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  • čas přidán 8. 02. 2021
  • COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates labour shortages in some parts of Japan, a Japanese inn turns to foreign workers for help and finds new meaning to Japanese hospitality.
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Komentáře • 727

  • @kentokobayashi4655
    @kentokobayashi4655 Před 3 lety +494

    I'm Japanese and I completely understood him? What is she on about? She's so rude. He's obviously done his due diligence.

    • @joseph3036
      @joseph3036 Před 3 lety +113

      Because he is not a white foreigner.

    • @healthya540mg5959
      @healthya540mg5959 Před 3 lety +65

      I commend him for studying Japanese so hard. That was a low blow by the journalist. Other than that comment the rest of the video was fine.

    • @cevxj
      @cevxj Před 3 lety +8

      I think she meant accent wise. Working on something doesn’t mean you’re a complete failure. Some of you are insecure.

    • @ricochrisnatansantoso187
      @ricochrisnatansantoso187 Před 3 lety +103

      @@cevxj accent? From what i heard her english accent is not outta this world either

    • @Lcm2003
      @Lcm2003 Před 3 lety +89

      But I bet if he had been a white foreigner and spoken some terrible Japanese she would have congratulated him for his great efforts

  • @paranoidhumanoid
    @paranoidhumanoid Před 3 lety +53

    I think the reporter was being rude but referred to his slight accent which is easy to hear. Other than that, his Japanese is fine and suitable for a business environment. She is so cruel! On the brighter side, the innkeeper is such an upstanding businesswoman! She cried hearing about their unpaid wage and workplace abuse situation and did something about it.

  • @tophealth429
    @tophealth429 Před 3 lety +340

    Japan is indeed a beautiful country but when it comes to work ethic or work life in general, it seems to be like a hell hole.

    • @alexcarter8807
      @alexcarter8807 Před 3 lety +67

      Korea has entered the chat

    • @be-jib
      @be-jib Před 3 lety +21

      @@alexcarter8807 hahaha true

    • @LALALA-tw8vt
      @LALALA-tw8vt Před 3 lety +37

      Providing good and fast services to others means working like crazy, Korea and Japan about the same levels of stress

    • @luishernandezblonde
      @luishernandezblonde Před 3 lety +2

      This appears perfectly.

    • @trivatha
      @trivatha Před 3 lety +11

      Totally agree but it is up to each person. For some feel Japan is a hell hole but for some Japan is paradise for them. Each one has different personal characteristic. Same as some of my Japanese friends dont feel comfort with Japanese culture then they moved out of country.

  • @TD-ng2mr
    @TD-ng2mr Před 3 lety +74

    Japan is a more challenging country. After arrival in Canada in 1980 as a Vietnamese refugee, I worked very hard for many years. I persevered, improved my English, did upgrades, and went back to college. Knowledge is power.

    • @anthonytran7566
      @anthonytran7566 Před 3 lety +1

      Welcome my compatriot we need to work harder than native people...

    • @eveleung8855
      @eveleung8855 Před 3 lety +1

      More power to you! Wish you all the best!

    • @anthonytran7566
      @anthonytran7566 Před 3 lety

      @@eveleung8855 Thanks ma'am

    • @42_10_
      @42_10_ Před 3 lety

      true

    • @lucascoval828
      @lucascoval828 Před 3 lety

      @@anthonytran7566
      (First Nations sweating nervously)

  • @kendo-sama9754
    @kendo-sama9754 Před 3 lety +93

    Such a empathetic general manager...I would love to have her as a boss :)

  • @t-90atank35
    @t-90atank35 Před 3 lety +40

    Tell the reporter she needs to work on her ingrisu more

  • @MsHugh1990
    @MsHugh1990 Před 3 lety +238

    cant believe a journalist can say "he need to work hard on his japanese" this kinda sarcastic words

    • @Brothercole1994
      @Brothercole1994 Před 3 lety +33

      I thought that was really rude since he was being totally respectful, bowing, and even kneeling. Is this Japanese customer or just something his job forces him to do?

    • @hannahbananamarshall
      @hannahbananamarshall Před 3 lety +57

      Agreed!
      If he needs to work on his Japanese, then she needs to work on her English.
      Ridiculous, we understand her and she understood him so her comment was rude and unnecessary!

    • @captainsunbear5472
      @captainsunbear5472 Před 3 lety +1

      @@hannahbananamarshall whats wrong with her english?

    • @songwaikit8718
      @songwaikit8718 Před 3 lety +7

      You know little about serving Japanese customers

    • @hannahbananamarshall
      @hannahbananamarshall Před 3 lety +9

      @@captainsunbear5472 I think you forgot to read my comment to the end. Try again and let me know if you still need clarification! 😉

  • @maharaflabib3892
    @maharaflabib3892 Před 3 lety +93

    How come a reporter whose English pronunciation is like a high school student got her job as a reporter?
    lmao

    • @sowhat3430
      @sowhat3430 Před 3 lety +2

      becoz she is the Japanese

    • @alvinleong173
      @alvinleong173 Před 2 lety +1

      There are tons of Japanese who speak fluent English and Japanese living in the West :)

  • @dansky03
    @dansky03 Před 3 lety +241

    Madam Michiyo Ishida. I believe you should’ve commended the Vietnamese guy for his hard work learning Nihongo. But instead, you criticized him. I would say that your English is not so good too. Some of the words were mispronounced. This is not a Japanese-English Channel. This is an international Channel so please fix your R and L. I rest my case Madam.

