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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 new scheme for foreign workers poses fresh challenges

    03 Jul 2024 03:25 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The recently implemented amendments by Japan's National Diet have introduced a new "training and employment" system. Though a significant step towards refining the country's asylum process, it has also raised various concerns, particularly in remote regions like Gunma prefecture, which has historically had the highest number of foreign immigrants working in various heavy factories.

    Source: https://www.ucanews.com

  • Job Availability Ratio Falls to 1.24

    03 Jul 2024 03:15 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s seasonally adjusted ratio of effective job openings to seekers in May fell 0.02 point from the previous month to 1.24, the labor ministry said Friday.

    The ratio continued to drop because the number of job seekers increased as many faced higher costs of living due to persisting inflation.

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


  • Tokyo: New law, more flexibility for foreign workers

    03 Jul 2024 02:43 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Tokyo (AsiaNews) - Following the expansion of the status of "specific qualified worker" last 29 March to four additional areas of the world, which allowed over 800,000 new workers access to the employment programme, yesterday Japan's National Diet approved a new law that guarantees greater flexibility and longer stays for migrants wishing to find employment in the Japanese country.

    Source: https://www.asianews.it

  • Record 1,097 cases recognized as work-related injuries in Japan

    03 Jul 2024 02:41 | JHRS (Administrator)

    The latest figures, released June 28 by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, also revealed that power and sexual harassment remain serious problems in the workplace. This was borne out by an increase of 173 in cases involving mental disorders related to such situations.

    Source: https://www.asahi.com

  • Japan's new foreign worker program sets off scramble for talent

    19 Jun 2024 17:11 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO -- As Japan moves to a new foreign worker training program that provides more flexibility in changing jobs, regions outside metropolitan areas are sweetening their offers and bolstering support in a bid to attract talent.

    Source: https://asia.nikkei.com

  • Japan to allow foreign workers to change employers with new law: reports

    19 Jun 2024 17:05 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan's Parliament has passed a new foreign worker scheme that will allow employees to transfer workplaces under certain conditions, according to reports.

    The new programme will allow foreign employees to transfer workplaces if they have worked in one place for over a year, and if their Japanese language and professional abilities meet certain requirements, Kyodo News reported.

    Source: https://www.hcamag.com


  • Japan’s GMO takes aim at labor shortage with AI and robotics company

    19 Jun 2024 17:03 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan’s labor shortage is expected to become more severe in the coming decades due to its declining population. In March last year, Recruit Works Institute released a simulation showing that Japan might face a shortage of 3.41 million workers by 2030 and 11 million workers by 2040.

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

  • BOJ index shows more Japan firms passing on wage costs in services prices

    19 Jun 2024 17:00 | JHRS (Administrator)

    TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - The price Japanese companies charge each other for services with high labour costs rose 2.8% in April from a year earlier, the fastest increase in nearly four years, central bank data showed on Tuesday.

    The data highlights how prospects of steady wage increases are prompting more companies to charge more for their services, a trend the Bank of Japan (BOJ) sees as a prerequisite to raise interest rates from current near-zero levels.

    Source: https://www.reuters.com


  • Japan's April job availability falls amid inflation

    01 Jun 2024 16:44 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japan's job availability ratio in April fell 0.02 point from the previous month to 1.26, marking the first drop in two months, as high material prices weighed on recruitment in the manufacturing sector, government data showed Friday.

    Separate data showed the country's unemployment rate stood at 2.6 percent in the reporting month, unchanged from March.

    Source: https://english.kyodonews.net

  • Japan firms attend seminar on recruiting top Indian students

    01 Jun 2024 16:40 | JHRS (Administrator)

    Japanese companies are increasingly seeking to hire graduates of a top Indian science university amid a severe shortage of IT workers.

    Representatives from about 100 Japanese firms attended a seminar in Tokyo on Monday for advice on recruiting students from the Indian Institute of Technology.

    Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp


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