An official with West Japan JR Bus Co. A shortage of bus drivers is shadowing the prospect of a need for more bus services in the future. More than 30 bus operators from across Japan set up booths at a job fair held in Osaka in late May.
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Many bus drivers are approaching retirement age and the pool of drivers is shrinking.
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sakurasuki
Just single accident even while not working can really jeopardize your job, not including long hour they need to encounter.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/08/06/national/80-japans-transportation-firms-violated-overtime-labor-rules-last-year-labor-ministry/
John-San
You will find that most will keep working until their late 70,s to cover the shortage of drivers. This is just not happening in Japan,
Moonraker
Well, as many of the Pollyannas say, we will have more space on the bus in future. Just nobody to drive it.
Eastman
offer normal salaries and working conditions-and there will be no shortage of drivers at all.
wallace
Recently we have had new young female bus drivers.
Mr Kipling
We are constantly being told that driver-less buses and taxis are just around the corner. Which is it? A driver shortage or self driving?
Redemption
At least these legacy drivers grew up when driving meant watching the road to some extent and not 90% of your time occupied with a smart phone. Scare times ahead.
garypen
The city bus drivers in my town don't look that old. Maybe it's a JR-specific problem? Perhaps some municipal governments pay more and/or offer better benefits than JR?
(Keihan also has a few lines in my city. But, they run on the other side of the tracks, literally. So, I don't really see them or their drivers too often.)
bearandrodent
Sadly, you can substitute the words “bus drivers” in the above title with almost any other job in Japan, and it’ll still be true.
3RENSHO
"The city bus drivers in my town don't look that old."
Never judge a book by its cover.