Discrimination Against Half-Japanese People: Mixed Race in Japan
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That guy Tommy has a sweet ass😊
Hey baby here's a tip... Turn off your chat. Let us speculate. It will give you more views out of frustration we can't put our two sense in. It's better honey. They just be bumping gums anyways.. I'm open and equal opportunity. That's why I married black. So I can defy my parents and their parents before me. All my Italian and Irish mob family are turning in their graves over me. Sorry for any hate you received. I'd love to say Jesus Christ in all languages.. 👋🤝
If this is true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Why is Maria Ozawa who is half Japanese so famous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do discrimination against blacks in Merikkka next...
Interestingly, in Japan black people are considered less attractive, while in Europe black people are considered more attractive than white people. I think it's a matter of cultural conditions.
The carriage guy was really cool
Yeah, we were lucky to meet him.
Thank you for telling part of their stories. The only way to work on these problems is to talk about them
I’m glad you liked this video!
It can not be a legitimate conversation if some racists think they can not be racists.
Black Lives Matter haha and i glad OP still friends with Mr Afro here haha
@@szewei85 mr afro.. you might not realise but that can be seen as racist
@@spikey420 haha what I always thought Afro is less a slur than the N word
repeating "your japanese is also good" back to them is such a POWER MOVE! 🤣🤣😂
I am half Japanese in Brazil. A country everybody is half something! Even though, I have never felt completely accepted in my own country. It's a problem when you are a teenager, but when you get a little older you realize that there's power in it. Nowadays I really love being what I am.
Well, in Japan nobody is half. Pure race. Don't compare Brazil to Japan.
@@Nieczynny "pure race" 🙄
@@Nieczynny that's my point. In a country where nobody is "pure race" I felt the pressure, I can't even imagine what these Hafus have been through in Japan.
No, 49% of Brazil are white
Olhando pra trás na minha época na escola aqui no Brasil eu vejo como existe MUITA discriminação num país que é todo misturado e isso é tão triste.. mostra que nenhum lugar do mundo está preparado pra lidar com algo tão natural que é a miscigenação.
Aaliyah and Takeshi should come to Hawaii. Most everyone is mixed with some sort of Asian or other Pacific Islander.
I am biased because it is home, but come here, it's great!
This is true. Hawaii is very unique.
Plus Hawaii has connections to Japan via history and immigration
Hear about the very Antiwhite culture promoted in Hawaii. It's all about the hate and bigoty from none whites communities there. Meanwhile white get beaten down if they dare speak up to the injustice exclusion because of skin color!
Yeah Hawaii has a economic issue and it’s already being invaded by many foreigners. The price of living is expensive and jobs are not really booming there if I’m not correct.
@nashambenyisrael7689 you're right. Any video I've watched on Hawaii over the past few years has shown locals talking about how they wish tourists would stop buying vacation homes there. The cost of living has gone way up because of tourism and its caused many families to lose their homes even with multiple jobs.
My half Japanese and Creole (Black, French, Native American ) son was born in Japan but I decided to raise him in Hawaii for ALL the reasons the beautiful half Japanese people in this video experienced. He lives back in Japan now but avoided a childhood of discrimination. The mixed people in this video are absolutely gorgeous and Japan is their home even if the society doesn't make them always feel that way. This is your home just ignore the ignorance and shine in your unique skin and educate when can. ❤❤❤
Omg yay, another Creole person. 🤗 I am creole as well and I get a lot of questions from people about where I’m from and who my people are. But I’m creole and white so I understand their confusion, but some of the questions are rude. 😅
What are the rude questions? I want to know to avoid them.
@@Mangaka2K15 I’m also Creole, I grew up in Southern California, though I have a lot of family that still lives In Louisiana . Do you speak Kouri-vini (Creole)??
@@tiffanydegoyaKréyòl is complicated as in it's not a race.... It's an ethnicity. Native Louisianean here.
So a half Kréyòl & Japanese is a ethnic identity. You could be Japanese and Kréyòl wholly by being of Japanese blood but born into a Francophone society.
@@tiffanydegoya no, I can only as a few things in Cajun French.
It’s such a foreign concept to me. I was raised in the military and now live in a huge city with a lot of ethnicities so I wouldn’t think twice if I met these folks. It’s got to be super tough for them. Educating people with your videos is great. I’m enjoying this.
Same. Lived on or worked on the same base for about 40 years. Sheltered type of life I guess. Maybe not as many ethnicities as you maybe but really mixed.
If you saw them on the streets, would you consider them to be Japanese? Nobody would.
@@yo2trader539 That's partly because Japan is so ethno-homogenised. I would have no issue at all if someone non-white said they were English for example. But I'd be curious if someone from Japan would think that though.
Japan definitely is amazing, but is slow to accept people into society that are not considered traditionally Japanese. The United States is still considered to have issues all well, but Japan is just beginning to experience and adjust to diversity while trying to understand what it means to be 'Japanese '.
@@yo2trader539I would-
Congrats on 1 million!
Thank you so much!
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It’s sad when people judge you based on your looks rather than who you truly are, which can make one feel alienated. It just goes to show as a harsh reminder of how hollow and narrow-minded society can be
You are not wrong. Unfortunately, that is what most of us silly humans do. I try not to for years simply from being a fan of Marvel's X-Men comic book characters. 😇🍸
@@LetThatStuffGoNice! I’m a Marvel fan too, and also DC. I’m really looking forward to the new Deadpool/Wolverine movie.
It is unfortunate, but sadly some people don't want to fit into society and alienate themselves with a different culture/outlook on life.
I know OrientalPearl has fitted in and observes Japanese culture, speaks the language, etc.
In the UK, there are ALOT of people who do not wish to have anything to do with British culture or language.
Its Impossible to judge with No further information other than how someone looks, Theres nothing wrong or sad about it.
I hear Asians are very racist against Blacks, don't know if that's true.
Much respect Aaliyah for speaking so honestly about the struggles that mixed kids go through. Our kids experienced so much of this in the US. I’m American and my wife is Persian. And even though the boys grew up in Seattle they were often seen as “other”. Lack of knowledge, lack of humanity. Stay strong and hopefully avenues like this video may open up and more people in both places will become more open to you and others like you.
