Japanese Konbini Manager Worked to DEATH - Japan Reacts
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Important Vocab in this Video (EN):
éŽåŠ´æ» (ã‹ã‚ã†ã— | KarÅshi) – Death from overwork; a central theme of the discussion, exemplified by the case of the 38-year-old convenience store manager who committed suicide after working without a single day off for six months.
見ã¦è¦‹ã¬ãµã‚Š (ã¿ã¦ã¿ã¬ãµã‚Š | Mite minu furi) – Turning a blind eye; mentioned in the context of companies or headquarters ignoring the harsh working conditions of employees or franchisees.
内部告発 (ãªã„ã¶ã“ãã¯ã¤ | Naibu kokuhatsu) – Whistleblowing; discussed as something rare in Japanese culture, potentially contributing to unchecked overwork as employees hesitate to report issues.
本社 (ã»ã‚“ã—ゃ | Honsha) – Headquarters; referenced as the entity (e.g., Seven-Eleven’s head office) that may bear responsibility for overseeing and addressing labor conditions in franchises.
人員 (ã˜ã‚“ã„ã‚“ | Jin’in) – Personnel/staff; highlighted in discussions about staffing shortages that force individuals to overwork, such as the lack of replacement workers for the manager.
労力 (ã‚ã†ã‚Šã‚‡ã | RÅryoku) – Labor/effort; brought up when discussing the physical and mental toll of overworking, especially in the context of managing a 24-hour business.
æ°·å±±ã®ä¸€è§’ (ã²ã‚‡ã†ã–ã‚“ã®ã„ã£ã‹ã | HyÅzan no ikkaku) – Tip of the iceberg; used to suggest that the reported case of overwork death is just one example of a larger, hidden problem in Japan’s labor culture.
ãªã™ã‚Šåˆã„ (ãªã™ã‚Šã‚ã„ | Nasuriai) – Passing the buck/shifting blame; mentioned in the context of responsibility disputes between franchise owners, employees, and corporate headquarters.
乖離 (ã‹ã„ã‚Š | Kairi) – Discrepancy/divergence; used to describe the gap between official working hours and actual hours worked, often leading to unreported overtime or service residual work.
å£²ã‚Šæ‰‹å¸‚å ´ (ã†ã‚Šã¦ã—ã˜ã‚‡ã† | Urite shijÅ) – Seller’s market; referenced in the context of a labor market where workers have more options, suggesting that quitting and finding new jobs is a viable solution to overwork.
Important Vocab in this Video (JP):
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見ã¦è¦‹ã¬ãµã‚Š (ã¿ã¦ã¿ã¬ãµã‚Š) – 見ã¦è¦‹ãªã„ãµã‚Šã‚’ã™ã‚‹ã“ã¨ã€‚ä¼æ¥ã‚„本社ãŒå¾“æ¥å“¡ã‚„フランãƒãƒ£ã‚¤ã‚ºã®éŽé…·ãªåŠ´åƒæ¡ä»¶ã‚’無視ã™ã‚‹çŠ¶æ³ã§è¨€åŠã•ã‚Œã‚‹ã€‚
内部告発 (ãªã„ã¶ã“ãã¯ã¤) – 内部ã‹ã‚‰ã®ä¸æ£å‘Šç™ºã€‚日本ã®æ–‡åŒ–ã§ã¯çã—ã„ã¨ã•ã‚Œã€éŽåŠ´ãŒæ”¾ç½®ã•ã‚Œã‚‹è¦å› ã¨ã—ã¦å¾“æ¥å“¡ãŒå•é¡Œã‚’å ±å‘Šã™ã‚‹ã“ã¨ã‚’ãŸã‚らã†ç‚¹ã§è°è«–ã•ã‚Œã‚‹ã€‚
本社 (ã»ã‚“ã—ゃ) – 会社ã®æœ¬éƒ¨ã€‚フランãƒãƒ£ã‚¤ã‚ºã®åŠ´åƒæ¡ä»¶ã‚’監ç£ã—対処ã™ã‚‹è²¬ä»»ãŒã‚ã‚‹ã‹ã‚‚ã—ã‚Œãªã„å˜åœ¨ï¼ˆä¾‹: セブンイレブンã®æœ¬ç¤¾ï¼‰ã¨ã—ã¦è¨€åŠã•ã‚Œã‚‹ã€‚
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労力 (ã‚ã†ã‚Šã‚‡ã) – 労åƒã‚„努力。24時間営æ¥ã®ãƒ“ジãƒã‚¹ã‚’管ç†ã™ã‚‹ä¸ã§éŽåŠ´ãŒã‚‚ãŸã‚‰ã™èº«ä½“çš„ãƒ»ç²¾ç¥žçš„è² æ‹…ã‚’è°è«–ã™ã‚‹éš›ã«ç™»å ´ã€‚
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ãªã™ã‚Šåˆã„ (ãªã™ã‚Šã‚ã„) – 責任ã®ãªã™ã‚Šåˆã„。フランãƒãƒ£ã‚¤ã‚ºã‚ªãƒ¼ãƒŠãƒ¼ã€å¾“æ¥å“¡ã€æœ¬ç¤¾é–“ã§ã®è²¬ä»»ã®æŠ¼ã—付ã‘åˆã„ã¨ã—ã¦è¨€åŠã•ã‚Œã‚‹ã€‚
乖離 (ã‹ã„ã‚Š) – ãšã‚Œã‚„é•ã„。公å¼ã®åŠ´åƒæ™‚é–“ã¨å®Ÿéš›ã®åŠ´åƒæ™‚é–“ã®ã‚®ãƒ£ãƒƒãƒ—を表ã—ã€æœªå ±å‘Šã®æ®‹æ¥ã‚„サービス残æ¥ã«ã¤ãªãŒã‚‹ã“ã¨ãŒå¤šã„。
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