There are “nameless chores” that do not have specific names but are indispensable in our daily lives, such as “refilling shampoo” and “replenishing toilet paper. We want to spread the existence of such “nameless chores! With this in mind, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has been calling for entries of “nameless chores” that people should be aware of and do more of, as well as complaints, appreciation, and one-off episodes related to these “nameless chores. Here are the results of the survey!

Ranking of “nameless chores” that you should be aware of

Episodes that bring smiles to the family’s faces!

EPISODE 01

My mother once declared to her family, “I’m going to stop turning every single load of laundry over and looking for a pair. “I’m not going to turn every piece of laundry over and look for a pair anymore.” When I heard that, I thought, “Well, that’s not going to change. When I heard this, I thought, “What’s the difference? I thought, “What’s going to change? But when the chores stopped, I had to find pairs of socks in the drawer, and more socks were being turned over and washed than I had expected. Then it occurred to me that my mother had always done this for me, so that when I was busy leaving in the morning, I could leave without looking for my socks and without turning them over.

I was under the illusion that I was able to do this as if it were my mother’s original job, not realizing that she did it every day. Besides this, I believe that other people are doing it as a chore for me, just because I think I am able to do it. I will try to avoid such things in the future, but if I notice or find them, I would like to say “thank you” to them.

EPISODE 02

I was not good at cleaning around the water and kept putting it off, but one day I was surprised to see it shining all of a sudden. When I asked her about it, she said that her husband had cleaned it for her and didn’t say “it’s not worth mentioning,” but if I hadn’t noticed, she would have gone about her daily life as if nothing had happened without anyone thanking her for it.

I don’t know if it’s out of kindness or out of oversight, but my husband is the hero in our house for always cleaning the water.

Spread the word! Selected Catch Phrases

Honorable Mention: “Housework with No Name” with a name

For the catchphrase and naming, a selection committee of experts and others conducted a selection process.

Click here for the selection committee → Spread the word about “Housework with No Name! Catch-phrase decided – “Housework with no name” has a name – – TEAM Housework & Childcare – Men’s Housework & Childcare – Changing the way we all think about housework and childcare! ~~