Is it Possible to Become Japanese?
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Күн бұрынI read this book called Tokyo Underworld, which covered the life of Nick Zappetti. It's honestly been 15 years since I read it, but I still remembered feeling that it was super difficult for a foreigner to become Japanese. It turns out I was wrong, and becoming legally Japanese is a straightforward process that can be undertaken by anyone.
I talked with Eido Inoue, a former American who became Japanese in 2010. Since naturalizing he's run a website (bit.ly/becojapan) educating people on how to naturalize and become a citizen of Japan.
The interview was so fascinating, that I have posted the mostly uncut hour-long version of the interview on the LWIF X channel at • Becoming Japanese (Ful... .
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@irvinclemente2368 7 жыл бұрын
**watched a single anime** me:
@altalio5383 6 жыл бұрын
LOL
@redfield2308 5 жыл бұрын
Yes yes
@leylahacyeva4338 5 жыл бұрын
LOL😂😂
@TheRealEvilRoy 5 жыл бұрын
You turned into your profile pic lol
@navedabbasi163 5 жыл бұрын
That was too much all I did was watching an epic opening and I want to be Japanese 😁
@famousamos 6 жыл бұрын
Live in Japan for 5 years. Got it.
@syzuev3184 4 жыл бұрын
The Investing Recipe and you need to give up all other citizenships :(
@Rjean-paul 4 жыл бұрын
@@syzuev3184 i mean japans and south koreas visa is the best visa wise
@shogunboy2275 4 жыл бұрын
Unnecessary Human You can always be just a perminant resident
@argonauts56au1kera6 4 жыл бұрын
@@syzuev3184 I mean you can be a SPR (Special Permanent Resident) if you're not willing to give up citizenship.
@hi-kg2zk 4 жыл бұрын
i just want to become japanese so i can watch more anime without subs
@AscendedOnOsu 6 жыл бұрын
5:43 When you text her a 5 page essay and she replies with "k"
@miks_w8945 5 жыл бұрын
@@xrz3000 r/woosh
@aselfproclaimedpsychic 4 жыл бұрын
Just like my teacher She says k but she just look at it and she didn't read it
@marcosantana87 4 жыл бұрын
underrated comment right here
@zir456 3 жыл бұрын
@@aselfproclaimedpsychic same, but the different is I ask a question and just get it readed... Lol
@jemand8462 3 жыл бұрын
blue pill comment.
@adyashakar1690 7 жыл бұрын
"where is my traitor stamp?" 😂😂
@UIUI269 7 жыл бұрын
lol
@giannismargetis273 7 жыл бұрын
xaxaxaxa that was nice
@khanguyen3057 7 жыл бұрын
well that was uncalled for?
@cm3655 7 жыл бұрын
Xcaliber Trekker Why are online Americans so ready to one up or make people feel bad about their choices? Do you have friends? Get a real job and learn to give support not snide remarks.
@cm3655 7 жыл бұрын
Xcaliber Trekker You can and so can this man. And this video is about HIM, HIS experience. Not yours. Get it? I just find online Americans so prone to react contemptuously to other people's decisions and choices when they don't see eye to eye. No doubt you will reply with another comment of the same tone, whatever hope you will grow up and just learn to put yourself in other people's shoes.
@SahanTheMighty 7 жыл бұрын
I was like, "Can MAN become JAPANESE FLAG?"
@Someone-cd7yi 6 жыл бұрын
If you cut a circular hole in your shirt and sit in the sun all day you'll look like the Japanse flag when the day is over.
@type2unsetdiabeetus33 6 жыл бұрын
European Patriot HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA LMFAO
@XXRolando2008 6 жыл бұрын
LOLOLOLOLOLOL
@nein9082 6 жыл бұрын
You can become flat
@thatnnja241 6 жыл бұрын
Watch about your ss number do you just start over in Japan and you claim your ss early in the United States?
@matthewpeters2502 5 жыл бұрын
*Revokes us citizenship to become Japanese only to regain us citizenship* STONKS
@westernalliance796 4 жыл бұрын
You automatically lose Japanese citizenship if you gain a new one. They're not stupid.
@manelumi3985 4 жыл бұрын
Coolbeans really ?
@JustAlice_Mai 4 жыл бұрын
Coolbeans Similar case here in Brunei, I know people that have illegal dual-citizenship and they just hide it from the government
@gamermapper 4 жыл бұрын
@@fahadr6410 I hope you don't want to kill my Israeli family 😭
@jermafan111 4 жыл бұрын
Green Cappy i- why..
@user-mm1iw3fs1n 7 жыл бұрын
I study English to watch this channel😆
@PasscodeAdvance 5 жыл бұрын
Nice
@alexd.3760 4 жыл бұрын
かこい！
@annikaewing960 4 жыл бұрын
I just recently found this channel and I am going to study Japanese!
@afdhalulakbar5382 4 жыл бұрын
@@alexd.3760 かっこいい*
@albisserhotmail 4 жыл бұрын
頑張れ
@thisCLUMSYgirl 7 жыл бұрын
I want my own traitor stamp.
