• Kenson: Japan’s Favorite Way to Say ‘I Suck’ (Even When You Don’t)

  • 2025/03/27
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Kenson: Japan’s Favorite Way to Say ‘I Suck’ (Even When You Don’t)

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    In this episode, we dive into Kenson (謙遜) — the Japanese art of humility. But what does it really mean to be humble in Japan? Is Kenson just being modest… or is it actually a kind of self-deprecation?

    In this episode, we explore:

    • What the heck is Kenson, really?
    • Is being humble in Japan just... polite self-hate?
    • Where did this whole mindset come from?
    • Can being too humble mess with your brain?
    • Why are Japanese artisans so damn good at pretending they’re not that good?
    • Ryusuke spills some real talk from his days in the world of shokunin
    • Plus: a gem of a story from Katsura Sunshine, the Canadian dude doing traditional Japanese rakugo — and absolutely nailing it

    Support the show

    https://linktr.ee/Sojapanese

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In this episode, we dive into Kenson (謙遜) — the Japanese art of humility. But what does it really mean to be humble in Japan? Is Kenson just being modest… or is it actually a kind of self-deprecation?

In this episode, we explore:

  • What the heck is Kenson, really?
  • Is being humble in Japan just... polite self-hate?
  • Where did this whole mindset come from?
  • Can being too humble mess with your brain?
  • Why are Japanese artisans so damn good at pretending they’re not that good?
  • Ryusuke spills some real talk from his days in the world of shokunin
  • Plus: a gem of a story from Katsura Sunshine, the Canadian dude doing traditional Japanese rakugo — and absolutely nailing it

Support the show

https://linktr.ee/Sojapanese

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