What's it like Living in New York as Japanese? 🇯🇵🇺🇸

Saki Kawamura
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[@SakiKawamura]

Thank you so much for letting me a part of your amazing channel! I had a great time!

[@Sandra-mq1nb]

My heart was warmed up watching you two in that very respectful interview🥰 The both of you are beautiful souls🎇 Thank you very much🙏🏻 I'm following the channel from Switzerland 🇨🇭 Much joy & love❤️

[@jokaky8439]

Great interview Saki 👍🏼

[@memoobaba]

Nice insights from the interview!

[@jacobfromallstate4963]

Japan has the loveliest people on the planet.

[@janefreeman995]

There is just so much talent in NYC, especially in the theaters on or off broadway. It must be fun to have the ambition and willingness to soar on the wings of all that collaberation.

[@takashiifromjapan]

Thank you so much for watching!! I’m back in Tokyo now and I’m really surprised how busy it is here Like it used to be And I hear so many languages on the street because of tourists!😂

[@sean-or1nc]

That first lady you interviewed.. You should marry her

[@awpfun]

If I wasn't looking, I would've assumed you were a native english speaker :O

[@eddo2001]

Like Taiwan Japan has opened to the world after all the Covid restrictions right

[@tubetrace]

@@sean-or1nc nah he should marry me.

[@djled1013]

Was that Brookfield Place that you did the interview? I live in NYC and always wanted to visit Japan. I'm sorry I didn't get to see you while you were here. I would have loved to talk to you about Japan.

[@MrShem123ist]

"It's really important to see the world and not to be in a small box." What a lovely line from a lovely lady. Well done, Takashi-san! 素晴らしい!

[@allnightercrap]

She speaks really good English for someone who wasn’t born here. I’ve been to NYC and it’s pretty dirty. Trash are placed out in the front of the stores every where I walked in the city. I think there are lazy people in every culture but most Asians are very hard working. Seattle subscriber here! Love your videos. My husband is half Japanese 😊 we both loved Japan when we visited!! So clean and the food is delicious!

[@laxer123]

I know japanese citizens who are never been in any other counrty but speaks native english ,german, french ,italian ,turkish and other languages..

[@charlespatrick8650]

she's trying to sound like a native speaker, and it comes off too phony/try hard, she's obviously made an effort to lose some of her Japanese accent, but it just makes her sound annoying

[@comedicfarce4132]

@Que Cooo Were you born in America, raised in America, and educated in America? If you are American-born then why couldn't you detect her accent? She does have an accent which is heavier than that of American-born Asians, but is thinner than that of foreign-born Asians. When she said she appreciates how her parents _"grew"_ her up, she gave herself away as a foreigner. No one who has been educated in America would commit such blatant grammatical error, even if they speak English in _"that goofy way"_ (as you put it in your comment.) What does the _"our accent"_ in your comment actually mean? Is it the accent from the Mid West, North East, South West, deep South, or somewhere else? LOL.

[@wendigo1919]

@@charlespatrick8650 That's not a very kind thing to say at all. The important thing is how hard she is trying to speak English well. It's impressive when anyone makes an effort to speak another language, and she's done so in a fairly short timeframe.

[@somebodyelse9130]

​@@charlespatrick8650 No, I think you're just extremely judgemental. Her accent is impressive, as it's barely detectable; why would you say it's phony or tryhard? It's like you're trying to be as negative and as mean as possible.

[@daniellekrammel4211]

Her pronunciation is sooo beautiful! 👏 👏 👏 It really makes all the difference between someone who "speaks English" and somone who is so fluent that you don't need to concentrate at all to understand what's being said. As a former English teacher in Japan it felt almost impossible to try to fix the pronunciation issue for Japanese folks. I really applaud her - it takes her fluency to the tip top level. Great job!

[@CaribouOrange]

She definitely adopted regional English twists, lovely.

[@WinslowSly1]

I wouldn't say Americans are lazy. Americans rank 10th among hardest working countries. Japan 21st. I've worked in Japan for 25 years. I've seen business people who are made to stay in the office 10 or 12 hours actually work about 6 hours. It's all about perception not reality.

[@wavyamar]

Just visiting NYC in particular I realized how hard working Americans are. That city is on a 24/7 grind but it is a dirty city lol 😆

[@Victor-kt6qn]

Well because you guys import so many immigrants. Hard working ones. But yeah I've seen it. A lot of Americans are kinda lazy. They grow too accustomed to living it easy and comfortable. Like most only work 8hrs. Damn luxuries some people give themselves. I've seen it from 2nd generation immigrants. I myself was a 1st. They're parents work hard asf. But their children that are used to a soft easy life don't see the point to it. So they're lazier. I'm not saying all Americans are like that but definitely majority are.

[@ytskt]

I agree with you that most Americans hard working, however those rankings you talk about is generally far from accurate to say the least.