@@Rajasekaran19948but the people she interviewed ARE Japanese. No one says they have to be friends but it’s important to accept that they are, in fact, Japanese. And not to reject them just because they don’t look the same. They would not act this way to so someone who looked Japanese, as was evident with the comments from the rickshaw driver.
@@Rajasekaran19948fair point and xenophobia is widespread. It’s a sad thing and generally without foundation. Again, I think if this video opens a few hearts and minds then it has been worth the effort. And for people like Aaliyah it reminds her that even if she is ignored in her own home country there are others around the world who share her predicament and can be allies.
@@Rajasekaran19948and your English is perfectly fine. What is your first language if I may ask ?
@@TravelsWithTony I wish you all the best bro❤
and you@@Rajasekaran19948
I know how they feel. I don’t fit in with my Asian side. My dad is from Argentina and my mom is from the Philippines. I lean towards my Hispanic side much more. My first time in Mexico was great, it was nice being able to blend in and feel like a normal person.
Be there ,Don could to our Asia.
You would absolutely be popular especially because filipinos tend to gravitate towards half pinoys. Seems youve never been or lived in the Philippines? You would be extremely popular and you’d learn the language fast
@@doityourselfpb8614 I lived in Davao for about a year. It was okay but even within my family I felt like an outsider. I’ve always fit in better with Hispanic people. My first time in Mexico was nice because I blend in seamlessly because it’s a mestizo (mixed) country.
@@rickymac54321that’s kinda how I felt when my senior trip in high school was to Ecuador. My mom is Filipino & my dad is a white American but that was the first country I’ve been in where I basically had the same skin color.
If an Asian such as Korean, Chinese ot Vietnamese were born in Japan, would they have an easier time?
My mom is half French and half Lao. I heard many stories from her growing up in Laos and how people treated her and her siblings. The majority from what she told me was positive. The funny thing is, she only speaks Lao...and basic English since moving to America. I remember going to some stores and people asked if I was adopted since I didn't look like my mom 😂
Yeah in SE Asia if you're half-white you're admired.
She is so pretty!
Her and her sister are both really pretty.
Nope 100 percent
@@Nossse-rq6msyou are being a weirdo. Stop spamming comments with two accounts
@Nossse-rq6ms the black girl
Hahahaha
I lived in Japan twice as a young woman and was often mistaken as Japanese and Black, and although I caught some discrimination sometimes as a gaijin, I actually was treated better than some of the half-white and white gaijin who lived and worked there as well. Some restaurants wouldn't let them in but would let me in, etc. I know some things have changed and maybe gotten worse, and I plan to see for myself soon after over 30 years away, but these old Japanese looking at you that way are about my age now, and I know I still have some really good friends from the 70s, 80s and 90s, so I think we need to dig some more into their attitudes, what's going on, and all of that. The young woman you interviewed hurt my heart. I hate seeing people go through these things anywhere, here in the States, over there, anywhere. Her pain was palpable. It's past time for her heart - for their hearts - to be given space to feel like they belong in their own country, and maybe some of that is just a generation gap in understanding (which we have here as well.) Experiences will be different individually no matter where you are, but I think things can be improved. Thank you for a very real video, and sending Love. You girls make me think of my daughters. 🥰
Don't lie ,you don't look like a japanese even a 1 percent. Yo are black race .just mind your business africans
You must know your plans I the world.
The thing is. nice racism is still racism. One thing I've noticed expecially in places normally used to dealing with foreigners is they can also be overly nice to you because your not Japanese and go out of their way to say things in a certain way that they wouldn't to another Japanese. This can become annoying with time, expecially when you are Japanese and just look different or been living their most your life. You just want to be treated like them, not different because you look different. on one hand i can understand the need to take extra care of someone who you believe is a tourist in order who help your country economy and keep tourists coming back, but then there is the other side for non-tourists who are always treated like a tourist and that's not good either. Here in USA or most western countries, we don't initialize a conversation based on someone's race. I would never speak to an Asian or a white person or any other race differently based on how they look, essentially i assume they are native until it's clear otherwise, for example them not knowing how to speak English, then you adapt. This is something Japan needs to learn if they want to ever fix racism in Japan, to stop assuming based on race that someone of that race is bad, or won't know Japanese, or won't know the culture, you first talk like normal then adjust based on how that person reacts, if they talk fluently in Japanese and appear to follow the culture then you treat them as you do anyone else. but even Japanese natives who don't look Japanese are forever treated differently and that's sad. it's racism, even if it's "Nice" interactions it's still racism.
@@zengrath Most of that I agree with, except for the statement that, here in the US, “we don’t initiate conversations based on race”. That depends on where you live. This happens all the time where I live, people making assumptions, asking questions about race and ACTING on them, doing sometimes outright nasty things just because of how we look even though we have been here generations and some of us are indigenous and they are not. True, “nice racism” is still racism, but the bigger point is that there needs to be conscious work on understanding motivations, changing mindsets, and changing one’s own responses. We live in the USA and still get treated as if we don’t belong. Yes, more work needs to be done. Age old story. It’s worth it to keep working on it.
@@50PlusSelfcareJourney the difference is, 99% of people in USA don't, yes you have those minority of extremists views and hateful people but i don't know anyone in real life who talks to anyone differently at their place of work due to race. I've never witnessed in my entire life an employee of a fast food place or any other business talk and behave differently to someone based on race. But in Japan it's mostly the opposite and it's often more "nice" then "negative" racism but it's still racism. They simply almost always treat you differently then they would a fellow Japanese looking person. And as far as work environments in USA, i've always worked in open companies who have a huge variation of races of co-workers and i have also never once experienced discrimination or seen anyone treated differently based on race. You hear about it on the news but again it's a very small percent of bad situations that can occur, unlike in Japan if your a foreigner you 100% will be discriminated in your work place, you will not get same opportunities and ill not be treated the same in almost all situations. At my job the majority of our bosses or leadership isn't white, they are black, Latino, Asian, and many other races and it's completely normal. their race isn't even remotely something i think about when interacting with them. We also don't interact with customers in any special way based on race, if we did surely we would be fired in a second.
