This is quite radical. I haven't heard of a Japanese company sending people to Asian countries in such numbers. It's very positive. No time for analysis at the moment.
Aeon to post 1,000 new graduates to stores in China, Southeast Asia
TOKYO —
Retailer Aeon plans to post 1,000 newly hired graduates to stores in China and Southeast Asia as part of its expansion into those markets.
Aeon executives told a news conference in Tokyo this week that the company plans to hire 3,000 staff in Japan and abroad for fiscal 2012.
Aeon already has more than 100 supermarkets in China, Malaysia and Thailand, while Ministop Co, the company’s convenience store chain, operates in South Korea. Aeon said it plans to open stores in Cambodia, Laos and Indonesia.
The retailer said that it wants to give its young Japanese employees the experience of working overseas at the start of their careers.
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