Japanese Twitter Is IN LOVE With America

Summary

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Podcast Summary: Japanese Twitter Is IN LOVE With America

Show: The Isabel Brown Show
Host: Isabel Brown (The Daily Wire)
Date: March 30, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode dives into the surprising and heartwarming cultural phenomenon of Japanese users on Twitter (X) expressing passionate, sincere admiration for traditional and contemporary American culture. Host Isabel Brown and her guest/co-host explore how a new translation feature on X has opened a window into how Japanese people perceive, celebrate, and sometimes parody American life. The hosts reflect on the importance of genuine cultural exchange, pride, and the value of preserving national identities amidst a globalized, often negative media environment.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The “Based” Appreciation for America from Japanese Twitter

• Translation Feature Sparks Cross-Cultural Joy:

  • X now auto-translates posts, allowing Americans to witness Japanese Twitter’s fascination with America (02:06).
  • Isabel praises this as “the Internet clip cleanse I never knew I wanted, but actually desperately needed.” (01:56–02:00)

• Wholesome Japanese Takes on America:

  • Japanese Twitter users post earnest, sometimes humorous tributes to everything “Americana”—from barbecue, cowboy hats, and country music to pickup trucks and classic icons.
  • Example: Japanese girls dressed for a hoedown, users hosting “Wild Honky Tonk” events in Tokyo, and people line-dancing to country bands. (04:36–05:09)

• Notable Quote:

  • “Japanese Twitter is the most wholesome thing on the planet today.” — Guest/co-host (02:38)

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2. Americana: Big Trucks, BBQ, and Country Music

• Hyperfixation on “Everything is Big” Stereotype:

  • Tweets marvel at giant grills, big steaks, and large American vehicles.
  • “I want to eat the effing huge meat that the effing huge Texas bro who showed up in an effing huge Ford pickup truck grills on an effing huge grill.” — Guest/co-host quoting a Japanese tweet (07:00)

• Charming Cultural Misperceptions:

  • Japanese users see backyard grilling and classic cars as “epitome of culture.”
  • “This person tweets: I like this photo of American men and meat. Someday I'd like to join in on this.” (06:09)
  • “Someday I want to go to Texas too, eat a five pound steak and fire off a 50 caliber gun. Don't we all? God bless America.” — Japanese Twitter post (06:33)

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3. Sentimentality and Appreciation for American Life

• Personal Stories & Nostalgia:

  • Isabel shares how driving massive cars (Yukon XL) shocked a British friend and echoes the Japanese awe for all things “huge” in America. (07:16–08:21)

• Sincere Admiration:

  • Japanese posts feature Hot Wheels collections, cowboys, MAGA hats, “Canadian tuxedos,” and affection for American cars—even commemorating deceased relatives who loved America.
  • “American cars are the best. My dad...was a guy who loved America too. I got the same American style tattoo on my right arm as him.” (10:32–10:42)

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4. How Japanese Twitter Sees Americans

• Hospitality & Friendliness:

  • Japanese posts idealize American hospitality—believing Americans would welcome foreign barbecue guests, pick them up at the airport, “stuff you full of meat, and send you a Christmas card with a family photo.” (13:05)

• Contrasts with European Twitter:

  • “Europeans on X: American food is disgusting, their portions are too large and they have no culture. Japanese on X: Show us more pictures of your delicious meats.” — Guest/co-host (12:36–12:44)

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5. Mutual Admiration and Cultural Exchange

• Americans Loving Japanese Culture:

  • Isabel notes Americans’ unwavering enthusiasm for Japanese food, markets, and especially anime, seeing real Japanese culture as something authentic and to be respected, not diluted. (16:24–17:49)

• Real Multiculturalism vs. “DEI”

  • The hosts stress the value of preserving distinct cultures—celebrating differences rather than erasing them.
  • “Real multiculturalism looks like experiencing something different from what you grew up with, having appreciation for it and letting it remain as it is.” — Isabel (18:41)

• Notable Quote:

  • “Turns out Americans actually want Japan to still exist in 100 years as Japan, not as, I don't know, the Middle East. Just throwing that out there.” — Isabel (19:23)

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6. Diplomacy, History, and the Power of a Joke

