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Yes Even in sequel of Naruto you can see after becoming Hokage which seems kinda office job now in show , he is not able to spend time with his family at all ..
Even kids in Japan don't have much freedom compared to other countries tbh. After school, they are forced to go to a club and stay there for an hour. Then after that, they have to go to a Juku until 9 because how they do in their final exams depends on what college they get into which determines the type of job they get for the rest of their life, not dissimilar to the Gao-Kao exam in China.
@@mrgeek434 this is only the case in certain cultures. Some cultures (Chinese, Native American) honor their elders and take care of them willingly. It's all based on your societal values and upbringing.
I felt like that as well. What kinda life is that, when you've got barely 2-4 hours free per day? No wonder Japanese people are so depressed and have such high suicide rates.
@Cliff P Actually, loud chatter or other disturbances are considered rude in Japan. The norm tends to be to sit in silence. That also goes for phone calls and even watching videos/playing games without headphones.
@@CraigMitchell44 yeah i also kinda hate how all these videos just mask this behind "oh its just japanese culture guys" yeah.. nice culture 1 dude whos still most likely on minimum wage has to get in early, prepare office, make coffee, clean and shit, do after work stuff like HUH? ? ??? you want coffee in my office you go make one you lazy shit.
That's the most beatiful thing, every individuals have is own importance and society will die without him, which means everyone useful has importance and has a duty!
@@parkyamato9450 I think Akina meant it more in terms of Japan's work culture... Could just be me. Regardless I do believe the nation needs a serious revision in how it treats overwork and work in general. Work is important, but so are enough sleep, family and friends. Moments of relaxation besides sleep.
@@parkyamato9450 Thats true, but employees may be more productive if they worked less. Whats the point of working if you arent being productive? Can humans even focus properly for such long hours? 65 to 80 hours a week is beyond most peoples capacity.
@@friendofzeus للعدد 7 تميز خاص، حيث أنه شائع أكثر من غيره ولا نعلم سبب أهمية هذا الرقم وشيوعه في العلوم والثقافة وحتى في الطلاسم والسحر والشعوذة والقصص الأسطورية والخيالية . وقد يرجع سبب ذلك إلى أصل الخليقة حيث خلق الله سبحانه وتعالى السموات والأرض في ستة أيام ثم استوى على العرش في اليوم السابع . وقد قال العلماء أخفى الله عنا سر العدد 7 لحكمة هو يعلمها فنجد العدد 7 يدخل في علم الذرة وفي علم المجرة وفي الموسيقى والآداب واللغات وفي السنة المطهرة والآيات القرآنية . وقد تطلق كلمة سبعة ويراد بها الكثرة في الآحاد ، ويطلق السبعون ويراد بها الكثرة في العشرات ، ويطلق السبعمائة ويرا د بها الكثرة في المئين . والعدد 7 عدد فريد حسابيا فهو لا يقبل القسمة وليس له جذر تربيعي ولا يقبل التحليل الحسابي فهو في ذاته وحدة حسابية . عدد السموات : 7 عدد الأراضين : 7 أعضاء السجود : 7 عجائب الدنيا : 7 أيام الأسبوع : 7 رؤيا ملك مصر : 7 ليالي الحسوم : 7 الطواف حول الكعبة : 7 السعي بين الصفا والمروة : 7 حصى رم الجمرات : 7 عدد آيات الفاتحة : 7 عدد أبواب جهنم : 7 عدد البحار : 7 عدد الموبقات : 7 عدد قارات العالم : 7 وفي القرآن الكريم نجد الرقم سبعة مرات عديدة ، أذكر منها : - ثم استوى إلى السماء فسوّاهن سبع سماوات . - وقال الملك إني أرى سبع بقرات سمان يأكلهن سبع عجاف ، وسبع سنبلات خضر وأُخر يابسات . - قال : تزرعون سبع سنين دأَباً . - ثم يأتي من بعد ذلك سبع شداد . - مثَل الذين ينفقون أموالهم في سبيل الله كمثل حبة أنبتت سبع سنابل . - ولقد خلقنا فوقكم سبع طرائق . - لها سبعة أبواب ، لكل باب منهم جزء مقسوم. - سخرها عليهم سبع ليال . - ولقد آتيناك سبعاً من المثاني والقرآنَ العظيم . - ويقولون سبعة وثامنهم كلبهم . - والبحر يمده من بعده سبعة أبحر
karoshi, a japanese term that means "death from overwork". japanese men and women suffer from that shit, in fact, it causes shut-ins as a side-effect. it is complex.
