About 2,400 university students who graduate next month attended a job fair put on Tuesday by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, hoping for luck in what could be their final opportunity in the tough career market before getting their diplomas.
Compared with a fair held by Tokyo in November, some 1,000 students showed up even before the forum started, said Masayo Maruyama, head of the metropolitan government's youth employment division.
Their desperation reflects the severe job market for college students.