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The first couple is spot on. My wife told me I had no chance when we first met. She said the 10 year age gap was too big but we could be friends. I said cool and we just hung out and had fun without any pressure. Well I guess she liked hanging out with me a little too much and we’ve been married 14 years!!😂😂😂

I’m Japanese American and my husband is African American. When we got married it wasn’t good with some of the relatives. My parents accepted my husband fairly quickly and he and my father are best buds. Two of my maternal aunts tried to tell my mother “talk her out of marrying him! It will not be good.” My mother stood her ground and basically said Ginny is an adult and will make her own decisions. My brother on the other hand wasn’t so accepting. Treated him badly until our son was born, 5 years later. My paternal uncle definitely didn’t like my husband solely based on the color of his skin. We almost didn’t have kids worrying about how they would be treated but found a community that is very multicultural. Worked out fabulous. His father wasn’t so welcoming to me. Very judgmental, condescending and rude to me. We never had a good relationship because of that. Unfortunately, it never changed, so when he passed…I was relieved. Didn’t have to have him act that way towards me anymore. Since 9/11, my husband gets stopped by TSA EVERYTIME. Sad, but true. Now with the Black Lives Matter movement here in the states, luckily we’ve raised our kids to be aware of their surroundings, friends, etc. So they were very well prepared for the current times. Sad, but a must. So there are struggles being an interracial couple. There were people betting we would get a divorce before the first year and we just celebrated our 40th anniversary this past October 10. My sister married a Japanese guy twice…didn’t work! I’m Buddhist and my husband was raised Lutheran. But made it clear he wasn’t going to any church. So I raised our kids in the Buddhist Jodo Shin Shu sect. The kids needed something with the thought when they were old enough to make a decision to go elsewhere for religion, that would be okay with us. I have a ton of stories being interracial couple. I could write a few books! LOL Congratulations to the both of you. Glad I found this channel.

the first couple- when a woman tells you, I wish I could give you the feeling that your family gave me. "she loves her man"

The third couple felt alot more real not downplaying the other relationships but just mean they seem much more mature and open with their relationship and idk seeing that is really refreshing. They admit they aren't perfect and they sometimes run into problems but you can tell the love is still there and they are comfortable with each other and their differences and that's really beautiful

The third couple, her husband is so carefree. He seems so happy with her.

HE IS A REAL JAMAICAN WE ALWAYS LATE 70 PERCENT OF TIME...MY HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER TOLD ME ONCE I WAS GOING TO BE LATE FOR HEAVEN

I love how you allowed us to see the interaction between the couples , instead of just asking questions. Thank you ! this was fun to watch

She is very lovely and full of life. I like the way she bridges the language gap between her husband and the viewers. Japanese men seem to be very kind and patient toward their women. I'll never look at interracial relationship through the same lenses again. Thank you for your wonderful documentary and good luck to all those adorable couples!

Married into a Japanese family as an African American woman, 40 years ago, talk about adventure, LOL! I love this documentary. Thanks to all involved

Awww the third couple gave a proper version of what it is like being in such a situation. They look like they make each other happy everyday.

..i'really impressed by the third couple...they are so "genuine" so to speak and seem to be both friends and lovers which is a very healthy combination

At the end of the day we all want the same thing, no matter our race: To be loved and respected. Enjoyed the videos.

"I'm never going to think negative 1st" - oh how different the world would be with the perspective

I LOVE seeing the black woman in the third video speaking Japanese. I love seeing them talk and communicate via facial expressions and hand gestures.

Loved the third couple speaking Japanese together!!! Cool documentary!!

As Jamaicans we are naturally warm and welcoming especially to strangers. So a foreigner marrying into our culture will always be welcome. 😄🙏🏾❤️🇯🇲😄

GOLDEN RULE: If people feel comfortable feeling on you without asking, feel on them right back at the same time. Regardless of who or where you are. You'll be surprised at what happens.

Maaaaad.... Chemistry on the 3rd Couple is crazy... like the perfect international relationship!