[@merlinho0t]

@@ytskt He’s right about Japan though, on any data study about work Japan never even breaks into the Top 20. It’s just a stereotype.

[@mctapoutos7426]

Yhhhhh they are far and lazy that's for sure

[@amham48]

It is amazing how fluent you both are in English, just terrific! Especially Takashi who learned from watching movies/TV etc. and not being immersed with the language was so much harder...congratulations!

[@levinchau123]

I really liked hearing you guys talk in Japanese because I think the language itself causes people to react differently, I am really surprised at how fluent saki san's English is! very nice video about the topic takashi, thank you for the video!

[@southcoastinventors6583]

Not really that surprising since she working in show business, particularly theater.

[@nerd26373]

New York is a vast city. It’s pretty easy for you to get lost while strolling through the streets. I know for a fact that Japanese people have the capacity to adapt well to their surroundings. Sure, not everything is as picture perfect as it seems while living and working/studying in the United States, however there’s plenty of great opportunities around that you just have to pursue, even if it comes with consequences that I know most of us here can withstand and overcome.

[@CHARIOTangler]

It's also fun getting randomly pushed onto the path of an oncoming train in the subway and completely obliterated then having the NYPD refuse to release a complete description of the suspect despite having multiple witnesses and/or security camera video of the incident👌.

[@End_Zionism]

@@CHARIOTangler thank your democrat politicians who enforce policies that don’t allow police to do their jobs. And thank the brainwashed activists for protecting those policies and politicians.

[@elmalanmalan2175]

Japanese people have the capacity to adapt to any surrounding? I think any human being is capable of living any where in the planet.

[@elmalanmalan2175]

@@missplainjane3905 I'm not going to respond in the same you wrote your paragraph ,but to give you an insight of my opinion about Japan and japanese Here is Japan is very rich in culture. Japanese way of thinking is so profound Japanese food is amazing one the best in world. Japanese love details and they see beauty on things that on western culture are not seen. They are not perfect and not all japanese are the same but is an amazing culture to live and explore.

[@elmalanmalan2175]

@@missplainjane3905 yes I do

[@larryjane06]

"Some Americans are lazy." As someone who's been working and living in Japan for years, Japanese people are made to stay late at work, but this by no means indicates they are actually working hard. People can be inefficient here and waste a lot of time. All that time wasted on a company who will never give you a raise. They care too much about what other people think.

[@lynda.grace.14]

Right. Posing as working isn't working.

[@rakeshuk23]

Very true, many Japanese stay late at work while rest of us (in London) leave at around the right time at the end of day, often the Japanese are working pretending to work or are doing something totally unimportant just because they want to seem hard working, but in the west and UK especially, it's easy to tell your just wasting time and will get no where by doing it

[@solarguy1702]

Exactly what my letter to the editor in The Japan Times said in 1992.

[@Mwoods2272]

Triggered!

[@larryjane06]

@@Mwoods2272 I'm not American, so not triggered. I just find it weird to say people in xxx country are lazy, when people in your own country are forced to be "hardworking" by societal pressure.

[@t-tokyo9107]

Wow, great video... I just came across your channel and I love your content. Nevermind the "name" I am black American who has never traveled. My kids love Asian culture (and obsessed with anime/manga books), and I really love the authentic cuisine. Since my kids were young, we would go to local cultural events to learn more about different cultures, which I think is good to reduce racism. Now that my kids are older, a trip would be a great idea, and your videos make Japan look great. 😀👍

[@D0NTST4RT]

Aw you sound like you're a cool parent!

[@Nonmotivated]

I love Takashii. These interviews are getting so good! 彼はすごい!

[@RlRmPd]

Todays video was so interesting! I wish I was more free when you were here, you came to my home city after all! But in any case, I’m glad to see that you enjoyed it and got to do a nice video at the same time. Keep it up! So excited to see where you’re going next.

[@vesparoyale007]

I live in Canada (Vancouver, British Columbia) and been watching/subscribed to you channel for a while. I really enjoy watching and hearing about Japan and it's culture!! A lot of things of the Japanese culture resonates with me and hope one day I can visit there. You should come to Vancouver perhaps as I think you'd enjoy it here as well, cheers!!!

[@variadi]

Takashi with a quality video yet again. Keep up the good work bro, you're so so helpful with content like this 👏🏻.

[@Brianfilms]

I love your channel even more that your travelling your content got so much better keep it up

[@jon87583]

What a great episode! I admire your dedication, traveling all the way to New York to add to the series. Ms. Kawamura is an interesting person!

[@btntr]

I think it is a very scary process moving to a new country all by yourself. But doing this regardlessly of this to fulfil her dreams and achieve what she wanted to do with her life shows that she has a very strong personality. That's something I could learn from. She also gives the impression to having adapted quite well by now. Thank you for this interview.

