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00:00The reason why I live in Japan.
00:07Today's guest has arrived.
00:12No pain, no gain.
00:16No pain, no gain.
00:19In Japan, you don't get old if you don't get old.
00:24I've lived in Japan for 18 years.
00:29Far East Japan.
00:31Why do I live in Japan?
00:36Because I'm a foreigner, I can see this beautiful country.
00:40The charm of Japan.
00:44We will find out.
00:59The secret of being a foreigner.
01:05A share office in Saitama prefecture where abandoned mines have been reused.
01:17It was broken by itself.
01:18And in suits.
01:23It's not a machine for super ties.
01:29I'll protect you.
01:34He plays with the kids in the park.
01:38Is that an athletic suit?
01:40It's an athletic suit.
01:42Is that so?
01:45It's a little wild.
01:56Are you tired?
01:59It's cute.
02:01Even though he's a child, he has a poker face.
02:04He's looking far away.
02:07Do you like suits?
02:09Yes, I love them.
02:11I wear a jacket and pants for lunch.
02:16I also do car maintenance.
02:20I think it's my everyday life.
02:24Mr. Allen Parker, who loves suits, is 35 years old.
02:30He is calm and relaxed.
02:3435 years old?
02:36Is that so?
02:38He is young.
02:40His hometown is about 1900 km away from Japan.
02:48Brooklyn, New York City, United States.
02:52It's amazing.
02:55He was born in 1989 to his mother, who was an architect.
03:03He grew up with his parents' love.
03:08His dream is to become a president.
03:12He came to Japan 18 years ago.
03:15His dream came true in Japan.
03:21Mr. Allen started his business when he was 29 years old.
03:27He has 12 employees and runs a small company.
03:33What is his job?
03:37It's called a lobbyist.
03:40Lobbyist?
03:42You mean a lobbyist?
03:44That's right.
03:46It's a job to show respect to the government.
03:51To put it simply, it's a job to connect foreign companies with law enforcement in Japan.
03:59There is a saying,
04:03before you ask for something, you should ask for it.
04:09I think that's right.
04:13He succeeded in connecting foreign companies with the government.
04:22And his office is...
04:25Oh, it's here.
04:31What is this?
04:39Do you like music?
04:41I love it.
04:43I like Kikuchi Momoko.
04:45Adventure.
04:46This is a really good album.
04:48I want to listen to Kikuchi Momoko from Steel Guitar.
04:52Junko Mihara.
04:54Seri Ishikawa.
04:57She is a popular artist in the 80s.
05:01She is popular.
05:03She is popular.
05:05She is popular.
05:08This is Matsutoya Yumi's song called Reincarnation.
05:14It's the title of the album.
05:17I really like the sound of the beginning.
05:24At the end of the comment, do you always go back to your original voice?
05:27Yes, I do.
05:30At the end of the comment, do you always go back to your original voice?
05:48It's like this.
05:50I wish I had more time to listen to it.
05:53Are you that busy?
05:55Yes.
05:58When I listen to music, I want to concentrate on it.
06:04He is 35 years old.
06:07What kind of life did he have?
06:14Let's find out why I live in Japan.
06:23Nice to meet you. I'm Kasanori Takahashi.
06:25I'm Miki Kanda.
06:26I'm Allen Parker.
06:28Nice to meet you.
06:30You have a strong personality today.
06:33That's right.
06:34I heard that you like Yumi's songs.
06:39Yes.
06:40I like old records.
06:42I bought hundreds of them before I knew it.
06:46Analog records are popular now.
06:49That's right.
06:5080s pop music is popular all over the world.
06:55I like vintage audio.
06:58I like to listen to vintage audio and vintage music.
07:02That's my hobby.
07:04I see.
07:05What kind of business do you have?
07:11For example, I have a request from Mr. Walt.
07:16I'm a partner of Uber Eats.
07:21I've seen Uber Eats recently.
07:24That's right.
07:25Uber Eats is very convenient in Tokyo.
07:28I've seen Uber Eats a lot.
07:32However, Uber Eats can only be used by four-wheel drive cars in the countryside.
07:38That's why Uber Eats couldn't be a good service.
07:41Uber Eats is not for everyone.
07:43That's right.
