Japan is running out of Engineers

Since the bubble burst in the early 90's, people have been fearful of the instability of the economy here, and been pushing their kids even further to make them competitive in the modern workplace.

Japanese parent's needn't worry though, because Japan's single greatest woe is a depleting workforce. That spells trouble for the country as a whole...but on the bright side, if you're a young native Japanese with an education looking for a job, the future actually looks quite good. The country makes so many exports that the economy is larger than the domestic work force. In the past, there were so many people that everything was competitive. These days, minimal qualifications make you very, very hireable.

For example, Japan now faces a serious shortage of engineers to power its high tech economy. Young engineering grads are reporting that they don't need to go find jobs, because jobs find them, and come with cushy sign-on incentives. Companies like Panasonic are even doing the unthinkable, and hiring foreign engineers. But the preference will always be for native Japanese employees.