Even being full blooded Japanese but raised in America gets weird when you go to Japan. You’re always asked where you’re from in the US but the majority of the people in Japan don’t accept you as being Japanese. Being bi-racial would just make it so much more difficult. Wow, being born and raised there and still experiencing discrimination? Sucks.
Aint no way its worse than being asian in america
It's like that for me too, as a Korean American. I go back to Korea and people treat me like a foreigner or with a long stick - away from them. I worked for a Korean fashion company and though many were curious, rare was the one who wanted to befriend me. When I spoke English (I was in charge of the English department), I was "showing off" my fluency skills. Just can't win. IN America, white people attack me physically for no reason than me walking down the street (this was during Covid era). F**k, there's no one place I can say I belong.
Belonging is a powerful two edged sword that cuts both ways unlike a Katana. When the Culture that gave you your childhood rejects you it leaves you homeless because when you travel to other cultures you still eventually miss the familiarity of home. It makes you seek that more enlightened part of yourself and appreciate that aspect in others all the more.💟☯️🕉️
Your "aged wise sensei who always speaks in idioms" imitation is just a Hollywood stereotype. No one actually talks like that. You are aware of that, right? If not, you have a long road ahead of you, paved with embarrassment as plentiful as the sakura blossoms in the early spring.
@@serpentine_stormOutside of the very educated Japanese who use _yoji-jukugo_ (四字熟語) and proverbs in their daily speech, almost all Japanese use whatever daily speech is used in their immediate location and may know only the most popular _yoji-jukugo_ like 肉食女子 and 草食男子, meaning "carnivore girl" and herbivore boy" respectively.
@@serpentine_storm yo calm down my guy. it was just some poetry, no need to get uspet. and yes, people do actually do write poetry and do creative writing in the real world lmao
Katana aren't two edged
@@thor498 uh, yeah they said "unlike a katana"
I'm really enjoying this series of interviews. I'm fascinated hearing about Aaliyah's experiences in the US as well as in Japan. As someone who lived in Hawaii for more than 20 years, I wonder what her reaction would be to spending time there as opposed to the mainland US. There are so many people of mixed ancestry in Hawaii that I believe her experience would be so much better there. I suspect she would find greater acceptance, not only as someone of mixed heritage, but also as a Japanese. People there would celebrate her unique life experience, and she would feel more like it was a place that she could fit in.🗾🎎👘⛩🏝🌺
I’m go glad that you’re enjoying these interviews as much as I am.
Hawaii would probably be the best choice. I lived in Tokyo for 20 years. I taught at Tonjo and worked for NHK.
I love Japan, but if you are, or look like a gaijin, it is difficult.
Hawaii is a beautiful place too on top of all that.
I dimly remember having seen a Japanese movie (original with subtitles), quite a while ago - the film in general hasn't left any lasting impression on me (couldn't really tell you what it was about), but I clearly recall a part about one decidedly not-Japanese-looking guy almost monologing to his friends for a few minutes, in perfect Japanese, roughly to the gist of "I'm born in Japan, I grew up in Japan, I've lived here all my f'in life, but to every Japanese ever I meet, I'll for all eternity be a 'gaijin' - and I _HATE_ it..."
The answer to racism is never colonization. And considering the fact that even being a tourist in Hawaii has become extremely problematic for the natives then maybe suggesting to non native Hawaiians to go live in Hawaii is a horrible answer. The continental United States is too far gone after centuries of colonization and Zionism but tiny islands like Hawaii are taking the biggest hits from these acts of aggression. (This comment meant to be a polite way to educate so we can all move forward in a more empathetic way using critical thinking and personal growth)
@@chelseakristine2766Zionism is self determination for Jews and the right to a homeland. Do you want Jews to always be the hated strangers? Tossed from country to country? There's artifacts proving Jews have always been in Israel. We never left.
@@chelseakristine2766 I don’t think that isolation is the “answer to racism”. I’d also suggest that there is an important distinction between actual colonization and a person moving to a different country. Conflating the two does a disservice to really understanding the negative impact that the practice of colonialism had on communities and cultures that were colonized. I’m certain that the people in the forum who suggested Hawaii as an option for a new home were truly being empathetic and trying to suggest a place where the people in the video could feel more accepted, as they both felt isolated at times
As an American who is light skinned black and in my late fifties when i was in my youth i never really "fit" in not quite black enough and not white but as I've gotten older and realized that racism is everywhere and you cannot do anything to change that but what you can do is ❤ you
@jeibby6 its not really serious. it's just a little bit of life. If you've laughed, I've done some good
Are you mixed ? Or biracial? Cause black people in america ( black people in general) can vary in shade so it sounds weird to me that black people would look at you weird fir being lightskinned.
@@tsuyuasui7297ok but first my thumbnail is not me lol but yes biracial and i socialized with everyone (and still do) and some of my black friends didnt like that now mind you this was in the early 80's and 90's but my social groups did not intermingle and keep in mind i grew up in the "hood" so to some degree my social groups didnt have the opportunity to intermingle but if i was seen leaving my house in a car that had other than black folks i was chastised for it but that was then i dont have any hard feelings about it that WAS my childhood and i'm older now and that was kids being kids
i am very light a lot of my "adult" friends jokingly ask if im sure im black LOL
@@tsuyuasui7297there is this thing called colorism in the blk community. it goes back to slavery, the lighter slaves worked inside and life was a smidge better than the darker slaves that worked in the fields. Other cultures also have this issue of colorism, (example- India) it’s the affects of colonialism unfortunately.
Are u light complexion Black like Igbo or Mulato/ Creole??
This always fascinates me. i suppose that when you grow up in a country where virtually everyone looks like you, the concept of a native Japanese looking "different" is foreign.
I've been keeping an eye on your subs for the past wee while and have just noticed that your on 1.3 M. Well done, you go girl.
Ha ham almost. It’s actually 1.03M. Maybe we’ll get to 1.3M by the end of the year.
