THE

日 JAPANESE
本 WAY OF
THINKING
MANANA
KOBIASHVILI
 Ganbatte( 頑張って )-,,do your best”

Commitment and
Persevering with loyalty at work ,
dignity no matter respect earned by
how difficult one’s those who
circumstances may persevere with
be humility and
without complaint.
 Otsukaresama
Deshita-,,Thank you for
getting tired” !PROLEMS OF OVERWORKING AND WORK
RELATED DEATH

Nearly a quarter of Japanese

companies have their
employees work more than 80
hours of overtime per month.
Those extra hours are often
unpaid. Another study found
that 63% of Japanese felt
guilty for taking paid leave
 Shouganai 仕様がない
Shouganai can
be translated "it
can't be helped.
It says that if
something is out
of your control
it's better to
quickly accept it
and move on.
In Japan, both real life and fictional dramas usually involve the
conflict between duty (giri) and human emotion (ninjō).

Giri ( 義理 )-the Ninjo ( 人情 )-the

Japanese sense of
duty
VS Japanese word for
human emotion
 GENKI( 元気 )
,,spirit source"

health, enthusiasm, spirit or energy

 Mottainai
a feeling of regret about wasting something

LEFTOVER FOOD ON THE

PLATE.LAST GRAINS OF RICE
STUCK ON THE BOWL,
GRANDMA WILL COME AND
SAY ,,MOTTAINAI”

When I throw away

mandarin peels she
will come and say
,,Mottanai”
 Yakudoshi ( 厄年 )

The Yakudoshi years

for women are 19, 33
and 37

The Yakudoshi
Yakudoshi is a Japanese superstition or
years for men are religious belief that states that certain
25, 42 and 61
years in a life are unlucky.
 VS Tatemae
Honne
"true opinion" "public face”
 Jishuku "self restraint."

An Odakyu Railway guard strikes a stoic pose during Tokyo after the earthquake
morning rush hour. Devotion to duty is key to
understanding the kind of everyday heroism on
display by ordinary Japanese during these dark days
 Mono No Aware ( 物の哀れ )
"the impermanence of things."

things are more

attractive because
they don't last
 Pasonaru Supesu ( パーソナルスペース )
Personal space

The Japanese have an MASKS

incredible ability to
establish their own personal
space in the most crowded
of conditions.
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