JAPANESE VIDEO LISTENING · 15 LESSONS
Work and Careers
Build listening confidence with Japanese lessons about careers, workplace habits, business, and professional communication.
Try a line from these lessons
はい、今日はじゅんさんのおタクにお邪魔しております。じゅんさんよろしくお願いします。
Today, we're visiting Jun at home. Jun, thank you for having us.
A Simpler Life After Ten Years at MUJI | Intermediate Japanese →みなさん、こんにちは
Hello, everyone.
A Workday in Tokyo: Japanese Listening Practice | Intermediate →半年前くらいにあの移動してきて今
I transferred here about six months ago, and now...
A Day in the Life of a Product Manager | Advanced Japanese Listening →Lessons in this topic
- A Simpler Life After Ten Years at MUJI | Intermediate Japaneseintermediate · 44 min
Listen to a conversation about decluttering, work at MUJI, and building a simpler home and lifestyle.
- A Workday in Tokyo: Japanese Listening Practice | Intermediateintermediate · 22 min
Spend a day in Tokyo with a Japanese speaker as she commutes to work, visits Jimbocho’s bookstores and cafés, and shares daily routines. A full-length intermediate listening lesson with natural Japanese and careful caption timing.
- A Day in the Life of a Product Manager | Advanced Japanese Listeningadvanced · 22 min
Follow a product manager’s workday, from customer needs to product decisions. Learn advanced workplace Japanese through timed lines and translations.
- Why Some People Attract Work | Advanced Japanese Listeningadvanced · 19 min
Explore how personal appeal and trust can bring work opportunities. Study authentic Japanese with timed lines and translations.
- 5 Ways to Stand Out in a Japanese Job Interview | Career Listeningadvanced · 20 min
Advanced Japanese interview listening practice covering five communication habits that hiring managers value in candidates.
- A 75-Year-Old Former Pilot’s Second Career at Starbucks | Japanese Listeningintermediate · 7 min
A Japanese listening story about a 75-year-old former pilot who found a second career working at a café.
- 「企業が一番ほしいのは〇歳」｜最適な転職タイミングの見極め方と注意点をプロが解説advanced · 10 min
Japanese career listening practice about when to change jobs in Japan, with advice from a recruitment professional.
- Take Action: How Initiative Creates Opportunity | Advanced Japanese Listeningadvanced · 10 min
Explore why taking action creates opportunities in this advanced Japanese listening lesson. Follow a discussion about initiative, effort, and the difference between people who move quickly and those who wait.
- 5 Habits That Get You Promoted | Advanced Japanese Business Listeningadvanced · 14 min
Learn five habits that can help people earn trust and get promoted at work. This advanced Japanese listening lesson explores initiative, sharing knowledge, professional development, and understanding stakeholders, with a timed Japanese script and translations.
- Why Selling Products Can Be Unprofitable | Three Business Models That Scaleadvanced · 31 min
An advanced Japanese business discussion compares nine business model types across 172 companies and explains why subscriptions, marketplaces, and hybrid models can outperform product sales alone.
- Success Starts with a Small Differenceintermediate · 8 min
Learn practical Japanese through a conversation about the mindset and habits that help people succeed.
- Why Japanese Companies Don’t Fire Employeesintermediate · 27 min
A Japanese listening lesson about job security and employment culture in Japan.
- A Day in the Life of a Japanese Real Estate Agentintermediate · 21 min
Spend a day with a Japanese real estate agent who grew from earning nothing to earning 25 million yen a year. Learn vocabulary for real estate work, building client trust, property sales, and career growth.
- A Day in the Life of a Top M&A Consultantintermediate · 20 min
Follow a leading M&A consultant through her workday and learn natural Japanese for business, work routines, and career conversations.
- Japanese Through Mats Takako's Career Choicesintermediate · 9 min
Mats Takako reflects on choosing her path from the stage to television, and the people and instincts that shaped her career.
Open any lesson to watch the video, follow the timed Japanese script, and read the translation as you listen.