WorkBeam Blog

In Japan, there is a big holiday week called Golden Week (GW) in early May. Since Japanese people can take a long vacation without having to take time off from work or school, with many people go out during this period. This causes traffic jams on the highways around the Tokyo area and crowds of people at tourist spots. This year, for the first time in two years, the restrictions on pandemic have been loosened, and many people may have been encouraged to go out. However, Japanese people tend to take vacations of two or three nights, which is very different from the style of foreigners who take longer vacations of 2 weeks or longer. In addition, Japanese people are very considerate of others, and it is customary to buy souvenirs for those who have taken care of them on a regular basis. Foreigners may find it hard to believe that they have to worry about souvenirs when they have come all the way here on vacation! Foreigners buy souvenirs for themselves, not for others, as a memento of their visit.

April marks the beginning of a new life for many people. Some of you may be feeling nervous, stressed out, or experiencing difficulties in general, and some of you may be experiencing a bit of negativity, thinking that it wasn't supposed to be like this. I would like to write down five tips to help you increase positive emotions in your life.

For new graduates who will be entering the workforce for the first time in April, March there will be a period of mixed anticipation and anxiety, as life will be completely different from their previous school days. There may be many restrictions and unfinished business due to the pandemic. However, I would like to encourage new employees to go forward with hope, believing that there is a good future ahead.