In many Japanese corporations, senior executives clearly understand organizational dysfunction, structural contradictions, and employee exhaustion. Yet they rarely speak openly—inside or outside the company. This episode explores why silence is not ignorance or weakness, but a rational survival strategy. It explains how openly supporting younger employees can actually harm them, turning honest voices into political liabilities. Rather than words, executives act through silence, observation, and personnel decisions. This talk examines power, loyalty, and distance inside Japanese organizations, and offers insight into how young employees can speak without becoming someone else’s proxy.

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 fumie—a test of obedience rather than belief—I argue that corporate golf functions as a loyalty test. What is really being measured is not conversation skill, but willingness to sacrifice personal time, money, and privacy for the organization. Drawing from my own experience in manufacturing sales, I explain how this structure reinforces hierarchy and conformity, especially in Japanese companies. Understanding this hidden mechanism helps explain why many people feel exhausted, undervalued, and trapped in corporate life.

In this episode, I examine why introverted people often feel disadvantaged in modern society. This is not a criticism of introversion itself, but an analysis of social structures that reward extroverted behavior. I discuss how phrases like “you don’t need to change” can offer short-term comfort while hiding long-term realities. I also explore how self-justification and quiet resignation can slowly close off life’s possibilities. Drawing from personal experience, I argue that the goal is not to become extroverted, but to understand the system clearly and choose strategies that allow introverted people to live more open, sustainable lives.

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 short where a man “acts” as a shut-in, I discuss how viewers can sense when a role doesn’t match reality. The real issue is not whether we perform, but whether we know we are performing. When we forget that a role is a role, it turns into a lie, and we lose sight of our true identity. Self-aware performance is not deception—it is a conscious, honest way of living in a world full of expectations.

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This episode explores the unique psychology of approval inside Japanese factories—closed worlds where workers validate one another through shared routines, unspoken rules, and inherited craftsmanship. Drawing from my own experience in manufacturing sales, I reveal how internal praise can motivate people, but also become a subtle system of control that keeps wages low and innovation stagnant. When recognition circulates only within the factory walls, it creates a comforting but limiting “craftsmanship myth.”

What happens when approval becomes a trap rather than a source of pride? And how does this shape the future of work, skill, and personal growth?

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 sales across Southeast Asia and share what I learned about bragging, ego, and the deep human need for recognition. I talk about customers who loved to show off, why compliments worked like magic, and how “praise with curiosity” builds trust better than flattery. Self-praise can connect or divide — it depends on how we handle it. Let’s explore the psychology behind it and how to use praise wisely in real communication.

In this episode, we talk about the curious style of “humble bragging” — when someone pretends to put themselves down, but the story somehow ends as a self-praise. Why does it make us uncomfortable? Why does it feel cunning rather than charming? We explore examples, the psychology behind it, and how it differs from true self-deprecating humor, which carries honesty, risk, and even warmth. In an age of social media and growing desire for approval, weakness is often hidden behind a mask of modest pride. Can we laugh at ourselves without fear? Let’s think about what real humility means.

In this episode, I discuss the tension between free-spirited individuals and traditional corporate culture in Japan. Companies value loyalty, sacrifice, and obedience more than personal freedom — especially when it comes to overseas assignments. A worker may enjoy a luxurious expat life, yet must hide it, perform seriousness, and show dedication to avoid jealousy or increased pressure. Freedom becomes something carried quietly, not displayed. Through personal stories and workplace observations, I explore why organizations struggle to trust independent minds, and how wise employees learn to “translate freedom” into the language of responsibility, humility, and results.