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hi guys what's up it's me judy today i'm going to answer your guys's question that i collected from
instagram about japan and japan life so before starting the video i want to give a disclaimer i
actually filmed this video before while eating and enjoying my japanese snacks but then i realized
when i exported that video that the audiophile is gone and now i'm refilming this video but since i
ate the japanese snacks i don't have them anymore they're in my stomach i'm gonna use the old clips
that i had from the old video and do voiceovers to them i hope that this won't really sound weird
okay so let's start with the pretty juicy one what's the dating culture like so the dating
culture in japan is pretty different from the western countries i would say for example in japan
you would confess before dating so you would say that you love that person and that you want to be
with that person and you would ask you know would you date me would you be my girlfriend boyfriend
or whatever pronouns you use you would ask it but the thing that i realized is that in
western countries people don't do that i'm type of a girl who likes to confess her feelings
so i would go straight up and say that i like that person and i would ask that person else i like the
confession culture it makes things easier i think we should all confess this one was my favorite out
of the box this is called yokohama caramold ring cake which is by sanyo confectionery kanagawa
wonderfully moist and indulgent this ring cake is made by soaking the dough in caramel sauce for a
fragrant and rich flavor it had that really rich caramel taste and i gave it to my brother and this
was also his favorite getting the sakuraco january box only for this caramel cake is even worth it
i'm not kidding this was so good look at my reaction i really wanna have it once again
okay next question what is the one thing you would change about japan i think the thing that i would
change about japan is that the gender roles in japan i feel like the gender roles are pretty
something like important in day-to-day life but i don't really believe in gender roles but if people
are happy about that in japan then it's fine but gender equality and you know more women rights
and giving rights to people is something really important so i wish japan was better when it comes
to women rights and feminism and all that stuff this is the shira supai shiros are small juvenile
fish that feature heavily in traditional japanese cuisine and are a local specialty in kanagawa
if you have ever watched my japan vlogs you probably see these shruste fish in my
breakfast because we really love cheetos and we always eat them in breakfast this recipe is made
by rich buttery pastry that pairs perfectly with the delicate flavor of the fish this pie doesn't
taste like fishy fishy as you would imagine but it tastes at the same time really subtle fish
and sweet pie you might think oh this is a really weird combination it's actually not
it's really delicious and i feel like you should get out of your comfort zone and give this a try
next question is japanese school tough if you compare to the western countries yes japanese
schools are tough but it doesn't necessarily mean that that's the right thing nor the wrong thing
obviously in western countries the goal of the education and the people who would describe as
successful versus the eastern countries is really different it doesn't suit me
i don't really like the asian education system i would say it doesn't suit my personality but
i was discussing with this with one of my like japanese friends and he told that he really likes
you know racing competition becoming the best one and stuff and his grades are pretty good
and he he likes this like rise and grind type of education system but for me personally i
don't like to learn for the greats i don't like to learn to become the best one or something i
like to learn something because i enjoy that information so yes japanese schools are tough
but it doesn't mean that it's bad or good now enoshima taco rice cracker taco basically means
octopus in japanese enoshima is a small island of the shonan coast of kanagawa that is famous for
this fresh seafood get a taste of the local delicacies with this octopus rice cracker
inspired by the food stands selling freshly grilled seafood and i personally love really
seafood crackers like octopus crackers and you know shiraz the pie and all these stuff
i really love seafood and i really love enjoying them in my snacks too i was actually trying to
keep one for my brother but it was so good that i couldn't resist and i ate all of them
okay is it true that students in japan cannot dye their hair yes this is true in most of schools you
cannot dye your hair to another color it's not only for schools but for example if you want to
work part do like part-time work and stuff you cannot dye your hair in most of the workplaces
it's obviously changing and most more workplaces are allowing you to change your hair color and
stuff but my brother and i you know used to work part time in japan during our summer holidays
and he applied for a job with one of his turkish japanese mixed friend and his hair is naturally
