often lost due change in the current culture , and the only stories that remain are often the only with extremist views
@CudiPeakedatMOTM10 ай бұрын
They exist today, they just practice what they preach and do not force their religion on others. That’s why you never hear about them.
@notuxnobux10 ай бұрын
there exists many, but the only ones you see on the news are the extreme ones
@faenethlorhalien10 ай бұрын
They do. I had a girlfriend whose dad was in one of those cults. They just take your money and have you live in a compound. Not good people.
@kirisakijake70289 ай бұрын
They say life is stranger than fiction. But not every day you get a story where life is stranger than a yakuza sidestory
@gommbox9 ай бұрын
Now that you mention it, this does sound like something straight out of a yakuza substory, the substory start music is already playing in my head now.
@KyrieFortune3 ай бұрын
Literally, the cult sidestory has the usual cult techniques of isolating members on purpose and the leader wanting young women and money
@nikolocalprinnydood14219 ай бұрын
“That’s it? That’s your cult? That was just Bible study!”
@ricardohoang84527 ай бұрын
Yet the amount of Japanese females praised him 🥲
@gusmansyah30025 ай бұрын
"Gggggrrrrr! The media betrayed usssss!"
@dubuyajay99642 ай бұрын
IKR?
@YouTubeGetsWorseAndWorse9 ай бұрын
The fact that this woman-kidnapping cult leader was unironically just a knife salesman with insane rizz and a love of Jesus is as crazy as it is wholesome.
@Icyval29 ай бұрын
Best comment ever😂
@alexlun44649 ай бұрын
To be a door-to-door salesman you need to have really good levels of charisma.
@TheSeppentoni9 ай бұрын
L ron hubbard. Founder of Scientology was a taxi driver
@burgess03139 ай бұрын
Yeah dude I fuckin love this story. It’s absurd
@dankyjoker9 ай бұрын
You said "rizz", you breath thru the mouth 24/7
@AlexTenThousand10 ай бұрын
The joke with the Malaysian flag cracked me up, thank you.
@Punyulada9 ай бұрын
Thank you for also saying this here, makes me proud seeing more people mention it than I expected!
@Lun33dge2 ай бұрын
@@Punyulada wait, i dnt expect to see you here xD
@Punyulada2 ай бұрын
@@Lun33dgeI am everywhere 🌚
@watataenjoyer2 ай бұрын
9:21
@MrSomebodyStrange22 күн бұрын
This joke actually made a push for me to check out why Malaysian flag looks so similar to US's, a thing that was kind of interesting to me for a long time, but not interesting enough to remember to research it. Turns out that even with all the jokes about British colonialism, quite a few countries gladly embrace their colonial past.
@dsmsyahmi450910 ай бұрын
9:22 As a red blooded, peace dwelling Malaysian, I bursted out laughin' in my freedom country's office. Thanks, lol
@LimitasiLeonson10 ай бұрын
YEAH LONG LIVE THE GLORIOUS STRIPES
@hironyx10 ай бұрын
Meraysia!
@somethingrandomasmekevin453810 ай бұрын
TANAH TUMPAH AIRKU 🗣️🗣️🗣️ WTF IS A JHO LOW
@dsmsyahmi45099 ай бұрын
@@hironyx kwantan ga ii
@ziqqerlad9 ай бұрын
glad i wasnt the only one lmao.
@lawliet61710 ай бұрын
this was insane for a good reason dude legit ran an actually small religion not a cult and did it better than the church and the fact that they survived being on the run for days maybe weeks with the savings of a knife door to door sales man is amazing
@sevenphillips78803 ай бұрын
Im pretty sure it was over 6 months being on the run since at 4:55 he mentions that the japanese government took 6 months to finally find them after sengoku had to go to the hospital
@Senorcyborg10 ай бұрын
Man just wanted to follow in the footsteps of Jesus and live righteously without the structure of a church. I respect that. More Christians need to act more christ-like, to be compassionate, understanding, open minded and kind.
@ThotPatrolSlayerWarrior10 ай бұрын
Unfortunately, alot of patriarchy, redpill, misogynists, racist, and neo nationalists conservatives and western (including eastern) men refused to do that because they still have the Us VS Them mindset mentality
@robertortiz-wilson158810 ай бұрын
Jesus did establish a Church to help people be guided on earth, but yes I get what you mean.
