Employees take a smoke break inside of a ventilated booth 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

Employees chant work targets during a daily meeting, part of routine corporate practices aimed at boosting productivity, 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

Employees chant work targets during a daily meeting, part of routine corporate practices aimed at boosting productivity, 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

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

Tomoya Nagareo (L) and Yasuharu Kato (R) joke with a visitor as he introduces himself to the staff during a daily meeting, part of routine corporate practices aimed at boosting productivity, 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

This picture taken on June 11, 2026, shows Global Partner CEO Koji Yamamoto (C) attending a meeting with his employees at the company's headquarters in Tokyo. 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 Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH STORY: Japan-society-workplace-economy, FOCUS by Tomohiro OSAKI

This picture taken on June 11, 2026 shows Global Partner CEO Koji Yamamoto posing at company's headquarters in Tokyo. 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 Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH STORY: Japan-society-workplace-economy, FOCUS by Tomohiro OSAKI

This picture taken on June 11, 2026, shows Global Partner CEO Koji Yamamoto (R) attending a meeting with his employees at the company's headquarters in Tokyo. 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 Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH STORY: Japan-society-workplace-economy, FOCUS by Tomohiro OSAKI