Bellmare manager Cho Kwi-jea rocked by power harassment allegations
The remaining days of one of the J. League's most tenacious managers may be numbered. This week's conclusion of the summer transfer window has been largely overshadowed by the controversy surrounding Shonan Bellmare boss Cho Kwi-jea and accusations of power harassment that could force him ...
Five things to know about the scandal enveloping top Japanese comedy agency Yoshimoto Kogyo
From one channel to the next, almost every comedy and variety show on Japanese TV features personalities from entertainment powerhouse Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. But recently the company has been rocked by a scandal involving high-profile comedians that is no laughing matter. What began last month ...
Hokkaido University President Toyoharu Nawa has been accused of engaging in power harassment toward university staff, it was learned Tuesday. The university in Sapporo is conducting an internal investigation, although the 65-year-old president claims innocence. The university set up an investigative panel after receiving a report ...
Ministry says record 82,797 cases of workplace bullying reported across Japan in fiscal 2018
The labor ministry said Wednesday that a record 82,797 complaints about workplace bullying, including so-called power harassment, were brought to local labor bureaus and other offices for advice and consultation in fiscal 2018 — up 14.9 percent from the preceding year. The total number of ...
Japan bolsters fight against workplace harassment, but laws lack punitive measures
The Diet revised various pieces of legislation in an effort to bolster measures against workplace harassment, obligating companies to combat increasingly prevalent reports of bullying and abuse of power.
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 ...
A beleaguered South Korean curling official says he and his family will leave the sport for good as the government investigates their alleged abusive treatment of the "Garlic Girls," the country's hugely-popular Olympic silver medalists. Former Korean Curling Federation vice-president Kim Kyung-doo said Tuesday he ...
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. The ministry made the proposal at a meeting of a subcommittee of the Labor Policy ...
British woman sues Ritsumeikan University over power harassment
A damages lawsuit demanding ¥70 million in compensation has been filed against the educational institution, alleging that it failed to reprimand male professors who made remarks about the plaintiff.
Former wrestling official Kazuhito Sakae files defamation suit against Kaori Icho's coach
Kazuhito Sakae, the prominent wrestling coach who came under fire for harassing four-time Olympic champion Kaori Icho, has filed a defamation suit against another coach believed to have first made the allegations, Sakae's lawyer said Saturday. Sakae, who brought the case to the Nagoya District ...
JWF apolgizes to Olympic legend Kaori Icho and other athletes for power harassment
The Japan Wrestling Federation said Friday it has apologized to four-time Olympic champion Kaori Icho and other athletes for the power harassment they suffered at the hands of former JWF development director Kazuhito Sakae. Chairman Tomiaki Fukuda met with Icho early this month to issue ...
Taking workplace bullying in Japan by the horns with power harassment prevention education
In a country famous for conservative company cultures, a Tokyo-based consultancy firm is meeting the demand for training from businesses that are trying to stamp out so-called power harassment by educating nightmare bosses on how to treat subordinates in the workplace. Why? Because companies are ...