[@slodzinskithomas2406]

You are awesome you really are I love this channel I always learn so much about Japan and people I love that you're in New York City

[@spidermangalarza]

A bit annoyed at the “lazy” comment especially with how much you have to hustle in NY, what is the basis of her experience her own co workers in the theater industry ? A bit of an overstatement in my opinion. As a New Yorker the last thing you experience is laziness in the work place , work smart or your just out of a position.

[@MiddleManT0m]

Yeah if she felt like we was lazy she didn’t have to come to nyc 🤷‍♂️ tbh

[@letsgobrandon987]

She is probably talking about the bums and illegals lying around doing nothing and expecting handouts or a free place to stay. You don’t see that in her country.

[@tsuyoshi-tsuchiya1018]

Thank you very much for posting new video. I agree that when I lived in U.S like big city NY and I travelled to Canada, big city like NY is more dirty and more exhausted city. But I like Bosto more though where I used to live nearly 4 years.

[@gordie727]

Great video, insightful as always.

[@msbaloch7255]

love your videos mate, the variety is just amazing.

[@dougnieves3805]

Takashi you have a great channel , I like how you look always interested while Interviewing , you are well prepared . It’s sad to hear about the discrimination your guest suffered . I bet a lot of it has to do with the whole coronavirus . I was born in Cuba and I have said it before , I might not wanna move to Japan but your culture is super Imteresting , how different , respectful and clean is over there . Good luck !

[@JoyMend]

I lived in NYC for almost 3 years as an Asian grad student as well with covid happening and Asian hate and all. But I never experienced racism or discrimination often. Yes, there is a heightened sense of fear especially in taking subways and all, but overall, NYC is indeed really big and it’s actually very safe. Where you live matters and street “smartness” applies everywhere. NYC is a place you can take a ferry to the beach, go hang out in the parks, go hiking in upstate NY and still live in a city where everybody is minding their businesses and where you don’t have to “fit in”. Hopefully people watching will catch the good parts of living in the big apple.

[@Spaceghost918]

What I found interesting about the interview is that Saki talked about the idea of racism being a problem, but when pressed by Takashi, I couldn't really understand if she herself really experienced it every day, or was scared she would experience it. I feel like because of social media, we have become hypersensitive to the idea that racism happens every day (of course, unfortunately), but do people experience personally every day or experience it through social media and through friends or friends of friends who experienced it and stories online, and add that to their personal experience. Anyway, love your videos as always Takashi! Great interview and hope Saki continues enjoying life in NYC!

[@stevenobinator2229]

Exactly what I was thinking, your comment is spot on

[@Mryodamiles]

@@Spaceghost918 This is an excellent example of issue that are discussed at a level disproportionate to their actual incident rate. Because of how news in America works (perpetually throwing negative stuff at you 24/7), people become very paranoid at things and begin to perceive more threat around themselves.

[@sirlancegeo]

I wonder if the reason she felt or perceived encounters as racist was because she was hearing about it in the news and was hypersensitive to it or because as an Asian woman, her experience was different from poster who may not get catcalls as a male or does not present themselves a Japanese woman who grew in a safer feeling country. The reactions may have differed when she tried to speak with a Japanese accent which might bring up a racist response if she attempted to deflect casual advances. Perhaps racists who were looking to target Asians were more willing to say things to a small Asian woman rather than to men who might actually be willing to fight? Maybe these experiences were not even on the street but in competitive arts world dominated by white men who had the money to put into theater and who engage in casual racism because no one wants to lose a possible funding source? Sometimes I wish these kind of interviews could be done in the language both people are fluent in so that the questions can go a bit deeper and not leave the viewers with more questions.

[@End_Zionism]

This is very true. News media, social media, and university dogma trick people into thinking they are in far more danger than they really are.

[@medsan11]

Thank you, Takashi! Much love from NYC

[@Celeste77789]

Always love your video's! 😍🙏✨

[@mijco7985]

I like her way to speak and her pronunciation is very good , very clear and easy to put in my ears

[@D0NTST4RT]

New Yorker here! Cool seeing you over here in my hometown! I love talking to people who visit and hear how they compare NYC to their own homes so this episode was particularly fun to watch!

[@iamramengirljp]

More power to your channel, Takashi-san!

[@Jakamoe87]

I was just in NYC with a friend from Japan. I must have just missed you. I'm a native New Yorker, and I'm surprised to hear her talk about the open racism against her :(. It's heartbreaking.

[@regencyrow1867]

Open racism against her? From who?

[@southcoastinventors6583]

On the plus side it a great cautionary tale on having to high exceptions of a place.

[@azabujuban-hito8085]

It happened to me too several times. Unfortunately I have to go there once a year for a business trip 😒😒

[@Jakamoe87]

@@regencyrow1867 05:45 they talk about it. Who personally attacks her? I'm not sure.

[@punkgrl325]

I’m a black New Yorker and NYC is racist af 😂 Honestly, even a lot of black people here are racist against asians, sadly. I think a lot of it has to do with just how crowded, overpriced, and overpopulated the city is; makes it easy to constantly project all that negative energy and misplaced blame on to others.

