Jazmine Sachiko Ross is born and raised in Ishikawa prefecture Japan, and despite having both English parents, she only went to Japanese public schooling her entire life. This video goes through her story of being a native Japanese speaker and the experiences she has had living in Japan as someone who is Nihonjin (Japanese) in every way except by her appearance.
This video was filmed June 2021 but due to timing Issues wasn’t released until July 2022
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Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
2:00 Asking Stereotypical Japanese Questions
3:14 Being born to non-Japanese parents in Japan
6:39 What it's like growing up in countryside Japan
7:29 Japanese School Photos Elementary through High School
10:11 Wanting to look more Japanese
12:09 Studying English at School Despite Speaking it
14:42 Becoming better at Japanese than Japanese people
17:31 Teacher shocked Jazmine is better at Japanese than everyone
22:33 Finding TALL Girls in Italy
26:10 Making Friends in English for the First time in College
29:05 Speaking English like a Grandma
31:00 Working at a regular Japanese company and making Jazmine's own brand
33:05 Finding People Like You in Japan
35:00 Enjoying Japanese People's company
The Half x Half (Half and Half) podcast is a place for discussion on all things Japan and being half Japanese. Get a cup of coffee with some half and half, and listen to both of these Hafus talk about their experiences of 10+ years living in Japan.