    • @dansky03
      @dansky03 Před 3 lety +28

      @Umaru Chan it is easy to say that some people are “sensitive” considering you are just privileged for having a teacher. These workers are probably studying Nihongo by themselves. They came from an impoverish family. They went to foreign country to earn money, living and trying to assimilate in unfamiliar environment. Commending someone for their hard work won’t hurt you. Being sensitive and being considerate & empathetic is different. I guess you need an English teacher as well aside from your Nihongo class.

    • @poppymoon4122
      @poppymoon4122 Před 3 lety +25

      You are so right. There was nothing constructive about her criticism.It was just a lack of gratitude. It was bitchy. You need these workers Japan, remember that.
      You know what, how about JAPANESE LEARN ENGLISH ON MASS FOR A CHANGE.Oh yeah, ...with all their senseis and money funnelled into the idea....They can't handle that :) Funny, loads of countries manage a second language.

    • @rocketman3770
      @rocketman3770 Před 3 lety

      @@poppymoon4122 he took it as feedback to work harder on the language. Stop crying!

    • @Omagatsuhi
      @Omagatsuhi Před 3 lety +12

      @@rocketman3770 then Ms Ishida needs to take our feedback to improve her English pronunciation. She isn’t on par with CNA’s Wei Du.

    • @Sagittarius-A-Star
      @Sagittarius-A-Star Před 3 lety +7

      Good point! Her english has room for improvement.

  • @kageyamareijikun
    @kageyamareijikun Před 3 lety +186

    Everyone here saying Japan is for Japanese only is only saying it because these workers are from poor Asian countries. If it was a documentary about Westerners resettling in Japan, everyone would be like "oooh so cool, he's so handsome and tall" "I want my babies with blue eyes too" and other cringey stuff. You know it. Double-standards.

    • @kobemop
      @kobemop Před 3 lety +14

      lmao legit

    • @mistressofstones
      @mistressofstones Před 3 lety +20

      Japanese like white people too much.... I say this as a white person. Some Japanese don't even identify as Asian! So strange. And yet white peoples do have some good ideas Japanese can follow to make themselves more prosperous, but the rich old men who rule Japan like gods just hate change. Japanese are curious and fascinating people.

    • @sjhassjh3941
      @sjhassjh3941 Před 3 lety +22

      @@mistressofstones weeb/koreaboos makes themselves feel better with assumptions.

    • @erikjj235
      @erikjj235 Před 3 lety +4

      Not ture. There are many Korean immigrants in Japan.

    • @markysnar72
      @markysnar72 Před 3 lety +10

      Its their country. Dont like it? Then dont go there. You got no right to tell them what to do

  • @Relic142
    @Relic142 Před 3 lety +170

    This lady is the type that would act friendly and nice in front of you but talks about you behind your back when your out of ear shot.

  • @ICR8K
    @ICR8K Před 3 lety +101

    what a condescending reporter.

  • @sskbkbys
    @sskbkbys Před 3 lety +21

    1:34
    Me as Japanese: Awww. He bowed 3 times. How polite!
    Stupid reporter: I must say he must work harder on his Japanese
    HOW RUDE!!

  • @richvocal7367
    @richvocal7367 Před 3 lety +196

    I laughed when she said the Vietnamese guy needs to work on his Japanese.
    I thought he was doing a good job hahah

    • @athiaj1199
      @athiaj1199 Před 3 lety +22

      More like he should work on his pronunciation. Otherwise his Japanese was good. He used a lot of Keigo as well.

    • @richvocal7367
      @richvocal7367 Před 3 lety +4

      @@athiaj1199 I don't know enough Japanese to know how well he was speaking.
      But I assume he made a lot of grammar mistakes. I can't imagine she would say that just because he pronounces poorly.

    • @assoeraif1955
      @assoeraif1955 Před 3 lety +2

      @@richvocal7367 i agree with you men

    • @putriangel1
      @putriangel1 Před 3 lety +25

      I also thought that was unnecessary for her to say that 😌

    • @darununya7048
      @darununya7048 Před 3 lety +16

      His japanese is good in terms of grammar and usage of keigo, but lacking in pronunciation and intonation

  • @pmkz7970
    @pmkz7970 Před 3 lety +44

    I thought i heard it wrong and had to check again, she actually said that? what the heck, that is so RUDE and they still allowed this to be in the video?

    • @shiningyrlife
      @shiningyrlife Před 3 lety +1

      @J H great manner you have.

    • @shiningyrlife
      @shiningyrlife Před 3 lety +2

      @J H She didn't correct him. There is a difference between condescending and constructive. How could she know he didn't learn as hard as he can? The woman is rude, period.

