(1)Graduates enter workforce amid Japan's worsening economy

TOYOTA, Japan - For many school graduates in Japan, the start of a new fiscal year means the start of their career. Amid the nation's worsening economic situation, an estimated 960,000 college and high school graduates entered the workforce April 1. New recruits hired by Toyota Motor Corp. listen to speeches by executives during a welcome ceremony held at the company's gymnasium in Toyota, central Japan, on April 1

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