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@ultramanxk7

2 ай бұрын

👍

It's facinating watching her speak Japanese and then flip to fluent English. I can still hear the Japanese accent come through, but still sounds like she's been living in the U.S. for a long time. She seems very sweet and humble, hope she does well when she comes back to the States.

@imouto4hire

8 ай бұрын

She became so much less attractive when she started speaking in that horrible nasally American accent.

@mlml8018

8 ай бұрын

She will fit right in the states. She looks like generic white girl

@chrisdawson1776

8 ай бұрын

Her English is not fluent.

@Peter-pb8jg

8 ай бұрын

Huh? Her English was close to perfect @@chrisdawson1776

@interuniversal321

8 ай бұрын

She seems essentially almost entirely Japanese to me.

Felt a bit sad about the German/Japanese who didn't feel like he belonged anywhere. I'm half Japanese/Swedish and felt that as a kid but only realised it later it in life. Then I moved to a very multicultural place like London and it flipped, I felt I belong in BOTH Japan and Sweden, and by extension, everywhere.

@scottthompson7329

Жыл бұрын

It's amusing you mentioned moving to London, because the only people that feel out of place in London are the English people. Not that many remain in London, most of the working-class English having been ethnically cleansed by the political elites to make room for foreigners with cash, or who can provide cheap labour.

@kazunaedits

Жыл бұрын

yoo im mixed the same as you, my mom is Japanese and my dad is swedish

@BobbyFreshwater

Жыл бұрын

@@kazunaedits Nice! First person I've heard of with same mix. Where have you lived?

@Magellan-vb2uz

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Totally Its so difficult for halvsies.... particularly when younger and then youre in adulthood and realize, this is awesome! Seriously wouldn't want to NOT be mixed.

@skypirate2199

11 ай бұрын

German/Japanese would've been great in a parallel universe where...

Another episode of "Takashi interviews the most attractive people he can find".

@grahamstrouse1165

4 ай бұрын

Maybe he doesn’t have that much of a choice? Half-Japanese people always seem to be insanely good-looking. The ones who live in Japan, at least. Could be because they have much better diets and tend to walk a lot more. If he interviewed some half-Japanese people in Alabama I reckon they’d be a little more…squidgy. 😉

@nordiskkatt

23 күн бұрын

Right? Half-Japanese people are consistently so gorgeous. And really interesting-looking, too, which is a different thing.

Sending my heartfelt wishes to all the "misfits" in the world. You are not alone. Don't seek happiness through external validation. I love and support you all.

@SonGoku31213

8 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@OtomoTenzi

8 ай бұрын

You are a man of TRUTH.

@terdragontra8900

8 ай бұрын

Humans are social creatures, most need external validation. The hard part is finding a community that validates you for good reasons. I sure as heck haven't figured that out.

@OtomoTenzi

8 ай бұрын

@@terdragontra8900 Why not STOP worrying about what OTHERS think and just focus on doing/living for YOURSELF? We're ALL gonna die soon anyway... 💀

@HumbleRagamuffin

7 ай бұрын

Yes, I think we all deal with being misfits in ways, some more than others. We are only at home with God, for God is love, and not love as humans love, but unconditional love. When we accept that he unconditionally loves us--as demonstrated on the cross in Jesus Christ who died for us before we ever did anything good or made any attempt to reciprocate his love for us--that is when we can begin to learn to love others unconditionally. As long as we believe we are the objects of conditional love, we keep most others at arm's length and turn to various coping mechanism to make up for our souls not getting that for which it was made (God/unconditional love). We can't make the world love and accept us, as much as we want it too, and that can be painful. But the secret is, in Christ we CAN love all others unconditionally (start to do so), and that is its own reward. True happiness comes when we admire ourselves (love ourselves). We will truly admire and love ourselves when we unconditionally love others. We are miserable because we hold ourselves in contempt for our failures to love others as we ought. We numb this misery in various ways (sex, drugs, hobbies, work, or whatever works for you). But we do have unconditional love from our Creator, and he wants us to open ourselves to it and allow it inside, to become a part of us, to rest in it, to make it the bread and water of our souls.

I appreciate the last interviewee--the german/japanese guy, very down to earth and came to terms with his situation as being unique and half, with an awkward unbelonging in Japan despite his Japanese mom, her attention on bringing him up with the language and values. Yet when in Japan he is considered foreigner! No one knows the pain of this experience except those who have lived it!

@MrNippon

Жыл бұрын

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@billschinken6764

Жыл бұрын

He is a youtuber. His channel is Mr Nippon

@guitarplayer1994

Жыл бұрын

@@MrNippon Hab' dich sofort erkannt, hehe ^^

@Xilladan093

Жыл бұрын

He should blame his mom for breeding with another species

@mikamikamiia

Жыл бұрын

@@billschinken6764 Thank you for commenting this. I was looking and looking...