[@CaribouOrange]

The foreigners we see living in Japan, in most case, seem to adopt Japanese mannerisms! We now Interview a Japanese foreign student in New York city, and her mannerisms seem very American beyond the rare head bow. It's quite fun to see how adaptable most of us appear to be. Thank you for the fun video and good luck to her in her future career path 🤞❤️

[@makanimike]

Yes. She does her Japanese voice, I'm sure, and went with the more assertive seeming deeper (natural) voice and pitch. And she picked up vocal fry! :D

[@Sophie-ei6zh]

Totally! She appeared to be Japanese American.

[@pikachun9782]

It was indeed interesting Takashi... Arigato for the upload 🙂

[@salvadoririzarryramos2417]

Fantastic and enjoyable stories. Takashi you are doing and excellent work. I'm learning about Japanese culture, is interesting as well. Best wishes for you from Puerto Rico.

[@hardnotsoft111]

From LA to NYC! Wow Takashii!!!!!

[@KillerDeadXero]

He needs to do the in betweens now. Like Florida Texas Colorado Michigan Hawaii Alaska.

[@savannah7375]

Love this one. So many different experiences in America:)

[@vonauandromeda6176]

Thank you for the interview Takashi!

[@supaspydamn]

I love this interview! I'm born and raised in NYC and can't wait to see Japan! We should have a channel meet up next time you're here.

[@brettellison]

TAKASHii! Let us know whenever you make it to 🇹🇼. You are always welcome here!

[@calistakorb7821]

So glad you came and visited America. If you come back try visiting Florida. It's a wonderful state . Thank you for sharing 🙂

[@Alakazam11]

Thanks for coming. Love from NY

[@ishtactay865]

Good interview. Another great example of accepting circumstances and working hard anyway and rising above the fear and hate.

[@catiethompson8655]

I love this video. It touches on alot of topics which touch on many different areas of living out of your home country. Being from NJ I agree with everything she said. From the racial profiling, the uneducated, and to NYC being the most disgusting yet beautiful place to live. Can't wait for the next video 😊.

[@mrahzzz]

Oh I just left a comment wishing you well on future travels, and you are already travelling/you already did travel!! I hope you had/are having a great time!

[@IoIocaust]

She lives in NY but has a west coast accent :-D Great interview Takashi :) I wish you would travel more and make videos!

[@raympnt]

She's a valley girl!

[@A_Username-kt5xi]

Same thing I was thinking!! The stress in certain vowels and the rhythm of her sentence. Not to mention nearly every thing she says has this up inflection like every statement is a question/ (edit) or seeking validity tone. Definitely thought about Los Angeles.

[@IoIocaust]

@@A_Username-kt5xi Yes the tonality and cadence is west coast. East coast is more flat and even declining in tone and ending of sentences

[@greenmachine5600]

She lives in Manhattan I think, so the accent there is more generic American too

[@TanukiDigital]

Yeah, there is something missing from her story here. :D

[@dianesimoes8943]

Good video enjoyed her perception of life there.

[@mrahzzz]

I love hearing these perspectives, including yours, of non-Americans or non-American born people in the US!! Saki's strength of character amazes me. She seems incredibly confident and self assured and she is really well spoken. It's _so_ disappointing to hear Saki has had negative experiences with racism and discrimination here. So disappointing. I need to check her video out. That really is not okay. I appreciate so much her thoughts on educating more people on these issues and exposing more people to others with different racial or ethnic backgrounds. This video on its own is an important part in helping to educate the people who just need some of that education.

[@nukkonyan]

Takashii, i really enjoy watching your videos, no bullshit only straight to the point, you speak english well aswell, keep it up! 🙂🙃

[@tomsuh1362]

Big welcome to NYC! Hope you enjoy your stay!

[@etherdog]

Takashii, I hope you will reflect on how your travels in the US has changed your impression of the world around you and the people within it.

[@vicdmode1]

Great video as always. Nice LA jacket Takashi. You're one of the homies now! ;)

[@user-br3ou2cs9o]

She seems like someone who cares about people and would give a an honest heartfelt hug. 😊

[@ichimichael111]

Takashi just keep going! Your doing great my dude!

[@Seyno2-h0ck-9w3is]

It is estimated there is only 50K Japanese people living in NYC now. The numbers are declining steadily, many Japanese people went back to Japan during the pandemic. Many Japanese businesses like super markets, restaurants have closed during pandemic. My son has to use Zoom for Japanese school now since quite few Japanese schools for children have closed. We have considered moving back, but we do not want to take 75% pay cut in salary and work 2-3x more hours.

[@xjmmjbnqfstjdijoj2044]

Why would a Japanese person be willing to live in New York nowadays ? It's way too expensive, dirty, dangerous and even more stressful than most Japanese cities...I can see a lot of disadvantages, but not enough advantages honestly

[@okyho8005]

So, you are making three times more (in NYC) and working half or less than if you were to do the same work in Japan? And, based on that you chose NYC? You seemed to have been Americanized, no?!