@y0urs03pic 6 жыл бұрын
ONAJI !
@camulusi7739 6 жыл бұрын
try living in the current year bro. everyone conquered or took lands from someone all along history. get over yourself
@smissions7340 6 жыл бұрын
+The MGTOW Loner he's just white because the country he came from was cold. Ethnicity is bunk, you can't even tell what ethnicity I am, for instance.
@smissions7340 6 жыл бұрын
Still bunk, you can't tell what "ethnicity" Greg is, or Shin either. All this "ethnicity" thing is just an excuse to discriminate :)
@smissions7340 6 жыл бұрын
Totally inaccurate. What ethnicity is Greg? you can't make an assumption just based on appearance. Aiko looks Japanese but she's hafu. Shin doesn't even look Japanese. What is the point of ethnicity even if it was accurate? all it does is serve as a basis for discrimination. There's no positive use case for determining someone's "ethnicity".
@crystalr6461 6 жыл бұрын
I lost it at "Where's my traitor stamp?" 😂
@HappyInJapan 7 жыл бұрын
As a US citizen who has considered naturalizing to Japan, I have a few questions for 井上さん. 1) I've read that the hardest part of naturalizing to another country as a US citizen is getting the US to let you go. For example, you have to pay a $500 fee for a paper hearing to be held by a US judge to determine if you are giving up US citizenship to get out of paying taxes. Any truth to this? Did the US let you go easily? 2) If you give up your US citizenship, I was told through the rumor mill that you will be put on a black list and will have a hard time visiting the US after naturalizing elsewhere. Any truth to this? 3) Lastly, what advantage do you find in having Japanese citizenship over US? I've read conflicting opinions about if it is worth it. Thanks much! Andrew
@rutvijjoshi6033 7 жыл бұрын
Serious things aside,I'm still subbed to you and waiting for your next video :D
@thnwgrl 7 жыл бұрын
why don't you just keep dual citizenship
@lisalinh97 7 жыл бұрын
You are not allowed to ONCE become a Japanese resident
@面堂終太郎 7 жыл бұрын
Hello. Quickly because all of your Qs, to answer them fully, require something longer than a comment. #1. It's $2350 to relinquish or renounce U.S. citizenship (it was free when I did it. This is new). Relinquishment/Renunciation is always done outside the country in an embassy in front of an embassy officer, not a judge. The U.S. State Department, however, issues you the Certificate of Loss of Nationality (CLN) #2. No, not true for people that naturalize. I and many others visit the U.S. all the time. I have heard of others who give up their nationality for the (sole suspected) purpose of avoiding taxes or some sort of legal commitment. These people have reported having problems. #3. Well, I live in Japan and want to live here until I die, no conditions, exceptions, or revocations. J-citizenship allows me to do that. With US-citizenship, it's possible, but no guarantee or right to do so. All of your Qs are answered in more detail on the web site www.turning-japanese.info. Try using its search box or the tags on the right. Thanks for watching/reading!
@Whatsth3b1g1d3a 7 жыл бұрын
I have a question as well... What was the advantage of you for having Japanese citizenship over just having a P.R. Card?
@lupustg 7 жыл бұрын
I really liked both of these videos. Really liked that you made a short and a long version!
@michaeltwister Жыл бұрын
I started loving Japan because of anime but then I suddenly found myself into the culture, language and the kind nature of Japanese people. So I started learning Japanese for about one year and 9 months now and I consider moving out there someday (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.)
@KimJongun000 Жыл бұрын
がんばれ〜👍
@RockstarCho38 Жыл бұрын
you just explained my life for the past 3 years...
@arnabkivani7785 Жыл бұрын
Us bro
@ikaniitoshi 8 ай бұрын
I would say the same but i wasn't into anime until like, last year. I enjoyed the culture and language more than anything, this developed into me watching more anime, then reading mangas, and i've been studying Japanese for a while now! I wish i could some day set foot in Japan, and maybe live there! (◍•ᴗ•◍)
@onepunch2310 7 жыл бұрын
I think when people say "im Japanese" they don't think to say "im a Japanese citizen" because when you say you're Japanese they think you're Asian as in actual Japanese people, but when they find out you're not Asian people get skeptical so just clarify and say "no I'm not a Japanese asian person I'm a Japanese citizen, so I am Japanese nationally"
@LifeWhereImFrom 7 жыл бұрын
I can't claim to understand all the different ways you can categorize people. Nationality, ethnicity, phenotype, blood, culture, etc... In Canada, calling yourself Canadian seems to be open to anyone. I would never question someone calling themselves Canadian. Although there may be different opinions among indigenous people. I myself have Chinese, Scottish, English, Spanish, and I just found out, some native American (or maybe Mayan) blood, among a mix of other things. And of course I'm Canadian. Now my kids get half of me and half of my wife, and it's even more mixed up. I'm more of a globalist, where I think we're all people of the world.
