Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Japan as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Japan: GDP shrank annualized 1.2% in Q3 2022 amid weak yen, inflation
: Unexpected fall in economic activity …
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Japan: Emiratis can travel to Japan without a visa
Holders of UAE passports may now enter and stay in Japan for up to 30 days for the purpose of work, without the need to submit an application at the Embassy of Japan in Abu Dhabi, apply for an exemption, or pay any fees …
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Japan: Bucking cost rises through advance purchasing
The services PMI published by the au Jibun Bank stood at 53 …
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Japan: Companies dealing with inflation by paying one-off cost of living payments
Although Japan is not suffering the rates of inflation experienced throughout much of the rest of the World, its population has been living with relatively stable price levels ever since 1997 …
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Japan: Lost international students – will they return?
During the first year of the pandemic, the number of foreign higher education students that were studying in Japan fell by 13 …
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Japan: Facility to make collective agreement more widely applicable than to its signatories
Although less commonly used than in France, and several other EU States, the facility exists in Japan to declare collectively agreed wages more widely applicable …
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Japan: Violations of paid leave obligations reported by Nagasaki Labour Bureau
The Nagasaki Labour Bureau has reported violations of paid leave obligations …
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Japan: NTT to adopt merit-based personnel system
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) are breaking free from the traditional seniority system …
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Japan: Hitachi to scale back locations
Over the next 18 months, Hitachi will reduce its office footprint in Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefectures by 20% …
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Japan: Digital education programme for Japan Airlines employees
Japan Airlines (JAL) has decided to introduce a digital education programme for all its 36,000 employees, staring next year …
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Japan: Bill to protect freelancers
A new law is to be debated this Autumn that will give freelancers the right to have a written contract that clearly specifies the work to be undertaken …
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Japan: New salary card option in the pipeline
As things stand, the Labour Standards Law stipulates that salaries must be paid strictly in cash, although companies are allowed to pay salaries into accounts held at banks and other financial institutions …
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Japan: Nippon Paper extends its human rights policy
The company has had in place a human rights policy since 2004 …
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Japan: May a contract employee be dismissed during their fixed-term period?
It is often assumed that contract (fixed-term) employees may be easily dismissed at any time because their employment relationship has the character of a “non-regular employee” …
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Japan: Minimum wage to hit 961 yen under largest hike yet offered
Although consumer price inflation rose by only 2 …
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