07:46So Mr. Allen negotiated with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport so that Uber Eats could be delivered not only by four-wheel drive cars but also by four-wheel drive cars.
07:53He negotiated with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport because he wanted to deliver Uber Eats to Japan.
07:56Especially in the snowy countryside.
07:59It's hard to deliver food on a bicycle or a tricycle in the winter.
08:08Mr. Allen negotiated with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport so that Uber Eats could be delivered not only by four-wheel drive cars but also by four-wheel drive cars.
08:21Is it possible to negotiate like that?
08:23Yes, it is.
08:25So Uber Eats is a bridge between the two countries.
08:31That's right.
08:33So Mr. Allen was behind the negotiation.
08:35That's right.
08:37I didn't know there was such a company.
08:39Let's take a look at why Mr. Allen became the president of Uber Eats in Japan.
08:49Mr. Allen was born in this city in New York, USA in 1989.
08:56Brooklyn. Once upon a time in America.
09:00Here is a picture of Mr. Allen who spent his childhood in such a city.
09:06He is so cute.
09:08He is a city boy.
09:10At that time, the security was very bad.
09:14There was a lot of theft of cars.
09:17My father bought a broken car so that he wouldn't be robbed.
09:24When he was robbed, he bought another broken car.
09:30It was when America was in a bad situation.
09:32Yes, it was.
09:34His parents, who wanted to raise their children in a more comfortable environment than New York,
09:40moved to Dayton, Tennessee, where his parents' home was, when Mr. Allen was 4 years old.
09:47Isn't this Nagano?
09:49The scenery suddenly changed.
09:53Here is a video taken by Mr. Allen.
09:56It's so beautiful.
09:58Is it sunset?
10:01Wow.
10:03What is this?
10:05This is my farm.
10:07Is that so?
10:09Did you have a farm?
10:12Yes, it belongs to my family.
10:16Mr. Allen, who grew up surrounded by the great nature of Tennessee, was stimulated by this person.
10:24I was mostly stimulated.
10:26You were mostly stimulated.
10:28Mr. Allen, who grew up surrounded by the great nature of Tennessee, was stimulated by this person.
10:33I was mostly stimulated.
10:35You were mostly stimulated.
10:37This is a goldfinger made in 1964.
10:42It was cool.
10:44It's a Connery.
10:46It's a cool suit.
10:51Was the influence of the suit from here?
10:54I think so.
10:57Let's take a look at the photos of Mr. Allen at that time.
11:00Here it is.
11:02Oh, it's true.
11:04The direction is a little different.
11:06I've loved suits since I was a kid.
11:10It's rare.
11:12Mr. Allen's dream at that time was to be a president.
11:18I wanted to be the top of the company.
11:22I wanted to be like that someday.
11:25After that, Mr. Allen went to junior high school.
11:29He chose Japanese without any deep reason in a foreign language selection class.
11:36What kind of class did you have at that time?
11:38It was tough.
11:40If I made a joke in class, I would be made to sit up straight.
11:43Sit up straight?
11:45It's tough, isn't it?
11:47It's tough.
11:49If I sit up straight for about 10 minutes, I would roll over.
11:56Mr. Allen, who learned programming skills in junior high school,
12:00was asked by his parents' acquaintance to make money by making a homepage.
12:06I see.
12:07You learned that technology makes money at that time.
12:10Yes.
12:11This is what Mr. Allen bought when he was 15 years old with the money he earned.
12:17Is it a Cadillac?
12:19In 1979, it was full body and cool.
12:22Yes.
12:23Did you buy it with just one homepage?
12:25Yes.
12:26How much did you buy it for?
12:28It was $1,500.
12:30I love old cars.
12:32Really?
12:33Mr. Allen wanted to actually use the Japanese he learned in class.
12:40He came to Japan as an exchange student in 2004 when he was in the first year of high school.
12:46Here is a picture of that time.
12:49This is amazing.
12:51It's a beautiful picture.
12:52It is.
12:53Where is this place?
12:55It's called Tono City in Iwate.
12:58Tono City.
12:59It's a legend of the Tono story in the Ginga Railway in Kenji Miyazawa.
13:07Yes.
13:08I was impressed that I could go to a wonderful place.