@onepunch2310 7 жыл бұрын
Life Where I'm From yeah I know it's very confusing.
@thisCLUMSYgirl 7 жыл бұрын
One Punch I hated this whole concept. People always annoy me because I am an Asian-American (race-nationality). When people ask me where I'm from I tell them America. They ask for my nationality I say American. They get mad at ME because they tell me I can't be American. Like, WTF. I was born and raised in the US so I'm an American. Very annoying cause being American is JUST A NATIONALITY NOT A RACE. The only "real" Americans are the native Americans.
@saltag 7 жыл бұрын
I think it's very different with Americans and Canadians as opposed to the entire world because both countries are immigrant countries, the only real Canadians and Americans are the Native Americans if you want to be strict about it... (being Chinese can be a bit ambiguous too I guess)
@onepunch2310 7 жыл бұрын
thisCLUMSYgirl when people ask where you're from they mean what race of Asian are you, by that they mean: japanese, chinese, korean, thai, indian, etc. I understand that question mainly because I always get asked the "what are you mixed with or what race are you really questions" and I either avoid the question or answer it with the only thing I know which is native american, black and Italian.
@ciel7190 7 жыл бұрын
Traitor stamp? That's hilarious XD
@kartikeyakrishna3611 7 жыл бұрын
Min-Jun yoongi what are you doing here go back to sleep
@ciel7190 7 жыл бұрын
Kartikeya Krishna I'm not as this think as you drunk I am.
@kartikeyakrishna3611 7 жыл бұрын
Min-Jun yoongi go home your drunk
@titomega201118 7 жыл бұрын
That Panic! At The Disco reference tho
@zacharytarnow7290 7 жыл бұрын
Kartikeya Krishna, you're lol
@VedanthB9 7 жыл бұрын
The thumbnail of this video kinda says, "Can man become Japanese Flag?"
@mueezadam8438 7 жыл бұрын
Vedanth Bhatnagar Scientists weigh in.
@francousmiani1234 2 жыл бұрын
Requirement to become a Japanese flag: 1.Be made out of silk and iron 2.Be at least 10 meters tall 3. Be Red and white colored 4.Be born not after 1999. 5. Be created in Japan. And here you go, you've become Japanese flag.🤣
@TelekineticKhai 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for spreading truth and squashing lies. Japan is so, SO misunderstood.
@maruthibasava5448 7 жыл бұрын
I see that ludens profile pic ;^
@TelekineticKhai 7 жыл бұрын
Good eye ;)
@maruthibasava5448 7 жыл бұрын
Ready for the third trailer?
@TelekineticKhai 7 жыл бұрын
haha bring it on~
@ryan6111 7 жыл бұрын
Khairuddin Haji Mohamed citizenship in Japan isn't hard. But it's still hard for you to truly feel like you belong there atm because as a foreigner unlike in US, AU etc. how do I know? I've lived in Japan for ~10 years.
@eitkoml 7 жыл бұрын
According to the song Turning Japanese by The Vapors it is possible. In fact it's sang from the perspective of a person in the process of turning Japanese.
@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY 5 жыл бұрын
asdfghjkl Asian Riff
@ADeeSHUPA 4 жыл бұрын
@Indubjflip uP
@kikojavier3804 4 жыл бұрын
Who?
@sanyakhisty8256 6 жыл бұрын
This video if a perfect example of how information/interview short videos should be. Extremely good, and the rare kinds which give you the real and right info in just about the perfect time amount.
@GameTacoFTW 7 жыл бұрын
This is really interesting! Thanks for the video and your special guest's story
@ducnguyen-hd6eh 7 жыл бұрын
This channel is very educational. You discuss about those topics that I and obviously many other people are interested in. It always takes a very long time for you to release a video, but all of them are very well-made. Thank you and keep up the good work.
@yomista 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this video. I am one year into working for one of Japan's biggest MNCs. So I travel to Japan frequently for business trips and I fell in love so much with the country. Who knows I may also become Japanese in the near future.
@pinku.janaru 7 жыл бұрын
this is really helpful! I was always curious about how this process worked.
@soulsearcher9530 5 жыл бұрын
Rewatching this. Still completely fascinated! Thanks for this video Greg!
@SecretCollage 7 жыл бұрын
SUCH a good video! Very well done, good length, good transitions, good questions.
@TheDanielsweden 5 жыл бұрын
"Traitor stamp" I like it
@kinekine96 7 жыл бұрын
wow I didn't know that Japanese citizens couldn't have a double citizenship !! That's weird to me (a person who has two citizenships/passport), I don't think I would be able to give up any of them. Where I'm from in Switzerland it's kinda hard to get naturalized and it depends on where in the country you live. But generally you need to be a legal permanent resident in the country for 12 years and have no criminal records, not be on welfare, speak one of the official languages fluently (bonus points if you speak the language of the region you live in) and be integrated in your community... also it costs quite a lot I think
@LifeWhereImFrom 7 жыл бұрын
As with most things, there are always exceptions. My kids have dual nationalities at the moment. When they become adults, they are supposed to choose one or the other.
