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A YouTube video featuring a middle-aged Japanese man working a blue-collar job in the United States is currently trending.
While the video primarily features self-deprecating humor, it's also been mixed with confessions from Americans too.
People who graduated from college only to find a job as a cleaner,
people with student loans who will have to pay them off until they're around 60,
people who, due to rising prices, are sharing a room with four other people and still paying 110,000 yen a month in rent.
Looking at these Americans, I wonder if Japan really has the world's largest GDP.
A YouTube video featuring a middle-aged Japanese man working a blue-collar job in the United States is currently trending.
While the video primarily features self-deprecating humor, it's also been mixed with confessions from Americans too.
People who graduated from college only to find a job as a cleaner, people with student loans who will have to pay them off until they're around 60, and people who, due to rising prices, are sharing a room with four other people and still paying 110,000 yen a month in rent.
Looking at these Americans, I wonder if Japan really has the world's largest GDP.
Japan has the third largest GDP in the world, yet one in six people, one in two single mothers, lives in poverty.
A poverty person's income is only half the median average salary.
The median salary is 3.51 million yen, so that means an income of only about 1.75 million yen.
In countries with limited social security, like Japan and the United States, poor people face a bleak future no matter how hard they try.
This is because, despite their clear need for national support, it's nearly impossible for them to obtain subsidies from the government or local governments.
Japan has the third-largest GDP in the world, yet one in six people, and one in two single mothers, live in poverty.
A poor person's income is only half the median average salary.
The median salary is 3.51 million yen, so that means an income of only about 1.75 million yen.
In countries with limited social security, like Japan and the United States, poor people face a bleak future no matter how hard they try.
This is because, despite their clear need for national support, it's nearly impossible for them to obtain subsidies from the government or local governments.
In Japan, various forms of support are provided on a declaration basis.
People from poor households have to work low-wage jobs every day, and because they have limited access to human resources, it is difficult for them to obtain information and support.
Furthermore, economically struggling families do not have the opportunity to eat nutritionally balanced meals.
Instead, poor families have to eat fast food and instant foods.
As a result, despite the poverty level in Japan, the number of people suffering from conditions such as diabetes is increasing.
This is a similar situation in the United States.
In Japan, various forms of support are provided on a declaration basis.
People from poor households have to work low-wage jobs every day, and because they have limited access to resources, it is difficult for them to obtain information and support.
Furthermore, economically struggling families do not have the opportunity to eat nutritionally balanced meals.
Instead, poor families have to eat fast food and instant foods.
As a result, despite the poverty level in Japan, the number of people suffering from conditions such as diabetes is increasing.
There is a similar situation in the United States.
I think Japanese schools should teach students about home gardening.
Traditionally, Japanese people have primarily eaten rice, vegetables, and fish.
Therefore, it is said that wheat flour, dairy products, and meat are not compatible with the Japanese genetic makeup.
In fact, 70% of Japanese people are gluten intolerant.
Gluten is found in products that contain wheat flour.
So, eating fast food and junk food cannot be good for your health.
Eating these foods makes children irritable and unable to concentrate.
As a result, their academic performance declines.
I think Japanese schools should teach students about home gardening.
Traditionally, Japanese people have primarily eaten rice, vegetables, and fish.
Therefore, it is said that wheat flour, dairy products, and meat are not compatible with the Japanese genetic makeup.
In fact, 70% of Japanese people are gluten intolerant.
Gluten is found in products that contain wheat flour.
Therefore, eating fast food and junk food cannot be good for your health.
Eating these foods makes children irritable and unable to concentrate.
As a result, their academic performance declines.
I have no expectations for the Japanese government.
Japan's economic growth has been declining for about 30 years.
Yet Japan's major companies are posting record profits.
Yes, economic inequality is widening, even in Japan.
The rich send their children to international schools.
However, children from poor families can't even go out and have fun during long holidays.
When children grow up in economically difficult environments, they often develop a belief that they'll never succeed.
As a result, suicide is the leading cause of death among Japanese teenagers.
I have no expectations for the Japanese government.
Japan's economic growth has been declining for about 30 years.
Yet Japan's major companies are posting record profits.
Yes, economic inequality is widening, even in Japan.
The rich send their children to international schools.
However, children from poor families can't even go out and have fun during long holidays.
When children grow up in economically difficult environments, they often develop a belief that they'll never succeed.
As a result, suicide is the leading cause of death among Japanese teenagers.
関連単語
- take the trouble of~（わざわざ~する）
- comedy（コメディ）
- an actor（(男性の)俳優）
- an actress（女優）
- appear（~が出演する）
- cruel（残酷な）
- plot（筋書き）
関連フレーズ
- I often watch TV dramas and record them on DVD.（私はよくテレビドラマ見て、DVDに録画することがあります。）
- Do you like watching Japanese TV dramas?（日本のTVドラマは好きですか? ）
- I like to watch TV shows, especially when my favorite actors or actresses are in them.（私はテレビ番組を見るのが好きで、特に好きな俳優や女優が出演している番組を見るのが好きです。）
- I love comedies, but I sometimes watch serious stories like historical ones.（私はコメディが好きですが、ときには歴史物のような真面目なものも見るんですよ。）
- What kind of TV drama do you usually watch?（どんな種類のTVドラマを見るんですか?）
- I hardly watch dramas anymore because the quality has gone quite downhill lately.（最近はテレビドラマの質が下がっているのでほとんど観ないですね。）
- I don't like to watch stories that depict cruelty because I get depressed after watching them.（残酷な描写のある物語は、見た後に憂鬱になるので見たくありません。）
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