They third couple is amazing, the connection is so natural.They are the best example of inter-racial relationships.

The third couple cracked me up! So cute and amazing how they navigate the mixed language communication. Bless 😻

I loved the interaction with couple #3

Lmfao, the 3rd couple was funny. Especially when Mika said it was dangerous speaking English because now he knows when she’s talking about him. 😂

The 3rd couple is so real. I LOVE the husband said his wife is cute & scary🤣🤣🤣 just like any other couple out there. You can tell they love each other from the way they look at each other😍

I like how the 2nd husband said "I don't see her as foreign." I thought that was beautiful because I understood it to mean he sees his wife as home. I also found it hilarious to hear the 3rd couple argue and adore each other, even with all the mis-communication they seem to have a magnetic pull towards each other. Great episode.

Mai in the first couple grew up in my neighborhood in California! She gave me a lot of tips and pointers when I visited Japan for the first time. Small world we live in.

African-American male here who’s been living in Japan for 19 years-man, time flies. I’ve been married to a Japanese woman for 13 years and counting. While my experience isn’t exactly the same as the couple being interviewed, I certainly understand many of the things they’ve experienced as I myself have experienced the same things to some degree in some fashion. Before I get too carried away, I’d like to say that this channel is fantastic and I’m glad I found it-found it on by happenstance last night. Anyway, I haven’t watched the whole video through-I’ve only watched the first couple and 20-minutes of the second couple’s story-but I will watch the whole video through in just a bit. Listening to these two couples, reminded me of my early years of dating in Japan and the first few years of marriage as well. Both couples speak of having children in Japan with trepidation, which I think is both good and bad. Knowing the difficulties their biracial child may/may not go through is good, as that will prepare them to educate themselves before their child is born, but also how to prepare that child for a future that may or may not be tough. I haven’t seen the movie “Half” that India spoke of, but I’m aware of it. I think it’s a good start, but I hope that she doesn’t let that stories told in that movie be the bookend to what she and her family could expect in the future. Those experiences are those people’s experiences at those specific moments in time. Could they still happen? Sure. Will those experiences happen to you and your family? Who knows? Again, I’m not saying the movie is bad or that the stories are all wrong-I haven’t seen movie. I’m just saying don’t let only the stories shape what your future experience could be. Find as much info as possible and arm yourself with it! Racism is a thing in Japan, as it is everywhere else, but I haven’t experienced the same type of racism as it often done in the States. People don’t assuming I’m going to steal something when walking into a store or that I’m casing some place for a future crime. Police officers don’t stop me for random searches-though I’ve heard that does happen in Japan (but not to one specific race). Japan pretty much lumps every non-Japanese person into the same basket, though that basket may have sections for specific groups like Americans, Chinese, Filipinos, etc., but when you get down to it, it’s still Japan versus everyone else. Should you ever come to Japan, you’ll notice that Japanese people almost never refer to non-Japanese by their respective ethnicities, but instead refer to all non-Japanese as outsiders (gaijin) or foreign nationals (gaikoku-jin). The news always points out wrong doing done by foreign nationals, which often makes me feel that we foreigners are being singled out, as news back home does this too. The things that bother me are ridiculous stereotypes: all black people can sing well; dance well; play all sports well and are play boys, etc. Well, that and TV personalities believing performing/acting in black face is a form of respect despite being called out on it when it happens. I have not attended school in Japan, so day to day experience among the youth is nearly lost on me, but mind you that I have two children of my own that attend Japanese public school. I have gone to their school several times for school functions and such, and from what I’ve seen and heard, things are good. My children have many friends in the neighborhood and at school. As my wife and I were worried when our first child was preparing for school, we talked to the teachers about it, and my first child’s homeroom teacher set aside a day during the first week of school to talk about famous biracial Japanese, which was great! I say great because most Japanese don’t look at those stars as “other” when watching them on TV. Eventually, a person’s being different wears off, and you as a person kicks in. If you speak Japanese, this will happen rather quickly. Though you’ll likely still experience curious stares and (audible) whispers on buses and trains-many people in Japan assume foreign people cannot understand their language. If