The article seems to say that it's not jobs nobody wants, but rather a labor shortage from an aging population. Japan just seems to be running out of people for its labor market.

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wnevets 5 hours ago | parent [-]

> but rather a labor shortage from an aging population.

combined with ridiculous cost of living, terrible work/life balance and incredibly xenophobic immigration policies.

	▲	fercircularbuf 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Japan has a very low cost of living. Work/life balance, however, is not good. And neither is the increasingly hostile immigration policies.
	▲	mc3301 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Ridiculous cost of living in Japan? What do you mean by that?