National / Media | Japan Pulse Feb 27, 2021
Harassment doesn’t end in the office. It can follow you home.
by Kaori Shoji
Working remotely has put the spotlight on managers overstepping their boundaries with staff.
Rugby Aug 6, 2020
Nihon University rugby chief apologizes for coach's abuse of players
The director of Nihon University's rugby department apologized on the team's website on Wednesday for the repeated abuse of players by the school's former head coach. According to the post by the director of rugby, Satoshi Hirayama, students' statements accused the head coach of abuses ...
National Jun 1, 2020
Major companies are required to set clear rules on punishment for such behavior and make them fully known to their employees.
National / Social Issues | FOCUS May 18, 2020
Will it deliver? Japan's embattled workers cast wary eye on anti-harassment law
Only large firms will initially be subjected to the law, and the government will not require companies to extend the measures to freelance workers.
National Apr 20, 2020
As fear over the coronavirus grips Japan, labor unions say they are receiving a growing number of reports from people who have faced discrimination at the hands of their bosses and harassment by customers frustrated with merchandise shortages. A 73-year-old woman working at a manufacturing ...
National Mar 19, 2020
'Coronavirus harassment' surge suggests growing panic in Japan
by Tomohiro Osaki
In the age of the COVID-19 outbreak, the sight of someone coughing in public has become a frequent cause for suspicious stares, altercations and even maltreatment at work, leading to the emergence of what has been dubbed by Japanese media as "corohara," or coronavirus ...
National / Social Issues Mar 8, 2020
Japanese government to introduce strict power harassment penalties
In serious cases such as those where victims suffer mental harm, offenders will be dismissed, according to the plan.
National Mar 1, 2020
SDF toughens penalties for power harassment and bullying as recruitment lags in Japan
The Self-Defense Forces will introduce on Sunday stricter punishment standards for power harassment and bullying. Behind the moves are concerns that an increase in power harassment and bullying could tarnish the image of the SDF, affecting efforts to recruit new members as a result. The number ...
National Nov 21, 2019
A subcommittee of a labor ministry panel on Wednesday gave its approval to draft guidelines on preventing power harassment in workplaces, requiring companies to clearly ban such practices. The draft, approved by the Labor Policy Council subcommittee, lists detailed examples of problematic actions, such as ...
Editorials Nov 7, 2019
The parties involved should think again whether specifying examples that do not constitute acts of harassment will result in narrowly defining power harassment — and whether that will serve the intended purpose of the legislation.
How-tos Oct 6, 2019
Dealing with the 'boss from hell'? You could be getting 'power harassed'
by Rochelle Kopp
Insults, physical violence, unreasonable demands — coming from a superior at work these and other types of similar behavior are definitely not allowed.
Soccer / J. League Aug 14, 2019
Bellmare manager Cho Kwi-jea rocked by power harassment allegations
by Dan Orlowitz
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 ...