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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 26, 2020
MUFG Bank to cut 8,000 jobs by March 2024, up from its initial plan
MUFG Bank, the banking unit of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., plans to slash its domestic workforce by around 8,000 employees by March 2024, expanding on its earlier planned reduction of 6,000, a source said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 25, 2020
Pundits pore over pandemic's impact on employment
Asahi Geino warns warns that economic calamities from the COVID-19 outbreak are likely to arrive in the form of three successive waves. The third wave, if it comes, will make the Black Monday stock market crash of 1987 seem like a picnic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2020
Foreign students in Japan fear pandemic narrows job opportunities
As the outbreak continues to take a serious toll on Japan's economy, those hoping to find work here now fear they will be first to miss out.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2020
Foreign workers and students vulnerable as virus-hit Japan firms ax staff
Immediately after all Chinese group tours through this summer were canceled at the end of January and February following the coronavirus outbreak, a Chinese man in his 20s who had worked as a full-time employee at a hotel near Kansai International Airport lost his job.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 24, 2020
Women bear brunt of U.S. job losses in coronavirus crisis
Women have lost the lion's share of U.S. jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, researchers said on Thursday, as family responsibilities and the industries they dominate make them especially vulnerable.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional voices: Chubu
Apr 24, 2020
More foreign workers in Mie losing jobs and homes in virus pandemic
As the spread of COVID-19 infections hits the nation’s economy hard, foreign workers at manufacturers are being severely affected, with some losing their jobs and homes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 24, 2020
Brain drain: Philippines sends nurses around the world but lacks them at home
The Philippines is known for training nurses and exporting them to all corners of the world, but now the nation finds itself shorthanded just as its number of coronavirus infections and deaths skyrocket.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 23, 2020
Regional governor pledges support for Toyota suppliers as production dips
As Toyota prepares to nearly halve production at Japanese factories, a regional governor said Thursday he would offer ¥400 billion ($3.72 billion) in emergency loans for small and midsize companies including Toyota's suppliers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2020
Coronavirus sparks harassment at workplaces in Japan
As fear over the coronavirus grips Japan, labor unions say they are receiving a growing number of reports from people who have faced discrimination at the hands of their bosses and harassment by customers frustrated with merchandise shortages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 20, 2020
Pandemic likely to cost more jobs in Japan than 2008 crisis, experts say
Some economists have predicted unemployment in Japan could rise by over a million within a year, surpassing the fallout from the 2008-2009 global financial crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 18, 2020
Pandemic prevention measures turn Japanese families' worlds upside down
With many schools closed until early May, families are struggling to juggle the needs of young children with remote work responsibilities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 18, 2020
COVID-19 puts the squeeze on Japan's most vulnerable
Some news outlets are calling on the government to become more proactive in keeping workers and small businesses afloat during the coronavirus crisis in order to stave off the kind of despair that could lead to an increase in suicides.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2020
60% in seven Japan prefectures still going to office despite emergency
About 60 percent of employees in Tokyo and six other prefectures still commute to offices despite the state of emergency declared to curb the coronavirus pandemic, a think tank survey showed Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 15, 2020
Japanese supermarket chain offers staff 'emergency gratitude payment' as stores stay open amid pandemic
With crowds still flocking to supermarkets in Japan amid the coronavirus pandemic and the country's state of emergency, the operator of Life supermarkets is granting approximately 40,000 of its employees — including part-time workers — an "exceptional emergency gratitude payment," which will cost...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2020
Many in Japan head for work despite Abe’s call to stay home in pandemic
Some workers said it was difficult for them to follow the request due to the nature of their work, while others said they weren't able to do everything at home even though they had been teleworking.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 13, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic to test China's unemployment safety net
The coronavirus pandemic is expected to cause millions more people in China to lose their jobs, leaving many of them stranded without a safety net, unable to access state unemployment benefits, economists say.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2020
Shinkansen commutes increase as more firms and local governments support flexible work styles
The number of people who commute using shinkansen bullet trains from rural areas to central Tokyo is said to be on the rise.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 11, 2020
Tokyo Uber Eats union demands hazard pay and equipment to protect against virus
A labor union representing employees of Uber Technologies Inc.'s food delivery service Uber Eats on Friday called for hazard pay and coronavirus protection for its delivery staff on the front line of the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 9, 2020
Japan carmakers cut off pay to 32,000 in North America
The bulk of the furloughs are at Honda and Nissan, while Toyota is mainly targeting its temporary staff for now.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 9, 2020
Japanese carmakers plan to put 20,000 on temporary leave with partial pay to deal with virus
Around 20,000 domestic workers at three of the nation's biggest carmakers will be put on temporary leave because of the output suspensions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, company sources say.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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