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DENTSU

Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 27, 2017
Dentsu targets 20% cut in working hours by fiscal 2019 to address overwork woes
Ad giant Dentsu Inc. said Thursday it will trim working hours by 20 percent per person compared with fiscal 2014 in an attempt to improve labor conditions after an employee's 2015 suicide was declared a case of karoshi, or death by overwork.
EDITORIALS
Jul 14, 2017
The Dentsu 'karoshi' case goes to trial
The upcoming trial involving the nation's leading advertising agency can serve as a catalyst for enhanced efforts to end overwork.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 13, 2017
Dentsu will face open trial over high-profile 'karoshi' case, summary court orders
A court decision ordering Dentsu to stand trial for alleged labor violations is sure to sound alarm bells at many of Japan's companies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 7, 2017
Dentsu execs off the hook after ad giant summarily indicted for overworking employees
Prosecutors summarily indict ad giant Dentsu for labor violations but give three of its top executives a pass, including the boss of an overworked woman who committed suicide.
JAPAN / Society
May 11, 2017
Labor ministry names and shames businesses that exploit workers despite warnings
In a first, the labor ministry publishes the names of 334 “black companies” warned about excessive overtime or other violations online, including Dentsu, Panasonic and Japan Post.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 9, 2017
Grieving parents on a mission to teach students about tragic results of overwork
Parents of young workers who died or killed themselves due to overwork have been traveling across Japan to speak about these tragic deaths to students.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 25, 2017
Dentsu may face prosecution for overwork suicide
The labor ministry referred advertising agency Dentsu Inc. and three officials from its offices in Nagoya, Osaka and Kyoto to prosecutors on Tuesday on suspicion of violating the Labor Standards Law by making employees work overtime beyond legal limits.
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2017
Health ministry grills Dentsu chief over excessive work at advertiser's branches, sources say
The health ministry has questioned new Dentsu President Toshihiro Yamamoto on a voluntary basis about allegations the advertising giant made employees at regional offices work illegally long hours, sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 17, 2017
Dentsu to face further scrutiny over excessive overtime
The labor ministry is making arrangements to refer the Dentsu advertising agency and officials at its branch offices to prosecutors for allegedly making employees work illegally long hours, according to sources close to the matter.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 29, 2017
Families of 'karoshi' victims lambaste overtime cap recommendations as legalizing unhealthy working hours
Families of people who have died from overwork blasted a report adopted Tuesday by a government labor reform panel, saying its call for creating a monthly overtime cap of 100 hours could effectively legalize long working hours at the expense of workers' health.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Mar 4, 2017
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BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2017
Dentsu to launch work reform panel over employee suicide; profits projected to drop
Advertising giant Dentsu Inc. will set up an independent committee to oversee working environment reforms in the wake of public uproar sparked by the death of a young employee who committed suicide due to overwork.
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2017
Dentsu taps Toshihiro Yamamoto as new president in wake of 'karoshi' case
Dentsu Inc. decided Thursday to promote Senior Vice President Toshihiro Yamamoto to president, replacing Tadashi Ishii who will step down to take responsibility for the overwork-related suicide of a young employee.
BUSINESS
Jan 5, 2017
Abe urges business leaders to address working hours, equality issues in 2017
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged business leaders Thursday to push for fundamental reform of working conditions to limit long working hours and promote equal treatment of workers regardless of their employment status.
BUSINESS
Dec 30, 2016
Dentsu faced 10 on-site probes over work-related woes before 2015 'karoshi' suicide: sources
Labor authorities conducted on-site inspections at Japan's top advertising agency Dentsu Inc. 10 times during the past decade through December 2015 prior to the alleged overwork-related suicide of one of its young female employees, sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Dec 29, 2016
Dentsu suicide kick-starts efforts to alter nation's ingrained 'karoshi' habits
Serious efforts are said to be underway to curb Japan's excessive working hours, now that a suicide has dragged karoshi back into the spotlight.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2016
The top Japan news stories of 2016
The Japan Times newsroom selected these national news stories as the most important of 2016.
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2016
Dentsu ranks say president's exit over overwork scandal only natural but many doubt firm will change its ways
Workers at scandal-hit Dentsu Inc. said Wednesday night that President Tadashi Ishii's decision to resign was a natural course of action after the suicide of a young employee that was blamed on overwork, while others questioned if it will really change the ad giant's corporate culture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2016
Dentsu chief Ishii resigns amid mounting pressure over employee's suicide
Dentsu Inc. President Tadashi Ishii said he will step down in January to take responsibility for the overwork-related suicide of a 24-year-old employee at the advertising agency.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 28, 2016
Dentsu referred to prosecutors for excessive working hours
The labor ministry acts on suspicions that a deceased 24-year-old employee of the firm worked illegally long hours.
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Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
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