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BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2001

Isuzu Motors to jettison 3,300 more jobs by '04

Isuzu Motors Ltd. on Monday reported consolidated net and pretax losses for the first half that ended Sept. 30 and announced it will cut an additional 3,300 jobs to bring its group workforce down from some 38,000 to 24,700 by March 2004.
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2001

Fujitsu to cut 16,400 jobs worldwide

Fujitsu Ltd. announced Monday it will cut its global workforce by 9 percent, or 16,400 jobs, by the end of the fiscal year amid a global slump in the semiconductor market.
BUSINESS
May 28, 2001

Isuzu plans to cut 9,000 jobs by 2004

Isuzu Motors Ltd. plans to cut costs by slashing 9,000 jobs over the next three years, reducing its 38,000-strong group workforce by 25 percent, company sources said.
BUSINESS
May 26, 2001

Hiranuma outlines plan to boost jobs, markets

Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma proposed a 15-point plan Friday to increase jobs and markets, including optimizing research outcomes at universities to create business opportunities in the private sector.
BUSINESS
May 19, 2001

Snow Brand to abolish 1,000 jobs

Due to a sharp decline in sales after a massive outbreak of food-poisoning last summer, Snow Brand Milk Products Co. said Friday that it will cut 1,000 jobs by the end of September and close an additional three factories by the end of March.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2001

Grad jobs set to rise again in '02

About half of 40 major Japanese companies polled by Kyodo News plan to hire more new university graduates next spring than this year, making it certain overall job offers will increase for the second year in a row.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2001

MMC to cut 9,500 jobs, close Oe plant by 2003

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Monday it will cut some 9,500 jobs, or 14 percent of its group workforce, by 2003 and close down its key Oe plant in Nagoya as part of a major restructuring plan.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2001

MMC to cut 9,500 jobs, close Oe plant by 2003

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Monday it will cut some 9,500 jobs, or 14 percent of its group workforce, by 2003 and close down its key Oe plant in Nagoya as part of a major restructuring plan.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2000

Few Miyake evacuees have found jobs

Only 20 percent of Miyake Island evacuees have found jobs since the eruption of Mount Oyama last month forced them to leave their homes, according to a Tokyo Metropolitan Government survey released Saturday.
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2000

Snow Brand to cut 1,300 jobs, form alliance with Nestle

Snow Brand Milk Products Co., which was embroiled in a massive food-poisoning scandal this summer, unveiled a major restructuring plan Tuesday that includes cutting 1,300 jobs -- 20 percent of its workforce -- within 21/2 years and closing its Osaka plant.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2000

Ota ready to slash Osaka government jobs

Staff writer OSAKA -- Newly elected Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota said Monday that her priority is to restore financial health to the prefecture, noting she is confident she can push through plans for major cuts in local government jobs as part of the effort. "If prefectural officials really want to save Osaka...
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2000

Tokyo invests more to protect nuclear jobs in Russia

Japan will contribute an additional $20 million to a science and technology center established in Moscow six years ago to help curb the proliferation of nuclear weapons by creating jobs for Russian scientists and engineers, Foreign Ministry sources said Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Nov 19, 1999

The challenge of jobs for graduates

Students graduating from the nation's universities, two-year junior colleges and high schools next March are not likely to agree with the optimistic pronouncements being made about signs of a long-delayed recovery for Japan's battered economy. Better days may indeed be ahead for the corporate world,...
JAPAN
May 27, 1999

LDP envisions more jobs via public-private cooperation

A Liberal Democratic Party task force on Thursday drafted a set of measures to create new jobs by implementing public works projects and utilizing nonprofit organizations, party sources said.
JAPAN
Dec 30, 1998

Nomura to pare overseas operations, slash jobs

Japan's leading securities house, Nomura Securities Co., will downsize its operations in the Americas and Europe by closing offices and eliminating more than 600 jobs, according to sources at Nomura.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 1998

Osaka Prefecture ready to open jobs to minorities

OSAKA -- The Osaka Prefectural Government will open all 128 kinds of prefectural government jobs to local foreign residents, it was announced Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2023

U.S. unemployment insurance is stuck in 1935

America is relying on a unemployment system designed for the economy during the Great Depression.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2023

Was the U.S. saved by the pandemic?

By understanding which COVID-19 policies were successful and why, it is possible to forge a new path to economic stability for all.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 24, 2023

Worried about backdoor layoffs? Try career cushioning

Employees have a new vocabulary to talk about workplace gripes, and they’re using it to reevaluate assumptions about work and its role in their lives.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 12, 2023

Japan’s giant of central banking

Critics of former BOJ Gov. Kuroda complain that he never achieved the 2% inflation target. What they fail to acknowledge is his policies led to a dramatic strengthening of the labor market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 1, 2023

Tech to drive job changes for quarter of all workers over five years

Global labor markets are poised for a new era of turbulence as technologies like artificial intelligence accelerate the decline of clerical work.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2023

Yoshinoya may tap retirees as drivers when overtime cap hits transport industry

The plan comes amid the Japanese logistics industry's so-called 2024 problem, an expected truck driver shortage due to revised overtime rules.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 9, 2023

Saudi Arabia’s drive to get expats to ditch Dubai is off to a rocky start

The big question is whether Riyadh is ready from an infrastructure, housing, lifestyle and even administrative standpoint for an influx of foreign white-collar workers and their families.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2023

Major Japan firms promote reskilling amid shift to 'job-based' employment

Job-based employment helps clarify what skills companies want, making it easier for workers to consider what to learn. But some also worry they may be fired amid the move.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 30, 2023

Know the shady Japanese vocabulary that will help you avoid 'dark' part-time jobs

Even if the turnover for them is quick, knowing the code words people use to refer to possibly illegal activities will give you some insight into the Japanese language.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 29, 2023

Japan wants wage winners. Is it ready for losers?

Prime Minister Kishida has urged firms to boost workers’ pay. That would require more social upheaval than the country is prepared to accept.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 20, 2023

AI boom is dream and nightmare for workers in developing countries

For workers labeling the text, images, video and audio needed for AI services, lax labor regulations and low wages are the norm, tech experts say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 20, 2023

How the AI 'revolution' is shaking up journalism

Many commentators believe that journalism is on the cusp of a revolution where mastery of algorithms and AI tools that generate content will be a key battleground.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2023

'Corporate worker' continues to be dream job for many children in Japan

Corporate worker was the most preferred occupation for elementary school-age boys, as well as boys and girls at junior high and high schools, for the third consecutive year.

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