@kelechi_779 ай бұрын
@@robertortiz-wilson1588 Jesus established a “CONGREGATION" of “PEOPLE" that followed his instructions. His disciples, not a traditional Church.
@robertortiz-wilson15889 ай бұрын
@@kelechi_77 That means the same thing.
@FreyjaRKim9 ай бұрын
I mean, it was accurate to what Jesus did in his lifetime on earth. He never established any structure other than having disciples. A church is not a building or an organisation, it's the people. Funnily enough, the reason Protestants exist was because they didn't agree with the established church structure, something that is very close to the current Catholic Church structure. It's been a long, long time since I heard a story of someone actually following the Bible and not nitpicking verses to satisfy their own earthly desire. Admirable, really, that Sengoku guy. What a man.
@wakkytobakky854910 ай бұрын
As someone who works in Japanese news and has an interest in its history, I'm a huge fan of your videos. Interesting that you brought up Asahara, I'd love to see you do a video on the TBSビデオ問題. It's one of Japan's worst media fuckups
@fel52410 ай бұрын
isn't TBS a cable provider? This sounds curious, maybe I'll dig with my limited Japanese and find out hah
@fel52410 ай бұрын
looking in skin deep it's the famous オウム真理教 (Aumu Shinrikyou) cult gas attacks using Sarin Gas. Edit: badly misspelled the cult's name in English
@DanielJoyce9 ай бұрын
In the US TBS is Turner Broadcasting Systems In Japan it's Tokyo Broadcasting Two different companies, alike in acronym...
@rosaria83849 ай бұрын
Wait, is this the specific case where TBS leaked a lawyer's expose on Asahara and a blood test that led to his family being killed?
@ECWM33228 ай бұрын
Really? I enjoyed their drama a lot 😂 Now I’m watching 仁医
@AnhBui-pd3ys9 ай бұрын
at 10:25--- the way he's lying on his side, just reading a book and having some snacks in a lil' cult he's built for himself, is a life goal, honestly
@FelicityUwU6 ай бұрын
XD
@bvraeqvete10 ай бұрын
Jesus Christ was born in Osaka during Yayoi jidai, he teleported across the world to found Christianity in its many forms, Sengoku-sama in Japan, Christ-sama in Judea, Mormon-kun in Upstate New York. Great dude
@RT-qd8yl10 ай бұрын
Mormon-kun... All I can think of is a Mormon version of Pichonkun from Daikin 🤣😭
@ZharRebirth10 ай бұрын
イエス・キリストの墓って青森にあるって本当ですか?
@100101101101010 ай бұрын
@@ZharRebirth it is almost certainly not really his grave
@RT-qd8yl10 ай бұрын
@@1001011011010 If it was that would be pretty cool though
@Qmeister04410 ай бұрын
Don't forget Jesus' brother who started a huge civil war in China in the 1850s that killed 30 million people. That's around the the entire population of the US at the beginning of the US Civil War.
@matmosmac10 ай бұрын
This is the most weirdly wholesome story ever.
@rvfiasco4 ай бұрын
I was just thinking that. 😅
@RT-qd8yl10 ай бұрын
He sounds like he was a really great guy, regardless of other people's misunderstandings. I hope for all the best for these ladies, I've got a lot of respect for them and their steadfastness towards their faith. It's nice to see.
@JTA19619 ай бұрын
Well said...
@ThePaulquАй бұрын
❤❤
@Marbeary10 ай бұрын
When a "cult" has a more decency in a snack bar than a normal "snack Bar" Japan is one weird country. Awesome video
@mosthxtedchino9 ай бұрын
what are u yapping about snack bars for
@zihao32279 ай бұрын
@@mosthxtedchinoI believe that would mean that the daughters of Zion snack bar is more tame compared to most snack bars where hostesses and hosts drink more alcohol and have more skinship as well as "other stuff"
@ScooterinAB9 ай бұрын
I think what was described is not a good description of "snacks." They're just bars. You go there, you get your drinks (the ones I went to were flat rate, rather than pay per drink), there might be karaoke, and you get a little basket of snacks while you're drinking. It's really not a hostess bar situation. I'd also been to at least one of those, and it's far different than a "snack."