@@OrientalPearl my bad, but you’ll be there in no time. you got this! “2 MILL HERE WE COME” 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🍻
Black and Japanese, you are gorgeous! Awesome video, thank you for sharing your stories.
Thank you for watching!
@@Nossse-rq6ms What's so funny?
Parts of California have some very diverse people, such as San Diego and San Francisco. I grew up in San Diego, and I was always surrounded by and friends with many mixed raced people, and it was not much of an issue for them, maybe because it's just more accepted there? Many of my childhood friends also spoke other languages such as French, German, Spanish, and Persian. It's interesting though how different parts of the states are as far as diversity.
I don't understand why skin color makes people assume different things. I never have. There is beauty in all humans, no matter what the skintone is. We all look the same inside, it doesn't matter what color the first layer is. I love your channel, keep up the good work and show people that being different is not a bad thing.
i DoNt SeE cOLoR
I had to google what you meant. I'm old. I do see color and understand the struggle that people go through because of racism. I just don't understand where it all comes from, why people have to box people because of appearance. I know it's a huge problem in the world and I don't try to be somekind of saint.
I think there is two parts to this. For one the obvious racism based on hatred, which I do not understand either. I know where it originates, in the fear of the "other", which is in some way threatening. And especially being scared of things changing. But I don't get how in such a globalised world people aren't more informed and open.
On the other hand, with Japan and other Asian countries too, they have been very shut off from the world for a long time, and have been very homogenous. It is not surprising that the mindset there is to assume you aren't Japanese if you don't look it. This will likely change over time but it takes a few generations.
For me, living in Germany it reminds me a lot of how the German public saw Italian or Turkish migrants in the beginning. With the mindset that they are not German (additionally to the hatred based racism ofc)
Nowadays, Italian and Turkish looking people aren't automatically assumed to be foreigners or migrants anymore, at least not by Millenials and younger. The older generation is still a bit slower with that but that is how old people are everywhere.
Where did I say that japanese people are racist? I just said that I don't understand certain ways to perceive other people.
@@tero8746 I see,ok I understand. Please don't pretend to be a victim like black people.
I miss Aaliyah (the famous singer), she's gone way too soon, RIP babygirl ❤
Back to the video, what an incredible struggle these two people are going through, they are completely stuck between two worlds and it must be so hard for them to be denied of their roots 🥲
Back then all whites paid tribute to Aaliyah haha especially Britney and Christina
@@szewei85wait wdym? I always just saw her as an artist ahead of her time. My cousin was named after her
@@allysaurus96 haha i see well right after her passing MTV artists did special tribute to Aaliyah which also eerily aired 1 day before 9/11
This comment was rubbish, I thought the person who was in the video died. Next time just keep it to yourself. I get I'm half asleep but it's still very offensive
It's been too long and I'm lost without you
I’m loving these interviews!
I’m so glad that you like my interviews!
I'm half Samoan, and, Black. My Grandparents are very high born from Royal Ancestry. I was always very quiet about it because of privacy. I used to have Samoan people treat me like her.... until they found out who my was😂😂😂😂😂!!! The apologies were priceless. We didn't know.... My reply is always exactly. That's why you treat everyone with the same new respect you have for me 😂😂😂❤!!!
In Japan, being "Japanese" means having two Japanese parents and being born and raised in Japan. Being a Japanese citizen is not enough. Having one Japanese parent is not enough. Being born and raised in Japan is not enough.
I agree that is a good definition actually.
That would wipe out a ton of people in America. I wonder what that would look like. 🤔 😮
@@ReAllyT1978 How do you think conservatives view first generation Latino people???? The same way...
そんな右翼的な考えを持つ人はごくわずかだよ。特に日本では一般的ではない強い匂いのする香水を付けたり、日本では一般的ではない特徴的な髪型をしていれば誰だって目立つ存在になる。
As a half Japanese person it upsets me so many others sit here and lie and don’t understand their own culture they come from. Japanese people are some of the nicest most accepting people on the planet. Japan has 97.8% of Japanese people living there and throughout history Japan kept foreigners out for years so their culture wouldn’t be destroyed just like how this video is doing all because of western propaganda crap. Yes many people stared at me when I went to Japan and lots of kids pointed and asked parents because I am a foreigner even though I am half Japanese and they are genuinely shocked, genuinely surprised, especially the children when you only live and see Japanese people every day or your entire existence. It is the equivalence of a white man going to an African tribe they react the same way. Nothing discriminating about it. Americans have no idea because we are so diverse and have lived and grown up that way it’s not unusual for Americans to see a wide variety of people when they walk outside but for other countries it is. Other countries do not just let everyone over their boarders like America. Not every country has to be America either. Leave Asian people alone and stop harassing them cause it’s causing them to get beat up for just walking down the street in America when they haven’t done anything. It’s messed up. Stop ruining other people’s culture with our polluted western ways of thinking. If Japan is so full of discrimination how are we half Japanese?
