So if every unemployed person grabbed the first job that came his way, the match between workers and jobs that resulted would not be optimal.
Moreover, there is a stigma in Japan if an unemployed person asks for help: “If you don’t work, you don’t deserve to eat”, the saying goes.
In addition, the government has established an employment service system for badly-off jobless urban residents, and for older laid-off and unemployed persons.
"Or..." I am a job seeker Hey, that's a much cooler title than being the unemployed person, right?
"An unemployed person with a phone suddenly feels part of the nation," says one top executive.
