Japan Population
Looks like there is no more cause for panic over the dwindling Japanese population - because they will be replaced by robots.
The following documentary covers how men prefer to have hanky panky with a cup and how ladies prefer to to to go to host clubs to choose a ravaging handsome young man who will show his devotion by drinking a load of alcohol and damage his liver to please her.
A most interesting documentary if you got 25 mins - probably learn more by watching this than 25 mins of flying pantsu.
You can also view it at http://current.com/items/89610631_japan-robot-nation.htm
I used to love documentaries about Japan and used to watch them at any given opportunity when I was back in the UK. One that really stuck out in my mind was one on Blue Peter where they showed us capsule hotels, vertical lift car parks and plastic food. Watching them really fueled my determination to get here.
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the video is so long danny !!
Student
Very educational if you want to understand Japan's wonderful and not so wonderful side that makes it up. Do spend a moment. :)
hikikomori
I remember this. Such a shame the host had troubles fitting in... but then there's apparently no shame when gaikokujin have none in wanting to save the motherland we so dearly hold in our hearts, at least while not yet disenchanted~
part time student, full time Otaku
we had one about geishas and another one about their technology.....then a rather disturbing one abotu sex dolls....
Drugs Handler
The BBC did a fantastic series called Japanorama, which was presented by Jonathon Ross. I loved watching them, and they are one of the reasons why I have such an interest in Japan today :D
Apprentice
Yes I remembered that a while back, so i searched the internet for all 3 series to download; BBC4 sometimes have documentary sometimes. Channel 4 also do an Japan season once in a blue moon to.
Student
I Loved Japanorama ... I always had a love for Japan but after watching that series I really had the feeling I needed to get their ... I wish they had more series on Japan over here in the States...
Student
http://www.dealbreaker.com
Great stuff.
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. 軍曹/Droid Hunter
http://gordonator.com/
We only have Japan Hour and the Ninja Warrior gameshow dubbed in horrible English.
Wireless Consultant
It's dubbed in English for you? When I watch it here in the states it's in Japanese with english subs. But the over announcers are in english. But the show announcer is still in Japanese.
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. 軍曹/Droid Hunter
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same as yours but somehow it still sounds strange. XD
Computer Tech. / Graphic Design
http://reikukan.jimdo.com/
This is a very interesting arcle...
Now i want one fo those robots. xD
Computer Tech. / Graphic Design
http://reikukan.jimdo.com/
lol I meant article... >.<
studying comp studies, dreamer but not really diligent ('~`)
http://bruneian-otaku.blogspot.com
I got no time to watch any channel on TV but I got time to watch anime :P
It's getting hard to find some time now..
Student
http://foxkey.blog126.fc2.com/
I watched this after seeing your Twitter post on it. I found the documentary to be very interesting but scary at the same time, the thought of population dropping by 2/3 by 2050.. Who will draw manga and anime then! Who!
Programmer
Ha! That's exactly what I was thinking about. (>_<) they better start making babies, those mangas wont draw them self.(^_^)Breed For a Bright Otaku Future.
Draftsman Graduated, Environment & Interior Design Student
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Woow is really interesting... But after seeing the documentary, I feel a sad sensation and Mixed feelings... you have had experiences of discrimination Danny? in your early years in japan? or now?
Before, I have visited Japan on my vacation, but I have a dream... We want to live for some years in japan with my wife... But I think it must be very different going on vacation to live there... and I have only the experience of having visited...
Greetings...
research student
http://osakacchi.blogspot.com/
i like to watch japan's documentary on tv, too. though it's not that many..
awhile before i got to live here, i regularly watch nhk's "cool japan" and "mezase kaisha no hoshi" (http://www.nhk.or.jp/kaisha/ about working people), i think those 2 are awesome shows to get me more insight of japan.
Student
Interesting.
Looking for work again
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Awesome video and well worth the 25 minute investment :)
trainee at German Telekom
http://grew.themania.org/
Cool video...
and a dark future for Japan.
