ビジネス日本語講座
Episodes
日系企業で働くときには雇い主の期待値を上げすぎてはならない
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Shigeki discusses a practical survival strategy for working in traditional Japanese companies: do not raise your employer’s expecta...
海外ノマドについて思うこと
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I reflect on the growing popularity of the “digital nomad” lifestyle. Social media often portrays working from cafes, traveling t...
言語化不要論
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I examine the recent popularity of the idea of “verbalization” in Japan. While many people now emphasize the importance of expres...
自由ビジネスの終焉 ― ネット副業が量産した〈おしまいの人間〉の社会史
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode examines the history of Japan’s internet side-hustle culture and explains how the 2010s produced what the speaker calls “the last men...
安全な中毒、危険な中毒
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores the idea of “safe” and “dangerous” addictions in modern society. While people admire passion and obsession, their evalua...
自己啓発はなぜ売れるのか ── 不安を商品化する市場構造
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores why self-help continues to sell so well by analyzing its underlying structure. The key argument is that the true product is not ...
日本社会は「やり直し」を本気で許していない
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores why Japanese society does not truly allow people to start over. While the ideal is a system where anyone can change careers at a...
タコツボを転々とする生き方
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores the concept of the “octopus trap” as a metaphor for modern careers. In traditional systems, people were encouraged to specia...
軽さはなぜ気持ち悪くなったのか ── 三段階で見る現代の違和感
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode examines why modern content often feels shallow or uncomfortable. It introduces a three-stage model: an earlier era where meaning was ser...
なぜ人は「自分で選んでいる」と思い込むのか
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores a fundamental question: do we really choose freely, or are our choices shaped by society? From music and careers to life decisio...
過剰品質が日本人の働き方を悪くする
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores why many Japanese workers appear overworked, focusing on the concept of “overquality.” Using everyday examples like convenie...
SNSのつながりはクソの役にも立たないというのは本当か
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores whether social media connections are truly useless. While likes, follows, and comments create the illusion of connection, they o...
なぜ現代社会では階級闘争が起きないのか
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores why class struggle appears absent in modern society. While conflicts between groups with opposing interests still exist, they ar...
なぜ「語りがうまい人」ほど中身を問われなくなるのか
22 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores a harsh reality: the better someone speaks, the less their content is questioned. In today’s information-saturated society, fl...
理解が早い人は生き残るが、世界は変えない
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, I explore a simple but uncomfortable idea: people who can understand instructions quickly tend to survive easily in modern socie...
体育会系ホワイトカラーはなぜ資本主義に弱いのか
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Shigeki examines why “athletic-minded” white-collar workers often struggle in capitalism. While they excel in labor markets throu...
なぜ日本企業は「社会主義的身体観」を残しているのか
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Shigeki explores why many Japanese companies still retain what he calls a “socialist view of the body.” While Japan is often seen...
「カラダが資本」は本当なのか ― サラリーマンが無意識に信じている構造
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode questions the common workplace phrase “Your body is your capital.” While health is essential, the episode explains that, from an econ...
SCMが呪文化しやすい理由
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores why the business term “Supply Chain Management (SCM)” often turns into a buzzword or “magic spell” in corporate environm...
日系企業では「用事がなくても顔を出せ」
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores an unspoken survival strategy inside many traditional Japanese companies: showing your presence, even when you have no specific ...
「同じことを二度言わせるな」という言葉の正体
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore the common workplace phrase “Don’t make me say the same thing twice” and what it reveals about work culture. I discus...
なぜ、日本人サラリーマンは脱サラして蕎麦屋になろうとするのか
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore why many Japanese salary workers who leave corporate life often choose to open soba restaurants. This is not simply about f...
日系企業ではAI失業は起こらない
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss why large-scale AI-driven job loss may be less likely in traditional Japanese corporations. While global discussions often ...
日系企業で雇われ続けるための正しいマインドセット
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains the practical mindset needed to survive and stay employed in traditional Japanese corporations. Instead of focusing on personal ...
なぜ職業訓練校は『ひとりビジネス』を教えないのか
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore why public job training programs rarely teach how to succeed in solo business or entrepreneurship. Using Japan as a main ex...
『好きなことを仕事に』は本当に正しいのか
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I examine the popular advice, “Find a job you love” or “Turn what you love into work.” While this message is often meant to e...
日本は努力不足なのか ── 問題は“頑張り方”ではなく“勝ち方”だった
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss what Japan should do next in a world where the rules of economic competition have changed. I argue that Japan does not need...
