Stephen Givens is a corporate lawyer based in Tokyo.
Sometime in 2021 the COVID-19 pandemic will recede. But life in Japan's corporate establishment will not revert to the pre-pandemic status quo.
Pandemic will speed the end of lifetime employment and other shibboleths


An employee sits with his daughters as he takes part in a Zoom meeting with colleagues in Tokyo on Apr. 10: working from home is triggering a psychological revolution. © Getty Images
Stephen Givens is a corporate lawyer based in Tokyo.
Sometime in 2021 the COVID-19 pandemic will recede. But life in Japan's corporate establishment will not revert to the pre-pandemic status quo.