@lucynyu33310 ай бұрын
I wish I knew why the girls left their parents. Were they too strict? Were they abusive, neglectful or not caring? And what was his reason to create a women only commune? Because he couldn't have kids and wanted daughters? Is this brainwashing or escape from society's pressures? I have so many questions... For as long as they are happy, good for them. We all want to belong in a community and I guess they just created their own
@lettuceman943910 ай бұрын
He did mention he was charismatic specifically towards women and given his very anti-Clerical and Aesthetic lifestyle, it checks out given how Christianity Functions and thrive in less Hierarchal and very Communal Environment attracts women more than men.
@danielutriabrooks47710 ай бұрын
The guy basically created a nunnery. There's some people out there that adapt to discrete lifestyles better than others, and knowing how in Japan you either live in a massive metropolis where everyone is a stranger, or a small town with nothing to do, such a change fills a niche. I'm in fact rather surprised that this hasn't happened more times taking into account their current social issues
@botbotowski982410 ай бұрын
You really didn't listen to the story. He started as a knife salesmen when he began the cult. From what we can speculate he joined those two activities. While selling knifes he would probably mention bible study. Assuming he did it in usual working hours, he would meet more women in general at the houses (door to door sales). People who join those kind of organisations usually feel unfulfilled in life, often having different value system than other people. To be attracted to bible study you either need to be curious or have some kind of non-materialistic approach. So you either are going to a place that you are more likely to find likeminded people or you are going out of curiosity to a place where people treat you nice. You become friends, get attached to people and slowly you create community. As for parent, they were as much as likable characters as anyone who goes day after day to a place screaming and banging on metal doors, demanding release of their children. Which would made girls reluctant to leave and paint parents as a bit on a crazy side. As for all female. In the video there was mention that over the time they become only female commute. That, as well as mention of marriages, would mean men were also members. As for disproportion between those two groups, it's actually pretty common that religious organisations are dominated by female believers. As for not having kids. In one of frames in the video you have mention of his daughter.
@douglassun845610 ай бұрын
@@botbotowski9824 Yes, and it mentions that his daughter left the commune to get married.
@douglassun845610 ай бұрын
@@botbotowski9824 You also make a good point that if he was a successful door-to-door salesman he must have related well to women and felt comfortable talking to them in a persuasive way without there being anything sexual about it.
@notme633110 ай бұрын
They have a monkey ?!? Well that's me sold
@tornado100able5 ай бұрын
Ok, now i'm applying to them!
@em12bun10 ай бұрын
wow it’s so refreshing to hear about a group of people worshipping/living together and have it really really not be a cult for once
@ScooterinAB9 ай бұрын
I mean, they are a cult. It's a defection from traditional religion. Zen Buddhism is a cult. I think half of the different Christian sects out there are technically cults. They're just not a problematic cult.
@wellfuckyoumr9 ай бұрын
It’s literally a cult though. Like the actual textbook definition of cult. Just because it’s good doesn’t mean it’s not a cult.
@Maialeen2 ай бұрын
So refreshing to sell your house to fund some man. So healthy.
@LudgySamorhaDominiqueАй бұрын
@@Maialeen what is the used if even she know she ain't gonna live in there?
@elneco465410 ай бұрын
The tiny "ne" counter was a fun touch.
@ShiroiSenritsu10 ай бұрын
I wonder if that was typical of women's speech patterns in that time period, or just a really excessive use. Love the counter either way!
@higanbana629610 ай бұрын
@@ShiroiSenritsu I'm still learning Japanese, but I wonder if it has to do with the context of them explaining to the public and dispelling lies, like adding a lot of "you see"s in hopes that the public will realize the situation was different
@jossdeiboss10 ай бұрын
I had to go back to check it! I didn't notice it! hahaha
@jossdeiboss10 ай бұрын
@@higanbana6296 "ne" is similar to "you see", "you know", "right?" etc, those kind of expressions that ask some sort of confirmation from the listener.
@sundhaug929 ай бұрын
@@jossdeibossI take it Japanese is one of those languages where you repeat things to strengthen what you're saying, is it?
