Lazy Japanese, Hardworking Foreigners—Will Takaichi’s Policies Save the Construction Industry!?

Hello, everyone.

This is Enta.

Sanae Takaichi, the New Prime Minister

Japan has its first female prime minister!!!

I think that's wonderful.

And above all, because he wants to make Japan stronger, he says, “Let’s work like horses!”

 

That's really great!

I couldn't care less about work-life balance. (This is purely my personal opinion.)

If you want to take a break, go ahead—but if you want to work, go ahead and work as much as you want and earn a high salary!

 

These days, if you work overtime, you'll get in trouble.

It's unthinkable to just say, "It's okay if I don't finish my work even though I have it to do."

Isn't it better to work as much overtime as you want, get through as many projects as possible, and earn a higher salary!?

Overtime regulations are steadily weakening Japan.

The more overtime employees work, the more money the company has to pay out...

Japan these days is heading in the wrong direction.

In the future, there is a possibility that foreigners will rise to positions of authority in Japan

In the future, blue-collar workers (those who work on-site) will undoubtedly lose their jobs to foreigners.

In fact, that's already starting to happen.

And given current trends, blue-collar workers' salaries are definitely heading in the direction of higher pay!

That means Japanese people who don't work will end up poor.

Foreigners who work really hard become rich.

Foreign Leaders

That's when it will become a certainty.

In Japan, how are things supposed to work if Japanese people aren't in charge and leading the way!?

 

This was the result of accurately conveying Japanese techniques to foreigners, which led to the mass production of foreigners possessing skills comparable to those of the Japanese.

You know how this is going to turn out, right?

 

The technology remains the same.

Japanese teams don't work overtime or push themselves too hard.

However, the foreign team is always working hard, putting in overtime.

I think there’s a very high chance you won’t be chosen, don’t you?

 

Demolition contractors are currently in that situation in particular.

They're tearing things down left and right without a care for the law.

Sooner or later, they'll catch up both legally and technologically.

That's because we handle a high volume of work on-site.

If you handle an overwhelming volume of work, you'll naturally start seeking quality.

 

Back when we were young, we worked our butts off, put in the hours, failed over and over again, and eventually succeeded.

Foreign demolition contractors are currently doing this without regard for the law.

Foreign Workers

What should we do? What's going to happen??

 

Since Prime Minister Takaichi has only just been appointed, I don't think things will change that easily, but,

Even so, I'm still hopeful.

 

If we don't do that, the construction industry is really going to be in trouble going forward.

It is highly likely that the number of bankruptcies in the construction industry this year will exceed last year’s figure (2024), and the number of bankruptcies in 2026 is forecast to remain at the same high level as in 2025.

 

I hope they’ll accelerate Prime Minister Takaichi’s National Resilience Plan even further, get construction projects rolling one after another, and revive Japan.

What do you all think?

 

See you later.

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