This was a great program, nicely produced! Its an important topic that needs to be discussed as many people are not prepared for disasters. I hope NHK will follow up with a program that offers preparedness tips and advice, it could save lives!

素晴らしい😊😊😊

Can I be cared for in your facility? I'm also a foreigner without a family? From the Philippines

yours,
cooperation and effort
Thanks to you
thank you.

Good work

Constructive ideas...❤

as a foreigner trying to rent in japan is a nightmare. one of the worst parts living here.

頑張ってくださいねBrit

Bless your heart ❤️
People like you makes the world better place for all human kind.
Thank you.

Nice video

I love what u r doing take care

Love what you are doing, people and the land are one

Thanks sharing
Beautiful nature

Very good efforts 🎉
God blessed you 🙌

Bravo. C'est très courageux

You're an inspiration, God bless you in everything you do. Ogenki de

Noble advocacy

Bravo. C'est très courageux

Take care. We'll done.

Wow, that's so impressive! I wish her lots of success and happiness❣

あなたはすばらしい生き方を選んでます。自然との共生を大事にしながら地球と生きる暮らし。

とても知的で 意識高くて 行動力があり 深い洞察力を持った方ですね❗️I respect lovely pearson.

Parabéns Paola. Maravilhoso projeto. Parabéns 🎊

interesting to hear her story..

The struggle of a language is very true for us Filipinos and the other nations as well. Do not give up on your dream.

Thank you for the program, and article. Thought if we can start earlier like 10 years old for the language……and come back for post graduate study if possible. Thank you for sharing.

I'll come to Japan one day
Good luck 🤞.

Great experience. Keep going 👍💪

❤️❤️❤️

Beautiful Country

Have seen the movie about the Fukushima disaster. It's great to see people progressing in Fukushima and trying to live a comfortable life.

It’s lovely to see foreigners speaking such good Japanese

Thanks for sharing. Great recovery still continuous on that particular area💪

❤️

😊

❤️❤️❤️

I went to Fukushima a few times and they’re correct, the people there were super friendly!

❤️

Whenever anyone asks me what is my favourite prefecture in Japan, I always say Fukushima. I loved it.

Sweet.

GREAT SHOW!!!!

Great

Fukushima on my list to visit when i travel to japan in 2024.

I am very glad to see Chatroom Japan. I saw this first in Youtube when you featured International people living in Fukushima and I find it very helpful.This initiative is makes me feel more connected to the Japanese people even though I am a foreigner.

Parabéns meus amigos, que Deus os abençoe sempre, nessa missão bonita e gratificante de se ver. Que vcs continuem com essa garra e amabilidade com todos. Vcs merecem, são guerreiros e essas crianças confiam vcs. Bjs!!

Parabéns a todos vocês que lutam por oferecer um futuro melhor as nossa geração futura obrigado.

Nossa casal 20, orgulhoso. Abraços

mais que interagir!! muito a acrescentar!! 👏👏👏parabéns pelo lindo trabalho!¡!! 🍀🙌

ngoài học vỏ thuật, còn phải kính thầy trọng bạn... tinh thần đoàn kết là giúp đở lẩn nhau.... great spirit !!

Unfortunately many foreigners in Japan are treated as second-class citizens, even though they are often recruited to Japan to work in factories, etc. Their children can suffer even more. This is an encouraging story that shows how people of other ethnicities can assimilate more easily into Japan and its culture.

Parabéns Deus continue abençoando 🙏

Well, this is unusual in that a Japanese media outlet is covering foreign nationals coming to Japan and doing something that is neither Japan-centric or based on their own culture. Most stories in that vein are
A) Japanese nationals living overseas and overcoming all the difficulties associated with it, but succeeding because, well, they're Japanese
or
B) Foreign nationals coming to Japan because Japan is such a great place and there are no obstacles to overcome and Japanese people will help them succeed.

Thanks for your good work..

It is the Japanese cultural !!!

がんばって💪

Keeping these traditions alive are definitely the way to ensuring a sustainable future since crafts like these using natural materials and age old techniques while empowering the locals! Making of textiles like Shina also promote the ecology of the region. Way to go Aditya! So glad to see you getting your hands dirty and learning so much about Japanese crafts and textiles. Can't wait to see what you explore next

👍 your innovative idea in fabric enable a healthy and happy life in Earth.This is a perfect solution for sustainable green development of our country.All the best.

Good to mix the creativity he brings from India with the good practices and tech from Japan

Sustainability is become a great thing in nowdays, and we should give more focus on doing something sustainable. Many many great wishes to you, hope you will able to do something revolutionary in your textile field. आपको बहुत बहुत शुभकामनाएं। 🙏

I have watched previius episodes with much interest. There is much we can learn from Japan as Aditya.

You love who you love💗

All countries should legalise marriage in all its forms between consenting adults! Irrespective of the gender of either or both parties! Love doesn't conform to a country's "laws"! But the Law should conform to consenting adults needs! Why keep people apart if they love each other?

