{"id":1497,"date":"2026-05-18T07:09:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T07:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/?p=1497"},"modified":"2026-05-21T00:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T00:44:17","slug":"what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/ja\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab\u4eba\u30e9\u30a4\u30f3\u30de\u30cd\u30fc\u30b8\u30e3\u30fc\u304c\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u304a\u304f\u3079\u304d\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u300c\u4e94\u6708\u75c5\u300d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u6700\u8fd1\u3001<a href=\"https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/articles\/20260430\/k00\/00m\/100\/115000c\"> \u6bce\u65e5\u65b0\u805e\u82f1\u8a9e\u7248<\/a> \u3067\u300c\u4e94\u6708\u75c5\u300d\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u306e\u8a18\u4e8b\u3092\u898b\u304b\u3051\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3053\u306e\u8a18\u4e8b\u3092\u8aad\u307f\u3001\u65e5\u672c\u7279\u6709\u306e\u5b63\u7bc0\u7684\u306a\u8077\u5834\u9069\u5fdc\u306e\u30d1\u30bf\u30fc\u30f3\u304c\u3001\u5b9f\u306f\u4e16\u754c\u4e2d\u306e\u30de\u30cd\u30fc\u30b8\u30e3\u30fc\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u3082\u53c2\u8003\u306b\u306a\u308b\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u304b\u3068\u611f\u3058\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3082\u3057\u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab\u4eba\u30de\u30cd\u30fc\u30b8\u30e3\u30fc\u3068\u3057\u3066\u65e5\u672c\u4eba\u30c1\u30fc\u30e0\u3092\u7387\u3044\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308c\u3070\u30015\u6708\u306f\u610f\u5916\u3068\u91cd\u8981\u306a\u6642\u671f\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u65e5\u672c\u3067\u306f\u3001\u591a\u304f\u306e\u4f01\u696d\u304c4\u6708\u306b\u65b0\u5352\u793e\u54e1\u3084\u4e2d\u9014\u63a1\u7528\u793e\u54e1\u3092\u8fce\u3048\u307e\u3059\u3002\u65b0\u5165\u793e\u54e1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3001\u6163\u308c\u306a\u3044\u671f\u5f85\u3001\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u4eba\u9593\u95a2\u4fc2\u3001\u9577\u6642\u9593\u901a\u52e4\u3001\u300c\u826f\u3044\u5370\u8c61\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u305f\u3044\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u30d7\u30ec\u30c3\u30b7\u30e3\u30fc\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u3001\u6700\u521d\u306e\u6570\u9031\u9593\u3092\u904e\u3054\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\n\u305d\u3057\u3066\u30b4\u30fc\u30eb\u30c7\u30f3\u30a6\u30a3\u30fc\u30af\u3068\u3044\u3046\u5927\u578b\u9023\u4f11\u304c\u8a2a\u308c\u3001\u4e00\u6642\u7684\u306b\u305d\u306e\u7dca\u5f35\u611f\u3084\u65e5\u5e38\u306e\u30ea\u30ba\u30e0\u304c\u9014\u5207\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002\u4f11\u6687\u5f8c\u306b\u8077\u5834\u3078\u623b\u308b\u3068\u3001\u4e00\u90e8\u306e\u793e\u54e1\u306f\u30b9\u30c8\u30ec\u30b9\u3001\u4e0d\u5b89\u3001\u75b2\u52b4\u611f\u3001\u30e2\u30c1\u30d9\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u4f4e\u4e0b\u306a\u3069\u3092\u611f\u3058\u59cb\u3081\u307e\u3059\u3002\u3053\u308c\u304c\u4e00\u822c\u7684\u306b\u300c\u4e94\u6708\u75c5\u300d\u3068\u547c\u3070\u308c\u308b\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u300c\u4e94\u6708\u75c5\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u8a00\u8449\u81ea\u4f53\u306f\u65e5\u672c\u72ec\u7279\u306e\u8868\u73fe\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304c\u3001\u305d\u306e\u6839\u5e95\u306b\u3042\u308b\u7d4c\u9a13\u306f\u6c7a\u3057\u3066\u65e5\u672c\u3060\u3051\u306e\u3082\u306e\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u5927\u304d\u306a\u74b0\u5883\u5909\u5316\u306e\u5f8c\u3001\u4eba\u306f\u8ab0\u3067\u3082\u4e0d\u5b89\u5b9a\u306a\u6642\u671f\u3092\u7d4c\u9a13\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\u65e5\u672c\u3067\u306f\u3001\u591a\u304f\u306e\u4f01\u696d\u304c\u540c\u3058\u6642\u671f\u306b\u63a1\u7528\u6d3b\u52d5\u3092\u884c\u3046\u305f\u3081\u3001\u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u50be\u5411\u304c\u793e\u4f1a\u5168\u4f53\u3068\u3057\u3066\u898b\u3048\u3084\u3059\u304f\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u4e00\u65b9\u3001\u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab\u3067\u306f\u63a1\u7528\u6642\u671f\u304c\u5206\u6563\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u305f\u3081\u3001\u540c\u3058\u3088\u3046\u306a\u72b6\u6cc1\u306f\u3088\u308a\u500b\u5225\u7684\u306b\u73fe\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u591a\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002\u4f8b\u3048\u3070\u3001\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