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JAPAN
Aug 29, 2019
Nearly 40% of Japan government institutions miss hiring targets for people with disabilities
But the 44 state institutions have reached over 80 percent of the overall hiring target set for year-end.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2019
Record 5,160 firms employing foreign trainees in Japan violated labor laws in 2018, ministry says
A record 5,160 business facilities employing foreign technical intern trainees were told in 2018 to correct practices that violated labor-related laws, the labor ministry has said.
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2019
Japan's social security benefits topped ¥120 trillion to hit record high in 2017
Social security benefits paid out in fiscal 2017 reached a record high and exceeded ¥120 trillion for the first time, a welfare ministry-affiliated think tank said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2019
Over half of fatal child abuse victims in Japan less than 1 year old, health ministry report shows
Over half of fatal child abuse victims in Japan in fiscal 2017 were babies aged less than one year old, a report by a health ministry expert panel showed Thursday.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2019
Number of people with disabilities working at Japanese firms tops 500,000 for first time
The number of people with disabilities working at private-sector companies in Japan as of June 1 last year topped 500,000 for the first time, a survey by the labor ministry has showed.
JAPAN / Help Wanted?
Mar 31, 2019
Foreign workers are on the way, but are Japanese businesses ready?
A new visa program designed to lure more workers to Japan takes effect Monday, and government officials and industry leaders hope two new types will help alleviate the national labor shortage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / EXPLAINER
Mar 28, 2019
Government bill on power harassment takes aim at Japan's workplace woes
A supervisor berates employees as slackers and incompetents. A president taunts, punches and forces a worker to write a letter of resignation — leading the employee to commit suicide. A whistle-blower exposes an illegal cartel, only to be banished and given mundane tasks to perform for over 20 years....
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 25, 2019
Two girls' deaths after alleged abuse expose shortcomings in Japan's child-protection services
The January death of 10-year-old Mia Kurihara in Chiba Prefecture, allegedly at the hands of her abusive father, shocked Japan after coming on the heels of a similar case involving a 5-year-old girl in Tokyo's Meguro Ward last year.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 16, 2019
Change to labor survey method was conveyed to government spokesman Yoshihide Suga in 2015
The ministry made adjustments for the survey from January 2018, without disclosing them, and year-on-year changes in nominal wages appeared better than they actually were.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 12, 2019
Japanese companies warming up — slowly — to four-day workweek
Once synonymous with long work hours, Japanese companies are beginning to embrace — or at least consider — the idea of a four-day workweek.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2019
Japan's opposition parties lay into ministry officials for extensive role in wage scandal probe
Lawmakers question the neutrality of the government's special “independent” probe into the wage data scandal after learning that bureaucrats, not outside experts, interviewed 25 of the 37 officials involved.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 5, 2019
Japan's health ministry draws on 'City Hunter' manga nostalgia to promote rubella vaccine to men
The government is promoting free vaccinations against rubella for men age 39 to 56, using characters from a manga series thought to resonate with that generation.
EDITORIALS
Feb 3, 2019
Labor ministry's flawed probe of data scandal
The labor ministry's governance as an organization should be scrutinized.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 9, 2019
Japan's health ministry issues warning as number of flu patients sees sharp uptick
The health ministry issued a warning Wednesday as the number of influenza patients per medical institution reached 11.17 in the week through Dec. 30.
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
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2018
Japan to survey gaming disorder as WHO considers recognizing the condition
The health ministry plans to conduct a fact-finding survey of gaming disorder as soon as the current fiscal year, ahead of the World Health Organization's possible addition of the behavior pattern to the International Classification of Diseases, sources have said.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2018
Japan eyes expansion of corporate pension and insurance schemes to cover more part-timers
The government plans to allow more part-time workers to join the corporate pension and health insurance programs, hoping it will reinforce the financial base for Japan's overall pension and health insurance systems, sources said Monday.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Feb 7, 2018
Bringing the great outdoors to Japan's underserved children
Almost 39,000 children are under government supervision in Japan, and 85 percent are institutionalized in various homes around the nation, according to Human Rights Watch. Last August, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare made good on its 2016 revisions to the Child Welfare Act by announcing a new...
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2017
Nomura unit told to end abuse of work system that forced hundreds to engage in unpaid overtime
The Tokyo Labor Bureau has advised Nomura Real Estate Development Co. to take corrective measures against its abuse of a discretionary work system that forced hundreds of employees to work unpaid overtime, the bureau and other sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 16, 2017
Health ministry to increase number of hospitals that charge extra fees for patients with no referral
The health ministry plans to expand the range of hospitals that can impose additional fees on patients with no referral from their regular doctors as early as fiscal 2018.
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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