They are a transformed Japan a generation raised released is tested in prosperity by his oldest as selfish materialists TOKYO - hundreds of thousands of young people to start their working lives on Friday.
1. April the traditional entrance together day for incoming classes of the new employees who assume adult responsibilities and values with the new suits and white shirts, which are the uniforms of the corporate Japan razor sharp. But she face so insecure as everyone in their lives, a landscape with Japan's economy hobbled and crush his pride by the triple disasters of earthquakes, tsunami, and nuclear crisis.
Yo expected Miura, type include a bank in the area of Sendai, a steady income and a modest amount of prestige. But his start date at the Bank has during Northeast Japan, struggling to rebuild. He said "My life has completely changed," during the meeting in the Employment Office on the Tohoku University in Sendai, his alma mater. Before, my life "was peaceful and predictable." "Now, I'm not sure what is the future."
While he by his employer expected, plans word Mr. Miura his friends example to follow and to volunteer, to help people rebuild their homes. Mr. Miura hopes that by fixing broken walls and roof retiling, life he can bring the people to repair and deeper meaning to his own.
"So many houses are destroyed, I good help out will feel," he said.
While also spoiled life to traditional Japanese values of self-sacrifice and hard work off wrote many of the older them, many young people find meaning in the crisis. Even before the earthquake fought this generation with a sense of foiled chances in a stagnant economy. Many young people with the erosion of the post-war period compact, a slavish devotion to stable wages and benefits work dealt, felt alienated. Legions of college graduates, to land a full time jobs and eagerly their individuality have expressions in that and drove from part-time work, a limbo-like existence, that unfathomable for older generations.
Some graduates, destined corporate life have found groups purpose volunteering in non-profit work shuttling aid to destitute newly in the prefectures North of here. Students took to the streets to collect donations for those in need. Blogs and social networking sites are flooded with comments from young people questions, what they can do to help.
"Before the earthquake, I was thinking about me and what I can do for my new business," said Miki Kamiyama, which only at the Meiji University and work for a small cable company in Yokohama on Friday begins. "But now I think what I can do for all of society."
The most affected are the new employees to Tokyo electric power company, which has the disabled nuclear power plants in Fukushima. Once one of Japan most prestigious company, Tokyo Electric goal of anger and contempt, and some observers become question whether State aid need it.
Tokyo Electric, known as Tepco, is so consumed with its nuclear reactors in Fukushima, that it is unlikely that many free workers the hires 1,100 or so to train, to start work this week, and many new buildings, the projects was delayed shut down. Still, meaning some new employees the possibility of a broken company fix. "In a way, I feel happy that I to help the front, the people and the society of Japan, will be", said a new entrant, who asked that his name not be used, to alienate not to his employer. "I feel that people who want to work for companies such as Tepco, to help in any way."
The personal transformations are more subtle outside Iwate Miyagi and Fukushima, the three prefectures, which have suffered the most. Without correct obvious damage to young people, dealing with a silent threat of radioactive particles, as well as roles are power outages, which many of the electronic gadgets that were their constant companions have forced Japanese do without instead.
Hiroko Tabuchi, Ken Ijichi and Moshe comma contributed reporting.
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