Name: Day in the Life of a Japanese Home Builder
Uploaded: 2021-11-07T17:45:05.000Z
Duration: 15 min 57 s
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This is a day in the life of a Japanese homebuilder

25 years old living in Tokyo and he's just waking up for work

just around the average for a single residence Tokyo apartment

27.4 square meters or about 295 square feet

although becoming less common these days in Japan

his apartment rent is partially covered by his company

The average housing allowance in Japan being about $150 per month

It does help that his company constructed the apartment building he is living in

Yuya works as a home construction site manager

graduating from a four-year university focused in architecture

In fact he's been interested in architecture since he was in elementary school

so much so that he wrote it in his yearbook

Yuya's apartment is relatively far from the train station by Tokyo standards

so he usually takes a bus first to get to the train station

so this morning instead of going to the office

he commutes directly to the construction site

which is often the case and why it's commute times

with a total of about 17000 employees throughout Japan

This form is commonly used on Japanese construction work sites

to help prevent human errors like miscommunication

as well as to promote a healthy and safe working environment

Oh it seems like more of the construction workers are arriving on site

They're all required to check in via facial recognition

as well as to take their body temperature

to verify that they're healthy enough to work

it's time for chore, their daily morning meeting

Like many other traditional Japanese companies

the construction workers also have morning exercises called Radio Taiso

to warm up and prevent injury before their physical work day ahead

a little different than many companies though

is that this meeting is connected to the headquarters

so the Daiwa workers can exercise at the same time

then they silently close their eyes and think about their family

and important things in their life as a reminder to work safely today

there are also workers from other co-operative companies

it's Yuya's responsibility to guide and communicate building plan requirements

to each party so the house is built to specification each and every time

This current project is a three-story home

all scheduled to complete within four months

the workers including Yuya start with a 10 minute cleaning

Japan is already fairly strict on waste management

but Yuya's company takes it one step further

for example they sort their waste into 19 recyclable categories

At the beginning of the day he performs a walkthrough

paying careful attention to the workers health condition

helmets and safety equipment are being properly used

and tools and materials are properly kept

since the workers will be using the scaffolding today

he inspects it beforehand to ensure it's safe to use

as he's responsible for injuries that occur on site

a prefecture license certified second-class architect

which allows him to manage small housing construction

A first class license would allow for larger construction projects

but would require passing a national qualifying exam

where only about 10% of the applicants are able to pass

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