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Bursting Water Pipes, Collapsed Roads Left unattended... The Scenario of Japan's Infrastructure Collapse Hints at by Gen Z's Statement, "Even with an Annual Income of 5 Million Yen, I Don't Want to Be a Blue-Collar worker."

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"Even with higher wages, we're not getting any applicants"—this is the serious labor shortage currently facing construction workers in Japan. Despite improvements in wages and working conditions, why are young people of Generation Z shying away from the construction industry? What is the worst-case scenario for the potential collapse of Japan's infrastructure…?
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"Even with higher wages, we're not getting any applicants"—this is the serious labor shortage currently facing construction workers in Japan. Despite improvements in wages and working conditions, why are young people of Generation Z shying away from the construction industry? What is the worst-case scenario for the potential collapse of Japan's infrastructure…?

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toyokeizai.net broke the news on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
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