brown and the thing that they told him is to dye his hair to black because they thought that it
was color he was showing his like baby pictures that his natural hair color is this brown but they
didn't believe that and he had to dye his hair to black in order to get that job it's kind of crazy
but yeah it is what it is now this berry shortcake rosk rosk is a popular tea snack
in japan made from a twice baked baguette with sweet or savory flavoring this vibrant
version features a lovely swirl and the rich buttery flavors of a berry shortcake
enjoy it with a tea or coffee for the perfect afternoon snack my brother and i love love rask
we always eat rust in japan because japan has the best rust ever you should give it a try you
should eat this i'm not saying this just because this is sponsored but this was so good y'all if
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link everything down in the description below this month is fire what do you think of work culture in
japan and would you ever work for a japanese business so when it comes to work culture in
japan is that you know um it's pretty common that long working hours hustle and grind those things
but it's not only about japan i think it's something that is common in asia generally but you
know the government is trying to change that and a lot of like different businesses are changing this
so i think this long working hours really hustle and grind type of work style is currently changing
and the second question would you ever work for a japanese business no i wouldn't but it's
not only about the japanese business i wouldn't work for someone else i would rather create my
you know run my own business and become my own boss my mom always because told me this don't
become an employee become an employer so that's the mindset that i have and since i run this
channel which is a also business and since i'm the owner of this channel i can create businesses
out of this channel and become the boss of my own so now easiest way to meet girls slash boys
in japan is it weird to approach randomly people at street etc yes it is weird to approach people
at streets we japanese people are really close to those things and it doesn't really happen in
japan the thing that we believe is that stranger danger is a common thing in japan so please don't
do it especially if you're a foreigner people would scare out of it so much people would think
that it's a scam or something and you would do something bad to them so don't do it the
way that i would recommend is to use maybe dating apps if you want to date someone else
if you don't want to date someone else but become friends with them go to izakaya izakayas are
places where you drink basically communicate with the people around you and bring someone else your
friend or you can go even alone but make sure that you speak japanese because in japan english is not
a huge thing so if you want to become friends with other people and enjoy your drinks and you know
talk about random things go to izakayas there's so many izakayas out there i'm sure that you can find
one and become friends with somebody else these beautifully soft mochi are inspired by the
flavor of dried persimmon or hoshigaki a japanese tradition made by peeling persimmons dipping them
in hot sake and then hanging them to dry made with choletonius mochi rice flour they are infused with
the delicate flavor of this vibrantly orange fruit that is used as a new year's decoration before
being enjoyed i really love the persimmon taste and the chewy soft chewy texture of the mochi if
you like mochi i'm pretty sure that you're gonna love this one the thing that i really love about
sakurako is that it doesn't only has really traditional classic japanese snacks but it
also shows other snacks that we have in japan for example i've never had personal mochi before but i
really enjoyed it and i'm gonna keep continuing to consume this i feel like sakurako is really
good at showing the japanese culture and make you explore that and that's why i love the service so
much how women in japan react to birded men from different countries not only like from different
countries but i feel like bird is not something that is really appreciated in japan i would say
my brother has like bird when we go to japan the thing that my grandmother says is that
it looks dirty it looks dirty please shave it without the bird you look much better
and i believe that i don't really like bird as well i like more clean and smooth skin i like
to see your skin glowing from the skincare that you do so i don't like very good men as well and
in most of the cases japanese people like pretty shaved men like laser appellation and hair removal
things are pretty common in japan for men and both women we don't really like hair in japan i would
say this is okoge sembe inspired by the grilled rice balls or yaki onigiri this senbei is made
with rice cooked over an open flame and is then toasted and coated in soy sauce for roasted and
fragrant flavor since it's grilled and since it has the soy sauce you can feel the roasted taste
and if you like smoky things roasted things i'm pretty sure that you will love this kisembe is one
of my favorite sambaes of all time and i really recommend it okay they're nice and peaceful if