• Trump’s “Pearl Harbor” Joke (20:00–22:12):
  • President Trump, when asked by a Japanese reporter about surprise military action, joked:
    • “You don't want to signal too much… Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Okay. Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?”
  • A Japanese user responded with a moving reflection about how the joke helped heal old wounds, transforming historical guilt into a sense of equality and brotherhood.
  • Notable Quote from Japanese user:
    • “In that single joke, Trump did something powerful. He turned a painful history into a shared laugh. Laugh between equals… Not two nations stuck in old roles, but true equals. Proud brothers, shoulder to shoulder, ready to build the future together.” (21:15–22:12)

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7. The Future: Optimism for Real, Respectful International Relations

• Cultural Appreciation as Rebirth:

  • Isabel and guest see this moment as a profound opportunity: people-to-people admiration fosters better understanding and global diplomacy.
  • “It's proof that… legitimate peace and diplomacy and alliances can rise from the ashes to prioritize people and preserving one's culture again.” — Isabel (22:19)

• Humorous Musings:

  • “I know everyone's against mass immigration, but would we be okay with like 30 million Japanese people coming to America instead? Cuz lowkey I I would be okay with that right now.” — Isabel (23:06)

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Standout Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Konnichiwa, family from America. To all our new Japanese friends… which is the greatest thing I ever could have asked for.” — Guest/co-host (01:26)
• “This sent me down a rabbit hole of Japanese Twitter that I never want to come out of ever for the rest of my life.” — Isabel (03:57)
• “They actually think so highly of Americans that they think we're like the nicest people on the planet.” — Isabel (12:48)
• “Is this not the most wholesome thing you've ever seen in your life? I want to be this dog.” — Isabel and guest, on a video of a golden retriever soaking in a Japanese hot spring (14:05–14:07)
• “It is the most tranquil, calm and unintentionally based lifestyle I've ever seen on the Internet. And that's saying something.” — Isabel on Japanese digital life (13:44)
• “Give me more. I'll have multiple [MAGA hats]… I guess they also think that our entire culture is centered around massive semi trucks blowing black smoke everywhere.” — Guest/co-host (11:26)
• “To our Japanese friends...who are blessing my social media feed in a time where it's very dark and I really needed it the most. Arigato.” — Isabel (23:07)

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Notable Timestamps for Segments

• Intro to Japanese Twitter’s Pro-America Trend: 01:00–02:45
• Auto-translation on X & Culture Crossover: 02:00–03:57
• Deep Dive into Americana Obsession: 04:04–07:14
• Personal Anecdotes on Big American Cars: 07:16–08:21
• Japanese Twitter’s Affection for Food and Hospitality: 10:15–13:08
• Americans Loving Japanese Culture & Multiculturalism Rant: 16:24–19:23
• Trump’s Joke and Emotional Japanese Response: 20:00–22:12
• Conclusion — Cultural Hope and Thanks: 22:19–23:17

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Episode Takeaway

Japanese Twitter’s viral celebration of American tradition is a mirror to American self-doubt: while American culture is often criticized domestically and in Europe, Japanese fans highlight its warmth, exuberance, and signature quirks with fresh eyes. Isabel and her guest urge listeners to honor, preserve, and take pride in “real” American culture—just as Americans should respectfully admire authentic Japanese culture. In a global era of negative headlines and shallow multiculturalism, robust, joyful cultural exchange might just be the antidote.

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Transcript

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[Isabel]

here's one for your Monday I bet you didn't know the most based people on the Internet fighting to preserve American culture aren't even American.

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They're Japanese.

[Audience or Additional Voice]

Yeah.

[Isabel]

Yeah, Japanese. Twitter loves the United States of America, baby.

[Guest or Co-host]

And I am so here for it.

[Isabel]

For every one of you in Japan posting a beautiful Pro America tweet, I am buying my daughter another hello Kitty stuffed animal. I'm ordering sushi for dinner.

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I'm ready to jump on a plane to Tokyo because this is the most wholesome thing you will ever see in your life. Konnichiwa, family from America. To all of our new Japanese friends who somehow have made their way onto my Twitter timeline, which is the greatest thing I ever could have asked for

[Isabel]

and turns out was the Internet clip cleanse I never knew I wanted, but

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I actually desperately needed. X has dramatically changed in its culture

[Isabel]

this week, going from what I used to call the place where dreams go to die to now becoming my favorite spot on the Internet because of a new feature that they rolled out a couple of days ago that automatically translates posts from the language they were written in to the language that you speak. And because of this, there's now this massive crossover of posts from Americans on

[Guest or Co-host]

Japanese people's timelines on Twitter.

