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	Freeters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The word freeters or freeta was first used around 1987 or 1988 and is probably based on an amalgamation of the English word free and either the German word, arbeiter ("worker"), or the English word time.
		The official number for 2001 is 4.17 million freeter according to one count, or 2 million in 2002 according to another estimate, approximately three percent of the working population.
		Many freeters hope to start their career later in life in order to achieve a steady income that supports a family, and many female freeters hope to marry a reasonably successful husband for the same reasons.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Freeta (1972 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Freeters
		Freeters (Japanese: フリーター) is a Japanese expression for not full time or unemployed people between the age of 15 and 34, excluding housewives and students.
		The word freeters or freeta was first used around 1987 or 1988 and is based on the English word free and the ending ta for either taimu (time) or arubaito (part time work).
		Freeter are a relatively new phenomenon in Japan.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Freeters (2114 words)

	Freeters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Freeter are a relatively new phenomena in Japan.
		The official number for 2001 is 4.17 million freeter according to one count, or 2 million in 2002 according to another estimate, approximately 3 percent of the working population.
		This situation is changing only slowly, and a female freeters has the possibility to marry a more successful husband and to become a housewife.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/freeters (2006 words)

	Job-hopping 'freeters' growing in ranks in Japan -- and authorities are worried (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Baba, a "freeter," a combination of the English "free" and "arbeiter," the German word for "worker," represents a new breed of Japanese who shape their careers, even pursue dreams, defying past standards of success.
		Like Baba, whose first love is traditional taiko drums, freeters symbolize a changing Japan, where younger people are more assertive and seek out spiritual fulfillment rather than the material comforts and social status sought by their parents and grandparents.
		And the growing income gap emerging between freeters and those with stable jobs is exacerbating the relatively new divisions in a society where nearly everyone was considered middle-class just a decade or two ago.
	www.postgazette.com /pg/05199/536823.stm (930 words)

	freeters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		¡ÈFreeters¡É is a Japanese word that identifies a person between the age of fifteen and thirty-four who has been working only part-time for one to five years.
		A freeter cannot be a student or a housewife and the number of freeters are increasing every year in Japan.
		The average freeter earns about 130 thousand yen but a formal employee whose final education is high school receives only about 140 thousand yen according to an article in Mainichi Shinbun on June 27, 2000.
	www.geocities.co.jp /HiTeens/1284/reports/freeters.html (515 words)

	News from Japan
		The number of freeters aged 15 to 34 nearly doubled in 2001 to 4.17 million from 1.83 million in 1990, meaning about one in nine in that age group are choosing the free-and-easy lifestyle, a recently released government white paper showed.
		In the 25-34 age group alone, the number of freeters nearly tripled in the past decade.
		Freeters, from the English word "free" and the German-origin word "arubaito" meaning casual work, slip into the lifestyle for different reasons, but for many it's a matter of choice.
	www.ajstas.netfirms.com /page_5.htm (1215 words)

	EducationGuardian.co.uk \| eG weekly \| Neet generation
		Somewhere in there are the "mugyousha", the estimated 280,000 graduates not involved in work or further study, some of whom leave regular employment for insecure destinations within two or three years of graduating.
		And there is an increasing trend for young people to live at home with their parents, a group sometimes described by the harsh term "parasite freeter".
		A perusal of any of the numerous freeter websites throws up a variety of reasons given by young Japanese for pursuing this course, among them a conscious decision not to enter what they see as the hidebound, old-fashioned Japanese corporate world.
	education.guardian.co.uk /egweekly/story/0,5500,1340813,00.html (1213 words)

	KBS GLOBAL
		Such an increase in the number of freeters is also a result of educational inflation, as more and more people are now highly educated, leading to an overabundance of qualified applicants for a limited number of full-time jobs.
		The surging number of freeters should not be viewed merely as a statistic, but as the product of a prolonged employment slump that is leading many young people to give up their full-time job-search efforts.
		However, concerns are rising that a protracted life as a freeter may result in the inability to adapt to life in an organization and fewer opportunities to acquire professional knowledge, because employers generally do not recognize part-time jobs as official work experience.
	english.kbs.co.kr /life/trend/1356259_11857.html (701 words)

	The Christian Science Monitor \| csmonitor.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The government counts freeters as non-full-time workers, of whom there are 12.7 million, or about 10 percent of the population.
		She says most freeters are unskilled - the prototypical freeter job is convenience-store clerk - and must resort to low-income full-time jobs if they fail as artists or musicians or whatever they aspire to be.
		Citing a recent survey, he says most freeters are willing to become professionals or get full-time jobs in their 20s if they drop out of the lifestyle.
	csmonitor.com /cgi-bin/durableRedirect.pl?/durable/2000/04/20/p1s3.htm (1136 words)

