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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2018
After aiding GM rescue, Canada feels blindsided by Oshawa plant closure; workers walk out in protest
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday expressed his "deep disappointment" in General Motors Co.'s decision to close its Oshawa plant, a move Canadian officials only learned about on Sunday and which led workers to walk off the job on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 23, 2018
Time for Japan to enter world war for talent
Japanese companies need to seize the moment and proactively market Japan as an attractive and dynamic place to work.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2018
The global talent race
In a global knowledge economy, countries that do not join the competition for high-skilled workers will fall behind.
EDITORIALS
Nov 21, 2018
Address issues in the technical intern program
Any practices where abuse of foreign workers is suspected should be eliminated.
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2018
Japan looks to make power harassment prevention mandatory at the workplace
The labor ministry said Monday that companies should be legally required to take steps to prevent so-called power harassment, or abuse of authority at work by superiors against their subordinates.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 18, 2018
Computers may reshape jobs, but they won't eliminate them
Take predictions that artificial intelligence and robots will cause massive unemployment in the future with a grain of salt.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 14, 2018
Views from Tokyo: How long is your commute? What do you do during that time?
Those long commutes to work can be rough, luckily smartphones can help pass the time.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 14, 2018
The impact of accepting unskilled foreign labor
The new visa system will lack durability unless the needs of employers, local communities and foreigners are balanced.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2018
Japanese government mulls promoting telecommuting to hire more disabled people
The government will promote telecommuting to hire more people with disabilities, according to informed sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2018
Emigration — not immigration — one of top Japanese concerns amid shrinking population: Pew poll
With Japan's population of 127 million expected to shrink to 88 million by 2065, many appear unsettled by the perceived balance between emigration and immigration.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 9, 2018
Japan opening doors more widely to foreign professionals
The perception of 'closed companies' is fast becoming a thing of the past.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2018
U.S. taxpayers count the cost of Foxconn's artful deal in Wisconsin
Whatever Americans were hoping for when they elected Donald Trump president in 2016, it's a fair bet that it didn't include shoveling billions of dollars of American taxpayer money to foreign companies to build white-elephant factories.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 7, 2018
Can foreign labor make Japan great again?
Exposure to workers from different countries and backgrounds will help Japanese people develop a global mindset.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2018
U.S. job growth jumps; annual wage gain biggest since 2009
U.S. job growth rebounded sharply in October and wages recorded their largest annual gain in 9½ years, pointing to further labor market tightening that could encourage the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates again in December.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 31, 2018
Goldman Sachs to failed manga artist to startup queen: Akiko Naka's unique path to success
By the age of 34, Akiko Naka has already experienced more career-wise than most people do in a lifetime.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 28, 2018
Indian women in Japan struggle to find their niche
After following their husbands to Japan, educated Indian women face obstacles tracking down work that matches their qualifications.
EDITORIALS
Oct 27, 2018
Shameful government padding
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
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.
Japan Times
LIFE / 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.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 17, 2018
The need for a skill-based approach to jobs
Keidanren's easing of recruiting limitations represents a small step toward better hiring practices in Japan.
Hypothermia in the land of the rising Sanae
Amid the election of Sanae Takaichi as Liberal Democratic Party president, and possibly the next prime minister, Japan's economy shows signs of recovery, but weak wages, a conservative corporate culture and currency issues raise doubts about a true economic thaw.
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
Could an opposition candidate become Japan's next prime minister?
The lawmaker that secures a majority of votes in the Lower House will become prime minister. If no one gets a majority, the two top contenders will enter a runoff in which the person with the highest number of votes gets elected.
Coalition talks could bring Takaichi closer to being PM
Nippon Ishin no Kai leader and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura meets with Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Wednesday.
As temperatures drop in Japan, bear attacks shoot up to historic highs
Bear warning signs at the Akita Prefectural Government building
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
Pace eyes great strides for Japan’s art market
Pace Japan Vice President Kyoko Hattori, the de facto head of the nation’s business, believes a larger, more lucrative art market will allow Japan to be more attractive for collectors.
A frenetic diplomatic schedule looms for Japan’s next leader — whomever that may be
As horse-trading and speculation surge over who will be elected the next prime minister in parliament — the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sanae Takaichi or a possible candidate put forward by a unified opposition — Japan’s next leader will be confronted with a quick succession of key diplomatic events.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.

Podcast

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

Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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