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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!

  • Cases of gender, disability bias deal big blow to Japan

    25 Oct 2018 11:51 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Education Minister Masahiko Shibayama said on Tuesday that an ongoing probe into gender bias at 81 medical universities found that the practice of unfairly docking marks in entrance exam scripts of female applicants appeared to be "quite widespread".

    Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/

  • Abe vows to open Japan to 'work ready' talent

    24 Oct 2018 11:56 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japan will create a new residence status to make it easier for more "work ready" foreigners to enter the country, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in his policy speech to open an extraordinary session of parliament.

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

  • Karaoke office: Japan shifts to unusual workspaces

    14 Oct 2018 13:37 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Unusual work venues are popping up all over Japan as firms try to move from chaining their employees to their desks towards offering staff more freedom in their working practices and as the gig economy spreads even to this temple of corporate culture. On the pavement in Tokyo's Marunouchi financial district, groups of businesspeople clutching laptops sit on pillows around a low table... in a camping tent surrounded by shimmering glass buildings.

    Source: https://www.dailysabah.com/

  • Japan to offer foreign workers chance for permanent residency

    12 Oct 2018 13:44 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Skilled workers that come to Japan will be eligible for a new type of visa that can be renewed indefinitely -- and thus essentially confers permanent residency -- as the nation races to relieve chronic labor shortages.

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

  • Health ministry encourages firms to help workers plan for retirement

    11 Oct 2018 13:47 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Company-run programs to help employees get a head start on preparing for retirement are flourishing in Japan as the country’s average life expectancy continues to grow.

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

  • Japan may refuse visas to workers from nations rejecting return of deported citizens

    10 Oct 2018 12:34 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- While Japan is set to up foreign worker numbers under new residency statuses expected to start next year, the Ministry of Justice is considering rejecting applications by individuals from countries that have refused to take back citizens deported by Japan in the past, according to people familiar with the ministry's thinking.

    Source: https://mainichi.jp/

  • Keidanren's plan to rethink hiring rules causing waves in Japan

    10 Oct 2018 12:30 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO--Every spring, hordes of young people dressed in matching dark business suits descend on workplaces across Japan. They have not yet joined the ranks of the country's ubiquitous salarymen and women but rather are university students beginning a months-long job hunt.

    Source: https://japantoday.com/

  • Keidanren to scrap long-held Japan recruitment guidelines in 2021

    09 Oct 2018 13:36 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Keidanren said Tuesday it has decided to scrap its long-held guidelines for corporate hiring of university students to give flexibility in recruiting amid increasing competition for young and talented workers.

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

  • Japan's business chiefs to scrap recruiting guidelines

    09 Oct 2018 12:27 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japan's traditional recruiting practices, in which most new graduates start their first year of work at the same time in April, are coming under pressure as the country's labor shortage sharpens and demands grow for greater workforce diversity.

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

  • Japan's new language test designed to ease labor immigration

    08 Oct 2018 12:28 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Foreigners who want to work in Japan will be able to take a new test of Japanese language proficiency as soon as next April, one with a greater emphasis on practical expressions used in the workplace.

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

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