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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 31, 2018
Gender pay gap could cost world $160 trillion: World Bank
Gender inequality in the workplace could cost $160 trillion in lost earnings globally, a World Bank study showed Wednesday, as pressure to address the pay gap grows.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 18, 2018
Dentsu to debut extraordinary 'input holiday' day off every month from June on trial basis
Major Japanese advertising agency Dentsu Inc. will introduce a uniform monthly day off on a trial basis from June, aiming to improve productivity by allowing more private time for its workers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2018
Marriage quest finds some Japanese men looking to share household duties with female partners
Tokyoite Kiyoshi is 38 years old and is still waiting for luck in love. But when he finds his future life partner, he says he will be willing to handle family duties in the belief that men's and women's roles at home are equal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 11, 2018
Are we addressing the core labor issues?
Corporate Japan must change its 20th-century mentality toward work.
EDITORIALS
Mar 6, 2018
A green light for multiple jobs
A new government policy that enourages companies to allow employees to have side jobs raises several important issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 15, 2018
Abe withdraws remark about Japan's discretionary work system after opponents challenge labor ministry data
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday withdrew a recent remark on Japan's discretionary work system, while opposition lawmakers questioned the validity of the labor ministry survey on which Abe's remarks were based.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 7, 2018
Challenges to the Japanese style of work
Will the goverment's effort to implement labor reforms be enough to put an end to the notorious phenomenon of 'karoshi'?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jan 27, 2018
Yumiko Oho teaches the ABC's of life in Italy
The desire to escape Japan's old-school notion of gender roles paved the way for a former bank employee to discover business opportunities overseas.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 21, 2018
Constitutional revision, casinos and labor reform top Japan's agenda as Diet prepares to open
After months of turmoil over a snap election, opposition realignment and stalled legislative progress, this year's regular Diet session was scheduled to kick off Monday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 21, 2017
The maven of Japanese sword fittings
The special exhibition "Pinnacle of Elegance: Sword Fittings of the Mitsumura Collection" at the Nezu Museum offers a fascinating look at the collection that Toshimo Mitsumura (1877-1955), a wealthy businessman, amassed at the end of the Meiji Era (1868-1912). Mitsumura's passion for swords is reflected...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2017
Cities and prefectures get into the spirit of labor reform
Municipal and prefectural governments across the country plan to adopt their own measures to promote labor reforms for their employees, such as by consigning operations to the private sector to cut overtime and introducing flexible working hours.
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2017
Trump administration weighs cuts in cultural, work exchange visas: WSJ
President Donald Trump's administration is considering reducing visas for U.S. cultural and work exchange programs, including au pairs and summer workers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Aug 26, 2017
Rush hour
'I can't believe that people in Tokyo are in such a hurry to get to work.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / CABINET INTERVIEW 2017
Aug 9, 2017
Internal affairs minister Noda eyes telecommuting to boost women's empowerment
Newly appointed Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Seiko Noda said she wants to take the initiative to promote teleworking to pave the way for more flexible working environments.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 14, 2017
Can Japan, land of lifetime employment, handle the rise of freelancers?
For public relations specialist Mari Hirata, the perks that drew her into the world of freelancing were the flexible working hours and the opportunity to work for various companies.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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