Do people who work regular jobs here consider it a failure?

Hi there. I’ve been in Japan and I hear a lot about the high pressure study life to get a solid career as an adult. But I couldn’t help but notice a large amount of just regular working joes here. Department store workers, chefs, train station help desk staff, hotel staff, traffic directors. Are these the jobs of people who couldn’t cut it or is it normal to not have extremely high or white collar aspirations? Or is studying just a part of the culture and you’re expected to study your butt off whether you have an idea for your future or not?