@AutumnFalls89 7 жыл бұрын
That's interesting. I find that Canada tends to be more accepting of dualies than other places (even the USA). I know a number of people with dual citizenship. I don't know if I'd ever give up being a Canadian.
@HarryRacer18 7 жыл бұрын
The US is easy to become a citizen. All you have to do is be a legal permanent, reside in the US for five years, three years for married to US citizen, no residency requirement for US honorable military service. Take a 40 question written test (they give you the answers ahead of time). Have an interview where they ask you very simple questions. The form to apply isn't that long. They ask if you're a communist and if you have any intent to take arms against the US or have taken arms against the US. If you were a NAZI, a member or a terrorist group or have been. When I went for my interview some twenty years ago. The tester required me to speak in English and renounce my former country citizenship. I know now he was wrong. You don't have to renounce your former citizenship or even speak or write in english. They even give you a test in your native language. This is cause the US doesn't have an official langauge.
@面堂終太郎 7 жыл бұрын
It's not THAT hard to become Swiss; the biggest difference being the longer residency time required. Just like Japan, the requirements are lowered if you have been married to a Swiss national or have other connections to a Swiss family for some time. The famous American singer, Tina Turner, naturalized and became Swiss (and gave up her American nationality, just like me), for example.
@lullemans72 7 жыл бұрын
about dual citizenship in japan, i remember studying this at university here in japan several years back. our teacher (who was incidentally also a SPR), gave us some excerpts of the laws in japan related to citizenship and dual citizenship, and she underlined the fact that while japan prohibits dual citizenship, there is in fact, no penalty stipulated in the law for having it. so it is technically OK.
@rjgentapanan7366 7 жыл бұрын
really interesting! thanks for this 😊
@totallyfackedmate 6 жыл бұрын
this video was really helpful!
@ghosthuntergirl2048 4 жыл бұрын
Great video! I have been studying to immigrate from the US to Japan and this was very helpful 😊🇯🇵
@economicsinjapan8076 5 жыл бұрын
My experience of 4 years in Japan: Yes its possible on the paper, however when it comes to peoples perception... Absolutely NO
@alecdavidoff8602 5 жыл бұрын
The eternal gaijin :V
@animerocks2468 4 жыл бұрын
I've heard of Vietnamese/Koreans/Chinese becoming Japanese in the eyes of locals. It's just that they have to change their last name. If you look like a westerner, it's obviously going to be a completely different story.
@mr.screenshot9452 3 жыл бұрын
Unless you look like a Japanese
@franciscoaraujo6624 2 жыл бұрын
@@animerocks2468 Japan is very racist country.
@user-hk4ws4ud6o 2 жыл бұрын
If you can speak Japanese well, you can call yourself Japanese. Since Japan is an island country, it tends to be exclusive, but if you recognize it as a companion, you will be happy to join it.
@bleuberry9636 6 жыл бұрын
This was very interesting! Thank you for sharing this. 👍
@SaithMasu12 5 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful, informative video. Thanks!
@gratitude7397 7 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. Thank you
@shirobuta_ 6 жыл бұрын
0:22 He has had the same running face his entire life.
@statefarmjake5355 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video. It was very informative.
@pawpawray3652 7 жыл бұрын
This was fascinating! Neat information and subject.!
@lephilosopheinconnu3952 5 жыл бұрын
This guy seems to be a nice person. I'd like to meet him and have a conversation
@archlinuxrussian 7 жыл бұрын
This is very interesting! Definitely heard some things about how becoming Japanese is super hard and whatnot prior to this. While I do love Japan, I probably wouldn't want to naturalise...though who knows what my future entails.
@jainaliore846 6 жыл бұрын
I really benefited from this video, thanks a bunch💕
@jay23cr 6 жыл бұрын
So well made!
@kyosingapore8128 6 жыл бұрын
Questions : How old were you when you get your Japanese citizenship? Were you a masters or phd degree holder at the point of naturalization ? Were you considered upper middle class in Japan at the point of application?
@maigematthews5620 2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Can you make an updated video about: What would be the best way for an American to learn Japanese? From a Japanese person’s perspective, if you could guide an American to learn Japanese, then what would be the most efficient tools/resources that you would recommend? What tools/resources have your American friends used that was very successful? What schools, books, online classes, apps would be the most valuable for an American to learn Japanese? Thank you so much!
@jidemac4592 7 жыл бұрын
Good insights! :D I've learned a lot
@heychrisfox 7 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video! It's great to hear all this straight from a new "native." :)
@sunnylad01 7 жыл бұрын
this was greatly informative! i want to move to Japan and become an English teacher and this will help me know how to become a Japanese citizen. I'm pretty sure you can get a job without being a citizen, right?
@st.tanvir3014 7 жыл бұрын
I love Japanese
@valecious7552 6 жыл бұрын
Interesting and informative video. Thank you :)
@genmockify 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the thoughtful video.
