Looking for work?
In Japan, like in most other countires, students split into various groups after leaving school. Most aim for university or vocational school (専門学校), whilst a few aim to start work (就職). Out of about a million graduating high schoolers this year, about 190,000 aim to start work, and have been spending their last year of high school talking to potential employers. Due to the strained economy however, only 55.2%, a drop of 11.6% from the previous year, have been given conditional offers. In Okinawa, the situation is even worse, with just 729 out of 2809 students (26.0%) with offers, dependant not only on whether they actually graduate in March, but also on whether the company still has a place between now and then.
(Mainichi Shinbun. I can't find an online version of an article from an Okinawan newspaper...)
Is the situation as bad elsewhere in the world, especially in Britain and the US, the two countries that seem to be suffering the most from the economic downturn?
(Mainichi Shinbun. I can't find an online version of an article from an Okinawan newspaper...)
Is the situation as bad elsewhere in the world, especially in Britain and the US, the two countries that seem to be suffering the most from the economic downturn?