日本はなぜ勝てたのか、そしてなぜ勝てなくなったのか
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore why Japan was able to dominate parts of the global economy in the late 20th century and why those same strengths became lim...
「会社に必要とされる」と「会社に縛られる」の境界
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore the subtle boundary between being needed by a company and being controlled by it. In the AI era, simply being “useful” ...
偉そう職人と体育会系管理職、どちらが組織を壊すのか
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore how two common workplace archetypes—the arrogant craftsman and the sports-style managerial leader—can damage organizati...
孤独のグルメが好まれる理由
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I examine why the Japanese drama *Kodoku no Gourmet* (Solitary Gourmet) has gained fans not only in Japan but also overseas. While ma...
本は全部読まなくて良い
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I reflect on the meaning of reading in the modern age. Today, we have countless ways to learn through videos, audio, and digital cont...
ニヒルと挑戦 ― 虚無主義をめぐって
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore the relationship between nihilism and challenge from a philosophical and personal perspective. Nihilism often appears as a ...
教養本ブームという病
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode explores the idea that the modern “cultured book boom” may reflect insecurity rather than genuine intellectual growth. I discuss...
安心できる人間だけが生き残る社会 ― 日本型評価システムの正体
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores why certain content creators quickly gain widespread support in Japan despite not making strong claims or controversial statemen...
サンクコスト社会の終焉 ― 昔は正解、今は罠
31 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores how Japanese society was once designed around sunk costs—and why that logic no longer works. In the past, lifetime employment,...
サンクコストの呪いから自由になろう ― 職人の生き方に潜む罠
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode examines the “sunk cost trap” hidden within the admired image of the Japanese craftsman. While dedication, endurance, and unwavering ...
ブームになるもの、ならないもの
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores why some things suddenly become massive trends while others never spread, regardless of their quality. Using examples like match...
日系企業で働くなら、「いかがなものか」をマスターしよう
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains why the Japanese phrase *“ikaga na mono ka”* (“I’m not sure about that”) is one of the most important expressions to u...
今も呼吸する買弁資本 ― 文明を前に進めない経済構造の正体
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores the idea of “comprador capital,” not as a moral failure, but as an economic structure that survives by connecting powerful e...
観光立国と外国人規制の矛盾 ― 経済と安全保障をどう両立させるか
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Japan welcomes foreign tourists while remaining cautious about foreign land ownership and long-term settlement. This episode explores the apparent con...
“希少”ではないレアメタル──レアメタルとレアアースの本当の違い
25 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Many people think “rare metals” are rare because they hardly exist. This episode explains why that idea is wrong. “Rare” actually means diffic...
外側だけ老人で、中身が未成熟な人たちが増えていく日本
24 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores the danger of aging without inner maturity in Japan. Inspired by a travel YouTuber who records movement without reflection, it a...
水清ければ魚棲まず ― 清潔すぎる社会が人間を終わらせる
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores the danger of a society that worships cleanliness, harmony, and harmlessness. Inspired by a perfectly curated travel video, the ...
序列という麻薬：日本型組織の精神構造と脱却
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode compares hierarchy in Japanese white-collar culture to a drug. Promotions once symbolized honor and recognition, but the structure has co...
日経を読めと言われた時代の嘘
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode questions the old belief that reading the Nikkei automatically means thinking. The Nikkei once gave Japanese salary workers a shared lang...
経営者のコスプレをするための主要キーワード解説
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores the phenomenon of “cosplay executives” in online business culture, where language replaces substance. It shows how polished ...
なぜ人は“サラリーマンの苦労”を神話にしたがるのか ― 自己正当化としての人生ストーリー
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores a deep human instinct: the need to believe our lives were not wasted. When reality feels like placement rather than choice, we c...
継続教という宗教──なぜ「続けているだけの人」が崇拝されるのか
18 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode questions the modern belief that persistence is always virtuous. Continuation began as a practical means to reach goals, yet it has quiet...
日系企業で定年まで勤め上げたいなら、狡さを徹底的に磨きなさい
17 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explain why “cunning” is the most important skill for surviving long term in Japanese companies. It does not mean cheating or b...
『今からでも間に合う』という語り口が、なぜ危険なのか
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explain why the phrase “it’s not too late” is often dangerous. Although it sounds hopeful and encouraging, it is usually a ps...
なぜ日本では理念のために死が語られにくいのか
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore why modern Japan rarely creates stories of people who die for abstract ideals such as nations, religions, or grand principl...
