Help wanted, Japan

OpinionRecruitment signs promise better jobs, but fewer people are there to take themMike BirtAugust 3, 2026 05:05 JSTYamato Transport promises high pay and lots of benefits regardless of experience, gender, or education in the critically understaffed transport sector. (Photo by Mike Birt)Mike Birt is a Princeton-trained historian and global health strategist who has worked with Japan's health leaders for over three decades.Read NextPoliticsJapan PM instructs ruling party to proceed with temporary sales tax cutEconomyChinese firms grow global market share in 40% of products: Nikkei surveyNatural disastersKumamoto quake disrupts TSMC, Toyota operations in southern JapanPoliticsTakaichi's falling approval ratings fuel interest rate concernsPoliticsJapan's Takaichi backs $2.3tn growth drive d