Posted on 03/07/09
Japanese workers' tales of woe Economy stumbles as exports continue to fall
TOKYO -- A few blocks from one of Tokyo's most prestigious shopping areas, a steady stream of dejected faces files into the cheerfully named Hello Work centre.On this grey, rainy morning, with just 44 jobs available for every 100 applicants, few will find the steady employment they seek. These are some of the estimated 3.5 million Japanese now out of work, nearing the country's highest unemployment level since the Second World War.
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