Layoffs Taboo, Japan Workers Are Sent to the Boredom Room

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Layoffs Taboo, Japan Workers Are Sent to the Boredom Room

Facing a sluggish economy and increasing competition, Japan’s prime minister and major companies want to reduce longstanding restrictions on dismissing full-time workers.    

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