Japan Unboxed

There are a few Western cultures that have not really taken a root in Japan. One of them is volunteering. In Japanese mind, people are programmed to act based on the principle that our actions are for others not for ourselves. Therefore, when we are asked if we want to volunteer, hesitation comes first instead of taking action. For the same reason, the concept of Philanthropist is not understood v...

Oftentimes, we Japanese females are willing to work in the background even with expecting no credit. That may be a beautiful virtue but in the real world, those behaviors are taken as too naive. Today, we introduce a young lady who opened up a Japanese confectionery store in LA. Her products are vegan, gluten-free, and non-additive Japanese delicacies. Her journey as forenign born Japanese, was to...

Believe or not, not all Japanese people are neat and tidying up all the time. There are social phenomena going on in Japan called ゴミ屋敷, meaning house full of garbages. These tends are reported to be a result of working long hours where owners are living alone and have lost motivation to clean. Sadly, some of them are found dead among garbage. There are companies and workers who specialize clea...

For anyone who grew up watching his or her father drinking sake every night at the dinner table, sake is something for old men and not necessarily fashionable. Because recent culinary trend in Europe and US, sake and sake breweries are much in a spotlight. However sake industry has been suffering the loss over the decades. Today, we are going to unbox an old sake brewery in Wakayama Prefecture. Le...

When I heard the news about HondaJet for first time in 2015, I was not sure what to think. Honda is one of two top Japanese car manufacturers in US but it has been losing its sparks in the market. My initial thought was if Honda is going to let the Jet business lead its 72 year old company. I found its success was possible due to nothing fancy but rather ordinary in Japanese culture. Step by step...

Last month, Prime Minister Suga announced the Japan’s target to go carbon neutral by 2050. Two months prior, in September Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China would reduce its CO2 emissions by 2030 and aim for carbon neutrality by 2060. So, getting 10 years ahead, is Prime Minister Suga’s political ambition to achieve carbon neutrality before China does in line with Japan's reality? “...

It has been always emphasized in Japanese companies to build up your carriers just like others. In your first year at a company, you are assigned to the work that suits for someone who just started working. In your tenth year, you get assigned to the jobs that requires some experiences. This routine is still normal in many of Japanese companies. However, after COVID19, the people are starting to r...

As it has been reported, Japan’s population is aging. But what exactly does this mean? I found an article in Newsweek Japan what should be expected to happen to Japanese families as a result of aging society. “What will change as late parenting increases in Japanese society?” December 17, 2020 Newsweek Japan https://www.newsweekjapan.jp/stories/world/2020/12/post-95209.php #aging #Japan #JapanUnbo...

We often times hear the word “Kaizen” but it is not about the Harvard business class. It is about the life itself for 2 men we are going to talk about today. I read an article appeared on Forbes Japan early this month that featured Mr. Toyoda Akio, the president of Toyota Motor Company and the world renowned baseball player Ichiro who holds a world record. The two men met in January 2014 and the w...

Just came across with an article in Forbes Japan that featured episode about Mr. Doi Eiji, the man behind KonMari's success. Japan is a country full of spirituality and craftsmanship. It is evident that his scheme to create “KonMari” presented a good use of that rich background as business material. Let me read some part of it. #Konmari #Spirituality #Craftsmanship #Shinto #olympic #anime Hashtag...

Have you received an expensive gift that you felt awkward and didn’t know what to do? Let’s see how to unbox that part of Japan without offending anyone. #Japan #nihongo #kanji #にほんご #olympic #anime Hashtag #sake #Sushi #Japan #Japanese #JapanUnboxed #nihongo #にほんご #learnJapanese #studyJapanese #madeinjapan #DiscoverJapan #Tokyo #Kyoto #日本語能力試験 #JLPT #日本語勉強 #kanji #AdvancedJapa...

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