Unpacking Japan | What life is like for immigrant factory workers in Japan @unpackingjapan | Uploaded June 2024 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Meet Janna, a factory machinist and TikToker living in Nagano, who moved from the Philippines to Japan 5 years ago to pay off her family's debts. We sat down with Janna to hear about her experiences as an immigrant laborer, and how her sudden TikTok success has changed her life.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
0:32 Meet Janna
1:54 "Study now, pay later" programs for immigrants
6:50 Being selected to work in Japan
10:23 First day in a Japanese factory
13:48 What Janna's job is like
17:17 How Janna retains her Filipino roots
24:18 Future as a machinist
26:02 Janna's breakout on TikTok
32:22 Why Janna's bread reviews are so popular
35:45 Response from the Filipino community
39:57 Janna's goals for the future
44:29 What people should know about Japan

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