[Isabel]

And of course for us, seeing Japanese posts on X translated automatically into English for the first time since we've been on the platform. And let me tell you, let me

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tell you, Japanese Twitter is the most wholesome thing on the planet today. This is the greatest reminder that even

[Isabel]

when we get so hyper focused on all of our own division and negativity and the horrible things going on all around the world, so sometimes the way

[Guest or Co-host]

other people see your culture is so

[Isabel]

refreshing and is exactly the take that we needed in order to keep being proud to be America and be Americans. Now in the year of our Lord 2026, the first post that I saw

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from Japanese Twitter that totally reignited my faith in humanity is a cover of

[Isabel]

John Denver's Country Roads.

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Maybe the greatest song of all time. Speaking as a lifelong John Denver Stan

[Isabel]

from Rocky Mountain High, Colorado, tell me

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this does not put a smile on your face watching Japanese sing John Denver in Japanese. We played this around the breakfast table in my family's house this morning and my daughter had the biggest smile on her face, was dancing around. It was amazing. No notes, no notes. Perfect execution. More of this on the Internet, please. Where have you been all my life?

[Isabel]

This sent me down a rabbit hole of Japanese Twitter that I never want to come out of ever for the rest of my life.

[Guest or Co-host]

Because it turns out Japanese people are

[Isabel]

in love with Americana culture. And I say Americana specifically because there seems to be a hyper fixation on, like, what it feels like to live inside Toby Keith's cross, courtesy of the

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red, white and blue.

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Oh, the red, white and blue.

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And a huge affinity and love for stuff like barbecue and NASCAR and country music.

[Isabel]

MAGA hats and cowboy boots to our

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friends across the Pacific Ocean. Look at this tweet. Yes, there is a whole subculture in

[Isabel]

our country dedicated to the southern United States, especially Texas.

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I'm glad people abroad can appreciate it too. With the three cutest Japanese girls you've

[Isabel]

ever seen in your life dressed like they're ready to do the hoedown throwdown.

[Guest or Co-host]

God bless them.

[Isabel]

This guy tweets, I'm holding events in Japan to spread Southern American culture.

[Guest or Co-host]

This event in particular is called the Wild Honky Tonk. I want my American friends to know there are Japanese people like me. Look at him with the Texas flag and the American flag billowing in the wind.

[Isabel]

Behind him you've got the country band

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with the whole three piece set there. People are line dancing in their pearl snap buttoned up shirts. I love this. More of this on my social media. The affinity the Japanese people have for barbecue culture. The greatest thing ever. I mean, look, we already knew that

[Isabel]

Japanese wagyu steaks are like the best

[Guest or Co-host]

meat on the planet.

[Isabel]

Everybody knows that. I and most of my American friends have had it on our bucket list

[Guest or Co-host]

to go consume as much wagyu steak

[Isabel]

as humanly possible in Japan for a very long time. My husband literally watches YouTube videos about this like every three to four business days.

[Guest or Co-host]

But it turns out Japanese people are also hyper fixated on American barbecue culture. Today we got a brisket on the big guy and some pork ribs on

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on on the green egg.

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Sharing photos of dads grilling at the local cookout, thinking this is like the peak epitome of culture. Everything you should strive for in life.

[Isabel]

This person tweets.

[Guest or Co-host]

I like this photo of American men and meat. Someday I'd like to join in on this. And in person, it's like the most average male cookout of all time. I love this one.

[Isabel]

Southern brothers from America.

[Guest or Co-host]

This is the first grill I did

[Isabel]

myself as an adult.

[Guest or Co-host]

Inspired by you guys back then, this

[Isabel]

was the best I could manage, but it was the greatest. Someday I want to go to Texas too, eat a five pound steak and

[Guest or Co-host]

fire off a 50 caliber gun. Don't we all? God bless America.

[Audience or Additional Voice]

God bless America.

[Isabel]

And gentlemen,

[Guest or Co-host]

This one was so wholesome. Thanks American brothers. It's small. His steak is small, but I'm throwing down some meat too. Yo, I love this.

[Isabel]

Or for those that want to just speak as plainly as humanly possible, I

[Guest or Co-host]

want to eat the effing huge meat that the effing huge Texas bro who showed up in an effing huge Ford pickup truck grills on an effing huge grill. If that isn't the most American sentiment you've ever heard in your life, I don't know what else could be.