@eryalmario529910 ай бұрын
Maybe he just wants them to actually study the bible and be good people. Poor guy he didn't deserve all the hate and prosecution :(
@danielutriabrooks47710 ай бұрын
“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first" most likely became the group's most studied quote
@naokisteward919710 ай бұрын
I really wasn't expecting that kind of ending, usually story about religious cults are very radical and bloody but this is the nicest ending possible for this kind of story
@daishin849210 ай бұрын
I aspire to have as much rizz as this man
@andrzejszpak68810 ай бұрын
Holy rizz
@Mr.idioticman10 ай бұрын
God gave him that rizz
@philtkaswahl212410 ай бұрын
In aspiring for rizz, you have already failed.
@xxJacket9 ай бұрын
Follow the teachings of Christ but by then you’d not have need of such things.
@bruhm45719 ай бұрын
@@xxJacket God gifted him with the rizz and I seek to gain such thing
@bes03c10 ай бұрын
Despite the title, I still fell for the twist. The editing on this video was the best yet.
@Avg-Usr10 ай бұрын
This is one of those stories that can only happen in Japan. People assume sinister motives and it turned out the whole thing is innocent.
@prismpyre765310 ай бұрын
lol you aren't heard of Aum Shinrykyo, have ya? it's just that this 'cult' was nothing more than a John Lennon type dude who helped emancipate women in a culture where they were treated as commodities and property of their husbands or fathers, and so was smeared and targeted by the right-wing one-party dictatorship that is the Japanese state
@user-fe8gx3ie5v10 ай бұрын
Wouldn't call it completely innocent, since the g*rls still felt compelled to leave and not have normal lives. It's still a bit sad/creepy.
@coleslow551910 ай бұрын
There's a clear reason why people like you to be called as weeaboo. You just can't see the flip side of it. I like the fact that the commune is voluntarily gathered, and has a full freedom to leave, but they still have to work as a "hostess". No matter how you call it, that's not innocent.
@qwertyasdf929010 ай бұрын
@@user-fe8gx3ie5vwhy tf did you censor the word girl
@user-fe8gx3ie5v10 ай бұрын
@@qwertyasdf9290 My m*m says I shouldn't say bad words.
@neila12810 ай бұрын
Me, before watching the video: 'Nothing wrong' is probably a subjective view, might be some different viewpoints due to culture or something Me, after watching the video: Wtf, they did absolutely nothing wrong--
@Reigen0002310 ай бұрын
OH MY KAMI HE'S BACK
@themanwiththebeard4632Ай бұрын
Gomenasorry!! Arigathank you
@DennyDormant10 ай бұрын
Funny how the real surprise was how normal things were. Definitely tell us more "good" stories. Scandals are too common nowadays 😂.
@MonaMoreish9 ай бұрын
funny story. one of my coworker was died during his night shift from heart attack. somehow the story got into local news with lots of weird story. like police found an empty syringe close to his body ( while he was actually still alive in workplace, but died in hospital). i would never really trust any local newspaper after that incident
@vonn22216 ай бұрын
When the media guy wish to be detective novel writer
@cranburrey4 ай бұрын
So his family didn't even bother suing them for defamation?
@andei_10 ай бұрын
I am Christian, but I am neither Catholic nor Protestant. This is quite a fascinating story. I will share it with my Japanese friends and take a look at those Japanese documentary. Recently started to use Ling Q to take my Japanese to the next level. Cheers. Thanks for the time and effort used in putting together this video. PS: I am very glad that the story did not end like the massacre in Waco, Texas.
@justwannagrill85488 ай бұрын
If you trust your own personal interpretations of scripture to be without flaw, you are a protestant. The ancient churches all believe that Christ knew humans were subject to flaw, and so instead of leaving us to the wolves he instituted church authority by leaving a church and appointing a head. Hierarchy on earth as in Heaven. Which of the 40k+ prot denominations you allign with is idk, but I'm willing bet it's either evangelical or baptist as the typical non-denominational church's theology usually matches one of those two man made religions protesting Christ's church. P.S I'm also glad it didn't end that way.
