6/12/2023 0 Comments Anime freeterHowever, unlike globalized corporations in other countries, many big Japanese companies still prefer to hire fresh 20-something college graduates as their regular employees with full benefits. In Japan, globalization has caused many companies to downsize and resort to a contract-for-hire work force they can jettison at any time to stay profitable. Some stigma may still hold for those trying for employment in the most elite of corporations, however. The ability to go back to school and get a college degree/re-skill as an adult and be accepted into the labor force within a new career is a viable option in many globalized labor markets. With globalization, options for adult re-education and re-skilling has become a common strategy in other nations in the labor market. Once you take an exit from the college track, there is no way to get back on the road. If forced to use sound bite imagery, I would prefer to think of the educational track in a Japan as a highway with too few off-ramps into adult life. I was telling the reporter this is how other people portray Japanese education, its not my viewpoint. Personally, I dislike the usage of "pressure cooker" applied to the Japanese school system. Its a shame he had to shorten the length, but I think he did the best he could with the space he was given. It was my understanding at the time of the interview that the piece was to be longer and in the main publication. Its a good article and appears to be well researched. Hanging out with Japan's 'lost generation' - CBC NEWS What he finally put to print is somewhat out of context and not the gist of what I was trying to tell him, but what's in print is done. I even said several times what I was stating was not my opinion but what others had said or how it was generally perceived. I tried to give him a broad picture of the issue and how it was portrayed in the media. The reporter and I sat for about an hour in the Shibuya Starbucks chatting about shut-ins in Japan. Back in 2010, I was interviewed about my previous research on hikikomori.
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