[@TanukiDigital]

@@okyho8005 Nobody wants to work more for less.

[@okyho8005]

@@TanukiDigital And, that's factual?

[@thaUnWavering]

@@TanukiDigital but if that lower pay comes with increased safety for you and the family?

[@francy80]

Nice video! I was very sorry for the bad experiences of racism she lived but she was very brave to want to continue to follow her dreams. 😊👍

[@Itachi4333]

This was really some good quality content. Really.

[@juanpAAA2059]

I am really impressed of her. Chapeau!!!

[@marceloeyzaguirre526]

Nice prospective. In my view, NYC is the center of the world. I haven't been in Tokyo but I would like to visit there... but first I definitely need to know the language as your guest clearly mentioned.

[@northpole8634]

Thank you for this interview. She's terrific.

[@WakeEntry]

I love that you're in the U.S. Come to Philly and I'll buy you a beer! Keep up the great work.

[@kekgoogle4809]

You gonna take him to Kensington avenue?

[@WakeEntry]

@@kekgoogle4809 hell yeah. Teach him how to do the Kensington lean.

[@RosemarysBabyDaddy]

Yoo greetings from NY, I actually just randomly came across your channel from KZbin recommending a video lol love the content keep up the good work👌🏽

[@darrylt8502]

I like the questions asked in this interview. When I visited Japan, I wish the bullet train services would end at 1am because the cities are vast and lots of places to visit at night. And its safe... for me at least. One question I would like to ask both of you is do you miss the vending machines? Because those machines saved me at times when I got thirsty exploring Japan lol.

[@BiancaBrown]

Her commenting on red lining was WOW! It was really refreshing to hear someone talk about racism and taking a stance of obviously feeling the affects of it but also from a place of knowledge and understanding where a lot of those viewpoints stemmed from and not allowing that to shake her! I really llove these videos, Takashii ! I've definitely become a fan overnight :D

[@domingojeromececilio5059]

Takashii-kun thank you for the shot out as your subscriber, enjoy NYC! Hi Saki 👋

[@filthysicko]

English keeps getting better, great video !

[@Chroniclilskip27]

Another great video, it was cool seeing you travel and be in different places so far from home! I've always thought it was so weird that you can have a place as diverse as NYC and still have racism be so rampant. A lot of people blame racism on lack of diversity but there's clearly more to it than that

[@steezmunky]

NYC is more like a salad than a melting pot where neighborhoods can very much differ by ethnicity. Point being, you can still stay in your own bubble and talk bad about “those people” despite living 10 blocks away. Also all of us humans tend to get afflicted by tribalism, so there’s that too.

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

It more a case of people have assumption base on your race, stereotype, or generalization and don't question it and one way racism, sexism, misogyny, and bigotry stil exist it people don't question what they do and accept it that how it is not wondering if it all bullshit and lack of education also play in it as people who are less educated are more likely to believe in crap Here some bs people think of other race like black people are more stronger or athletic base in the color of their skin but when look around their allot of black who are more Steve Erwin weak and skinny than strong like 50 cent or that black have bigger pp even tho any race can also have big pp and black can have smol pp too another's is people think all asian are smart and think it an exception when an asain is dumb when their plenty of asain who aren't smart or here another some people think asain eat rats in NYC or people think Hispanic women are mostly thicc when their plenty of Hispanic women who are flat and it not a exception when one is but people just remember selectively I guess

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

@@steezmunky yeah if it was melting pot we would have more mix neighborhoods that neighborhood that are full of mostly one race of people

[@asdfghjjhgf]

Because if we continue to seek diversity, it will create only conflict. To be honest, it is impossible to have people of different nationalities and religions living in one city because they all have different ideas. And that leads to conflict. Incidentally, even in Europe, which is said to be tolerant of immigrants, in recent years, conservative anti-immigrant parties have been gaining support. I mean, they're starting to get frustrated with diversity, too, because when you have diversity, it changes their lives and their culture. Japan is said to be a safe country because 99% of the population is Japanese. To put it another way, the best way to avoid conflicts is to have people of the same country and race without any diversity at all.

[@darknessbroadcast4139]

Sweden died of diversity

[@Chris-so6qf]

When I got to visit Tokyo in 2014, one thing that my local friends made sure I knew was that the train system was *not* 24/7. Our hotel was across the Bay, so the last train out of the city was very important not to miss. NYC definitely is "The City That Never Sleeps", but it can have it's drawbacks. Trash collection and traffic, for example 😆

[@yo2trader539]

I don't know how it's done in NYC, but in Japan the mid-night crew does maintenance of the tracks so we can't run the train 24 hours.

