We need to find a solution.
From the civil service exams in the capital and the three prefectures, the general knowledge test is being eliminated.
It seems to be to make it easier for applicants since the number of applications has decreased significantly.
For students taking the civil service exams, general knowledge is quite a burden.
They might also struggle with current events and understanding news in newspapers.
I would like civil servants to have a broad knowledge and interest in societal issues, but in reality, it’s tough.
I meet many local officials from municipal administrations running medical and welfare facilities across the country.
Honestly, I feel sorry for municipal officials in today’s society.
They are often at the mercy of the residents’ whims.
Especially in metropolitan areas around the capital.
In small towns with low populations, residents naturally understand the town’s history, culture, and reality from childhood, but it’s difficult in the Tokyo area. I
t’s even harder in areas belonging to districts and cities in the capital region than in prefectures.
I don’t think even half of the employees were born and raised in their respective districts in Tokyo’s 23 wards.
In that case, perhaps the municipality should build more bachelor quarters in its administrative district.
Isn’t it attractive to do so now? In the past, it was an honor for high-achieving elite students to work in the government sector.
Now, it seems that young people’s aspirations are different.
There is a massive shortage of teachers for elementary schools and kindergartens in the cities.
Being an elementary school teacher is no longer aspirational.
Youths in metropolitan areas are likely flocking to attractive large corporations.
Administrative officials in the disaster-affected areas of the Noto Peninsula are bearing a burden several times greater than usual.
Even though they and their families are victims of the disaster.
I think it would be good if we heard more voices from administrative officials.
Even if they are dissatisfied. Even if they complain. Quality fraud has become prevalent in the car companies that Japan is proud of.
It seems they couldn’t resist the pressure from their superiors to address the issue.
In the workplace, they dare not say they can’t do anything about it.
If something can’t be done, it can’t be done.
If you don’t say it, it can’t be corrected or improved.
We must do something about it. We must not push ourselves too hard.
The same applies in medical and welfare facilities.
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Best regards, CEO of Koyama group Koyama Yasunari