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"He's just having a tab and he is in the carpark..." If this area is of importance (cultural, religious etc) to the Japanese then it should be respected as such, and sure, it's one guy having a cigarette in the carpark but 100 - 200 people later having a smoke in the carpark who gets to clean up all those cigarette butts? not those that left it there. But banning tourists on the basis of ethnicity is not the way to go either.
im going to get y!
Banning koreans is so based
I have been watching Mujan’s blogs every day. He’s a beast. And I love his girlfriend the babysitter lol
Hi Chris, I have a question. Or more of a short essay perhaps hehe. What did you mean with the "East Asia. There's all sorts of things going on, all sorts of discrimination from all countries and some mortifying conversations I've had" comment? Then Pete replying "fear of the other" and Chris again: "I don't really know where to stand on this really other than it's unfortunate innit." I think it's very important to be clear what all of this is about than just "countries/people hating on each other". A lot of East Asian countries were colonized/brutally treated/t*rtured/k*lled (up to 30 million people were k*lled) by the Japanese during WW 2 and earlier, and there are still people living now that experienced those times. Japan never apologized nor did some kind of reparation to their victims and Japanese kids don't even learn about it in school (we don't either in the West barely when talking about WW2 btw). Japanese politicians/government don't recognize what they did either, they even give praise to war criminals and even today there's a lot of racisim against Korean/Chinese, and not to speak about S-E Asian people. Of course what a repressive government and society like China is doing sometimes against Japan for weird reasons (like for example not buying fish after the Hiroshima water got released into the ocean) is just stupid. But China does similar things to Korea as well (for example boycotting Korean products after they were to install THAAD). You should be able to talk about things in a more nuanced fashion without saying that "its unfortunate" and that you don't know where to stand on this and that "everyone just hates each other", because in that way you miss a lot of things that maybe you should condemn or care about. It's easy, you can both criticize the Chinese dictatorship and their policies, as well as condemn Japan for its behavior in regards to the war crimes etc. that it has committed before, as well as racism in Japan. I'm not saying it's okay to wreck havoc on a temple because of this (but maybe it could be if war criminals were buried and still celebrated there) but please do more research on East Asian and S-E history, or be more clear about what you mean.
GoNorth Japan sums it up quite nice on his channel.
sounds to me that they were lookin for an excuse to ban koreans :/ jeez
The fear of a staff member thinking I had forgotten it and proceeding to hunt me down over several days and handing me back my "binned" suitcase would prevent me from doing that. xD
I love how quickly Chris switches from "Oh God not again with the Coolish" to "What in the world?" the moment the word alcohol is uttered 😆
Can't wait for (I assume) next episode. Chris just went to Buckingham Palace for a party with Charlie and the Japanese Prime Minister
that absolutley isnt about tourists😂 its about the japanese using any excuse they can to discriminate against koreans.
like come on you cant say literal racial/national discrimination is about "turist panic". I get that you like japan but its not some perfect society and has a lot of issues that need to be adressed
Nobita of Japan Reporter covered this topic last year. He found that Japanese people do not help each other, unless it’s a crisis, of course. He even demonstrated by feigning hurt in a busy location.
When my suitcase broke i said trash gomi. Receptionist said give it to them and they throw it away,
So frustrating that the criminally stupid ruin everything for everyone else
Suntory is selling '-196 (minus one-nine-six)' in Germany now. I don't know if that is the same as Strong Zero. 10% alc. It tastes like nail polish
"I do like a bit of booze here and there." - any englishman ever
If the Japan travel groups I’m in on FB, everyone say that the gocarts is a MUST. It’s crazy to me. Hated them when I lived in Tokyo too 😅
Podcast 13 of asking Christ to speedrun nearly every main temple in Tokyo !!
Pretty grim that the relationship between Korea and Japan still has the old animosity. Lots of baggage there. Nonetheless, it’s just wrong to inflict disrespect while demanding the same for yourself-especially at a culturally sensitive site. Imagine the same behavior happening in Dubai. Right? How would you imagine that playing out? I’ve seen less receive a far worse response there.
A few years ago, Tsushima banned Mongols from their shrines, though they were fairly difficult to get to anyway
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So the UK gets the Utah version of Japanese booze then 😂
I had to unsubscribe from Joey's second channel bc of the shorts that I was being bombarded with. Feel like it didn't opposite effect of getting more views
I think, you mistake Tsushima with Takeshima (or Dokdo or Liancour Rocks). There never has been any Korean settlement on Tsushima and it's been under Japanese sovereignity for over 1,400 years... with short and brutal occupations by the Mongols and a failed invasion by Joseon forces. And while the government of Rhee demanded the island to be handed over, after WWII, this claim was dropped and the status of Tsushima as Japanese Territory confirmed.
Generally, if you need a trash bin, go to a department store. Also, most train stations have bins on the inside (past the gate). And most combinis have bins as well. As for such large pieces of garbage, ask your hotel.
It really bothers me that Chris supports Donald trump. I thought he was a decent human being
I think claiming that 50% of the Americans who vote are bad people is a pretty bold statement to make. Your indecency is just as bad as you assume theirs are.
Trump is a decent human being!
This little rebelliousness from Japan is feckless and too little to late. The time to protest and show real rebelliousness was after WWII when that unfair treaty was signed. So many avenues to have put pressure for more nationalism and some restraint from the West, especially when Japan was an economic super giant during the 90's. Nope. Instead they squandered that leverage era to just commit the most blatant and brain dead fraud across just about every single major Japanese corporation which made the international powers that be just double down on neutering the country as a whole. The yen never recovered and neither did the prosperous and innovative nature of said corporations. That is why you see current Japan the way it is the last 20 or so years languishing like a cancer patient hooked up to life support. People still coping that it is some sort of majestic beacon of civilization still where every single possible qualifier of a civilization is in massive decline, except for the fact they have clean streets...they have that at least. They brought this upon themselves especially after catering their anime to the masses which gave way to the anomaly known as weebs. Otaku's didn't exist in the West before Japan started making slop anime. Suffer silly island. All that said I will say that Japan is pretty based now a days on how they talk down to Western self-righteous types that is always surprising and welcome.
