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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!

  • In workaholic Japan, ‘job leaving agents’ help people escape the awkwardness of quitting

    01 Jul 2023 01:07 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO (AP) — In Japan, a nation reputed for loyalty to companies and lifetime employment, people who job-hop are often viewed as quitters. And that’s considered shameful.

    Enter “taishoku daiko,” or “job-leaving agents.” Dozens of such services have sprung up in the last several years to help people who simply want out.


    Source: https://apnews.com


  • Tokyo-Based Recruitment Platform En-Japan Launches Digital Reskilling Product

    29 Jun 2023 22:18 | JHRS (Administrator)

    En-Japan, a provider of online recruitment services, has introduced a reskilling product to help start-ups and SMEs undergoing digital transformation to discover and develop their existing human resources to help them bridge the skills gap. En SX [sales transformation] Reskilling is an extension of En SX, launched in April 2021 to help clients improve business performance.


    Source: https://www.edtechreview.in

  • Japan retains economic view in June, more upbeat on labor conditions

    29 Jun 2023 22:16 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Japanese government on Thursday retained its view that the economy is recovering moderately, with growing confidence in labor market conditions due to rising wages and their expected positive impact on domestic demand.

    In its monthly economic report, the government raised its assessment of employment conditions for the first time in 11 months, saying there has been “improvement recently.” It also changed its assessment of wholesale prices from “flat” to “falling moderately.”

    Source: https://www.nippon.com


  • Japan to teach teenagers to make EV batteries amid labor shortage

    29 Jun 2023 22:12 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japanese teenagers will be taught to make batteries for electric vehicles as part of a national effort starting this year to overcome labor shortages in the industry.

    A plan to train 30,000 battery-related workers by 2030 -- in addition to the current workforce of about 10,000 -- was detailed in March by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and trade groups including the Battery Association for Supply Chain, which includes Toyota Motor, Panasonic Energy and their battery joint venture, Prime Planet Energy & Solutions.


    Source: https://asia.nikkei.com


  • One in Three Japanese Still Face Gender Discrimination in Job Recruitment

    16 Jun 2023 02:34 | JHRS (Administrator)

    According to a survey by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengō) looking at discrimination during the recruitment process for workers, 32.8% of job seekers felt they had been discriminated against due to their gender. This result highlighted the low awareness among corporate recruiters of gender equality.

    The nationwide survey, held online in early April, 2023, received a total of 1,000 valid responses from men and women aged 15 to 29 who had taken recruitment tests, either as a new graduate or mid-career, within the last three years.


    Source: https://www.nippon.com

  • Japan’s Foreign Worker Program Is Ripe for Reform

    16 Jun 2023 00:49 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The Technical Intern Training Program was established in 1993, ostensibly as a way for Japan to make a positive international contribution through human resource development. The program allowed young foreigners to work in Japan, acquiring skills and exposure to the country’s advanced technology.

    Source: https://international.thenewslens.com

  • Skilled foreign workers hope to build lives in Japan

    13 Jun 2023 05:19 | JHRS (Administrator)

    In a sign of Japan's increasing need for foreign labor, the Cabinet has approved an expansion of the types of work for which long-term residency is allowed. The possibility of staying in the country permanently is a welcome development for foreign workers who meet the requirements.

    Cabinet ministers on Friday widened Category 2 residence status to allow more workers to extend their stay in the country indefinitely and bring family members to Japan.

    Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp


  • Japan Expands Scope of Category II Residence Status Amidst Labor Shortage

    13 Jun 2023 05:17 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The government decided to expand the scope of the Category II residence status for foreign workers during a Cabinet meeting on Friday. It will expand from the current two fields to 11. Prior to the meeting, it was also decided to dissolve the foreign technical intern training program aimed at international contribution during a related ministerial meeting. A new system will be created that focuses primarily on securing human resources.

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

  • Japan to expand skilled worker visa system to address labor shortage

    13 Jun 2023 05:11 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Tokyo - Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a plan to expand the scope of industries covered by the blue-collar skilled worker visa that creates a path to permanent residency for foreigners, in a major shift in the country's restrictive immigration policy.

    Raising the number of industries to 11 from the current two, the government seeks to start holding language and skill examinations targeting applicants in the newly added sectors from around this fall after soliciting public opinion.

    Source: https://english.kyodonews.net

  • 70% of Japanese firms say candidates' use of ChatGPT won't affect hiring process

    01 Jun 2023 12:21 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Some 70% of recruiting staff at private firms in Japan said the desire to hire a candidate would not be affected by the fact they used the ChatGPT chatbot to create their resumes, coversheets and other materials for the screening process, a staffing agency announced on May 25.

    Source: https://mainichi.jp

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