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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 employers improving support for workers with early-onset dementia

    13 May 2018 19:36 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Katsushi Oshiro, 43, a former salesman diagnosed with early-onset dementia, takes a bus to the car dealership where he works four days a week, being careful to view his commuting route using photos and a map to avoid getting lost.

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

  • Japan must boost protection for sexual harassment victims, says Abe rival Noda

    11 May 2018 12:48 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese cabinet minister called on Friday for a law to strengthen relief and protection for victims of sexual harassment, but stopped short of urging legal changes to make such acts a crime.

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

  • Despite diversity drive, Japan’s carmakers struggle to hire women engineers

    11 May 2018 12:28 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Facing the worst labor shortage in decades, Japan’s carmakers have seen the light: hire more women. The problem is they’re all having the same epiphany at the same time, and so now find themselves fighting over the world’s smallest pool of female engineering graduates.

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

  • Japan kicks inefficient work habits as labor crunch worsens

    08 May 2018 12:16 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Apparel company Sanyo Shokai suffered a crushing blow three years ago when it lost one of its main income sources: a contract to make and sell Burberry products in Japan. To recover, management cut payroll and shifted more resources to online sales. Then, last September, it instituted a program that reflects far broader changes now sweeping corporate Japan.

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

  • Japan's job-seeking students also facing sexual harassment

    03 May 2018 10:06 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- The case of former Vice Finance Minister Junichi Fukuda's alleged sexual harassment of a female TV reporter has put the spotlight on workplace sexual abuse. However, there appears to be little public awareness of job-seeking female college students falling victim to corporate harassers.

    Source: https://mainichi.jp/

  • Japan Is Replacing Its Aging Construction Workers With Robots

    25 Apr 2018 10:10 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japanese companies are facing a workforce automation problem. It’s not the kind you normally hear about, though — workers aren’t afraid they’ll lose their jobs to machines. Instead, the companies need to engineer robots to replace the droves of Japanese workers approaching retirement age.

    Source: https://futurism.com/

  • 63 teachers overworked to death in Japan in 10-year period

    23 Apr 2018 11:43 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO • Some 63 public school teachers in Japan died of overwork over a 10-year period up to 2016, the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper has reported, marking the first time that data for such cases is being made public and putting greater scrutiny on the long hours faced by the country's teachers.

    Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/

  • Senior-Citizen Workers in Japan Top 8 Million

    20 Apr 2018 11:36 | JHRS (Administrator)

    According to the 2017 Labor Force Survey conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the number of employed senior citizens (65 and older) in Japan reached a record 8.07 million. Elderly workers increased by 370,000 compared to 2016, bringing the ratio of senior citizens in the overall workforce of 65.3 million to 12.3%, also a record high.

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

  • Japanese workers banned from lifts for 45-minute 'decontamination period' after smoking

    18 Apr 2018 11:37 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A local government in central Japan has ordered smokers to complete a 45-minute “decontamination period” between stubbing out their last cigarette and using lifts in the city hall.

    Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/

  • Japan's workers win biggest pay raises in 20 years

    16 Apr 2018 11:33 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japanese workers appear headed for their biggest wage increase in two decades as companies led by the logistics and retail sectors compete for a slice of the country's ever-shrinking workforce.

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

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