About Japanese companies and Japanese business people
Japanese Factory Robot with AI technology (video 2)

It selects and picks up only the triangle-shaped objects that are placed randomly and rearranges them neatly. Like a lunch box, it is used to arrange food on a tray.

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Japanese Factory Robot with AI technology (video 1)

Robots are appearing in human workplaces. There are concerns that combined AI and robotics services will take over human jobs, but the race to develop robots and AI continues amid the coronavirus pandemic. What can Japanese robots do?

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Undesirable traits of newly entered (newly employed) graduates

Yesterday we reported the results of our survey on the problems faced by new employees, but today we show how others in the same company are dissatisfied with those newly employees. It is important for foreigners who are planning to work in Japan to avoid these complaints. Undesirable traits of newly entered (newly employed) graduates […]

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What do you worry about the most when entering into the workforce?

Anxiety and expectations are mixed when you get a new job. In particular, what kind of anxiety do university students feel when they start to work for the first time after graduation? This is a questionnaire asked among Japanese university students. Do you feel the same way? What do you worry about the most when […]

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On what terms would you accept a work transfer in Japan?

Personally, I like being transferred, but young Japanese people are relatively unwilling to be transfered. Many people want to live in a town they are accustomed to. So under what conditions do they accept the transfer order? This is the survey result. On what terms would you accept a work transfer? Entitled to a housing […]

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Play or Work: New SOHO building in Tokyo Bay area

It is not a posh hotel or sample rooms of an expensive condo. It is a newly built SOHO (Small Office, Home Office) building in the bay area of Tokyo. Some people feel that play and work should never be mixed. But here, the boundaries between play and work seem non-existent. Sure enough, various parties […]

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What type of person are you as a Japanese?

Many people are spending more time at home because of coronavirus. It seems that people who usually go out and stay active are more likely to suffer mental damage. Especially in South America and southern Europe, body touch and physical contact are common, so it must be very hard to experience a lock down. How […]

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What do car drivers want their passengers to do in Japan?

If you live or work in Japan, you may sit in a car together. What do Japanese drivers expect from their passengers when they are in the same car? If your Japanese colleague is driving a car, he or she will be pleased if you do the following! What do car drivers want their passengers […]

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Old Game Machines Are Back in Business in Japan

These machines once stood in front of friendly candy shops, familiarly called “dagashiya” in Japanese, found near schools in every neighborhood in Japan. Thirty years later, they have been replaced entirely by smart phone games, Nintendo or PlayStation, etc. But this museum of old game machines pulls in a steady stream of locals, young and […]

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You Have to Be a Good Listener As a Worker in Japan

You Have to Be a Good Listener As a Worker in Japan Non-Japanese people often say Japanese are good listeners. The Japanese have an expression, “Hear one, understand 10.” In other words, listen carefully for both what is said and what is not said. The Japanese are masters at reading between the lines. Early in […]

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