I'm 50 years old Japanese man and am really worried about my future. What should I do?

One thing you don’t need to worry about is your hairline. It’s impeccable.

This is what YouTube was made for. So much more interesting than the 52844th podcaster talking about productivity or personal finance or whatever.

This is a real influencer, showing people the reality of life instead of posting fake pictures for clout

Thank you, sir, for your honest, sensible and sincere discussion of your financial and personal situation. I am 1 year older than you and, even though I live in a different country (Australia) I am able to relate to many of your concerns, especially about supporting your young children and elderly parent. I cannot give any false reassurances to you, but I can say that you are obviously preparing as well as you can for your and your family's future. I am also pleased to give a financial contribution (approximately ¥5000) to support your channel and I am keen to see more of your videos. Best wishes to you and your family.

I stumbled across this video as a 22 year old. Here I am stressing at this age, thanks for the eye opener.

Keep your chin up, you are a good man and your honesty is a good quality. Wish the best for you and your family, its good they have you on their side to plan for their future.

my dad was 50 when he had me. I'm 21 now and I am so glad my dad was older. I learned many things and still continue to learn a lot from him, with age comes wisdom, and you can teach your kids alot!

It's hard out there. That's why we help each other out. Stay strong. I'm not the most religious man but i do believe in hope. Stay strong. This 25 is yours.

As a foreigner who lived over 10 years in Japan, I have never heard a Japanese man open up about something like this. Thank you for being brave and sharing this! これは本当に素晴らしい話しいです。

I was born when my dad was 46, it was no big deal. I’m 26 now. He’s a great dad.

Old school Youtube vibes. Love it! Thanks for sharing

I am 18, and my father is 68. I have grown up completely fine. Dont worry! Im sure you'll be a great father!

I am Japanese. I was deeply impressed by your honest confession.

My dad had me when he was 46. Don’t worry about your age. The amount of wisdom you can pass on to your kids is priceless

53 year old here in California. You're not alone. Many of us in the US are quietly worrying about our own economic future. This is honest conversation and it's refreshing to watch. Thankyou

I relate 100%. I am 50, live in Australia with an 8yo daughter. We just refinanced our mortgage so now have 30 years left again! I was born in Japan but have lived in Australia my whole life. When we get to this age, we all have the same thoughts and plans to care for our families, it is very, very good.

Don't plan on living in your current home until your mortgage is paid off in 28 years. Your son will be 36, and your daughter 32 by that time. They should be more independent well before that point in time and no longer living at home. Downsize to a cheaper home. Sell your current home once your kids move out, pay off the remaining mortgage amount, and buy a new home (with no mortgage) with the net proceeds. Consider living outside of the metro area since you may not be working at that point. Housing is much cheaper outside of the metro area and you will not have to worry about being close to where your job is located since you will hopefully be retired.

Hello , I am Asian , 40+ just unemployed, lost ,upset , Here I found this video and more on other people aronud the world.I read the comments. Making me feel better and still want to live my life again because I am not alone.I think this problem we all will face someday.Thank you to bring me here and all comments in other countries around.I want to live more years again.

we appreciate the honesty and hope everything works out great for you, GOOD LUCK!

Best of luck to you. As a foreigner who's lived and worked in Japan for over 10 years and around your age, I've already unfortunately been exposed to age-discrimination bias in trying to find a new job. Also, my friends, both Japanese and Foreigners have faced more and more yearly contract work only. Hard for them to find any Seishain jobs. The ones that do have jobs and are on contract work are being slowly pushed to accept lower salary and indirect pressure they'll lose there jobs. This is an unfortunate case where people around our age are not valued for our knowledge, experience and wisdom. It's difficult not to feel bitter about such situations.