Japan Lower House OKs Controversial Work Style Reform Bill
May 31, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s House of Representatives on Thursday passed a controversial work style reform bill, making it almost certain that the measure will be enacted during the ongoing parliamentary session. At a plenary meeting, the lower chamber of the Diet approved
Kake Apologizes to Ehime Pref. over “Wrong” Meeting Info
May 31, 2018
Matsuyama, Ehime Pref.- A senior official of Kake Educational Institution visited the Ehime prefectural government Thursday to apologize for giving “wrong” information related to a high-profile favoritism scandal in Japan. “We deeply apologize for causing the prefecture great troubles,” Yoshihito Watanabe,
Ex-MOF Exec Sagawa Unlikely to Be Indicted over Moritomo Scandal
May 31, 2018
Osaka- Public prosecutors are seen giving up indicting former Japanese Ministry of Finance official Nobuhisa Sagawa over the falsification of documents on the controversial huge discount sale of a state land lot to school operator Moritomo Gakuen, it was learned
Japan Work-Related Deaths Up for 1st Time in 3 Years in 2017
May 31, 2018
Tokyo- The number of work-related deaths recognized in Japan in 2017 rose 5.4 pct from the previous year to 978, up for the first time in three years, the labor ministry said Wednesday. The result reflected an increase in accidents
Japan to Boost Efforts to Prevent Overwork-Related Deaths
May 31, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s labor ministry plans to set the goal of raising the proportion of companies with a so-called work interval system to 10 pct or higher in 2020 in an effort to prevent deaths from overwork, it was learned Thursday.
Japan Paternal Leave Rate Tops 5 Pct for 1st Time
May 31, 2018
Tokyo- The proportion of men who took child-rearing leave in Japan in fiscal 2017 rose 1.98 percentage points from the previous year to 5.14 pct, topping 5 pct for the first time, a Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry survey showed
Japan to Set Up New Resident Status for Skilled Foreign Workers
May 31, 2018
Tokyo- The Japanese government plans to set up a new resident status as early as next April to bring in skilled workers from overseas as part of efforts to address serious labor shortages, officials said Wednesday. At present, skilled workers
Emperor, Empress Host Banquet at Palace, for Last Time(2018/05/30-23:43)
May 31, 2018
Tokyo- The Japanese Emperor and Empress held a banquet at the Imperial Palace Wednesday to welcome the Vietnamese president and the first lady of the Southeast Asian country as state guests. This could be the final banquet at the palace
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