you're tourists but races when you live there true i would say that racism is everywhere not
only in japan i cannot deny that there is racism in japan of course there is like everywhere else
in the world but i feel like the type of racism that people would consider is pretty different
in japan than the rest of the world the racism in japan is like more ignorance and lack of knowledge
because japan is not a diverse country like 99 percent of japanese population is japanese and
you don't really see foreigners that much maybe in tokyo and maybe in military bases but in mili
like people who work in military bases don't really have a connection between japanese people
they live basically in a different area and they have all of these stuff in that like military base
and you won't see those people really often yet yes you might see them walking around the street
but you won't really talk to them or you won't really communicate with them so people don't
really know how to act towards foreign people since japan the english is not like something
big people have struggles with communications too therefore you don't know the people from other
countries and secondly you don't know the language so how can people communicate as i said in japan
there is a belief stranger danger therefore people are like more distant towards these people
because this is how we vote in schools when we grow up so i feel like it's under racism it's
more like lack of knowledge and ignorance i would say sakurako is a authentic japanese snack box
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favorite japanese snack everything with matcha in it how can we impress japanese
people by speaking japanese do you like any manga or anime if yes can you tell which ones
this question really proves that you're not watching my videos shame on you my favorite manga
slash anime is jojo's bizarro adventure i also like boku no hero academia so my hero academia
ethic on titan psychic sono sainang kokujo idols tokyo revengers erased i cannot remember
right now the rest of them i also buy a lot of mangas on my kindle on my line manga app every day
i'm reading some sort of manga i'm going to japan next year anything i need to know japanese manners
when you're eating when you're sitting when you're doing something and stuff and the second
thing is japanese what do you eat for breakfast another person who is not watching my videos
if you watch my japan vlogs in every single video i show our traditional japanese breakfast
but most of the japanese people don't eat this traditional japanese breakfast because it takes
ages to prepare my grandpa wakes up at 4am in order to prepare this breakfast
and our breakfast is at 7am every single day most of the japanese people eat cereals or
either like either like bread or something either eat sweet breads that are amazing and fluffy and
has a subtle sweetness to him which you can also give it a try in sakuraka boxes
in this month's sakaraka box there was a chestnut red bean bread chestnut is a traditional flavor in
japan enjoy throughout autumn and winter my mom and i love chestnut and sweets and snacks i feel
like it really makes you feel that it's autumn and winter the cozy weather love it this fluffy bread
is made with panetto yeast for italy and slowly fermented for a rich flavor with no preservatives
i think you should eat this for breakfast with a cup of milk enjoy breakfast like a japanese
i heard people say that japan seems interesting but it's depressing clarify this thing for me i
feel like the western media likes to really show how depressing and how you know like sad japan
is but i don't think that that's true when you compare the rest of the world japan's situation is
clearly better in every aspect think about it economically japan is really stable
technology yes education system yes healthcare yes so since japan is a really interesting country and
is pretty good in a lot of like things rather than saying japan is amazing this this and this
if you would title that video japan looks like a dream country but it's actually depressing it's
more interesting right so in order to get more attention western media would say that japan is
depressing so that they will get views which eventually makes more money yeah it really
depends on your perspective but i feel like when you compare the rest of the world japan is doing
awesome these delicate butter sandwich cookies are infused with rich matcha flavor with a smooth much
of white chocolate filling whoever decided to come by matcha and white chocolate please
find me because i want to hug you and kiss you and tell that i love you wonderfully crisp they
melt in your mouth and feature the silhouette of a young japanese lady first thing first
we loved it we want to have full box of this sakuraiko please do it how can people in japan
get so disciplined in their daily life i think it's about the system system is built in that way
do you miss japan for sure i miss japan and yeah that was it for today i hope you guys
enjoyed this q a and let me know if you guys have other questions down in the comments down
below and once more thank you sako for sponsoring this video i hope you guys will check out their
snacks because they're so good please enjoy those snacks and let me see my next video bye