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Male managers in Japan have higher mortality rate than in Europe, study finds

National Jun 12, 2019

Male managers in Japan have higher mortality rate than in Europe, study finds

The findings of the study said the mortality rate of “upper nonmanual workers” increased in Japan in the second half of the 1990s following the collapse of the asset-inflated bubble economy.

Japan debuts legal cap on long work hours under labor reform law, but for now only big firms affected

Business Apr 1, 2019

Japan debuts legal cap on long work hours under labor reform law, but for now only big firms affected

A labor reform law came into force on Monday, setting a legal cap on long work hours to change Japan's notorious overwork culture blamed for causing sickness and deaths. The cap, which only targets major companies for now, is one of the three pillars of ...

Subaru death-from-overwork probe finds 3,400 staff were not paid overtime for two years

Business / Corporate Jan 25, 2019

Subaru death-from-overwork probe finds 3,400 staff were not paid overtime for two years

Subaru Corp. on Friday said it did not pay overtime wages over a two-year period to some 3,400 employees who underreported their hours, a revelation that surfaced in an internal probe following the 2016 suicide of an overworked employee. The automaker, known for its Legacy ...

Mindfulness in times of distraction

Lifestyle Nov 18, 2018

Mindfulness in times of distraction

by Mai Yoshikawa

Mindfulness coach Junya Ogino believes that if leaders learned more about mindfulness and meditation, their employees would also reap the benefits.

Teachers and medical staff among professions most at risk of overwork in Japan, government white paper finds

National Oct 30, 2018

Teachers and medical staff among professions most at risk of overwork in Japan, government white paper finds

Educators at schools nationwide work more than 11 hours per day on average while senior school staff were found to have worked even longer.

Abe's work-style reforms give Japan's employers the green light to demand unpaid and unsafe overtime

Issues | LABOR PAINS Sep 23, 2018

Abe's work-style reforms give Japan's employers the green light to demand unpaid and unsafe overtime

by Hifumi Okunuki

New law caps overtime at unhealthy levels and sets up a system that will legitimize the principle of working for nothing.

Labor reform law nudges corporate Japan to rethink working styles

National Jul 29, 2018

Labor reform law nudges corporate Japan to rethink working styles

by Su Xincheng

Working late, falling asleep on trains due to exhaustion and getting drunk to release tension from work might still be the typical image of the "salaryman." This country is notorious for a culture of overwork. Employees who stay late are still praised for hard work ...

Diet enacts key labor reform that opposition slams as 'karōshi promotion' bill

National / Politics Jun 29, 2018

Diet enacts key labor reform that opposition slams as 'karōshi promotion' bill

by Tomohiro Osaki

The bill ushers in a legally binding overtime cap and exempts skilled white-collar employees from work-time regulations.

Editorials Jun 17, 2018

Promote work-interval system to stop overwork

Efforts to combat the overwork of corporate employees must not end with the introduction of a few new regulations.

Second jobs, once rare in Japan, are reshaping attitudes about work

Business Jun 15, 2018

Second jobs, once rare in Japan, are reshaping attitudes about work

by Tetsushi Kajimoto

Kazuhiro Hasegawa has been driving a taxi in Tokyo for three years. It's a job he enjoys, despite 18-hour shifts. But recently, he said, it has not been enough to make ends meet. The ¥4.5 million to ¥4.8 million a year he makes from his primary ...

Japan's ruling bloc pushes labor bill through the Lower House amid worries over <I>karōshi</I>

National / Politics May 31, 2018

Japan's ruling bloc pushes labor bill through the Lower House amid worries over karōshi

by Tomohiro Osaki

The government says the comprehensive legal package will represent the biggest shake-up of labor laws in Japan’s postwar history, but some believe it could make problems worse.

Tokyo considers extending Diet session until late June or early July to pass labor and casino bills

National / Politics May 29, 2018

Tokyo considers extending Diet session until late June or early July to pass labor and casino bills

The government and the ruling bloc are considering extending the current Diet session to the end of June or early July to secure the passage of a bill on labor reform and another on casinos, lawmakers from the ruling parties said Tuesday. They also decided ...

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