13:15That's when I decided to move to Japan.
13:21Really?
13:22That's when I decided to move to Japan.
13:25What was it?
13:27I had an aura.
13:29An aura?
13:30A rural aura.
13:32I'm sure you have it in Tennessee.
13:34It's just rural.
13:36I don't know the difference.
13:38What is it?
13:40The mountains in the U.S. are not like this.
13:43It's like this.
13:46When you're driving on the highway, the scenery is the same all the time.
13:51Japan is very dense.
13:54That may be the point.
13:57My parents were very curious about this.
14:02If you're from the U.S. and you don't like the countryside,
14:07would you like to live in Japan?
14:11Then, he moved to Japan from the university.
14:15He went to Jouchi University.
14:18Oh, it's your mother.
14:20She's in her puberty.
14:23She doesn't look good in hakama, so I made her wear a morning suit.
14:27You were quite popular at the time, weren't you?
14:33You're popular.
14:35That's right.
14:36That's the reaction when you're popular.
14:39I was popular.
14:41It's in my memory.
14:43Is it because you went to Nagata-cho?
14:47Mr. Allen graduated from Jouchi University in 2011.
14:51In order to become the president of Japan,
14:54he first got a job at an advertising agency in Japan.
14:58Mr. Allen, who got a job at a Japanese company at the age of 22,
15:02learned Japanese-style business there.
15:06My boss called me Allen.
15:11He said,
15:13I told him,
15:15I can't get my arms together like this
15:19while listening to the stories of famous people.
15:24I can't get my arms together.
15:26Oh, really?
15:28You've been doing this all the time.
15:30That's right.
15:32If you start doing this,
15:36you can't make it.
15:39You have to work a little harder.
15:43When I'm listening to a story,
15:46I do this.
15:48That's a sign that I'm listening to the other person's story.
15:53When I go to the U.S. and make a phone call,
15:56people ask me why I'm doing this.
16:00Yes, yes.
16:03Don't Americans do that?
16:06No, they don't.
16:08Really?
16:09That's right.
16:11Mr. Allen, who was preparing for his job
16:15in Japan and abroad,
16:18went to a certain place.
16:21What is it?
16:26Hello.
16:28Hello.
16:29I'm sorry, Mr. Allen.
16:31Fancy suit.
16:33Why are you in Nagata?
16:35This is the birthplace of my company.
16:50You look like a character in an RPG.
16:54This is the Senate.
16:57Is this it?
16:58Yes.
16:59There are three Senate.
17:02Of course, there are two buildings
17:05because the Senate has about twice as many offices.
17:10Do you go to any of these buildings?
17:12Yes, I do.
17:13You do?
17:14Yes.
17:15Mr. Allen started going to Nagata when he was 24 years old.
17:21In order to develop foreign companies' products and services in Japan,
17:25he had a lot of legal issues.
17:28He went to these places every day
17:30and learned about them from the officials
17:33to build a relationship with them.
17:37I'm sure he stood out.
17:39Yes, he did.
17:44It looks like a charging station.
17:46It's always so magnificent.
17:50At first, I met a lot of great people.
17:55I was very nervous.
17:58That's how it all started.
18:03But wasn't it difficult to make a connection at first?
18:09Yes, it was.
18:11I see.
18:12In this world, it's all about trust.
18:18It's all about whether or not we can have a conversation.
18:23It's all about building that trust.
18:27That's the hardest part.
18:29It's all about maintaining that trust.
18:36Have you ever failed?
18:39Of course.
18:40I've apologized many times.
18:44By the way, do you ever do dogeza?
18:47Yes, I have.
18:49You have?
18:50Yes, I have.
18:51Why do you do dogeza?
18:54It's a secret.
18:58Did you do it?
19:02It's like doing dogeza.
19:11It's a secret.
19:13What was that?
19:15It was an accident.
19:17It's a secret.
19:19It's a secret.
19:21It's about the other person.
19:23That's true.
19:26I've learned one good thing.
19:31When you become a minister or a prime minister,
19:36everyone wants to be your friend.
19:43I'm sure you two know this.
19:46When you become a minister or a prime minister,
19:50everyone wants to be your friend.
19:53Especially in Nagata,
19:57people are wary of that.
