Why Did You Leave Japan? -Japanese living abroad

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[Mizuyah]

The guy who stopped the guy from committing suicide is spot on. People do distance and ignore others around them, but some people really want and appreciate connections. He probably did a great thing for that man and a reason to live or at least I hope so.

[KellinKingdom]

I absolutely love the Japanese-Australian accent that the first man has.

[kingdrooooooool]

Hearing the story about the guy from Romania who stopped the person attempting suicide made me tear up a little. I imagine there are so many people in Japan that just need someone to let them know they are not alone.

[dameanvil]

0:00 🌏 Left Japan 8 years ago due to work stress and lack of work-life balance.
1:22 🇦🇺 Chose Australia for a working holiday visa; improved English skills by working in a furniture showroom.
3:13 🌞 Life in Australia is good but expensive; plans to raise kids there for a more relaxed lifestyle.
5:08 💪 Took the leap to go abroad because job dissatisfaction outweighed financial stability.
7:10 🌍 Currently living in San Diego due to marriage; struggles with cultural adjustment but finds comfort now.
10:51 🚗 Doesn't drive, which made adjusting to life in the U.S. challenging; misses the convenience of Japan.
13:19 🎌 Values traditional Japanese culture and feels lucky to be born as a Japanese woman.
17:05 🌐 Left Japan 11 years ago; lived in various countries for personal and professional growth.
18:38 😔 Observes a tendency for Japanese people to distance themselves from others; shares a personal story of preventing suicide.
20:56 🇯🇵 Likes Japanese food and quality of life; misses the friendliness and small talk culture in the U.S.
23:29 🗣 Prefers her more expressive and straightforward personality when speaking English.
23:37 🇯🇵 Admits Japanese people may not seem friendly at first but can become warm once you get to know them.

[ハンコックバビー]

I definitely recommend anyone to have an experience to live abroad once in their life. It opens up your world. I am 75 years old and spent last 53 years of my life in the US. The opportunity for a 22 year old single woman to find a career in Japan in 1970 was so difficult. Here in the states, I found a career of my dream, had a family and a stable life. I go back to visit Japan every once awhile, but I consider American is my home.

[ropro]

Love the Aussie guy's attitude. ❤

[yukiminsan]

everytime they're asked what they like about Japan it's some kind of object (food, trains), and everytime they're asked what don't like about Japan it has something to do with people

[curtiscroft]

Keep up the great work Takashi. This one is probably my favorite video you've put out with strong quality interviews and you've become such a natural at this. Thank you for the fun content. Loved Japan on my first visit coming back in April and I can't wait! All the best to you and your channel!

[jalins]

You ask great questions and you’re a good interviewer.

[lalaland]

I'm south korean who is living abroad too.
Surprisingly, what a lot of interviewees from this video are saying about why they leave Japan is pretty similar to why I wanted to leave south korea.

I love my country
But I was really tired of dealing with groupism regarding to your work, family and friends.
Your independent opinion doesn't matter that much than your social group's opinion. So there is always pressure that you need to hide your thoughts and offer the fake opinion to show that you are the part of the group which I think was from Confucianism.

And you have to be really competitive to survive in South korea. So there is pressure through entire your life that you have to study hard, get a nice job stuff like that. Because it is a small country with lots of people( high population density)

Also women's social status is lower than men's in south korea. So if you are woman, you will be treated differently especially at work.

Suicide rate is really high too.

There are also many pros too to live in South korea like you can get your life things really easily by online shopping
, internet is so fast and everything is so convenient in many ways, etc.

But mentally, I think It is more comfortable live in western country because people less care who you are and what you are thinking here.

[Max-hwxl]

my GF, while she knew some English as a dutchie, her English really blossomed after just chilling with my friends and me. Im a German who grew up internationally, moved to NL after Oman, US, Cannada, to be with childhood friends. we speak English with each other tho most are Dutch or have a dutch background. Her English went through the roof. its a situation where you trying a different language is super supported, none of us are speaking our mother tongues either. its like u may sound dumb trying a language, but we know ur not dumb in ur most comfortable language. for me, a German my most comfortable language is English. for me gf, its Dutch, for my parents its obv german. when i get in a fight with my parents, i gotta swap to English or im at a disadvantage. when my GF is mad at me she swaps to Dutch.

When i speak Dutch, she corrects me often, when she speaks english i correct her often. sometimess its making fun of eachother playfully, like bare feet vs bear feet, we had a lot of laughs about it. given her english is better than my dutch (spoken) how the hell would i get better at the language without corrections?

people thinking its embarassing etc about being corrected.. the way i see dutch is this.. how is ur 3rd language? iv only had to use it once and it seriously does not represent people of any language where you live and show you want to learn

my point is, respect people speaking your language if its not their mother tongue, and accept that they may be limited by that language on what kind of ideas and smart things they can convey. never disrespect someone meeting you on your language level, as u on theirs may be pathetic

[Loveand]

The last interview was really insightful; she experienced different aspects of herself depending on which language she spoke, exposing the implied repressions of language, emphasizing how much language is just a part of culture. I wonder who has the the most liberating or secure culture?

[tysonpunch]

I’m naturalized Japanese citizen and been living in Japan for the last 25 years ! However I’m leaving Japanese with all my half Japanese kids for good, even though we have very high income and lots of assets property’s, now we are liquidating everything and moving to Europe, honestly Japan is one of the best country to visit and the worst to live in specially if you earn high income!!! Taxes is too high 😂 we have to pay 5 millions in taxes between me and my wife!!! The fact is we have to pay for the elderly people whom choose not to have kids !!!! It’s really ridiculous!!!

[mikescarpelli]

Your interviews are so EYE opening, and I appreciate the candid answers from your guest! Very good!

[dave_di]

17:02 This guy has a huge heart and seems like a really good person.

[indigo_reji]

Thank you for producing this content Takashii.

[leonardascorpius]

There are SO MANY pros of living in Japan (Tokyo and other cities) but it gets very stressful and materialistic super quick, no matter how hard you try to be minimalistic. The daily grind there is not healthy and be prepared to be judged by your looks and background--the Japanese are very engrossed in one's outside appearance, for better or for worse. I speak from having been born, raised, studied, married, and worked in Tokyo for 25 years, and in various states in the US for over 30 years as a biracial, Japanese mom/White American dad.

[ClayMacDonnell-eh]

I am from Sydney, Australia. The first guy integrated so much into our culture, lmao. I immediately knew he came here when he said he was at "uni". His accent and body language appear very Australian

[Philbythelake]

When I went to Japan, the temples were such a surreal experience. Had an aura I can’t explain. I loved it there so much and I can’t wait to go back

[thomseto]

Thanks Takashii…a wonderful episode as usual! I’m so impressed how great your guests speak so fluently in english.