[@zr1129]

The government doesn't give a shit about funding public cleanliness and if they do it's the bare minimum. And then lots of that money is just straight up funneled in to paychecks for no reason. I hate American culture for that reason. People are more obsessed with paychecks than utility. The corruption is maddening. Then people say that's why you shouldn't have government. But without any government it would be far worse than it is now.

[@dewitubeX1]

Everything she said resonates well but she was too kind and beautiful. Thank you for intervewing her.

[@Nichaelas]

I remember you saying in previous videos you wanted to travel to the US, so it's great to finally see you got to fulfill that wish!

[@bibimi2032]

Takashii, I'm so happy that you came to my city!! ☺️ As a young Asian girl who has lived here for more than 15 years, I can relate to feeling scared every day! Somehow, you just get used to it. Its true, you gotta be tough to live here! I hope you can come back to NYC again!

[@TanukiDigital]

Every day? Not to come across as disrespectful, but is this not a bit of hyperbole? I felt like the interviewee too was talking it up a bit for the camera, but of course I don't know what she has experienced. I see discrimination here, particularly in the last 3 years, but I just find it hard to imagine that it is a daily occurrence for people. Most NYers keep to themselves and don't bother others. Once you form that NY shell, life here is pretty much like life most places (just with more people).

[@MiddleManT0m]

Scared of what? Even on the train by myself as a little kid I always felt safe if u mind ya business you’ll be fine

[@puebloking8280]

​@@TanukiDigitalYea I think the girl in the video needs tougher skin and was definitely exaggerating being harassed everyday.

[@monacojones4367]

for some people, safety is relative. I've visited NYC and most New Yorkers are minded their business and don't even acknowledge you unless you look lost, lol! I've walked around at night. it feels safe to me because there are so many people on the streets that can be potential witnesses. I live in Atlanta and at night, it's like the walking dead at night because NOBODY walks around here, everyone drives. @@TanukiDigital

[@carmmk6630]

🎋Great episode your Japanese guest was delightful and extremely confident in her abilities not to mention her English was outstanding. She will be very successful in her career. It is sad about her experiences with racism but she is right it is in every country even in polite Canada. Takashii when are you coming to Canada you might enjoy Toronto, Vancouver and Vancouver Island. 😊

[@lynda.grace.14]

@thinkginseng As a person living in the Vancouver area for a long time before moving to Victoria, that's hard to answer as one person's interests might not match another's. The best approach is to research and follow the sparks which ignite your interests and follow your gut. You might want to go on a whale watching experience. Me not so much. That's how I approached travelling in Japan. I watched KZbin, NHK and JIBTV programming, read Japanese papers and magazines (in English) online and bookmarked the locations and experiences that called my name. I can't say that any disappointed me. Then, as you are doing that you will stumble across places, events and people that will enrich everything else. Good luck.

[@HH-nz3vc]

@thinkginseng I went to Vancouver recently. If you like the outdoorsy stuff then visit Stanley Park. There are hiking options in North Vancouver. Lynn Canyon or the Capilano bridge are a couple choices. You will need to take the Seabus to cross to the North Vancouver side. If you like Chinese food then go to the Richmond area which is about 30 min by Skytrain or bus from downtown Vancouver.

[@lynda.grace.14]

@thinkginseng You're welcome. When you get here, have a great time!

[@carmmk6630]

🍃Hello, it looks like you have received some good advise from other subscribers on places to go in Vancouver. I live in the Province of Ontario ( one hour NW of Toronto) the complete other side of Canada. However I have spent a little time Vancouver on vacation and business. One of my favorite places to visit is the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Aboriginal Art. It is quite amazing I spend hours there taking in the art and stories. Down town there are neighborhoods with shops etc all walking distance from one another: Gas town/China town, Yale town and west end. Now there is always beautiful Stanley Park where you can take a horse-drawn tour. Don't forget whale watching and if you have time like a week it is worth exploring Vancouver Island it is quite beautiful if you love nature. You can take the ferry boat over or fly depends on your budget, time and type of experience you're looking for. Food wise well lots of culture diversity in Vancouver just explore. Bring a good pair of walking and/or light weight hiking boots if you like to walk, as well a good water proof rain jacket and umbrella ☔ and a small nap sack to carry snacks and water. If you want to go outside Vancouver you will need to rent a vehicle. There are lots of hotels, bed and breakfast and vacation home rentals for accommodations. It is expensive so plan your budget wisely. 🤗 Also, during your research explore the east coast of Canada it a completely different landscape and culture put go in the summer/fall time from June to mid October because the winter is well lots of snow and storms. I love it there and the people are really friendly. Check out St. John's Newfoundland or Halifax two good places to start exploring. Have fun on your adventure!!!!

