tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post2289855983323161252..comments2023-10-09T00:45:55.603+09:00Comments on Shisaku: Don't You Know It's Gonna Be...MTChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04626942240117432624noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-64510698769639561712007-04-02T16:51:00.000+09:002007-04-02T16:51:00.000+09:00What is stunning is the massive, largely unremarke...What is stunning is the massive, largely unremarked mainstreaming of the once shunted areas of the IQ bell curve. That not just one person but the entire kitchen staff of a outlet of national fast food chain could be special needs is just flabbergasting. While I realize that the mentally handicapped were always around, probably accommodated in manual labor in small-scale retail businesses or simple assembly jobs at parts suppliers, their sudden, recent visibility in society is bracing. <BR/><BR/>I admit the possibility that in addition to the scarcity of labor pressing companies to search for workers outside the traditional labor pool, the government may be also be offering incentives for Yoshinoya and other large companies to hire persons with special needs. Another possibility may be the disappearance of many small family firms, necessitating the participation of special needs persons in the broad labor market.MTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04626942240117432624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-42861775948590395012007-04-02T14:26:00.000+09:002007-04-02T14:26:00.000+09:00This phenomenon is unmistakeable to the point that...This phenomenon is unmistakeable to the point that I've been able to recognize it during my very brief visits to Japan over the past 3 years. For one, I think that the population of Chinese people with the J-skills to take jobs like Yoshinoya/Family Mart didn't really exist 10 years ago. But now they are here (mostly as "exchange students"), and they are willing to work these low-paying thankless jobs, and are probably better disciplined workers than their Japanese counterparts (otherwise I don't see how they'd justify the hires). Perhaps the next step is for Chinese people to start *owning* these establishments?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com