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Toyota cancels non-urgent travel for Japan workers due to coronavirus

Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday said it would cancel all non-essential travel for employees in Japan, becoming the latest global company to curb operations as the speed of the new coronavirus outbreak appears to gather pace......»»

Category: topSource: reutersFeb 26th, 2020

Women in Japan are being told not to wear glasses in the workplace — here are 5 sexist dress codes from around the world

Getty Images / Atsushi Yamada Business Insider Japan published an article in October based on a survey of more than 1,400 workers, finding that female workers were being asked to refrain from wearin.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 9th, 2019

Uniqlo ad sparks protests and parody in S. Korea

A commercial by Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo has stirred a consumer backlash in South Korea amid accusations that it mocks victims of wartime forced labor and brothel workers, reopening deep wounds from Japan's colonial past. Francesca Lynagh reports......»»

Category: videoSource: reutersOct 22nd, 2019

Retiring in Japan: Seniors greatly outnumber younger workers — and that’s a big problem for everyone

Working longer could avert disaster.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchSep 6th, 2019

Hyundai workers OK smaller bonuses, no strike as Japan dispute weighs

Hyundai Motor Co's unionized workers in South Korea voted on Monday to accept the lowest bonus offered in nearly two decades amid widespread restructuring in the auto industry and a damaging trade dispute with Japan......»»

Category: topSource: reutersSep 2nd, 2019

Learning From Japan: Could U.S. Workers Benefit From Annual Health Checks?

Americans are already required to hand over full access of their financial documentation to the government, for, essentially, an eva.....»»

Category: blogSource: valuewalkJun 5th, 2019

Japan"s 7-Eleven to replace leader as firm considers changing 24-hour policy

Japan's biggest retail group Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd said it is replacing the head of its 7-Eleven convenience store business, amid pressure to abandon its 24-hour store policy due to a shortage of workers......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 4th, 2019

Japan to Expand Program to Bring in Foreign Workers

The plan is meant to counteract a labor shortage in what would be another crack in the island nation’s longstanding resistance to immigrant labor......»»

Category: topSource: wsjApr 12th, 2018

Workers" radiation exposure halts nuke plant demolition

Seven decades after making key portions of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation are being exposed to radiation as they tear down buildings that helped create the nation's nuclear arsenal......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsApr 8th, 2018

Why women engineers are shunning Japan"s labour-starved auto industry

Since 2013, when PM Shinzo Abe made it a national priority to remedy Japan's labor crunch by bringing more women workers into the workforce.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardMay 12th, 2018

India to have 243 mn excess workers by 2030; China to face shortage: Report

China and Japan are likely to witness significant talent deficits with a combined deficit of 3.2 million workers by 2030.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardMay 27th, 2018

The Pension Hole for U.S. Cities and States Is the Size of Japan"s Economy

Many retirement funds could face insolvency unless governments increase taxes, divert funds or persuade workers to relinquish money they are owed. The problem, once a hypothetical, would hit retirees for whom it’s too late to engineer a Plan B......»»

Category: topSource: wsjJul 30th, 2018

Pension hole for US cities, states is the size of Japan"s economy

Many retirement funds could face insolvency unless governments increase taxes, divert funds or persuade workers to relinquish money they are owed. The problem, once a hypothetical, would hit retirees for whom it’s too late to engineer a Plan B......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJul 30th, 2018

Pension hole for US cities, states is the size of Japan"s economy

Many retirement funds could face insolvency unless governments increase taxes, divert funds or persuade workers to relinquish money they are owed. The problem, once a hypothetical, would hit retirees for whom it’s too late to engineer a Plan B......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJul 30th, 2018

Japan"s labor crunch is reshaping how companies attract workers

Misaki Harada wants to quit her job as a receptionist at a restaurant management company in Tokyo and move into marketing for an apparel maker......»»

Category: topSource: reutersAug 1st, 2018

Powerful Japan Quake Triggers Landslides, Shuts Down Hokkaido Airport

Rescue workers clawed through mud, trees and debris looking for survivors from a major earthquake in rural northern Japan that killed at least seven people, including some in a village buried by landslides......»»

Category: topSource: wsjSep 6th, 2018

Powerful Japan Quake Triggers Landslides, Shuts Down Airport

Rescue workers clawed through mud, trees and debris looking for survivors from a major earthquake in rural northern Japan that killed at least seven people, including some in a village buried by landslides......»»

Category: topSource: wsjSep 6th, 2018

Japan"s Nidec sees electric vehicles driving profits as it plans for future

Since starting Nidec in 1973 in a tiny Kyoto shed with just three workers, Shigenobu Nagamori has built it into the world's top maker of precision motors and became one of Japan's most venerated business leaders......»»

Category: topSource: reutersSep 6th, 2018

Powerful Japan Quake Triggers Landslides, Kills at Least 16

Rescue workers clawed through mud, trees and debris looking for survivors from a major earthquake in rural northern Japan that killed at least 16 people, including some in a village buried by landslides......»»

Category: topSource: wsjSep 7th, 2018

Death toll rises, flights resume, power back in Japan quake

Japanese rescue workers and troops searched Saturday for the missing for a third straight day in a northern hamlet buried by landslides from a powerful earthquake......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsSep 8th, 2018