Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Japan as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Japan: Government to pay special job subsidies for 1 more month
The special measure for job adjustment subsidies will once again be extended by at least one month until the end of March 2021 …
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Japan: Coronavirus travel ban
Foreign nationals seeking to enter the country will be turned back if they have visited the UK during the last 14 days …
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Japan: Legal revisions would add weight to COVID-19 response
A new law is being debated in the Diet (State Parliament) about special measures necessary to cope with both the current and any future pandemic …
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Japan: Companies Act amended
The amended Companies Act will come into force on or before 11th June 2021 revising the rules regarding Director compensation …
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Japan: Regular and nonregular workers
An expert panel set up by the Labour Ministry has advised that employers should not differentiate between regular and nonregular workers in respect to working from home …
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Japan: Government eyes more flexible paternity leave after childbirth
The government is currently seeking to combat the declining birthrate by offering improved income tax incentives to parents and by introducing greater flexibility in the operation of paternity leave …
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Japan: Phased measures for resuming cross-border travel
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has provided very detailed information on entry procedures under the Residence and Business Track frameworks for entry and return to Japan …
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Japan: Cabinet OKs 73.6 tril. yen new stimulus to fight virus
The government has announced a further stimulus package of 73 trillion yen (US$700BN) …
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Japan: Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act
It is now 9 months since the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act came into force …
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Japan: “Special activity” work permit
Foreign nationals with 90-day short-stay visas may now renew their permits to work part-time for up to 28 hours per week …
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Japan: HIV policy need
The incidence of HIV/AIDS in most of the World peaked in the late 1990s, but only came to Japan relatively recently and has still not peaked …
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Japan: Support for gay marriage is soaring
Employers may wonder how to treat the issue of next of kin and company pension beneficiaries in Japan, where there is no recognition of “same-sex marriage” (the only G7 country to deny it) …
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Japan: Top court says not unreasonable to deny bonuses, retirement pay
The government has long been trying to introduce a legal framework that ensures Japan is a fair and more equitable society …
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Japan: iDeCo Plus
Although the Defined Contribution Pension Plan has been growing in popularity amongst Japanese companies, it was often found by smaller companies to be too complicated to establish …
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Japan: Minimum leave
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is eager to ensure that employees take at least the minimum 5 days’ annual leave under last year’s “Work Style Reform Law” …
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