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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!

  • Virus wrecks once-in-a-lifetime job chance for Japan’s new grads

    08 Oct 2020 19:04 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Big companies have long preferred to hire and train newly minted college grads right out of school. About 70 percent of open jobs went to new college grads in 2018, and once hired, they stay: one in four Japanese workers has been in his job for more than 20 years.

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

  • Foreign workers in Japan seek help as pandemic worsens job situation

    24 Sep 2020 19:12 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Workers from foreign countries are seeing a tougher employment environment due to the pandemic, which had eliminated more than 50,000 jobs for them by the end of August.

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

  • Nearly all of Japan's male government workers with new babies plan paternity leave

    23 Sep 2020 14:59 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Nearly all men working for Japan’s government whose wives recently gave birth plan to take paternity leave, according to a recent survey, amid a push to allow for more family time in a nation known for chronic overwork.

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

  • 42% of Japan companies actively promote women to key posts: survey

    12 Sep 2020 14:18 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Tokyo-- Only 42.6 percent of companies in Japan are actively promoting women to managerial positions, down 7.4 points from last year, according to a recent private survey.

    Source: https://english.kyodonews.net/

  • More Japanese firms giving employees telework allowances

    07 Sep 2020 14:51 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Many companies in Japan are introducing employee allowances to cover costs related to teleworking, such as utility fees and internet charges, as remote working increases amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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

  • Over 50,000 workers in Japan dismissed due to pandemic

    02 Sep 2020 15:14 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The number of people dismissed from their jobs due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic totaled 50,326 in Japan as of Monday, the government said Tuesday. The number of such people — mainly so-called nonregular workers, a category that includes those with low-paying, part-time jobs — grew by more than 10,000 every month between May and July, and by 9,000 in August, according to a labor ministry survey.

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

  • Japan to allow stranded foreign tech interns to switch jobs

    25 Aug 2020 13:29 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan will allow foreign trainees who are unable to return home amid the coronavirus pandemic even after their technical internship programs have ended to switch jobs and stay in the country from early September, the government said Tuesday.

    Source: https://english.kyodonews.net/

  • Japan embraces 'workations' to revive tourist economy

    24 Aug 2020 13:28 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Bright sunlight and a distant horizon were the first sight that greeted Masashi Arai each morning from his hotel window in the seaside town of Toba, in central Japan, a stark contrast from the steel and glass towers Arai normally sees from his Tokyo Bay office -- and the perfect place to combine six weeks of work and leisure.

    Source: https://asia.nikkei.com/

  • Japan to extend special employment subsidy for firms - media

    05 Aug 2020 13:23 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Japan’s labour ministry is working to extend a special employment subsidy to help firms hit by the coronavirus pandemic that would keep furloughed workers on the payroll, the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday.

    Source: https://www.reuters.com/

  • Japan set to grant reentry to foreign residents

    30 Jul 2020 14:07 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Japanese government will allow the reentry of some foreign nationals with residence status, starting on August 5. Japan currently denies entry of foreigners from 146 countries and regions as part of anti-coronavirus measures. Foreign residents are also barred from reentering Japan once they leave the country, unless there are special circumstances.

    Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/

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