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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 Economy, Industrial Production, Employment

    30 Nov 2011 13:25 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Takuji Okubo, chief Japan economist at Societe Generale in Tokyo, talks about the outlook for the nation's economy. Japan’s industrial production increased more than analysts expected in October as manufacturers boosted output of cars. Okubo speaks with Susan Li on Bloomberg Television's "First Up.

    Source:http://www.bloomberg.com

  • Japan jobless rate in unexpected rise

    29 Nov 2011 13:28 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Japan’s unemployment rate unexpectedly rose in October, raising the prospect that the global slowdown and a strong yen are beginning to weigh on the Japanese economy, even as other data showed retail spending picking up.

    Source:http://www.marketwatch.com/

  • Back Office Recruitment on the Rise - Robert Walters

    24 Nov 2011 17:23 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Tokyo - (JCN Newswire) - Back office recruitment grew from the third quarter onwards according to a Japan Job Index poll released by Robert Walters PLC (LSE: RWA), Japan's leading international recruitment consultancy. Functions within human resources (111%), marketing (99%) and supply chain management (105%) all experienced significant job advertising increases in October over Q3 averages. Though the traditional hiring season did play a role in this growth, globalisation strategies and an increase in merger & acquisition activities through the second half of 2011 were also influential.

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

  • Japan basketball team hires 1st female head coach

    24 Nov 2011 17:18 | JHRS (Administrator)
    SAITAMA, Japan (AP)—A Japanese American woman became the first female head coach in the history of Japan’s professional men’s basketball league on Thursday.

    Source:http://sports.yahoo.com

  • Shiseido exec aims to elevate women in Japan

    22 Nov 2011 11:35 | JHRS (Administrator)
    TOKYO — As vice president of Shiseido, Kimie Iwata helps lead one of the biggest cosmetics companies in the world and among Japan's best known brands. She is also a rare female executive in the country, a powerful symbol of both the progress and ongoing struggles of Japanese women in the workplace.

    Source: http://www.dailyherald.com

  • Loyal Olympus workers feel betrayal over accounting scandal

    20 Nov 2011 11:06 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Employees at Japan's Olympus Corp are feeling shock, anger and betrayal as they watch the public humiliation of a company to which many have devoted their working lives.

    Source: http://www.ibtimes.com

  • Resona Aims to Narrow Japan Gender Gap by Boosting Female Managers to 30%

    17 Nov 2011 10:57 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Resona Holdings Inc. (8308), Japan’s fourth-biggest commercial bank by market value, aims to help narrow the country’s gender gap by adding female managers and appointing a woman as an executive for the first time.

    Source: http://www.bloomberg.com

  • Japan's Mizuho to merge units and cut jobs

    14 Nov 2011 11:02 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Japan's Mizuho Financial Group said on Monday that it planned to merge its retail and corporate banking units by the end of the first half of fiscal 2013, in a move that will mean 3,000 job cuts.

    Source: http://news.yahoo.com

  • Japan firm unveils robot suit for nuclear workers

    08 Nov 2011 11:19 | JHRS (Administrator)
    TSUKUBA, Japan (AFP) - The Japanese maker of an exoskeleton robot suit to assist walking on Monday unveiled a model that could help nuclear workers weighed down by heavy anti-radiation vests in contaminated zones.

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

  • Over 40% Of Firms Fail To Secure Enough Recruits For Fiscal 2012

    05 Nov 2011 11:01 | JHRS (Administrator)
    TOKYO (Kyodo)--More than 40 percent of Japanese companies surveyed have failed to secure sufficient numbers of new graduates as recruits for fiscal 2012 which starts next April, a job information service firm said recently.

    Source: http://e.nikkei.com

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