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 move marks a more concerted effort ...

Japan's central and local governments, alongside many businesses, started the year's first day of work on Monday, taking on a ...

Japan's aging workforce, labor shortages, and government policies show how the country has adapted as 30% of its population ...

An employee of the Secretariat of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority lost a workplace smartphone with highly classified ...

It is still possible for a population in decline, even as severely as Japan’s, to recover, but it requires serious cultural reexamination. Japan released a report last month announcing that last year, ...

For decades, Japan has remained one of the top players in the global economy. Japan continues to keep up in a rapidly developing world stage alongside new players and technologies. "Japan Capitalism ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has long cited Margaret Thatcher as one of her political role models. The former, long-serving British PM was a dyed-in-the-wool conservative ...

Sleepy at work? Just stand inside this windowless box and take a power nap. That’s the pitch from two Japanese companies that have unveiled a “nap box” designed to encourage a healthier office culture ...

It only takes a few minutes of conversation with 45-year-old entrepreneur and CEO Yohei Shibasaki to realize he has a far more global outlook on society than your average Japanese businessperson.

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Demand for minpaku services, which rent out vacant rooms in houses and condominiums mainly to tourists, is growing alongside ...