English Idiom: Go the extra mile
If you go the extra mile, which is standard procedure in Japan, you do more than is expected.
In fact, the government and big business in Japan have just agreed that it is OK for Japanese workers to go the extra 100 miles!
OK, so I am playing with the idiom here and mixing it with current events.
What I mean is the government has officially recognized that working 100 hours of overtime a month is not considered excessive.
Yep, it’s normal for Japanese to work 6.5 weeks a month.
Japanese specialize in going the extra mile. This means they do more than is expected to get the job done by giving each task special effort and attention.
Be it in the office or hospitality for customer service Japanese will typically bend over backwards to ensure you have a pleasant experience.
That’s one of the reasons why Japan is such a fantastic country.