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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!

  • Foreign IT workers seen as solution to industry shortage

    30 Jun 2017 14:38 | JHRS (Administrator)

    There is a rising demand for IT engineers in Japan as many point out there is a shortage of such professionals domestically. An estimate shows that Japan will face a shortage of close to 600,000 IT-related professionals by 2030.

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

  • New employees ready to challenge Japan’s ‘work-first’ culture, study shows

    28 Jun 2017 14:44 | JHRS (Administrator)

    In the survey conducted jointly by the Japan Productivity Center and the Junior Executive Council of Japan on 1,882 workers participating in training sessions in March and April, 48.7 percent of participants responded positively to the notion of leaving the office when their work was done, up 9.9 percent from a year before.

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

  • Japan's older employees are now using robotic suits to help them lift heavy loads

    26 Jun 2017 14:40 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A distribution and storage management company in Japan, where the population is ageing faster than any other country in the world, has introduced a robotic harness called a Power Assist Suit to support their older employees.

    Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/

  • Job opportunities for disabled diversifying through new local projects

    25 Jun 2017 14:19 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Providing employment opportunities for the disabled is changing from being perceived as "support" activities to a diverse market breaking new ground by meeting individual and community needs as well as boosting local economies.

    Source: https://mainichi.jp/

  • Japan Inc says shrinking domestic market, worker shortage are biggest headaches

    20 Jun 2017 14:11 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Japanese firms say shrinking domestic demand is their biggest worry over the next three years while labor shortages are a close second, a Reuters poll found, highlighting the difficulties of coping with a dwindling and rapidly aging population.

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

  • Japan’s tourism, real estate sectors actively seeking foreign workers

    20 Jun 2017 14:08 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The nation’s hotel operators and real estate firms are ramping up their hiring of foreign workers to capitalize on booming in-bound tourism and increasing property investment from wealthy overseas buyers.

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

  • Japan’s corporations make strides to foster inclusive LGBT work environment

    16 Jun 2017 13:52 | JHRS (Administrator)

    In May 2015, Hiroki Inaba, vice president of Goldman Sachs Japan Co.’s legal department, came out as gay, after almost 13 years with the company and 10 years since the company established its LGBT Network, which was formed by staff to promote understanding of sexual minorities.

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

  • Government finds 27 cases of suspected illegal job placement

    15 Jun 2017 13:56 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The government said Thursday it has confirmed 27 cases of suspected illegal job placement for retired or retiring bureaucrats, but none were conducted systematically as in a previous case at the education ministry.

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

  • Amid labor shortage, Japan Inc. looks at 4-day workweek

    13 Jun 2017 13:51 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — In the face of acute labor shortages, a number of businesses have adopted four-day workweeks and others are looking at the option in a bid to secure personnel by offering more diverse ways of work.

    Source: http://the-japan-news.com/

  • Amid labor shortage and need to care for kids and seniors, Japan Inc. warming to four-day workweek

    12 Jun 2017 13:05 | JHRS (Administrator)

    In the face of acute labor shortages, a number of Japanese businesses have adopted four-day workweeks and others are looking at the option in a bid to secure personnel by offering more diverse ways to work.

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

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