@@jorgenitales412 2019 hours worked per OECD 1. Mexico 2. Korea 3. Russian Federation 4. Greece 5. Chile . 21. Japan Not everyone works in the corporate towers of Shinjuku nor "burakku" (black) companies. Nor live in a big city you know... Unlike 30 years ago, most Japanese office workers now work 40 hour work weeks especially in the big corporations. Even in the big cities, why do the trains get packed the most around 6pm??? Restaurants and the bars were packed as well around that time. Japan is more like a country where people work hard and party hard creating continuously a new culture.
@@samuelyanuar7297 work before in a japanese company which manufactures medical device... lots of sick people there in tokyo and high cancer rate too... japanese special the old ones wont stop work of the day till 12am by average. i left coz i still want my life back...
Makoto's life: Slave his life away for couple pennies. No wonder Japan's suicide and fertility rates. What a disgrace of society. I bet Makoto even feels fulfilled and accomplished.
I think part of the reason why he is seems fairly enthusiastic is the nature of his work. He spends a lot of his day travelling, going to different places, and meeting and talking to people. The places and people are certainly mundane, but the work is 100x more engaging than sitting in front of a pc screen for 8 hours straight.
I completely agree. I personally would prefer a job where I am going places and not just sitting in an office in front of a screen for all those hours.
Yeah, he's basically skirting work most of the day by taking unneccesarily long transportation to say hello in person vs. just....calling/texting/facetime? At some point you have to actually work during the day lol
mel pe, then what about me? im not american! might be a bit fat tho :P still 9,5h clocked but still working for "free" rest of the day. thats NOT common in norway. specialy this "mandatory pro-bono" work, thats not mandatory on paper but the culture demands it. dont think id ever get used to that.
Sleeps in a single bed, in a shared bedroom, in his parents house, doesn’t have a car, no mention of a romantic partner, hours and hours of commuting everyday, and the job still isn’t done when he gets home. Makoto seems like a nice enough dude, and he’s a mentor for school kids, so that’s cool, but when does he get time for himself? Reminds me how fortunate I actually am.
Mint & Cola .....humans are hardwired to kill each other, evolution means that all species compete for limited resources. It’s true that mass murder does appear to be more common in the USA, however taken as a whole, the murder rates in poorer countries are much much higher. The culture in Japan seems to be much more introverted and focused on honour, so instead of killing each other, they prefer to kill them selves.
@Mint & Cola but is it? When a psycho takes a gun and goes for mass shooting - it is a tragedy. But when socially approved abuse of the individual is leading him into killing himself - that's a whole another level of tragedy.
Jim D Well, a few things I should touch on. First of all a majority of Japanese live with their parents well into their late 20s as oppose to moving out at 18 which is common in the west. Don’t know the reason for them living with with their parents for that long especially since a lot of times their financially independent. Only about 50% of Japanese own cars. That’s due to the fact that japan is a public transportation heavy country. A big chunk of the budget goes into PT. So commuting to work via train is extremely common. When I went to study in Osaka, driving to Tokyo took about 5 hours as oppose to taking a train there which was about 3 hours. So pt is quicker in a lot of cases. Last point is a lot of Japanese are single. Having a love life just isn’t Japan’s ball game for some reason. It does correlate to their low birth rate. In fact it’s very common to be a virgin well into your twenty’s. I think about 25% of Japanese 30 year olds are virgins too. So all that correlates somewhat to maybe why Makoto doesn’t have a partner Don’t be mistaken. This is a very common lifestyle for id say about 3/4 of japan’s population
He's gone for just over 13 hours a day and has more work to do once he gets home?? That's insane. His company seems relatively chill compared to other videos I've seen, and I can't imagine a much better job than small office worker + being out of the office on the train most days, but still. That's insane hours
They have way too many people so the decline is beneficial in the long run. Japan has almost half the population of the USA but in an area smaller than the size of California. In the US California is the most populated state with 40 million people... well japan has 128 million and its smaller.
