Japanners ontevreden over extra vakantiedagen, geen idee wat ze moeten doen.
3 April 2019
11:30
A survey by the Asahi Shimbun daily showed 45 percent of Japanese “felt unhappy” about the long vacation, with only 35 percent saying they “felt happy”.
For the Emperor’s abdication on April 30, Japanese workers will enjoy an unprecedented 10-day holiday as a rash of special days off combine with the traditional “Golden Week” in May.
But not everyone is popping the champagne corks in famously workaholic Japan.
“To be honest, I don’t know how to spend the time when we are suddenly given 10 days of holidays,” said 31-year-old finance worker Seishu Sato.
“If you want to go travelling, it’s going to be crowded everywhere and tour costs have surged… I might end up staying at my parents’ place,” he said.
