TOKYO -- Arriving at the office every morning at a set hour and spending time and sharing space day in and day out with bosses and colleagues, a working style once seen as immutable, has been destroyed by the novel coronavirus.
Companies under pressure to ditch lifelong employment amid COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic has unexpectedly become a driving force behind the collapse of traditional Japanese-style employment. (Photo by Nikkei)
TOKYO -- Arriving at the office every morning at a set hour and spending time and sharing space day in and day out with bosses and colleagues, a working style once seen as immutable, has been destroyed by the novel coronavirus.