Japan ministry to expand support for companies to fix set intervals between work shifts
Japan's labor ministry is eyeing expansion of the so-called "inter-work interval system" requiring a certain number of rest ...
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Japan wants its hardworking citizens to try a 4-day workweek
Japan, a nation so hardworking its ... while 7 percent give their workers the legally mandated one day off, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Hoping to produce more takers ...
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Japan auto unions aiming to get five more days off in 2025
The number of nonworking days in the automotive industries has not increased in recent years and lags behind other sectors.
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Big May Day events in Asia call for better labor conditions
In Japan, May Day celebrations in Tokyo and elsewhere were ... At Tokyo’s Yoyogi park, thousands of labor union members, opposition lawmakers and academics gathered Monday for the May Day ...
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65% of Japan firms have hired foreign workers to cover labor shortage: survey
Those small medium companies which hire cheap labor as trainee and special skilled worker ... and foreigners do not have a proper knowledge level of Japanese, and after working 10 hours a day they ...
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The Japanese Festival returns to the Missouri Botanical Garden for Labor Day weekend
It’s a Labor Day weekend tradition at the Missouri Botanical Garden, The Japanese Festival celebrates a long-standing and meaningful partnership. “We love working with the Missouri Botanical ...
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Robots could rescue Japan's labor-starved food industry
Japan's food industry faces the ... A shrinking and aging population has led to chronic labor shortages, but one startup believes robots could save the day. Delibot, developed by Connected ...