ビジネス日本語講座

In this year-end episode, I reflect on a simple but often overlooked truth: real connection is not created by language alone. You can study a foreign language for years and still feel no bond with certain people, while sometimes sharing deep understanding with someone despite lim...

This episode explores what “confidence” really means in an age obsessed with self-esteem and certainty. Rather than treating confidence as strength, loudness, or unwavering belief, this talk reframes it as the willingness to act while fully accepting the possibility of being wron...

In this episode, Shigeki analyzes why “lightness” becomes the optimal survival strategy inside Japanese corporations. This is not a personal attack or a moral critique, but a structural explanation. In organizations where decisions change frequently, responsibility is blurred, an...

In this episode, I analyze the rise and decline of “meaning-free” YouTubers and explain why that era is coming to an end. Early YouTube thrived on vlogs that avoided opinions, responsibility, and ideology, offering viewers a sense of freedom from overproduced media. However, once...

In this episode, I explore a mindset often praised in modern society: the belief that “not thinking deeply, yet still winning” is a virtue. We examine how ideas like being “natural,” “easygoing,” or “not overthinking” are used to justify success without reflection. This mindset w...

In this episode, Shigeki explores the hidden dangers of overvaluing “trust” and “credibility” in business and society. While trust is often praised as the foundation of success, he argues that it does not create culture, discovery, or innovation. Trust functions mainly as a syste...

In this episode, I examine the hidden dangers that emerge when life-advice content becomes intertwined with neoliberal self-responsibility thinking. While life coaching and self-help often appear kind and supportive, they can quietly shift blame onto individuals who are already v...

In this episode, I examine how the word “salaryman” has quietly reshaped individual identity in Japanese society. Unlike professions defined by skills or expertise, “salaryman” describes people only by how they are paid, not by what they do. This linguistic habit ties identity to...

In this episode, I explore a simple but uncomfortable truth: modern humans still live with primitive brains. While technology, AI, social media, and financial systems have evolved at breathtaking speed, our neural structure remains largely unchanged from that of early humans. Lik...

In this episode, I examine the hidden structure of bullying embedded in Japanese comedy culture. Many forms of “humor” rely on humiliation, pain, and rigid hierarchies, where mocking others is normalized as entertainment. I argue that this structure mirrors power dynamics seen in...

In this episode, I take a critical look at the phrase “Don’t look for the blue bird,” a piece of advice often repeated by successful people in business and career discussions. While it sounds wise and comforting, this idea is usually spoken after success has already been achieved...

In today’s business world, speaking itself has become a form of value. On social media and in side-hustle culture, polished language often matters more than real results, experience, or substance. This episode explores how empty theories and fashionable buzzwords have replaced ge...