ビジネス日本語講座

There are several names for workers in Japan, depending on the type of employment. The main difference between regular and irregular employment is whether or not the term is fixed, but other issues exist as well. Ultimately, the issue is related to each person’s way of life.
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I have always looked at self-conscious people with cold eyes. At work they are eager to show off their efforts to their superiors. But now my opinion of them has changed.
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If you are too sensitive or think too much, working for a Japanese company is not for you. The key to working for a Japanese company is to be insensitive. In other words, you need to learn to be insensitive like old farts in order to work in a company for a long time.
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Working in a company, conflicts with others are difficult to avoid. If you don’t assert yourself for fear of confrontation with others, you may be branded as incompetent. However, there are some people who are not outspoken but still have a place in the company. Are such people n...

The concept of work-life balance is quite prevalent in modern Japan. Many Japanese people have realized the harmful effects of working too much. However, there are some pundits and business people in Japan who are not so keen on the idea of work-life balance. Here are my thoughts...

Some Japanese businessmen deliberately speak in difficult Japanese. Do they think that using difficult vocabulary makes them look smarter? The truth is unknown, but using excessively difficult vocabulary makes it difficult to understand the essence of things. I believe that the t...

One of the manager’s tasks is to motivate subordinates. Subordinates are human beings, and sometimes they are motivated to work, and sometimes they are not. When a subordinate is unmotivated, if he or she receives appropriate words from the supervisor, those words can be a cataly...

Sales are always turned down by customers. If you have to memorize all the rejections from customers in your mind, it will be difficult to continue your job as a salesperson. If a customer rejects you, it is better to give up and try to sell to another customer.
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When I was a student, I viewed the students around me as dichotomy. Looking back now, it was a very simplistic view of the world. In the corporate world, people of any character are allowed to exist as long as they do not deny the values of business people.
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You may have to keep in touch with the general affairs officer even if you leave company. Often you will need documents related to your previous job after you change jobs, so you will have to contact them. It is a salaried employee’s way of getting around that is to treat them wi...

No matter how drunk Japanese salarymen get after drinking at a bar, they still come to work the next day. Even in meetings, they do not show any signs of sleepiness. This is a sign of their professionalism and determination as salarymen.
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The theme of this issue is Japanese salarymen and sake. In recent years, some people, especially young people, have started to not like to drink, but many Japanese salarymen still like to drink. This is related to Japanese culture.
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