{"id":43206,"date":"2018-03-09T21:40:33","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T21:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/43206\/"},"modified":"2018-03-09T21:40:33","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T21:40:33","slug":"what-its-like-working-in-japan-short-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/43206\/","title":{"rendered":"What it&#39;s Like Working In Japan | &quot;Short&quot; Version"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4fTrOmDrDgU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve never worked in Japan. I mean I work in Japan, but I work from my home and have never needed Japanese language or workplace skills. But I do know people who have, so I set up interviews with 8 of them to see what their experiences were like. All of them worked in the &#8220;real&#8221; Japanese workplace, from small, modern companies to big traditional ones. Or in other words, they worked jobs that didn&#8217;t involve teaching English. They needed to be proficient in the Japanese language and business culture. All the interviewees speak English, have lived outside of Japan for some period of time, and have university degrees. So these are not your typical Japanese workers, let&#8217;s just be ultra clear on that. But I think they do help give insight into what it&#8217;s like working in Japan and how it compares to working in a global or Western workplace.<\/p>\n<p>This is the short version of the interviews. For the hour long version please check it out at https:\/\/youtu.be\/qrWkgVu2MHo<\/p>\n<p>**CORRECTION: It&#8217;s illegal to not pay overtime, even for full-time employees. There can be some exceptions for management. So I was wrong in saying that full-time employees don&#8217;t typically get paid overtime. Sorry for the screw up. <\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to all those that all the interviewees that let me barrage them with questions. <\/p>\n<p>A big thanks to all my Patrons who supported this doc. Become one and get things like early access, deleted scenes, and updates https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/lifewhereimfrom.<\/p>\n<p>Interviewees that are on YouTube:<br \/>\n\u2192 That Japanese Man Yuta (Yuta) https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/thatjapanesemanyuta<br \/>\n\u2192 InternationallyMe (Angela) https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/internationallyme<br \/>\n\u2192 Chris Okano https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/okanochris<br \/>\n\u2192 IvyChuChuTrain (Ivy) https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/ivychuchutrain<br \/>\n\u2192 Daichi https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC5_2GKFStcdxzz4J8odGQSw<br \/>\nMedia Sources<br \/>\n\u2192 Wakakozake<br \/>\n\u2192 Kantaro the Sweet Tooth Salaryman<br \/>\n\u2192 Love that makes you cry (\u3044\u3064\u304b\u3053\u306e\u604b\u3092\u601d\u3044\u51fa\u3057\u3066\u304d\u3063\u3068\u6ce3\u3044\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3046)<br \/>\n\u2192 Tokyo&#8217;s Women Campaign (\u6771\u4eac\u5973\u5b50\u56f3\u9451)<br \/>\n\u2192 At Home Dad (\u30a2\u30c3\u30c8\u30db\u30fc\u30e0\u30fb\u30c0\u30c3\u30c9)<br \/>\n\u2192 The Big Short<br \/>\n\u2192 That 70&#8217;s Show<br \/>\n\u2192 Boyz II Men &#8211; It&#8217;s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday<\/p>\n<p>Website Post<br \/>\n\u2192 http:\/\/bit.ly\/LWIFEP98<\/p>\n<p>Video Gear I Use<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcf7 Camera: http:\/\/amzn.to\/2C1Ufsw<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcf7 Wide Lens: http:\/\/amzn.to\/2BcJCGJ<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcf7 Prime Lens: http:\/\/amzn.to\/2C2LEpt<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfa4 Microphone: http:\/\/amzn.to\/2BJi114<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcfa Monitor: http:\/\/amzn.to\/2E8XzUI<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcf7 All the rest: https:\/\/kit.co\/lifewhereimfrom\/youtube-filming-gear<\/p>\n<p>Connect<br \/>\n\ud83d\uddf2Patreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/lifewhereimfrom<br \/>\n\ud83d\uddf2Life Where I&#8217;m From X Channel: http:\/\/bit.ly\/ytlwifx<br \/>\n\ud83d\uddf2Website: http:\/\/www.lifewhereimfrom.com<br \/>\n\ud83d\uddf2Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lifewhereimfrom<br \/>\n\ud83d\uddf2Instagram: https:\/\/instagram.com\/lifewhereimfrom<br \/>\n\ud83d\uddf2Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/lifewhereimfrom<\/p>\n<p>Music by Epidemic Sound http:\/\/www.epidemicsound.com\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve never worked in Japan. 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