@@humpmasterflex22 not really beneficial the young people usually do the working part for the country and their young people population is declining , and goverment is trying to encourage japanese to have more childeren.
@@Mustafa_Wrya yes, for the short term it sucks for them. Hence why I said the long term. Old people will die off and everything will balance itself out.
This is so soul crushing to watch, the guy wakes up at 7 am, and doesnt completely finish his work for the day until nearly 10 pm, leaving barely an hour for leisure.
Except its a legitimate question, as it appears he only really does a few hours of actual productive work a week. The rest is really just wasted. I'm on a team of efficiency consultants for struggling businesses, and this entire business model is fundamentally flawed. For many industries, we are now in fact encouraging work from home programs utilizing telepresence technology, with only important necessary meetings between staff with a clear defined agenda illustrated by powerpoint presentations that are archived on the cloud for later reference and construction and maintenance of a knowledge-base that makes integrating newhires much more fluid. We've found that through proper management and business model, each employee's measured productivity increases an average of 3 times while the employees are also happier and less stressed because even though they feel like they are doing less, they are actually doing more because hours of commuting time, useless meetings, too many managers compared to subordinates, etc. is taken out of their schedules. We also encourage a 4-day workweek with 10 hour shifts, with clearly defined KPIs for defining and measuring an employees productivity so that they don't waste time "looking busy" for appearances sake, and just ensure they get their work done and are also competing with their peers on the quarterly KPI review to see how they rank.
@@BoopSnoot Do you not find too much for 10 hours? 10 hours would be here the maximum working time. In addition, overtime, which sometimes happen, push it back up. I think overtime has to be taken into account. Greetings from Germany
@@dk4529 Most employees are happier to have the extra day off, while still achieving a 40 hour productive work week. The ultimate goal after all is profitability for shareholders in a highly competitive global landscape, and you will have to compete with the Chinese and Koreans working 70+hours at lower wages. 10 hours is also not as much as you may think, as its 7AM to 6PM, which is early enough and late enough for peak congestion to die down for those unable to telework. For those that can telework which is the preference whenever possible, the average hour travel time to and from the office is replaced with actual productivity. In exchange, every weekend is a three day weekend allowing more fruitful passtimes like traveling. We encourage a "work hard, play hard" mentality, so employees can party hardy all day Friday and Saturday if desired and take Sunday as a day for relaxation and recovery.
@@thephaze3 I used to work 12x3 schedule and it was very good for me,I had perfect work--life balance.But @DumbDuck44 is right, Japanese companies are infamous for inefficiency. Its all about appearance 'to work hard' instead of actual work. I know Japanese refuse to use macros and templates while preparing documents for fear that would make their work too easy and they will lose reputation.
M. Baguette & M. Chopsticks yeah makes me think he’s just saying that since he works at the company. He wouldnt admit that he is not happy and plans to leave it in a few years after gaining some work experience
In Japan, it is not common to change jobs. If you have an employment contract with the company, the salary is guaranteed until the age of 60. Furthermore, if you work until you are 60 years old, you will be paid about $ 200,000.
The part of his job that makes it bearable is when he is actively not working and instead using his phone? His job is obsolete, he isn't producing much value tbh.....but hey the firm keeps paying him.
If you work an office job, it's pretty universal like this video, except for the extracurricular activities he is doing. Your office coworkers help you get through the day by making it more enjoyable.
In my country, Hungary is normal that by multies (multinational company) you work daily 10-12 hours. But this depends on the company. In public administration there is a fixed work hours from 8am to 4pm / 9am-5pm. But literally in an office at Fridays afternoon you find less persons to work.
If you put this video on loop, you can truly experience his daily life. Absolute insanity.
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this is fucked up. Even working in Europe from 7 to 16 sometimes I get pissed off. Work time should be 5 hours per day. 4 days a week. In 8 hours work we do not work at least 3 hours anyways. So only 5 hours work, people will be extremely productive.
