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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 trainee program faces tighter oversight

    13 Jan 2016 13:23 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japan will strengthen oversight of its foreign trainee program that critics say serves as a hotbed for forced labor and other human rights violations.

    Source: http://asia.nikkei.com/

  • Low wages at the heart of foreign labor shortage woes

    09 Jan 2016 12:14 | JHRS (Administrator)

    There has been a lot of discussion recently about allowing more foreign workers into Japan to make up for severe labor shortages in some fields. As of the end of 2014, the labor ministry estimated there were 790,000 foreign nationals working in Japan legally, which is more than the number of national civil servants (640,000).

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

  • Japanese boys most interested in jobs as drivers, survey finds, citing recent shinkansen launches

    08 Jan 2016 12:10 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Drivers of trains, buses or cars came in fourth place in the list of what Japanese boys want to be when they grow up, the highest rank since the annual survey by Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. started in 1989, according to the latest edition released on Thursday.

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

  • Japan to reinforce cybersecurity hiring, training and countermeasures ahead of 2020 Olympics

    06 Jan 2016 12:12 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The government is poised to greatly strengthen its measures against cyberterrorism in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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

  • Japan's job availability hits best level in nearly 24 years in November

    25 Dec 2015 13:30 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's job availability improved to its best level in nearly 24 years in November as companies sought more workers in the country's tight labor market, government data showed Friday.

    Source: http://asia.nikkei.com/

  • Record 790,000 foreigners work in Japan, many tackling risky jobs

    24 Dec 2015 13:32 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan is increasingly depending on foreign workers to meet a shortfall in the domestic working population, but many of the jobs are menial or ones that nobody else wants.

    Source: http://ajw.asahi.com

  • Senior workers increasingly taking special leave to look after grandchildren

    21 Dec 2015 13:14 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Amid an increase in two-income households in Japan, the rate of men who take paternity leave is extremely low, and the availability of day care services remains insufficient. So who looks is looking after the children? The answer is often grandparents.

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

  • Over 70% of high school students graduating next spring secure jobs

    14 Dec 2015 12:39 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO — More than 70% of high school students who wish to work after graduation next spring had secured a job as of Oct 31, showing an improvement for the sixth consecutive year, the education ministry says.

    Source: http://www.japantoday.com/

  • Foreign students and workers back life in Japan, but say work for local firms ‘unappealing’

    10 Dec 2015 12:40 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan is overwhelmingly an appealing place to live, but the experience of working for Japanese companies is not as alluring, according to a new survey of foreign students and workers.

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

  • Without safety net, foreign temp workers live on the edge

    04 Dec 2015 12:42 | JHRS (Administrator)

    SAITAMA – Among foreign migrant workers who travel to Japan in quest of a better life, a common narrative stands out — minimal wages, occupational instability, language barriers and an itinerant lifestyle. This is what many factory employees from everywhere from Peru to the Philippines learn to expect.

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

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