Unemployed

“It’s so unfair,” said Kayo, breaking the silence. “It’s not my fault that the economy is bad at the moment.”

“You’ve been with the same company for seven years. Maybe it was time to move on, anyway.”

“That’s not the way it works in Japan. We’ve been brought up to be loyal to the company. It’s like joining a new family, and we’re supposed to be part of it for life. We work hard for the company and it looks after us.”

That attitude was changing. When the bubble burst in the nineties, many companies and businesses were shut down, leaving people on the streets. Japanese employers had started to accept the new reality and were less loyal to their employees, but the employees hadn’t lost their loyalty to the companies. It was a harsh reality for many people.

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