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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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  • Some Local Govts in Japan Let Staff Bring Kids to Work; Helping Parents in a Pinch Helps Retain Good Personnel

    19 Aug 2024 08:40 | JHRS (Administrator)

    More and more local governments are allowing employees who cannot find places to care for their children to bring them to the workplace so that they can work while watching over their children.

    The aim is to secure good talent by helping employees achieve a balance between childcare and work. At the same time, such governments are seeking ways to prevent the system from affecting work operations.

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


  • Japan Needs Foreign Workers. It’s Just Not Sure It Wants Them to Stay.

    05 Aug 2024 14:42 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Ngu Thazin wanted to leave her war-torn country for a better future. She set her sights on Japan.

    In Myanmar, she studied Japanese and graduated with a chemistry degree from one of her country’s most prestigious universities. Yet she gladly took a job in Japan changing diapers and bathing residents at a nursing home in a midsize city.

    Source: https://www.nytimes.com


  • In Japan, Turning the Tables on Rude Customers

    05 Aug 2024 14:33 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The guests arrived 30 minutes before check-in time at a traditional hot springs inn a couple of hours north of Tokyo. When they saw a sign asking that customers wait in their cars, they demanded to know why they could not get their room key early.

    The exchange, captured on a security camera, quickly exploded into angry shouting. Eventually it ended on the pavement out front — with the inn’s managing director down on his knees, bowing deeply and apologizing.

    Source: https://www.nytimes.com


  • 25,000 jobs in Japan available for Filipinos

    05 Aug 2024 14:30 | JHRS (Administrator)

    MANILA, Philippines — Up to 25,000 jobs are up for grabs for Filipinos aspiring to work in Japan, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) announced over the weekend.

    The DMW said a job fair would be held at Robinsons Galleria in Ortigas, Quezon City on Aug. 1 as part of the Philippines - Japan Friendship Week. 

    Source: https://www.msn.com


  • Japan job availability lowest in 27 months amid rising costs

    05 Aug 2024 14:27 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO- Japan's job availability rate in June fell 0.01 point from the previous month to 1.23, marking its lowest level in 27 months, as rising costs limited recruitment, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare data showed Tuesday.

    The monthly figure indicates there were 123 jobs available for every 100 job seekers. It is the third consecutive month of decline.

    Source: https://english.kyodonews.net

  • 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

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