What does the US have to do with Japan? Why are you bringing in a completely different country into the conversation? What makes you think that it is only Americans that complain? From what I read and heard, it comes from a diverse group of people. Calm your little self down about the US. Who said that every country needs to be like "America". Don't compare, work on making your country better. How are "we" harassing Asians? Who are the "we"? Americans" White people? Black people? Asians from other countries? Asians born and raised in the US? My son was born in South West ASIA and my daughter was born in France. I don't harass anyone and I don't give a rats ass what someone's skin color is or where they are born. What western propaganda? I've heard about this problem from people that I know that lived in Japan. Just because you don't believe what others have experienced does not mean that it is propaganda. You want everyone to say that Japan is THE best based on YOUR experience? That diminishes what others have gone through. You are calling them liars? Man you have some balls on you! You really think Japan is utopia? It is like every other country in the world. You are taking what someone else has experienced and trying to wipe it away. That is wrong. Acknowledge the problem instead of "white washing" it. So look who is polluting other peoples cultures! I am not stating that EVERY Japanese person is racist; calm yourself down however it seems that the culture allows blatant racism and citizens can chose to go along with it or not. If I am wrong, how is it that you can be born in Japan but if you are half Japanese the government wont give you citizenship? I lived abroad for quite a while (decades) and have travelled extensively all over the world, including parts of Asia such as Taiwan and Hong Kong. I also have dual citizenship and EU residency. I lived in a country where the majority do not look like me however I was able to obtain citizenship with NO problem. I was never asked to leave a store or restaurant. Who has said that the Japanese aren't nice? Am I sure there are VERY nice people there, just like in all countries. Did anyone say "every Japanese...."? Nope. No country is utopia. To let you in on a secret, there ARE White Africans, my ex husbands' family is Algerian and Moroccan which is Northern Africa. You are doing exactly what I said the Japanese government does. Tribe or no tribe. You think because someone is white they can't be African, or Japanese. So only Asians can Japanese? EVEN someone born and raised? There are people of ALL racists ALL over the world! No calm down and stop pointing fingers. The most ridiculous question asked - "If Japan is so full of discrimination how are we half Japanese? The birds and the bees. One parent is Asian in race and a citizen of Japan. The other is not. Simple. AND again, not every Japanese is so nationalistic that they discriminate against none Asians. SO that is how you are half Japanese. For clarification though, are you talking about the Asian race only or race and nation of origin? There is a difference since there are non Asians born in Asian countries, such as MY SON!
American views on racism have polluted UK too. We were doing amazing racially. Now everything is utterly backwards.
she is absolutely beautiful!!! I am just struck in awe every time she is on camera!
May be you should test your eyes ,I think😂
@@Nossse-rq6ms yes.はい .
@@Nossse-rq6ms these are the same people who hate or don't compliment white people. I am an Asian and I love white people for their high standard culture and the freedom they gave to immigrants.these black people must be grateful for the country they go in ,instead creating uncomfortable. Situations. These black people must aware how hungry they lived in Africa.we MIND our own business, why we would we mind stranger's business?
@@Nossse-rq6ms ✅
@@Nossse-rq6msno one is doing that…. just because u do not think she’s pretty doesn’t mean we can’t 💀 weirdo
Another Homerun Interview Pearl, thank you 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Congratulations on 1M🎉😊 I love your videos ❤
Thank you so much!
Ah your videos premiere at midnight here in 🇦🇺, I’ll have to watch when I wake up! Cannot wait, love your content! Also payday is next week I think i might treat myself with a sakuraco box as I’ve had a tokyotreat before
You would love the boxes! My whole family loves them.
@@OrientalPearl 大好きですよ！5月に日本に行きます🥰
I'm Puerto Rican (white male) and my wife is Dominican (white complexion as well). I've heard from 2 friends that they were treated differently and they were disappointed. I've been wanting to go to Japan, but due to their experiences, we've kind of placed it on the bottom of the bucket list.
Love your videos! I started learning Japanese on Pimsleur recently inspired by you! Hearing the conversations you have with good captions is great practice
Me too started from 1 months and 10 days plus , I am searching someone to learn japanese helping each other in online texts and files sharing like pdf and stuff.can I have your social media id to speak with you?
I’m so glad that you’re enjoying their program too!
Another great one!! Loved the snow scenes 😜
I’m excited to film the next one with you Nathan!
This was so interesting. Thank you for your video.
I’m really glad you liked it.
I learn a lot of incredible information from their life experiences. It makes me view things differently and empathize with their everyday struggles. I think if Japanese people were exposed to more of these stories in the media perhaps that would help change the sentiment and how they behave towards them 💜
Yaaa, I’m always excited to read your comments. 😊
The world is just very different. But being unique is the coolest thing. Just be you and be happy.
my sister spent time in japan in the late 60ties--she was 5'10" tall with long white blond hair--she could not go anywhere with out a crowd back then--they always wanted to touch her hair which she thought was rude but oh well--japan was way different 55 years ago...
I would love to see a video about her lol
At least they've made commendable strides to improve their society. Western countries still have the same racism from 55+ years ago.
@alan.92 thats simply not true. Im from UK and we were less racist 10 years ago. I grew up in the 80s-2010 we were doing really well as a country. Now racism has increased thanks to race-baiters and activists. We were better 10 years ago. I feel we have been pushed back atleast 50 years. So to say we havent changed is crazy
That’s actually crazy half Chinese and half Japanese and he gets more respect then the other half foreigners I figured that would happen but on the other hand it’s not fair for the others
The half Japanese and Chinese man doesn't get the surprise attitude when he speaks his native Japanese because maybe they can't tell right away he is biracial, and even if they knew , his other half is also asian so he more or less looks Japanese whereas Japanese people with European or Black heritage most likely don't look Japanese at all . That makes them more exposed to staring and to unpleasant comments and to a surprise attitude .
@@santinopaglia7869 Well that’s understandable but the Japanese still at least Need to treat their half people with respect not just fully it’s just not fair for them they don’t know what it’s like to be half Japanese and was not being treated with Respect with the culture
I knew a woman whose half Russian and half Korean and she looked more Asian than European.
@@ahmuadparks9248 all people should be treated with respect. Regardless of someone's race or nation of origin.
Amazing video. Thanks for sharing there stories and their struggles. Hopefully it get better.
Thank you for watching. I hope you enjoy these longer videos.
Girl own who YOU are! ♥️
I'm mixed Taiwanese/French Canadian and I felt the pain these people experienced of not being excepted by both sides of our culture coin. As I got older it's become much less of an issue, but for impressionable youth it's definitely a huge social obstacle.
@@Nossse-rq6ms yup and I have friends where the dad is Taiwanese. Lucky them because they can get Taiwanese citizenship and I can’t.
@@rogerd.4239why cant you get taiwanese citizenship ?
These interviews are always so interesting! It was sad to hear about Aliah's feelings of not belonging. I hope she has close friends that make her feel like she belongs!
I’m really glad that you’re enjoying these interviews.
Always awesome to see your videos 😄😄😄
Thank you so much 😀 I’m glad you like all of them.
