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HOUSEKEEPERS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 13, 2020
COVID-19 school closures open door for housekeepers and babysitters in Japan
Surveys have shown that most know about the services, but many are reluctant to try them.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FINDING COMMON GROUND
Jan 3, 2018
Filipinos and Nepalese face challenges in Japan even as their communities grow
While Japan tends to be uneasy about immigration, it is simultaneously host to many non-Japanese people working hard to make lives for themselves, including sizable communities from the Philippines and Nepal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 4, 2017
Japan cracks door for foreign housekeepers but pay, rights remain major issues
Restrictions on hiring foreign housekeepers are being eased to help women with children re-enter the workforce, but high prices and labor rights remain hurdles to expanding the industry.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2017
Under new program, foreign housekeepers will start work in Kanagawa and Osaka in March
The first foreign housekeepers to be hired under a government policy aimed at helping Japanese professional women re-enter the workforce will take up their new duties as early as March.
JAPAN
May 10, 2016
Tokyo warms to idea of reducing immigration hurdles for foreign housekeepers
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government considers asking the central government for special deregulated zone status so it can import foreign housekeepers.
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2016
Osaka moves to allow foreign housekeepers
Osaka Prefecture has decided to go ahead with a national government program allowing foreign nationals to work as housekeepers as part of a larger push toward greater participation of women in the workforce.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 9, 2016
Low wages at the heart of foreign labor shortage woes
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).
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / EXPLAINER
Oct 26, 2015
Plan to hire more foreign housekeepers no easy chore, say industry players
The role of housekeepers has come under the spotlight as the government looks to them to provide working mothers with help at home as one way to prop up the nation's dwindling workforce.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 10, 2014
Plans adopted to import foreign housekeepers in name of female empowerment
The government on Friday adopted a set of proposals to lure more foreign housekeeping professionals and establish a new system for regional nursery staff as part of efforts to promote women's participation in the economy.
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2014
Foreign maids the talk of Kansai zone
Discussions began in Osaka on Monday on a proposed special economic zone in the Kansai region that will include an experimental program to attract foreign maids to the region.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 5, 2014
Japan to seek more foreign maids
Efforts are under way to bring more foreign housekeepers to Japan to encourage more Japanese women to enter the workforce.
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2013
ACCJ urges rise in foreign housekeepers so women can join workforce
The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan is calling on the government to increase the number of foreign domestic workers and expand after-school support for children to help bring more women into the workforce.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Tehran signals no retaliation against Israel after drones attack Iran
A reported strike against Iran by Israel on Friday came against the backdrop of Iran's support for the Palestinian Hamas militant group, whose assault into Israel on Oct. 7 triggered Israel's invasion of Gaza.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
Former No. 1 Kento Momota retires from international badminton at 29
Badminton star Kento Momota leaves a news conference after announcing his retirement from Japan's national team, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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