Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Japan as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Japan: Government declares nationwide state of emergency
This was one of the last advanced economies to declare a state of emergency …
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Japan: Government to extend visa suspensions until end of May as virus spreads
The Japanese government is set to extend its suspension of visas held by foreign nationals until the end of May 2020 …
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Japan: Anti-power harassment law
The new “power harassment” (pawahara) law, which is currently coming into force for large companies, seeks to protect workers – inter alia – from acts deriving from “abuse of superior job status”, which causes mental or physical distress or negatively impacts the workplace environment …
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Japan: New maximum overtime limits
April 2020 is the SMEs deadline for complying with limits on overtime under the “work style reform law” (ref: 14 February 2019 Newswire) …
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Japan: Measures to improve treatment of part-time and fixed-term workers introduced
An important amendment to the “Labour Contracts, Part Time Workers and Worker Dispatching Acts” will take effect in April 2020 (1st April 2021 for SMEs) …
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Japan: Fixed premium rate
Back in 2010, the Labour Standards Act introduced a fixed premium rate of 150% of the normal hourly pay rate when an employee exceeded 60 hours of overtime each month …
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Japan: Government inks memorandum with Pakistan on import of skilled labor
The governments of Japan and Pakistan have both signed a cooperation agreement on the movement of skilled workers to Japan …
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Japan: Draft law to require tuberculosis test of nationals from 6 countries
With effect from July 1st 2020, nationals of China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines and Vietnam who come to Japan to work on assignment, will be required to undergo a tuberculosis test in their home country …
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Japan: Unemployment rate falls to 2.2% in November 2019
In November 2019 employment in Japan increased to 67 …
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Japan: Group Governance Systems Guidance
Any parent company based in Japan should now be mindful of the Group Governance Systems Guidance first published this Summer …
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Japan: ‘Don’t tell us what to wear’: Japanese women
The Japanese social media is busy with reactions to a series of reports suggesting some employers insist on strict dress codes only for women …
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Japan: Guideline on dealing with workplace “power harassment”
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has developed a guideline on dealing with what it calls workplace “power harassment” …
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Japan: Government seeks to boost employment opportunities for elderly
The government’s Employment Strategic Task Force is reviewing the Employment Stabilization Law for the Elderly …
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Japan: Real wages drop for 7th straight month in July 2019
Over the year to July 2019, gross wages dropped by an average of 0 …
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Japan: Real wages drop for a sixth straight month in June
Over the year to June 2019, gross wages dropped by an average of 0 …
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