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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!

  • As tourism booms, Japan struggles with labor shortages and weary locals

    30 Jul 2023 23:25 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The number of visitors to Japan in the first half of this year recovered to over 60% of pre-pandemic levels, highlighting progress in the nation's road to becoming a tourism-oriented country once again. Still, the country faces many challenges, including serious labor shortages in the hotel industry.

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

  • Japan’s Real Wages Down 1.2 % in May

    17 Jul 2023 01:31 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO July 7 (Jiji Press) — Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wage index in May dropped 1.2 % from the year before, down for 14 months in a row, the labor ministry said Friday.

    Still, the May drop was smaller than the 3.2 % decline marked a month earlier, apparently reflecting pay hike agreements at many companies in this year’s “shunto” spring labor-management talks.

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

  • Japan's base salary growth hit 28-year high in May

    13 Jul 2023 22:51 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan's nominal base salary grew at the fastest pace in 28 years in May, government data showed on Friday, adding fuel to the debate over when the central bank will unwind its ultra-loose monetary stimulus.

    Source: https://asia.nikkei.com

  • Over 30,000 Food Items Subject to Price Hikes in Japan This Year

    13 Jul 2023 22:48 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Tokyo, July 12 (Jiji Press)--Over 30,000 food and beverage items are subject to price increases in Japan this year as businesses continue to pass on higher costs from a weak yen and rising electricity fees to consumers, a survey by research firm Teikoku Databank Ltd. showed Wednesday.

    Source: https://www.nippon.com

  • Japan’s top court says government restrictions on transgender employee’s use of restrooms illegal

    13 Jul 2023 22:42 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that restrictions imposed by a government ministry on a transgender female employee’s use of restrooms at her workplace are illegal, in a landmark decision that could promote the rights of LGBTQ+ people in a country without legal protections for them.

    Source: https://apnews.com

  • In workaholic Japan, ‘job leaving agents’ help people escape the awkwardness of quitting

    01 Jul 2023 01:07 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO (AP) — In Japan, a nation reputed for loyalty to companies and lifetime employment, people who job-hop are often viewed as quitters. And that’s considered shameful.

    Enter “taishoku daiko,” or “job-leaving agents.” Dozens of such services have sprung up in the last several years to help people who simply want out.


    Source: https://apnews.com


  • Tokyo-Based Recruitment Platform En-Japan Launches Digital Reskilling Product

    29 Jun 2023 22:18 | JHRS (Administrator)

    En-Japan, a provider of online recruitment services, has introduced a reskilling product to help start-ups and SMEs undergoing digital transformation to discover and develop their existing human resources to help them bridge the skills gap. En SX [sales transformation] Reskilling is an extension of En SX, launched in April 2021 to help clients improve business performance.


    Source: https://www.edtechreview.in

  • Japan retains economic view in June, more upbeat on labor conditions

    29 Jun 2023 22:16 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Japanese government on Thursday retained its view that the economy is recovering moderately, with growing confidence in labor market conditions due to rising wages and their expected positive impact on domestic demand.

    In its monthly economic report, the government raised its assessment of employment conditions for the first time in 11 months, saying there has been “improvement recently.” It also changed its assessment of wholesale prices from “flat” to “falling moderately.”

    Source: https://www.nippon.com


  • Japan to teach teenagers to make EV batteries amid labor shortage

    29 Jun 2023 22:12 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japanese teenagers will be taught to make batteries for electric vehicles as part of a national effort starting this year to overcome labor shortages in the industry.

    A plan to train 30,000 battery-related workers by 2030 -- in addition to the current workforce of about 10,000 -- was detailed in March by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and trade groups including the Battery Association for Supply Chain, which includes Toyota Motor, Panasonic Energy and their battery joint venture, Prime Planet Energy & Solutions.


    Source: https://asia.nikkei.com


  • One in Three Japanese Still Face Gender Discrimination in Job Recruitment

    16 Jun 2023 02:34 | JHRS (Administrator)

    According to a survey by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengō) looking at discrimination during the recruitment process for workers, 32.8% of job seekers felt they had been discriminated against due to their gender. This result highlighted the low awareness among corporate recruiters of gender equality.

    The nationwide survey, held online in early April, 2023, received a total of 1,000 valid responses from men and women aged 15 to 29 who had taken recruitment tests, either as a new graduate or mid-career, within the last three years.


    Source: https://www.nippon.com

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