@NoName-fj3pi 5 жыл бұрын
It's funny how the comments confirm his statement about the non-Japanese having a problem with him becoming Japanese.
@NoName-fj3pi 3 жыл бұрын
@shpoogy noogy And why does that matter?
@NoName-fj3pi 3 жыл бұрын
@shpoogy noogy The problem is that if they do not accept immigrants into their culture they will crumble. They are facing a crisis when it comes to birth rates. I believe immigrants should be conditioned to accept the greater Japanese culture though.
@amrithathapar4576 3 жыл бұрын
@@NoName-fj3pi yes they should accept more western or at least Christian nation. I think Muslims wouldn't work in Japan
@Mimi-eo3vo 5 жыл бұрын
When you are a US citizen or permanent resident, you are taxed globally. Many American who lives in Japan let go of US citizenship so they don't pay double tax to US
@UnKynneyValley Жыл бұрын
Any American who did forfeited his or her citizenship will pay the “exit fee”, which is costs $2,350 to forfeit it.
@harryflashman4542 5 жыл бұрын
what a cool, thoughtful interview. Very impressive.
@BigJackGameplays Жыл бұрын
That video was amazing; I really like how you treat your videos professionally!!
@Keepone974 6 жыл бұрын
Fun fact : getting the Japanese citizenship is actually easier than getting Permanent Residency. Although, the PR requirements got loosened for highly skilled people. I've been in Japan for 9 years, went through a technical college here, worked etc. and I'm still on a work visa Yet I see people who got the PR in on year (High skill red carpet to PR) or 3 years (marriage) so it's grinding my gears sometimes... The normal requirements for PR is 10 years of consecutive residency in Japan.
@arick99 5 жыл бұрын
I'm from Bangladesh and I really love Japan and want to become Japanese... Japan is such a beautiful and well mannered country... Everybody is so nice and abides by the rules strictly which I really love about them.. i hope I can get Japanese citizenship
@user-hk4ws4ud6o 2 жыл бұрын
I am supporting you! Come to Japan anytime. And I hope Japan will become your hometown someday! from Japan
@arick99 2 жыл бұрын
@@user-hk4ws4ud6o ❤️ thank you.. I'm going to start trying after I'm done with my studies.
@RubyMVmistress 7 жыл бұрын
This is really interesting, very good info. I probably would never do it but this is really cool.
@nejlepsipikolistka 6 жыл бұрын
This guy is great! Please feature him as a guest again!
@bikkiikun 4 жыл бұрын
I found, that "speaking Japanese" and "acting Japanese" are two different things. There are many foreigners, who speak Japanese very well, but could not survive in Japan, because of their behaviour (and yes, I'm talking about the Anime crowd). And there are many expats who are awesomely well integrated members of their community, who can't speak Japanese very well (using lots of Katakana words and gestures and pointing to compensate).
@Saroku1000 4 жыл бұрын
Knowing some words and phraaes from anime isnt "speaking japanese very well"
@crashingxhearts 7 жыл бұрын
My mom was born in India but became a naturalized Dutch citizen after marrying my dad in the 80s.
@jayfawn8478 7 жыл бұрын
Interesting! Your mom was lucky
@Siyaramchandra510 6 жыл бұрын
Anonymous Lurker u so lucky. I m jelly
@saangtoaikaa9211 6 жыл бұрын
Like Japan, India does not allow dual citizenship. However, if you renounce your Indian citizenship, you can apply for Overseas Card of India (OCI) or Person of Indian Origin (PIO) card from any Indian embassy. OCI or PIO card holders have unrestricted right to live and work in India. But, they cannot vote in India as they are not full citizens.
@theramendutchman 5 жыл бұрын
Hé Anonymous Lurker, hoe gaat-ie? Okay, but let's be fair, the Dutch government might be a little more accepting to letting people in than the Japanese government, or not?
@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY 5 жыл бұрын
Hunter Radiant Sri Lanka allows Dual Citizenship.
@ArcanaM00n 7 жыл бұрын
Such amazing and intresting channel, thanks for creating it, i will be vistiing quite often for information. Keep with the good work, you just gain a new viewer :)
@mrSWEETlfs 5 жыл бұрын
Your videos are excellent. Thank you.
@aperson22222 7 жыл бұрын
I think I'm turning Japanese. I really think so.
@ink1018 4 жыл бұрын
lol
@xUmbrellaCo 5 жыл бұрын
I'm ready to submit 20 pages!!!!
@ldpuprazr 7 жыл бұрын
yay! Love this!
@jceepf 4 жыл бұрын
He is exactly correct. My wife was an SPR (Korean ). She became Japanese citizen in 2010. Many things were waved for her. I was a "white" Canadian working in a laboratory. I also became Japanese. In my case the 5 years requirement and the ability to earn a living were important. As for renouncing Canadian nationality, it is not automatic in Canada and it can be refused. There are no "ex-patriating" act anymore. But it is easy to do: I did like Ted Cruz and ceased to be a Canadian in 2018. Unlike the USA there are no tax issues since taxation in Canada is based on residency which I abandoned in 1985 then I moved to the USA. So it was painless. Of course after 350 years of my family being in Canada, it was a little painful. ( I am a descendent of the first settlers...my ancestors arrived in the 17th century).