@andei_7 ай бұрын
@@justwannagrill8548 "If you trust your own personal interpretations of scripture to be without flaw, you are a protestant" Nah. The protestant church started with Martin Luther and them. They wanted to "reform" the Catholic Church and not get rid of it altogether. I know enough about both of those churches histories to know the evil that both of them did. I follow Christ and the apostles' teachings. I am simply a Christian. I am a disciple of Christ. I follow Christ. Both the Catholic and the Protestant churches put traditions of men above the Scriptures. There is no mention of neither Catholics nor Protestants in the Scriptures, so I do not care for either one. Even before the Catholic Church which came almost a century and a half after the time of the apostles, all the 66 books of the Scriptures were already in circulation and the disciples met from house to house and in public places.
@snichelsticks86537 ай бұрын
do you still congregate with other christians? just not in a catholic, protestant, or orthodox church?
@reinexalumina99254 ай бұрын
@@andei_ As a Christian, we follow Jesus Christ, not religion. I am glad that you also see it that way, since religions are often used for power and politics (they basically use God's name for their own purposes, which is not good).
@JdkdkGhghjgАй бұрын
So Mormon
@fishyinnadurag61010 ай бұрын
The quality in these vids are really going up. Keep it up
@wraitholme9 ай бұрын
I was a little concerned when the woman responded to the question about 'contact' with "Only between husband and wife" because of the way some cult leaders claimed legitimacy for their harems by "marrying" all of the women, but I assume the reporters and/or authorities would have caught that one.
@CherrySmith2 ай бұрын
That’s because of the loaded question. Let’s assume that he’s totally innocent and didn’t have sexual contact with the girls, but because he’s married and does have sexual contact with his wife in the compound, the answer to that question can’t be a simple yes or no. By answering no, the girls are lying. By answering yes, the girls are technically true but it can be misconstrued heavily especially by the media. So the answer needs to be as factual as possible but I guess it still leaves things open. Is it because it’s rude to call out specific people (the leader and his wife especially) having sex in the compound?
@dubuyajay99642 ай бұрын
He might be referring to strict adherence to Monogamy within marriage as is encouraged in more traditional and conservative branches of Abrahamric religions.
@barnabasfarakas7376Ай бұрын
My japanese is rusty af but I think it means rather "only between the husband and the wife"
@dubuyajay9964Ай бұрын
@barnabasfarakas7376 Precisely. Anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of the Bible should know that.
@kallebanan192410 ай бұрын
Man, your channel really is the best, You're the reason why I'm applying to be an exchange student in Japan for a year in my university. Thanks Japanalysis!
@KattKirsch10 ай бұрын
I really love a story like this, that highlights that most people, even and especially those that live close to their own personal truth, are almost always acting with the best intentions at heart. I can't wait to hear more about the restaurant!
@cleanerwhite94709 ай бұрын
This story just single handedly improved my day. Thank you for the vid.
@Twidleythegnome9 ай бұрын
I thought this was gonna be another “ooooo look at how outlandish Japanese cults are” video but it was actually surprisingly wholesome and this is now top of my list of places to visit
@TheSilverKetchup10 ай бұрын
I guess you could call the years of media cover about this the 'Sengoku Jidai'. Ba dum tss!
@GutenNachte10 ай бұрын
Dude, I love literally everything you put out, please make whatever you want! I know whatever you find interesting is definitely going to be interesting!!
@mtathos_10 ай бұрын
absolutely wonderful video, what an amazing transformation this channel has come to, from the humble meme beginnings to great documentaries like this one!! Good luck on continuing!
@Wtodesco9 ай бұрын
I didn’t know non-denominational nunneries could be a thing within Christendom, yet here we are. I’m kinda happy to see how things played out despite the media dragging this guy through the mud for a decade.
@Twisted_Rose9610 ай бұрын
What a fantastic video. I love a good ending, and this gave me a nice serotonin boost that I needed today. Thank you! ❤️
@mitchzer0iii91910 ай бұрын
"Who'd join a Bible study by a knife sales man" Me, I would
@Toreadorification10 ай бұрын
Who'd join a Bible study by a tent merchant?
@ScooterinAB9 ай бұрын
He mentioned knife salesman, and I was thinking "oh crap. Where is this going?" Glad it didn't really go anywhere.
@gunjfur86335 ай бұрын
Out of curiosity, I must ask why?
@Yurikon35 ай бұрын
Jesus was a carpenter, perhaps craftmen feel some sort of kinship.
