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Large Japanese firms maintain small, unprofitable branches in rural prefectures. No young employee wants to move to the boondocks of Shimane or Tottori. So, the company fills the hole with Ojisan. They are transferred (tenkin) 500 kilometers away from their families, often living in company dorms, doing make-work until they turn 60. ojisan de umeru ana english
| Register | Description | |----------|-------------| | Sarcastic | Most common — mocking management’s lazy solution. | | Resigned | “Well, that’s just how it is here.” | | Darkly humorous | Absurdist comedy — “We have an ojisan-shaped hole.” | | Critical | Used in discussions of workplace inefficiency and ageism. | An English adaptation or translation would need to