20:02If you support each other,
20:05communicate with each other,
20:08and respect each other,
20:11you can build trust when you become a minister.
20:16It's been a long process.
20:20That's right.
20:22Whether you become a minister or a prime minister,
20:26I think it's important to respect each other.
20:35Six years ago,
20:3629-year-old Mr. Allen started a company
20:39in the center of Nagata.
20:44From then on,
20:45he started his life as a dream president.
20:51I didn't know what to do.
20:55I wasn't born in Japan,
21:00so I had to study a lot.
21:08In order to catch up,
21:10I have to study more than usual.
21:16Otherwise, I can't vote.
21:20It's not stupid to start a business.
21:2690% of companies go bankrupt in five years.
21:31But I still do it.
21:34In fact,
21:35Mr. Allen was supported by his wife, Ms. Ami,
21:38who got married at the age of 23.
21:41But when Mr. Allen told her that he was going to start a business...
21:45I quit my job.
21:47I'm going to start a business.
21:54After this,
21:55we visited Mr. Allen's office in Aoyama.
22:05By the way, Mr. Allen,
22:06don't you wear an umbrella?
22:07That's right.
22:08It's raining,
22:10so it's natural to get wet.
22:28Ferrari.
22:30I rode a Ferrari.
22:34I rode a Ferrari.
22:38Ferrari has been cool since I was a child.
22:46You made your dream come true.
22:48That's right.
22:50I never thought I could do this.
22:57It's fun to drive around Tokyo.
23:02There are a lot of pine trees,
23:04which can only be pruned in Japan.
23:10It makes me feel the soul of a woodworker.
23:16It's a shame it's raining.
23:18It's supposed to be open.
23:20I see.
23:21It's supposed to be open.
23:27This is our office in Aoyama.
23:30Let's go inside.
23:34This office was established in 2019.
23:40It's been six years.
23:42Is this the place?
23:44Yes, it is.
23:48It's amazing.
23:50It's like the center of Omotesando.
23:53I did my best.
23:55I did my best.
24:00Today, we have Benjamin Boas,
24:03who is our advisor.
24:05Mr. Benjamin.
24:07Benjamin is the Cool Japan ambassador
24:10for the Cabinet Office.
24:14All the members of Mr. Allen's company are here.
24:17First, Mr. Benjamin,
24:19who is the Cabinet Office's advisor.
24:22Amazing.
24:24Mr. Nagahisa, who is an expert in public policy.
24:30Mr. Uno, who has 35 years of experience in telecommunications.
24:37Mr. Tristan, who is a member of the Cabinet Office.
24:42Mr. Horiguchi, who has a wide range of experience as a caster.
24:47Mr. Astier, who is in charge of media distribution.
24:52Mr. Allen is a world-renowned expert.
24:57There are so many people who are active in various fields.
25:01Mr. Mason, who has about 300,000 followers,
25:05has joined us for a new business development.
25:11Mr. Mason is editing a video of our Akiya business.
25:19What kind of work do you do at Akiya?
25:22We introduce Akiya products to foreigners,
25:27and we provide support for foreigners to use Akiya.
25:37That's a lot of work.
25:39We do everything.
25:42What kind of person is Mr. Allen?
25:45Mr. Allen is a hard worker.
25:52I think he's a good guy.
25:56I'm glad he's a good guy.
25:59What is Mr. Allen's Akiya business?
26:03First of all, we look for Akiya according to the needs of our customers.
26:09Specifically, what kind of order did you make?
26:13There are a lot of things we can't do in our area,
26:16so we just want to write about Akiya.
26:18I see.
26:21Hearing the specific wishes of customers by receiving orders.
26:26Mr. Allen is looking for a property.
26:29When I find it, I go to see it and investigate.
26:36We also provide purchase support and after-care services.
26:44This is something that can't be done well without linguistic skills and knowledge.
26:51By providing such support,
26:56foreigners can feel at ease and buy Akiya.
27:02That's our business.
27:08At first, most foreigners lived in Japan,
27:15but now it's the other way around.
27:17There are many foreigners.
27:20When I look at it, I can see that it takes a lot of time and effort.
27:26There are many Kanto areas.
