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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 mulls mandatory anti-harassment steps for job-hunting students

    24 Oct 2024 21:53 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO - Japan's labor ministry is considering making it mandatory for companies to take measures to prevent sexual harassment toward students searching for jobs, a source close to the matter said Tuesday.

    Possible measures include establishing rules for interviews between students and company officials, as well as creating an inquiry counter for harassment cases. The government aims to submit a bill during next year's ordinary Diet session to amend related laws.

    Source: https://english.kyodonews.net

  • Japan Labor Shortage Seen Expanding to 3.84 M. Workers in 2035

    20 Oct 2024 02:29 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)--Japan's labor shortage will reach 17.75 million hours per day in 2035, equivalent to 3.84 million workers, an estimate by Persol Research and Consulting Co. and Chuo University showed on Thursday.

    The labor shortage is estimated to expand 1.85-fold from 2023, reflecting a decline in working hours per person as a result of work style reform and other initiatives, despite an increase in the number of workers.

    Source: https://www.nippon.com

  • Japan records highest number of bankruptcies in a decade as costs rise

    14 Oct 2024 01:14 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan saw the highest number of bankruptcies since 2013 in the six months through September, as companies were increasingly hit by rising costs.

    Some 4,990 firms went bankrupt in that period, increasing 18.6% from the previous year, according to a report by Teikoku Databank on Tuesday. The number of firms going under in Japan has continued to increase since the second half of the year ending March 2022.

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


  • Bank Of Japan’s Job Just Got Even Harder

    14 Oct 2024 00:36 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The latest indicator of that is industrial production, which disappointed investors considerably in August. The 3.3% drop from the previous month was much deeper than feared. Production is now more than 10% below 2017 and 2018, before the Covid-19 pandemic. Nor do business forecasts going forward offer much optimism.

    Source: https://www.forbes.com

  • Some Local Govts in Japan Let Staff Bring Kids to Work; Helping Parents in a Pinch Helps Retain Good Personnel

    19 Aug 2024 08:40 | JHRS (Administrator)

    More and more local governments are allowing employees who cannot find places to care for their children to bring them to the workplace so that they can work while watching over their children.

    The aim is to secure good talent by helping employees achieve a balance between childcare and work. At the same time, such governments are seeking ways to prevent the system from affecting work operations.

    Source: https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp


  • Japan Needs Foreign Workers. It’s Just Not Sure It Wants Them to Stay.

    05 Aug 2024 14:42 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Ngu Thazin wanted to leave her war-torn country for a better future. She set her sights on Japan.

    In Myanmar, she studied Japanese and graduated with a chemistry degree from one of her country’s most prestigious universities. Yet she gladly took a job in Japan changing diapers and bathing residents at a nursing home in a midsize city.

    Source: https://www.nytimes.com


  • In Japan, Turning the Tables on Rude Customers

    05 Aug 2024 14:33 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The guests arrived 30 minutes before check-in time at a traditional hot springs inn a couple of hours north of Tokyo. When they saw a sign asking that customers wait in their cars, they demanded to know why they could not get their room key early.

    The exchange, captured on a security camera, quickly exploded into angry shouting. Eventually it ended on the pavement out front — with the inn’s managing director down on his knees, bowing deeply and apologizing.

    Source: https://www.nytimes.com


  • 25,000 jobs in Japan available for Filipinos

    05 Aug 2024 14:30 | JHRS (Administrator)

    MANILA, Philippines — Up to 25,000 jobs are up for grabs for Filipinos aspiring to work in Japan, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) announced over the weekend.

    The DMW said a job fair would be held at Robinsons Galleria in Ortigas, Quezon City on Aug. 1 as part of the Philippines - Japan Friendship Week. 

    Source: https://www.msn.com


  • Japan job availability lowest in 27 months amid rising costs

    05 Aug 2024 14:27 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO- Japan's job availability rate in June fell 0.01 point from the previous month to 1.23, marking its lowest level in 27 months, as rising costs limited recruitment, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare data showed Tuesday.

    The monthly figure indicates there were 123 jobs available for every 100 job seekers. It is the third consecutive month of decline.

    Source: https://english.kyodonews.net

  • Japan's self-defence forces struggle amid severe recruitment crisis

    16 Jul 2024 23:07 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) are grappling with a severe problem: a chronic shortage of personnel, reports Nikkei Asia. Last year, the number of new recruits joining the JSDF was barely more than half the planned number, the worst result in history.
    Source: https://www.msn.com

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