Wow, what a cool girl. She may feel 'out of place' being mixed and living in Japan, but I think it makes her so unique and special. The way she switched from speaking fluent Japanese to pure American English is so rare for an American. Again, super cool. Thanks for the video.

@fordhouse8b

9 ай бұрын

You could still detect a slight but definite foreign accent when she spoke English.

@FullShade

9 ай бұрын

But she didn’t spend the majority of her life in America. Even for this interview she’s in Japan, working in Japan, speaking Japanese a majority of the time. Sure she has duel citizenship but objectively she is more Japanese than American. I feel like if she looked more traditionally Japanese you wouldn’t have made this comment.

@1508djg

8 ай бұрын

Totally agree. So effortless and natural. She sounded like a native speaker in both languages.

@dorcasirizarry5494

8 ай бұрын

It’s funny because being blonde etc. probably makes ppl think she’s a white girl but I really see her Japanese come through. Her mannerisms down to the smallest thing, seem Japanese! I’m sure if she gets to spend a longer time in America, her mannerisms may seem a little more American in time. Environment is always the biggest factor, regardless of a person’s genes so because she has been mostly raised in Japan, I see an adorable Japanese girl!

@isaacthegoat1432

8 ай бұрын

Not mixed.

I'm half Taiwanese, half white American and grew up on the East Coast of the US. People were really awful and ignorant toward me growing up and I used to hate being half Asian when I was a kid, because I just wanted people to stop bullying me. When I got older, I realized that a lot of the bullying came from jealousy, and I was actually so fortunate to have such a different perspective than the average American. It's not always easy to be mixed race, but I feel very grateful to have the experience! Thank you Takashi, I love getting to hear the perspective of other hapas from around the world :)

@BreakofDawn

8 ай бұрын

I’m also half white and half Taiwanese. As a child I wanted to be just white since I grew up in a heavily white neighborhood and I wanted to be just like the other kids. When my family moved state, I made more Asian friends and felt I related to them more, but one time they told me I was just considered white and when I said I was half Asian too, they said yeah, but you’re really just white. That hurt and made me feel like I didn’t belonged anywhere. Even though I struggled to feel like I belonged, I like being mixed since it allows me to experience different cultures and different experiences from two different perspectives. I hope one day there will be a lot more mixed children, so we could be one big giant melting pot

@Zomfoo

8 ай бұрын

I grew up with my friend in California. He is half Japanese and half Caucasian American. He never seemed to have any negative experiences related to his ethnic mix.

@urbirdfriend

8 ай бұрын

@@Zomfoo Good for him, he probably grew up in an area with other Asian-Americans. The town I grew up in was very rural and white

@rickybobbytexas3487

8 ай бұрын

I was a kid in the late 60s early 70s growing up in the South. My Mom is Japanese and my Dad American (and we were fighting an Asian war...again). I caught $hit from whites and blacks pretty much equally (back then the population where I lived was not very diverse). It wasn't fun, but I will say it really toughens you up and you learn at an early age that literally words can't hurt you (sticks and stones do). It didn't stop me from having a mixed group of friends because there are also really good people too. It showed me regardless of race, there are idiots that are scared of you because you are different or because they are jealous that you are unique. In hindsight, I really think I was fortunate for that life experience. It has really helped me with having some compassion and understanding interacting with everyone as an adult.

@davebellamy4867

8 ай бұрын

There are a lot of advantages, especially as a many countries are becoming much more totalitarian. It gives a Plan B second option for a place to live where you have contacts and know the language. Plus you're already able to live in multiple places. This is going to be increasingly to your advantage. My S.E. Asian immigrant friends in the UK also have this advantage. Mixed race or not. These options will probably save many lives in future.

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My husband is Japanese, I'm Caucasian Canadian and giving birth in 7 days. Excited to see how our daughter looks and also flourishes! We'll be teaching her English, French and Japanese. EDIT She arrived Jan 5, I absolutely loved reading everyone's comments

@alphonseroyer9915

Жыл бұрын

Congratulations from BC! I am half Quebecois Half Japanese and speak all 3 languages you mentioned. It’s an interesting identity and I know that your daughter will have a very special life :)

@notplatypustheperry9179

Жыл бұрын

@@skipper4114 probably Quebec because French

@SL16867

Жыл бұрын

In other words, you are not Japanese, and you are parading your own child like an object.

@revoktorment440

Жыл бұрын

Bonne chance dans ton accouchement!

@paulfu8894

Жыл бұрын

I believe she will look amazing !

Man, you’re doing an amazing job! I’m not Japanese or even particularly interested in the culture. But, your interviews are so informative and captivating that I can’t scroll away from them. I think it really breaks down to the importance of communication to foster respect. Keep doing your thing!

I’m Half Mexican & Black. It’s interesting hearing other types of mixed peoples experience. And Half Japanese people have a very unique experience I’m finding, regardless of what the other half is, unless they are totally Yamato passing, they seem to share this “being treated as a outsider”experience.

