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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 7, 2023
Real wages rebound in December on bonuses and household spending falls
Japan's real wages rose 0.1% in December from a year earlier, posting the first gain since March, a labor ministry data showed on Tuesday.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / ZERO GRAVITY
Feb 4, 2023
Roger Dahl on reaching a consensus in a meeting
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2023
Three cheers for hybrid work
The remote revolution in work is one consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic that the world should welcome.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 2, 2023
BOJ decisions on policy change hinge on Japan’s inflexible wage dynamics
Current Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has insisted that the bank's ultraloose policy must continue until there are signs inflation can be sustained by stronger pay gains.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2023
Major Japan trading house eases rules on side jobs to retain new generation
Trading houses hold an outsized influence in Japan due to their diversified business interests, and are favorites among university graduates due to their high salaries and job security.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2023
Aeon to raise wages for part-time staff by 7% on average as inflation bites
With the large wage hike, Aeon aims to maintain the standard of living of its part-timers amid soaring prices and boost its productivity by securing skilled workers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 1, 2023
Half a million strike in U.K.'s largest walkout in 12 years
Teachers and train drivers were among the groups to act, as well as border force workers at British air and seaports.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 31, 2023
Japan firms step up efforts to attract skilled staff as inflation and labor crunch bite
As annual shuntō labor talks enter full swing, both labor and management are asking firms to offer pay hikes to cushion consumer inflation, which hit a 41-year high of 4% in December.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 30, 2023
Bangladesh develops green economic zones, but will locals benefit?
Activists are concerned about how enough land will be found for the zones without compromising agricultural production or infringing residents' rights.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jan 30, 2023
Gifu construction firm paves the way in developing skilled foreign workers
At Concrete Pump, based in Kakamigahara, three Chinese nationals have obtained a newly established resident status that allows foreign nationals to work almost indefinitely in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 30, 2023
Japan aims to create new law to better protect freelancers
Freelancers in Japan cover a wide range of job categories, including system engineers, designers, instructors and writers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2023
Japan to lag again on diversity if women shut out of BOJ race
Not a single woman’s name is doing the rounds as a potential replacement for Haruhiko Kuroda as central bank governor in the world’s third-largest economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 29, 2023
Big Tech binged on workers during COVID-19 — now, comes the purge
The spate of Big Tech layoffs is a reaction to a hiring wave during the pandemic that got out of hand. But will it be an overreaction?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 27, 2023
Begging Japanese companies to hike wages is not the answer
Japan’s prime minister is asking employers to pay workers more. He should make the market do that instead.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jan 27, 2023
Japan’s future depends on empowering women. The record isn’t encouraging
Japan's shrinking population is in part due to women who are marginalized in the workforce and unhappy with their life choices.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 27, 2023
Are ‘white’ companies proving to be too much of a good thing for Japan's Gen Z?
'Black' companies are places of excess: excess overtime, excess chores — not excess pay! And the best way to express the idea of 'too much' in Japanese is with the verb-suffix 'sugiru.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 25, 2023
Long COVID is keeping significant numbers of people out of work, study finds
An analysis of workers’ compensation claims in New York found that 71% of claimants with long COVID-19 needed continuing medical treatment or were unable to work for six months or more.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 23, 2023
In policy speech, Kishida puts focus on child care and defense
Implementing all of the policies mentioned in the speech — from child care and defense spending to wage hikes — will be tough if Kishida lacks a stable political base.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2023
Workplace friendships are worth the awkwardness
Research suggests forging personal connections at work matters more than financial success.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2023
U.S. media rocked by layoffs amid economic gloom
From CNN to the Washington Post, U.S. media are facing tough times, as a series of outlets have announced layoffs this winter amid fears of an economic downturn.
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Man arrested in Kobe stabbing had been staying at hotel near victim’s home
Masashi Tanimoto arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman in Kobe, is sent to prosecutors on Sunday.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
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