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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!

  • Business Programs Transform Japan Offices

    11 Sep 2011 10:58 | JHRS (Administrator)
    TOKYO — As a young sales manager at a leading Japanese department store company, Masayuki Miyake struggled to find the middle ground between frontline sales workers who did their best to please their customers and the higher-ups who were intent on trimming costs.

    Source: http://www.nytimes.com

  • Japan airport worker posts Obama flight

    10 Sep 2011 11:04 | JHRS (Administrator)
    TOKYO (AP) — An air traffic controller at Tokyo's Haneda Airport faces possible punishment after posting confidential information on his blog, including the flight plan for President Barack Obama's visit to Japan last year, news reports said Saturday.

    Source: http://news.yahoo.com

  • MCCS Job Fair opens opportunities to service members, families

    02 Sep 2011 10:40 | JHRS (Administrator)
    CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa, Japan - For service members preparing to transition out of the military or personnel looking for career opportunities on Okinawa, Marine Corps Community Services will be hosting its annual Community Job Fair at the community center on Camp Foster Sept. 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

    Source: http://www.dvidshub.net

  • Japanese employers set to arrive as Nepal fails to send enough Nepali workers under JITCO

    01 Sep 2011 11:05 | JHRS (Administrator)
    A delegation of Japanese employers affiliated to Japan International Training Corporation Organisation (JITCO) is visiting Nepal on September 10 with the aim to study various issues concerning the Nepali workers wanting to go to Japan for overseas job.

    Source: http://www.nepalnews.com

  • Kansai Job Openings Up 80 Per Cent, Seekers 70 Per Cent: the Changing Face of Japan's Workplace - Hays

    01 Sep 2011 10:56 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Between February and July 2011, recruiting experts Hays has experienced an 80 per cent increase in the number of jobs registered in the Kansai region, and a 70 per cent increase in the number of candidates looking for a new job in that region.

    This redistribution of teams more widely across Japan, instead of concentrating them in Tokyo, is changing the face of Japan's workplace, according to Hays.

    Source: http://www.andhranews.net

  • Japan July wages slip, but overtime pay up

    31 Aug 2011 11:44 | JHRS (Administrator)
    TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Japanese wage earners' total cash earnings slipped in July but overtime pay rose for the first time in four months as companies made strides in restoring production following disruptions caused by a massive earthquake and tsunami in March.

    Source: http://uk.finance.yahoo.com

  • Robert Walters - Osaka Careers Attracting Tokyo-based Professionals

    31 Aug 2011 10:54 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Osaka, Aug 31, 2011 - (JCN Newswire) - According to Robert Walters Japan's 2011 Market Update, the stability and career opportunities offered in Osaka and the Kinki region are attracting larger numbers of Tokyo-based professionals.

    Source: http://www.japancorp.net

  • Japan's jobless rate edges up to 4.7% in July

    30 Aug 2011 13:33 | JHRS (Administrator)
    TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's jobless rate stood at 4.7 per cent in July, up 0.1 percentage point from the previous month, excluding figures from the disaster-hit north-east of the country, the government said on Tuesday.

    Source: http://www.straitstimes.com

  • Japanese Company Orders All Staff to Get the Same Haircut

    29 Aug 2011 11:10 | JHRS (Administrator)
    The Japanese construction company Maeda Corp. has requested that all of its 2700 employees get the same haircut in the name of saving the environment. The company believes that if all of its employees have short hair - bobs with bangs for women and short on the sides and back for the men - the overall consumption of energy will be reduced.

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

  • Honda to open new Mexico plant, create 3,200 jobs

    22 Aug 2011 10:50 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Japanese automaker Honda announced plans Friday to build a new plant in Mexico that will employ 3,200 people and build fuel-efficient subcompact vehicles for the Mexican, US and Canadian markets.

    Source: http://newmexiconews.info

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