  • @heylow1505
    @heylow1505 Před 3 lety +28

    she say that he need to improve in his Japanese?? When she need to improve her English cause every time she talks it’s always like “ssssss”

    • @thaodinh2256
      @thaodinh2256 Před 3 lety

      @J H well the Vietnamese guy could say " I'm Vietnamese u moron " 🤣

  • @princess51097
    @princess51097 Před 3 lety +50

    Shirakabe employer treated their staffs very well ❤️❤️❤️

  • @Shayla_MOON
    @Shayla_MOON Před 3 lety +156

    I feel that there is some prejudice against Vietnamese people in Japan(of course not everyone) but I live in Japan, I’m from America but I was at a restaurant and the waiter was Vietnamese and he was doing a good job! But this old man started telling him his Japanese was bad and he needs to study harder and started bragging that he fluent in English (not realizing I was there) but his English was awful.

    • @Shayla_MOON
      @Shayla_MOON Před 3 lety +22

      @Sara.C well that was the only thing I’ve experienced first hand. I’m not Vietnamese and I don’t know any Vietnamese people so I’m not knowledgeable about it sorry.
      I do notice thought the treatment in Japan against non white foreigners in general. Even though I’m mostly white I don’t look like it at all cause I’m half black but I’ve had pretty bad experiences compared to my fully white friends who are treated like gods (in a way)

    • @nguyeninhhung2091
      @nguyeninhhung2091 Před 3 lety +12

      There are always assholes everywhere, but it doesn't say anything about the Japanese people. I'm studying in the US and one of my professors is Japanese, he is a super nice guy, and I don't see any prejudice in his eye. He was surprised tho when I spoke some Japanese with him.

    • @Shayla_MOON
      @Shayla_MOON Před 3 lety +9

      @@nguyeninhhung2091 I said “not everyone of course”

    • @ciello___8307
      @ciello___8307 Před 3 lety +1

      really is unfortunate. I'm curious to see how japanese society reacts as more immigrants settle. Will they face similar problems to the US with prejudice?

    • @gangaishvar954
      @gangaishvar954 Před 3 lety +9

      @@nguyeninhhung2091 While giving your prof all credit for being super nice, maybe it's because he knows he is situated in a foreign country? Maybe he just knows better than to conduct himself below par in what's not his home-turf?
      That said, that's the sad part. Even if you are super nice as a person, the tags, generalizations and labels applicable to your ethnicity or nationality, always follow you :(

  • @cy2927
    @cy2927 Před 3 lety +181

    That woman needs to work harder on her English. Lmao

    • @moomo9355
      @moomo9355 Před 3 lety +3

      Savage hahaha

    • @vivoslibertos
      @vivoslibertos Před 3 lety +8

      What do you mean? she spiku beri beri guuddo engrish, eigo joozu no obachan.

    • @konasaketrinh1446
      @konasaketrinh1446 Před 3 lety

      Good one, well I wanna hear her sound in Vietnamese harder ^^

  • @chimchim3753
    @chimchim3753 Před 3 lety +31

    I appreciate the manger so much. She's so genuine about her employee's well being. More power to their business ❤️ the host on the other hand. *sigh 😔

  • @AtheistAlias
    @AtheistAlias Před 3 lety +124

    Vietnamese employee bows countless times and even performs dogeza. CNA correspondent: 'Haha. Work harder.' Is she an empress?!

    • @assoeraif1955
      @assoeraif1955 Před 3 lety +34

      I know she is very arrogant
      Even an untrained eye can sense that

    • @TD-ng2mr
      @TD-ng2mr Před 3 lety +4

      @@assoeraif1955 I noticed that too. Good observation!

    • @be-jib
      @be-jib Před 3 lety +1

      @Sara.C around 1:40 to 2:10

    • @arthurfleck1554
      @arthurfleck1554 Před 3 lety +3

      He must work harder to learn the Japanese language!

    • @wakakabravo7998
      @wakakabravo7998 Před 3 lety +3

      She said that the worker need to work harder in his Japanese not the way he bow.

  • @dinokoh59
    @dinokoh59 Před 3 lety +133

    I wonder how her pronunciation of Vietnamese sound.

    • @marie-helenenguyen1726
      @marie-helenenguyen1726 Před 3 lety +20

      Her pronunciation of all the Vietnamese names was terrible xD

    • @kelstonify
      @kelstonify Před 3 lety +3

      It was, but she tried... main point!

    • @arthurfleck1554
      @arthurfleck1554 Před 3 lety +1

      kong plong tlong pong long

    • @RonLarhz
      @RonLarhz Před 3 lety

      Irrelevant. Baka gaijin.

    • @poppymoon4122
      @poppymoon4122 Před 3 lety

      Well judging by her terrible English accent, it does not bode well....

  • @aidahoe2946
    @aidahoe2946 Před 3 lety +72

    These japanese should know how to learn studying a language before commenting on how people speak a language that is not their mother tongue

    • @lebbeus
      @lebbeus Před 3 lety +4

      Lol tell that to English speakers first

    • @kizzykiz
      @kizzykiz Před 3 lety +17

      I had a neighbor (in Japan) who was talking crap about foreigners who can’t speak Japanese fluently, and I was like, “so tell me. What other languages can you speak?” He couldn’t give me an answer. lol

    • @lebbeus
      @lebbeus Před 3 lety +3

      @@kizzykiz sounds American lol

    • @ep2464
      @ep2464 Před 3 lety +8

      It's human nature is to discriminate others who are different to them, it's sad but true. I'm a Vietnamese who have been living in a Western country for 30 years to see discrimination exists.