I could offer advice on this, ignore it. Japan is a country in which 99% of people are Asian. IIRC, 1% is non-Japanese, though the high end of that 1% is Asian. Stop thinking what people think of you-be you! If you’re a good person, that’ll show through. Should you get married to a Japanese national while living in Japan, BUY BOOKS! Read up on what could happen should you have children and what will likely happen should you get divorced! Seriously. Get your visa in order. If you have a working visa, change it to a spousal visa shortly after marriage-your job prospects will open wide up. And when the time’s right, change that visa to a permanent resident visa. Should your marriage take a turn for the worse and you’re on a spousal visa, your status will be in trouble. Should your spouse want to go to your home country, they probably should change their surname to match yours (assuming you are male). In my experience, it helped my wife a lot while going through immigration. I don’t know how accurate this, but my understanding is that children in Japan assume their mother’s surname, so if you want your child to have your name, be sure to have your Japanese wife take your name too. Anyway, that’s all I’ve got for now. Back to watching some other experiences. EDIT: For Dean and Jun or any couple, really, who wants their children to be bilingual, If you want your child to be bilingual create an environment for them to succeed in that. My children go to a Japanese elementary school and junior high school and speak English very well. How did my wife and I do it? Well, it wasn't easy, as their was always the social reminder that English was the odd language out, but two parents speaking English and Japanese in front of them often surely showed them that it was okay to speak English. My parents sent them lots of children programming to watch when they were younger and to my surprise and delight they preferred that to Japanese programming for children. Surely, that extra English helped immensely as they were roped into those stories. When my eldest child was two, we took put her in daycare while visiting the States. Since we missed summer school, this was the next best thing, as it allowed her to be around other children the same age as she, and best of all, none of them or the caretakers could speak Japanese. Once my daughter realized that no one would speak to her in Japanese, she just switched to English. Naturally, she had vocabulary gaps, but she worked them out via gestures and trying over and over until the people around her figured them out. When we returned to Japan, she spoke much more English in public and private and I continued to only speak to her in English--to this day, I still speak to her and her brother in English. We bought a lot of children books while in the States, early child readers, which she tried at first, but many of them were too difficult, as she didn't study English regularly. I was okay with that, as I didn't want to force her. Several years later, after her brother was born and she started going to elementary school, she showed an interest in video games. My father sent her and her brother Leapfrog's Leap Pad with a lot of educational video games--check them out! Those games created an interest in reading for her and her brother, and that opened the door for me to try a book a missionary friend recommend for me to try called Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. The book didn't make sense to me, as it taught reading in a way that was very unfamiliar to the way I was taught, but you know what? It worked! In short, you can raise bilingual children in Japan without paying through the roof for it. Create a bilingual environment and support it. Even when you think it isn't working, keep at it! Show your children that it is okay to speak English by using it with your spouse as often as possible. If one of you rejects it, guess what? Your child just might too, especially if that parent is the one that spends the most time with him/her. My children still enjoy games, and that's fine, but I have just one rule really: all games must be played in English. Many Nintendo Switch games come with English support (if buying in Japan). Nintendo's 3DS is region locked, so I purchased an American machine which meant I had to purchase the American version of the games they wanted, which was fine, as they only offered English, French and Spanish. I know video games aren't for every family, but they can be a motivator to learn to read if you play games.

They’re such a cute couple 💕💕 Cali & Jamaica

Third couple (American&Japanese), she learnt Japanese language and she is talking Japanese very fluently. That's a good sign a wife loves his husband, his culture, his country very much.

I love the third couple. ..after watching them I believe they suit each other and belong together. Very sweet. He sounds like a lovely man. Last couple...kids are cute xox

The second couple - arguing about how your significant other doesn't know how you feel without you telling them happens all over the world! You seem like a lovely, normal couple :) best of luck with everything

they're so cute. I love how the third couple's wife speaks Japanese. That is so cool!

