Business / Economy Mar 2, 2021
Japan firms slash biz investment for the third straight quarter, casting doubt on recovery
Weak capital expenditure is likely to worry policymakers counting on private-sector investment to shake off the health crisis.
World Feb 27, 2021
Out of sight, out of mind? Remote work damaging young women's careers
by Lin Taylor
The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly disruptive for young women from ethnic minorities who are under-represented in professional settings.
Business Feb 25, 2021
JAL to slash hiring of new graduates by 90% in 2022 due to pandemic
ANA is also likely to hire only 200 new graduates in fiscal 2022, after usually taking on around 3,000 each year.
Business Feb 25, 2021
Nordic banks gain edge as more investors focus on gender diversity
by Kati Pohjanpalo
Two of the six women running Europe’s biggest banks are in the Nordic region, at DNB ASA and Svenska Handelsbanken AB.
National / Social Issues Feb 24, 2021
As pandemic took hold, suicide rose among Japanese women
by Motoko Rich and Hikari Hida
In Japan, 6,976 women took their lives last year, nearly 15% more than in 2019. It was the first year-over-year increase in more than a decade.
National / Crime & Legal Feb 22, 2021
An Osaka-based company and its owner have been accused of hiring Vietnamese who overstayed their visas because they were unable to return to their home due to the coronavirus pandemic, investigative sources said Monday. Police referred those involved to prosecutors without detaining them on suspicion ...
National / Social Issues Feb 19, 2021
Residency rules impoverish Kurdish refugees as pandemic strips away support
Many who seek asylum in Japan, and are released from detention on condition that they do not work, now find they can't afford medical care or food.
Business / Corporate Feb 18, 2021
Japan auto unions ease wage-hike demands on pandemic-hit carmakers
In the recent survey, many firms said they would limit pay rises to young and skilled workers.
National / Media | MEDIA MIX Feb 13, 2021
The uneasy state of Japan’s welfare system
by Philip Brasor
The LDP and business community have been undermining Japan's lifetime employment system in order to make it easier for employers to hire and fire, and to set salaries to their liking.
World Feb 10, 2021
Although the number of digital nomads is hard to pin down, experts believe there are millions around the world.
Business / Economy Feb 9, 2021
Japan's 2020 overtime pay marks fastest fall in 11 years amid pandemic
Labor cash earnings slid 3.2% from a year earlier, weighed down by a drop in year-end bonuses.