    • @poppymoon4122
      @poppymoon4122 Před 3 lety

      I agree.

  • @domzdome9723
    @domzdome9723 Před 3 lety +32

    I cried when i saw the japanese owner cried. A lot of japanese are good hearted and very industrious. I like to speak to them sometimes but there is still some language barriers that keeps me from being closer that just a simple hi and genki desu ka?

    • @alvinleong173
      @alvinleong173 Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah that surprised me always thought Japanese are a cold people when it comes to business dealings :(

  • @yovs2020
    @yovs2020 Před 3 lety +40

    Well, I don't speak Japanese, so I don't know how fluent his Japanese is. English is my second language, but even I speak better English than her. I agree with the other comments here, what she said was quite condescending.

    • @najibanurisma
      @najibanurisma Před 3 lety +6

      Same, even for me who come from Southeast Asia and actually english is my third language I still pronounce it better than her. Sorry

    • @plzleavemealone9660
      @plzleavemealone9660 Před 3 lety +2

      His Japanese pronunciation is definitely better then her english. He was just stuttering cuz of the camera.

    • @dakkossman2063
      @dakkossman2063 Před 2 lety

      Are they in England or Japan?

  • @jacobtran3249
    @jacobtran3249 Před 3 lety +11

    The reporter's English sounds annoying. You can hear her try way too hard to mask an accent that keeps seeping through. Perhaps hire a speech therapist or just let yourself speak naturally. The "he should work harder at learning Japanese" was also an annoying comment to make on air and sounds kind of mean/condescending.

  • @Main_Som
    @Main_Som Před 3 lety +55

    As far as I know there are so many overworked Japanese who are unhappy with their life and high suicide rates due to depression. They also have lots of people who are unable to join the society and live alienated at home for years. I don’t understand what is so great about feeling Japanese culture is the best and service is the best when the employees are driven to overwork and depression and death. Like your country is not perfect why pick on foreigners and continue to say Japanese is better. The news reporter seems to be unkind person lol. The inn lady seems nice.

    • @pickmeup2323
      @pickmeup2323 Před 3 lety +9

      Pride and ego

    • @athiaj1199
      @athiaj1199 Před 3 lety +7

      It’s the work culture- and a lot of boomers think that the younger generation are lazy- Just because they worked overtime during their youth, they expect the younger generation to do the same, and that reflects in the way the society functions. It’s a vicious cycle. The younger generations are trying to change that- a lot of offices owned by the younger Japanese have better work life balances. And people are also realizing that working for conglomerates isn’t as perfect as they thought it would be. I feel like the boomers(mostly) needs to change their perspective about Japan- that japan isn’t the perfect country they think it is, and that kingdoms fall.

    • @sanaasho
      @sanaasho Před 3 lety +6

      Yesss a lot of the are dying of overwork, yet their productivity flunk. Thay work hard but does not work smart

    • @ivanbudianto1962
      @ivanbudianto1962 Před 3 lety +7

      Looks like you don't update about the current Japanese life where overwork is starting to be left in the present, because they think more about work-life balance, if you always follow western media yes you will misjudge them now, because there is western media that is cynical against japan

    • @nomoneyfilmshow5515
      @nomoneyfilmshow5515 Před 3 lety +3

      @@ivanbudianto1962 yeah people are just focus on Japan suicide rate because they are advancing country, and famous for lot of thing. Japan don't even made the top 15 suicide country but people keeping say it like they are number 1 on the list. And the people that never work for high pace corporate job will never understand wherever you are in the world it will always be intense and high pressure. And doesn't matter where you are in the world, there will alway be Job that overwork or high pressure. Also unless people live in a bubble everywhere in the world there alway thoae job that are overwork and underpaid and people that staying home and depression.

  • @becomingjapanese
    @becomingjapanese Před 3 lety +22

    I wanna visit this inn. Kudos to the staff as well. I feel them as a foreigner myself in Japan.

  • @xxxacu
    @xxxacu Před 3 lety +18

    I dont like this journalist lady

  • @moinkallo689
    @moinkallo689 Před 3 lety +15

    The womans english was so bad! She strugles allot with the ingrish tone. I did the mispelling with a intention, What intention you say? Well its stupid to complaine on some ones language when one is bad at speaking

  • @Lcm2003
    @Lcm2003 Před 3 lety +27

    Hated the journalist from the second she said the Vietnamese worker needs to work harder on his Japanese. So condescending and rude, how about you work harder on your English before criticizing someone else?

    • @supernova7966
      @supernova7966 Před 3 lety +4

      just stay in your own country

    • @Lcm2003
      @Lcm2003 Před 3 lety +4

      @@supernova7966 lol I am, living in the best country of the world and second how irrelevant is your comment

    • @ellvtv2314
      @ellvtv2314 Před 3 lety +6

      @@supernova7966 Dude, who wound up your panties?

    • @jennifera4222
      @jennifera4222 Před 3 lety +9

      @@supernova7966your racism is not necessary. There's already too much of it.

    • @abovethelaw4417
      @abovethelaw4417 Před 2 lety +2

      @@supernova7966
      Anyone has the right to live in whatever country they want and u can't control that so stfu

  • @bonqyflowers8882
    @bonqyflowers8882 Před 3 lety +16

    Thailand has sent their people to work oversea for more this 40 years. Where ever they pay you more and treat you well, why not? when your country has no job or pay way less than other country. Money is everything.

