ビジネス日本語講座

Some may think that salespeople have an easy job because they can make money just by talking to customers. But salespeople can unknowingly become severely mentally exhausted. Salespeople need to slack off and take a breather.

For many salarymen in Japan, the important thing is the company they work for. When meeting a stranger at work, once business cards are exchanged, there is no need to explain yourself further. Company people don’t have to explain themselves. At first glance, this may seem like a ...

There are many cars in Japan with stickers saying “Baby on board”. For a long time I couldn’t understand the intention of this sticker. This sticker is very much in line with the mentality of many Japanese. This is because most Japanese people try to read the atmosphere.（空気を読む）

Skill supremacy creates a race for survival between the weak and the strong. In the old Japanese companies, employees were not evaluated solely on the basis of their work. Social interaction and popularity were also necessary for advancement. In the future, Japanese companies wil...

Looking back, my job search as a student was terrible. I didn’t take job hunting seriously, because I didn’t want to become a business person. In this episode, I talk about the discomfort and inconsistency I feel about job hunting in Japan.

In today’s Japan, the meaning of work is harder to find. As industries have become more sophisticated and work has become more segmented and sophisticated, it seems that office workers tend to lose their spirit through their work. In the past, people simply had to work to eat, bu...

There is an old saying that goes “Out of sight, out of mind (去る者は日々に疎し)”. The term applies well to relationships among salaried people.

When I was a student, I worked part time as a cleaner at an office building in Kayabacho. I was forced to think about social issues or various problems that humanity faces. I talk about that.

I talk about what to watch out for after you change jobs. In particular, there are a few things to keep in mind about relationships. People around you may be kind and supportive during the initial period of your new job, but you must not let your guard down. You need to learn the...

Work in the world can be divided into two types. One is work that requires speed, and the other is work that doesn’t require much speed. People with a laidback personality are not suited to jobs that require speed. In this article, I talk about a job that doesn’t require speed th...

In Japan, there is a coming-of-age ceremony(成人式) . I did not attend that ceremony. I thought it was a silly ceremony. This ceremony is an important ceremony for many ordinary Japanese people, and Japanese people who can honestly participate in the coming of age ceremony without a...

The Japanese language has a word for working adults. There is no word in foreign languages that perfectly fits the Japanese word shakaijin. To be a member of society, one must be working in the real world, and this has become a breeding ground for discrimination in Japanese socie...