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WORK STYLE REFORM

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 16, 2020
Tokyo theme park Yomiuriland becomes new office for teleworkers
Yomiuriland is offering packages including a workspace by the pool and rides on its Ferris wheel.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 12, 2020
Tokyo conference debates new normals as coronavirus drives change
Experts at the annual G1 Global Conference discussed the upending of traditional practices, digitalization, working styles and widening inequality.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2020
Who pays for toilet paper? Big questions loom in work-from-home era
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?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 7, 2020
WeWork competitor TKP sees opportunity in Tokyo’s shrinking offices
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 24, 2020
Mizuho to shrink New York and London offices following remote work success
Contrary to other financial institutions, the mega-bank says productivity hasn't suffered while employees have been working remotely.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 7, 2020
Efforts to decentralize Japan have a long history
Moves to address the nation's obsession with Tokyo have long seemed futile, but recently the capital's population shrunk for the first time since 1956.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2020
Telework forces a rethink of working and living in Tokyo
A drastic shift to telework is putting a brake on the capital's ever-growing population, which may ease overconcentration in the metropolitan area.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 31, 2020
Post-pandemic, Japan firms see office as space to foster innovation
Companies say offices should offer environments to enhance productivity and foster communication with colleagues and even those from other companies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 22, 2020
Japan’s office worker struggles to adjust to a 'new normal'
It's tough to sing the company song at daily morning meetings wearing a mask.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Aug 20, 2020
Work-style reform needed at the government's center
Shackled by an outdated system, Japan's national bureaucrats are working dangerously long hours.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 18, 2020
Bank of Japan refuses trader requests to work from home
The central bank doesn't allow home computers to connect to its network for conducting asset purchases, raising concerns at financial firms as virus cases in Tokyo surge.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 8, 2020
Telework gives Japan's dads time to help kids with homework over summer break
In recent weeks, you may have noticed fathers standing with their children in your neighborhood inspecting the trees that sit beside the road with various nets in tow.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 30, 2020
Good time for a 'workation' but is Japan Inc. ready?
Are the nation's employers ready to let workers telecommute from hotels, resorts and other destinations where they can escape the mundane reality of life?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2020
Japanese least satisfied with work environments amid pandemic, survey shows
Only 8 percent of respondents in Japan said that their workplace environments, including infection control measures, were safer than they had expected.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Jul 20, 2020
Telework surge leaves employees and their firms more vulnerable to cyberattack than ever, expert warns
Employees at home are suddenly being targeted for corporate access by email phishing, website spoofing and fake software posing as Zoom.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 5, 2020
Pandemic offers solution to tech industry’s big Brexit problem
The pandemic taught Britain’s technology executives that business can still happen even if everyone’s working from home. That lesson is providing a source of relief as the nation’s year-end departure from the European Union looms.
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2020
Japanese investors favoring firms that let people work from home
Being good employers and business partners may ultimately pay off with sustainable returns in the long term, the investors believe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2020
Nomura to rethink office space as new CEO seeks deeper cuts
Nomura Holdings Inc.’s use of office space is part of a sweeping review ordered up by its new chief executive as the brokerage looks to shave costs in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 30, 2020
Not just another day at the office: Rethinking Japan’s business culture amid the COVID-19 pandemic
The workplaces that employees nationwide are slowly returning to are unlikely to be the same as the ones they left when the COVID-19 pandemic emerged.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 23, 2020
Remote possibilities: Can every home in Japan become an office?
The COVID-19 pandemic is prompting companies to adopt remote work to reduce contagion risks, accelerating the digital shift of the workspace.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
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."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
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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