    • @luishernandezblonde
      @luishernandezblonde Před 3 lety

      Thailand is now a much better economy, so while they do send, they don't send this often.

    • @kenwongsa5273
      @kenwongsa5273 Před 3 lety +2

      not in the past 20 years, very few places that Thai workers still travel to work.

  • @Sagittarius-A-Star
    @Sagittarius-A-Star Před 3 lety +7

    This innkeeper crying because her employees were mistreated at another place ...
    If they see this video they know they finally ended up in the right place.

  • @Piggeu
    @Piggeu Před 3 lety +23

    that log bath looks like the one from theanimemans collab vid with abroadinjapan

  • @danielgutzz
    @danielgutzz Před 3 lety +53

    That journalist should put more effort on her english, just saying.

    • @poppymoon4122
      @poppymoon4122 Před 3 lety +5

      That guy was speaking just fine.He stuttered a bit and he has an accent thats all! He also was doing his best and seemed very sweet.That was a catty comment on her part.

    • @zinmintun2001
      @zinmintun2001 Před 3 lety +4

      She sounds very condescending to people who are already hard working.

  • @user-sj7ki7wn2r
    @user-sj7ki7wn2r Před 3 lety +27

    SO RUDE.
    She seems to be still living in 1970's Japan. What an old-fashioned view she has.

  • @IKEMENOsakaman
    @IKEMENOsakaman Před 3 lety +22

    Japan is great to visit. Hell to work. by a Japanese person

  • @sasorishino
    @sasorishino Před 3 lety +45

    I must say the hospitality in that inn is over the top.

    • @RonLarhz
      @RonLarhz Před 3 lety +4

      This is normal in Japan.

    • @joeng3442
      @joeng3442 Před 3 lety +6

      @@RonLarhz Too much, too often and too superficial hospitality is a japanese invasion to privacy in other cultures.

    • @artcasperos
      @artcasperos Před 3 lety +7

      Exactly. It’s just too much

    • @thaodinh2256
      @thaodinh2256 Před 3 lety +2

      @@artcasperos i don't get the bowing all the way to the floor..i only do that to my parents..but i guess it's their culture

  • @sasorishino
    @sasorishino Před 3 lety +47

    I can see that she represents her generation; more open to changes, unlike probably the previous generations of Japanese to her who follows social norms strictly.

    • @lucascoval828
      @lucascoval828 Před 3 lety +6

      Hopefully the Japanese don't become too open.

    • @rifqimujahid4907
      @rifqimujahid4907 Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@lucascoval828whymost of these gatekeeping narration are given by whites against asian immigrants in japan lol

  • @CoJampee
    @CoJampee Před 3 lety +12

    She’s working for an English language news, she definitely need to improve on her English, especially the world “Vietnam”

  • @AnywhereButHome_PinoyAko

    Ohh The manager shed tears while recounting the unfortunate stories of her employees ❤
    I wanted to stay at that inn someday

  • @DinoCon
    @DinoCon Před 3 lety +9

    Can someone explain to me why Japan should be happy with an increase in the non-Japanese population? Why is non-Japanese immigration necessary?

    • @zenou-samaIV
      @zenou-samaIV Před 3 lety +1

      Well if their ethnic people aren't having babies, who is going to fund the welfare? It's sad.

    • @DinoCon
      @DinoCon Před 3 lety +1

      @@zenou-samaIV Why not incentivize people to have babies?

    • @chithiennguyen1371
      @chithiennguyen1371 Před 3 lety

      @@DinoCon developed countries are expensive in raising a baby and many parents are out for work don't have time for taking care of a child, they have tocic over working culture in Japan no time for family or dating. Fixing this is very difficult, it will effect many part their economy in short time and take long time to do so.

    • @rsuriyop
      @rsuriyop Před 2 lety

      @@zenou-samaIV Well they are still having babies. Just not that many when compared to the earlier "baby boomer" generation, who are the real source of the problem to begin with. Just wait for most of this generation to die off and the problem will correct itself naturally. Importing more foreigners might improve the economy but would eventually destroy the country both ethnically and culturally. If Japanese really want to lose everything and turn themselves in to a second America with it's huge diversity, huge social issues, more rampant crime, and nonexistent culture, then this is the way to go. Hopefully I'll be dead before I get to see this great country devolve in to something like that.

  • @jamescool3424
    @jamescool3424 Před 3 lety +9

    I hope all the people affected by Covid 19 stay strong and do well

  • @Fitri-kt3pd
    @Fitri-kt3pd Před 3 lety +47

    I wish all the best for the employees and employer

  • @fadheelm
    @fadheelm Před 3 lety +39

    I was surprised such words were coming out of an internationalized Japanese women who speaks English fluently. I don’t think there’s anything wrong about his Japanese

  • @artcasperos
    @artcasperos Před 3 lety +60

    Wow people with Japanese ancestry, living in Japan permanently and this video still calling them “foreigners”. Lol I just can’t with this 😂

    • @embershen364
      @embershen364 Před 3 lety +13

      There’s always an us vs them mentality. To Singaporeans, just because I’m born in China, they will always see me as a foreigner (I migrated to Singapore at 5, and look, talk, and live like a Singaporean and that’s my nationality).

