In workaholic Japan, 'job leaving agents' help people escape the awkwardness of quitting

Lawyer Akiko Ozawa, whose law firm advises job-leavers although usually it represents companies, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press on June 22, 2023, in Tokyo. In Japan, a nation reputed for loyalty to companies and lifetime employment, people who job-hop are often viewed as quitters. Ozawa has written a book on job-leaving services to help various people, mostly in their 20s and 30s, escape less painfully from jobs they want to quit. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)