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The UGLY TRUTH About Living in Japan 🇯🇵 日本に住んでいて嫌だった5つのこと



After barely a week in Japan, I noticed something in me change – and not for the better.

Unsure as to whether it was my extended stay in the solitary and authoritarian capsule hotel, or perhaps conforming with similar aspects of Japanese society more broadly, I had to get out of Osaka to do some soul searching.

Having caught the train to the quieter city Kobe, I began to explore the hidden costs that lay beneath the surface of the country’s ‘cultural iceberg’ in terms of isolation, and worse.

What I uncovered was truly shocking, and exposed a number of things that Japanese people are too afraid to talk about. Whether its demographics, the economy, or indeed mental health, it seemed that the country was in denial and sleepwalking towards crisis.

Although my adventure led me to some heavy topics, it was certainly worthwhile as I began to understand what had been driving my emotions in the couple of days previous.

📖 CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro from Kobe Station
00:31 Japanese Principles of Wa
01:56 Work Life Balance (Career Pressure)
02:32 Inequality and Stigma
04:42 What I Love About Japan
05:30 Too Many Rules
06:16 Japanese Politics
07:10 Living Alone in Japan
09:55 5 Things I Hated About Japan
16:31 Why Japan is Screwed
20:29 Why Change is Needed
21:00 Closing Thoughts

#japan #japanvlog #japantravel #Kobe

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14 Comments

  2. Mark Rogers

    Another change of pace James. Seems like an honest and open interpretation of Japan by someone raised in a different culture. I hope you have some Japanese subscribers who can explain how it feels to them. I guess Europe and in particular the UK will seem grubby, chaotic and disintegrating by comparison.

  5. Pia Cash

    I Still want to Visit this Place One day so I Can Experience it myself ….. Awesome Videos ✌️✌️👍👍👍👌

  7. Mao Cat

    So interesting to hear a meaty vlog. I don't think they'd accept comments from me though. Instead i have a question about western society. y do they admire deeper culture in Japan n think d same thing in China must be evil? N y does everyone think Singapore has only d tip of d iceberg? What do they think we did with d major part? We all started out with the same culture!

  9. Maurice W

    A lot of western countries have a higher suicide rate than Japan, the US being one of those countries.

  10. OkaneOokii

    One of the most ignorant videos i've seen as told from the perspective of a simple minded tourist who has only been here for 2 weeks. It's almost hilarious how terrible your points are and shows you have made no effort to learn or adapt to Japanese society. You think Japan should adapt to you and complain when it doesn't. How about you live here for over 5+ years like many of us foreigners before you start spouting nonsense and lies from your narrow-minded tourist perspective.

  14. Noor Alimran

    There's something to be said about the euro centric perspective that is riddled with judgement and ever so understated arrogance with which East Asian cultures are judged by a white…youtuber no less. Remember the old saying…when in Rome, or Japan… Also, I've learned enough to not take at face value the role of women or their chances at growth n progression when viewed from a foreign lens

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