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  • 10 Feb 2015 11:59 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan’s ministry of health, labor and welfare is betting on abstinence instead of moderation in order to get its workaholic employees to stop staying late at the office.

    Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/

  • 09 Feb 2015 11:08 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Japanese government wants to make it obligatory for its citizens to take at least five days of paid annual leave a year to reduce their workload and avoid possible physical and mental health problems, local media reports.

    Source: https://au.news.yahoo.com/

  • 31 Jan 2015 12:03 | JHRS (Administrator)

    About 40 percent of Japanese workers put in unpaid overtime and their uncompensated overtime adds up to 16 hours a month on average, a labor union survey shows.

    Source: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/

  • 30 Jan 2015 12:00 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Officials on Friday proposed establishing an oversight body to tackle human rights abuses committed against foreigners working in Japan as trainees, as the Abe administration seeks to expand the troubled program to fight growing labor shortages.

    Source: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/

  • 28 Jan 2015 12:07 | JHRS (Administrator)
    A Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry panel has put together a report on a bill on the employment of young people. The main pillar of the legislation is to make it easier for students to collect information about the situations employees face at each corporation. The government is scheduled to submit the bill to the current Diet session.


    Source: http://the-japan-news.com/
  • 24 Jan 2015 11:27 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The health ministry released a draft plan Friday to include nursing care under the technical intern training program for foreigners to help increase foreign care workers and resolve related labor shortages in Japan.

    Source: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/

  • 22 Jan 2015 11:35 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Companies struggling in the aftermath of scandals, such as Tokyo Electric Power Co., Takata Corp., Olympus Corp. and the Asahi Shimbun, might have mitigated the damage had they been less inclined to cover things up.

    Source: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/

  • 21 Jan 2015 11:30 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO — Sony plans to cut 1,500 jobs in various divisions in Japan through early retirement by the end of fiscal 2014, according to Japanese media reports.

    Source: http://variety.com/

  • 20 Jan 2015 11:22 | JHRS (Administrator)
    More than half of Japanese workers who are laid off will still be out of work a year later, according to a report yesterday, underlining the continuing economic challenges for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he embarks on his third year in power.


    Source: http://www.straitstimes.com

  • 10 Jan 2015 11:18 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A bill seeking to ensure workers take paid vacations is to be brought to Japan’s parliament. With less than half employees taking vacations, the new law aims to reduce overwork which can be fatal and create a proper work-life balance.

    Source: http://rt.com/news/

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