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Japan is experiencing such an evolution in regard to women in the workplace and in management roles. While a main reason for this evolution is the adoption of western influence on Japanese society, Japan is being forced to support this evolution because it is grappling with a declining population and lower birth rate which will lead to a ...
Many both in and outside Japan share an image of the Japanese work environment that is based on a "simultaneous recruiting of new graduates" (新卒一括採用, Shinsotsu-Ikkatsu-Saiyō) and "lifetime-employment" (終身雇用, Shūshin-Koyō) model used by large companies as well as a reputation of long work-hours and strong devotion to one's company.
Foreign funding of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is a controversial issue in some countries. In the late Cold War and afterward, foreign aid tended to be increasingly directed through NGOs, leading to an explosion of NGOs in the Global South reliant on international funding.
It is utilised as a basic business rule in Japan to conduct smooth business communication. The origin of "Ho-Ren-So" comes from Tomiji Yamazaki who was the ex-president of Yamatana Security firm. In 1982 he started using the term for effective business communication in his firm and it has been widely spread and used throughout Japan through his ...
The budget guidelines, seen by Reuters, dropped a reference to the need for "reviewing spending without sanctuary", which had been inserted in recent years as a pledge to stick to fiscal discipline.
Japan Tourism Agency seated itself with intentions to stimulate local economies and to further international mutual understanding, [5] following legislation of Basic Act on Promotion of Tourism Nation (in December 2006, to wholly revise Tourism Basic Act), [6] [7] committee resolutions in both Houses of the Diet in the legislation process, [8] [9] and decision at a Cabinet meeting of Basic ...
The pandemic brought on a shift from in-person work to remote work, which blurred the lines between when, where and how work could take place. All of a sudden, work could happen at 2 a.m. in bed ...
Factory work in Japan has been found to have some negative health impacts on workers, both physical and mental. In the 1970's, karoshi was identified as a labor issue that affected both white and blue-collar workers, and by 2005, a law was put in place that offered health guidance to overworked people, in order to help lower the deaths caused ...