Asuka Obri Okabe, from the Philippines, speaks to AFP at the Global Partners office in Tokyo on June 1, 2026. Huddled together shoulder-to-shoulder, Gen-Z hires at a Tokyo firm roared "Hell yeah!" to cap their morning rally, displaying the kind of corporate machismo that fuelled Japan's post-war economic miracle. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH STORY: Japan-society-workplace-economy, FOCUS by Tomohiro OSAKI