	Taipei Times - archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Taiwan's "freeters" are a happy species of working-class representing a new employment ecology, but are they happy about their future?
		"Freeter," a term coined by the Japanese by combining the English word "free" and the German word Arbeiter, is defined as "people with college diplomas who engage in menial employment." They seek a free lifestyle and consider leading a carefree life to be more important than their careers.
		Japanese socio-economists have warned that freeters are a hidden worry in Japanese society as they will have difficulty finding a decent job when they pass 30 and become a burden on Japanese society when they become old and have no savings or relatives to depend on.
	www.taipeitimes.com /News/taiwan/archives/2003/06/23/2003056412/print (346 words)

	pasta and vinegar: [TheWorld] What about freeter? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		"Freeter", a term coined by the Japanese by combining the English word "free" and the German word Arbeiter, is defined as "people with college diplomas who engage in menial employment".
		They seek a free lifestyle and consider leading a carefree life to be more important than their careers - yet they are not necessarily happy about their financial future.
		In Japan, the number of freeters aged between 15 and 34 accounts for about one-fifth of the population in this age group, or roughly 4 million.
	tecfa.unige.ch /perso/staf/nova/blog/archives/001177.html (121 words)

	Colin Smith: AJJ Spring 2004 Abstract (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Many of these workers are the so-called freeters (t[^[), whose numbers doubled between 1990 and 2000 and are currently at a little over 2,000,000, or about 10% of all 15-34 year olds.
		This represents a major shift in Japanfs youth labor market, and the attention given it by sociologists, the mass media, and government officials has produced a new and controversial symbol of today's Japanese youth as well as a morass of statistical data.
		In my presentation, I'll go over some of this statistical data to sketch a profile of freeters and introduce some of the social and economic theories that attempt to account for their sharp increase in numbers.
	ajj-online.net /AJJ_Nov04/Abstracts/Smith_ab.html (226 words)

	Minutes of Forum #22
		Freeters were leveling off or on a decrease until 1990, but increased rapidly after 1992.
		Freeters in their thirties are increasing rapidly, and an increase in middle-age and even elderly freeters can be observed already.
		Rather than freeters not wanting to get married, it is inferred that economic restraints are causing the postponement of marriage and the tendency to stay single.
	www.esri.go.jp /en/forum1/minute/minute22-e.html (4254 words)

	Young Japanese Slackers Question Priorities \| Asian American Intelligence \| GoldSea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		But the 26-year-old aspiring musician represents a new breed of Japanese who are defying past standards of success by working temporary jobs to finance their dreams _ becoming a dancer, poet or even a farmer.
		The ranks of such ``freeters'' _ a combination of the English ``free'' and ``arbeiter,'' the German word for ``worker'' _ have ballooned in recent years, surpassing 4 million, more than double the number in 1990, according to Japanese government research.
		The government is concerned that such a gap could erode tax revenues _ a major worry in a country with growing ranks of elderly who are dependent on state-run pension and health care systems.
	goldsea.com /Asiagate/507/13freeters.html (948 words)

	DailyBulletin.com - Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		But the 26-year-old aspiring musician represents a new breed of Japanese who are defying past standards of success by working temporary jobs to finance their dreams becoming a dancer, poet or even a farmer.
		The ranks of such "freeters" a combination of the English "free" and "arbeiter," the German word for "worker" have ballooned in recent years, surpassing 4 million, more than double the number in 1990, according to Japanese government research.
		The government is concerned that such a gap could erode tax revenues a major worry in a country with growing ranks of elderly who are dependent on state-run pension and health care systems.
	www.sgvtribune.com /Stories/0,1413,203~21482~2968397,00.html (866 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Job-hopping rising in Japan
		Makoto Baba is a "freeter" who works temporary jobs so he can pursue his dream of playing traditional Japanese taiko drums.
		The ranks of such "freeters" — a combination of the English "free" and "arbeiter," the German word for "worker" — have ballooned in recent years, surpassing 4 million, more than double the number in 1990, according to Japanese government research.
		The government is concerned that the income gap could erode tax revenues — a major worry in a country with growing ranks of elderly who are dependent on state-run pension and health care systems.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,600148110,00.html (901 words)

	Anthropology 254 \| The new workers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The new workers: Freeters, marginalization, and maneuver in Heisei Japan
		Post-Bubble Heisei Japan: A new breed of freeter (?)
		Freeters are victims of the recession and new corporate needs
	classes.yale.edu /anth254a/lecture-outlines/outline_4_4.htm (167 words)

	Japan Today - Kuchikomi - Living in an era of 'freeters' - Japan's Leading International News Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Cabinet Office's definition of "freeters" is broad, encompassing those aged between 15 and 34 years old (excluding students and housewives) who work part time (including temporary workers) or are willing to work but have no jobs.
		After all, only the Japanese freeter can truly comprehend the subtle, inner beauty of a pair of 30,000-yen vintage levis..the transient pathos of dyed hair scattered with cherry blossoms during a nomikai in Inokashira park, or the wabi-sabi of returning home to your parent's house to discover the austere beauty of your morning musume posters.
		The freeter is a person who does not want to become a company employee for various reasons and is content to work part-time or temporary jobs.
	www.japantoday.com /e?content=kuchikomi&id=284&display=all (2530 words)

