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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 Foreign Workers Hit New Record of 2.3 Million

    27 Feb 2025 23:34 | JHRS (Administrator)

    As of October 2024, foreign workers in Japan totaled 2.3 million, up 12.4% or around 250,000 year on year. The figure, announced by the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare in January 2025, is the highest since 2008, when data was first compiled.

    Source: https://www.nippon.com

  • Seniors and Women Boost Japan’s Labor Force to Record High

    19 Feb 2025 17:23 | JHRS (Administrator)

    According to Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications’ Labor Force Survey, the number of people employed in 2024 reached a record-high 67.8 million, an increase of 340,000 from the previous year. This is the highest figure recorded since 1953, when comparable data became available. The category is defined as including people aged 15 and older who are currently working or temporarily on leave from their jobs.

    Source: https://www.nippon.com

  • No. of foreign workers in Japan hits new record of 2.3 million

    07 Feb 2025 06:40 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO - The number of foreign employees in Japan reached a record 2.3 million as of the end of last October, maintaining a growth rate of 12.4 percent, the same as the previous year, government data showed Friday, as the nation continues to attract labor despite the weak yen.

    Source: https://english.kyodonews.net

  • Job-hopping Japanese workers push salaries higher

    07 Feb 2025 06:26 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Job mobility in Japan has traditionally been low due to lifetime employment arrangements and strong labor laws. Even in recent years, as lifetime employment has been ending as a practice and as a preference, workers have been loath to jump ship.

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


  • Japan to ease financial burden of foreign trainees with new program

    27 Jan 2025 01:17 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japan will work to ease the financial burden of foreign nationals coming to work in the country under a new government employment program, Nikkei has learned.

    The program, dubbed Employment for Skill Development, limits fees paid by foreign workers to recruitment agencies in their home countries to two months of their salary in Japan.

    Source: https://asia.nikkei.com


  • Recruitment for nursing staff in Japan gets under way in Hyderabad

    22 Jan 2025 19:55 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOMCOM is currently conducting interviews to select candidates for subsequent batches. BSc Nursing graduates, GNM diploma holders, ANM paramedics, pharmaceutical professionals, and candidates with an Intermediate qualification from recognized colleges, aged between 19 and 30 years, are eligible to apply for this program.

    Source: https://telanganatoday.com

  • 65% of Japan firms hire foreign workers to cover labor shortages

    22 Jan 2025 19:50 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO - Around 65 percent of companies in Japan employ foreign workers to resolve labor shortages, a government survey showed Thursday.

    In the multiple response survey, 56.8 percent of companies said foreign workers are employed with the expectation that they will perform as well or better than Japanese staff, while 18.5 percent cited efforts to promote diversity, the labor ministry survey said.

    Source: https://english.kyodonews.net

  • Japan's real wages fall 0.3% in Nov., down for 4th straight month

    09 Jan 2025 15:04 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO - Japan's real wages fell 0.3 percent in November from a year earlier, marking the fourth consecutive monthly decline, as pay growth failed to keep pace with rising prices, government data showed Thursday.

    Nominal wages, or the average total monthly cash earnings per worker including base and overtime pay, increased 3.0 percent to 305,832 yen ($1,900), rising for the 35th straight month, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

    Source: https://english.kyodonews.net

  • Japan's new workforce prioritises work-life balance, decline in 'Karoshi'

    09 Jan 2025 15:02 | JHRS (Administrator)

    For years, Japan’s work culture has been defined by long hours, relentless pressure, and the toll it takes on workers’ well-being. But now, a shift is taking place that could change the course of Japan’s workforce forever.

    According to a report by the South China Morning Post, a new generation of Japanese workers is opting for shorter hours, and in doing so, they are hoping that the tragic phenomenon of ‘karoshi’ — deaths caused by overwork — could finally be on the decline.

    Source: https://www.business-standard.com


  • Japanese firms hire foreigners to address labour shortages

    03 Jan 2025 04:23 | JHRS (Administrator)

    In the multiple-response survey, 56.8 % of companies said foreign workers were employed with the expectation that they will perform as well or better than Japanese staff, while 18.5 % pointed to efforts to promote diversity, according to the labour ministry survey released earlier this week.

    The survey of companies with foreign workers that have five or more employees, conducted in October and November 2023, received responses from 3,534 businesses and 11,629 workers, the report said.

    Source: https://www.nationthailand.com

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