Couples in Japan, J-Dramas:JFAQ82

[FadedSilkandGhosts]

I have a huge love of Japanese horror movies, and I've learned sooooo much by watching these with subtitles. I've learned body language, pronunciation, phrases, even correct manners. It's amazing how much you absorb if you watch Japanese movies and tv shows(excluding anime) on a regular basis.

[dutch4340]

because of TV i learned English but Japanese is way harder

[Midnightryder7]

Exsplain if u will about the tat on your left arm with all the people on it...It's Cool..Just want to know the reason for it!

[raisesarms]

Anime is fine. FOR THE MOST PART, the language is completely normal. When someone learns Japanese to fluency, they obviously know not to go round shouting Kamehameha etc. Kids learn English by watching English cartoons etc, so doing it for Japanese is fine. ps Is there any video's of you speaking Japanese?

[jeremy22h]

Did you ever try to go to a waterpark? I heard that if you have a tattoo you cain't enter them.

[glassomilkkk]

I'm curious, to teach english in Japan do you have to take a written test or some class to test your level of speech, comprehension, and knowledge in able to be a teacher. I'm entering my first year of college in the next couples weeks but I never really got good grades in school. Do people check academic records in order to see if your a fit teacher? Also I would sincerely like to thank you very much for taking your time to make these lovely videos, I really really appreciate it! :]

[angela3017]

What is an ATL?

[kave213vids]

has anyone ever told you that you look like m shadows?

[KhinShaider]

I'm not into dramas. They becoming corny & melodramatic over the years.

Don't you notice that whether in J-movies (action genre included) or anime, these melodramatic "drama" scenes are always present. Drama can help to heighten the movie and makes actors more human on screen. But it's put on every show, hence J shows become redundant.

My family and I can't help noticing it. It's more prevalent in today's anime just like their fan services.

[KittyCat7860]

Dude, you crack me up! I love how you compared a Japanese woman saying nande and how a American fresh off the block says nande.

J-dramas do help a lot though. I've been watching them for 7 years now, not only are they addicting but they really help your dictation.

[hotsonetti]

I wouldn't learn Japanese by watching anime. The language there is certainly ok in some situations, but usually ONLY in those some situations. If you learn the basic formal way of speech, you can use it in almost any situation with Japanese people, and it will not do you any harm. What they will think of you then is that you are very polite and good person and not entirely fluent yet. That's what you should aim for! If you use improper language, they might mistake your personality to be bad!

[eslh12]

Thank you for all your efforts. You said that if one of a married couples have a work visa, then the other one can get a dependent visa accordingly.

My question is, what if the first have a student visa (say for a Ph.D. program), can the spouse get a dependent visa as well ?

if this question has been answered before, please give me its link.

Thank you in advance.

[YamaPiTV]

real talk i always wanted to learn japanese but i couldnt so its been a year now ive started watching japanese dramas now i can listen to convos and speak ok

[MrEricthebilliken]

I appreciate your work, very informative for a student of Japanese.

[skterboy44]

i dont say this lightly but you are one of my heroes i want to go to japan and start a new life and uv helped so much thank you

[cheesesmiles]

J-dramas are the best way to learn the casual and vulgar side of Japanese.

[crimsonigloo]

Thank you so much for this video! ^_^ [x]

[isair81]

Translations can be anoying heh.

I notice alot of times when watching English movies, subbed in Swedish, the translation tends to miss alot of words, sometimes an entire sentence is not translated.

I guess the same is true while watching anime with Japanese audio and english subtitles, i get the feeling that the characters often say alot more than what's actually translated, not that id know since i cant speak japanese :/

[Adoriakashite]

Nice hint with the J-Dramas - I've started to watch some (subbed) and they're really good for pronounciation and listening-comprehension as well. THANKS A LOT!! =D

[Deucze]

Great video man, every couple of days for a new video sounds nice, you spoil us :D

P.S. you looked kinda uncomfortable with the camera low, i worry :\

[AmericanKosuPureSama]

NICE. Really Helpful Info. THANKS!

[AutomHatter]

Scott, just curious, about how fluent in Japanese would you rate yourself between 1 and 10? And you have been living there for about 3 years now right?

I'm just trying to see an average of how long it takes a foreigner to learn when submerged. :)

[AutomHatter]

I saw one...

[adamdaymond]

Sheesh, you put your work and family life before vlogging on youtube? Priorities! :P

[DraggingMorons]

dude u have ur own life.

u dont need to be so sorry about ur uploading video is delaying.