Since Makoto seems to constantly travel all over the city doing so many different tasks, I half expected him to show up during the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony carrying the torch or something
Can we have an update on Makoto? 3 years later I imagine he's moved up somewhat within the company! Maybe moved into his own place. Very curious to see how he's doing.
I'm very curious how the pandemic has changed the constant face to face meetings. Makoto is a wonderful asset to his company and I hope he does very well for them. It certainly appears that he does.
This man Makoto is very generous. He's also a director of NGO called Seibo whose engaged in fundraising for school meals in Malawi while working at Mobal. I think that's why he's still working after arrived at home.
I guess it's just a part of him, not just his work. But on a side note, I also do notice that he's catholic. You can see the photos of the pope in his house, plus the presence of the catholic nun when he was volunteering for the after-school.
Yeah, those kids can starve so he can make his own. But no, he provides for inferior stock instead of his own. Idealistic young man like most of us were or are.
@Ari C You are assuming that efficiency correlates with quality of life in some way which is far from true. Check out Japan's neighbors, I would say they have it a lot worse while having an unprecedented economy.
@Dana White's double chin one person still has to make a pot for everyone,and pouring it into cups and handing it to other employees isn't so hard,it's common courtesy in a workplace and can be done by anyone
If his boss was Japanese, I don't think it'd be much different than most other japanese workplaces. Their workplace laws are disgusting. But the fact that the boss is caucasian makes me even more disgusted. He should know better, likely coming from a western country with much more ethical workplace laws.
As a total outsider it definitely seems like this crazy lifestyle is mostly from Tokyo and it gets more chill in the less populated areas. It’s such an expensive city you don’t have much choice
Idk why we keep glorifying America too. In fact, the average American works more than a Japanese. American work culture is somehow as bad, if not worse, than Japanese Work Culture the more you think about it
Yea. And probably cause his company doesn't have the "work from home" scheme. I have joined bigger company from UK whereby each of us have a laptop and an iPhone so we are able to work from home
Japanese people are big on etiquette and respect but they're aware of other cultures. They won't expect you to know everything, and what's interesting is that even though the culture is like 10x as nuanced I found they never really get grumpy at foreigners who don't know stuff. You're a guest after all. You might get a firm slap on the knee by an old Japanese grandma if you accidentally break a rule (learned that the hard way,) but that's just part of the experience! Number one tip I'd say is just don't be 'loud.' Like both in terms of volume and 'loud' actions. It's just not in keeping with the way society works. Oh and treat everything you touch like it's someone's prized possession.
@@shervinnasrin2829 I believe "insulting" was the right word? As in: doing something that might rub people the wrong way without even knowing because you don't know all the unwritten rules in the country you're visiting. Or was my grammar off?
this is happening now in triple-A gaming companies today, which is finally getting exposure and hope it's get put a stop to. Let's not stop there tho; let's hit up other "careers," like the pharmacy retail industry and how shitty those employees are treated am i rite?
I feel bad for Makoto if he is reading these comments. I was in the situation where I had to commute 5 hours every day and work literally took all time from 8.30 a.m to 7.30 pm without commute. I would come home just to sleep. In that situation, people telling how bad it is and making fun of him are the last thing needed.
Legit what I used to imagine japan as when I was a kid... Thought everybody had atleast a skyline but now realised that most people don't even have cars.
@@bearchamer ppl can be real dumbasses.. What u expecting from a gangsta life? Featuring Drug dealing, kidnapping, murder & getting fingers chopped when shitting up the work? how can that be shown u numbnut? Common sense?
I get it since he's kinda allowed to go home at 6 tho (almost sharp) another company would never allow their employees to go first before their senpais aren't done yet ;(
He is working for a non japanese company thats why. His office implements some of the BS japanese work culture a little because there is no foreign manager tho.
@@lolomo5787 Really crazy how labor quality differs from country to country. Even job to job in America is like that but man it really shows in more strict cultures like the Japanese.
Makoto if you're reading this I hope you are happy and if you're not, I hope someday you could find true happiness, have a family, have friends and enjoy your life. Sending love and support and please don't mind caring about these stupid comments!
