日系企業では「用事がなくても顔を出せ」

This episode explores an unspoken survival strategy inside many traditional Japanese companies: showing your presence, even when you have no specific task. In these environments, performance alone is not enough. Relationships, trust, and perceived cooperation strongly influence evaluation. Visiting departments, engaging in small talk, and being visible function as “sharing existence,” not just sharing information. The episode also contrasts this with freelance and individual work, where visibility without substance creates no value. This is not about good or bad management, but about understanding cultural and institutional systems. If you work in Japan or plan to, this episode explains why “being seen” can be as important as what you produce.