[@carmmk6630]

@thinkginseng You are so welcome! You will definitely enjoy the Bill Reid gallery given your ethnic alignment with the Aboriginal First Nations people. You might be interested also in The Haida first Nations they live on Haida, Gwaii a group of small islands off the North coast of British Columbia (B.C). I haven't been there myself yet but it is on my bucket list to visit. The people are beautiful and the land is stunning; and the art work is amazing! Have fun, be safe and enjoy your adventure it sounds exciting! 😊🌿

[@LarsEspen]

Interresting Video Idea Love it

[@malvaibar5449]

Takashi, you seem so happy in the US. Great interview! Greetings from 🇨🇱

[@DD-eq2bl]

omg please interview Princess Mako! She's in NYC now! LOL

[@Peace4All09]

What a beautiful critical thinker that Saki is, yes things can be messy, yes there is racism, yes it is expensive but i think we learn to bridge the divide. As Saki was speaking i was reminded of a famous but sad Model Gia Carangi who said of her life - Life and death, energy and peace. If I stop today it was still worth it. Even the terrible mistakes that I made and would have unmade if I could. The pains that have burned me and scarred my soul, it was worth it, for having been allowed to walk where I've walked, which was to hell on earth, heaven on earth, back again, into, under, far in between, through it, in it, and above. This is Life & no matter how harsh it can be or difficult, there are Divine understandings for those who reach their hand out to the struggling Soul bogged down in the mess & lift them up. All the Best to You Dear Saki, i wish You enough! ☺🙏

[@Gatecrasher1]

much respect to her honesty and self-confidence

[@anahernez1]

thank you for an especially interesting interview. The questions I have wanted you to ask many of your guests is "do you find the food enjoyable?" and "what foods do you miss from Japan/Egypt/USA/Peru..."

[@user-gp7mw9em4y]

NYは行ったことないが、街並み見ていると東京の表参道と変わらないな。Sakiさんの話し方はアメリカ人女性そのものだ。一般の日本人女性のように遠まわし的な言い方をしていない。アメリカ人女性のようにストレートな話し方していて良い。私もカリフォルニアで数年生活した経験があり、アメリカ人女性をよく見てきたから分かる。初めて会った人に対してもオープンな話し方だ。アメリカ生活にすっかり馴染んでいるのが分かる。アメリカ生活に馴染むことの出来ない日本人は男性女性関係なく、アメリカ人のユーモアや話し方に同調出来ない人が多い。英語圏の国の人は会話の中にユーモアを見つけて話す特徴がある。要するに笑いだ。それを普通に何気なく話す。当たり前かのように仲の良い人間同士なら心ない言葉や褒め言葉を言ったりするものだ。日本では心ない褒め言葉はわざとらしいと思われる。アメリカでは挨拶みたいな感じで初めての相手にも言ったりするのだ。それについていけない人には非常に居心地が悪く感じるだろう？UKもそうだ。冗談を平気で言ったりする。それが嫌いな人はドイツにでも行ったらいい。個人的に住むとなるとUKやカナダ、アメリカ、オーストラリアのような英語圏の国にはこの会話のセンスを身につける必要がある。Sakiさんはそういうことが出来そうな感じだ。それにしても同じ日本人同士が英語で会話しているのを久しぶりに見たが、日本語の訛りがあるとはいえ分かりやすい発音で話しているのが分かる。

[@sodaaddict1_]

Japan is introverts paradise

[@ChadChamberlainOperatio2088]

OMG i totally missed ya when u came outt.. i'm bummed... hope you had a good time

[@Puretea4711]

Great english for 3 years in the US

[@takashiifromjapan]

Yeah I was surprised she hadn’t studied abroad before NY!

[@ervana247]

Or did she study in international school before, in Japan?

[@Puretea4711]

@@ervana247 no just regular japanese school, watch the video

[@kawaiipotatoes7888]

Probably watched a lot of nickelodeon as a kid.

[@Running4Daze]

This is a really great episode. been a rainy afternoon, so spending it watching ur channel. If ur ever back in NYC consider collabing with Tomdnyc. He’s a funny and super knowledgeable guy n has a channel on NYC history n culture. Bet it would b a fun n interesting episode for ya’. Keep up the great work!

[@jongaea]

i loved this! I live on long island (the small isle east of the city) and I will go to the city and I love that Saki was being so genuine, literally ny is disgusting and waaaaaaay too expensive, finding a fkn apartment is so hard, easier on the island but the city is a nightmare. You definitely need motivation and a passion if you want to stay here. I reeally really want to meet japanese people here in NY but I can't find any, literally none which is unfortunate... Amazing interview though, I subbed to sakis channel and following her on instagram! :) I hope I didn't insult NY too much LOL

[@CornyBum]

Midtown East has a lot of great Japanese restaurants apparently run by and enjoyed by Japanese people, so you'll definitely run into them there. Try sitting at a bar at one of them sometime.

