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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 20, 2017
South Korea to step up efforts to boost number of women in top public posts
South Korea was set to unveil new measures aimed at increasing the number of women in high-ranking public sector posts, part of an effort to bolster a workforce that's projected to start shrinking this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2017
Japan's fresh grads falling further behind in pay race as monthly wage averages ¥213,000
What's a university degree worth in Japan? About ¥2.9 million a year based on starting salaries for new graduates, and the figure has barely budged over the past decade.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 6, 2017
When asking for a favor in Japanese, take your pick from these depending on politeness
Introduce expressions in Nihongo that politely ask the listener to do something.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 5, 2017
Corporate cash can make Japan great again
Today's record cash surplus allows for tomorrow's decoupling from the normal business cycle.
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2017
In Japan, wages stubbornly refuse to rise despite tight labor market and steady economic growth
Japan is discovering that even the tightest labor market in a generation is no quick spur for higher wages.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 31, 2017
Why economic growth is no longer enough
Gains in capital productivity are not being translated into higher median incomes — a breach of the social contract on which liberal economies rest.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 30, 2017
At last! Figuring out the difference between ‘iyoiyo’ and ‘toto’
Finally, learn how to sum things up with u3044u3088u3044u3088, and give it extra feeling with u3068u3046u3068u3046.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Oct 29, 2017
TV drama glorifies the Japanese scourge of working illegally for nothing
In the TBS drama 'Rikuo,' female factory workers work all hours — some of them unpaid — to make a new type of running shoe.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Oct 29, 2017
Business cards in Japan: So many rules, so easily and often broken
One of the first things visitors learn about Japan is the importance of business card etiquette. Yet when it comes to the content of cards, many Japanese let rip and get creative.
EDITORIALS
Oct 28, 2017
Scrutinize 'work-style reform' bill
In some ways, Shinzo Abe's bill on overwork and other job-related issues does too little, in some ways it does too much.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 22, 2017
We can't keep waiting for gender equality
Isn't it time for Japanese corporations to wake up and smell the coffee, instead of the tea made by their female employees?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2017
At 3.95 percent, China says jobless rate is at its lowest in years, but challenges persist
China's unemployment rate has hit its lowest point in multiple years at 3.95 percent by the end of September, but employment still face challenges as the economy pushes ahead with structural reforms, China's labor ministry said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2017
Voters in Abe's heartland fear future sales tax hike as they struggle with stagnant wages
Chiyoko Yamamoto works in one of the best regions in Japan — a place with one of the lowest rates of unemployment, a growing economy, and the highest level of female employment in the country.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 16, 2017
Taking yourself out of the equation with 'koto ni naru,' and showing change with 'yo ni naru'
Introducing two similar expressions: u3053u3068u306bu306au308b and u3088u3046u306bu306au308b.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 2, 2017
Mayuko Toyota scandal brings to light how working as a Diet secretary can become a living hell
In the past few months, hardly a day hasgone by without a news story popping up on Japan's tabloid TV shows replaying Diet member Mayuko Toyota's now infamous rant.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Oct 1, 2017
NS Solutions case is latest battle in long war against sexual harassment
The ruling in the NS Solutions case should say a lot about where Japan stands now on the issue of sexual harassment, nearly three decades after the first ruling on this issue.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 1, 2017
Japan's demographic sweet spot
Japan will emerge as the only advanced economy that achieves the ultimate goal sought by policymakers — a new middle class.
EDITORIALS
Oct 1, 2017
Ending life-threatening overwork
The Dentsu case serve as a catalyst for greater efforts by businesses and the government to eradicate excessively long work hours.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2017
Yamato Holdings to hire 10,000, including drivers for night deliveries, over three years
Yamato Holdings Co., a Japanese parcel delivery service group, said Thursday that it will hire 10,000 new workers, including drivers specializing in busy night deliveries, over the three years through fiscal 2019.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 24, 2017
Could even a missile alert stop Japanese from going to the office?
Flexible working styles like telecommuting would benefit Japan on many levels.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Elon Musk says he has created a new U.S. political party
Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 30.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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