欲望を持ってはいけない、ではなく、欲望を“見せてはいけない”社会
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore how desire is treated in Japanese society. Desire itself is not forbidden, but showing it openly is. People are expected to...
仕事ができるとは何か──評価されない時間に耐えられなくなった社会
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I examine what “being good at work” really means in a world where most labor cannot be measured by numbers. Office work is judged...
セレブが憎まれない時代の構造
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I examine why modern “celebrity business owners” and flow-based entrepreneurs no longer provoke class anger, but are instead cons...
人生に意味があることが前提になっている自己啓発屋の語りは、信用すべきではない
11 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I question the way self-help culture assumes that life must always have meaning. Many motivational messages begin with the promise th...
自己責任で生き残れる人が増えるほど、自己責任では生き残れない人が声を持てなくなる社会
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I examine a paradox of modern society: as more people succeed through personal responsibility, those who cannot survive by that logic...
カピバラはなぜ現代の人気者になったのか
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore why capybaras have become unexpected icons of comfort in modern society. Their popularity is not simply about cuteness, but...
観光立国という逃げ道
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I reflect on Japan’s growing emphasis on tourism as a national strategy and ask what it reveals about the country’s current direc...
なぜ現代は、自由に生きることがこんなにも難しいのか
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore why living freely has become increasingly difficult in modern society. Although we often hear that values are more diverse ...
かつて、そして現代日本に最適化された三無主義者
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I examine the concept of “Three-Nothingism” and how it has evolved in modern Japanese society. Originally used in the 1970s to de...
ストーリーは欲望を隠すための道具になる
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore how “storytelling” has shifted from a tool for communication into a mechanism for hiding desire. In contemporary societ...
21世紀に金持ちになりたかったら、御用〇〇になりなさい
04 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I examine why so-called “establishment-friendly experts” — government advisors, media commentators, consultants, and influencer...
AI動画に慣れることで、人の倫理観はどう変わるのか
03 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I reflect on how repeated exposure to AI-generated animal videos may quietly reshape our sense of ethics. These videos are cute, harm...
テレビが語らない日本企業のリアル ──「仲の良さ」の裏にある沈黙と選別
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode examines Japanese TV programs that introduce local companies and factories, especially those aired during the New Year holidays. While th...
昔の日本の年末年始のテレビと、いまのそれの比較
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In Japan, year-end and New Year television used to be loud, emotional, and full of forced meaning. Viewers were told to reflect, feel inspired, and se...
言葉ではなく、波長で人はつながる
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this year-end episode, I reflect on a simple but often overlooked truth: real connection is not created by language alone. You can study a foreign ...
自信とは何なのか？
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores what “confidence” really means in an age obsessed with self-esteem and certainty. Rather than treating confidence as strengt...
日系企業では、軽薄さが最適解になる
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Shigeki analyzes why “lightness” becomes the optimal survival strategy inside Japanese corporations. This is not a personal attac...
YouTubeは“考えない人”の楽園ではなくなった
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I analyze the rise and decline of “meaning-free” YouTubers and explain why that era is coming to an end. Early YouTube thrived on...
頭を使っていないけど、勝っている側の考え方
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore a mindset often praised in modern society: the belief that “not thinking deeply, yet still winning” is a virtue. We exa...
信用は文化を生まない ── 信頼貯金がすべてをダメにする理由
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Shigeki explores the hidden dangers of overvaluing “trust” and “credibility” in business and society. While trust is often pr...
新自由主義的自己責任論が人生相談を壊すとき
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I examine the hidden dangers that emerge when life-advice content becomes intertwined with neoliberal self-responsibility thinking. W...
サラリーマンという言葉が壊した個人
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I examine how the word “salaryman” has quietly reshaped individual identity in Japanese society. Unlike professions defined by sk...
原始人のまま生きる現代人
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore a simple but uncomfortable truth: modern humans still live with primitive brains. While technology, AI, social media, and f...
日本のお笑いに潜む“イジメの構造”について
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I examine the hidden structure of bullying embedded in Japanese comedy culture. Many forms of “humor” rely on humiliation, pain, ...
「青い鳥を探すな」という言葉を、真に受けてはいけない理由
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I take a critical look at the phrase “Don’t look for the blue bird,” a piece of advice often repeated by successful people in b...
語れる者が世界を取る ― 空理空論の時代と、沈黙した本物の末路
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s business world, speaking itself has become a form of value. On social media and in side-hustle culture, polished language often matters m...
クールの賞味期限──沈黙はいつ価値を失うのか
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss the hidden expiration date of being “cool.” Quietness can be seen as attractive when we are young, often mistaken for c...
