"prospective openings"
what does this sentence mean here?

"a job that had no prospective openings in postwar Japan."

1. this job did not have a good future in postwar Japan

2. this job did not play any role in the future of postwar japan .

Question

"prospective openings"
what does this sentence  mean here?

"a job that had no prospective openings in postwar Japan."

1. this job did not have a good future in postwar Japan

2. this job did not play any role in the future of postwar japan .

Answer

It most likely means that after the war, that kind of job had no openings.

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