27:28Chiba, Gunma, Saitama, Tochigi, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, etc.
27:37Among them, there is a town that is a little popular with foreigners.
27:44We visited the town with Mr. Allen.
27:49Saitama Prefecture
27:58It's Saitama Prefecture.
28:09Can you take a picture of this signboard?
28:12Yes.
28:13What is this?
28:15This is it.
28:17Please feel the goodness of Ogawa town and move to Ogawa town.
28:27Is it an advertisement?
28:28Yes.
28:30We will support you in every way.
28:32It's like a Kamen Rider Thunder.
28:35Excuse me.
28:37Hello.
28:39I came with TV Tokyo today.
28:43I want to promote moving to Ogawa town.
28:47Thank you very much.
28:49I'm sorry for the sudden camera.
28:53This time, it's BS, but it's quite long, so I'll show you around.
29:00It's long, isn't it?
29:03He even said this line.
29:07Since you bring customers, do you give them information about the house?
29:15If I don't come here, I can't get information, so it's very important to me.
29:22Thank you very much.
29:26After that, he was told to wait at the station.
29:30Something amazing came.
29:32There is a nice car.
29:35It's a little retro.
29:39It's cute.
29:47It's different from the car before.
29:50This is a 1951 Bentley.
29:54What kind of car is it?
29:55It's a British car.
29:57It's a British car.
29:58It's a British car.
29:59It's a British car.
30:01It's a 1951 Bentley.
30:04What kind of car is it?
30:05It's a British car.
30:10It's a 70-year-old car.
30:1470 years ago?
30:16I found this on the Internet and bought it without actually seeing it.
30:23How much is it?
30:24It's a secret.
30:28Please.
30:32It's cheap.
30:34I bought a car that I can't tell you the price.
30:36Thank you very much.
30:42How much is the fuel economy?
30:44If you care about fuel economy, you won't get in this car.
30:50You're right.
30:5310 minutes by car from the station to the property.
31:02Here it is.
31:04This is an Akiya property sold to foreigners living in Tokyo.
31:14I think this property has three pillars that foreigners like.
31:21It's a bamboo forest, a temple, and a Japanese house.
31:29I see.
31:35It's decided.
31:38It's a 50-year-old property sold to a foreign couple living in Tokyo last year.
31:44It's a Japanese-style apartment.
31:52When it rains, you can enjoy the sound of rain falling from here to here.
32:00It's a Japanese-style apartment.
32:04Foreigners often like it.
32:09There are some points that foreigners like in the house.
32:13It's a nice house.
32:15This is the 12th floor.
32:19There is an interesting shape of a chigai-dana.
32:23It's also Japanese-style.
32:26Chigai-dana?
32:28It's like a bamboo.
32:30Is it called chigai-dana?
32:32It's chigai-dana.
32:35In order to appeal to the environment around the property and the charm of the land, information collection is essential.
32:44There are 20,000 plum trees planted here.
32:52Actually, it's Ogose Bailin, but it's one of the three Bailin in Kanto Prefecture.
33:03It's a very nice place.
33:06It's just the right season, so it's nice.
33:12In addition, there are traditional crafts that are popular with foreigners.
33:17Actually, Ogawa-machi is famous as a Japanese-style town.
33:24Hosokawa-machi has been made for a long time.
33:29I think it's a very nice town.
33:48Is this an expression of enjoyment?
33:51Yes.
33:53He's enjoying it.
33:55He's enjoying it.
33:56I don't think I can make a good umeboshi with this.
34:03And local food is essential.
34:08Hello.
34:11Here?
34:14Hello.
34:17Wow.
34:18I'd like three, please.
34:21Do you come here often?
34:22Yes.
34:23Do you come here often?
34:24Yes.
34:25It looks delicious.
34:26Thank you very much.
34:29It looks good.
34:31This is simmered mochi.
34:34It looks like CG.
34:37Is this what you want to introduce in Ogawa-machi?
34:40Yes.
34:41Ogawa-machi is famous for its simmered mochi.
34:43Is it simmered mochi?
34:44Yes.
34:46I'd like to try it.
34:47He always comes here to eat.
34:50Does he always come here?
34:51Yes.
34:56It's good.
35:08How do you like it?
