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This news service contains Japan-related HR news that matter in a nutshell. Guaranteed less than 50 words linked back to its original news source. Great for busy HR pros like you!

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  • Japan's self-defence forces struggle amid severe recruitment crisis

    16 Jul 2024 23:07 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) are grappling with a severe problem: a chronic shortage of personnel, reports Nikkei Asia. Last year, the number of new recruits joining the JSDF was barely more than half the planned number, the worst result in history.
    Source: https://www.msn.com

  • Japan labor shortage triggers surge in bankruptcies

    16 Jul 2024 22:46 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Many business owners in Japan are struggling to find enough workers to stay afloat. The number declaring bankruptcy as a result was at a record high in the first half of this year.

    Private research firm Teikoku Databank says Japan's labor shortage drove 182 companies to the wall between January and June. The number was up by 72 from a year earlier. It's the highest figure since the firm started keeping track.

    Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp


  • Japan faces shortage of almost a million foreign workers in 2040

    16 Jul 2024 22:39 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan faces a shortage of almost 1 million foreign workers in 2040 if the government wants to achieve its economic growth goals as the population dwindles, an estimate from a state-backed think tank showed on Thursday.

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

  • Pay rises in Japan, but real wages fall for 26th month

    16 Jul 2024 22:36 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Workers in Japan saw their cash earnings rise again in May, but real wages fell for the 26th month in a row as price hikes continued to outweigh nominal pay increases.

    The labor ministry says inflation-adjusted wages were down 1.4 percent from a year earlier. That marked the longest period of decline since comparable data became available in 1991.

    Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp


  • Japan’s new scheme for foreign workers poses fresh challenges

    03 Jul 2024 03:25 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The recently implemented amendments by Japan's National Diet have introduced a new "training and employment" system. Though a significant step towards refining the country's asylum process, it has also raised various concerns, particularly in remote regions like Gunma prefecture, which has historically had the highest number of foreign immigrants working in various heavy factories.

    Source: https://www.ucanews.com

  • Job Availability Ratio Falls to 1.24

    03 Jul 2024 03:15 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s seasonally adjusted ratio of effective job openings to seekers in May fell 0.02 point from the previous month to 1.24, the labor ministry said Friday.

    The ratio continued to drop because the number of job seekers increased as many faced higher costs of living due to persisting inflation.

    Source: https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp


  • Tokyo: New law, more flexibility for foreign workers

    03 Jul 2024 02:43 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Tokyo (AsiaNews) - Following the expansion of the status of "specific qualified worker" last 29 March to four additional areas of the world, which allowed over 800,000 new workers access to the employment programme, yesterday Japan's National Diet approved a new law that guarantees greater flexibility and longer stays for migrants wishing to find employment in the Japanese country.

    Source: https://www.asianews.it

  • Record 1,097 cases recognized as work-related injuries in Japan

    03 Jul 2024 02:41 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The latest figures, released June 28 by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, also revealed that power and sexual harassment remain serious problems in the workplace. This was borne out by an increase of 173 in cases involving mental disorders related to such situations.

    Source: https://www.asahi.com

  • Japan's new foreign worker program sets off scramble for talent

    19 Jun 2024 17:11 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- As Japan moves to a new foreign worker training program that provides more flexibility in changing jobs, regions outside metropolitan areas are sweetening their offers and bolstering support in a bid to attract talent.

    Source: https://asia.nikkei.com

  • Japan to allow foreign workers to change employers with new law: reports

    19 Jun 2024 17:05 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan's Parliament has passed a new foreign worker scheme that will allow employees to transfer workplaces under certain conditions, according to reports.

    The new programme will allow foreign employees to transfer workplaces if they have worked in one place for over a year, and if their Japanese language and professional abilities meet certain requirements, Kyodo News reported.

    Source: https://www.hcamag.com


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