Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Japan as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Japan: Rapid take-up of business and human rights guidelines
Although the guidelines were only released last month (and are entirely voluntary) there are already signs that they are being adopted by major employers …
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Japan: Mid-career recruitment survey in the use of RJP
The leading executive search firm Mynavi has just released the results of its 2023 survey of 1,600 recruitment professionals …
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Japan: New procedure for the issue of health insurance cards
When taking up a job it is necessary to inform the social insurance system so that coverage of health insurance and pension insurance can commence …
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Japan: Fujitsu to give up its headquarters building in central Tokyo
This leading multinational information and communications technology equipment and services corporation has responded to the growth of remote work by relocating its smaller head office personnel next September to its factory in Kanagawa Prefecture …
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Japan: Increase in use of childcare leave by men (2023)
The number of men taking up this benefit has increased substantially over the last 4 years – from 9 …
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Japan: Employment rate of people with disabilities to be increased from April 2024
As things stand today, the minimum employment rate (or quota) for people with disabilities in private companies is 2 …
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Japan: Nominal wages and salaries continue to grow (July 2023)
Although the rate of earnings growth fell in July 2023 to 1 …
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Japan: Revision of immigration and refugee law
The new provision will allow the authorities to deport those who repeatedly re-apply for asylum status after they have been turned down …
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Japan: A government panel pushes for a 4.3% hike in the minimum wage
The proposed change would take the average gross hourly minimum wage to ¥1,002 (US$6 …
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Japan: Company stock increasingly being used for job retention and to stimulate performance
Although stock options and stock price discounts are still common in the west, in Japan the trend is towards the issue of “restricted stocks” (RS) which may also be termed “vested stocks” …
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Japan: Lost top position in 2023 visa-free league table
After two years as the country passport that would give access to most countries and territories, the Japanese passport has slid to a joint third place …
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Japan: Hunt started early this year for 2024 new recruits
Employers have largely ignored government guidelines concerning students expected to graduate in 2024 …
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Japan: Continued decline in real pay levels (April 2023)
In April 2023, real pay levels fell at an annual rate of 3% – in spite of a rise in the overall level of pay increases …
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Japan: Discrimination during the hiring process
The Japanese Trades Union Confederation (Rengo) has recently reported on the results of a survey it undertook in April 2023 …
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Japan: Internal migration reveals continued drift to major cities
The latest migration figures for April 2023 indicate that in spite of the government’s attempts to encourage those living in Tokyo to move out into surrounding areas there is a persistent drift towards the city …
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