Being Japanese Part 1 of 2 | Full Documentary

What makes a Japanese person Japanese? Is it the blood that runs through their veins? A parent they were born to? The country they grew up in? Is it how they look? How they act? How they speak? Their citizenship? A documentary exploring what it means to be Japanese.

The Complexity of Kanji

 

This video is all about Japanese Kanji and some of their features and complexities that make them both mystifying and fascinating.

Being Japanese Explained ft. Life Where I'm From

 

I'm with Greg Lam of LIFE WHERE I'M FROM who worked for 3 years on a documentary called BEING JAPANESE. What does it mean to be Japanese?

How Similar Are Chinese and Japanese?

 

Japanese Mistakes Japanese People Make

 

How Similar are Japanese and Korean?

 

Two of the most popular Asian languages are Japanese and Korean, and there are millions of fans of Japanese and Korean pop culture around the world.

The Japanese Language

 

Japanese School in Japan Experience

 

Japanese Reacts To When ENGLISH in Japan Goes HORRIBLY Wrong // Abroad in Japan

 

Japanese reacts to "When ENGLISH in Japan Goes HORRIBLY Wrong". For the first time I react to Abroad in Japan! Prepare for the weird "Engrish"!

Why Google Translate FAILS at Japanese

 

Translating between Japanese and English can go horribly wrong. We explore HOW and WHY, as well as the most common mistake made by all new Japanese learners.

How Similar Are Chinese and Japanese?

This video looks at the similarities (and differences!) between Chinese (Mandarin) and Japanese, two unrelated languages that have mutually influenced each other.

 

Speaking Japanese w/ a Local in an Empty Hot Springs Town | OKUHIDA ONSENGO

Here's part two of my adventures speaking Japanese in the countryside!

Asian flush, explained

Asian flush, also widely known as Asian glow, is when Chinese, Japanese and Korean people turn red after drinking alcohol.

How Similar are Japanese and Korean?

Two of the most popular Asian languages are Japanese and Korean, and there are millions of fans of Japanese and Korean pop culture around the world. How similar are Korean and Japanese?

How Similar are Japanese and Korean?

Two of the most popular Asian languages are Japanese and Korean, and there are millions of fans of Japanese and Korean pop culture around the world. How similar are Korean and Japanese? If you learn one, will you be able to communicate with people who speak the other language?

The Japanese Language

This is a video all about the Japanese language, including its features and its history and development.

Japanese Sleeping Habits

As revealed by a 2016 survey of OECD member nations, the average Japanese citizen sleeps less each night than people in most other economically developed nations. However, there are grounds for thinking that a lot of these sleep-derived people make up for lost ground in the daytime. Board any train in Japan, and there's a good chance that at least one or two people in the same carriage will be fast asleep. In fact, it's not especially unusual to see most of an entire row of seven or eight people in a carriage asleep or nodding off ("rowing the boat" is the phrase used in Japanese for the way the upper body jerks back from time to time as slumber descends).