That's no way to live in my opinion long term. Especially as he said that he intends to stay with the company for the rest of his career. I mean how, how can you make a decision like that when you're still soo young. It would brake my heart if I had to do that. But if he's happy with it, then that it totally cool. Makes me wonder though... what do your average Japanese students think their lives were really going to be like when they thought about the future. Because surely it was more than this!?
Anytime I’m feeling unproductive towards my own personal goals outside of work, I watch this video 9hrs of lengthy calls, complex number crunching, wordy emails, and tense meetings per day might feel like a lot by the time 5PM rolls around, but it’s absolutely nothing compared to what this gentleman gets done in a day
What this gentlemen does is also absolutely nothing as compared to plantation slaves in the 18th century or factory workers on the eve of the Industrial Revolution (both work some 16 hours a day or so). Why should we embrace this race to the bottom rather than fighting against it?
@@sunnyla-bear8265 Japanese do not have the same concept of happiness as us western people. They usually understand it as being "content", which basically translates to doing your duty well (to your family, company, society, etc.)
@Aaron Smith - Like Paolo mentioned in the video: Makoto is the youngest one in his office, which happens to be small, meaning that he is responsible for mundane tasks like coffee/tea.
@mmdirtyworkz - Most of the time, yes they are the youngest. This is just a rare case of them being older, so Makoto would have been the first choice for simple things. I think it is messed up when society devalues young people by forcing them to respect their elders no matter what.
@@kimonokat1928 Thanks for the reply. I think the same, "automatic" respect is not something I would consider to be a good thing (kinda similar to US where you're supposed to tip no matter what was the quality of service).
This proves how Japan isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. The workers are literally worked to breaking point. The problem is they are too polite and bottle up all that stress. Would love to see a Japanese company that allows a bit of overtime but doesn’t make staff go out drinking every night or doing extra unpaid tasks after work.
"too polite" too cuck that's what it is. That's why it's important to keep gun rights in America, we're fast tracking toward this kind of "CORPORATE UTOPIA" that the rich all love to see. This level of pressure where family time doesn't even exist in an average human life is down right satanic. There is no reason what so ever in the history of man kind does someone need to sacrifice their entire adult life to working 12 hours a day until the day they retired/die. This kind of cruelty is just going to exponentially add up generations after generations. As when the salaryman gets older and get to retired, he will become very disgruntled and seek out degeneracy to make up for the lost time during his youth....aka brothel, drugs, and domestic abuse. To the average sheep, this looks like "just another day in the life of" but to people like me, this is a serious problem. Wake the f up.
What's the purpose of living in a rich, interesting well-developed country if you can't enjoy it because you have no time to spend your money, no friends and no energy?
@@Financial_Mukbangs LMAO worker bees mentality. So let me guess you don't consider the people in the sales team working? Because while you clacking at your keyboard being a tech nerd or if you're blue collar blinding yourself and sniffing chemical from welding. That Sale guy is getting his gas, flights, and food expenses paid for because under tax all those expenses are considered writeoffs so by definitely all those "leasures" activities are considered work my guy. Do you also think your CEOs and superiors don't work as well? Because they do the same thing if not even worse because they get to write off strip clubs expenses as work related. "Muh real work" people like you are so narrowed minded, your boss can give 2 crap about your real physical labor when you are easily replace at any given moment. Your work doesn't bring the checks in dmummy, shaking client hands is what brings in the money.
I left my wallet once on a cafe when I was in Hiroshima. I came back to the same spot an hour later and still my wallet was on the corner of the table.
dude you deserve a tv show on netflix for how good these are. you legit went from being a youtuber to being an anthropologist by doing these. keep it up man, you're doing important historical work by documenting the lives of japanese people in detail.
@@seppmaier3424 anthropology /ˌanθrəˈpɒlədʒi/ Learn to pronounce noun the study of human societies and cultures and their development. the study of human biological and physiological characteristics and their evolution. Either you don't know that word exists or you are crap at making jokes...