The third couple would make for great reality tv.

Being from a interracial family myself....its nice watching this video.

I love that first couple... Still watching the rest. Edit; ok, all the couples are so cute. I wish them all a happy marriage.

I love the 3rd couple's chemistry.

1st couple is lovely, I felt their connection!! Also I loved when India talked of Natsumu's protectiveness, lovely couple; they should start a blog for foreign and interracial couples, they have a lot of invaluable information to impart!! The 3rd couple is so cute and honest with each other, I could listen to them all day!

I'm a biracial women married to a Japanese man and my husband has the same mindset as the third man. Actually, I can relate so much to the third couple.

Amazing work my brother hahaha I want to be in the next one ! I will start to watch the first part ✊🏾

I like the third couple,hilarious,she even speaks english fast like japanese

I am a black American woman. I am married to a white German man. So while I may not be married to a Japanese man I do understand the international interracial dynamic.

What ... did you just go and look for the cutest couples in Japan or what. They are all adorable

I said I was going to watch the video for a few minutes, wrong again. I wish it never ends.

I really like the second couple, very honest and open. The guy seems so sweet and chilled. And they both give some insightful information on how Japanese communicate vs foreigners and how that can be an issue in their marriage. I wish them the best!

Love the second couple. They seem so comfortable with each other and very realistic about their differences. Hope they are doing well

The third couple is so cute!

very good! I moved out of the US to Ghana, and loving their cultural life..... best move i ever made!!

3rd couple was my fave!!!! How did I even get here though lol! But now I'm hooked lol!

The black lady in the third couple speaks very fluent japanese

This was really cool to watch! Best wishes to each of the couples.

India and her husband actually look very much alike

I met my husband on craigslist too. We've been married for 7 years. I was kind of shy to admit it. lol. Thanks to everyone for sharing their stories.

This docuseries is super cool! I am from Boston originally, so seeing the third woman in the video gave me a smile. I love how she speaks Japanese to communicate with her husband. Now that is dedication!

I love my Japanese boyfriend so much. I honestly never thought I would be dating interracially. The culture I adore so much.

A unicorn, wow! I love the first couple, they seem really connected and down to earth. This is great, you know. People of diverse culture coming together and starting a life. I wish you guys all the very best. 😍

Love this!

The 3rd couple very adorable to see them communicate with each other

i watched the full thing and i agree with some of them , at the end of the day we're all humans doesn't matter black, white, asian etc . we all bleed, have family, friends, love , hate, etc. so treat each other with love and kindness.

i have a Japanese girlfriend, so now i understand things i never knew before about dating Japanese . this video was really informative.

I luv the third couple, Mika and Yasuhiro. They are so animated (especially her, lol) and I'm sure they have fun together.

This would make an interesting reality show. I think Mika and her husband would be especially interesting! She's pretty funny🌻

What a fantastic video. Funny too especially the first couple speaking about the chicken wings.

The third couple, Japanese husband loves 'scary wife'. Wife loves Japanese husband.

No hate comments so far, NICE! Keep spreading the positively.

They all seem like such nice people. In reality you can't stop people from moving and mixing. Its in our nature-more so than hate. I wish them the best and more beautiful babies.

third couple is the best !!

I am so tickled by the third couple. All were very informative 😊👍🏽👍🏽

Man...the third couple are very cute. The girl speaks sooo fast😂

the third couple is lovely. I smiled the whole time watching them

The last chicken wing thing was funny. You had two while he's had ten and you are still asking him if he wants the last one - you should take it without feeling guilty. Really nice couple.

3rd couple - amazing chemistry

Third couple, love without boundaries

The Third Couple I Cant Wait To See The Beautiful Babies keep us posted

Thx Ranzo,very interesting video, appreciate all of the families willing 2 share their stories

I really loved the third couple

I love this 3rd couple sooooooo much! They are hilarious😂 such a lovely couple. I really thank all the couple's for sharing their experiences 😍

This is a good documentary. As a yard man living in Brooklyn, NY. it is great to see other couples live their lives experiencing other countries and cultures.

