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DENTSU

JAPAN / Society
Dec 23, 2016
Ad giant Dentsu declared Most Evil Corporation of the Year
Advertising giant Dentsu Inc. has won the Most Evil Corporation of the Year Award in recognition of its culture of overwork and harassment, journalists and rights activists announce.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2016
Dentsu to drop principles encouraging hard work after suicide of young employee
Dentsu Inc. said Friday it will delete from its employee handbook its 10 principles encouraging hard work amid heightened criticism over the suicide of a young employee.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Dec 3, 2016
Working harder to end death by overwork
"When you're in the office 20 hours a day, you don't understand what life you're living for anymore. (It's so pathetic) you come to laugh." — Twitter post by Matsuri Takahashi, as reported in the Mainichi Shimbun
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 22, 2016
Overwork sanctioned by both firms and unions, with dim prospects for state intervention: expert
When the suicide of a female worker at ad giant Dentsu Inc. was recognized as karoshi, or death from overwork, many blamed a corporate culture that glorifies the "warrior" workers who sacrifice themselves for the good of the firm.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2016
Suicide spurs Dentsu to review 'work to death' principle
Advertising giant Dentsu Inc. might erase references to its 10 corporate principles, one of which encourages employees to stick to a goal "even if you are killed," from the next edition of its corporate pocketbook distributed to new employees.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 17, 2016
Half of Japan's firms are rethinking work hours with a view to paring overtime: poll
Just over half of Japanese firms are reviewing rules on working hours with many looking to cut down on overtime, a Reuters poll shows, in a sign that the government has gained traction in its campaign for more employee-friendly labor practices.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2016
At least 30 Dentsu workers underreported overtime by over 100 hours: sources
Authorities suspect employees have logged illegal OT despite orders for the company to improve its working conditions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 5, 2016
The unbearable burden of 24/7 work
There was no nonsense about the 1990s in Japan. The economy had crashed, the bubble had burst. "The age of human relationships is over," declared a corporate executive to Aera magazine in 1996, defending the cost-cutting layoffs then gathering speed. "This is the era of the discount store. The only sales criterion is: How cheaply are you selling?"
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2016
Dentsu drops 'family-friendly' tag amid 'karoshi' scandal
With its work environment in serious question, the ad giant gives up its government certification as a 'family-friendly' company.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 28, 2016
Manga on overwork hell goes viral in wake of Dentsu suicide reports
After the Christmas 2015 suicide of an employee at ad giant Dentsu Inc. was reported as an official case of karoshi (death from overwork) this month, making headlines nationwide, a manga portraying the mindset of those worn out on the job went viral earlier this week and had been retweeted over 131,000 times as of Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2016
Corporate execs should take lead to prevent overwork: Keidanren chief
The head of the Keidanren business lobby has said that corporate executives should take responsibility for preventing harm to employees from issues related to excessive work hours.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Oct 23, 2016
Time to consign 'death by overwork' to Japan's history
As 'karoshi' continues to steal young lives, workers must stand up for their own rights and watch out for their colleagues' wellbeing.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 20, 2016
April suicide of Kansai Electric manager also deemed ‘karoshi’; second Dentsu death logged
The employee logged hundreds of extra hours to extend the operating life of two nuclear reactors at the Takahama plant in Fukui Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2016
Dentsu was warned about overtime four months before employee's suicide
The ad giant admits it was cautioned by authorities about excessive overtime before a work-related suicide in December.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 19, 2016
Suicide of overworked woman, 24, prompts ad giant Dentsu to trim overtime hours
The suicide of a woman who worked excessive hours at Japan's biggest advertising agency has prompted the company to lower the amount of overtime employees can book.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2016
Dentsu units probed by labor authorities over employee's suicide
Labor authorities have conducted inspections at four subsidiaries of advertising giant Dentsu Inc. following the overwork-related suicide of a 24-year-old female employee last December, the labor ministry said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 11, 2016
Dentsu acquires Rugby World Cup 2019 marketing rights in Japan
World Rugby has reached an agreement giving advertising giant Dentsu Inc. a "substantial package" of official sponsor and supplier rights in Japan for the Rugby World Cup 2019.
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2016
Dentsu to repay ¥230 million in advertising overcharges
Dentsu Inc. said it will pay an estimated ¥230 million back to customers, including Toyota Motor Corp., that it overcharged for internet advertisements in a case likely to stoke concern that digital media transactions have lacked transparency.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 23, 2016
Dentsu internal probe reveals ad overcharges going back to 2012
Ad giant Dentsu discloses that it overcharged clients by an estimated u00a5230 million for internet ads, casting doubt on the transparency of digital media transactions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2016
Dentsu to push simplified Japanese to ease communication with tourists
As part of its project to encourage the creation of tourism services, advertising giant Dentsu Inc. will urge the public to use simple Japanese when communicating with tourists.
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Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Air China to buy 100 locally made C919 jets in $11 billion deal
A Comac C919 during an aerial display at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore in February
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
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