From moving companies to taxi and train operators, Japanese firms have been recruiting more female drivers amid a serious labor shortage that is hitting the service sector particularly hard.
But taking steps to support female drivers has become a critical challenge for companies, as many working mothers point to difficulties in balancing job and family.
Major mover Sakai Moving Service Co. is one of a host of companies attempting to get more women behind the wheel, aiming to increase the number of its female drivers to 200 from the current level of around 30 by the end of next March.