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JOB JITTERS

JAPAN / JOB JITTERS
Nov 6, 2001
Growing pool of temps faces full-time work, part-time pay
When her part-time contract was up for renewal in September 2000, Michiko's boss made clear the degree of negotiating power she had.
JAPAN / JOB JITTERS
Nov 3, 2001
Retirement not always time to relax
The red, blue and green flags of labor unions fluttered in front of the towering headquarters of a major bank in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district in early September as about 200 workers shouted, "The bank ought to carry out its social responsibility" and "We don't forgive the bank for dismissing workers."
JAPAN / JOB JITTERS
Nov 3, 2001
Retirement not always time to relax
The red, blue and green flags of labor unions fluttered in front of the towering headquarters of a major bank in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district in early September as about 200 workers shouted, "The bank ought to carry out its social responsibility" and "We don't forgive the bank for dismissing workers."
JAPAN / JOB JITTERS
Nov 2, 2001
NTT union bites the bullet on workforce-halving, spinoff plan
An oppressive air enveloped the meeting hall as the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. group union accepted a streamlining proposal to trim the company's workforce by half. The union accepted the plan in late August by a vote of 225 to 13, even though it meant 110,000 of its 210,000 members would be affected.
JAPAN / JOB JITTERS
Oct 31, 2001
Workers at Mycal Otaru complex fear pink slips
Mycal Otaru, a 60 billion yen commercial complex comprising around 90 stores, looks like a giant ship anchored in this port. Despite being the biggest commercial facility of its kind in Hokkaido, however, its future is in jeopardy.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
'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.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
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.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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