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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!

  • April job availability best since July 2008

    31 May 2013 13:20 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Job availability improved in April to its best level in four years and nine months, as some companies became willing to hire more workers in expectation of an economic recovery, helping to keep the unemployment rate relatively low at 4.1 percent, the government said Friday.

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

  • Panasonic to cut 5,000 jobs over three years

    31 May 2013 12:06 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Struggling Japanese electronics giant Panasonic said Thursday it was aiming to cut about 5,000 jobs over three years in its automotive and industrial systems unit, following an eye-watering annual loss.

    Source: http://www.japantoday.com/

  • Top companies using banishment rooms to show employees the door

    30 May 2013 12:41 | JHRS (Administrator)

    With Japan's lifetime employment system in tatters, business circles are pushing to make it easier for companies to fire employees on full benefits who they view as lacking initiative and drive.

    Source: http://ajw.asahi.com

  • Gov't to ease immigration process for foreign professionals

    23 May 2013 11:47 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Under an automated system called “Trusted Traveler,” foreign business travelers who have been confirmed not to have any links to crime, would go through immigration much faster at unmanned automated gates, the Nikkei said. This system would be especially used by regular visitors to Japan, who have already had their fingerprints and passport data recorded.

    Source: http://www.japantoday.com/

  • Employment rate of Japanese college graduates rise

    17 May 2013 18:25 | JHRS (Administrator)
    The employment rate for those who graduated from colleges in Japan in March rose for the second straight year to 93.9 percent as of April 1, up 0.3 percentage points from a year earlier, according to government data released Friday.

    Source: http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/

  • IBM Japan tops survey on companies with active female employment

    13 May 2013 10:59 | JHRS (Administrator)
    According to a survey on “Companies with Active Female Employment,” conducted by Nikkei WOMAN, IBM Japan ranked No. 1 again for the third year in a row. Shiseido ranked No. 2, followed by Daiichi-Seimei at No. 3 and Novartis Pharma KK.

    Source: http://www.japantoday.com/

  • Sharp reportedly axes 5,000 employees, shifts focus to smartphone displays

    10 May 2013 10:43 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Sharp will reportedly be laying off 5,000 employees as part of a three-year recovery plan to turn the company around. According to The Asahi Shimbun, the number of directors and advisory positions will be cut in half, and the number of employees at Sharp’s main office in Osaka, Japan will be reduced by 50%. Additional layoffs are also expected in China and Malaysia. In an effort to increase profits, the company will be revising its focus to producing smartphone displays, large-sized HDTV sets and 4K TVs. Sharp will reportedly announce its three-year recovery plan next Tuesday.

    Source: http://news.yahoo.com

  • Yahoo! Japan to offer employees one-year sabbaticals

    02 May 2013 13:09 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Yahoo! Japan President Manabu Miyasaka announced at a recent press conference that the company would introduce a new system by the end of the current fiscal year which allows employees to take up to one year off from their jobs. The system, which is based on the concept of sabbaticals, allows employees to spend up to one year freely pursing whatever they desire, albeit without pay. Though fairly common in the West, offering such a system of leave is very rare for a Japanese company.

    Source: http://www.japantoday.com/

  • Japan's jobless rate drops

    30 Apr 2013 13:03 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Japan's unemployment rate dropped 0.2 percent to 4.1 percent in March from 4.3 percent in February, said Japan's internal affairs ministry Tuesday in a preliminary report.

    Source: http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/

  • Japan manufacturing, hiring rise in March

    30 Apr 2013 13:01 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Japan manufacturing and employment showed slight improvements in March, buttressing hopes that the economy may be headed for a moderate recovery.

    Source: http://news.yahoo.com/

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