@hansephardi 4 жыл бұрын
What made you decide to become a Japanese citizen?
@ElevenAce 5 жыл бұрын
Him: I'm a white Japanese citizen. Me: Huh?? Nani?!?!
@franciscoaraujo6624 2 жыл бұрын
whats the problem? Racist
@squeakydeedsdonesoapclean3719 6 жыл бұрын
I’ve fallen in love in Japan for so many reasons, mostly for the cleanliness and industriousness, but I think that people are more able to express even the most outlandish of opinions here and really go against the social grain.
@YvanDaSilva 6 жыл бұрын
OMG :D Eido ! Talked to him on G+ a long long time ago, while he was going through the whole naturalization process and documenting it. That was nice reads. Thanks for the awesome video @Life Where I'm From
@epicon6 6 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!!
@MickeyD2012 7 жыл бұрын
I have mad respect for this guy for renouncing his US citizenship, that takes serious cojones.
@pablosanchez5294 5 жыл бұрын
The Original Gamer it does cause tbh I love Japan but would never give up my American Citizenship
@chocomanger6873 5 жыл бұрын
That would suck if his wife left him though. There he is, having given up his citizenship to be closer to her. On the other hand, he could probably get a better wife. Hm...
@emanuel9918 4 жыл бұрын
Japanese passport is pretty good tbf
@maheshpun4804 4 жыл бұрын
@@chocomanger6873 He isn't doing it for his wife. He said SPRs don't need to naturalize.
@davidlee9803 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah Japan is a great place to visit, but however I will still be a true american with Korean ethnicity.
@unknownseizure 4 жыл бұрын
Jokes on you, I'm already Japanese
@user-ru8ur6gq8v 7 жыл бұрын
Perfect video! I am from Bulgaria and my dream is living in Japan. Subscribed!
@sunjewel63 7 жыл бұрын
That answered a lot of my questions ... have actually thought about this, but will only know after I have lived in Japan for five years. Plans are to move next year ありがとうございます😊
@areguapiri 6 жыл бұрын
The longer Japan denies immigration and naturalization to foreigners, the longer Japan will remain beautifully polite, safe, orderly, clean, well-kept and respectful. Sounds harsh, but I strongly believe it.
@yoboyalex2531 6 жыл бұрын
I'm Japanese and I agree with you. There's a reason why some of the most ethnically homogeneous countries always have the lowest crime rates.
@markgwapo2918 6 жыл бұрын
Yeah agree
@weeklytens3244 6 жыл бұрын
aregua1 what aan dogwhistle Jesus christ
@Maxizio 6 жыл бұрын
also the longer Japan will wither away in population due to the aging population and poor birth rates.
@guimblon 5 жыл бұрын
Or you could fight for Europe and make her beautiful again, like a real man.
@rockshot100 7 жыл бұрын
They come to your house and look around??? Really? This just sounds crazy.
@LifeWhereImFrom 7 жыл бұрын
It doesn't happen all the time. You'd have to ask Eido, but I think in his case everything was just done at offices. When I applied for a mortgage, I had a banker walk by my house and see me, just to confirm I lived there. Small double-checks. Like Eido said, the reason to go to your house, if they do, is to see if you're living a lifestyle that matches what's on paper. You should watch the full interview for some more colour on it.
@naseerahvj 7 жыл бұрын
Life Where I'm From its like the movie green card I guess when we had our apt the guy basically looked at us and was like yah they're married, but my friends family they asked them what side of the bed they sleep on who answers the telephone who wakes up first all sorts of personal questions
@germyw 7 жыл бұрын
rockshot100 They very much do that in the U.S. as well. As a matter of fact, they do unscheduled pop-up visits that can happen late in the night or early in the wee hours of the morning. I know many immigrants and I know a couple(immigrant + citizen) who had the immigration officers come at 2am purposely waking them out of bed to make sure that they both were sleeping in it. lol.
@HarryRacer18 7 жыл бұрын
marie watson that's news to me. I have never heard of an immigration agent visiting someone for their citizenship test. I'm a naturalized US citizen and know many others from various countries and never once heard of it. I've been in the US since 1981.
@wind7519 7 жыл бұрын
HarryRacer18 I think it depends on where in the U.S. you are and your background. Chances are if you came from Europe and are of lighter skin tone, you are in the clear of these procedures.
@SashimiHime 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video!
@cathyannehey2708 7 жыл бұрын
So interesting. Thank you.
@azuo_18y 5 жыл бұрын
This guy is did the same thing I want to do when I get out of college
@lnorman79 7 жыл бұрын
so...... not even one... "I think I'm turning Japanese" joke? huh....