Are their really play with themself so long that can't find a woman?
Ok. Nowdays it's hard to see a woman that wants to marry someone.
Even the woman changed now. The world is a tsun tsun.
Sentai Ranger
http://morganlamia.blogspot.com/
Quite about. Like mentioned up there, ages ago we had Japanarama. Recently BBC had a long schedule of Japan programmes which were really well done. Channel 4 do some things too.
Mainly though, there's the NHK channel which airs mostly documentaries and informational shows, aswell as general entertainment shows too. I watch it every day ^^;
Sentai Ranger
http://morganlamia.blogspot.com/
"Quite a lot" even. D'oh ^^;
Studying Computer Hardware Engineer
Japan needs more sex and kids and more couples the men need to withdraw from the sex toys
mahou kishi
http://www.animedia.com.mx
I have a secret a little secret!
I am robot with parts from Japan!
Student
Very Insightful doco, best one I've seen yet. I see many advantages using robots for labor and such but i started to cringe at the fact that if these robots started to have human emotions, we'll end up having a full on relationship or them wanting to be human, like in 'Bicentennial Man', though being in a relationship with an object is pretty much happening already lol
I want that Seal ^^
unemployed machinist.. yeah
I saw this documentary before.. and well, it worried the crap out of me. Ya know lets all have robots for nucky.. on top of that.. We'll cover em in plush. Yuck!
Apprentice
I have had thought about moving to Japan after I have visited it. but now I have my doubts about living there and being treated like a gaijin, I thought Japan had modernized their views. I understand that the Japanese want people to be accepting of their culture and for foreigners not to enforce their own but to give up tour family name for the sake to gain rights and not associating with foreigners is rather extreme. Though with this in mind I will still like to visit the land of the rising sun but I think I will keep an I on laws and views of immigration, and appreciate what I have in my own country.
woohoo Chi is the future
apprentice otaku, collector of figures, sometimes sysadmin ^_^
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my god .... Where to will go?
Anime Figure Collector
http://www.facebook.com/people/Alex-Isdaman/1007891658
Send me to Japan. I will get the population up. ;)
NEET
http://austrianotaku.com/
Wow, a very interesting documentary really woth the time, would be great if we would get more of them over here.
What shocked me besides the dropping population was that there's something like a "Foreigner card" even if you are born in Japan. What the ****? It might sound extreme but makes me think of stgh we had over here between 1938 and 1945...
So in 50 years a huge part of Japans workingforce will be either robots or foreigners. I guess robots are more likely though.
Are the Japanese aware of this situation?
IE
http://otakujanai.org
the only time that i remember that any kind of capsule/doc about Japan was broadcasted in national tv was in 2002 when everyone was talking about the Korea-Japan World Cup here in my country...
Student, Uncle & hopfully a good husband..
Interesting video...quite a bit of facts in it as well....
Undergraduate Student
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人類終わった～
High school student
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Very interesting documentary. Thanks a lot, Danny.
Okay. I could accept Gundams and similarly looking robots or you can say mechas as working replacements of humans. But those androids that look like humans creep me out. I can understand why little kids cry when Saya shows that "anger" expression of hers. I mean, it does look like human, but it definitely does not feel like human at all. You know what I mean, don't you?
It's sad to hear even young Japanese saying that taking immigrants in would increase the crime rates. I would really like to see some graphs and surveys on this matter to get a better conception of what majority of Japanese people think of foreigners.
University Student
Agree, of course kids will know that she is not even human that fact alone would freak them out. If they seriously believe using an android with no real human emotions can teach kids I think there will new types of psychological disorders. It will will also lower birth rates for sure using a female android with those faces would make boys afraid of a real woman when they grow up. Even I would freak out if that Saya is chasing me with her angry face.
University Student
I prefer a human helping me out than a robot. Robot teachers will never work as I dont think they will be able to give feedback to their students like a real human can plus they will be scaring the chicken out of elementary kids with those angry faces, they also wont be able to interpret as a human would with many perspectives.
