In a country faced with a crippling labor shortage, Japanese homemakers are now a hot commodity. McDonald’s Japan announced on Sept. 5 (link in Japanese) it is beginning a two-month recruitment drive (link in Japanese) targeted at housewives under a slogan that roughly translates as “McDonald’s, no problem,” promising new hires both flexibility and good growth prospects. Prospective candidates who
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