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Foreign workers key to maintaining Japan's economic competitiveness
Due to Japan’s aging population, the government estimates a shortage of 1.3 million workers over the next four years. Japan will have no choice but to increase the influx of foreign labor if the ...
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Japan and disabilities: Inclusion and strategic thinking keys to improve workplace diversity | Diversity and the future of the Japanese workplace
Toshiya Kakiuchi is the president and CEO of Mirairo Inc. Since his bones are fragile and easily breakable, he is a wheelchair user. Advocating "Barrier Value" that turns obstacles into value, he ...
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Japanese organizations can better utilize the skills and diversity international workers have to offer | Diversity and the future of the Japanese workplace
Alex Steullet joined the corporate branding department at Cybozu Inc. in 2018. The following year he became the editor in chief of Cybozu's owned media platform, Kintopia. He is originally from ...
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Foundation backs positive feedback at school, work
“People were born to be praised.” This is the message that Kunio Hara, leader of the Ho-Me-I-Ku Foundation and the author of the book, “Praise-based Management,” is sharing with the world. Ho-Me-I-Ku, ...
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Medical expert offers tips on how foreign workers can navigate Japan’s health care system | Diversity and the future of the Japanese workplace
Japan’s universal health care Japan offers a universal health care insurance system, with all residents required to have insurance coverage. Employees are usually enrolled in their firm’s health ...
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Japanese AI company looks to utilize technology to transform corporate culture, enrich work-life balance | Diversity and the future of the Japanese workplace
Indeed, it was Hirano’s observations of Japan’s work culture that inspired her to launch Cinnamon. As she started her own family, she thought about the future her children would inherit, and felt that ...
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Japan Cultural Expo - The Japan Times
Nationwide programs offer in-depth look at 10,000 years of Japanese culture, tradition, art and history ...
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Is Japan open enough? Japanese CEO asks foreign workers about the best and worst of working in Japan | Diversity and the future of the Japanese workplace
As part of our joint project “Diversity and the future of the Japanese workplace,” Japanese software development firm Cybozu and The Japan Times recently sat down with three international residents ...
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Achievements bring to light further areas for growth
The Japan Ryugaku (a Japanese word meaningEstablished in 1951, we have seenmore than 110,000 graduates joincompanies around the world. More than 600 students fromabroad are learning at our college,and ...
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Unique venues for special events - The Japan Times
From historic and cultural museums, temples and gardens to modern skyscrapers and theme parks, Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) supports the use of these venues for meetings, conventions, events ...
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Japan Highlights | The Japan Times Online
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Japan’s Metal Products Reaching a Global Stage from Tsubame-Sanjo
Features Japan’s Metal Products Reaching a Global Stage from Tsubame-Sanjo “There is no other area like this in the world, where old and new industries coexist today. And what is amazing is that many ...