Japanese society has changed, and young people don’t want to spend their lives in the office -- not just women, but men as well. It’s up to private companies to wake up and realize the world has chang

It’s up to private companies to wake up and realize the world has changed, and adapt with it.

Good luck with that. Japanese buchos all had to put up with the crap, and now it is their turn to dish it out, so it ain't ever gonna change.

People don't need office job to survive, these days. Or any job.

Wud be a decent place to start!

Of course, she's right, but in only the proverbial way - she hasn't said how. Calling her(self) a 'strategist' is a bit much, mainly because a real strategist would die before being given five-seconds of fame thanks to a quick quip.

The young of today are going to be in a convenience store or in a park....,,

While she is perfectly right, she ay first take a look at her own company and ask why so many people are still at the office late at night... GS is hardly a good example of balancing work and family life

From the point of views of the jijis, Japan became second largest economy in the world because of their hard work. All those 80+ hours spent for work, was the sole reason of Japan's success. So, if you tell them 8-hours work day, they'll just laugh it off and tell you to "get back to work".