To fully understand the Japanese labor market, readers will need to study other extensive and complex literature. Within the framework of this book, I will focus on Japanese workers involved in fields other than agriculture, employees working for companies or for individuals outside the family. The Japanese labor market is best understood through its employees and companies, not through jobs or skills. In Western labor markets, employers at many companies offer jobs with unique characteristics, hoping to attract skilled people. In Japan, there is also a very clear hierarchy of the labor market. However, in general, companies recruit "multi-talented" people, meaning their actual job is decided once they have joined the company and they can be transferred positions many times during the process. work there. In Japan, as we have seen, employee salaries go hand in hand with company size. Large companies often pay higher wages than small companies, partly because their productivity is higher with larger profits, and partly because in large companies, unions often work in the interests of employees. more positive.