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...cutbacks have hit people like construction company owner Kazuharu Shimogaki hard. Shimogaki's firm peaked in the early 1990s, when sales reached $8 million and he employed 80 people. Now, the company has just 18 on its payroll, and sales have dropped to less than $1 million. A few years ago, Shimogaki, 57, diversified into garbage incineration and a blueberry-farming operation that has yet to turn a profit. Shimogaki inherited his business from his father, but none of his four children is interested in taking it on. "Times are changing," says Shimogaki, with a trace of resignation...
...least people like Shimogaki?struggling nobly in the face of adversity?enjoy a measure of sympathy from their countrymen. In comparison, no consequence of Japan's restructuring has so vexed the country as the rise of the "freeter"?the name for a highly educated young person who seems to have it all but stops trying. Because a college education has become less likely to guarantee lifetime employment, the sons and daughters of baby boomers have increasingly resorted to taking part-time or temporary jobs without high pay or much chance of job development. (Coined by a job-placement magazine, "freeter...
...exploit one of the Crimson's few weaknesses, its tendency to be beaten on fast counterattacks down the wing. Defenders Erin Lynch (12 assists) and Erica Iverson (five goals, four assists) must spring the ball quickly out of the back to make sure that Kurowski, Lightning and midfielder Sandy Shimogaki the scoring chances they will need to help the Minutemen advance to the second round...
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