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  • In labor-starved Japan, companies boost hiring perks for high school grads
  • 「3週間まとめて休む」「ルールは状況次第で変化」──モンゴル人女性が日本の職場で驚いた文化の違いとは?
  • Japanese companies are paying older workers to sit by a window and do nothing—while Western CEOs demand super-AI product

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asia.nikkei.com /1 month ago

In labor-starved Japan, companies boost hiring perks for high school grads

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itmedia.co.jp /2 weeks ago

「3週間まとめて休む」「ルールは状況次第で変化」──モンゴル人女性が日本の職場で驚いた文化の違いとは?

モンゴルの首都ウランバートル出身で、現在は日本企業で働くツァガーンバートル・ソロンゴさん(49)。日本の職場では、モンゴルとは異なるさまざまな文化やルール、仕事の進め方、さらには休暇...

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fortune.com /1 month ago

Japanese companies are paying older workers to sit by a window and do nothing—while Western CEOs demand super-AI product...

About half of Japanese firms have an “old guy who does nothing.” Colleagues say they take many breaks, idly chat, browse the web, and stare off into space.

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news.livedoor.com /1 month ago

約6割の職場で「ルール外の働き方」横行…規則と現場でギャップ明るみに

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scmp.com /3 weeks ago

Name and shame: Japan’s tame answer to jobseeker sex harassment

Final-year students invited to recruiters’ apartments for help with their applications. Coffee dates with alumni who promise to explain how the company works. Inappropriate intervi...

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japantimes.co.jp /3 weeks ago

Fukuoka aims to create workplaces where people with disabilities can thrive

Though more people with disabilities are finding jobs through Fukuoka Prefecture's Hello Work, many are also believed to have left their jobs.

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asia.nikkei.com /1 week ago

Japan's foreign worker system strains as officials eye quota shifts

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scmp.com /1 month ago

Japan relaxes overtime rules under workaholic Takaichi: ‘unacceptable shift’

Japan eased overtime regulation starting on Tuesday in a move meant to help spur economic growth but criticised as a relapse into the country’s ingrained workaholic culture. The mo...

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japantimes.co.jp /1 month ago

Is Japan backpedaling on its work-style reforms?

Japan will soon stop asking companies to cap employees' overtime at 45 hours per month, leaving many wondering if it is going back on its work-style reforms.

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asahi.com /1 month ago

東京都庁で都職員が「子連れ出勤」体験会 「家より仕事しやすい」

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asahi.com /1 day ago

裁量労働制「長時間労働で適用除外」 乱用を防ぐ措置で労使が一致

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itmedia.co.jp /2 weeks ago

オフィスの休憩エリア「心は休まらず」? イトーキと松尾研、行動ログから忙しさの正体に迫るAIモデルを構築

イトーキと松尾研究所が、従業員854人分の行動データを分析し、会議やメール、チャットといった日々の行動が、働く人の心身や人間関係の状態にどう影響するのかを探るAIモデルを構築した。会議...

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zeit.de /3 weeks ago

Japanische Arbeitskultur: Plötzlich gibt es in Tokio sogar die Viertagewoche

Das Büro vor dem Chef zu verlassen, gilt in Japan als unhöflich. Alle Urlaubstage zu nehmen, ist verpönt. Diese Arbeitskultur wird mittlerweile aber öfter hinterfragt.

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asia.nikkei.com /1 month ago

Japan eyes employing foreign trainees as airport ground crew

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asahi.com /4 weeks ago

世界に放つAI革新、支える若者のモーレツ勤務 新入社員に贈るのは

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built.itmedia.co.jp /1 day ago

工場もウェルビーイングに パナソニックEWが奈良工場の改修事例を初公開

パナソニック エレクトリックワークスは、照明や空調、電気設備などの技術とWELL認証の知見を生かした「Well-Being事業」を製造現場のオフィスに初展開し、奈良工場の改修事例を公開した。人手...

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staradvertiser.com /1 month ago

Government to step up efforts to secure its workforce

TOKYO >> The Japanese government is boosting its efforts to reduce the number of national public employees leaving their jobs.

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ascii.jp /1 month ago

「原則出社」命じる企業とテレワーク社員の意識ギャップ/“推し活依存”自覚するZ世代が2割/シニアの利用が盛んな○○アプリ、ほか

今回(2026年8月22日~8月28日)は、サイバー攻撃によるデータ侵害の被害実態、テレワーク実施率の推移や従業員の意向、世界のDDoS攻撃の現状、小売業が提供するアプリの利用動向、Z世代の“推し...

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ascii.jp /1 month ago

人は、仕事のどこで育っているのか。― 日々の仕事の学びを確かめる、解説版・図解版PDFを無料公開

人は、仕事のどこで育っているのか。― 日々の仕事の学びを確かめる、解説版・図解版PDFを無料公開

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asahi.com /1 week ago

勤務間インターバル、つながらない権利・・・働く人の休息どう確保?

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ascii.jp /1 month ago

職務基準を示した。その力が育つ仕事は、誰が用意するのか。

職務基準を示した。その力が育つ仕事は、誰が用意するのか。

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japantimes.co.jp /1 month ago

Amid labor crunch, Japan firms hiring foreign nationals even as Takaichi tightens rules

In a survey conducted last year by Japan's labor ministry, 68.2% of companies said they hired foreign nationals to ease a labor shortage.

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asahi.com /1 week ago

バイト先の休業で「自己都合退職」? 焼肉きんぐと交渉した学生労組

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asahi.com /1 month ago

最低賃金、影潜めた競争の裏側 中央の牽制「昭和の行政指導のよう」

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