[Isabel]

You know, this actually reminds me of

[Guest or Co-host]

a great conversation we had with some

[Isabel]

of our friends from the uk. When I was young in high school, I grew up about 30 minutes away from our high school. We lived in a small mountain town and we had to drive down the hill in Colorado to Denver to school. And we didn't have a school bus, obviously. And for the first couple of years of high school, you're too young, you can't drive yourself to school. You certainly don't have your driver's license yet. So we had a neighborhood carpool. Of all of the people from my small mountain town who went to the

[Guest or Co-host]

Catholic high school down in Denver, and right around the beginning of our carpool

[Isabel]

era, a family friend of ours who moved to the United States from the UK joined our carpool. And they had just moved from the uk so they were pretty new to American culture and they showed up to drop their kids off to jump in our car. And my family has always had like gas guzzling, huge cars. Obviously you have to in the mountains of Colorado or you're gonna slip all over the ice. But we used to drive a Yukon xl, like the big, big, big Suburbans with the extra row that are like absolutely massive, huge cars. That's the car I learned how to drive in.

[Guest or Co-host]

And our friends showed up, his son jumped in the car and his dad from the UK opens the door to let his son in the car and he looks in the backseat and he goes, my God, this thing is massive. He like truly could not wrap his head around how big our car was.

[Isabel]

So I guess it' our pickup trucks, it's our grills, it's the meat we

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eat, everything is effing huge in America compared to the rest of the world,

[Isabel]

at least according to the Japanese. Back to our favorite trip around the

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bigger and such More minute than just

[Isabel]

country music covers or eating steak on a Friday night.

[Guest or Co-host]

It's seems that people all over Japan

[Isabel]

are posting regularly about how they just love every single tiny minute detail of American culture. This one says Dear American Bros, I

[Guest or Co-host]

love everything about America.

[Isabel]

American cars are the best. My dad, who passed away last year at 54 from cancer, was a guy who loved America too. I got the same American style tattoo

[Guest or Co-host]

on my right arm as him. Rock and roll emoji.

[Isabel]

I live in Kyoto with its narrow roads and small plots of land. I want to come play in America again someday.

[Guest or Co-host]

Come visit Kyoto too.

[Isabel]

And you look at this guy. He's standing in of Burger King in the greatest Canadian tuxedo outfit, which by the way is inherently American despite the fact that we call it a Canadian tuxedo. You're welcome world for denim. Look at how happy he is with his cowboy hat, his boots, his big old belt buckle. And then you scroll to the next photo in his post in front of all of his Hot Wheels cars. Iconic.

[Guest or Co-host]

And there's two Maga hats, a dark Maga hat and a red classic Maga hat. A bunch of cowboy hats, belt buckles, cowboy boots. Is this not the greatest appreciation of American culture you've ever seen? Half of America won't be caught dead

[Isabel]

wearing a ma, but Japan?

[Guest or Co-host]

All about it. Give me more.

[Isabel]

I'll have multiple I guess they also think that our entire culture is centered around massive semi trucks blowing black smoke everywhere. This guy shares a race of semi trucks and says on a fine day like this, Americans are surely enjoying themselves,

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watching races of those big trucks belching thin black smoke while having a barbecue. No doubt about it.

[Isabel]

Or even more simply, they're embracing retro

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Americana culture, bringing back the dancing of

[Isabel]

stuff like the 1950s and 60s. Classic Americana, American music and dance that were born in the good old days taking to the streets to do it themselves. It's a good reminder that all of the negativity you hear about America incessantly all the time, certainly from our own media, but also largely from the Europeans in the mainstream media and social media. There are still people out there who love the United States, who see it as a shining city on a hill or just a delicious steak on your plate.

[Guest or Co-host]

I love this tweet. Europeans on X American food is disgusting,

[Isabel]

Their portions are too large and they have no culture.

[Guest or Co-host]

Japanese on X Show us more pictures of your delicious meats.

[Isabel]

They actually think so highly of Americans that they think we're like the nicest people on the planet. Read this. I think it's fine to seriously show up at the house of someone on X ex who's saying, come eat some of our barbecue because Americans are so kind.

[Guest or Co-host]

They'll probably come pick you up at

[Isabel]

the airport, put you up for the night, stuff you full of meat, and

[Guest or Co-host]

send you a Christmas card with a family photo inside. They're big hearted like that. Except for California. I mean, how can you not love this?