@brunette_hunter98

8 ай бұрын

Go play basketball

@SillySpaceOutlaw

8 ай бұрын

go on and make me some tacos why don't ya

@emilymorris6214

8 ай бұрын

You're a sweet individual and I hope you have a great life. F**K the two asshats that replied to your comment negatively.

@hultonclint

8 ай бұрын

So, all the Black people in Mexico are what, Full Mexican and Full Black?

@OtomoTenzi

8 ай бұрын

Come to New York, and help us throw some heavy-ass things off rooftops... Water-soaked file cabinets are a HUGE favorite! 🗄🗃

Thank you so much for watching!! This is the last video of this year! Hope you guys are having a good holiday weekend!! See you next year!🐰

@captaincaption

Жыл бұрын

Early Happy New Year Takashii!

@readmycomment3707

Жыл бұрын

So I disagree with the first girl completely. Shes young and attractive, literally a model. That has nothing to do with her being half White, her "privilege" is being a young attractive woman which helps a lot in any society on Earth. Try the same interview with a below average looking White guy and I guarantee his experience is the exact opposite of hers yet both are White.

@specialk9999

Жыл бұрын

あけましておめでとうございます

@ilhamMrizki

Жыл бұрын

hallo Takashii-san, perhaps you can make about half Indonesian-Japanese on your next video, and by the way merry christmas and happy new years, domo arigatou 🙏

@darkclouds27

Жыл бұрын

Another captivating interview! Keep it up and Happy New Year, Takashi-san!

You are a very good interviewer, asking excellent questions and making the people relax and answer satisfactorily.

I can empathize with the first girl in the video. I was born in Mexico but have very heavy German ancestry and am pale as a ghost, so I looked nothing like any of my friends growing up and used to get picked on. Even if there’s no overt bullying, you’re still made to feel different.

Great interviews. It's interesting the two gals could speak the language but would ultimately see themselves returning to overseas. It's also great that you dived deeper into different nationalities among ha-fu in a way that was not too uncomfortable but yet able to bring up the differences.

@twincherry4958

Жыл бұрын

Most mixed Asians (Asian&caucassian decent) prefer the non Asian side 😂

@kazunaedits

Жыл бұрын

@@twincherry4958 im that mix, and I prefer my Asian side

@twincherry4958

Жыл бұрын

@@kazunaedits outlier

@BreakofDawn

8 ай бұрын

@twincherry4958 No true. Humans have a desire to fit in, so mixed children will have a preference to which ever side is the majority in the environment they grow up in. If a mixed child grows up in a predominantly white area, of course they’ll want to fit in and be like all the other kids, but that is also true if they grow up in an Asian country. They’ll want to be Asian just like all the other kids

I am half Australian/Thai but look totally white . So I am treated like a foreigner in Thailand. I was bullied in highschool ( in Australia) as they all knew my mum was Thai. I struggled with my identity for a long time

@DivineMissEsse

4 ай бұрын

I am mixed (Chinese and American), but I look mostly American. When I was a kid, I hid my Chinese heritage because of bullying, and I thought I was the only mixed Asian kid in the world. Now I know so many other mixed race people, and I embrace my heritage. I hope you don’t struggle with it anymore, and you realize how special you are and how blessed you are to have the best of both worlds 😊. Btw I bet those same people who bullied you for being part Thai are now adults that probably eat Thai food and would go on vacation in Thailand 😉

I somehow envy everyone who was raised bilingually. There is nothing easier than learning an idiom naturally starting in your 8th month in your life, when the brain’s speech center starts developing! I started learning foreign languages as a hobby in the age of 18 and it was always a struggle knowing I‘ll never reach their skills. 👍

@thehuntermikipl1170

9 ай бұрын

Wdym you will never reach their skills? You definitely can, it's just not as easy and takes time. Tbh even children don't speak perfectly immediately. For a long time they don't speak at all, and then it takes them years to fully learn the language, all the words, perfect the grammar... And then there are a lot of adults who butcher their native language, lol.

@losmosquitos1108

8 ай бұрын

@@thehuntermikipl1170 thanks for giving me hope, appreciated it. ♥️

@oshawott946

8 ай бұрын

@@losmosquitos1108time is an illusion, you’ll make it eventually 😎😎 good luck mann

@miahconnell23

8 ай бұрын

@losmosquitos1108 although humility can be a good thing, don’t let it prevent you from learning all you can and taking all the opportunities you’re given. I became a writing tutor in grad school and realized (even before then) a person can go from zero to over 100 years of age and keep continuously learning and improving their English. When a professor offered me a job teaching my SECOND language (not English) I told him: but I’m an adult and I’m STILL learning English !! How could I ever be good enough to teach my 2nd language ??? That was too humble. He probably (maybe ?) thought I was refusing a personal favor that would’ve facilitated more graduate study. And the truth is: because I encountered many of my 2nd language’s hurdles by living abroad (& not only through taking classes), I would’ve been a good choice to teach newbies. I would’ve made lessons about the parts that surprised me- these were parts I had to figure out on my own. There’s some added value in that. So: in summary: don’t be TOO humble & think you’ll never get it 100%. It’s obvious that you’re conscientious. You’ll do well, and you’ll do better than other people given the same opportunities who are less conscientious than you.

