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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 September job availability improves for ninth straight month

    28 Oct 2022 22:47 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan’s job availability ratio improved for the ninth consecutive month in September as employers looked to hire in preparation for a rebound in inbound tourism sparked by the removal of the nation’s pandemic-related daily arrival cap, government data showed Friday.

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

  • Japan Inc.'s new-grad hiring set to bounce back from pandemic low

    26 Oct 2022 22:50 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Big Japanese companies are increasing the hiring of college graduates for the first time in four years, a Nikkei survey shows, as the economy recovers from a pandemic slump and a labor shortage intensifies competition for talent.

    Source: https://asia.nikkei.com/

  • Japan to allow wages to be paid into digital wallets from April

    26 Oct 2022 22:49 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan is planning to start allowing companies to pay wages to digital payment apps like PayPay and Rakuten Pay from April, the labor ministry said Wednesday, in a bid to promote cashless payments as a way to stimulate the economy.

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

  • Foreign workers shun Japan as yen's value plunges

    16 Oct 2022 14:45 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Tokyo-- The yen's sharp drop against the dollar and other currencies is making Japan less attractive to foreign workers, at a time when the average wage of a Japanese worker in dollar terms has fallen 40% the past decade.

    Source: https://asia.nikkei.com/

  • Japan grapples with foreign worker protection as border reopens

    13 Oct 2022 14:50 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Tokyo--Complaints of abuses against foreign workers in Japan's government-sponsored internship program are increasing once again as the country opens up to more international arrivals, highlighting flaws in its response five years after enacting a law meant to provide better safeguards.

    Source: https://asia.nikkei.com/ 

  • Half of Japanese Aged 65 to 69 Still in Employment

    11 Oct 2022 14:36 | JHRS (Administrator)

    In 2021, the number of employed seniors aged 65 years and over totaled 9.09 million in Japan, rising for the eighteenth consecutive year. According to statistics compiled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the employment rate was 25.1% overall for those aged 65 and over and 50.3% for those between the ages of 65 and 69, which is the first time the employment rate for that age group exceeded 50%.

    Source: https://www.nippon.com/

  • Foreign students in Japan shy from local employers on language fears

    08 Oct 2022 14:39 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Tokyo-- More international students studying in japan want to work at foreign companies here than at homegrown ones,  with many doubting their own language skills since coronavirus restrictions severely curtailed social interactions.

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

  • Will Japan be able to lure international students back?

    08 Oct 2022 14:38 | JHRS (Administrator)

    According to data from the Japan Student Services Organization, the total number of international students decreased from 279,597 in 2019 to 242,440 in 2020 – a reduction rate of 13.3%. In addition, the employment rate of international students in Japan also declined to 39.9% in 2020 compared to 47.6% in 2019.

    Source: https://www.universityworldnews.com/

  • Japan women’s average wage hits record high

    03 Oct 2022 20:56 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The average annual wage of female private-sector workers in Japan in 2021 exceeded 3 million yen (US$20,720) for the first time ever, according to a recent National Tax Agency survey. However, the gender wage gap remained large, with last year’s average wage for women, at 3.02 million yen (US$20,858), about 45% less than that for men.   

    Source: https://hrmasia.com/


  • Over 60% of Japan's smaller firms short-staffed after COVID rules ease

    03 Oct 2022 20:53 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A total of 2,880 small and medium-sized companies took part in the survey conducted by the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, or JCCI, in July and August. Nearly 65 percent said they did not have enough workers. That came close to the record high of 66.4 percent in 2019. The survey started in 2016.

    Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/


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