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JOBS

BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2020
Summer bonuses at major Japanese firms down 6%
The average bonus at major Japanese companies this summer will fall 6.0 percent from a year before to ¥925,947 due to the coronavirus pandemic and a slowdown in the global economy, the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, said in a preliminary survey report Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 17, 2020
AT&T is cutting thousands of jobs and it’s just the beginning
With more than $160 billion in debt, AT&T has one of the largest debt loads of any nonfinancial company.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2020
Mitsubishi Aircraft to scale down passenger jet development operation and cut half of workforce
The company will close all of its overseas bases except for a flight test site in the U.S., a source said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 12, 2020
Nissan to ax nearly 250 jobs at U.K. plant after virus hits demand
Output at the Sunderland plant in northern England was halted in mid-March, with one production line resuming operations at the start of this week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jun 12, 2020
Women bear brunt of Japan's recession as pandemic unravels Abe's 'Womenomics'
Many women lack the job security of male workers, with more than half holding vulnerable part-time, contract or temporary jobs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2020
South Korea's jobless rate jumps to 10-year high amid pandemic
South Korea’s jobless rate jumped to a 10-year high in May as businesses continued to reel from the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 7, 2020
Japan's ultralow official jobless rate ignores 4 million on leave
Factor in those on partially paid leave and the 2.6 percent rate hits 11.5 percent. Then there's the 940,000 who left the labor force in April but weren't counted.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2020
Travel restriction poses challenges for Japanese firms with international workforce
Researchers who work in laboratories and new employees expected to acquire skills during workplace training sessions have been left in limbo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2020
Japan's new graduate recruiting fully starts amid coronavirus scare
Major firms in Japan on Monday fully started interviews, written tests and other activities to hire students graduating in spring 2021, with companies and students both struggling to adjust to unprecedented online recruiting methods introduced to cope with the new coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 31, 2020
Both companies and students worried as hiring goes remote for coronavirus recession
The recruiting season is set to pick up on Monday, but employers and applicants alike are disapppointed they can't get a feel for one another.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 30, 2020
Not just another day at the office: Rethinking Japan’s business culture amid the COVID-19 pandemic
The workplaces that employees nationwide are slowly returning to are unlikely to be the same as the ones they left when the COVID-19 pandemic emerged.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
May 29, 2020
Japan's low official jobless rate conceals deeper pain in its labor market
The real unemployment rate is closer to 11 percent, one think tank says.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 29, 2020
Japan factory output and retail sales slump as pandemic hits autos
Official data Friday showed factory output slipped 9.1 percent in April from the previous month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 29, 2020
Spain says it will do all it can to reverse Nissan closure amid protests
Spain said on Thursday it would do everything possible to stop Nissan from closing its main car factory in the country as angry workers burned tires and shouted "War" outside the Barcelona plant.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 29, 2020
Renault poised to announce 15,000 layoffs worldwide
The overall cuts would affect just under 10 percent of Renault's 180,000 global workforce.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2020
Boeing restarts 737 Max factory, taking a step toward jet’s comeback
Boeing Co. has restarted production of its beleaguered 737 Max jetliner, ending a four-month shutdown, as the planemaker works with regulators to end a global grounding that has hurt sales and damaged its reputation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 27, 2020
Japanese casino in Manila to shed over 1,000 jobs amid pandemic
Okada Manila's president said the retrenchment affecting a third of the resort's workforce is needed for the business to remain viable.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 24, 2020
It's time to face the real risks posed by COVID-19
The economic and social damage caused by anti-infection measures is far more harmful than the virus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 23, 2020
Remote possibilities: Can every home in Japan become an office?
The COVID-19 pandemic is prompting companies to adopt remote work to reduce contagion risks, accelerating the digital shift of the workspace.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 23, 2020
Mitsubishi Heavy to slash regional jet business workforce
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. is planning to slash the number of employees working on its struggling regional jet business amid bleak demand for aircraft due to the coronavirus pandemic, sources close to the matter have said.
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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