@tedeibeakawaii10 ай бұрын
Ah, your voice sounds... unbridled. More confident. It is great to hear and see your work. (^-^)
@MrTheil10 ай бұрын
Never expected to see a cult story with a relatively wholesome story and outcome
@officialBreadianBroadcast9 ай бұрын
Dude made a Japanese version of a nunnery and the Japanese media went wild trying to comprehend it.
@drphatcakesphd47910 ай бұрын
This is my first time ever hearing about a peaceful cult, with actual wholesome belifs. I'm literally the Pikachu Shocked meme after watching this video lol
@RealTragoe210 ай бұрын
I've really been enjoying your content and you say this video is kind of different and I guess maybe you see it that way because it's more historical, but I see it as another awesome video with your style - a story from Japan that most foreigners wouldn't know much about. I love your channel!
@prismpyre765310 ай бұрын
This isn't hard to believe at all. While in the west we often think of the Abrahamic religions as an oppressive force upon women (and sometimes they are), every place and context is different and I have absolutely met women from parts of Asia and Africa for whom Christianity has been an emancipatory force, in juxtaposition to the way they are regarded within their native culture.
@virvewirllos10 ай бұрын
In western society it is deeply rooted within the conservative mindset from the thousands of years of it being part of the cultural status quo, so it is poised against modern day movements with modern day values, which are obviously going to have a more egalitarian approach to womanhood, but in asian countries it is poised typically against confuncianism which is the conservative status quo of their cultures and has an even more harsh misogynistic approach than anything from modern christianity. Historically, even in the west, before it became somewhat possible for any secular movements to have a cultural impact and women lacked any rights, it was common for women to use faith as one of the few avenues from where they could accomplish their goals. For example trying to ban prostitution or gambling under the guise of it not being "virtuous" because their husbands kept giving them STDs and gambling away the family's only source of income was a thing that lasted well into the 20th century and is often misunderstood as them just being bitter. Joining a nunnery to escape from having to participate on the society's strict roles prepared for them was also common, which is what these women basically seemed to be doing. It is difficult for people to reconcile it as an emancipatory force because in their own cultures it is an actively regressive force and christianity is so deeply rooted on the mindset that imagining a culture with something else as it core philosophy is very hard to grasp. But I will say that some sects of christianity are "easier" to work within than others, and it seems to be an outlier within abrahamic religions as a whole since the others don't have a place for women within religion outside of the passive role of a good believer who at large still can't (and shouldn't) be able to enact any kind of social change.
@JohnSmith-gv7qm2 ай бұрын
@@virvewirllosIn Islam, women have many rights including: -The right to seek an education and become scholars, and they can even teach male students. - No one is allowed to use her money, or property against her will. - She has the right to work and visit the masjid. - She has the right to accept or reject a husband. - She has the right to protection and kindness. - Mothers are of special status. - Daughters are means of entering Jannah. - She has equal rights as a wife plus her right to be provided and protected and to seek wisdom. - A man is prohibited to divorce his wife during her menstrual cycle.
@JdkdkGhghjgАй бұрын
@@virvewirllosI ain’t reading allat
@tl132610 ай бұрын
really enjoyed this one! positivity in a negative world is very nice
@chekmonstah10 ай бұрын
"the more i keep digging i can't see anything bad" then 2 mins later "I'd like to thank this video's sponsor: The Sengoku Jesus Commune" would be 2024's biggest plot twist lmaoooo
@U_S_America10 ай бұрын
9:22 Now wait just a gosh darn minute, I AIN'T SEEN NO 50 STARS ON THAT FLAG…
@シチリアコルシカАй бұрын
I live in Japan. I did not know about this case until today, but it highlights a very real problem that continues to this day here. Child Guidance Centers in Japan are totally dysfunctional, particularly regarding the experiences of many abused children. They often send these children back to their parents with little more than a remark like, "You have some bad parts too." This is the despair faced by every child in a dysfunctional family, from police stations to city halls. Many "patriarchs" are outraged at mothers and children who have divorced for sole custody to escape domestic violence, claiming that this is "taking away" their children. The logic of the "family" still looms large as a specter that rules Japan.
@luciferottoАй бұрын
Holy ChatGPT
@mkok610 ай бұрын
Hi Japananalysis I literally love your videos I've watched almost all of them with only finding out about you like last week lol the topics you cover are really interesting and your humour just adds on top of that!! I love hearing about your silly stories from your time in Japan and I look forward to your future videos!!!!!!