The first couple are awesome, I laughed so hard, I liked the chicken wings story

1st couple, she gave her dad a high five...lmao!

The third couple is really fun... the only one I didn't skip through.

Great documentary 👍🏾 I think my favorite couple was the 2nd couple. They were sooooo cute and I loved hearing their perspectives and advice. Sorry if this is a silly question, but will you put subtitles for the 3rd couple?? 🤔 Sometimes the wife didn’t translate everything that her husband said, which is fine as the basic points were said, but adding English subtitles might increase some more context to what the husband was saying.

India's accent DOESN'T sound southern at all. She MUST'VE have been in a Japan for a long time..

Third couple: cute: no divorce! She must have a good one!

The first couple was dope.

Very interesting documentary, Thank You for sharing. They are all beautiful couples and I thoroughly enjoyed hearing their stories. Wishing them all the very best!! Bless

I like this couple because they are genuinely honest about everything.

Mai & Devon, I so enjoyed your video! This is a great start. Mai when you said..."...we were best friends...", I shouted..."Yes, I can see/feel that!".

OMG the 3rd couple 😍😍 Where can I find that kind of chill man?

I am a Japanese whose parents decided to move us to Australia when I was 4 and was raised in Oz, similar to the first girl Mai. So my way of thinking is very similar to her. So I think the first couple will have least problems. Notice that Japanese ppl in general are not so talkative compared to the Americans. So I think they compliment each other in that way. I think there is fewer Japanese men/foreign women couples because Japanese men in general are very dominant. The 2 Japanese men in this doco were unusually rather submissive/chivalrous and accepting of foreigners. My father was a typically dominant Japanese man and so I vowed never to marry a traditional Japanese man. (I married a Chinese man who also was brought up in Australia). I think for many Japanese women it's the 'cool' thing to marry a foreign man. It's very romanticised there. I also find that the foreign person usually picks up Japanese quicker than the Japanese pick up English. I agreed with pretty much everything the foreigners were saying, as I can understand both cultures. It sure wouldn't be easy so goodluck to these couples! :)

Love the video and the diversity! Just saw the first segment and as a mixed person myself I need to say: Bullying exists everywhere , it’s basically impossible to fully protect kids from any negative experience - this is called growing up and gaining experience. What you can do as a parent is to teach your child how to deal with people’s negativity through any life situation and show them your love and support , because in the end we all have to learn how to cope with negativity in one way or the other.

Loved listening to the last couple where the black female speaking in Japanese to her husband.. beautiful!

The 3rd one ,I love how he smiles with her!😃

The first couple is fantastic. They function together beautifully, let each other talk equally while really listening, complement each other’s thoughts, agree and laugh with each other. That’s partnership goals right there. I bet they will have a long and happy marriage.

the 3rd couple are so adorable! so fun to lesten! goodluck guys!

The first couple is too cute.... how they learned from each other is so sweet

Mika & Yosuhiro truly present that yin yang energy which is really entertaining to watch and you can clearly tell the marriage decision was one of equal enjoyment. Their teamwork in this interview is incredible..She speaks his native language, he is actively picking English words to try and share so BEJ can hear it direct from his account. I can watch them do this all day lol

You guys are awesome. Continue loving and respecting each other for life.

Love your video, 2 Thumbs Up! All the couples had wonderful advice and having black women was most enjoyable as you mostly see black men marrying Japanese women. Yasuhiro and Mika are a beautiful couple and I truly enjoy them and how they are so into each other. What she said about where she's is buried and the divorce choice is so wonderful. Can't wait for the next video.

Adorable he remembers exactly what I was wearing I love that. All cute couples but 3rd couple my fave. Her Japanese is amazing 😍

I had to come back to say that this documentary has been very informative, and eye opening hats off to BEJ,