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This news service contains Japan-related HR news that matter in a nutshell. Guaranteed less than 50 words linked back to its original news source. Great for busy HR pros like you!

  • Japan’s Job Availability Ratio Rises for 2nd Straight Year

    01 Feb 2024 01:40 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO (Jiji Press)—The average ratio of effective job openings to seekers in Japan rose for the second straight year in 2023 as demand for labor grew following the removal of COVID-19 restrictions and amid serious workforce shortages, government data showed Tuesday.

    Source: https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp

  • Japan's companies increased hiring in 2023

    31 Jan 2024 23:35 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japanese companies are hiring more people as the economy bounces back from a coronavirus downturn. The increase has yet to surpass pre-pandemic levels for jobs as businesses struggle with higher materials costs.

    The labor ministry says the ratio of openings to job seekers increased for the second straight year in 2023 to 1.31. That means there were 131 positions offered for every 100 applicants. It's an uptick of 0.03 points from 2022.

    Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp

  • Japan's foreign worker population tops 2 million for first time

    31 Jan 2024 03:33 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO - The number of foreign workers in Japan as of the end of last October topped 2 million for the first time, government data showed Friday, as the country grapples with labor shortages amid an aging population.

    The rise to a record 2,048,675 foreign workers, up 225,950, or 12.4 percent, from the previous year, was also due to a recovery in the number of technical interns following the end of Japan's strict coronavirus border controls.

    Source: https://english.kyodonews.net

  • Japan job market remains tight, keeping hopes for wage hikes

    31 Jan 2024 03:31 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan’s labor market showed further signs of tightness in December, driven by a manpower shortage across a swath of sectors in a closely watched development as companies engage in annual wage negotiations with unions.

    Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp

  • Japan resumes work at new US military site on Okinawa despite local opposition

    14 Jan 2024 01:47 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Japanese construction workers on Wednesday resumed landfill work at the new site of the U.S. military base on Okinawa despite protests by the island's residents that the move tramples on their rights and raises environmental concerns.

    Source: https://abcnews.go.com

  • OECD urges Japan to scrap mandatory retirement amid labor shortage

    14 Jan 2024 01:44 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- Abolishing mandatory retirement will be key to Japan securing the workers it needs amid a population decline, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said in a new economic report on the country published Thursday.

    Source: https://asia.nikkei.com


  • Japan’s slower wage growth adds to reasons for BOJ to hold

    13 Jan 2024 02:57 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Headline wage growth for Japanese workers slowed sharply in November, an unwelcome development for the Bank of Japan as it seeks evidence of a virtuous cycle linking pay hikes to price increases as a prerequisite for normalizing monetary policy.

    Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp

  • Japan to provide subsidies to companies and employees affected by Noto quake

    13 Jan 2024 02:53 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Companies forced to downsize operations due to the earthquake are eligible for employment adjustment subsidies. The ministry has announced it will raise the subsidy rate to a maximum of 80 percent of the absence allowance that companies pay to their employees.

    Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp

  • More Japanese companies move to rehire former employees

    01 Jan 2024 04:10 | JHRS (Administrator)

    A growing number of Japanese companies are moving to rehire former employees who have quit before retirement age — a move aimed at securing work-ready personnel amid serious labor shortages crippling the country.

    Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp

  • Japan's November job availability falls to 16-month low amid inflation

    01 Jan 2024 04:08 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO - Japan's job availability ratio for November fell 0.02 point from the previous month to 1.28, a level not seen since July last year, as persistently high prices weighed on recruitment activities in some service sectors, government data showed Tuesday.

    Separate data showed the country's unemployment rate, meanwhile, stood at 2.5 percent in the reporting month, unchanged from the previous month.

    Source: https://english.kyodonews.net


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