[Isabel]

Americans are responding in kind to that sentiment, by the way, by generating new maps of our country in which we simply replace California with Japan. And though I know the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America was a lot for people to handle, we're still not really sure how we feel about that. I think most people could probably get on board with this pretty quickly.

[Guest or Co-host]

It turns out, though, not only do

[Isabel]

Japanese people on Twitter love America and are obsessed with American culture, Japanese culture

[Guest or Co-host]

looks so appealing to me.

[Isabel]

It is the most tranquil, calm and unintentionally based lifestyle I've ever seen on the Internet. And that's saying something. This account is regularly sharing videos of their dog, a beautiful golden retriever just hanging out in a Japanese hot spring.

[Guest or Co-host]

This video has 1.3 million views and

[Isabel]

it says says today's soaking Everyone, thank

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you for joining us again today.

[Isabel]

Is this not the most wholesome thing you've ever seen in your life?

[Guest or Co-host]

I want to be this dog.

[Isabel]

I would like to die and be

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resurrected as this dog. Catholic Japanese Ex is going hard this week for Holy Week sharing anime AI generated images of angels to proclaim the truth of Jesus Christ and the coming of the resurrection of our Lord.

[Isabel]

Hosanna to the Son of David, the King of Israel. Praise to the one who comes from God. Hosanna in the highest to God. Praise to the one who comes from God.

[Guest or Co-host]

Based and politically, Japan gets it. Japan gets it.

[Isabel]

The left wing tends to act spoiled, thinking of the country as an indestructible mother that will absolutely never die. They throw tantrums whining for snacks and someone to listen to their troubles. The right wing thinks of a country as an aging mother they want to protect. They want her to lock the doors properly and not fall for scam calls. If the teapot hasn't been used for 24 hours, they will rush over Translated automatically from Japanese um, yes.

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Appreciate love.

[Isabel]

They're even infinitely better at poking fun at the more eh, parts of American culture that we don't always love to talk about so much. We're going to talk about the no Kings protests tomorrow on the show, I promise. Cuz there's a lot to unpack there from the angry boomers in our country.

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But how about this? Would you watch this anime movie about

[Isabel]

the no Kings protests?

[Guest or Co-host]

I gotta know.

[Audience or Additional Voice]

The time for silence is over. We will not be ignored. Let me thank all the organizations that have made this great event possible.

[Guest or Co-host]

Was that supposed to be Elizabeth Warren? I didn't even pick up on that at first.

[Isabel]

It is.

[Guest or Co-host]

It's Elizabeth Warren reciting CCP gibberish in her Pocahontas headdress. Or should we say faux Kahontas?

[Isabel]

All of this is so fun to

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watch, obviously, and I hope for your

[Isabel]

sake this becomes your algorithm on social media too. But I actually think it also reflects a much deeper poignant truth, several of them actually, that I don't think we should mistake not paying attention to. First and foremost, this highlights the fact that Americans actually admire and love and want to preserve legitimate Japanese culture. We've known that for a long time. Japanese food is hugely popular here. We love going to like import grocery stores in the United States. People love going to Japanese food markets and grocery stores. That is like one of the only things I see on my TikTok about stuff to do in the Washington D.C. area right now. The cherry blossoms are happening this week and represents a huge cultural exchange in D.C. back and forth between America and Japan and we talk a lot about that in our culture here from a place of true honest admiration. Americans love watching anime. It's like one of the fastest growing realms of entertainment in how we spend our leisure time, our free time. But it's because we appreciate and we love and we want to preserve legitimate Japanese culture. Not watching it be watered down or assimilated to other things or completely erased through mass importation of other cultures that refuse to honor Japan and everything it stands for. And it seems the exact same thing can be said about how most people in Japan are probably feeling about America. They love and are enthralled by and want to preserve and visit and experience legitimate American culture. And for everyone screaming, America has no culture. Okay, come on. That is the most shallow, ridiculous thing you could possibly say.

[Guest or Co-host]

They're pointing out the most obvious American things possible, like country music or the rodeo, nascar.

