Asia Pacific | ANALYSIS Jun 24, 2022
Record numbers of Chinese graduates enter worst job market in decades
by Martin Quin Pollard
Struggling to find jobs goes against what educated young people have come to expect after decades of breakneck growth.
News, features and commentary related to jobs in Japan and the world.
Business Jun 20, 2022
Europe's summer of discontent reveals travel sector labor crisis
by Toby Sterling, Caroline Pailliez and Tim Hepher
Leading operators have flagged thousands of job openings across Europe, but the industry says European aviation as a whole has lost 600,000 jobs since the start of the pandemic.
Business Jun 14, 2022
Lawyers and supporters of the group said this is the first time Amazon delivery drivers have unionized in Japan.
Business Jun 10, 2022
Tight labor market leading to unsavory recruitment tactics in Japan
by Masahito Ono
Recruitment, which slowed during the COVID-19 pandemic, has seen a resurgence due to a pickup in demand for goods and services.
Business / Corporate Jun 8, 2022
Mizuho playing catch-up on transaction banking and plans more hires
by Taiga Uranaka and Komaki Ito
The firm is seeking to grow its head count to add to the roughly 160 transaction bankers it already has in Asia, CEO Masahiko Kato said, without specifying a number.
Business / Tech Jun 7, 2022
Elon Musk opens door to Tesla talent exodus
by Hyunjoo Jin
The Tesla chief executive’s intentions are rooted in what he described as his "super bad feeling” about the U.S. economy.
Business Jun 7, 2022
This is why airline ticket prices are sky-high right now
by Anurag Kotoky
Idled jets, expensive fuel prices and a lack of staff are just some of the reasons for the costly airfares, but none of that seems to have dissuaded people from making trips.
Business / Corporate Jun 6, 2022
Elon Musk’s office mandate and recession fears complicate new work era
by Matthew Boyle
For the past few years, many white-collar workers have grown accustomed to greater flexibility in where and when they work, but today's recession fears may change that.
Commentary / Japan Jun 1, 2022
What a Netflix hit really reveals about Japanese risk-taking
by Gearoid Reidy
Japanese parents crave job security for their kids. If anything, the country could afford to be a little more out there as far as risk taking goes.
Business / Corporate Jun 1, 2022
As pandemic eases, firms in Japan move to combine online and in-person hiring
Many companies are keen to meet students in person at their final interviews to check their communication skills and other abilities.
Business / Tech May 25, 2022
Why isn’t new technology making us more productive?
by Steve Lohr
The growth in productivity since the pandemic hit now stands at about 1% annually, in line with the meager rate since 2010 — and far below the last stretch of robust improvement.
World May 24, 2022
After three months, host cities struggle to find jobs and homes for Ukraine refugees
by Joanna Plucinska and Michael Kahn
Central European nations like Poland, which had large Ukrainian communities before the war, have been a natural destination for many refugees.