35:11I'm speechless.
35:13It's delicious.
35:19I can feel that he's enjoying it very much.
35:23I can feel that he doesn't want to talk to me.
35:45What was that?
35:46The sound effect.
35:52What was that?
35:57He's enjoying it.
36:00Even the staff are laughing at him.
36:03I started to like eating simmered mochi with my family.
36:09Now I make it at home and eat it.
36:13I'm glad that you started to like it.
36:17It's like a synthetic video.
36:19Yes.
36:21I'm an A.I.
36:22Are you an A.I.?
36:23Yes.
36:26Thank you for the meal.
36:28He's amazing.
36:30I want to eat it.
36:32He's going to introduce another property in Ogawa-machi.
36:38He's the president.
36:39He's the president.
36:41Hello.
36:43Hello.
36:44Welcome.
36:45Welcome.
36:47Please come in.
36:48He bought a villa in his favorite Ogawa-machi.
36:53This is my son, Willie.
36:55Willie?
36:56Yes.
36:58Willie loves trains.
37:04Please introduce yourself, Willie.
37:08Please introduce yourself to the camera.
37:13Say, I'm William Allen.
37:16I'm a little shy.
37:18He's cute.
37:19If you do it, I'll buy you a train.
37:23He's the president.
37:24He's the president.
37:25Please do it.
37:26He's waving his hand.
37:27Nice to meet you.
37:29Say it louder.
37:31Louder.
37:32I can't do it.
37:33You can say it louder, right?
37:35No.
37:37I'm William. Nice to meet you.
37:40Nice to meet you.
37:42He's cute.
37:43Say it louder.
37:45He finally said yes.
37:49Do you come here often?
37:51Yes, I come here often on Sundays.
37:53You come here on Sundays?
37:54Yes, because I love Ogawa-machi.
37:57How do you feel about buying a villa?
37:59It's fun.
38:01There are many houses that are not used in Japan.
38:06I think it's a good idea to fix the houses that are not used in Japan.
38:21Allen's favorite scenery.
38:29This is Oka Park in Iharashi.
38:34This is my favorite park.
38:45If you go up the observatory, you can see the beautiful scenery.
38:59Let's go.
39:04The view from the observatory is amazing.
39:13The view from the observatory is amazing.
39:22The view from the observatory is amazing.
39:25The view from the observatory is amazing.
39:33This is the longest roller skating rink in Saitama Prefecture.
39:45The view from the observatory is amazing.
39:55The view from the observatory is amazing.
40:00The view from the observatory is amazing.
40:06The view from the observatory is amazing.
40:13The view from the observatory is amazing.
40:19The view from the observatory is amazing.
40:26Allen's favorite kanji.
40:32What is Allen's favorite kanji?
40:36It's Ri.
40:39It's Ri.
40:44Ri is important for business.
40:52What do you think of Japan now compared to the first time you came to Japan?
41:01Unfortunately, Japanese fashion has become more casual.
41:08That's right.
41:10Suits have become more and more conspicuous.
41:13That's right.
41:15It's like fast fashion.
41:17That's right.
41:18Why do you live in Japan?
41:22I live in Japan because I think it's my home.
41:27I hope I can help Japan in the future.
41:39Thank you for your time today.
41:43Next, we will have a look at the family's delicious meal table.
41:48It's a Japanese meal table.
41:50It's a meal for two with their son, William.
42:01Let's eat.
42:03Okay.
42:05Let's eat.
42:07Let's eat.
42:10Do you like eggs?
42:12It's a roulette.
42:14Start.
42:16Don't play with it.
42:22It's dirty.
42:30What do you do for a living?
42:32I don't know.
42:35You don't know?
42:37I don't know.
42:42What kind of games do you like to play?
42:45I don't know.
42:57What kind of train do you want?
43:00Osaka Metro.
43:03It's a hard-off train.
43:06I want to ride it.
43:12I like to hang out with my family.
43:16This is my father's hometown, Kita-Akita.
43:21Hey, Takahashi-san.
43:23It's been a while.
43:25The reason why I live in Kita-Akita.
43:29A train for two.
43:34Let's go slowly.
43:37It's dangerous.
43:42My face hurts from the snow.
43:44It hurts.