@jangerritstrala 5 жыл бұрын
Reallz nice Guide to learn Japanese, thanks a lot!
@carloslunghard3971 6 жыл бұрын
Congratulations to Mr. Eido Inoue. Great achievement and a wise decision.
@Nutmegp 6 жыл бұрын
Technically, I'd say identity is more than legal recognition as a citizen in a certain country though lol
@smilingshadows4171 7 жыл бұрын
i love japanese
@smilingshadows4171 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@2011smperry 7 жыл бұрын
Ha ha ha. Very funny.
@paulachapman8110 7 жыл бұрын
keep lppp for you fg hu I if you've o
@thearchitect3497 7 жыл бұрын
Alencia Patterson they need another nuke.
@smilingshadows4171 7 жыл бұрын
Ok
@jambo2685 5 жыл бұрын
Really liked this video as well as your previous ones regarding travel and that fascinating one about how family bathrooms are functional to the max. Its a shame the bathrooms don't have much character but from a design and engineering and functionality point of view, I was amazed at the fact that the Japanese had literally re-invented the wheel in terms of bathrooms. Do you know if there are Japanese family homes that feature a wetroom setup (bigger shower area, no bath,), or would that technically require a pre-shower shower? Are en-suite showers/bathrooms are 'thing' in Japan?
@Immortal-Daiki 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been living in Tokyo for nearly 3 years. I prolly will be here for even longer. You never know what sort of adventures you’d get into in the future
@n.f.a9177 5 жыл бұрын
What do you wanna be when you older? Me: JAPANESE
@kaiserjarme1533 5 жыл бұрын
N.F.A rather stay at US or back to Philippines
@n.f.a9177 5 жыл бұрын
Kaiser Jarme first of all i’m British and secondly it’s a joke 😂
@oryant3352 5 жыл бұрын
@@kaiserjarme1533 not Philippines lol Japan is FAR superior
@gwestcot 4 жыл бұрын
@@oryant3352 Japan is doomed to fail due to demographics, a zombie economy, and a massive debt load. The Philippines is rising fast... so yes I will say for now Japan is better for now but for the future I would take the Philippines any day of the week.
@Koriixia 4 жыл бұрын
SAME LOL
@anonimous336 7 жыл бұрын
0:33 stratght out of compton
@jellybean23yearsago58 5 жыл бұрын
filippance hahahha
@keiromarherrero4207 4 жыл бұрын
Dead
@shadowblade2149 2 жыл бұрын
This guy seems so wise and enthusiastic. Hopefully in 6 or 8 years, I could live in Japan and maybe see this guy on the streets
@kabirvaidya1791 5 жыл бұрын
I have a friend who was Born in Japan and now he is a citizen of Japan
@photon2724 5 жыл бұрын
1:58 Microsoft paint at its finest!!
@kicktheajummasface9200 6 жыл бұрын
When they gather all the gaijins as fuel for their Megazord .......
@ink1018 4 жыл бұрын
this
@vzyjade 7 жыл бұрын
favorite youtube channel
@bunnyincloudrecesses9590 7 жыл бұрын
Great interview on an interesting topic and he speaks really well. I didn't know that Japanese cannot be dual citizens, which seems like such a foreign (pun not intended) concept to me. It seems so fitting for the culture though, and in a way I kind of like the idea. This video definitely makes the process seem less daunting and it's great to clear up some of the many untruths about it. One of the things I have heard is that the process has been made easier due to the low birth rate in Japan! 😅
@mikanichie4849 7 жыл бұрын
The hardest part is always whether the Japanese people will truly accept you. Even you look like a Japanese and can speak decent Japanese language. There are still "problems" when some Japanese people learn that you were not Japanese.
@PpAirO5 3 жыл бұрын
I once wrote with a japanese girl, i was surprised how good her english was. Her behavior made me think more of her being american. She thought of me possibly being more japanese than her.... i have rarely been this happy 😁
@PpAirO5 3 жыл бұрын
@Munia.. The japanese people are sooo kind and respectful. I love the japanese people, and their country... amazing.
@bill4913 5 жыл бұрын
Interesting info..Thanks
@ariadgaia5932 5 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU!! I sincerely wish to become a Japanese citizen. This video has been extremely helpful, as well as moving~ 💖
@naweedsediq1299 7 жыл бұрын
they care about the future of Japan and Europe needs to learn from them....assimilation goals
@Regimeshifts 7 жыл бұрын
bla bla bla bla
@IISocratesII 7 жыл бұрын
+Naweed sediq Exactly, that's why i'd never live in Japan, i'll visit, but i'm not hypocrite, just as i don't want my country flooded with Syrian's i myself wouldn't want to alter Japan's homogeneity and culture (even though i'm much closer to a Japanese person than a Syrian is to a Brit like myself), seems silly when you think just one person, ie me, but immgiration is millions of me's and them's, those DO make differences. So yeh, i respect Japan for what it is, and wouldn't change a thing, that's why i'll never try to 'be Japanese' or even live there, for their own sake, the land is a reflection of its people after all, and i'm happy being a Brit, it's my history, my family, my culture.