@@ACHVACTAB1 I'm guessing you don't work in America (unless it's a retail or restaurant). American Corporate offices don't waste nearly half of the amount of time that Japanese corporate offices do. Let's not forget the unpaid overtime from pretending to work for the sake of respect for the co-workers who are slow and grossly incompetent 😱
He probably has a free day in his week and also maybe one or two free days in the weekend. But Japan is seriously rough when it comes to working hours. In the city is where people come to make money, and its very competitive so you have to stay on top, but its also where people are sad because you dont feel the freedom so much as if u lived out in the woods.
@@antoniopoianella9636 all work and no play gets even more depressing/suicide. unless he works hourly, his work day is wasted with inefficiency. He has NO time to do anything but work. not even run a quick errand or watching a single tv show with out sacrificing sleep. 12hr work days to complete 6hrs of work while putting extra mental and physical stress on the body. wtf
@@XxAtomic646xX do you think they'd let him work less if he was more efficient? Regardless of how well you work, you're always gonna do the same hours and get the same pay. It's more important to make it enjoyable.
No pet Goats, no workout before lunch, no toilet with sounds, no bakery or free restaurant in the basement. Makoto's going to be severely disappointed after seeing Emi's day.
OMG the business card exchange and rules of engagement are mind boggling Paolo thanks so much ! Maybe it’s the biggest most traditional companies but I’ve seen some darker videos about office men who sleep in the train because they work so many hours and are trapped . Also- a culture of after work drinking booze with the bosses and apparently you CANT decline if you do you’ll get fired down the road I couldn’t live like that .
Pretty weird and funny how I dislike alarm tones like this but it's usually my go-to tones for morning wakey. It's pretty useful. Palpitation first thing in the morning. ^^;
I didn’t understand why my husband seemed dead inside when arriving home from work but when I finally got a job here in Tokyo, I understood. Literally a lot of people here just just wake up, work, sleep repeat. The happiest part of my day is when I’m going home and finally have about an hour train ride to listen to music 🎶 or play some games, after that there’s barely enough time for anything else
@@Hihi-fh1cq the technology is great sure, but their way of life is rather traditional, they're workaholic through and through, that's why I don't want to live in Japan, but I sure as hell want to visit it.
oh and dont forget your luxury bath time, when you re soaking in warm water bath while listening to some music for almost an hour after work, that was heaven
Yeah I recently finished my contract with the military and am transitioning to a construction project manager job here in the US. The salary isn't near what I made in the Army, but compared to that, and compared to this dude's routine, it's a really easy schedule
Work is balance of having money and free time for your self. Given that your cant really enjoy all that money when you have broken your body and mind with amount of work required to get that amazing income, i much rather be poor than utterly destroyed physically and mentally. Of course each of us has different prioritys.
Heyyyyyy! I saw Makoto at the JET Program orientation. I was getting my sim from the Mobal table & he was there. I thought he looked familiar but it was only a day later when I realized where I saw him from--this video!!!
@@MostafaRockstar yes Mostafa. And in my experience, it is simply not possible to do that day in, day out. Can't focus beyond 5-6 hours. We used to do this frequently in my sector (finance). Some of the people are also acting as if they are working! Commute taking up 1-3 hrs a day is very very punishing too. People go crazy
I think I learned a lot in this 'a day in the life' video than any other videos. I will have keep a mental note of these etiquettes in a Japanese corporate environment if I ever get a chance. Thanks 🙏
I think we Japanese should take more rest. Most Japanese don’t work efficiently. because we tend to stick to traditional Japanese work style, still Japan is a very good place to live !
Japanese craftsmanship and work ethic is almost unrivaled though. I mean some of the highest quality products ever have come from Japan. The Katana. The Supra. Sony. WAGYU! Maybe the occasional spa day would help though.
Yeah take some time off, increasing efficiency is what should be emphasized on reducing the wasted work hours. I hope young like you in japan bring some change
@Radix Malorum They dont, from what i researched most if not all offices stretch their hours unnecessarily, i mean with that, all the work on a day could literally be done in 4-6 hours, but they stretch it to 10-12 hours, sometimes people dont even go home until the boss leaves first and that can take a very long time each day. Its literally working yourself to death, no wonder the suicide rate is so extremely high in Japan. All work, no fun, what kind of life is this?
