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Workers In Japan Turn To Companies That Help Them Quit Their Jobs
In Japan, companies are cashing in on employees' hesitancy to call it quits and helping people leave their unsatisfying workplaces.
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Japan Railway Unveils Humanoid Robot For Safer, Smarter Rail Maintenance
It resembles a malevolent robot from 1980s sci-fi but West Japan Railway's new humanoid employee was designed with nothing more sinister than a spot of painting and gardening in mind.
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"I Couldn't Move": Japanese Male Office Workers Experience Simulated Menstrual Pain
Male office workers at a telecoms firm in Tokyo have experienced simulated menstrual pain to help them become more sympathetic toward female colleagues ahead of International Women's Day on Friday.
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DNA Test Confirms Dying Construction Worker Was One Of Japan's Most Wanted Criminals
A DNA test has confirmed that a 70-year-old man who claimed to be one of Japan's most wanted criminals was telling the truth.
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Fukushima Nuclear Plant Worker Detects High Radiation Levels In Nasal Passage
This serves as a reminder of the risks associated with the ongoing cleanup efforts at the facility, which was severely damaged in 2011.
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Japan Says Workers Stole Possibly Radioactive Metal From Fukushima
Construction workers stole and sold potentially radioactive scrap metal from near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, the Japanese environment ministry said on Thursday.
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Japan Ambassador Takes Ride In Mumbai Local, Explores Markets. See Pics
Japanese ambassador to India, Hiroshi Suzuki, who once lauded the hard work put in by workers to advance the bullet train project, was spotted travelling in a Mumbai local on Thursday.
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4 Dead After Fire Breaks Out At Factory In Japan
Four workers have died in a blaze at a rice cracker factory in Japan, police said Saturday, with firefighters working throughout the night to extinguish the inferno.
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Japan Gunman Arrested After Taking Doctor Hostage, Shooting Nurse: Report
A Japanese man attacked at least two reported medical workers making a visit to a home in Fujimino, west of Tokyo, on Thursday night, shooting one and taking another hostage, local media said.
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DAWN Cafe in Japan Employs Robots as Avatars for Human Workers With Disabilities
DAWN Cafe in Tokyo employs robots to be avatars of its human workers with disabilities.
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Tokyo Olympics: Athlete Tests Positive As Tokyo Olympics Opening Nears
An athlete in Japan and five Olympic workers have tested positive for coronavirus, Tokyo 2020 organisers said on Thursday, just over a week before the opening ceremony.
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CEO Behind 5,500% Stock Gain Says His Secret Is Raising Salaries
Masaru Tange says the strategy that turned his company into one of Japan's best-performing stocks may be surprising: He buys smaller firms and boosts their workers' pay.
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Leaving Office 2 Mins Early? In Japan, That Means A Pay Cut
Several employees of a government office in Japan have been penalised with a pay cut for leaving work two minutes before they were supposed to.
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No kissing, No Sharing Plates: Campaigners Seek Guidelines For Japan Bars
Campaigners for Japan's nightlife workers say they need realistic guidelines for how to stay safe and remain in business amid the novel coronavirus, which has seen the government zero in on host and hostess bars as centres of contagion.
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Microsoft Trials 4-Day Work Week in Overworked Japan; Sales Rise Almost 40 Percent
The Japanese unit of Microsoft closed its offices every Friday in August, giving all 2,300 full-time workers special leave.
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Workers In Japan Turn To Companies That Help Them Quit Their Jobs
In Japan, companies are cashing in on employees' hesitancy to call it quits and helping people leave their unsatisfying workplaces.
-
Japan Railway Unveils Humanoid Robot For Safer, Smarter Rail Maintenance
It resembles a malevolent robot from 1980s sci-fi but West Japan Railway's new humanoid employee was designed with nothing more sinister than a spot of painting and gardening in mind.
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"I Couldn't Move": Japanese Male Office Workers Experience Simulated Menstrual Pain
Male office workers at a telecoms firm in Tokyo have experienced simulated menstrual pain to help them become more sympathetic toward female colleagues ahead of International Women's Day on Friday.
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DNA Test Confirms Dying Construction Worker Was One Of Japan's Most Wanted Criminals
A DNA test has confirmed that a 70-year-old man who claimed to be one of Japan's most wanted criminals was telling the truth.
-
Fukushima Nuclear Plant Worker Detects High Radiation Levels In Nasal Passage
This serves as a reminder of the risks associated with the ongoing cleanup efforts at the facility, which was severely damaged in 2011.
-
Japan Says Workers Stole Possibly Radioactive Metal From Fukushima
Construction workers stole and sold potentially radioactive scrap metal from near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, the Japanese environment ministry said on Thursday.
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Japan Ambassador Takes Ride In Mumbai Local, Explores Markets. See Pics
Japanese ambassador to India, Hiroshi Suzuki, who once lauded the hard work put in by workers to advance the bullet train project, was spotted travelling in a Mumbai local on Thursday.
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4 Dead After Fire Breaks Out At Factory In Japan
Four workers have died in a blaze at a rice cracker factory in Japan, police said Saturday, with firefighters working throughout the night to extinguish the inferno.
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Japan Gunman Arrested After Taking Doctor Hostage, Shooting Nurse: Report
A Japanese man attacked at least two reported medical workers making a visit to a home in Fujimino, west of Tokyo, on Thursday night, shooting one and taking another hostage, local media said.
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DAWN Cafe in Japan Employs Robots as Avatars for Human Workers With Disabilities
DAWN Cafe in Tokyo employs robots to be avatars of its human workers with disabilities.
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Tokyo Olympics: Athlete Tests Positive As Tokyo Olympics Opening Nears
An athlete in Japan and five Olympic workers have tested positive for coronavirus, Tokyo 2020 organisers said on Thursday, just over a week before the opening ceremony.
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CEO Behind 5,500% Stock Gain Says His Secret Is Raising Salaries
Masaru Tange says the strategy that turned his company into one of Japan's best-performing stocks may be surprising: He buys smaller firms and boosts their workers' pay.
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Leaving Office 2 Mins Early? In Japan, That Means A Pay Cut
Several employees of a government office in Japan have been penalised with a pay cut for leaving work two minutes before they were supposed to.
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No kissing, No Sharing Plates: Campaigners Seek Guidelines For Japan Bars
Campaigners for Japan's nightlife workers say they need realistic guidelines for how to stay safe and remain in business amid the novel coronavirus, which has seen the government zero in on host and hostess bars as centres of contagion.
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Microsoft Trials 4-Day Work Week in Overworked Japan; Sales Rise Almost 40 Percent
The Japanese unit of Microsoft closed its offices every Friday in August, giving all 2,300 full-time workers special leave.
