The Mainichi News Quiz: Why did that many university staff lose their jobs?
Why were the job contracts of 701 fixed-term instructors and researchers at Japan's national universities terminated just before reaching the 10-year mark?
A) To give them early retirement benefits
B) To prevent them from switching to indefinite employment
C) To transition them to higher-paying research positions
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