Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Oct 28, 2018
Indian women in Japan struggle to find their niche
by Megha Wadhwa
After following their husbands to Japan, educated Indian women face obstacles tracking down work that matches their qualifications.
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Editorials Oct 27, 2018
The government has demonstrated it didn't understand the point of its own law — to set an example for the private sector by hiring large numbers of people with disabilities.
Business / Corporate Oct 26, 2018
Nokia looks to slash 'thousands' of more jobs as high-speed network deals come slowly
Telecom networks provider Nokia reported Thursday lower third-quarter earnings and said it would start a new cost-cutting program as it waits for demand for the new 5G systems to pick up. The Finnish company said its net profit for the July-September period fell to €309 ...
Business Oct 25, 2018
U.S. manufacturers say tariffs are pushing prices higher: Fed
U.S. factories have raised their prices because of tariffs, although inflation has appeared modest or moderate in most parts of the country, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday in its latest report on the economy. The U.S. central bank also said in its latest Beige ...
National Oct 22, 2018
An investigation uncovers evidence that the practice started decades ago.
Language | NEWS IN NIHONGO Oct 22, 2018
New Japan residence status planned for foreign blue-collar workers
The Justice Ministry has announced the gist of draft revisions to laws including the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act to create two new types of visa.
Commentary / Japan Oct 17, 2018
The need for a skill-based approach to jobs
by Yoko Ishikura
Keidanren's easing of recruiting limitations represents a small step toward better hiring practices in Japan.
Language Oct 15, 2018
Know your 'wake de wa nai' from your 'wake ni wa ikanai' in Japanese
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Introducing two expressions that use わけ — わけではない and わけにはいかない.
Business Oct 14, 2018
Business lobby Keidanren's plan to nix hiring rules makes waves in Japan
by Su Xincheng
Every spring, hordes of young people dressed in matching dark business suits descend on workplaces across the country. They have not yet joined the ranks of the country's ubiquitous salarymen and women but rather are university students beginning a monthslong job hunt. But as companies ...
Editorials Oct 13, 2018
Workers' wages have not increased as fast as they should in the face of the manpower supply shortage.
Commentary / Japan Oct 12, 2018
What jobs will be lost to AI and robotics?
by Takamitsu Sawa
If no measures are taken, AI and robots are certain to push humankind to the rock bottom of misery.
Business / Tech Oct 11, 2018
Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias against women: sources
Amazon.com Inc.'s machine-learning specialists learned something unexpected from the machine: their new recruiting engine did not like women. The team had been building computer programs since 2014 to review job applicants' resumes, with the aim of mechanizing the search for top talent, five people familiar ...