Where We Call Home — Season 1, Episode 1: The Daily Struggles of a Pakistani Used Car Dealer

Episode synopsis

The number of people who've chosen Japan to be their new home reached the highest in history in 2019, exceeding 2.8 million. They bring new color to the country, yet many foreigners struggle to fit in. This program offers a glimpse into their lives and the hardships they face in Japanese society. More than 600 dealers from around Asia and the Middle East gather at a huge used vehicle auction. They are foreign exporters who came to live in Japan, hunting for the best deal and trying to make it big in their adoptive country. A devout Pakistani Muslim, Mian Mohammad Sadiq is one of them. We follow him in his daily struggles as he tries to compromise between his beliefs and the local values. We also look at the life of a young American woman who's studying to become a sake specialist.

About Where We Call Home

People from around the globe who put down roots in Japan offer a glimpse into their lives and the hardships they face in Japanese society.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2Little India in Big Tokyo
• E3A Helping Hand for Foreign Women in Kyoto
• E4A Hot Meal for Every Child
• E5Support for Foreign Disabled and Elderly
• E6A Budding Farmer Dreams of Peanuts
• E7Under the Coronavirus Outbreak
• E8Working Under the Outbreak
• E9Chinese Entrepreneurs Fight for Survival
• E10Struggles for Recovery in the Restaurant Industry
• E11Entertainers Under the Pandemic
• E12Tourism's Fight to Endure the Crisis
• E13Charmed by the Beauty and Flavor of Noto