"I think it's wonderful," Sato said when asked about the new policy at Nojima, which in a rare move for a major Japanese company, made it an official policy last month to let its workers stay until they turn 80. Sato is constantly on the move, attending to customers, restocking shelves and having quick huddles with colleagues often in their 20s and 30s. But I now feel like I'm in my fifties, and I'm working hard so as not to fall behind young people." Sato, who had worked on refrigerator manufacturing for 30 years before joining Nojima in his mid-50s, echoes Tanaka's sentiment. And those of us at retail shops are engaged in the very last stage of that process," Sato said.

Source: The Star August 03, 2020 08:03 UTC