They can understand. :)

always watching ur vid.

i wonder how hard u studied ur

japanese to go there.

[motoyen]

Congrats on the wedding, what do her parents think about you? Or if you don't want to get too personal, what do the Japanese feel about interracial dating?

[Maglevspiritualgeek]

Do they have Visa Immigration lawyers in Japan?

[Erii77]

I remember watching this show Densha Otoko... great show, I really enjoyed it.

[StayHuman]

yo, regarding the VISA information you outlined in this video - I'm pretty sure this information is specific to the USA, and that it varies from country to country - unless the laws have changed. Was a different situation when I moved over there with my wife (from Australia). But, that was over 4 years ago now.

mmkay. ;)

[BusanKevin]

Great advice about watching dramas and reading the lips and watching the speakers' mouths! Very good idea :)

Back to work now.....hope it's going well :)

[abby992]

hey unrested, I've hear you talk about the tokyo style japanese and the osaka japanese. I've also heard about it on gimmeaflakeman. I was wondering, what's the difference between the two and is there a universal standard japanese you can speak that everyone can understand? i love your vids, keep em coming! =]

[reaper4255]

As for j-dramas, I started watching LOVE GAME, around April, thanks to keyhole tv! And dont worry, its perfectly legal, its part of a project of Japans ministry of internal affairs, whatever that may mean lol.

one thing I noticied is that sometimes Japanese people will put their mouths like they're gonna whistle slightly and sound out most of their words that way. It sounds a lot of fluid that way when I tried it.

I could be wrong though =P, anyway keep up the good work, Unrested ftw!

[Ido013]

Sweet new JFAQ~ I was wondering about full gaijin couples too, and somehow I thought it wasn't possible, well you pretty proved me wrong~

I always thought too that j-drama were way better to understand Japanese exactly because we can see their expression, though the down part is that it's harder to obtain subtitled.

By the way, the new youtube profile layout really is a pain to browse through all the videos..

[RisuMiso]

Great video!

[smiley62]

NANDE!! lmao

[GrapplerJMo]

good video. not just dramas, but the movies are also a good source. i feel if anybody wants to learn about japan as a whole and not just the language, needs to watch the japanese version of shall we dance (even richard gere told the japanese people the american version sucks on smap x smap), and to also watch i didn't do it, both directed by suo masayuki. i feel people who want to come to japan as teachers need to watch kinpachi-sensei

[cr0ssingpath5]

oop sorry about the comment, just read our comments on the bachelors degree x']

[cr0ssingpath5]

You mentioned the 4 year degree's I plan on getting a 2 year degree then looking into the JET program, but should I try for a 4 year degree before lookinginto the JET program or other programs?

[litdemon]

DOH! Yep, I scrolled down and saw this question was answered twice already. Hmmm, I used to be able to see individual replies to questions/comments underneath. Replies are all stacked at the bottom now and I don't know who is replying to what :-/

[drhikarisan]

a bachelors (4 year) is required for the JET program or even to get a work visa in japan.

[bboytrippin]

at 7:58 you say hotsong (spelling)? What does that mean? Also, could you put that in the correct romanji for my benkyou. Arigatouuuuuuuu!!!

[iFukuyama]

doushi tei=P? doush'te.

*only comment i have is a correctionO.o? shamed I feel*

[unrested]

actually if one were using romaji..which japan never does it would be correctly spelled doushite and kanto dialect has the same hatsuon i used. hence i was comparing kansai and kanto dialect. not sure if you picked up on that.

[iFukuyama]

yes, i know how to spell it romaji. what u said wasnt kanto, it was americaben=P

[unrested]

ah well you sound like the expert on dialects. you should make a video response correcting me on it then with correct 発音。

[iFukuyama]

technically i havnt gotten my masters yet, so im not an expert as of right now=\ (that was a joke btw)

anyway, what i meant wasnt that they dont use doushite, was just pointing out (i guess u can call it teasing on) ur accent

[AutomHatter]

Hmm.

[MissSumpfeule]

@iFukuyama i totally agree :D

[IHaveNoNameRawr]

Wow... Doesn't seem like I've been subscribed to you for so long.

._.

[cheyomi]

awesome vid! i also like to watch j-dramas, so i guess it gives incentive to watch them more and more often. BUWAHAHAAHAAHAHA! exspecially since it's hard to find obscure-ish type dramas that have subtitles. i guess i just have to learn japanese. lol.

