Internet firm Dwango Co. has announced that it will charge a fee of ¥2,525 for students applying for entry-level jobs at the company.
The move, announced last week, is intended to narrow the pool of applicants to "only those who are serious about working with the firm," Dwango says on its website.
The firm, which runs the popular video-sharing site niconico, goes on to explain that the Internet has made job hunting so easy that it has resulted in a surge in the number of applications filed by each job seeker.