    • @BieZhang
      @BieZhang Před 3 lety

      @@embershen364 是什么让你如此羞于自己的中国出身?

    • @embershen364
      @embershen364 Před 3 lety +5

      @@BieZhang 我不觉得仅仅因为我生在中国,我就算是中国人?我中国朋友也没,家人也没,我没受爱国的教育,凭什么要我做忠贞之人。我只想在新加坡好好发展,因为我已经住了20多年,我难道不配做新加坡人吗?
      因为现在两个国家都不承认我,我去中国,碰到的中国人嘲笑我的中文,我会对中国有好感吗?

    • @langitjingga9072
      @langitjingga9072 Před 3 lety

      @@embershen364 seriously? do you mean chinese singaporean or the other races in Sg that threat you like that?

    • @embershen364
      @embershen364 Před 3 lety +8

      @@langitjingga9072 it’s the Chinese Singaporeans. Bc of the covid-19, suddenly everyone come and ask me annoying questions like
      Colleagues/classmates who saw my surname is Shen and not Sim:
      1. Which part of China r u frm (even if I told them not like they will know abt the place what)
      2. Why u come to singapore?? (Bc my mom brought me? I’m 5, I can’t choose).
      3. Is Singapore better or China better? (I never went back to China... how I know)
      4. Is it true that Chinese ppl eat dogs (again, it’s quite insulting. Koreans also eat dog what, why never ask them?)
      Random HR/friends of many years will suddenly ask:
      5. Oh r u a Singaporean alr? (Yes)
      So u got pink ic? (They dun believe so keep asking... yes)
      So you can vote in GE? (Omg yes! Of coz I will know best if I’m a Singaporean what, why they keep questioning).
      6. Why your English so good?? Your Chinese n math r v gd right (stereotypes... my Chinese is bad).
      I feel they r nt rly asking bc they r interested to befriend me. They just want to gossip abt me based on what I told them. I just want ppl to be friends based on my personality, hobby etc, why they have to talk abt where I come from? As for my friends, I’m quite disappointed that they still doesn’t realize I’m alr a Singaporean bc I have NEVER talked abt China to them.

  • @eugeneysasaki1114
    @eugeneysasaki1114 Před 3 lety +9

    I came here to comment and echo some statements from other commenters about the host. I speak japanese fluently and understood this man just fine. Even if there is an accent would it be that much of an issue? He seems to be a nice hard working young man filling a role that is necessary in this economy.
    I would hope the host reads this and understands that your tone is quite condescending and arrogant. Even if it was meant as an off the cuff remark or a joke it was poorly received. I don't want to diminish someone's character or mean to insult but I hope you as a host will do better in the future.
    For the young man working at the inn, I wish you the best of luck in these difficult times. You are working very hard and should be proud of yourself :)

  • @kobemop
    @kobemop Před 3 lety +16

    it was gonna happen anyways. if i read correctly most of the immigrants are from neighboring asian countries along with brazil and iran.

    • @acosta829
      @acosta829 Před 3 lety +11

      Brazilians who are going to Japan are most likely Japanese descent Brazilians

    • @ashashraa6579
      @ashashraa6579 Před 3 lety +17

      Iran? Well I hope they can assimilate and not try to bring any "religion of peace" idealogy with them. 😒

    • @edwardsiyavong7860
      @edwardsiyavong7860 Před 3 lety +4

      @@ashashraa6579 Not just Iranians but also Turkish and central Asian as well. In 50 years from now you can kiss Korea,Japan and commies China goodbye and say hello to Islamic empires.

    • @angelofdeath3566
      @angelofdeath3566 Před 3 lety +4

      @@edwardsiyavong7860 islamic empire in your dreams, Iran has fastest growing Christian religious country in Central Asia.

    • @edwardsiyavong7860
      @edwardsiyavong7860 Před 3 lety +3

      @@angelofdeath3566 Then tell me.,why did Iranian government called they're country the Islamic republic and not secularism?

  • @MS-cg1mj
    @MS-cg1mj Před 3 lety +4

    I would have enjoyed watching this if they had used a different reporter. Well done to all the hard workers.

  • @glenntojoy6283
    @glenntojoy6283 Před 3 lety

    I want to stay in an INN were the whole staff say good bye waving to me a mile out. :)

  • @lenardregencia
    @lenardregencia Před 3 lety +22

    It's interesting to see Brazilian-Japanese that are moving to Japan.

    • @qjtvaddict
      @qjtvaddict Před 3 lety +1

      They don’t want anymore Covid19

    • @iROChakri
      @iROChakri Před 3 lety

      Cus Japan > Brazil?

  • @kychannelgoods
    @kychannelgoods Před 3 lety +7

    The reporter are so rude...

  • @Omagatsuhi
    @Omagatsuhi Před 3 lety +5

    If the guy has to work on his Japanese, the reporter needs to work on her English. CNA has Wei Du who sounds much better. Did standards drop?

  • @LuckyDuckie115
    @LuckyDuckie115 Před 3 lety +3

    I didn't even realize that guy was vietnamese, just listening thru headphones

  • @jackryan2135
    @jackryan2135 Před 3 lety +30

    She needs to work harder on her English.

