Panasonic Corp., retail giant Aeon Co. and four other domestic firms arranged a joint recruitment event Saturday in Tokyo, targeting Chinese students attending Japanese universities whom they view as critical to their success in China.
The companies decided to hold the job fair at home rather than in China in hopes they would find potential recruits who are more likely to adapt to Japan's corporate culture. Precision equipment maker Omron Corp., air conditioner manufacturer Daikin Industries Ltd., office supplies maker Kokuyo Co. and Ryohin Keikaku Co., owner of the Muji brand, also participated in the event.
"While there is a race among Japanese companies to hire workers in China, there are many Chinese students in Japan who are looking for jobs," said Yasumasa Hitomi, general manager at Kokuyo's human resource department and who proposed the event. "In such a situation I thought, why not hold a recruiting event in Japan for Chinese people?"