@craftsandstuff3349

8 ай бұрын

Same here. I loved foreign words, phrases and songs as a kid, and used to complain about not being able to speak a foreign language.

I love your videos! They are so personal and informative about everyone you interview, but also address large societal issues about identity, prejudice and discrimination through the experience of these individuals! I myself am of mixed heritage (not Japanese though) and have struggled with how I feel about myself and how others feel about me just by the way I look... You are doing an important job, improving the world! 🌏 Arigato gozaimasu!

Thanks, you always ask really good questions and get the best out of your interviewees. One guy mentioned honne/tatemae and this has come up in other interviews. I think you could do more about these kind of distinct Japanese values and ideas - asking foreigners if they have ever come across them and been surprised by them, and asking Japanese people to give everyday examples of how they work, in the family, social life, workplace etc. .

@Agret

Жыл бұрын

Great ideas, hope he takes on board suggestions about discussing japanese values/culture more as it is quite unique. Really love watching the interviews on this channel.

Your interviews are very interesting. You seem to get a lot of information about the people and the cultures. Thank you.

My dad told me a story where a lady saw a picture of me on my dad’s windows computer background and commented that I must’ve been half Asian. I have a white Canadian father and a Filipino mother, but growing up in Canada where majority of people of are not “half” of anything, I kind of felt I couldn’t connect with either side of my family nor other kids’ families. People will try to guess if I’m white or asian- not both. So when my dad told me the story about this lady, turns out she was a half Canadian/Japanese mix once she told him. Even he assumed that she was only white and found it weird she asked about if I was biracial. I wonder where that woman is now, she probably had similar stories and issues pointed out like the people in this video.

@AndreasViking1

8 ай бұрын

She looks close to 100% European though, Japanese genes are so weak. No Caucasian person would ever think she’s half white, she looks completely white.

Good interview as always Takashii. I always enjoy the Hafu interviews in Japanese especially how they have adapted to growing up in Japan

This makes me feel happy! Thank you so much for this video Takashii

Thank you Takashii. I find your interviews fascinating and informative.

I enjoy these series because I moved at a relatively young age to a different country and married abroad so I have a 50/50 daughter as well now. She's still little but I try and speak to her in my own language and take her back to my original country relatively often to be with relatives. Very interesting these videos, thank you so much for making these.

@OtomoTenzi

8 ай бұрын

And WHAT country are we talkin' about here? France, Germany, or Italy? 🤔

It’s amazing that you find these people to interview. Fantastic content as usual. Loved to hear the perspective from such varied places. White might be a monolith to many but it’s so varied and this video is a great example of that.

Takashii your content is so great and candid, I love it!

Absolutely fascinating interviews - thank you

One of the most fascinating KZread podcasts I have ever seen. The perspectives are eye opening. Great concept. Excellent imagination. Really well done.

i love hearing different stories from how people grew up being the minority, whether it was a good or bad experience...its what make people interesting.. Great video!!

These interviews just get better and better! So interesting. Thank you Takashii

This video was brilliant. I feel it is so important to learn and understand how people feel in different cultures. It really educated me. Thank you.

I really enjoy your videos. I feel like we learn so much about the cultural differences around the world.

Japan is a nice place man even though I’m 1/8 Japanese my great grandma taught me about the culture came to Japan met my Japanese relatives they gave me a tour around Japan it’s beautiful

5:30 Tobi's bento story hit me like a gut punch. I'm sorry he felt that way, but I'm glad to hear he thinks bento lunches are cool now. I was born in rural Pennsylvania, and had a similar experience, always wishing I was 100% white. Other kids made fun of my bento, saying rice looked like fly maggots. One day, a boy stole my lunch and started a "snow ball" fight with my onigiri. After that, I packed my own brown paper bag with a PB&J or hid in the school nurse's office to avoid bullies. Now that I'm much older, I wish I'd been braver and unapologetic about my family's culture. There's nothing wrong growing up with intersectional identities. I'm not any less American if I embrace any other parts of my family's history or customs. I hope all societies will eventually phase out harmful otherism mentalities and become safer and more accepting for everyone living there. Thank you for making and sharing these videos, @takashiifromjapan. These interviews make many of us out in the world feel less isolated by our experiences and give us hope. Keep up the wonderful work!

the 2nd girl surprised me how well her english and japan both are, they all have great english and japanese thats very nice to see them being bilinigual its a blessing

@orngpeelr9017

Жыл бұрын

same, she spoke japanese so native sounding yet her english and american accent sounded near native too. You dont hear that too often.

