Japanese companies welcome new employees as fiscal year starts

New NEC employees attending a welcome ceremony stand in front of a large display panel equipped with the firm's facial recognition technology in Kawasaki on Wednesday
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"The way you use your time in difficulties will greatly change your life years later," she told the new employees.At its ceremony held in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, NEC used its facial recognition technology to let in roughly 800 new employees, who passed in front of a large display panel equipped with the system."I want to contribute to making familiar experiences exciting with the power of technology," said Haruto Kimura, 22, who joined the electronics manufacturer as a system engineer.Amid severe labor shortages, many companies are seeking talent by offering drastic pay hikes.Among them, electronics retailer Nojima, which raised its monthly starting salary to a maximum of ¥400,000 ($2,500), held its entrance ceremony at two locations in Yokohama to accommodate approximately 1,100 new workers, up threefold from a year earlier.Shoma Tanaka, 24, said that he is happy with the high pay but is also feeling pressure
"I want to stay focused (on my duties)," he said.An earthquake that struck southern Ibaraki Prefecture on Wednesday morning prompted some companies to pause their ceremonies, but the events resumed without major disruption.

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