@fatetestarossa2774 6 жыл бұрын
well said Naweed sediq
@dragonfishing 6 жыл бұрын
no
@CrapeCraft 6 жыл бұрын
Yeah...Its really easy to assimilate and ignore ethnicity when immigrants make up 0.5% of your population. The west on the other hand? It's more difficult because of the huge numbers of immigrants.
@user-vu7ls1vm9h 7 жыл бұрын
As a former Japanese citizen with two Bengali parents who became a naturalized citizen of Japan (Both of my parents are from Bangladesh) I must agree with the point about how other non-Japanese people are the ones who constantly say that you aren't Japanese. In my case, I was born and raised in a rural part of Japan. I went through the Japanese school system and my native language is Japanese. By most standards I am Japanese and that won't change just because some foreigners tell me otherwise. My family moved to United States when I was still in high school and it was literally the first time some people told me that I wasn't Japanese. I won't act like Japan was some perfect country for me, but while most people were surprised at first, because of my accent-less Japanese, most people accepted me as Japanese in Japan. But again, I will stress the point that the Japanese government is infatuated with the idea of keeping Japan homogeneous, even though no country in the world can remain completely homogeneous. I live in Norway now as a Norwegian citizen and I am glad I gave up my Japanese citizenship to live here. In lot of ways, my life in Japan wasn't satisfactory and I was always "too liberal" for Japan. My ideas matched more with Scandinavians than Japan so moving to Scandinavia and becoming a citizen of Norway was the right decision for me. As a racially different Japanese person, there is a lot of advice I can give. However, the best advice is this: Please actually make sure that you want to move to Japan in the first place. It seems obvious, but many people watch anime and think Japan must be exactly like that only to be disappointed when they go to Japan. Although Japan is similar to the West in many ways, getting accustomed to Japan will be difficult. In addition, Japanese is a difficult language to learn. Even for a native speaker like me, Japanese (especially writing) takes years and years of schooling to feel natural.Unless you are prepared to throw out around 7-10 years of your life to commit to a singular country, please do not immigrate to Japan. I say that as someone who genuinely believes that Japan needs more immigrants.
@Phoenix-uy7nm 6 жыл бұрын
Wow, you sound like an amazing person with lots of incredible stories, having lived in so many places. Awesome!!
@teru797 6 жыл бұрын
This is insulting. I command you apologize! Japan, nor any other nation "needs" more immigrants.
@pedrosalvador1146 6 жыл бұрын
Teru Mikami He is an immigrant, of course he will defend that! Note that he says "needs more immigrants" as a whole, but, I guess he does not know that Japan already have an type of immigration with descendants of Japanese around the world, there is a lot of Brazilians with Japanese ancestry living in Japan, anyway, he does not cares about Japan, he cares about himself, since Japan already have a system of immigration and, even if didn't had any kind of immigration, it's not a necessary thing.
@IliasJoels 6 жыл бұрын
Pedro Salvador, he clearly said he was born in Japan so he is not an immigrant. However, hes parents were. He clearly wasn't happy and or satisfied in Japan. Are you condemning hes choice for moving to a place where he feels happy? What good will it do if you would force someone to say in a place where he doesn't want to stay? What's wrong with immigrants? We're talking about well educated and well mannered immigrants, just as 井上エイド. (The person in the interview). The only people that condemn hes choices, are people who tend to look negatively at things. I see it as a good thing. Firstly, i'd prefer having people who do want to stay and are happy. If you aren't, no hard feelings if you want to move to another country. Result: You've got good and happy people on both sides. Now tell me, what's wrong about that?
@IliasJoels 6 жыл бұрын
"Of course someone who is Bangali, who grew up in Japan, then in the USA and now lives in Europe could never understand what it means to love your people." "It doesn't matter how many times you cry that you are one of them, you never will be just as how you and your children will never be Europeans either." That sounds like quite the insult and it always strikes me. As in my experience, people who say those things tend to overlook the qualities in a person. Japan wants to consider that Japan is a nation of single race, but this is hardly true. I love people, not for their origin, color or sexuality. Maybe you should start doing too. You could be born as a child of immigrants, who has grown up in Japan, went through the same things as every Japanese, speaks Japanese, you feel Japanese. The Japanese culture is in you and you contributed to Japan, but yet you are not accepted as one of their own. In your way of thinking, please tell me what kind of good will that do? Maybe you'll scare of some new immigrants but you'll only cause hate, fear and instability towards second generation of immigrants. Immigration will always be a thing and now more than ever. Specially in Japan. We should accept truly integrated immigrants as our own and we should not accept those that do not make any effort to integrate. That's simple and effective. Everyone benefits and everyone's happy.
@Malady 7 жыл бұрын
DVD's are so mysterious!
@RavarsenBlogspot 2 жыл бұрын
This video gives me courage
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