No matter how many things can get jammed into a robot's CPU it still does not have the will to think freely or even imagine. Even if it may seem they are able to, the truth is they are just programmed to give that kind of response or suggestion.
Splicer
Well CPU is different how our mind is processed. To have human likeness, we need to step away from the normal architecture of Computing technology.
My standing is that:
Humans are special because they learn and have emotions and incentives for doing necessities by feeling pleasure. Robots have computers and computers do things because they are told to. No emotion. However, if you put emotions and learning power into the Robot, they become too uncanny to human behavior that killing one would equal to killing a human. Therefore, ethical issues will be waged. we aren't at this level yet, but soon we would probably face this.
University Student
Chobits? Still even if they are given learning power/emotions it is just all programmed, if a hacker decides to have some "fun" the androids may go terminator on humans. Judgement Day?
Splicer
Nah Matrix is matrix.
High school student
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Exactly what I think. It doesn't necessarily have to be a work of a hacker. Robots given ability to learn emotions could go crazy, as it was shown for example in I, Robot. As long as they don't have exactly the same morality and feelings processing as humans, they can interpret a lot of things in a different way. And that could put humankind in danger.
Upcoming College Student and Otaku
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I will definately watch this when I have a little more time ^_^ Unfortunately, it seems like most people here in my neck of the woods just care about the samurai, ninjas, and about what went down in World War 2 ^_^ I, again, will watch the video when I have some more free time ^_^
Upcoming College Student and Otaku
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Ok, now that I have watches the program, I am a little upset and worried at the same time. The Japanese government needs to give Japanese women more equality when it comes to work and more benfits for couples to have children. There is going to be a surplus of immigrants to Japan because of this, as it is happening here in the US. The whole robot thing creeped me out a lot ^^ I hope this problem gets resolved soon because the fate of anime, manga, Japanese culture,etc is on the line ^_^
http://thisblogissuxor.blogspot.com
Is Japan really this non excepting towards foreigners? I've heard that they love foreigners and at the same time do not accept them at all...
Dirty Gentleman
http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/
I am willing to do my part, and have intimate relations with cute Japanese girls.
http://thisblogissuxor.blogspot.com
You have summed up my whole existence
Tech Support Officer - Network Security Engineer
http://burugureibi.blogspot.com/
Amen.
Upcoming College Student and Otaku
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So, desu ka ^_^ I will definately do my part as well and have intimate relations with kawaii Japanese girls ;p
Freeter
What if they no longer are cute anymore?
OMG WHAT?! NOOO I STILL NEED TO VISIT JAPAN! WAAH!!? >:?C
Like if they need me, shizzle, ill be over there in a heart beat!
Scientist, unemployed.
http://fmphoenixhawk.livejournal.com
An interesting video to watch. Sadly, since I do not make over $60K/year, I will not score a Japanese wife. Unless I win the lottery next week. Then I will do what is needed to up the Japanese population.
Great document! Posted it on facebook.
Otaku Student
The is weird and krazi but very very awesome. But iwonder if it will ever get to this point????
hm???
http://weareanime-cosplay.blogspot.com
Chobit comes to life !!!
nICE VID...Anyway could you give more site on documentaries about japan that is realy long like this one..????
College Student | Novice Figure Collector ★彡
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This is why I can never picture myself living in Japan. There's just too much hostility against foreigners. How are you going to promote things like world peace if you can't learn about different cultures? As much as Japan is a developing nation with new technologies being made everyday, they sure are somewhat of a backwards society. Every step they take forward they take one step back. They need to give woman more rights and let "foreigners" such as that Korean woman be recognized as a Japanese citizen.
And the robot thing freaks me out. T_T
Student and Writer
So what you're saying is... That I need to hurry up and go to Japan soon before the Japanese become extinct.
Year 1 Diploma Student
http://ameblo.jp/darkknightnight
so... humans don't need to work in the future? cuz it's all robotise?
androids kinda freak me out...
