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👔 Work & Society

From salaryman traditions to the new digital nomad scene — the reality of professional life in Japan.

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Going Deeper — Work & Society Edition

Niche, obsessive, excellent.

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Teinei na Taishoku: The Art of the Beautiful Exit — Why Quitting in Japan Takes Longer Than Getting Hired

In most countries, quitting is a transaction. In Japan, it's a choreography — a weeks-long ritual o…

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Settai: The Business Dinner Where Nothing Is Business and Everything Is Decided

In Japan's corporate world, the most consequential negotiations happen not in boardrooms but over k…

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Sōmubu: The Department That Holds a Company Together — And the Invisible People Who Do Everything No One Else Will

Every Japanese company has a department that orders the toilet paper, arranges the funerals, manage…

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