Women stay at home as wives.
The man of the house, gets to bathe first.
Little by little maybe...
Well at least it's better than in the old days.
Hey guys!
Today we're gonna go and Ask Japanese again, but
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Today we're actually going to go and ask Japanese people about feminism,
if they know the word, and if they think males and females in Japan are equal or not.
So, let's go and Ask Japanese.
Do you know the word "feminism"?
I think I have heard of it.
I have heard of it.
How is Japan doing in that area?
Oh oh...
What's the current situation there?
In Japan a man stands above a woman.
How does that show?
In companies, bosses are generally all male.
Men are generally represented in higher positions.
When I see company and political leaders, I generally only see men.
How else can you tell Japanese men stand above women?
In the house. Japanese women stay at home as wives.
That traditional image, of the wife waiting for her husband's return,
does still exist in Japan
Rather than woman working.
Has anything changed?
In the school we both go to,
there are many families where the dad and mum are working.
Now there are also some companies that help with child care...
those are the recent changes.
Have you seen any other changes?
Teshukanpaku!
My dad is teishukanpaku.
What is that?
The man is the dominant ruler of the house.
And the wife has to do under him what pleases him. A house like that.
That's what we call Teishukanpaku
And your parents are still like that?
In modern houses it might have changed but in Kyushu and such it's the majority.
And your home is like that too?
Yes, my dad is the leader of the house.
Do you want to marry and have your house be the same way?
Or do you want your house to be different?
I want equality in my family.
But I haven't thought of marrying yet.
I'd rather stay single.
Why so?
I don't like how women get treated...
I prefer animals over humans.
I want to just surround myself with animals and live with them.
I want to work and raise kids at the same time.
Is that difficult?
Right now it's difficult in Japan, as there are no kindergarten slots.
I hope when I become that age, things will have become better.
Have you heard of the word feminism?
Feminim?
What? Never heard of it.
Me neither.
So are men and women equal in Japan?
No we are not.
What areas are different?
Women have to do all the housework...
And men have to work... those ideas ...
still remains from the old days.
That's the picture that many people still have..
Well, things like... the man of the house gets to use the fresh bathtub first.
Things like that.
I hear of that.
I think there is still some discrimination between men and women.
Especially at the workplace.
What area is different?
Depending on your profession, men and women get a different sallary.
Some jobs people still believe only men or women can do.
I think there is still some discrimination in these areas.
What do you think? Are men and women in Japan equal?
Little by little...
At least it's better than in the old days.
But the wage income of men and women is totally different!
I personally want the same wage too.
What work can only be done by men in Japan?
Work that needs strength and generally all driving occupations.
Recently I have seen female train staff though.
But before then I was wondering why there were only men.
Taxi drivers too.
Have you heard of the word feminism?
Feminism?
We definitely are thinking of the wrong thing right now.
I have heard of the word "feminim" before
but not of feminism.
How equal are men and women? Are they not?
On the train I realized that men will make seats for women but not the other way round.
This is not about equality but maybe about prejudices.
Japanese men are much nicer.
Women will expect men to carry their luggage or pay their bills.
Women are bad in Japan.
I take it for granted that men pay my bills. - That's not equal.
Does this mean women are doing better then?
Something around that.
Is there something that is good for women in Japan?
On the trains there are women-only cars.
Women have those, men don't have those.
Do you need those women only carts?
They are necessary, I think.
There are only women on the cart.
There are women-only onsen areas.
And there is a women only train carts.
You mean the women-only carts in the mornings during rush hour?
In those there are less harassers, so I feel safer commuting.
Are you glad you have the women-only carts to protect you?
I am glad they exist. I actually wish we had more than just one per train.
You wish there are more? - Only one in the morning.
Sitting next to a woman is ok, but sometimes I feel uncomfortable next to men.
Any other place women have advantages in?
As a women we might take it for granted but...
When there are areas where men and women are seperated,
then the female only area will look cleaner.
Well those areas are... more... uh... organized...
Some stores are maybe too cute for men to enter?
Most print-club photobooths can't be used by men only because of past harassment issues.
So a group of boys can't use the purikura areas alone.
I don't quite understand that but I feel sorry for them.
There are no men-only places, right? [There are]
There seem to be more stores that cater for women.
We also have the women-only train carts?
Maybe due to that women have it better.
Maybe.
Well thank you.
The other day I was riding the train, and there was a poster right in front of me,
and I posted that on my Twitter, and that poster has pretty much
has a housewife and her husband is looking at his phone instead
of finishing his food, and she was like, *gasp*
made that kind of face and was like, "I'm so sad because I just want to satisfy
my family but no-one is finishing the dishes anymore that I cook for them!"
And I put the picture up on my Twitter and I got really interesting responses from
you guys and girls, about, you know, feminism in Japan.
So it was interesting to actually ask this question.
I find that there is still a very predominant image of the
Japanese housewife. So you see that in loads of commercials,
you see that in loads of things of the obedient Japanese housewife
that cooks and takes care of the kids, and its kind of
getting pushed a lot. I don't really see the Japanese houseman being pushed
really.
Sometimes in some commercials, you see a man maybe cutting
some vegetables together with his wife, but it's generally like
it seems to very much still be pushing the housewife image.
And that's a big thing, like you have the age when you're a girl
and then once you're a woman you're expected to marry quite early,
Japanese people marry quite early.
There used to be the thing of the 'leftover Christmas cake'
which is, when you... 25th of December is when people eat a cake on Christmas
right? So when it's the 26th, no-one wants to eat the Christmas cake
'cause it's after Christmas, right?
Which also used to be a marriage date for women in Japan,
if you are 26, you're kind of too old, you're getting old,
no-one wants to eat the Christmas cake anymore, which is kind
of shocking because it's like, c'mon, they're still quite young!
So they've changed that apparently, it's moved a little bit backwards
but there seems to be the idea about that, for some people around.
When I actually went to Germany, I must say, going back to Germany
I was surprised by how many women I could see on posters for
commercials or on TV who are not... y'know, who are women!
Like they were neither girls, nor married, so...
so you just constantly see really young, attractive girls or you see
married women a lot on Japanese TV.
That's what I've experienced so far to be honest.
And what some women still do, though not as much anymore is quit working
when they marry in order then to support, for example, if the husband
has his own company, then to work in his company to help him with paperwork,
with the taxes and stuff. I've seen that quite a lot. And another thing
that's very sad is there are not many kindergarten places,
so if a woman can't get a kindergarten slot during that year, she might
lose her job as well, because obviously then she has to take care of the kids,
and she can't go back to her job.
So that's another thing.
And in the really traditional ways, it's not
as much any more, but many people, especially in the countryside
seem to be in that the man is like the ruler and the leader
of the house, which means he gets to do the most important decisions,
and he gets to, for example, take the bath first and stuff.
But Japanese women are taking that a little back, because usually
the one who takes care of the finances in the family is supposed to be the wife, so
the wife collects all the money that the husband earns, then distributes it
amongst the kids and herself and the husband, so he gets
his pocket money from the wife, which is interesting.
So yeah, that's a little bit on feminism here in Japan, what
is your opinion on feminism in Japan and Asia, or maybe in your country?
Interesting to find out. Guys, be nice to each other!
I know this is a topic that causes a lot of friction,
so in the comments I don't want any mean comments, guys, let's
discuss this properly like grown up people.
Thank you very much for watching, I'll catch you soon for another video
and don't forget to subscribe and I'll catch you soon. Bye!
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