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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 job availability down in Jan. for 1st time in over 2 years

    05 Mar 2023 22:59 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan's job availability ratio fell in January for the first time in over two years, as more people sought jobs with better working conditions amid an economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, government data showed Friday.

    The job-to-applicant ratio dropped 0.01 point from the previous month to 1.35, marking the first decline since August 2020, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said. The ratio means there were 135 job openings for every 100 job seekers.

    Source: https://english.kyodonews.net


  • Job-hunting season begins in Japan for 2024 graduates

    03 Mar 2023 01:19 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japanese companies kicked off job seminars Wednesday for university students graduating in spring 2024. The annual job-hunting season arrives amid labor shortages that reflect the normalization of economic activities after a slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

    About 520 companies are set to take part in one three-day seminar through Friday at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center, which is expected to attract around 12,000 students.


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

  • Japan needs more than just new visa options to attract highly skilled workers

    27 Feb 2023 23:57 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan is eager to attract more highly skilled foreign workers, with the government having announced new visa pathways earlier this month. But recruitment companies say the latest move is unlikely to make much of a difference for such foreign workers amid a competitive global job market.

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

  • Japan lacking dairy farmers as cost of feed rises

    26 Feb 2023 19:02 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The number of dairy farmers in Japan declined 6.5% to 11,202 in December from a year before, the Japan Dairy Council said Friday.

    The drop came amid the surging cost of feed, which is making life even harder for farmers weighed down by weak demand and a lack of successors to take over their farms. Feed accounts for half of dairy farmers’ production costs.


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


  • Japan hopes to attract highly skilled professionals with new residency program

    22 Feb 2023 13:28 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Japanese government will launch a new residency program in a bid to attract talented professionals from other countries. Qualified foreign nationals would be given preferential immigration treatment.

    A new special category for highly skilled professionals would include foreign researchers and engineers with an annual income of at least 20 million yen, or around 150,000 dollars, and a master's degree or more than 10 years of work experience.

    Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp

  • Number of foreign workers in Japan hits record high

    20 Feb 2023 19:05 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The number of foreign workers in Japan hit a record high of more than 1.82 million last year.

    The labor ministry says there were 1,822,725 foreign workers as of the end of last October. That's an increase of about 95,504, or 5.5 percent, from a year earlier. The figure has been on the rise since record-keeping began in 2007. The annual rate of increase fell to 0.2 percent in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it expanded again in the latest data.

    Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp


  • Side-job matching app becomes popular in Sapporo amid labor shortage

    14 Feb 2023 00:51 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The use of a service connecting companies with workers seeking side jobs via an online app is spreading in Sapporo and its outlying areas.

    The number of businesses and job seekers registering for the service has been on the rise against the backdrop of an increasingly severe manpower shortage, rising prices and more firms allowing their employees to work multiple jobs on the side, as cases of people working a few hours in between their main jobs increases.

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

  • Job Changes Rising among People in Their 40s, 50s in Japan

    13 Feb 2023 22:38 | JHRS (Administrator)

    More and more people in their 40s to 50s are switching jobs in Japan, a trend defying the well-known theory that 35 is the ceiling in terms of age to making a career change.

    This trend comes as short-staffed companies are racing to hire workers who can immediately step in to fill managerial or engineering posts. The COVID-19 pandemic has also created an opportunity for middle-aged corporate employees to rethink their life.

    Source: https://www.nippon.com

  • Japan’s workers haven’t had a raise in 30 years. Companies are under pressure to pay up

    03 Feb 2023 19:50 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is urging businesses to help workers keep up with higher living costs. Last month, he called on companies to hike pay at a level above inflation, with some already heeding the call.

    Source : https://edition.cnn.com

  • BOJ decisions on policy change hinge on Japan’s inflexible wage dynamics

    02 Feb 2023 16:48 | JHRS (Administrator)

    After years of massive stimulus, Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has placed wage growth at the center of debate over whether potentially market-jolting policy change looms at the central bank. Kuroda has insisted that the BOJ’s ultraloose policy must continue until there are signs inflation can be sustained by stronger pay gains.

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

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