Close to 20 percent of bus drivers in Japan work for 13 hours or more daily, a recent transport ministry survey has found. One in four drivers sleeps less than five hours, the survey also said. The results suggest some bus drivers are working in ...
In the face of acute labor shortages, a number of businesses have adopted four-day workweeks while others considering the option in a bid to attract personnel by offering more diverse ways to work. Retailers and parcel delivery service companies are leading the way, with one ...
For public relations specialist Mari Hirata, the perks that drew her into the world of freelancing were the flexible working hours and the opportunity to work for various companies. When she started freelancing in 2011, Hirata had just given birth. But now that her kids ...
As much as I hate to spoil the "haru no yoki" (springtime cheer) thing, I have some bad news about Japanese love relationships.
As the worst recession in 90 years hits Brazil, a new wave of Brazilians of Japanese descent is moving to Japan in search of jobs. The number of such workers peaked in 2007 at 317,000, before falling due to the 2008 global financial crisis and ...
During the Showa Era (1926-1989), men were the mainstay of families, working for 40 or so years until retirement to better the lives of their wives and children. They were expected to be tough, stoic and competitive. Such masculine norms may sound increasingly outdated today, ...
Just over half of Japanese firms are reviewing rules on working hours with many looking to cut down on overtime, a Reuters poll shows, in a sign that the government has gained traction in its campaign for more employee-friendly labor practices. The survey results also ...
A Tokyo-based company that employs mothers who are raising children is pioneering a way to make it easier for such women to stay in the workforce. At Mama Square Stellar Town in a big shopping mall in Kita Ward in the city of Saitama, some ...
Women in Japan should not hesitate to dream big and have the confidence to develop their careers in order to boost diversity in the workplace, panelists at Japan's largest annual conference for working women said. "Women tend to focus on doing things they are skilled ...
I've never seen so many people in such a hurry to get to work.
Cancer is usually considered a death sentence, but a bill has been drafted to increase support for patients who want to continue working during treatment.
Finding a slot at day care may be the first hurdle working parents need to overcome in finding work-family balance. But another comes along when a child enters school. At elementary school level, students with working parents can go to an after-school facility called gakudo. ...