Living in Japan as a blue eyed, blonde American female was an experience for me. The stares and sometimes touching of my hair when riding on the train took getting used to. But it was a good way to start conversation. I do remember some prejudices, but mainly with the older generations. I will always cherish my memories of living there. 🌸
Great Vid Pearl!
Thanks Tony!
Hey. I watch your channel and every time there is something amazing in it. Your positive energy always brightens my day. You have an amazing gift of talking to people in such a warm way. You approach everyone with respect. I would like people to follow your example, then the world it would definitely be better. Best regards from Poland.
Hey our gorg Anming ❤ another good video some Japanese people can be a little judgemental but the ones that are not has a place in my heart ❤
LOL "a little judgemental" Japanese people are probably the most racist people on Earth, in my country most people are white, asuming someone is not from the country based on the looks and worse, telling them that they speak well the language is the probably the most racist thing you can do.
I am half Japanese. My mom is from Kobe Japan. My grandfather lives in a small town called Tarumi. Everytime we go back we always get stared at or if I speak Japanese its a huge shock. My grandfathers new neighbor acts like a huge karen towards us due to us being foreigners. I always love these videos cause I dont feel alone
I am sorry that you are treated that way.
Thanks! More interviews please.
Thank you so much Roger. This is very encouraging. I hope to interview the two sisters together next month in Tokyo. This will help make that happen!
My wife is Thai, been married 42 years. Our two boys are 39 and 36 and each time they visit Thailand except for Thai relatives when they've out and about a lot of locals don't believe their mother is Thai mainly because they look more Australian.
All gorgeous people. Wish them all success despite the hardships and challenges.
As an anthropologist, you learn your race is human, regardless of where you live. Unfortunately, national pride is something people cling to, even though the genes of an American, African, Latin and Asian are identical.
Fitting in is highly overrated.
It’s literally their culture 💀
As long as you’re happy.
Great interviews. Thanks.
Thanks for telling these stories really cool rock on
I admire these people sincerely! to go through all this and stay in the country 😢. Love the video ❤
For real ❤ so genuine.
My friend is 100% Japanese but has naturally light brown hair and light brown eyes and she was bullied in school, being called half in Japan
I had brownish hair when I was a kid, and my sisters bullied me by saying that I was adopted.
amazing. who skips thru these vids??? gotta watch from start to finish. thank you!
Ha ha, apparently most people.
Also...thx for speaking in English in some parts and switching to Japanese...I love hearing the nuance in language. The pauses, how you listen and comment , the words in between, So nice to hear conversation!
As do I! The culture is beautiful as is the language!
I could listen to her and her sister Katie speak about their experiences all day!$!! I want there voices out there
I would love to make more videos with them!
Holy crap... I used to know the dude with dreads, way back in the mid-2000s! I met him at Cincinnati Job Corp. Center in 2007. I did not know he was half-Japanese, as I originally thought he was Jamaican because of his dreads.
He was a cool cat nonetheless. Glad to see he's doing okay.
Yoo what's up! Damn I never thought someone from job corps would find me on CZcams lol
@@takeshmode : What is up, bro! Glad to see how you been!
I just can't believe it's been almost 20 years.
Because when I saw you in the video, I first recognized your face -- and something clicked, but still didn't quite remember where I would have known you at, or when. It completely blew my mind when I saw you in the video, because I was like, "I know this dude from somewhere..."
Then I heard your voice -- and that's when the associations came flooding in, I got shocked, and my face went to 🤯.
Since Cincinnati, I haven't really heard from anyone in Job Corps., except for dude named Chris who lives in Luddington, Michigan. Last person I hung out with was John Drumm, way back in 2013.
Regardless, I don't recall you being half-Japanese from way back then, but that is awesome to know! Not only do I have family who is half-Japanese, but your dad sounds like he would have been a Passport Bro before Passport Bros were cool, like my uncle (he married my aunt, who was around Osaka, at one of the US naval bases that was in that part of Japan in the mid-1990s).
Anyways...glad to see what you've been up to, and how life has treated you since Job Corp. And that you're now on an internet video, for all time, since "the internet is forever." 😂
Yea my dad is full Japanese born and raised and my mom is full Kenyan born and raised and I was born in kenya
Thank you so much for making these type of videos!
As a half Japanese living in Japan, I always thought I was the problem and not good enough because I didn’t look too Japanese and it’s been so tough feeling confident. I already have social anxiety from being too sensitive (HSP) so I can tell I look scarier than I really am too 😂
Now I know that many go through the same thing and hopefully I’ll be able to not be so affected by how others see and treat me. 🙂
Your content is awesome! 😎 👍 So different and informative.
Glad you think so!
This issue is different depending on the history of the country. Most asian countries have been very homogeneous throughout its history. That makes anyone different stand out. In contrast, many ex colony countries have seem constant influx of different cultures and are more used to diversity.
I am asian and grew up in south america. Large metropolitan cities in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, etc are already used to a big mix, so people there don´t really notice what you look like, if you speak the language fluently. But in small rural cities it is a bit of a circus scene. I speak spanish like native, and went on a business trip in Mexico. In mexico city it was business as usual.. some thought it was funny to see an asian speak fluent spanish, but mostly I just flew under the radar. But when I when to chihuahua, I became a circus attraction. I could not seat in a restaurant for more than 5 min, and there would be a crowd around me. They could not understand how I could speak spanish like native.
That is not to say I never suffered discrimination... growing up there were some people that told me to go back to my country, or make tiny eye gestures and jokes... we just learn to ignore those people.
It’s so sad that half Japanese and half black people aren’t treated well. Aaliyah and her sister are absolutely gorgeous! Idk what people are thinking, do they not see this?!
Please tell us some of the good stories as well…..all of these people must have had some amazing story’s too. They looked happy and healthy during the interview, so there must be some joy to be had for a mixed race in Japan. Thank you for sharing, Michigan girl.
We had some good interactions. They were funny too.
Just love your content.
Greetings!!! I understand that Japan is a traditionalist culture; but I still don't understand why they are surprised by the mixed race Japanese!!! The World today is 85% mixed race. There are no 100% pure Races. We are a Mixed World, we are one Race The Human Race!!! Thanks for sharing!
