As for layoffs, the most widely circulated statement in the workplace is that after 35 years old, you are a "waste man"; 35% of middle-aged people are always the first to be laid off.
Statistics from Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare show that the number of foreign workers in Japan increased from 1.28 million in 2017 to 1.73 million in 2021, but the growth rate fell sharply, dropping to 0.2 percent in 2021. Vietnamese laborers currently account for the highest percentage, but the total number is also gradually decreasing.
Workplace stress, also known as work pressure, refers to the adverse emotional and physiological reactions that occur when the demands of a job do not match the worker's own abilities, resources or needs.
The 35-year-old "workplace crisis" is by no means just a matter of middle-aged people, nor is it just a question of fairness and justice in the workplace.