I wish them the outcome they want so they can live a long happy life together. Marriage should be legalised everywhere.💖

Japan is so progressive and open minded in a lot of ways. It is high time we recognize same sex marriages!

It’s the practicalities that bother me immigration, visas, tax, inheritance, hospital visitation rights, protection from discrimination - been with my husband for 23 years and all the above are hard work, planning and expense to deal with.

I can't remember when this documentary was released, it's called ha-fu. Talking about mixed people living in Japan, how they childhood was like even their day-to-day lifestyle. It was heartbreaking to learn that back in the 90s there were only 500 mixed children in all Japan.

Loving yourself is great..

I am not in any position to say whether this is good for Japan or not. I personally believe though, that if you can embrace the Japanese culture more than the even the Japanese do, you can have this one request granted and even embraced.

Wonderful hairstyles for beautiful faces!!

I guess gradma is right, Japanese people are not shy though, they just need to inform from the outside first.

Nice

Coxinha & feijoada should be a great hit.

One thing I have learned from watching Chatroom Japan is that the people on the show love their families, especially their children, no matter where they are. Japanese people also cherish their families. The way of thinking about family may be a little different in each country. However, I thought it was important to understand each other's way of thinking.
I think that Chatroom Japan is a very good program where we can hear the valuable voices of foreigners living in Japan. I will continue to watch Chatroom Japan. I am looking forward to the new stories. I'm not good at English, so I'm sorry if it is difficult for you to understand my English.

The idea that "we miss our relatives...but we have to work in Japan" resonates with me. I've lived in Shimane for almost five years. I love living here and I've found so many opportunities to work, learn, and contribute to the community, but I also really miss my family back in America. Being between two countries can bring so many gifts, but it can also come with feelings of being torn.

Regarding the foreign mother having difficulty with her childrens' homework and not being able to help because of the kanji - it may be worthwhile to learn the kanji alongside your child. It can be a bit more difficult for an adult to learn and remember, but imagine your child's enthusiasm when you decide to learn, and they someday are able to help YOU with your kanji use. It gives the feeling of teamwork, and helps motivate them to study, while improving your ability to read/write kanji. Just a thought.

I also struggle with the Japanese homework, and it gets even more stressful for me and him as i try to help him. is there any kind of tutoring or summer/ winter camp that offers intensive Japanese language lessons for elementary school kids whose first language isn't Japanese?

KANJI MADE EASY by Thomas DiMattia on You Tube. They are free. So far I have covered about 30 Kanji in four videos...

Hi from Canada. I am Japanese and I have 10 year old. I’ve been trying to teach Kanji to my son, but he has lost his interest. I was devastated, but I couldn’t force him because when he was crying he explained to me. “ Mom, here in Canada, I don’t have any Japanese friend, and I don’t use it, so it’s hard to remember. “ after that fight with my son, I felt like I got a hole in my chest because I wanted give him an identity which he’ll be wonder himself who he really is in his future. You know? He looks like totally Japanese but he is Canadian. I thought if he knows Japanese language he somehow be able to find himself. I now looking forward to take him to Japan and show how beautiful Japan is tJen maybe someday he might gain his interest in Japanese couture. Anyway I could see that your daughter is using KUMON book. It’s a really good text format. KUMON after school is also great place to study. Maybe invite their friends to do their homework together. You and your children is doing excellent, good luck!

Imagine if countries where English is the main language spent as much time studying English as Japanese do studying Japanese? We English speakers are simpletons even using our own language, yet the Japanese are like wizards. We will never understand their language fully. We should focus more on making our language more difficult instead of dumbing it down. We need to make English more complex so that it's less accessible to others and becomes more of a secret language between us.

We want to live that way

The 4 years I lived in Japan as a teen were the best. I went to the DoD school on base but took Japanese language at school and our maid (became a grandma to us) helped so much. My sister and I were fairly fluent in the verbal and could read hiragana and katakana. Unfortunately I only learned about 250 Kanji. Unfortunately I did not retain very much of the language nor the Kanji but do remember all the hiragana and katakana. It has been 48 years since returning to the US.

What a nice video! I have the same issue that you do. I can't help my son anymore(5th grade as well), but can still help with my older daughter(3rd grade). Honestly, the education system here is so stressful for kids and parents.

I did the same thing by leaving a secure job in Japan to start from scratch in the US when I was 30.

Thank you for sharing this.

It's just a matter of great determination on finding job.

I always listen to Jafriq radio with my husband every Sunday morning . I feel at peace.Thanks.

This is my first time clicking kn NHK chatroom and I'm really enjoying rhe moments. I like the idea of bringing people together from all walks of region regardless pf their status nor race. This is so peaceful for me. I have also been listening to Jafriq radio and I'm glad that NHK recognizes its relevance and bringinf it to the space.Kudos to NHK, Bravo JafriQ!

Hi I'm Lina aka Zaheen I want to be an actress so how can I apply for that?