Today’s Business Japanese is “Hiya-meshi o kuu”, literally meaning “To eat cold rice”.

This word originally comes from “Cold rice at prison” and actually means “to be treated badly at company” or “to be demoted”.

Several years ago the LDP politician, Taro Kono, said that I will do “Zoukin-gake (To clean-up the room)” after losing at prime minister election.

“Zoukin-gake” is similar word with “Hiya-meshi o kuu”, but have positive nuance because he mean that he will start from the beginning.