u5f79\u8077\u306b\u5c31\u3044\u305f\u5f8c\u3001\u5e74\u672b\u5e74\u59cb\u306e\u9577\u671f\u4f11\u6687\u5f8c\u3001\u3042\u308b\u3044\u306f\u9577\u3081\u306e\u590f\u4f11\u307f\u5f8c\u306a\u3069\u306b\u3001\u30de\u30cd\u30fc\u30b8\u30e3\u30fc\u304c\u793e\u54e1\u306e\u5909\u5316\u306b\u6c17\u3065\u304f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\n\u4f8b\u3048\u3070\u3001<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u767a\u8a00\u3084\u53c2\u52a0\u304c\u6e1b\u308b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u30a8\u30cd\u30eb\u30ae\u30fc\u304c\u4f4e\u4e0b\u3059\u308b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u8cea\u554f\u3092\u305f\u3081\u3089\u3046<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u611f\u60c5\u7684\u306b\u5f15\u3044\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3046<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u4ed5\u4e8b\u306e\u30ea\u30ba\u30e0\u306b\u623b\u308a\u306b\u304f\u304f\u306a\u308b\n\u3068\u3044\u3063\u305f\u30b5\u30a4\u30f3\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u5e78\u3044\u3001\u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u72b6\u6cc1\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u30de\u30cd\u30b8\u30e1\u30f3\u30c8\u5bfe\u5fdc\u306f\u6c7a\u3057\u3066\u8907\u96d1\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u3080\u3057\u308d\u3001\u666e\u6bb5\u304b\u3089\u91cd\u8981\u3068\u3055\u308c\u308b\u57fa\u672c\u7684\u306a\u30de\u30cd\u30b8\u30e1\u30f3\u30c8\u539f\u5247\u3092\u518d\u78ba\u8a8d\u3059\u308b\u826f\u3044\u6a5f\u4f1a\u3068\u3082\u8a00\u3048\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u5b9a\u671f\u7684\u306a\u30c1\u30a7\u30c3\u30af\u30a4\u30f3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u5fc3\u7406\u7684\u5b89\u5168\u6027\u306e\u78ba\u4fdd<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u671f\u5f85\u5024\u306e\u660e\u78ba\u5316<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u30aa\u30fc\u30d7\u30f3\u306a\u30b3\u30df\u30e5\u30cb\u30b1\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u306e\u4fc3\u9032<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u5909\u5316\u306e\u6642\u671f\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u30b5\u30dd\u30fc\u30c8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u7279\u306b\u65e5\u672c\u3067\u50cd\u304f\u30de\u30cd\u30fc\u30b8\u30e3\u30fc\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u91cd\u8981\u306a\u306e\u306f\u3001\u793e\u54e1\u304c\u300c\u56f0\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u300d\u3068\u7387\u76f4\u306b\u4f1d\u3048\u306a\u3044\u5834\u5408\u304c\u3042\u308b\u3068\u3044\u3046\u70b9\u3067\u3059\u3002\n\u9759\u304b\u306b\u306a\u308b\u3001\u9060\u616e\u304c\u3061\u306b\u306a\u308b\u3001\u5c11\u3057\u5f15\u3044\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u898b\u3048\u308b\u3002\u305d\u3046\u3057\u305f\u884c\u52d5\u304c\u3001\u5b9f\u306f\u30b5\u30dd\u30fc\u30c8\u3084\u5b89\u5fc3\u611f\u3092\u5fc5\u8981\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u30b5\u30a4\u30f3\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3082\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3053\u3046\u3057\u305f\u77ac\u9593\u3092\u3044\u3061\u65e9\u304f\u5bdf\u77e5\u3067\u304d\u308b\u30de\u30cd\u30fc\u30b8\u30e3\u30fc\u306f\u3001\u30c1\u30fc\u30e0\u5185\u3067\u3088\u308a\u5f37\u56fa\u306a\u4fe1\u983c\u95a2\u4fc2\u3084\u30a8\u30f3\u30b2\u30fc\u30b8\u30e1\u30f3\u30c8\u3092\u7bc9\u304d\u3001\u9577\u671f\u7684\u306a\u6210\u9577\u3092\u4fc3\u3059\u3053\u3068\u304c\u591a\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u79c1\u306e <a href=\"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/ja\/blogs\/\">\u30d6\u30ed\u30b0\u30b5\u30a4\u30c8\u306b<\/a>\u30a2\u30af\u30bb\u30b9\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3060\u3051\u308c\u3070\u3001\u4ed6\u306e\u8a18\u4e8b\u3084\u8003\u3048\u3082\u8aad\u3080\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u300c\u4e94\u6708\u75c5\u300d\u306f\u3001\u8077\u5834\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u74b0\u5883\u5909\u5316\u3078\u306e\u9069\u5fdc\u304c\u3001\u6587\u5316\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u73fe\u308c\u65b9\u306f\u7570\u306a\u308b\u3082\u306e\u306e\u3001\u4e16\u754c\u4e2d\u306e\u793e\u54e1\u306b\u5171\u901a\u3059\u308b\u8ab2\u984c\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u6539\u3081\u3066\u6c17\u3065\u304b\u305b\u3066\u304f\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002 <\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1498,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-leading"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What American Managers Should Know About Japan\u2019s \u2018May Blues\u2019 - communication makeover<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/ja\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"ja_JP\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What American Managers Should Know About Japan\u2019s \u2018May Blues\u2019 - communication makeover\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Japan\u2019s \u201cMay Blues\u201d offers an interesting reminder that workplace transitions affect employees everywhere, even if different cultures experience them in different ways.