[Isabel]

I mean, so many aspects of our culture that we think means nothing and in fact is completely meaningless to contributing to a larger cultural movement. But even if it's something as simple as gathering with your friends around a grill on a Friday night and spending time cooking a meal together, that is American culture. That, of course, is worth preserving. And the rest of the world sees it as something beautiful that they want to experience too. Actually think this flood of appreciation from Japanese people to America, from Americans to Japan, in Japanese culture actually highlights and reflects the importance of preserving real diversity. Not the crap of DEI that we've been living through for the past few years, but legitimate diversity by maintaining and protecting and safeguarding actually distinct cultures. Real multiculturalism looks like experiencing something different from what you grew up with, having appreciation for it and letting it remain as it is, not by erasing it or diluting it or changing it into something it's not because of it, of fear of being canceled. And that's what we've been missing from modern society for way too long, for the last several decades. Turns out Americans actually want Japan to still exist in 100 years as Japan, not as, I don't know, the Middle East. Just throwing that out there. And the Japanese people on social media seem to feel the same way about America in a hundred years. They want their grandchildren to be able to experience legitimate American culture, not something that has no sort of courage whatsoever and allowed itself to be taken over by those with nefarious intentions. Tensions. The other element to this that cannot go unnoticed and I think is really profound, comes in the wake of President Trump making that Pearl harbor joke that people were so upset about just a few weeks ago from the Oval Office. I don't know if you guys had a chance to see this, but President Trump was asked point blank by a reporter while sitting next to the new Prime Minister of Japan, who's super based, by the way. We love her. Why he didn't give a heads up that he was going to be striking them. And his answer was nothing if not true. Trumpian fashion, in case you didn't get a chance to see it.

[Reporter or Interviewer]

No, Japan and us are very good friend, but one question. Why didn't you tell US allies in Europe and Asia, like Japan, about the war before attacking Iran? So we are very confused about we Japanese citizens.

[Audience or Additional Voice]

Well, one thing, you don't want to signal too much. You know, when we go in, we went in very hard and we didn't tell anybody about it because we wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Okay. Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?

[Isabel]

Okay, I can't summarize better what this Japanese X user said, what actually this means for the future of diplomatic relationships between Japanese politicians and American politicians. This is perfect. To my American friends, I want to speak from the heart, because this moment truly moved me as a Japanese citizen. When President Trump made that Pearl harbor joke, it wasn't just humor to us. It felt like a weight I had carried my whole life was suddenly lifted, my ch tightened, and honestly, tears came close over a joke that everyone was outraged over here In America, for 80 long years, we Japanese have lived under a heavy shadow. The constant expectation to apologize, to reflect, to stay in guilt mode. Even though we're the closest of allies. That old wound never fully healed. We've been bound by the past, by the Constitution America helped write for us. People seem to forget about that. Always a little smaller, always needing to prove we were sorry enough. But in that single joke, Trump did something powerful. He turned a painful history into a shared laugh. Laugh between equals. It was like he was saying, hey, it was a long time ago. We're good. Let's move forward as brothers. No more endless atonement. No more living in the shadow of being the former enemy. The curse broke. Japan feels free to stand tall again. Right now, cherry blossoms are blooming beautifully all across Japan this spring. The Sakura feels like a perfect symbol of fresh beginning. Not two nations stuck in old roles, but true equals. Proud brothers, shoulder to shoulder, ready to build the future together. To the American people, we don't want to be subordinates forever. We want to be your real partners. Strong, proud, and loyal. The kind of allies, allies who ride or die together. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, America. The strongest alliance in the world is rising again. As equals. As brothers forever.

[Guest or Co-host]

Get this guy a publishing contract first and foremost, or make him write an anime film, because I will watch that tomorrow.

[Isabel]

What a beautiful reflection. What an amazing, profound cultural moment we are living through right now. Whether it's from a joke from the President of the United States in the Oval Office or all of these silly posts we're reacting to on social media, it's proof that no matter what has happened in the past, legitimate peace and diplomacy and alliances can rise from the ashes to prioritize people and preserving one's culture again. Even in the midst of all of the insanity we're living through today, even in the midst of other global conflicts, even in the midst of so called multiculturalism that indeed is actually wiping out entire cultures every single day on this planet. I'm here for it. I know everyone's against mass immigration, but would we be okay with like 30 million Japanese people coming to America instead? Cuz lowkey I I would be okay

[Guest or Co-host]

with that right now.

[Isabel]

To our Japanese friends who may be watching this video and who are blessing my social media feed in a time where it's very dark and I really needed it the most. Arigato. And I am absolutely moving my trip

[Guest or Co-host]

to Japan up like immediately. I'm going this year. Come hell or high water, I will be there and we can share a beautiful steak.

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