I Apologized All Day for a Mistake That Wasn't Mine. Then, Ichiran. | Japanese Salaryman Vlog

Today, I apologized all day — for a mistake that wasn't mine. Someone on my team made a mistake with a client's order. I didn't even know about it until this morning. So my boss and I went to apologize in person. Then another office. Then a phone call. Then another one. In Japan, an apology like this usually comes with a box of sweets from a department store. We call it "kashiori." And you say "moushiwake gozaimasen" — the most formal "I'm sorry." I think I said it about thirty times today. Here's the part that might sound strange. Nobody asked, "Whose fault was it?" Not the client. Not my boss. Here, a mistake doesn't really belong to one person. It belongs to the team. Last year, I was the one who made the mistake. My boss came with me, and bowed first — lower than I did. So maybe today was just my turn. After a day like that, I needed something sweet. Ramen, a soft-boiled egg, and — for the first time in a while — matcha annin tofu. A little bitter. A little sweet. Kind of like today. At your work, when someone makes a mistake — who apologizes? The person, or the team? And has anyone ever taken the blame for you? I'd really like to know. ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー 🍜 About This Channel I'm Gen — a 37-year-old salaryman in Japan. Every month, I set a strict food budget of ¥30,000. Every weekend, I spend some of it at Ichiran. That's the deal I made with myself. If you want to see if I make it to Ichiran this week — subscribe. 📍 Nagoya, Japan 💬 Comments in any language welcome ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー #IchiranSalaryman #JapaneseSalaryman #IchiranRamen #SalarymanVlog #JapanVlog