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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 supports local efforts to help disabled with employment

    03 Dec 2018 14:35 | JHRS (Administrator)

    JAPANESE Deputy Labour Minister Akira Miyakawa made an official visit to Yayasan Gamuda’s Enabling Academy, which serves as an Employment Transition Centre (ETC) that trains individuals on the autism spectrum for employment in corporate companies.

    Source: https://www.thestar.com.my/

  • Local governments struggling to secure childcare workers

    02 Dec 2018 14:37 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Local governments are desperately trying to recruit licensed childcare workers in a bid to address an acute shortage in daycare staff. As part of their strategy, they are emphasizing favorable labor conditions, such as short commuting distance and reasonable working hours, in a bid to attract licensed childcare workers among stay-at-home moms.

    Source: https://japantoday.com/

  • Japan’s job market softens in October amid labor crunch

    30 Nov 2018 14:34 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The nation’s labor market loosened slightly in October, government data showed Friday, though it remained near the tightest level seen in decades as companies struggled to find workers due to an aging population.

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

  • Japan's lower house passes foreign worker bill as concerns mount

    28 Nov 2018 14:32 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- The lower house of Japan's parliament passed legislation on Tuesday that would open the country's doors wider to foreign workers, bringing the bill a step closer to enactment, but issues such as capping new arrivals and ensuring decent working conditions remain unresolved.

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

  • Japan's foreign workers increasingly join labor unions

    26 Nov 2018 14:41 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- More foreign nationals working at Japanese companies are joining labor unions, and the service industry that needs their labor is discovering that treating foreigners well is essential to keeping them.

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

  • Under new visas, Japan will require firms to fund foreign workers’ return home when they can’t pay themselves

    23 Nov 2018 15:26 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The government plans to require companies hiring foreign nationals with planned new work visas to shoulder costs for their return home if the individuals cannot pay their own way, officials said.

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

  • Japan Betting the Farm on Foreign Workers

    22 Nov 2018 15:24 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Japanese government opening the door to unskilled foreign farm labor is the latest and most dramatic step to address labor shortages that threaten the survival of the nation’s agriculture industry. Journalist Aoyama Hiroko illuminates the forces driving recent policy changes while stressing the need for industry-level efforts to make Japan an attractive destination for migrant farm workers.

    Source: https://www.nippon.com/

  • Japanese firms starting to encourage employees to take naps at work

    22 Nov 2018 15:23 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Napping on the job is generally frowned upon, but a growing number of companies are offering new services and products to allow their employees to take a quick snooze at work to help manage their health and improve productivity.

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

  • 70% of grads in Japan who quit their first job within three years are happy they did

    20 Nov 2018 15:27 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Almost 71 percent of people in Japan who changed jobs within three years of joining a company after graduating from a university were satisfied with their career change, according to a recent survey.

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

  • Japan’s IT firms enthusiastically open doors to overseas tech workers

    18 Nov 2018 13:26 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The dozens of young Chinese engineers looked nervous, but eager, as they presented their work in English during a hack-athon in September at the high-rise Roppongi Hills complex in Tokyo.

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

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