@marimo66666

Жыл бұрын

im sure there are international schools for kids if she wants to remain in japan. perhaps deep down she wished she was brought up in the US

@BeeBee-pl9ly

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that threw me off lol

@almasysephirot4996

Жыл бұрын

It was more surprising to me she had a slight Japanese accent (heard a bit r/l mix, too at the end) while the optics would just tell your brain otherwise

@errolugdamina815

Жыл бұрын

Off course, her father was American from Seattle in the U.S. She talked with her father in the English language.

It's funny and interesting how switching to english changes A LOT of her character when speaking. (Speaking as a non Japanese here so maybe I'm wrong). Her japanese persona is much more "cute timidly polite" not only the the way she speaks, a bit more high pitched and the choice of words, but also her posture and gestures with her hands. Oh I love the German guy! His accent gives it away, that he is German haha. Probably not suprising that his german accent is dominant when speaking english (not his japanese), but would be funny haha.

@climatechangeisrealyoubast3231

9 ай бұрын

oh no his german accent is very prevalent when speaking japanese. I'm german myself and he sound just like a german person who learnt to speak japanese to fluency.

@starby7137

8 ай бұрын

Deja las fumadas mijo cuando uno habla en un idioma que se sienta comodo y le guste habla energicamente

@pazza4555

8 ай бұрын

I've seen that difference with Japanese women many times. I've also seen it, in different ways, with some French women. Actually, a big difference I see is with friends who are Black Americans. It varies somewhat, but the difference in speech and body language when they speak to whites or Blacks can be huge. They may seem relaxed taking to white friends, but a Black friend ( or even a stranger) starts talking to them, and they relax way more. Actually, the biggest shifts I see are with Japanese women and Black American men.

@pingapple123

4 ай бұрын

She had little eye contacts with the interviewer. Is that a common behaviour of the women in Japan?

Nice Mr. Nippon cameo! thanks for this video, hope you have a great NYE!

Takashii wanted to say that the quality of your videos improved significantly, also your english too, always interesting to watch your interviews, keep it up!

As a mom of a half French half Japanese girl these videos are very interesting. I want to prepare myself to accompany my daughter's life in Japan as well as possible. Thanks for the videos

@clarelabellerose

5 ай бұрын

I’m half French too!

WONDERFUL insight into our fascinating world and diverse cultures! THANK YOU, TAKASHI ♥♥♥♥

This was a good video. It's interesting hearing about other people experiences.

Hearing their English-speaking voices next to their Japanese is actually so fascinating. All of these people seemed awesome, but the German guy in particular having to learn Japanese, English, and (presumably) German as well is very impressive! Thank you for sharing all their perspectives! 😁

@Freakazoid12345

Жыл бұрын

I'm German and my parents moved to America when I was a child. Left my last job after harassment/being called a nazi for several months. Half of the places I've worked I've had these issues and I was denied my military benefits in America for the same reason.

@worldsboss

Жыл бұрын

@@Freakazoid12345 Oh my god, that’s awful! 😔 I’m so sorry to hear that you have had those issues, there’s no excuse for that. People can be so ignorant.

@Freakazoid12345

Жыл бұрын

@@worldsboss thanks. I'm 40 and that's probably the first time I've heard somebody say something like that in my life. I just feel bad for black/asian people who can't hide from discrimination as easily as I can blend in until people read my name and google it or hear me talk for a while and pick up that I talk slightly different.

@sophia17965

Жыл бұрын

​@@Freakazoid12345 What are you talking about?? Many white people have German last names in the US who are several generations removed and i don't think they're discriminated against for having a german name ..... but if someone called u a nazi several times thats just immature and honestly very strange...

@Freakazoid12345

Жыл бұрын

@@sophia17965 again, there's a difference between growing up in a country and having ancestry. Very different. Not strange at all considering it's happened non-stop since coming to America and lasting several decades. Stop making excuses for the murder of my family.

Wow, Takashi, that was sooo interesting.. Great interviews and great questions from you!!! I love your intereviews and topics you choose... Keep up the great work!

I'm a pretty mixed guy. Got Spanish, English, German, Mexican, Arabic, Polish, and north African blood in me but thanks to being in a military family I was always on the move every 3 years so I didn't have a "home." Europe has always been great for me, especially Italy and Spain, but the U.S. is where I felt like I didn't belong. It's interesting how there's so many types of people in America yet most of them are intolerant, including the minorities.

@jibril2473

6 ай бұрын

Do you have super powers?

@DrNotEmpathetic

6 ай бұрын

@@jibril2473 Man, I wish. I'd give for psychic powers or super strength.

Great interviews! I completely understand how they feel, being hafu, growing up in Texas. I had no identity, although I did have very good friends who treated me well. Racial bullying was limited to just a few idiots. In my workplace, there has been absolutely no issue at all. I work for a good company, and it's been great.

I enjoy your interviews and interviewing style. You ask good direct questions.