Japanese Are not always seen half of there kind,Some of them don’t really consider them fully Japanese Plus on top of that they don’t look Japanese they have half of it so that’s why they was shock, sometimes They are not used to seeing there kind with foreigners
They’re shocked because Japan is mostly Japanese, it’s rare to see a foreigner. It’s like how often you see a little person here.
It just takes some getting used to. If they've never seen one before isn't that normal reaction? Next time they've come across one I'm sure they won't be surprised.
Japanese Are not mostly seeing half of there kind ,They don’t really think that there people will be married to outsiders
@@goyam2981 Sure!! But they must be more open mind!!
Japan isn't a country with a ton of diversity. I can imagine that growing up there being half black, she really stuck out. I guess Takeshi didn't grow up there? I'm half black and now it is very common to see kids of mixed race. When I was a kid it was not. I met a few other kids who were half black and half white. I grew up around alot of diversity coming from a diplomatic family, so everyone I was around was from all over the world. I can't speculate on exactly what she may have experienced in America, but I would guess she thought she may fit in more around black people in the states and found that it was very different than she thought it would be. She is young and her experience in terms of travel seems limited. We all have to find ourselves through experience. There are certainly unique challenges and experiences being biracial. Takeshi seems a bit more secure with his identity, he's older. Alot of things come with age. Identity can be tough for biracial people. I wish everybody all the best things in the world!
Identity is hard for any one of any race. Depends how that person gets discriminated. Been discriminated by black ppl since the 90s for being white and sharing the same culture as black ppl.
@@user-cw1bp9fj2e that isn't the same thing. These kids are biracial in Japan. The issue of identity is much more glaring in this case.
@@user-cw1bp9fj2e are you American? Adopted by a family of a different race? Grew up in a mostly black area? My point was about being biracial. You are correct also. But it is much different navigating two cultures
Thank you for sharing their stories with us! I'm mixed too, but not with Japanese. It's so sad, but also heartening in a way to know that no matter where we're born or come from, there are others struggling with finding their space. I hope in time Japan will become a better place for people like them.
As always a great video is assured on this channel. Did I see you say that you and Tommy will be doing a live stream this weekend? I'm sure that will be a 元気 stream, Anming 7. Another event to look forward to.
Thank you so much Jim! I’m so glad you got to see the premiere and the early release!
One thing I never understand is that when I look at all these half Japanese people in the videos, if you really look for a sec, you can see that they have Japanese features with the darker tones and different hair. And nowadays, who doesn't know that most people are a mix of at least 2 ethnic backgrounds?
Because japanese people are taught in their life that all people look the same ,standout is considered a bad thing and that the only country that exist is Japan .
My question too. In Africa we would all think they are Asian from the first glance
Man the two girls are beautiful!
Nice video! Came out great 😁
Thank you! Cheers!
You and your sister are so beautiful funny and talented, thanks for doing the interview!
Glad you enjoyed it! I want to interview them together next time.
As a Canadian the only real barriers created between people is language. But as long as the person speaks english clearly we wouldn't even notice their appearance because the diversity in the country has almost reached a level where there really isn't considered a majority race any more.
In the UK certainly, you wouldn't get that kind of response since there are a lot of foreigners, mixed race, ethnicities.
But I guess in Japan you stand out like a sore thumb!
But the responses you get when you speak Japanese must compensate a little!
my sister spent time in japan in the late 60ties--she was 5'10" tall (178cm)with long white blond hair--she could not go anywhere with out a crowd back then--they always wanted to touch her hair which she thought was rude but oh well--japan was way different 55+ years ago...
I would say it`s not just the UK. There are a lot of countries in Europe like France, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany that have a lot mixed ethnicities.
Maybe not that exact response, but in America (which is even more diverse) i was definitely always poked and prodded at for being mixed. Are you mixed? Is that why youre saying its not something that you think would happen there? If so, its probably a cultural norm to nor comment on auch things rather than due to diversity, as England is not PARTICULARLY diverse. Definitely moreso than japan. That being said, if something called an EFI represents the probability two randomly selected people are from different ethnic groups, japan has an efi of 1.9, uk of 39.9, and us of 52.7%
I think you'd really want to be asking, how does a country like spain, guyana, or trinidad handle mixed people. Or a country like south africa, liberia or uganda.
Another great video of Japan my second home which my wife and adult children are part of. Keep it up Pearl, grats on 1million
Congratulations on 1 million Oriental Pearl!
This may get me flamed but I'm a white person in South Africa. I am born here and so was my mother, her parents and grandparents. My dad left Yugoslavia in the early 70's. I consider myself an African, but due to my skin colour, I am told to "go back to Europe where you belong". Very interesting video, as usual, thank you!
Boss, the place where you were raised, nurtured and provided you opportunities. Is the society you belong to and should be the place your ultimate loyalty belong.
The problem in your take as your aware, is due to the wicked legacy of Apartheid. Which only ended in the recent past. The scares and consequences of that era haven't healed yet. Frankly, may actually never.
You should accept it, but be the best person you can be. And don't let other people define you. When you already now what you are. Inside your heart. Otherwise, you'll have a permanent identity crisis.
@@Serge-cm5my indeed, mate. The Apartheid legacy will be with us for a long time still. The problem is, the current dispensation is making new scars. They will say "Africa for Africans" but then commit horrific atrocities against immigrants from countries such as Zimbabwe and Malawi. So, now, we have a new word to bandy about: Xenophobia.
While this goes on, the country's corrupt leaders loot the state coffers and even try to sell parts of it off to foreigners. So, the "previously disadvantaged" are no better off, except for a few cadres and their family.
My beautiful half-Black SIL has a very WASP/Germanic name...when she applies for a job there is often a moment of shock when they see her. Peoples' pre-conceptions are so strong!
Fifty years ago that may have been true with regard to the dogs. I spent a year and a half in Okinawa during the mid 70's. Ate tacos in a place called Charlies Tacos run by an Okinawan. Very popular with the GIs. They would write on the walls of the building what they ate, so many tacos and hot sauce etc. The health dept closed the place down, the meat used in the tacos was dog meat. So yes it's possible. And yes back then certain people were looked at differently.