@ferretyluv10 ай бұрын
As opposed to figuratively love?
@hieronymousbonk20 күн бұрын
The transition from knife sales to asking if I know that lord has plans for me would’ve had me immediately suspicious of the entire situation….
@Professorkek9 ай бұрын
I wouldn't say this isn't like your normal work. I really like these contemporary japanese history topics. Helps me understand modern japanese culture more, which I think your channel is all about.
@wiikends9 ай бұрын
The way you narate the videos even if its a bad event you make it seem enjoyable. I def wasn't expecting this type of ending & this is the most interesting story of a salesperson ive heard
@spartenz1410 ай бұрын
That last second plagiarism jumpscare was hilarious
@MelonWaterMelon77710 ай бұрын
Don't wanna end up in a Hbomber video
@AnotherCyborgApe9 ай бұрын
Thank you. I was scratching my head wondering why Hbomberguy showed up there.
@JdkdkGhghjgАй бұрын
“Erh this dude in skid row said he celebrated hitlers birthday, the west has fallen”
@jovesun83039 ай бұрын
All your videos are super well edited and entertaining, please don't stop!
@vwater10 ай бұрын
9:21 idk if it was intentional or not but there american flag is a Malaysian flag 😭
@Japanalysis10 ай бұрын
it is intentional hehehehe
@Punyulada9 ай бұрын
@@Japanalysis CongratuMalaysians, I hope you're fine with all the comments bringing it up (it's a bit rare to see anyone off-region mention Malaysia or even make a small nod to us at all!) Your humour is very effective even when it is subtle!
@violetplays25553 ай бұрын
I was just about to mention this 😂
@100101101101010 ай бұрын
It basically became like a monastery for nuns.
@dylan412510 ай бұрын
Amazing video as always. Im really happy to see you keep putting out solid content & growing. I hope you keep going & things go well for you.
@wedgeman89109 ай бұрын
this was such a good story to listen to. i honestly was thinking something bad is about to come but it kept getting wholesome.
@manofnothing99829 ай бұрын
This was splendid, looking forward to more of these!
@tiranito283410 ай бұрын
10:22 your honor, they flock to me.
@Pan_Z9 ай бұрын
This has all the warnings of some horrible, creepy, coercive, manipulative cult. But all the guy did was effectively start a nunnery.
@indonesianguy40269 ай бұрын
One interesting thing ive noticed in japan is most terrorist attacks or public threats are often domestic in nature, that is to say its mostly are the denizens of the country that perpetrated it
@esotericstorytime9 ай бұрын
I live in Fukuoka, I'm gonna go check it out. Thanks for the video.🎉
@amaradey9 ай бұрын
this is so interesting and wholesome? i didn't expect this "cult" story to turn out this wholesome wth. what i find the most curious is how the feminist magazine was the first one to slam this cult and start a media outrage of some very valid concerns of the girls, but it turned out that it was actually a place where the girls escaped to from the prison of their own restraining homes and parents and lead an unconventional lifestyle under the teachings of this chill grandpa. and i especially love the women-only snack bar they ran, and how they could play the piano there so freely and happily, which is a direct contrast to what one woman said she couldn't do in her own home. so, so incredible and interesting, thank you for covering this!
@jej_x10 ай бұрын
i wonder if he sued the media due to the harsh slander and libel laws
@zest16710 ай бұрын
He did not, which is very surprising due to the damages he suffered. This guy actually somewhat lived what Jesus has gone through, persecuted, and still forgives😂
@andrewdubose99682 ай бұрын
@@zest167 guess he read that bit about turning the other cheek
@classycanadian10 ай бұрын
I love the quality of your videos my dude. I literally sprang out of my chair as soon as I saw the YT notification. Keep up the amazing work!
