However, Japanese-style employment, which is at the heart of this myth, has been transformed by the increase in nonregular employment and other factors, and a growing number of Japanese live in poverty. 
Hata hivyo, mtindo wa ajira wa Kijapani, ambao upo katikati ya ngano hii, umebadilishwa kutokana na ongezeko la ajira holela na sababu nyingine, na idadi inayoongezeka ya Wajapani wanaishi katika umaskini.