Engineer-wannabe
http://sora-k.deviantart.com/
何か怖くなった＾＾；
でも外国人に対する抵抗はそれほどでもないと思いますよ、まあ、自分の経験から見るかぎりでは＾＾
Ambassador
http://througheyesfromafar.blogspot.com/
The entire human species, not just the Japanese, will be replaced by robots in the future....just wait and see.
student
http://listlessink.wordpress.com/
That's some creepily realistic robot. Amazing.
Game Concept Design and Planning
I actually liked this documentary.
A great watch on what could possibly be a sight of what the future has in store.
Phail Student
http://heyitsjana.blogspot.com/
It seems that living would really become pointless considering there will be no work in the future. Hopefully, The future isn't too near I would still like to live by doing my own dirty work.
and yeah androids freak me out! Would they really satisfy all the lonely men in the world or would they just create more? ><
Student
http://www.shangri-la.2ya.com
When will the Japanese governement allow dual-nationality...
Too many rotten old politicians in Japan that fail to make the drastic changes that are needed
College Student
http://www.projectsaber.com
Nice, but I usually don't see documentaries since TV isn't my forte.
Accountant
http://genkimike.wordpress.com/
I think like most things, this issue is cyclical. The population "crisis" will work itself out.
study
awsome
浦の引き篭り
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3219/haruhimemew.gif
What an interesting documentary ^^
Many people are alarmed of Japan rejecting immigrantes, but even knowing I'll be one of those foreigners in a few years, I wouldn't see with good eyes a *massive* immigration.
CEO of iKurisu.com
http://www.ikurisu.com
Solution: Have Japan allow immigration
Limousine Driver
The solution to Japans declining population is to get the Japanese to start spending more quality time together as a couple or family. Everything i have ever seen about Japanese society indicates a lack personal time in their lives. Mass immigration would only hasten the indigenous population decline by diluting it. The reason Japan is so interesting is because its JAPANESE.
Accountant
http://genkimike.wordpress.com/
This.
People can scream immigration all day long, however we all here have to admit becoming interested in a culture that is homogeneous and all the products of this homogeneity...We should learn as much as we can from the Japanese culture without trying to dilute it. And, those of us fortunate enough to visit or live in Japan, we should consider ourselves observers and come to terms with our place in it's society---gaijin.
Limousine Driver
Well said.
very educational
Otaku!, Full Sail Recording Arts Student
But but but..
I thought flying pantsu was educational. Am I mistaken?
Student.
http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/profile/Yuusuke-kun/
that was a very interesting video!
that girl gave me the creeps, saya O.o
pwn3d by two big and a whole bunch of itty bitty dolls.
http://msgeek.insanejournal.com/
If Japan doesn't want to get with the times and modernize their expectations about women's gender roles, they will continue to have women opting out of marriage and childbearing. Japan right now is where America was in the late '50s and early '60s wrt gender roles. Re-reading the book "The Feminine Mystique" in the context of expectations of Japanese men for their companions is quite interesting.
The book "Shutting Out The Sun" by Michael Zielenziger is also quite interesting in that he makes a connection between the women who made the choice to leave the work force and marry and have children in the hostile gender environment in Japan and their sons becoming Hikikomori. Take dissatisfied, alienated mothers and absent fathers. Add an economy that crashed around 1990, bullying and even hazing behavior going unchallenged and tolerated in school, and a pressure cooker school environment that still includes cram schools and rote learning and you have a recipe for a lost generation.
There are two Japans: the Japan of pop culture and the Japan of everyday reality. As appealing as Japanese pop culture is, the dark underbelly of Japan is quite ugly indeed.
Programmer
very interesting documentary, a bit Sad though. looks like Japanese women are harder to please than American (^_^)I guess that being a non Asian foreigner, my chances of scoring a Japanese wife are slim (>_<)Dammit!.
高校生
http://stickymochi.blogspot.com
I can relate to why less women are choosing to have babies... probably because I'm afraid of the pain though. ^_^;