Women bear brunt of Japan's pandemic job losses

Hotel, food service and retail sectors cut back as people stay home

20200904 Datawatch

Cutbacks due to the coronavirus pandemic are affecting female workers more than men.

MARI ISHIBASHI and REI NAKAFUJI, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Massive job cuts caused by the coronavirus pandemic are concentrated on sectors that tend to employ many women, a trend that highlights a lopsided economic impact both at home and abroad.

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