COVID-19 pandemic drastically changing job hunting for university students in Japan
March 7, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
Students attend a joint job seminar held in Tokyo s Shibuya Ward on Feb. 16, 2021. (Mainichi/Shohei Kawamura) TOKYO Recruiting activities in Japan have transformed due to the coronavirus pandemic, and many university students are apparently struggling to cope. Company information sessions for prospective new hires including university students in Japan who will graduate next spring began on March 1, but recruiting activities and internships have mostly been conducted online due to the virus pandemic. As the so-called workers market, where students gain employment relatively easily, has vanished, they are entering the job market with uncertainty.
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Financial benefits of Tokyo Games are overestimated, lack credibility: Japan economist
February 28, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
Economist Yoshihiko Senoo is seen in Tokyo s Shibuya Ward on Feb. 4, 2021. (Mainichi/Keigo Kawasaki) TOKYO Various estimates regarding the economic effects of this summer s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have been disclosed by experts, private think tanks, and other parties. The common perception is that there will be more benefit in holding the games than canceling them, though estimates range widely from 3 trillion to as much as 100 trillion yen (about $28.5 billion to $949 billion). The Mainichi Shimbun sat down with Yoshihiko Senoo, an economist and research adviser for the Land Institute of Japan and former member of the now-defunct Economic Planning Agency, to talk about the reliability of such economic estimates for the Tokyo Games.
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Tokyo cops: Illegal casinos operated out of Shoto apartments
By Tokyo Reporter Staff on February 26, 2021
Sands was operated out of an apartment in the ritzy Shoto area of Shibuya Ward (Twitter)TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have busted two illegal casinos operating out of apartments in a wealthy area of Shibuya Ward, reports Nippon News Network (Feb. 26).
According to police, 38-year-old Takayuki Motai is the manager of Sands, located inside an apartment in the Shoto area.
During a raid, police seized about 70
pachi suro (or pachinko slot) machines and baccarat tables from both Sands and Motai’s residence.
The second establishment, located in another apartment nearby, also featured pachi suro machines, police said.