日本における外国人による医療費未払い問題
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I examine the growing issue of unpaid medical bills by foreign visitors in Japan—not from an emotional or nationalist perspective, ...
製造業・建設業に巣食う「知識マウント野郎の正体」——なぜ、彼らは知識を武器に人を黙らせるのか
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Japanese manufacturing and construction industries, knowledge is often used not to solve problems, but to dominate conversations. This episode expl...
日系企業で生き残りたければ、大声で話しなさい
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Japanese corporations, communication is often evaluated not by logic or substance, but by volume, speed, and physical presence. This episode explor...
日系大企業の幹部サラリーマンは、なぜ語らないのか｜Why Do Senior Executives in Japanese Corporations Stay Silent?
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In many Japanese corporations, senior executives clearly understand organizational dysfunction, structural contradictions, and employee exhaustion. Ye...
ゴルフは雑談ではない──日本企業に残る“踏み絵”の正体
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I examine why golf in Japanese corporate culture is not simply a form of casual communication. Using the historical concept of the fu...
陰キャはやっぱり損をする──変わらなくていいという優しさと、居直りが人生を閉じていく構造
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I examine why introverted people often feel disadvantaged in modern society. This is not a criticism of introversion itself, but an a...
演技を自覚する人間——本音よりも誠実な不自然さ｜Why Self-Awareness Matters in an Age of Performed Identity
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore the idea that modern life is filled with subtle performances—at work, at home, and online. Using the example of a YouTube...
工場の承認欲求と職人神話の正体
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores the unique psychology of approval inside Japanese factories—closed worlds where workers validate one another through shared ro...
自慢する人は扱いやすい？ ― 営業マンが見た承認欲求と褒めの技術
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do people boast? And why does bragging sometimes annoy us, yet other times bring us closer? In this episode, I look back on my years working in sa...
自虐風自慢の心理学――弱さのふりをした承認欲求｜The Hidden Ego Behind Humble Bragging
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk about the curious style of “humble bragging” — when someone pretends to put themselves down, but the story somehow ends...
社長の前では自由を見せてはいけない｜Freedom, Loyalty, and Why Companies Fear the Truly Independent Worker
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss the tension between free-spirited individuals and traditional corporate culture in Japan. Companies value loyalty, sacrific...
クイズ王みたいな雑学は、これからの時代いらなくなる｜Small Talk, Knowledge, and Why Comfort Matters More Than Impressing Others
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about small talk in business and why it often feels difficult. Many of us try to sound smart, avoid mistakes, or impress other...
生意気は若者の特権｜Why Boldness Belongs to the Young — and What Maturity Should Look Like
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about why bold and sometimes arrogant behavior can feel acceptable, even charming, when it comes from young people. Their conf...
旅の聖域は失われた——修行としての放浪と逃避としての旅
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I reflect on how travel has changed over time. Once, leaving Japan meant risk, uncertainty, and the possibility of never returning. T...
量産型日本人サラリーマンの思考様式 〜 “最適解”に縛られる生き方とは〜
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore the mindset of the “mass-produced Japanese salaryman,” shaped by an education system that teaches there is only one cor...
円安が続く理由と、タイバーツ高の背景、そして未来予想
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explain why the Japanese yen continues to weaken and why the Thai baht remains strong. Without using difficult financial terms, I b...
ゆるさを許せない人の会話は、なぜこんなに疲れるのか｜Why Conversations Without Softness Exhaust Us
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore why conversations with people who cannot tolerate “softness” feel so draining. Drawing on years of experience in high-p...
我欲はなぜ嫌われるのか｜Why Human Desire Is Misunderstood — And How It Becomes the First Form of Love
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Human desire is often dismissed as selfish or immature, especially in cultures where expressing personal wants is seen as shameful. In this episode, I...
中身が空洞でも人を動かす方法 ― デマゴーグの構造と現代社会の危うさ｜Why Hollow Words Move Crowds
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores why hollow, content-light messages can still powerfully move people. From self-help influencers to political demagogues, the sam...
日本の職人礼賛はどこかおかしい｜Revisiting Japan’s Craftsman Myth — How Nostalgia Halts Innovation
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Japan’s media often glorifies craftsmen as cultural heroes, preserving a nostalgic image of “perfect technique” inherited from the past. But beh...
沈黙できない社会 ― ノリに支配される日本｜A Society Afraid of Silence: How Rhythm and “Nori” Control Modern Japan
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Japan has become a society that fears silence. From childhood to the workplace, people are trained to respond instantly, match the group’s rhythm, a...