  • @user-vn2ro5yz6s
    @user-vn2ro5yz6s Před 3 lety +15

    God Bless You, Ms Yuka Suzuki!!!
    Her warm heart and sincerity should be exemplary to us all.
    I know any developed countries have experienced labor shortage. Quick solutions to the labor shortage have been labor imports, but without any hard thinking of the long term implications on the society. Politicians and the policy makers stay in the positions typically no longer than 5 - 10 years; but the social issues start to emerge after the policy makers are long gone. The next generations have to bear with the challenges, unfortunately.
    Anyhow, it's funny to see the reporter saying as if all these are unforseen big surprises. Hello~~~ Anybody home?

  • @rifqifauzannn
    @rifqifauzannn Před 3 lety

    this is my thesis topic!

  • @viciousnutella
    @viciousnutella Před 3 lety +3

    2:10 BITCH??? HE’S OBVIOUSLY DOING HIS BEST

  • @ssruizhang
    @ssruizhang Před 3 lety +1

    Now I know why Jiraiya can only write his Make Out Tactics novel at Inns and bathhouse

  • @GUTOMOFFICIAL
    @GUTOMOFFICIAL Před 3 lety +1

    Very interesting!

  • @yodamama329
    @yodamama329 Před 3 lety +5

    I thought that young man did a very good job in showing her and talking in Japanese...She on the other hand needs to “work hard on her English and pronunciation”. Thanks anyways, for reporting about this☺️

  • @308_Negra_Arroyo_Lane
    @308_Negra_Arroyo_Lane Před 3 lety +6

    Vietnam is booming, it's unwise to move to the land of the setting sun.

  • @Machiavelrous
    @Machiavelrous Před 5 měsíci

    16:02 Oh, the irony of talking about foreigners settling down in Japan, while the sign at the window says: "foreigners not allowed to enter the bath".

  • @tca666
    @tca666 Před 3 lety +5

    Almost all senior japanese have condescending temperaments

  • @kelstonify
    @kelstonify Před 3 lety +12

    I will stay here when travel to Japan begins! To show gratitude and thanks to the owners of ryokan shirakabeso!

    • @embershen364
      @embershen364 Před 3 lety +2

      The owner is so kind, she trains them and treats them like Japanese staff.

    • @theshuriken
      @theshuriken Před 3 lety

      yes the manager is a very kind and empathetic person

  • @jamessmith1652
    @jamessmith1652 Před 2 lety +4

    @2:08 "but I must say, he must work harder on his Japanese" - oh for crying out loud! How arrogant is this statement? The young man has clearly made great progress already, focus on the positive instead of expecting the perfect. As the very humble inn owner says, he's doing a job they can't find a local worker to do.

  • @Alan-Aus
    @Alan-Aus Před 3 lety +2

    imagine next time when you go eat Pho at Vietnamese restaurant, the Vietnamese bow 🙇‍♂️ at you on the way in and bow 🙇‍♂️ again on the way out! isn’t that would be great to dine haha

  • @Swtlife7662
    @Swtlife7662 Před 3 lety +2

    This reporter is not the right reporter for this documentary topic. Her tone and manerism indicate that she looks at foreign workers as less than.

  • @TwoWheelCruise
    @TwoWheelCruise Před 3 lety +4

    She sure makes foreigners working hard to learn Japanese feel welcome with that condescending attitude and cheeky remark.

  • @sem3479
    @sem3479 Před 3 lety +9

    I'm afraid of Japan losing its culture it's already happening in the Netherlands

  • @koekjevannougats2860
    @koekjevannougats2860 Před rokem

    Ms. Yuka Suzuki, the owner has a very good warm kind heart towards her staff,,,shes very caring and loving lady as i can see when shes telling that her employees was abused from their previous job...

  • @ajshaka3212
    @ajshaka3212 Před 3 lety +3

    Japan has a deeper problem of treating employees so rough they dont want kids

    • @alvinleong173
      @alvinleong173 Před 2 lety

      You got it bro :) either they have tons of kids or accept foreigners

  • @liubete101
    @liubete101 Před 3 lety

    Guys what was the name of the city that has many Brazilians? I'm unsure of the spelling. I googled from how I thought it's spelled....

  • @globalSentry
    @globalSentry Před 3 lety +2

    The inn keeper is the best!!, she is young and has modern views. Reporter is older with outdated views O.M.G

  • @flowdog6585
    @flowdog6585 Před 3 lety +5

    I think its normal for overwork underpaid???

  • @TeamPhilippines
    @TeamPhilippines Před 3 lety

    Why is the video, blurred? 😜😜😜

  • @ninib4254
    @ninib4254 Před 3 lety +5

    And she needs to work more on her English as well !

  • @rebecaagonzalez
    @rebecaagonzalez Před 3 lety +3

    lol i thought the Vietnamese man was Japanese

  • @herowillrose3198
    @herowillrose3198 Před 3 lety +2

    I personally wouldn’t leave or fleeing my mother land, unless there is communist government, dictatorship, invasion, lost democracy, then second country would be my only choice. I am boat peoples. I am refugee, I am naturalized US citizen, my children born in the US, they are primarily speaks English and little Vietnamese. We are secure in the democracy nation, freedom & liberty. We only have one visa or passport. However, in my career, discrimination only for low paid employment during high school, but in college we served fairly and we received the same degree. We cast our election ballots.
    But during the last 15 years, I witnessed massive immigrants, migrants, students, tourists receiving handouts visas, many abuses the US cracking systems. They arrived in the US most of them worked under table for cash, they engaged laundering money, they evading INS (immigration naturalization services) moved to different city got fakes marriages, fakes divorced then came in back on government aids, housing, health insurance, worked half cash half payrolls to meet national nor state’s proverty guidelines to collecting government aids. They laundering money to vietnam.

  • @janicekelly1631
    @janicekelly1631 Před 3 lety +2

    The presenter can work on her English accent too, saying the young man need to work on his Japanese…

  • @bruhxyz
    @bruhxyz Před 3 lety +2

    4:41 shinzo abe :o

  • @ianluong8039
    @ianluong8039 Před 3 lety +2

    Whatever her motive for commenting on his Japanese it just came out wrong. I am sitting here and wondered what does she have to feel superior about. Untold numbers of Chinese or Koreans or Vietnamese... started out as menials in wealthy countries but are now powerful leaders or billionaires. May be a good hair session and some decent make up will allow her to be a bit more human. The lady inn keeper is a complete contrast, wonderful kind face and personality and her thoughtful effort to address a big problem in rural Japan is impressive. I am thinking of visiting her inn when I have we can travel again. The inn looks wonderful and the food amazing.

  • @MarkisCouch_1WhatJustHappened

    Interesting! Informative! International trade has changed the social order among countries.

  • @shabazh5779
    @shabazh5779 Před 3 lety +2

    Terrible, elitist reporter. This whole segment feels condescending and she made it worse. Foreigners = poor uneducated people. Japanese = everyones amazing? Please.

  • @jamescc2010
    @jamescc2010 Před 3 lety

    Nice place and management there.

  • @Jane-qn3iv
    @Jane-qn3iv Před 2 lety +2

    If you come to Japan, you'll have to work incredibly hard. You have to be very good at customer service and language.
    In fact, it's tougher for immigrants, so it's better to have a technical qualification.

  • @alvinleong173
    @alvinleong173 Před 2 lety

    Japan is tough even to their own people... can't imagine foreign workers staying there for long unless they change their work culture

  • @absgreen14
    @absgreen14 Před 3 lety +2

    The reporter should work on her English pronunciation. Her accent is hard on the ears

  • @pumba-san7006
    @pumba-san7006 Před 3 lety

    Great episode focusing on the positive sides of foreign workers in Japan. How are foreign workers coping with "Black Industry" and what is Japanese government handling the situation?

  • @hit7671
    @hit7671 Před 3 lety +1

    4:45 This guy looks like Shizo Abe

  • @pauladambarral5039
    @pauladambarral5039 Před 3 lety

    11:37 Philippine flag here
    Filipinos: who summoned us

  • @minyuan86
    @minyuan86 Před 3 lety +11

    After living for 3 years in japan, here is the conclusion
    As a foreigner in japan, you have to behave like then to be accepted (if possible). Yes they are polite but they are no nonsense when come to accepting foreigners
    As a foreigner in Singapore, you can behave like a jerk and the Gov will accept you at the same time telling everyone to do the same

    • @rsuriyop
      @rsuriyop Před 2 lety

      So have you gone back to Singapore? Seems like such a great place to live (in Singapore). Just don't litter and do graffiti and a person will be fine there. Much better than living in Japan is seems.

  • @maria-helena3809
    @maria-helena3809 Před 3 lety +2

    She should work harder for her English accent.

  • @MrYsosad
    @MrYsosad Před 3 lety

    everyone gives criticism, but are unable to face criticism themselves

  • @leky1325
    @leky1325 Před 3 lety +2

    Hard work is the standard requirement for every ordinary worker. The treatment from employers become totally the opposite for capable employees specially those with problem solving skills and efficiency, this include foreigners. Capable employees get to enjoy everything the bosses enjoy.

  • @Razor-hh6ru
    @Razor-hh6ru Před 2 lety

    Bruh, is it just me or did she say the Philippines is a South American country?

  • @Greenforrest7342
    @Greenforrest7342 Před 3 lety +2

    Even before the coronavirus spread around the world, the food service industry, lodging industry, agriculture, fishery industry, and medical care industry have been exhausting young people with long working hours and low wages. It is no wonder that Japanese youth do not want to work in those exploitative industries. If we bring in young slaves from overseas, they will eventually stop wanting to work in Japan. It's like a drug.

  • @scentedlikerose2931
    @scentedlikerose2931 Před 2 lety +1

    Was immediately disinterested as soon as the ‘reporter’ insulted the Vietnamese man for no reason. How mean spirited and unprofessional.

  • @thaikumnun8681
    @thaikumnun8681 Před 2 lety +1

    Been there and done that. To live and work your ass off in Japan is just like a long term kamikase.!!

  • @poppymoon4122
    @poppymoon4122 Před 3 lety +2

    BE GRATEFUL JAPAN.YOU NEED THESE PEOPLE SO STOP BEING SO POMPOUS.