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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!

  • Japan's jobless rate

    27 Apr 2012 13:29 | JHRS (Administrator)
    The Japanese economy released its monthly data for jobless rate that remained unchanged at 4.5% in March compared with the prior reading and expectations of 4.5%.

    Source: http://www.ibtimes.com

  • Program creates more jobs in Japan's quake-hit areas

    25 Apr 2012 13:31 | JHRS (Administrator)
    For the unemployed in areas heavily damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake, a government program to create long-term employment opportunities shines out like a beacon of hope amid a severe job market.

    Source: http://www.asiaone.com/

  • Renho calls for stricter monitoring of pension funds' hiring of ex-bureaucrats

    20 Apr 2012 11:40 | JHRS (Administrator)
    The former Cabinet minister made the comment in a recent interview after a welfare ministry survey revealed in late March that 721 retired bureaucrats had received jobs at the "kosei nenkin kikin" funds as of March 1. The former civil servants accounted for about 10 percent of all staff at the funds.

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

  • Japan charity offers to help in maritime skills training

    15 Apr 2012 11:41 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Now that Bangladesh has its sea boundary with Myanmar demarcated, Japan’s Nippon Foundation has offered to help the country protect its maritime interests through development of human resources in the field.

    Source: http://www.gulf-times.com

  • Sony Planning to Lay Off 10,000 Workers

    10 Apr 2012 11:18 | JHRS (Administrator)
    The report notes that 10,000 workers make up approximately six percent of Sony's overall workforce. The report also cites a Nikkei article that states that half of the lay offs -- 5,000 in all -- will come from "a reorganization of its businesses for small and medium-size display panels and noncore chemicals," a move that had earlier been revealed and that doesn't at all affect Sony's gaming divisions.

    Source: http://ps3.ign.com/

  • Renewed Hiring in Japan's Manufacturing Sector - Robert Walters

    05 Apr 2012 11:21 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Hiring in Japan's manufacturing sector rebounded in late 2011 according to the Robert Walters' 2011 Q4 Japan Job Index. Advertised job openings grew by 31% from Q3 to Q4 for manufacturing roles sustained largely by increased investment into the industrial sector and improved business activity. Industrial manufacturers recruited aggressively as they received budgets to rebuild their sales and engineering teams following 2-3 years of headcount uncertainty.

    Source: http://www.japancorp.net/

  • Talent in Demand but Employers Want a Perfect Fit, Says Hays

    04 Apr 2012 11:17 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Accounting Managers, bilingual Investment Bankers, Corporate Attorneys and Executive Secretaries are amongst a growing list of talent in demand in Japan, says recruiting experts Hays.

    Source: http://www.japancorp.net/

  • Nomura, Top Japan Brokerages to Boost Graduate Hires by 13%

    02 Apr 2012 17:11 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Nomura Holdings Inc. (8604), Japan’s largest brokerage, and its biggest domestic rivals plan to boost hiring of college graduates by about 13 percent next year in anticipation of a global market recovery.

    Source: http://www.bloomberg.com

  • Government to slash hiring 56% in '13

    01 Apr 2012 17:13 | JHRS (Administrator)
    The central government has decided to cut the number of new recruits for fiscal 2013 by 56 percent from 2009, when 8,511 fledgling bureaucrats were hired, government sources said Saturday.

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

  • Japan pension scandal shakes trust in cherished system

    01 Apr 2012 17:07 | JHRS (Administrator)
    TOKYO, Japan - Trucking company president Masazumi Ando said he was furious when he saw the head of an investment firm that lost $1.3 billion in pension money bow in apology at a parliamentary hearing last week.

    Source: http://www.rappler.com/

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