A Tokyo startup is generating a buzz with a new job internship program that connects people who didn't graduate from college with companies hit by the deepening labor shortage.
Hassyadai Inc. said the project is aimed at helping people outside Tokyo who never went farther than high school or junior high, including some who are considered "delinquent youth."
It is designed to gain them more access to employment information and job choices, allowing them an opportunity to hold their own against college graduates.