It’s not part of Japanese culture to eat dog meat. Though there are other countries in Asia that do.
Another great video. Nice humble people who just want to be accepted.
I’m glad that you enjoyed this one!
The Japanese make me sick sometimes. I've met a number of Japanese people before, and I had to work with them. But no matter how polite you are with them, they're xenophobic behind your back and they'll only look out for themselves and other the Japanese in the team. They speak a lot about friendship in their animes, but it's actually friendship to other Japanese people.
@@Darth-xr5vr I sadly wish I could say you were right regarding the interactions I had, but we had Filipinos, Taiwaneses and Singaporeans in our team. After over 2 years of working shoulder-to-shoulder with everyone, my observations and the observations of everyone else still hold true. Don't get me wrong, the Japanese are ridiculously hard workers, but they will only offer and ask for help between Japanese, even when it would be better getting the other people involved. One particular event that stood out was when one of our Filipino teammates tried handing a part of a deployment (which was actually in the Japanese area) to one of the Japanese teammates, and the Japanese gentleman just refused him, said he was overworked, and insinuated point-blank that the Filipino gentleman was being lazy. And when we tried to take work from that person, he refused, saying that he was halfway through everything and insinuated in many words that we were doing this to steal his credit. When our boss got involved, the Japanese load balanced between themselves before taking the deployment. You would think this was the incident that soured us, but it was actually the straw that broke the camel's back. And even before that, every few months, we would get called by either our boss or HQ about reports 'which they will treat as anonymous to protect selected identities' on everyone who was not Japanese about being too flippant, unwilling to work, and being indifferent and lazy; even though our project output and biannual deployment numbers are more or less the same as everyone else, even the Japanese. And guess what, the darker the skin, the more they get called. Worst hit was one of our Singaporeans, who was a very dark skinned indian.
And this was just within work. I'm not even going to get into Sundays. I could write another paragraph about that.
Oh, they were polite; I'm not sure if I seen anyone say thank you for a minute straight, or apologize for completely mundane events, or say please for everything, even when handing out papers. But if what they did was tribalism and not xenophobia, then I'll say that every other nationality in my team threw away their tribalism except for them.
Oh, so her dad is specifically "African-American." I didn't know his ethnicity or country of origin when she just said "Black" even though she specified a specific country for her Japanese side. I think it's so interesting how people frequently do this - they'll specify a specific Asian country/ethnicity, but lump all of the Afro-descended diaspora across continents and countries under the umbrella banner - Black.
Yup
Ehh...we don't know what her dad is besides being black American,he could be African American, or Carribean American or African-American(desdants of recent African immigrants)
@@Zarsla That was my point. At first she didn't specify, she just said Black, but then later she made reference to him being American.
I think thats an American thing. In UK they always say what part of Africa they come from or same with Caribbean or Brazil etc.
@@user-cw1bp9fj2e You might be right because I notice a similar pattern with Americans of all races when asked where they're from when they are abroad. People from every other country will say the country, but people from the U.S. will say their state. I feel it's awfully presumptuous and self-centered to think everyone should just be thinking of the U.S. by default and know the names of each individual state, even though we would be totally confused if we asked someone from another country where they're from and they just said the region within the country instead of the country name. I'm from the U.S. , too, but I don't like that my fellow countrymen think like this.
8:46 Takashi's Grandma looks so proud of him💕
Super tough to grow up like that! I studied at a Japanese high school for a short period of time and everyone would stop and stare and say "giant" or similar. Its a weird feeling to have people always staring at you and mouthing what people would nornally keep inside. I feel for both the two guests on the episode. They both seem like really great people so i hope they have found and continue to have a good bunch of people to surround themselves with
Homogeneous Societies should not be shamed.
No one is shaming them, but having worked in Japan twice on projects I understand first hand how narrow their scope of acceptance is. As a global society they have long had access to media and knowledge of foreign people living in and traveling to their country. They themselves also travel, so the weirdness they exhibit when they see someone that looks different makes one wonder why? Homogenous is one thing, but lack of acceptance is another. They are not the only people living on earth, they are a very small percentage. We don’t view them as weird, they are generally very nice and polite people. It would do them well to take steps to get past their insular thinking.
I don't understand why people don't know this but even in Japan the police aren't allowed to search you unless they suspect you of committing a crime. And before you say otherwise just look it up.
They are two amazing and pretty women. Wishing them happiness and success in their lives.
Thanks Lisa!
Man, it's been almost 60 years since I lived in Japan (military dependent), I can't recall that much snow.
why would someone assume that if someone else was curious about their native origins that they are racist?
I for one ask people all the time when i notice the look different and also if they are from a different country i like to learn how to great in their language
He asked about eating dogs because Koreans, Chinese and Thais do eat cats and dogs so he thought every Asia eats them. My husband has been to China, Thailand and Korea and while there it shocked him to see skinned dead dogs and cats hanging in markets for sale. This was 10 years ago so hopefully things are changing as this is a horror for someone who has dogs and cats for pets.
I think the guy asking her those questions was kind of a weirdo.
@@OrientalPearl Weirdo for sure, to even ask that question to a person repeatedly shows he was a bit crazy. Although Japanese don't eat dog, I was kind of surprised that at least until relatively recently there were restaurants in Japan serving dog (to cater to tourists and other ethnic groups).
Thank you for telling these stories ❤
That was an interesting video, funny that the rickshaw puller?, attendant? what are they called? was Japanese/Chinese and added another perspective.
Does Takeshi have a castle..... *starts running lol
I do remember watching the video with the young ladies sister - sorry cant remember her name, im bad with names but good with kanji
I think having these videos is a good thing as it shows the negative/bad parts about Japan and peoples perspectives as well as making videos about the good sides.
Nothing wrong with it, it is homogeneous country no wonder people are surprised, no one was disrespectful towards them. You come from colonialist , ex-slave trader country so you have got different races thanks to your history, don't judge others based on your neo-colonial bias.