Japan retailer pushes limit of retirement age, making 80 the new 65

Labor crunch forces electronics chain Nojima to keep experienced sales staff

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A Nojima store in the Tokyo suburb of Chofu: Older sales employees are a valuable resource for the electronics retailer. (Photo courtesy of Nojima)

SHUMPEI SAKAI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Electronics retailer Nojima has decided to let employees work until they are 80 years old if they choose to, raising its retirement age from 65 to retain experienced workers in a graying Japan.

The offer applies to all of the Yokohama-based company's roughly 3,000 employees, including store sales staff. 

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