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/ja\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"communication makeover\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-18T07:09:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-21T00:44:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MayBlues2.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1918\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"513\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Timothy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"\u57f7\u7b46\u8005\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Timothy\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"\u63a8\u5b9a\u8aad\u307f\u53d6\u308a\u6642\u9593\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2\u5206\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Timothy\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/481dd106b3067664ee4dbe992271f23d\"},\"headline\":\"What American Managers Should Know About Japan\u2019s \u2018May Blues\u2019\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-18T07:09:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-21T00:44:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":360,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/MayBlues2.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Leading\"],\"inLanguage\":\"ja\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\\\/\",\"name\":\"What American Managers Should Know About Japan\u2019s \u2018May Blues\u2019 - communication makeover\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/MayBlues2.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-18T07:09:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-21T00:44:17+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"ja\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"ja\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/MayBlues2.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/MayBlues2.png\",\"width\":1918,\"height\":513,\"caption\":\"Japan\u2019s \u201cMay Blues\u201d reflects a broader challenge employees often face after major transitions.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What American Managers Should Know About Japan\u2019s \u2018May Blues\u2019\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"communication makeover\",\"description\":\"Transform your communication with assertiveness training and targeted coaching\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"ja\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"communication makeover\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"ja\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/communicationmakeoverwhiteonwhiterevisted-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/communicationmakeoverwhiteonwhiterevisted-1.png\",\"width\":467,\"height\":101,\"caption\":\"communication makeover\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/481dd106b3067664ee4dbe992271f23d\",\"name\":\"Timothy\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"ja\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0809c5ed29e9257d322525522c7a791d3809aeb3397399b1622b01ba7ddf0eee?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0809c5ed29e9257d322525522c7a791d3809aeb3397399b1622b01ba7ddf0eee?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0809c5ed29e9257d322525522c7a791d3809aeb3397399b1622b01ba7ddf0eee?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Timothy\"},\"description\":\"Experienced L&amp;D professional with 20+ years in APAC, specializing in assertiveness, leadership, and communication coaching to boost performance and engagement. Fluent in Japanese, empowering non-native English speakers to excel as confident global leaders.