Japan has ramped up its push for companies to adopt a four-day workweek, but those efforts face steep challenges in a country famous for its workaholic culture. "The reasons Japanese work long hours ...

The Tokyo government is allowing workers to wear shorts for the first time this summer, prompting delicate questions about ...

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"I was shocked. It is too much to pay 100,000 yen to extend my visa every three years," said Srijana Suna, a 29-year-old Nepali woman who has been working at factories in Japan since 2018. She earns ...

Japan, a nation so hardworking its language has a term for literally working oneself to death, is trying to address a worrisome labor shortage by coaxing more people and companies to adopt four-day ...

Weak yen drives foreign workers to favor Korea over Japan Korea edges ahead as weak yen and rising home wages dull Japans ...

A simple two-week routine of jotting down daily work wins on a smartphone app gave Japanese employees a measurable boost in energy and enthusiasm. Study: Effects of a Smartphone-Based Positive ...

SADO, Japan (AP) — Japanese officials have held a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines, listed in July as a UNESCO World Heritage site after Japan moved past years of historical disputes ...

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As Japan ponders the best way of taking in foreign workers, a government panel of experts has presented an interim report on the abolition of the Technical Intern Training Program. While heralding the ...