Over 50% of seniors in Japan wishing to be in work unemployed: survey

Over 50 percent of those aged 60 through 74 years old in Japan over recent years have remained unemployed despite wishing to be in work, a recent survey by a human resources company has found, even as the country faces a labor shortage.It also found that around two-thirds of the companies polled are not eager to hire senior people as full-time employees, although many of them said there was no particular reason for their stance, according to Recruit Co.The online survey of 6,000 people and 600 companies conducted in February and March this year found that 37.7 percent of elderly respondents…READ FULL ARTICLE