Ikigai: A Japanese concept to improve work and life

With no direct English translation, it’s a term that embodies the idea of happiness in living. Yukari Mitsuhashi explains. For Japanese workers in big cities, a typical work day begins with a state called sushi-zume, a term which likens commuters squeezed into a crowded train car to tightly packed grains of rice in sushi. The stress doesn’t stop there. The country’s notorious work culture ensures

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「生きがい」は英訳不能