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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 not calculating radiation amount absorbed while Fukushima workers are off-clock

    23 Jan 2012 10:59 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Japan's health ministry is not calculating the amount of radiation workers at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant absorbed after they were evacuated or while they were off the clock.

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

  • Mid-career Changers: Hays Identifies the Changing Face of Japan's Workforce

    23 Jan 2012 10:42 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Ninety five per cent of companies plan to hire new staff in 2012, and almost one half (47 per cent) of these job vacancies will be filled by mid-career changers, according to a survey by recruiting experts Hays.

    Source: http://www.japancorp.net

  • Japan's quake victims face job crisis

    17 Jan 2012 11:52 | JHRS (Administrator)
    With unemployment benefit payments for some people in areas hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake beginning to end this month and only temporary jobs available, the unemployment crisis in the Tohoku region is worsening.

    Source: http://www.asianewsnet.net

  • More Talk, More Hiring: Mobile Development Leads Talent Trend This Quarter, Says Hays

    16 Jan 2012 11:57 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Tokyo, Jan 16, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - The talent race will be greatest in Japan's booming IT sector this quarter, with job opportunities increasing by multiples of ten for mobile development skills, says recruiting experts Hays.

    Source: http://www.japancorp.net

  • Japan wants high-skill foreigners

    09 Jan 2012 10:48 | JHRS (Administrator)
    With a decreasing population and needs for globalization Japan is facing a dramatic talent shortage. Japan has then decided to introduce a point-based immigration system to accept more foreigners with professional skills to become residents. The new system is set to be effective as of April.

  • Adecco expands in Japan's job market

    03 Jan 2012 16:37 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Adecco, the world‘s biggest human resources group, announced Tuesday it would buy Japanese competitor VSN, increasing its share in the country‘s professional staffing market.

    Source: http://en.europeonline-magazine.eu

  • Japan 'mancession' as jobs increasingly go to women

    03 Jan 2012 11:28 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Three times a week, Seiya Ogawa bikes to an unemployment center in Kadoma, home to Panasonic Corp., looking for work to help pay for his son's final year at college.

    Source: http://www.sfgate.com


  • Uniqlo to recruit all year, allow first-year students to apply

    22 Dec 2011 10:53 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Fast Retailing Co. said it will begin year-round employment recruitment starting in spring 2013, with applications accepted from college students of all years of study, including freshmen.

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

  • Workers at tsunami-struck Japan nuclear plant hit by common stomach flu outbreak

    17 Dec 2011 15:47 | JHRS (Administrator)
    TOKYO - Dozens of workers at Japan's tsunami-hit nuclear power plant have come down with symptoms of stomach flu, halting a radioactive waste cleanup operation.

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

  • Japan job fair for flood-hit workers

    15 Dec 2011 15:52 | JHRS (Administrator)
    The Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) is joining with Thai agencies to host a job fair in January to provide opportunities for flood-affected workers, Labour Minister Phaderm-chai Sasomsap said yesterday after a discussion with JETRO president Setsuo Iuchi.

    Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com

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