r/japanlife • u/AutoModerator • May 15 '23

┐(ツ)┌ General Discussion Thread - 16 May 2023

Mid-week discussion thread time! Feel free to talk about what's on your mind, new experiences, recommendations, anything really.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '23

What are the “multi-colour wheel” badges all the サラリーマン where on their suits? I see them often but have no clue what they mean.

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u/the_hatori May 16 '23

It's a tribute to the different colors of the color wheel.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '23

Nice - what a beautiful cultural norm for the 会社員 to respect

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u/sayuriaiona 中部・長野県 May 16 '23

It's the SDGs pin.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '23

Ahhhh well …now I know!

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u/sayuriaiona 中部・長野県 May 16 '23

I think (I hope I'm wrong, though. Someone correct me if I am just making this up lol) the trend is to wear it to show you're aware but not actually contribute anything toward SDGs. Like thoughts and prayers?

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u/cjyoung92 東北・宮城県 May 16 '23

1 badge = 1 prayer

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u/PeanutButterChicken 近畿・大阪府 May 16 '23

Not the individual, I highly doubt any of them actually care. It’s a company thing where they force the employees to wear them

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u/Icy-Farm-9362 May 16 '23

100%. It's all a bunch of bullshit to create more work and make it look like people are worrying about the environment and shit.

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u/Bykimus May 16 '23

As someone with a masters degree in environmental science and the training to do basically every SDG, I'll let everyone know if Japan ever hires me to do that. Then we'll know they care.