日本人が有給に「スイマセン」と言いたくなるワケ

Even though it's just taking paid leave, I somehow end up apologizing... Even on my days off, I'm overwhelmed with work notifications, household chores, and tedious procedures, so I don't feel like I've truly rested... Have you ever experienced something like that? This problem is often dismissed as individual personality traits or national characteristics, such as "Japanese people are bad at taking time off" or "they're too sensitive to the atmosphere," but in reality, a "strong social structure" that robs us of our free time is hidden beneath the surface. This time, the Kotonoha sisters will loosely yet sharply unravel the true nature of the "difficulty of taking time off" in Japanese society, from the real reasons for hesitating to take paid leave, to long working hours, the uneven distribution of caregiving burdens, and even the perspective of "chronopolitics"—the power and distribution of time. Let's break free from a society that relies on individual "courage to rest" and consider what kind of "design for rest" is truly necessary. Let's think about it together! ■What you can learn from this video 0:00 Why do we feel guilty just for taking a rest? 0:43 The phenomenon of appearing "bad at resting" 4:06 Major factors that make it difficult to take a rest 7:02 Housework, commuting, and government work cut into our rest time 10:09 Not only culture, but also institutions are becoming culturally integrated. 15:50 What's needed is not just the courage to rest, but a design that allows for rest. ■Reference Materials https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/itiran/... https://work-holiday.mhlw.go.jp/mater... https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/112010... https://www.stat.go.jp/data/shakai/20... https://www.stat.go.jp/info/kenkyu/ro... https://www.gender.go.jp/about_danjo/... entai/pdf/r07_gaiyou.pdf https://www.stat.go.jp/info/today/pdf... https://www.digital.go.jp/assets/cont... ity_outline_13.pdf https://www.digital.go.jp/assets/cont... https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ joh/63/1/63_e12300/_pdf/-char/en https://www.jniosh.johas.go.jp/en/ind... https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2... https://www.who.int/news-room/questio... https://www.cdc.gov /niosh/work-hour-training-for-nurses/longhours/mod3/01.html https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/work-hour-t... https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/coronav... https://refubium.fu-be rlin.de/bitstream/fub188/41735/1/History%20and%20Theory%20-%202023%20-%20Esposito%20-%20THE%20TIME%20OF%20POLITICS%20THE%20POLITICS%20OF%20TIME%20AND%20POLITICIZED%20TIME%20AN%20INTRODUCTION%20TO.pdf #LongWorkingHours #PaidLeave #WorkStyle #Politics #CriticalGeopolitics