With the start of fiscal 2016 Friday, an estimated 910,000 new recruits marked their first day at work in companies, public offices and organizations across the country.

Welcoming ceremonies were held by the central and local governments as well as companies, with Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe calling on the capital's approximately 1,900 new hires to devote themselves to their assignments and further the city's progress by taking advantage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, during a ceremony at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theater in Toshima Ward.

Toyota Motor Corp.'s 2,239 new hires, up 735 from the previous year, attended a ceremony wearing work uniforms at its head office in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture.