June 2021
Is it okay to consume all of my annual leave in Japan?
Japan is a strange country when it comes to paid leave. Although paid holidays are legally granted to employees, many employees do not use all of them. "Sorry to interrupt you.. ah.. can i use my paid leave tomorrow?" Japanese always feel sorry to get paid leave even if this is legal rights to take. […]
What is the average annual income of a Ninja?
Ninjas are said to have served daimyo and lords in Japan from the Muromachi period to the Edo period, and also independently engaged in intelligence activities, sabotage, infiltration tactics, tactics, and assassinations. The name is well known not only in Japan but also in the world. Ninja is a popular name used in novels since […]
Japanese ”Taikukai-kei 体育会系” is advantageous for job-hunting?
What is Japanese "Taikukai-kei 体育会系"？ "Taikukai-kei" is originally one of the categories of extracurricular activities such as universities. In turn, it is a general term for people who belong to them and their personalities and temperaments. It is characterized by mental theory, guts theory, hierarchical relationship, and emphasis on physical fitness. In particular, many Taikukai-kei students […]
What is Japanese gig giant "Coconala"?
Gig workers tend to increase gradually in Japan as well. It is surprising that the number of freelancers in Japan is about 16 million due to the impact of the corona crisis, an increase of 50% compared to the previous year. Meanwhile, the gigwork platform is beginning to be used in Japan as well. The […]
What is Burasagashi（ぶらさがり） employee in Japan?
There are so many Buzzwords in Japanese companies 🙂 Japanese companies often say, "He's a hanging（Burasagari ぶらさがり） employee."What does this mean? Many foreigners ask questions. Searching for some definition at website, A "hanging employee" is one of the types of so-called problem employees, who have a weak commitment to work and organization, and while they do […]
The reason why 2018 is the first year of side business in Japan
Japan has long been a country where side businesses are prohibited in company. Nearly 90% of Japan was employees, so-called s rallymen, so most of the employees could not do it even if they wanted to do a side job. However, Japan has reached a major turning point in 2018. It is a breakthrough event […]
Why Japanese wages do not rise for 30 years
Average wages have not increased in Japan for 30 yearsMoreover, Japan's average wage, which was the second highest after the United States in the early 1990s, has now fallen to the second from the bottom. The reasons why the average wage in Japan did not increase are the restraint of labor costs of companies and […]
Gig work in Japan is popular enough?
Is gig work popular in Japan? The answer is yes, but many people are reluctant to do gig work. When it comes to gig work in Japan, there are many people who create Uber Eats home delivery services. In Japanese news, when you pick up gig work, you will see the scenery delivered by Uber […]
Do you want to find second job in Japan?
The number of Japanese people doing side jobs has increased. It was also triggered by the reorganization of the model work rules prohibiting side jobs by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. At the time of the survey, 9.8% had side jobs or side jobs. 41.8% of the respondents said they would like to […]
Japan is really a country of bottom-up culture?
The opposite of top-down culture is called bottom-up. Top-down means that the superiors die of decision-making and follow orders to the inferior to carry out their duties. Bottom-up means that the opinions of lower-ranking employees are reflected in management, and the higher-ranking employees take in those opinions and carry out their business. Is Japan a […]