	Japan Window Photo Blog - Culture, Life, People & Pictures: Freeter Futures
		Today I met with my friend who is a self-described "freeter." He's about my age, intelligent and capable.
		Adding insult to injury, being a "freeter" means he doesn't have "chii" when he goes to work.
		"Freeters" get much less pay for the same work, no benefits, and they're easy to hire and fire at will.
	www.japanwindow.com /archives/real_people/2004/freeter_futures.html (499 words)

	neomarxisme: A No-Tenkou Japanese Youth
		There does seem to be a handful of freeters who are rejecting the tenkou value-conversion, but they are essentially being pushed out of society rather than forcing society to find a business organization that does not demand a total re-formulation of selfhood.
		I wasn't familiar with 'Freeters' before reading your piece, but now know that the hordes of young, style conscious Japanese tourist who visit Saipan are likely the same group.
		What I find interesting is that Freeters by going on these vacations, to shorter destinations like Saipan or Guam, are mimicking their older and employed counterparts, who often travel to far off, more costly destinations.
	www.pliink.com /mt/marxy/archives/000529.html (625 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		According to a survey conducted by the Ministry of labor in 1997, the number of such people reach one and half million, which is three times as many as fifteen years ago.
		I have to admit the fact that it is difficult for freeters to make a living and not all of them can make their dreams come true.
		But I want to say and we can learn from freeters that conforming to social rules or behaving as social requests is not everything, and we must pay more attention to what we want to do, that is, what our hearts want.
	is.mercury.ne.jp /speachdata/speach/suzuki_free.html (583 words)

	Graying Japan needs labor plan \| Aging information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Some freeters say they want to be regular employees, but cannot find companies willing to take them on.
		The rise in the number of freeters is not only a big factor in the deterioration of the employment situation in a sluggish economy, but also is intricately linked with changes in corporate employment strategies and young people's attitude to work.
		The ministry has finally started taking steps to deal with the employment of freeters in cooperation with the business community, but there is a strong impression that it is still focusing too much on immediate problems.
	www.agiblo.com /node/9179 (610 words)

	ZNet \| Activism \| Is There a Tomorrow for Japanese Society?
		When middle-aged and older people see freeters they preach at them: "Why don't you get a job?!" But work is becoming less and less a place where one can feel motivation or zest for life.
		Freeters actually work eight hours a day, five days a week.
		Even freeters, whether employed for short or long periods, pay taxes according to their income.
	www.zmag.org /content/print_article.cfm?itemID=4012&sectionID=17 (2532 words)

	[No title]
		The Japanese Institute for Education Policy Research identifies three main groups of freeters: "Those who desire freedom and ease — the tarrying type; those who attach importance to doing what they want to do — the dream-chasing type; and those who cannot find their desired regular employment — the no-choice type''.
		There is a wealth of anecdotal evidence about young people delaying the start of a career, about ever-expanding gap years between school and university; and harder evidence about increasing numbers of graduates returning home to live with parents.''
		In Britain, the evidence suggests that young adults returning home after university are doing so because they cannot afford housing or get a job that allows them to lead independent lives, according to Andy Davidson, communications manager at the UK's Institute of Employment Studies.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004110800480800.htm&date=2004/11/08/&prd=edu& (1071 words)

	asahi.com：Schools snap up anti-NEET booklet - ENGLISH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Titled ``Freeter Neet ni Narumaeni Yomu Hon'' (The Book to Read Before Becoming a Freeter or NEET), the booklet was written by Tetsuya Torii, a 39-year-old planning and public relations department manager at Funabashi-Joho-Business College of Technology.
		It takes a tough stance toward freeters (people who hop from one part-time job to another) and NEETs (people who are not in education, employment or training), outlining the differences in projected lifetime earnings between such people and full-time workers.
		There were 2.17 million freeters in 2003, and the figure was growing by 100,000 a year, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
	www.asahi.com /english/Herald-asahi/TKY200505200142.html (636 words)

	find a job (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The moratorium and dream pursuing type of freeters deliberately chooses not to join the rat race in the usually strict and conservative companies (see: Culture of Japan) but instead wants to take a time-out to enjoy life or have specific dreams incompatible with a standard Japanese career.5 Freedom of Choice 3.5 million in 1997.
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	www.best-mvi-search.com /find-a-job.aspx (5036 words)

	IOL: 'Freeters' carve their own paths to success
		Most freeters make about US$18 000 (about R118 000) a year, experts estimate, while the average annual income for a full-time employee is roughly US$63 000 (about R413 000).
		"I've chosen the path of taiko and being a freeter is part of that endeavour," said Baba, who has played in the United States and recently appeared in a TV ad in Japan.
		Yasuyuki Nambu, head of job-referral company Pasona, who claims to be "the original freeter," has made this a new branch of his booming business.
	www.int.iol.co.za /index.php?set_id=3&click_id=131&art_id=qw1120977902132B215 (1085 words)

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