Business / Corporate Oct 16, 2020
Tokyo theme park Yomiuriland becomes new office for teleworkers
by Kim Kyung Hoon
Yomiuriland is offering packages including a workspace by the pool and rides on its Ferris wheel.
Business / Social Issues Oct 12, 2020
Tokyo conference debates new normals as coronavirus drives change
by Kazuaki Nagata
Experts at the annual G1 Global Conference discussed the upending of traditional practices, digitalization, working styles and widening inequality.
Business / Corporate Oct 10, 2020
All Nippon Airways Co. will allow its employees to take on a wider range of side jobs as it looks to help them supplement primary incomes that have been slashed amid the coronavirus pandemic, sources familiar with the plan said Saturday. Possibly starting next year, ...
Business Oct 10, 2020
Microsoft to let employees work from home permanently, report says
Software giant Microsoft will let employees work from home permanently if they choose to, U.S. media reported Friday, becoming the latest employer to expand work-from-home provisions prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. tech news website The Verge said most Microsoft employees are still at home ...
Business / Corporate Oct 8, 2020
Mizuho employees to get option to work three days a week, but with reduced salary
The shorter work weeks will come with a reduced basic salary of 80 percent of the current level for employees who work four days a week.
Business Oct 8, 2020
Who pays for toilet paper? Big questions loom in work-from-home era
by Toby Sterling
As the world convulses in crisis, and tens of millions of us dig in for the long haul of working from home, one question looms large: Who pays for the tea and toilet paper? The answer, according to the Dutch, is your bosses. And how much? ...
Business / Corporate Oct 7, 2020
WeWork competitor TKP sees opportunity in Tokyo’s shrinking offices
by Shoko Oda and Ayaka Maki
While TKP shares are still down 43 percent for the year, they have jumped 165 percent from their March trough as investors look for a rebound.
Business Sep 26, 2020
The government is expected to earmark ¥15 billion for the subsidy in their budget requests for the fiscal year from April.
Business / Corporate Sep 24, 2020
Mizuho to shrink New York and London offices following remote work success
by Taiga Uranaka and Yuki Hagiwara
Contrary to other financial institutions, the mega-bank says productivity hasn’t suffered while employees have been working remotely.
Business / Corporate Sep 23, 2020
Mixing business and pleasure, Japan's national parks get 'workation' upgrades
Hotels and lodgings in the areas have opened up guest rooms and workstations for those wishing to work while on vacation.
National Sep 21, 2020
Japan may ease rules for processes related to digitized tax documents
The proposed measures are aimed at facilitating the digitization of expense accounting procedures and making related jobs more suitable for teleworking.
National Sep 20, 2020
Japan Coast Guard's effort to create more female-friendly workplace pay off
The Japan Coast Guard has introduced new policies and better working conditions to encourage women to join.