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Whisper it softly, there’s a new Japan rising
Its corporate landscape is changing while investors, immigrants and MNCs find the country more appealing than ever.
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In 2024, for the first time, Japanese companies hired more people mid-career than through the graduate intake.
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This week, as I sat down for a conversation with Noboru Saito, the 58-year-old chief executive of iconic cassette maker turned smartphone battery producer TDK – and a company veteran of 36 years – I casually asked his aide about his own employment history.
Turns out the younger man had just made a mid-career move to join TDK, having earlier worked with Japanese tyre giant Bridgestone in Indonesia.