[AutomHatter]

Hey Scott, about the 4 year degree... Can it be any degree, or does it have to be related to teaching English?

[IHaveNoNameRawr]

I'm pretty sure it doesn't have to be about teaching English.

[unrested]

he is right. any degree. just has to be a bachelors.

[DannySouless]

AWESOME INFO !!!!! THNNKZZ A LOT =)

[TheDutchGaijin]

Learning from anime is fine.

But you have to be careful with that.

If you have the wrong anime, it's like learning English from Spongebob (and speaking exactly like that).

The English itself is fine, but no one speaks like that, in that way.

[unrested]

thats what i am saying though. no one speaks like most animes.

[sakuraevolution]

It might be good idea here to qualify that Japan doesn't recognize same sex married/common-law couples, so partners of those with a work visa wouldn't qualify for a dependent visa.

[klynik]

I too noticed how little japanese move their mouths.

[Gangsta3e3]

Great JFAQ, mmkay! ;-)

[JehxOne]

hey a couples vid

cool

[adakkochan]

we barely move our mouths when we speak Japanese!? wow I didn't realize that even I'm a Japanese! interesting!

[unrested]

well compared to english speakers. yeah alot less.

[adakkochan]

that means when we speak english, we have to move our mouths a lot!  thanks!

[motoyen]

This is actually very true. When I teach English to Japanese speakers the one thing I try to get them to do is enunciate more. Seems they are shy to open their mouths too much.

[adakkochan]

Thanks for your very helpful comment!

I'll try to open my mouth widely. Thanks!!!

[rainsan]

I watch japanese tv live online. Sometimes all day. It really helps with listening comprehension. I have noticed that they don't use desu or masu endings that much at all. I read manga so I can learn to read the language faster.

[unrested]

EXACTLY!! god i wish people knew that tiny basic fact before sending me loads of e-mails trying to correct me because i didnt use masu or desu.

[TkyoSam]

Dude, anime is fine, even if the anime is like Sci Fi or fantasy, it's still 90% real/normal gramatical nihongo bro ;)

Good vid though bro, hookers and blow ;)

[unrested]

you are right i actually landed my first job here by running into the interview and shouting KAME HAME HOUUU!!!!!!

[TkyoSam]

*_*You did that too?...I thought I was the only one out there *sniffles*

[Draquoir]

Dude, I almost regret watching any アニメ while learning Japanese. I slipped up and used だが to link two sentences. Which only old people(high status also) and idiots say. >.> I got laughed at, since then I've learned to steer clear(while still acknowledging their existence) of certain words that someone of my status wouldn't use. Good info as always.

[furetosan]

By the way, I watched GTO before coming here, then スターの恋... It'd be nice to hear some おすすめ's from the senpai.

[watcher8o]

Awesome, thanks! Going to watch some yakuza dramas to learn the lingo of organized crime in Japan.

[ElevenColors]

I guess the tricky bit is making one's videos more easily searchable. Say, set up the tags and description so you can paste the question into YouTube's search box and your video comes up first.

[unrested]

ah good suggestion. on my oldest vids i didnt quite know what i was doing most times with tages.

[ElevenColors]

Annotations are my latest addiction. If I can think of a video that relates to anything in the video that's playing, I paste an annotation. If someone makes a comment asking a question, I add an annotation with a link to a video that has the answer in case anyone else has the same question.

[furetosan]

Make it 3 vids a day, please.

[sach3]

Can you get the visa with a 3 year degree?

[unrested]

as long as it is a bachelors degree you are fine.

[sach3]

thanks

[TokyoBrando]

i was abit confused at first becuz you americans always call it a '4 year degree', yet we dont really have them in Australia..the average Bachelor Degree is 3 years (unless its medicine, then obviously 6 + years)..in some cases bach. degrees can be completed in 2 years..so aslong as its titled a 'Bachelor Degree" i am fine ye? doesnt matter how long it took me to aquire it? awesome vid btw

[Auron710]

thats a good Q =) same here in england as you Aussies, so i wonder the same thing! Most of ours are 3 year degrees and some uni's even manage the same qualification in only 2!

[unrested]

as long as its a bachelors thats all that matters.

[betamaxdc]

we need 2 unrested vids a day...or we shall riot.

[unrested]

well youtube was nice enough to allow this video to be 10:25 so that should count as two. but please if you do riot...make sure to vlog it!

[watcher8o]

DC, you haven't posted a video in almost a week... the natives are restless.