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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 panel compiles new system for foreign technical interns

    25 Oct 2023 16:08 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A government panel of experts released a draft report Wednesday on a new system that would replace the foreign technical intern program, with various changes including allowing workers to switch jobs within the same industry if they meet certain requirements.

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

  • Women are asking for promotions, but men keep getting them

    25 Oct 2023 16:02 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Women want to be leaders in the workplace, but employers are still passing them by in favor of their male counterparts.

    For every 100 men promoted to a manager role in 2022, only 87 women received the same boost, according to the Women in the Workplace report by Sheryl Sandberg’s LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Co. The number of women promoted inched up from 86 in 2021, but they’re still getting overlooked despite asking for promotions at the same rate as men, the survey found.

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


  • Report on overwork highlights Japan's work-life balance issues

    16 Oct 2023 03:11 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The report, the eighth one mandated by the 2014 law on karōshi prevention measures, delves into the amount of sleep both self-employed and corporate workers are getting and how that affects workers' health. Research has shown that, when the gap between the amount of sleep people want and the amount they get is bigger than two hours a day, it leads to a range of health issues, including daytime sleepiness, difficulty concentrating and digestive and intestinal disorders, not to mention mental disorders such as depression and anxiety.

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

  • 'Not proud at all': Japan struggles to recruit for Self-Defense Forces

    16 Oct 2023 03:07 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A recent open day at a military base near Tokyo was a fun family outing, but, despite the games and snacks, the Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) recruitment stand was bereft of visitors.

    "This is the reality. The festival is always packed but no one comes," confessed one of the two soldiers on duty, as unwanted leaflets sat on a table next to a green armored vehicle.

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

  • Young Japanese people work to revive a vanishing village

    16 Oct 2023 03:05 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Entrepreneurial young Japanese people are trying to reinvigorate Japan's most aged village — where more than two thirds of residents are over 65 — and keep it from vanishing from the map.

    Villages across Japan's countryside are facing extinction as the population ages and shrinks. NPR's Anthony Kuhn visited Japan's most aged village, where most residents are over age 65. He reports on the village's efforts to attract young people to reinvigorate it.

    Source: https://www.npr.org

  • No. of foreign residents in Japan rises to record 3.2 million

    16 Oct 2023 03:03 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The number of foreign nationals residing in Japan hit a record high of over 3.2 million in 2023, government data showed Friday, as more workers entered to meet demand created by the country’s labor shortage.

    As of the end of June, 3,223,858 foreigners resided in Japan, up 148,645 from the end of December 2022, according to the Immigration Services Agency.

    Source: https://www.nippon.com


  • Japan's job market unchanged in August

    29 Sep 2023 22:40 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The latest figures show that Japan's job market in August maintained the same level as the previous month. That was as some employers were reluctant to increase hiring as they struggle with higher costs.

    The labor ministry says there were 129 job openings for every 100 applicants, unchanged from July. The ratio had been falling for three months in a row.

    Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp

  • Skilled workers, low-wage earners work second jobs more than others in Japan

    29 Sep 2023 22:38 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Tokyo- Higher-paid individuals with specialized skills and low-wage workers in need of additional income to make ends meet tend to take on second jobs more than middle-class workers, a government survey showed.

    Among employees of different income classes, 6.25 percent of those earning 10 million yen or more a year in their main jobs had side jobs in 2022, with the proportion even higher for individuals earning 15 million yen or more, according to the Employment Status Survey by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

    Source: https://japantoday.com

  • Japan expands jobs for int’l vocational grads

    25 Sep 2023 19:36 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The new guidelines and accreditation system is expected to patch the hole in the system, but no official tandem program like the current one for universities has been announced yet. 

    Source: https://thepienews.com

  • Higher-paid and low-wage workers more likely to work second jobs

    25 Sep 2023 19:33 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Higher-paid individuals with specialized skills and low-wage workers in need of additional income to make ends meet tend to take on second jobs more than middle-class workers, a government survey showed.

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

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