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  • 28 Jul 2017 14:33 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japan had more than one regular full-time job opening for every applicant on average -- the first this has occurred since November 2004 when the government started collecting data.

    Source: https://asia.nikkei.com

  • 28 Jul 2017 14:32 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Labour shortages in Japan have reached a new level of severity, with more permanent jobs open than there were applicants for the first time on record.

    Source: https://www.ft.com/

  • 28 Jul 2017 14:08 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japan had more than one regular full-time job opening for every applicant on average -- the first this has occurred since November 2004 when the government started collecting data.

    Source: https://asia.nikkei.com/

  • 26 Jul 2017 14:25 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The number of cases in which disabled people were abused by their employers decreased 13.4 percent in the year ending March 2017, the labor ministry said Wednesday.

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

  • 25 Jul 2017 14:30 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO (AFP) - Japan aims to cut suicides by 30 per cent over 10 years, with the government on Tuesday (July 25) approving a plan which seeks to curb extreme work hours seen as contributing to one of the world's highest suicide rates.

    Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/

  • 22 Jul 2017 12:49 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Foreign workers in Japan now total more than 1 million, and they form an indispensable part of the country's labor force. The government and business see them as not just a workforce to compensate for worker shortages, but as a force to revitalize the economy. Expectations are especially high for foreign workers with specialized knowledge or skills.

    Source: http://asia.nikkei.com/

  • 21 Jul 2017 12:52 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Millennials in Japan have little interest in the job-hopping ways of their overseas counterparts, seeking stability and security instead. That is thwarting the Bank of Japan’s efforts to jolt the economy back to life.

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

  • 17 Jul 2017 15:19 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Global Human Resource Career Support Association is offering an exam to certify job-hunting foreigners, not only in Japanese fluency but also in business etiquette, communication skills and customer care.

    Source: http://asia.nikkei.com/

  • 12 Jul 2017 15:22 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan is seen obliging companies to give annual leave of at least 104 days to skilled professionals under an envisaged system to scrap working hour limits for such highly paid employees, it was learned Tuesday.

    Source: http://the-japan-news.com/

  • 07 Jul 2017 14:34 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan’s labour market is, on the surface, incredibly strong right now. The national unemployment rate sits at just 3.1% while the jobs-to-applicants ratio — simply the number of jobs available compared to those seeking work — now stands at the highest level since February 1974.

    Source: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/

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