Every German guy, I’ve ever run into over the past 30 years, has had that voice. It’s like it’s a default voice inserted as soon as one is produced in Germany.

@devhxpg

7 ай бұрын

This is so true.😂

Really enjoy your videos!

Great to see Tobi. I love his channel ^^

I was born on the American naval base at Yokosuka 1959. Dad was active duty Navy, Mom was Japanese. Lived in Yokohama until 1965 with Mom's family. Dad lived on base but everyone in our neighborhood knew who we were. It was rough for us just fifteen years after the war. Then my Mom said it got even worse when we spent one year in my Dad's hometown in southern Indiana 1965. Many gold star houses in Vincennes back then.

I grew up with a girl whose father was 100% Irish and mother 100% Japanese. She looked Japanese with dark hair and eyes; and with lovely faint freckles on her cheeks. Beautiful and intelligent. Her mom struggled speaking English. And, I'm guessing her parents met just after the completion of WW2 (boomer here...). I never looked at her as a person of mixed race. Ever. I found it confusing that it seemed to bother her sometimes, because, to my eyes, her parentage made her so much more interesting than the other kids in our cohort.

Thanks for the video!

👍Thank you so much for sharing this very nice video. All the people interviewed are very nice and interesting. In truth, I believe that being the child of parents of two different nationalities and cultures is a strength rather than a limitation, even if in some cultural contexts there may be difficulties that sometimes lead to the "so-called identity crisis". Takashi I wish you a happy new year. I will look forward to the next new year's videos with joy. A warm greeting.☺️

@Takashiifromjapan1.

Жыл бұрын

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Takashii you always find the most interesting people to interview!

It is quite interesting that you are interviewing half. I see a lot of half people in Japan who are Japanese from their mother. From my side, I am half Japanese, half French but from my father who was Japanese. I have lived in Japan only 2 years for studies and I feel like most of half whereas we are mostly seen as “gaijin” in Japan. Still a beautiful country that I like to visit as often as I can.

It's interesting if you think about it, how similar a topic this is, represented in the famous InuYasha anime in particular, as the main character struggles his entire story arc regarding his origins duality (half demon/ half human) and how the rest of the world (demons) tream him (badly) different compared to humans in the "human world". That's why it's even my fav anime ever, as I've struggled with the same thing in my life while being a foreigner in a different country, as you have this identity crisis and in the end, you just have to accept who you really are, for what you are. P.S: I find very curious how well the last inverviewed person conserves such a German accent when speaking Japanese, pretty unique if I may say.

My boyfriend is half white and Japanese, and hes been treated very badly by a lot of people out here in Las Vegas. I'm proud that our son is mixed with Japanese, white, and Mexican. I think it's so cool to be able to teach him about all the different cultures

@nomadicheadspace5334

Жыл бұрын

Same in California I’m mixed with everything under the sun and get treated like I’m not real god bless

@kanizmajorys2572

Жыл бұрын

I didnt known that mexican was a race

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Жыл бұрын

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@catalinarossi

Жыл бұрын

Mexican? I understand Japanese since they are homogeneous but Mexico is not, there’s even white Mexicans in the north. Based on your profile I’m guessing you’re Mestizo, which is what I think you meant.

@benjaminislesesq.9551

Жыл бұрын

I guess you haven’t traveled outside of Italy. There are plenty of Mexicans that are of European background. Sounds like you are being Microagressive here.

I loved this video! I love how u were so interested in how mixed Asian American ppl live their lives and how it was for them as kids, I’m 13 and Korean American mixed my mom Korean and dad American, and I am happy to relate to some of these other people thanks for the video 🙏 감사해요!

@kimchiyumm10

Жыл бұрын

@Clarence did you reply that on my comment?

@quackquack4335

Жыл бұрын

That is really cool.. you're lucky!

@kimchiyumm10

Жыл бұрын

@@quackquack4335 thanks yeah!

@ashd9277

Жыл бұрын

Nice

@CCc-wx3iv

Жыл бұрын

Korean American means Korean person who’s a citizen in America youre not Korean American only half

Thank you for the Interviews.

Very interesting and enjoyable. Keep up the good work!

Fascinating! I used to live in Japan and have had many friends of Asian ancestry in the United States. Japan has a sophisticated and elegant culture, a unique blend of ancient and modern, East and West. The people are very gracious and helpful.

takashii ... you ask such good questions that allow people to elaborate ... good skills!

Very nice video, this is the first time I've seen a video of interviewing mixed Japanese people. Myself on two other family members are mixed, and we struggle with conversing to Japanese. I dont look mixed because I am fairly light skinned and many Japanese just see me as white. While my cousin is Black and Japanese mixed people see him as just black. I wish more people would speak on identity because for me I personally do not feel like I have an identity to Express my culture, when I tell white people I'm mixed the treat me very different and I have never met a Japanese person who has liked a mixed person besides like a few family members. I am reminded that I am mixed whenever I try to converse with a full Japanese person and they always explain that my "blood" is dirty before I am mixed which they do not like.

