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WORKERS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 4, 2015
Families hit as inflation outruns wage rises
Increases in the cost of living outpaced annual earnings that rose for the first time in four years in 2014 as the Abe administration sought to reflate the economy.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 4, 2015
Nepalese jobs broker advised compatriots to submit false asylum applications
The 30-year-old encouraged his compatriots to abuse a system that allows foreigners to work for six months after applying for refugee status, according to Justice Ministry officials.
EDITORIALS
Jan 30, 2015
Higher wages can boost economy
The prospect of Japanese companies granting wage increases this spring appears mixed as the annual talks on wage hikes get under way between labor and management.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2015
Foreign nursing care workers to be invited to Japan under intern program
The health ministry has approved a plan to include nursing care under the technical intern training program for foreigners to help increase the number of foreign care workers and solve a labor shortage in Japan's aging society.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2015
Japan looks to accept more foreign nursing care workers to resolve labor shortage
The health ministry released a draft plan Friday to include nursing care under the technical intern training program for foreigners to help increase foreign care workers and resolve related labor shortages in Japan.
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2015
Two workers die in accidents at Fukushima No. 1 and No. 2 plants
Two workers are killed in separate incidents at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant and the nearby No. 2 complex amid complaints that Tepco has done too little to improve safety conditions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2014
Exploited working students starting to fight 'burakku arubaito' system
The 22-year-old university student was in his fifth day working part time at a Sukiya beef bowl outlet in Tokyo when his boss suddenly told him to run the shop from midnight to 9 a.m. all by himself.
BUSINESS
Dec 23, 2014
Gucci to check Chinese suppliers after TV exploitation charges
Italian fashion house Gucci said on Monday it would strengthen controls on its suppliers after a television program showed Chinese employees working more than three times their official hours to assemble its handbags.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 22, 2014
Short-staffed hospitals laud Vietnam trainees
Amid an acute labor shortage, well-trained nurses from several Asian countries are bringing favorable changes to hospitals here.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 12, 2014
Sierra Leone locks down new Ebola hotspot in the east
Authorities in Sierra Leone have imposed a two-week lockdown in the eastern district of Kono after health workers uncovered a surge of Ebola infections in the area where the epidemic was thought to be largely under control.
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2014
More companies set action plans to boost women in management
The Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, said Wednesday the number of its member companies that have set up their own action plans for the promotion of female workers has risen to 365, but only a small fraction of those firms have set a target of at least 30 percent.
EDITORIALS
Dec 10, 2014
Abe takes aim at labor regulations
Changes that the Abe administration wants to make to labor laws will likely increase the number of lower paid irregular workers in the nation's workforce.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2014
Rengo to offer counseling on dangers of 'karoshi'
Labor experts at the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) will offer two days of telephone counseling starting Wednesday to help workers struggling under heavy workloads.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2014
Interpreters with knowledge of Japan needed, Filipino caregiver says
Paladero Mon Angelo, a licensed Filipino care worker, won a Japanese speech contest this summer that emphasized the need for interpreters with a special knowledge of Japan's health care system.
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2014
Toyota labor unions to seek ¥6,000 monthly raise
The labor unions of Toyota Motor Corp. will consider demanding a raise of at least ¥6,000 in monthly pay in annual wage talks starting early next year, sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 2, 2014
Inflation-adjusted wages continue falling
Wages for salaried workers adjusted for inflation dropped 2.8 percent in October, marking the 16th consecutive month of decline, government data showed Tuesday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 26, 2014
Sierra Leone Ebola burial workers dump bodies in pay protest
Burial workers in Sierra Leone have dumped dead bodies in the street outside a hospital to protest authorities' failure to pay bonuses for handling Ebola victims, in the latest strike to hamper the fight against the worst known outbreak of the virus.
EDITORIALS
Nov 22, 2014
Yet another issue with job hunting
A case involving a revoked job offer highlights problems with Japan's job-hunting system and its view of female employees.
Japan Times
JAPAN / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Nov 16, 2014
Abe bill would steal from temps to engorge industrialists
Akemi Hirose, 39, recalls when her contract as a temporary worker at a medical organization in Kanagawa Prefecture was suddenly terminated three years and three months after she started.
EDITORIALS
Oct 29, 2014
Proposed temp law bad for workers
The Abe administration's move to meet business demands for more irregular workers without establishing the principle of 'same work, same pay' will only increase the job insecurity of many of the nation's workers.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japan’s economy contracts as consumers and firms cut spending
Japan's gross domestic product shrank at an annualized pace of 2% in the three months through March.
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts
The colored patterns of Tsuguru "nuri," made in Aomori Prefecture, are achieved by applying multiple coatings of lacquer, which are later polished down to reveal layers of colors beneath.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

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