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/communicationmakeover.com\\\/ja\\\/author\\\/timothy\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"What American Managers Should Know About Japan\u2019s \u2018May Blues\u2019 - communication makeover","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/ja\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\/","og_locale":"ja_JP","og_type":"article","og_title":"What American Managers Should Know About Japan\u2019s \u2018May Blues\u2019 - communication makeover","og_description":"Japan\u2019s \u201cMay Blues\u201d offers an interesting reminder that workplace transitions affect employees everywhere, even if different cultures experience them in different ways.","og_url":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/ja\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\/","og_site_name":"communication makeover","article_published_time":"2026-05-18T07:09:30+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-05-21T00:44:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1918,"height":513,"url":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MayBlues2.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Timothy","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"\u57f7\u7b46\u8005":"Timothy","\u63a8\u5b9a\u8aad\u307f\u53d6\u308a\u6642\u9593":"2\u5206"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\/"},"author":{"name":"Timothy","@id":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/#\/schema\/person\/481dd106b3067664ee4dbe992271f23d"},"headline":"What American Managers Should Know About Japan\u2019s \u2018May Blues\u2019","datePublished":"2026-05-18T07:09:30+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-21T00:44:17+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\/"},"wordCount":360,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MayBlues2.png","articleSection":["Leading"],"inLanguage":"ja"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\/","url":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\/","name":"What American Managers Should Know About Japan\u2019s \u2018May Blues\u2019 - communication makeover","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MayBlues2.png","datePublished":"2026-05-18T07:09:30+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-21T00:44:17+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"ja","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"ja","@id":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MayBlues2.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MayBlues2.png","width":1918,"height":513,"caption":"Japan\u2019s \u201cMay Blues\u201d reflects a broader challenge employees often face after major transitions."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/what-american-managers-should-know-about-japans-may-blues\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What American Managers Should Know About Japan\u2019s \u2018May Blues\u2019"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/","name":"communication makeover","description":"Transform your communication with assertiveness training and targeted coaching","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"ja"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/#organization","name":"communication makeover","url":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"ja","@id":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/communicationmakeoverwhiteonwhiterevisted-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/communicationmakeoverwhiteonwhiterevisted-1.png","width":467,"height":101,"caption":"communication makeover"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/#\/schema\/person\/481dd106b3067664ee4dbe992271f23d","name":"Timothy","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"ja","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0809c5ed29e9257d322525522c7a791d3809aeb3397399b1622b01ba7ddf0eee?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0809c5ed29e9257d322525522c7a791d3809aeb3397399b1622b01ba7ddf0eee?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0809c5ed29e9257d322525522c7a791d3809aeb3397399b1622b01ba7ddf0eee?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Timothy"},"description":"APAC\u306720\u5e74\u4ee5\u4e0a\u306e\u7d4c\u9a13\u3092\u6301\u3064L&amp;D\u306e\u30d7\u30ed\u30d5\u30a7\u30c3\u30b7\u30e7\u30ca\u30eb\u3002\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u582a\u80fd\u3067\u3001\u30a2\u30b5\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30d6\u30cd\u30b9\u3001\u30ea\u30fc\u30c0\u30fc\u30b7\u30c3\u30d7\u3001\u30b3\u30df\u30e5\u30cb\u30b1\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u30b3\u30fc\u30c1\u30f3\u30b0\u3092\u5c02\u9580\u3068\u3057\u3001\u975e\u82f1\u8a9e\u30cd\u30a4\u30c6\u30a3\u30d6\u306e\u30b0\u30ed\u30fc\u30d0\u30eb\u30ea\u30fc\u30c0\u30fc\u3078\u306e\u6210\u9577\u3092\u652f\u63f4\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002","url":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/ja\/author\/timothy\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1497"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1502,"href":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1497\/revisions\/1502"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communicationmakeover.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}