@alexanderkenway10 ай бұрын
You've hit a nice good cadence with the video releases. I feel proud seeing this channel grow for some reason lol
@jonathanjoestar931710 ай бұрын
i dont even know if i can call that a cult considering the horrible ties the word hold but damn it really is good,also it really is just an interesting way of practicing Christianity (like how orthodox and catholic are different) and seeing how you explained their position it seems like their belief is much stronger than an average christian,true sisterhood if i may say
@hafirenggayuda10 ай бұрын
I thought the title is sarcastic at first, turns out you actually really meant it
@HiuuuS9 ай бұрын
Not anymore, it changed
@Absbor9 ай бұрын
that's ... so cool to hear. thank you for covering it
@ZeranZeran9 ай бұрын
He.. actually sounds like a good person. This is shocking. I've never seen a "Cult" that actually DOES help people. They help each other, they are like family. It's kind of sweet.
@dwainbryan60372 ай бұрын
I've lived in Japan for fourteen years but it never fails to amaze me.
@captainkacke165110 ай бұрын
I'm so glad there is an example for a wholesome 'cult'. This was so interesting to watch. I live in Japan but I don't think I'll go out of my way to Fukuoka just to visit their Sunakku 😂
@yamamotoMiyoko7 ай бұрын
what a wholesome ending, with the stories ive heard about cults running away or dissapearing they also tend to do malicious things to themselves or to others. its surprising to see an ending such as this.
@yorkchr1239 ай бұрын
That was a really enjoyable story!
@kero24229 ай бұрын
Love your content because you cover a lot of odd things that are not uncommon in other countries as well
@Moon-Vixen10 ай бұрын
the number of times ね was used in a single answer to a single question in those interviews was the most distracting thing ever oh my GOD😂I genuinely had to mute just to be able to read the subs lmaooo
@borismuller869 ай бұрын
This story is especially wild to learn about as someone currently living in Fukuoka. Guess I know where I'm going this weekend.
@AzuriumOfficial10 ай бұрын
love you bringing up positive things
@ruthguzman92839 ай бұрын
Please keep the interesting stories coming, thanks!
@juncheok857910 ай бұрын
9:21 Malaysia mentioned!
@T-h-a-t_G-u-y9 ай бұрын
No he mentioned freedom loving America
@nathanventura5485 күн бұрын
@@T-h-a-t_G-u-y With the wrong flag.
@hayorge278 ай бұрын
Whether you intended it or not, this is a very inspiring spiritual piece to me. I spent the summer of 1995 between Tokyo and Kyoto. Thank you
@CallMeTipz10 ай бұрын
I really liked this kinda video. I am very interested in Japan and learning about more obscure history is fun!
@TomoyaOkazaki139 ай бұрын
this was surprisingly wholesome i kinda teared up when you said he died in 2001 may he Rest in Peace
@mtoingehs10 ай бұрын
Glad the no marriage rule was not bad, pretty sure it was obvious why they couldn't live together in a commune if they got married with someone but glad they can still partake in activities. Also amazing video, its always fun to watch your videos even if it takes a long time
@jackporter225110 ай бұрын
Phenomenal video, your hard work really shows.
@fsfaith9 ай бұрын
They allow their followers to marry and continue to take part in activities. Simply they can't live together with the others. That's kind of key in showing that they really are just about the Jesus stuff and not control or anything relating culty (at least the type we are used to) behaviour.
@Sheepybearry8 ай бұрын
This is very wholesome.
@cleganebowldog662610 ай бұрын
Please make more like this, great video!
@0therun1t2110 ай бұрын
I would love to visit their snack bar and pay respects, this warmed my heart because these girls found meaning in their lives and happiness. I hope their parents could finally understand. I don't blame them at all for banging on the fence and trying to get their daughters back, I would have too. His wife looks amazing for 70 much less 92, they must be doing things right.
@Japanalysis10 ай бұрын
Most of the women made amends with their parents yeah!
@advancedmonkey770210 ай бұрын
His wife doesn't look for 70 in anyway. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@0therun1t2110 ай бұрын
@@JapanalysisThat's what I figured, good to know, thanks!
@deadby159 ай бұрын
Back in 80s, women were strongly expected to marry and bear kids. So I think the society viewed the church to be very anti-social and immoral for "tricking" those young girls to deviate from the expected path.
@0therun1t219 ай бұрын
@@deadby15 Yes, the paren's reaction was totally understandable, I can see all party's point of view. I just hope that if the daughters were happy the parents were happy for them but it's very disappointing to not have grandchildren. I know that first hand but it's ok because my child is happy.