"one rule for the Welsh" 😄
10:00 When I heard of the dancing and music, I was thinking could it be someone filming shorts for social media. But all of the japan reactions towards tourist recently reminded me of when an old person have to react to a youthful trend.. and thinking "Back.. in my day.."
Japan should ban you Brits
Chris has the Emperor’s approval!
@@Stephen-up3sd the brits are only good at invading everyone's country. They always go where they are not wanted.
@@Stephen-up3sd The Brits are only good for invading everyone's country. They always go where they are not wanted.
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Ghost of Tsushima is not just a game but also piece of art. One of the best games I've played
Ghost of Tsushima's been on my radar, but Chris's ringing endorsement has me sold
Love hearing the British talk about other people raising a fuss in public
What does that mean??
@@ashcross they are known to raise a fuss in public while on holiday
@@useyowords9745 Name a nation that isn't in their own ways.
Today I found out that british Pete and I are the same age. '81 babies unite!
The suitcase story reminded me when I bought a new suitcase in Japan when the one I brought with me broke. The sales person told me that I am not allowed to dispose the old suitcase in Japan, I found out that depending where you are in Japan, you need to pay for bulky items/trash to be collected.
We accidentally lost a broken suitcase in luggage storage while rushing for a train.
We accidentally lost a broken suitcase in luggage storage while rushing for a train. Felt awful later when we realised what this meant.
To the Scottish guy travelling from Australia. If you are a coffee guy, go to MacDonalds McCafe in Japan to get a flat white or the closest thing to an Australian coffee.
Disposing of a suitcase in Japan is easy,... do what Japanese do,... go out to a vacant lot in the suburbs ... everyone does this if they think no one is looking ...
We used to go to London with the kids, every summer for all of their childhood. And we used to stay in very cheap hotels. We were never robbed out in the streets. Since we were wearing backpacks on the front always. But we lost lots of stuff from the cheap hotel rooms though. That was before bankcards, and when everyone were using cash. Just remember to wear your back packs on the front from now on, and your stuff will be a lot safer! x
Love the episode as usual! Just to point out something, the majority sentiment in Korea is that the island of Tsushima is a territory of Japan (as its current geographical sovereignty lies with Japan). On a separate note though, while there were definitely rude and frankly idiotic Korean tourists (as majority of tourists to Tsushima are Korean as Pete mentioned) this type of blantant hatred towards a targeted group of people should never be acceptable. This issue also made the news in Korea as well.
-They do not come to pray. -They bring beer, snacks and food, drink and eat here and there, and throw trash everywhere. -They smoke and throw away cigarette butts even if the sign says no smoking. -They make loud and strange noises and even dance. -They urinate and even defecate on shrine grounds. -They get violent when shrine officials warn Korean tourists of their bad manners. -They scribble in Korean on other people's wish boards hanging in there. "D in an earthquake," "Sunk in a tsunami," "May another tsunami come," "Tsushima is our territory," and "Conquer Japan" Tourists from other countries do not do this.
In October 2012, Korean thieves stole a Buddhist statue from a temple in Tsushima. At the time, there was a series of thefts of Buddhist and Shinto statues and paintings by Korean thieves in Tsushima. In January 2013, Korean police arrested the thieves in Korea and recovered the statue. Suddenly, a Korean temple claimed that the statue was looted from the temple by Japan hundreds of years ago, and a Korean district court ordered the Korean government to hand over it to this Korean temple. Six months ago, the Korean Supreme Court ruled to return this statue to the Japanese temple, but the Korean government has yet to do so.
They are called not a nation governed by law, but a nation governed by emotion. It is the Japanese who are discriminated against, and this is not racism but distinction.
@@kengo7273 what you stated is not discrimination against Japanese. But banning one group of people from area is discrimination.
@@DubhghlasMacDubhghlas Laws should be equal to anyone, but it is discrimination to make a judgment, that is not in accordance with the law, driven by national sentiment toward a particular country, or to emotionally disobey a judgment just because that benefits the country. And what the shrine is doing is not discrimination but elimination of probable harassment based on their experiences. People from other countries don't do the same. Is it discriminatory to have different visa issuance requirements for different countries?
@@kengo7273 that is not discrimination. Government not acting on returning an item is not discrimination, and nothing you said state they are not returning it because they want to deny returning it because they are Japanese people. Yes, what that shrine is doing is discrimination based on nationality. Littering is not harassment and harassment was not the stated reason for banning Koreans. Even if some Koreans harassed some people banning all Koreans is textbook discrimination. It is no different than in the US back when some places banned black people. That is discrimination. You are delusional.
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Go back to Isolation Japan, surely that would be good for the economy and the next election /s
The hotel we stayed at in Osaka had a little note saying if any bags were left over they'd bill us $50 a bag, I guess leaving luggage behind is a problem for them!
They'd probably have to pay for disposal of it, so it'd save them from sorting and disposing of the trash.
there's an amazing all-you-can-eat sukiyaki restaurant above an arcade next to the godzilla theater. It was the best restaurant we ate at in Shinjuku.
Not sure how theyre going to ban Koreans. How are the going to determine someone is korean and hot Chinese or whatever?
Given the current situation, Japan should avoid any possible way to improve relations with South Korea without further damaging them.
Korean-Japanese & Korean-Americans can and should make certain their Nationality is known and of course ignore said sign.