[@frankfurter7260]

Thanks for that lying clown you sent to Congress from the 3rd district - my old district. 😝

[@jongaea]

@@frankfurter7260 huh

[@frankfurter7260]

@@jongaea George Santos. The lying clown from Long Island’s 3rd district. I know you likely don’t live in the 3rd but it’s pretty hard not to be aware of Santos if you ever read your LI or national news. Ever. 🤓

[@BeeBee-pl9ly]

It is unfortunate that many Asians have experienced hate crimes here but I assure you as a resident of nyc who lives in a Asian neighborhood, it is not as bad but there needs to be improvements. The restroom problem bothers me too, but they lock restrooms because of the homeless and people who are lazy and won't clean up after themselves. The best place to find a restroom in the day is in Mc Donalds or fast food restaurants and the public library. At night it is a bit harder though, only some fast food restaurants are open so your options are limited

[@stevenobinator2229]

Who is exactly committing this asian hate? Every single piece of evidence show african americans as attackers

[@HH-el8vp]

Just avoid black people.

[@bgl9935]

I'm Japanese when I'm outside I'm worried about being mistaken for Chinese and mistreated by non Asian people

[@ameliajordan9925]

@@bgl9935 is there any way to identify a Japanese face from Chinese?

[@deadbydaylight3168]

​@@ameliajordan9925 no and besides it's not like that's going to stop people from attacking japanese folks anyway. white america had always had a thing against asians in general dating back to a hundred years ago. telling folks you're japanese isn't going to make a difference when there are literally americans that think japan is in china or that if you understand one asian language, you must understand the other asian languages.

[@shawnpwatsons1]

Great poise and smarts this young lady has. She seems to fit in very well with New Yorkers. And let's not forget her courage to travel abroad and tackle a new culture. Bravo.

[@smallonion34]

Wow, saki's pronunciation is so good!!

[@AK41]

Her English is outstanding for someone who’s not from the US. Couldn’t even tell that she was a native Japanese

[@jushin3635]

For me the hard part was finding Japanese food. In Japan usually onigiri would be 120yen for what I want but in US I would have to pay twice or more for the same thing. I worked in NYC for several years. There are pros and cons but I am glad to be back in Japan!

[@southcoastinventors6583]

In the US they are called "Jelly Donuts" you must now have lived here long enough.

[@huntezslayer389]

@@southcoastinventors6583 🤣 love the refrence

[@AftermarketInd]

Very true re her comment about packaging in Japan.. Never seen so many bags used to package things at the grocery store..

[@memoobaba]

Interesting video!

[@msh3309]

look how far you have come from a small room video to interviewing people in NYC, really awesome... still a lot to do bro..

[@msh3309]

@Sixgorillionshekelswindler Shlomo in his earliest times he used to make videos inside his room and gradually grew to this point...

[@rojioyama248]

If you come to San Francisco, I would love to share my immigrant story....starting in 1958.

[@shanwarajapan2320]

💕💕💕💕💕💕This looks very nice.I really appreciate your hard work. beautifully presented.Thank you for sharing this amazing .Allah bless you and your family. Thank you for sharing.🤩🤩🤩🤩💯💯💯💯💯

[@moha3029]

She’s a toughie. I wish her all the best and good things happen to her

[@sainum2107]

I was holding my poop for almost 4 hours in NYC, until thankfully I found a PRET coffee shop and ordered a small coffee and then immediatly used their bathrom and I hope they don't hate me for it because I think I blew it up.

[@johnasti7429]

Great interview. I'm from the NYC area, and 30 years ago, it was NOT expensive , but 2023 its an impossible place to live. I toured with a music tour throughout of Japan in 1981, taking the bullet trains.....I aboslutely loved Japan, the food, the culture. Here in the US I had a full Japanese GF, and married a 1/2 Japanese woman....Beautiful Country, beautiful culture....

[@liva3245]

I love your videos 😊

[@elenakursteiner4729]

I'm not American subscriber,how ever I Amazed of Dedication,,that Japanese people carry out,what ever they do or done.You are also Very especial,Takashi!Thank you and We'll done,Carry On:). 💖

[@jsurfin1]

Don't know if she's naïve or brave but taking the subway at midnight is asking for trouble.

[@yougetaspear7799]

Or not, cars can get you from point A to B or not and yet you still get into them

[@Spaceghost918]

@@yougetaspear7799 the difference is you have agency when you are behind the wheel of a car, when you are stuck in a metal box with deviants you didn't choose to be around, you do not.

[@RubmaLione]

I don't think this is true for many areas of the city. The subway is mostly safe at midnight as long as you're not traveling to certain neighborhoods. If you live here, you learn how to work around obstacles and generally avoid suspicious situations. If that means taking another subway car, waiting for the next train, or walking 2 mins further to another stop, so be it. At least we have many options in a safe city. It's not Tokyo, but by American standards, it's pretty good.

[@tomsuh1362]

Agree! When I hear her saying that I was like do you read NYC newspaper lately about the subway. I pray she don't become another crime statistic.

[@reiwababa9930]

12:51-12:55

[@ZohanSyahFatomi]

her anglish is so good