SOCIETY
Entire Staff Quit At Four Nursing Homes in Japan
After being forced to work for months in horrible conditions, staff at four nursing homes in Japan quit en masse, simultaneously. How…
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SOCIETY
After being forced to work for months in horrible conditions, staff at four nursing homes in Japan quit en masse, simultaneously. How…
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Real wages in Japan have remained pathetically low for several decades. Unless, that is, you work for Costco or IKEA. As the…
CULTURE
Is it education - or workplace harassment? In the first ever lawsuit of its kind, an apprentice rakugo performer has successfully sued…
SOCIETY
A rising awareness of customer harassment and stalking in Japan means more employees are hiding their identities.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
A series of news reports - and a new movie - have taken Amazon Japan to task for the stress it puts…
LIVING IN JAPAN
Weak yen, stagnant wages, and economic woes are creating a perfect storm, driving more Japanese youth to look for opportunities outside Japan.
SOCIETY
Some citizens in Fukuoka are complaining that garbage collectors, who work at night in the city, are having the audacity to -…
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Labor-strapped convenience stores in Japan are increasingly turning to exchange students to work the shifts Japanese workers don't want. In some cases,…