What’s a day like in a Japanese office?
Welcome to our How People Work Around The World series. In this series, I gather information from around the web of how people work in different countries across the globe. Of course, each example does not show how everyone in a country works. But it’s a fun way to explore similarities and differences in our work and lives and maybe learn a thing or two.
Today’s post is featuring a video from the PaolofromTOKYO YouTube channel. Check it out:
Emi’s day starts at 6:30am.
Emi is a 24-year-old working in Tokyo Japan. A quick makeup and a rushed breakfast starts her day. She lives with her family as with many young Japanese professionals.
She then walks to the train station and takes an hour train ride to her office building in the business district. A company that has 4,000 employees in Emi’s building alone.
Work and Space Japanese Office
She works in the PR department in a colorful and open layout office. After reading newspapers she and other staff have a morning assembly meeting.
It’s neat how Emi’s office has a larger group meeting and then the smaller groups meet up too. This keeps everyone up to date with the happenings and organized for the day.
Do you prefer the open space of this Japanese office or do you prefer a more private office space?
The building Emi works in has a tea room, executive offices, gym complete with trainers, bakery, and restaurant.
There is also a farm. What!?
Would you like animals to visit in your workspace? I get to have my two fur babies in my work-from-home office and I love it. One is snuggled up on my lap as I type this.
Emi gets her workout in during the workday right in her building’s gym and stops work at 6 pm after her afternoon meetings and wrap up. She then grabs a free dinner with colleagues in the basement restaurant before heading home for the day.
Having a gym at work is a great way to fit in exercise. More offices should incorporate healthy ways for employees to stay fit and focused, don’t ya think!
What do you think about Emi’s office building and Japanese workday? I would love to know in the comments!
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