working women

Commentary / Japan Dec 3, 2018

by Richard Solomon

More Japanese women are working, but many still professionally underachieve.

National Jul 3, 2017

Japanese husbands' pocket money seen shrinking as mothers gain more respect from kids

Salarymen have taken a pummeling in recent years — with pay stagnating and rising numbers of working women and mothers eroding their once-dominant position as the family's breadwinner. Those changes have affected how they are seen at home, with children respecting their mothers more than ...

National / Social Issues Jun 29, 2017

Women in Japan cite being judged at work as top concern for taking maternity leave: survey

Over 70 percent of women in annual survey say Japanese society is not moving in a favorable direction for having and raising children.

Food & Drink Jun 3, 2017

Chilean wine a hit among Japan's working women

by Aya Takada and Hiromi Horie

Japan's swelling ranks of working women have grape growers 10,000 miles away cheering. Chilean vintners have emerged as the biggest beneficiary of Japan's booming wine market. Their low-priced, fruit-driven product has found a receptive niche among women in their 40s and 50s, who have helped ...

Business | FOCUS May 15, 2017

Effect of changes in modern motherhood has economists worried

by Ben Steverman

Motherhood is changing, as are mothers' working lives — and those changes have economists concerned. For a while there, women around the world were making clear economic progress. More were working, and they were earning more (and boosting the global economy in the process). But in ...

National / Social Issues Mar 2, 2017

Firms tap state subsidies to start day care facilities to woo working moms

by Yoshiaki Nohara

Faced with a shortage of workers, Japanese companies are taking matters into their own hands, helping the government fix a chronic lack of day care facilities that is blunting efforts to get more women into the workforce. Nichiigakkan Co., which provides hospital administration and care ...

National Feb 21, 2017

Forcing workers to relocate slowly growing less common at Japanese firms

With the rise in female employees and the graying of society, more companies are allowing staff to reject relocations without risking promotions as Japan's work environment slowly grows more family-friendly. The efforts, which include paying extra allowances to those workers who do accept a relocation, ...

National Aug 15, 2016

Ready-to-cook meal kits a hit with dual-income families

Ready-to-cook meals made by NH Foods Inc. and Lawson Fresh, a food delivery service run by convenience store chain Lawson Inc., are proving popular with double-income families in Japan. Since its launch in 2013, Lawson has expanded its Kitchent menu comprising around 20 items including ...