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Social expenditure of Japan Comparison of healthcare spending and life expectancy for some countries in 2007. In 2008, Japan spent about 8.2% of the nation's gross domestic product (GDP), or US$2,859.7 or 405,737.84 Yen per capita, on health, ranking 20th among the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries.
The first nursing association in Japan was founded in 1929 by Take Hagiwara as the Nursing Association of the Japanese Empire. [7] By 1933, the organization had around 1500 members from throughout Japan [12] and joined the International Council of Nurses (ICN). [13]
Since 1987, Japan has adopted the principle of a 40-hour week. If people work over eight hours per day, 40 hours per week, or on holidays (and one "weekend" day a week), or at late night (10pm to 5am), they are entitled to overtime pay. Under the Labor Standards Act of 1947 article 37, this is 25% of pay, or 35% on holidays. Since 2010, a rate ...
This increase came among heightened inflation and the commitment of the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida to higher wages. [3] It was reported in late July 2023, that the average minimum wage in Japan was expected to be increased to 1,002 yen an hour (6.76 U.S. dollars). [4]
In 2005, it was estimated that 12.2% of children in Japan lived in poverty. [25] From 1985 to 2008, the percentage of non-regular workers (those working on fixed-term contracts without job security , seniority wage increases, or other benefits) rose from 16.4% to 34.1% of the workforce. [ 26 ]
The site also introduced a new "Zero" update (which improves video resolution) (along with various other upgrades). [13] Hiroyuki Nishimura served as director at Niwango until February 2013. [14] Niconico launched for the Nintendo Switch in Japan on July 13, 2017, and was the Switch's 1st 3rd-party media app in any market. [15]
File sharing in Japan is notable for both its size and sophistication. [1] The Recording Industry Association of Japan has used a 2010 study to suggest that illegal downloads (which have been illegal since 2010) outnumber legal ones 10:1. [2] [3] In 2012, a law was passed that would invoke penalties for accessing pirated music or movies. [3]
Online video platforms allow users to upload, share videos or live stream their own videos to the Internet. These can either be for the general public to watch, or particular users on a shared network. The most popular video hosting website is YouTube, 2 billion active until October 2020 and the most extensive catalog of online videos. [1]