By TAKASHI YOSHIDA/ Staff Writer
October 2, 2019 at 16:50 JST
Prospective employees were encouraged to don "free hairstyles," but they generally followed tradition at an orientation ceremony of Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. on Oct. 1. (Takashi Yoshida)
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