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Japanese work environment
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<p>Many both in and outside <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a> share an image of the Japanese work environment that is based on a "<a href="/facts/Simultaneous_recruiting_of_new_graduates/BHPk5zaT">simultaneous recruiting of new graduates</a>" (新卒一括採用, <i>Shinsotsu-Ikkatsu-Saiyō</i>) and "<a href="/facts/Lifetime-employment/YDdKc1Rz">lifetime-employment</a>" (終身雇用, <i>Shūshin-Koyō</i>) model used by large companies as well as a reputation of long work-hours and strong devotion to one's company. This environment is said to reflect economic conditions beginning in the 1920s, when major corporations competing in the international marketplace began to accrue the same prestige that had traditionally been ascribed to the <i><a href="/facts/Daimy%25C5%258D/NpYhsa8H">daimyō</a></i>–retainer relationship of feudal Japan or government service in the <a href="/facts/Meiji_Restoration/DLkCDHk4">Meiji Restoration</a>. </p>