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Жыл бұрын

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@sandraalfaro7242

Жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry you have that experience. People can be so closed minded…

thank you for your content takashii!!!!

@callingallcovens2759

Жыл бұрын

It’s biased propaganda. He never has the challenging conversations and it’s superficial.

I loved the content of this video, thank you for your interesting work, Takashi-san!

Fascinating! I love this series of videos with ハーフ

I'm an Arab and I find your videos quite interesting, especially when it comes to the videos topics and the dialogues in general. Actually I know some Egyptian lady who moved to Japan with her Japanese husband, that is her KZread channel Planet NIHON كوكب اليابان. She might help you to find half Arab half Japanese individuals. I can not wait to watch the coming video. Cheers!

You really are creating an incredible social experiment.

I learn so much from your videos! 🫡

Very intelligent and informative interviews on a subject I never would have thought about. Bother the interviewer and interviewees were very articulate.

Your interviewing skills are getting better and better Takashi! You seem so much more comfortable in front of the camera and especially with the interviewees 👍👍

@brucebergkamp

Жыл бұрын

practice makes perfect, over time you will get over your stage fright

It's so interesting watching these interviews and hearing everyone's individual stories. The second girl was particularly interesting because if I saw her walking down the street here in the US, I would never guess that she was half. It's interesting how some people inherit more or less of their Japanese parent's features, to the point where they might not even appear very Asian to Westerners. Also, this is a random observation, but the half German half Japanese guy kinda looks like the KZreadr Trevor Wallace, if Trevor Wallace was half Japanese.

@wolle8182

Жыл бұрын

the german guy is a youtuber aswell, his channel is mr nippon

@namedrop721

8 ай бұрын

Americans only see skin color, other countries are more perceptive

As someone who follows both Takashi and Mr Nippon (the last person he interviewed in this) here on KZread, it was a lot fun to me to see both KZreadrs interact. Very interesting video. As a kid I always wished I had been half-brittish because I wanted to know the language. Unfortunately I am only a basic German. 😂

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Жыл бұрын

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@Luffy-vy7pg

Жыл бұрын

Finde es auch so geil die beiden in einem Interview zu sehen. Wäre echt nice wenn die mehr zusammen machen würden

@inotoni6148

Жыл бұрын

Du kannst aber Englisch lernen, dafür braucht man nicht halb-englisch zu sein.

@Starkiller935

Жыл бұрын

lol, at least I'm not the only one. I'm Czech and always envied my cousin because his dad is British and he grew up bilingual.

@basedchad6035

Жыл бұрын

Bruh warum denn ein Engländer? Der ewige Brite.

Thank you for this beautiful episode! ❤As a European with a South American parent, and looking more South American myself I can relate to a lot of what they said when it comes to struggles with finding your identity.

Very insightful and interesting interviews, I would like to visit Japan one day.

I am half English-Japanese and I am now 50. When I was growing up in California, in the 70’s and 80’s there were almost no other half-Asians. I can relate to the German guy - I just wanted to be “American”. I also think there is a big difference when you mom or dad is Japanese. All the people in this interview had Japanese mom’s so I think they were closer to the culture. My father is Japanese so I think I was much closer to my British culture/family.

@abc4359

Жыл бұрын

I guess time has changed a lot. Also depends where you live. These days mixed race children are everywhere. Nothing special in a way. Well at least here in europe

@Go4Broke247

Жыл бұрын

Amwf back then was very rare sight. Get nasty look wherever you got. Look at Bruce Lee and his wife.

@Go4Broke247

Жыл бұрын

@clarence6605 seen a lot now. Don't see Black females with Asian man much though. It's all about personal preference.

@Go4Broke247

Жыл бұрын

@clarence6605 once you go black, you're a single mom. It's Da Truth!

@spartanwarrior1

Жыл бұрын

the maternal side is often stronger or more appealing

These interviews are getting better and better. I know a few people who are half as well. Based from my observation, they tend to be more open minded since they are exposed to multiple cultures. 素晴らしい！ Happy new year, 皆さん！

@spongebracket

Жыл бұрын

As a Japanese/Philippina in the USA, I do feel that I am more open-minded. The way I think is definitely more broad and made me realize how a lot of cultures are so closed minded.

My daughter is half American. She has always gone to Japanese schools and has never really had any issues. She has lots of Japanese friends and is very popular. Most Japanese consider her unusually pretty and stylish. Her Engish ability is also helpful in school and travel. However, aside from Englsh, we never tried to raise her as "half American", so she has always considered herself as a normal Japanese person. Parents need to consder what their goals for their children are. If you want your child to Americanize, prefer English and move to the US, than an International school might work well. If you expect our child to settle in Japan and live and succeed in Japanese society, than you should raise thm to be like other Japanese and to fit in well with the culture.

