Pity the drunken salaryman staggering round Tokyo's pleasure districts: he is an endangered species.

那个摇摇晃晃地走在东京娱乐区的醉醺醺的上班族真是可怜：他已经是濒危物种了。

However, two so-called " salarymen" are now among Japan's biggest TikTok stars.

然而，现在有两名“上班族”是日本TikTok上最耀眼的明星之一。

Today, Japan’s corporate culture is driven by the so-called salaryman.

今天，日本的企业文化是由所谓的上班族驱动的。

The salaryman is defined by his loyalty to his company and expected to spend his entire career working for the same firm.

上班族的定义是他对公司的忠诚度，并期望他的整个职业生涯都为同一家公司工作。

" The Finished Person" by Makiko Uchidate, who is 70, opens with the line " retirement is a living funeral" before going on to depict the adventures of a retired salaryman, including falling for a younger woman and returning to his home town.

70岁的内日真纪子在《结束的人》一书中以" 退休是一场活生生的葬礼" 开篇，接着描写了一位退休工人的冒险经历（包括爱上一位年轻女子以及重返故乡）。