@David_Hypnos

5 ай бұрын

It seems her parents preferred to raise her as Japanese, but she dreams of moving to the US. You cannot know the dreams and aspirations of your children from a young age and you cannot shape them into what you want them to be. I believe the correct answer is for people to just accept others for who they are rather than acting as a collective that rejects anything different.

@geoffk777

5 ай бұрын

@@David_Hypnos My daughter speaks English quite well, so if she wants to move to the US, she is perfectly free to do so. The fact of the matter is that you have to decide on an International school track or a Japanese school track for a mixed child. But, aside from being far more expensive, the International school track will actualy limit her future options far more than the Jsapanese track would. I Love my daughter and believe that I made the best possible choices for her.

Cool interview ..she has alot of good points about the differences between us and Japan

We appreciate your effort and hard work. God bless everyone

Nice to see such types of interviews

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Жыл бұрын

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Fascinating , & great interview technique, allowing the subjects to speak uninterrupted

The bento story was so cute and wholesome! 😂

I feel as if many of these people who had to struggle with their identity early on in life, reap the benefits of those struggles in their 20's and later. To really have to think about who you are, what your off-spring means to you and how you want to move on from that, feels to me as such a valuable asset to have learned early on in life. I'm not diminishing the hardships that come with these early life lessons. Anyway, kinda interested if mixed race people agree with what I said. I'm full Dutch caucasian (tall , blonde, blue eyes) so I might be talking out of my ass here, due to lack of experience :).

Love your videos.

I love how you always listen to the people you interview and then share your own opinions too ! I love your videos they’re so interesting and you really get to understand everyone’s perspective with all different people from different backgrounds all in Japan 🤍🇯🇵

Those were both very interesting interviews. I'm looking forward to your interview as well. My dad was stationed in Japan for two years, and knew Alan Watts. My dad said he liked Japan. Also, my boyffriend lived in Japan for three years, and spoke it. He liked Japan a lot. He thought I should reincarnate in a particular island there because the people there are very healthy.

Excellent interviews thank you from 🇨🇦

Hi takashi. I want to tell you that your content is amazing and very informative. I would like to know also how is the lifestyle of practicing medicine or doing master in japan, i am a medical student and i am highly interested in this topic and i think this is the best place to know it Thank you so much!!

I'm also half Japanese and I really relate to what they say. after I finish university I think I'll move to Tokyo, I've been dreaming about it for a long time...

Great chat up method!!

These videos are fascinating. The swith from Japanese to English is incredible. Wow

Takashi can you do a video on the recent story of Japan paying people to move out of Tokyo due to it being overcrowded

A Blessed and a Prosperous Happy Happy New Year Takashi! I truly can relate and enjoy this video. I am mixed with Japanese and African American. My mom is Japanese and dad is African American. I was raised in a rich diversity of both cultures! I was blessed to be surrounded by my mom's culture and customs and to have communication with my cousins and her family in Japan. Growing up I had people to ask me my mixture. I wish I learned to speak Japanese. I went to Japan when I was very young visiting my grandparents. I don't recall any racism. I do look forward to visiting Japan this coming year.

Habe dich und deinen Channel gerade entdeckt und ich liebe es, es ist sehr interessant ^^ vor allem weil ich Japan und die japanische Kultur äußerst spannend finde, bald mal dort hinreisen möchte. Wahrscheinlich dieses Jahr. Außerdem möchte ich gerne in der Zukunft die Sprache lernen! ❤

If you are good looking, it doesn't matter your origin in Japan. This is what I noticed. Even if you are a man, men want to be friends with you. But if you are not good looking you are discriminated.

@hardhang

11 ай бұрын

or anywhere else for that matter

@MrAlkylation

11 ай бұрын

@@hardhang yes sure, no racism for beauties 😄

The first young lady was very cool (I mean they all were, but especially her). The fact that she's lived as both a minority and as someone society 'looks up to'. I think she's very self-aware as a result. I wish more people had the same opportunity. Maybe we'd be more understanding of each other.

@AndreasViking1

8 ай бұрын

She looks close to 100% European though, Japanese genes are so weak

I really appreciate this video! As a half Japanese man who grew up in Canada, I really felt a lot of what was said in this video. There are not many Japanese people where I grew up so I’ve always felt very alone in that way. It made me feel comforted to relate to these people so much !

@ericcanfly

Жыл бұрын

@Clarence bro what are you talking about. I said literally nothing about black men at any point.

@ericcanfly

Жыл бұрын

@Clarence you're a weirdo.

@AndreasViking1

8 ай бұрын

She looks close to 100% European though, Japanese genes are so weak. No Caucasian person would ever think she’s half white, she looks completely white.

@AndreasViking1

8 ай бұрын

She will pass as a 100% European ethnic person

@OtomoTenzi

8 ай бұрын

@@AndreasViking1Which European race or ethnicity do you think she could pass for? I say would say that she looks Swiss or Dutch... 🤔