Japan has more than nine million empty homes and a single mother population of 700,000, who often struggle to find accommodation. This new initiative can solve the two problems.

Rina Chandran · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 14 Dec 2018

Workforce and Employment

Japan to open door wider to foreign blue-collar workers

As it struggles with an ageing population and shrinking workforce, Japan is offering two new types of visa to attract more foreign talent.

Linda Sieg , Linda Sieg , Ami Miyazaki, and Ami Miyazaki · Reuters 11 Dec 2018

Workforce and Employment

Japan to open door wider to foreign blue-collar workers

As it struggles with an ageing population and shrinking workforce, Japan is offering two new types of visa to attract more foreign talent.

Linda Sieg , Linda Sieg , Ami Miyazaki, and Ami Miyazaki · Reuters 11 Dec 2018

Education, Gender and Work

Make way for a new superhero: the devoted Japanese father

In order to counter its falling birthrate, the Japanese government is aiming to redefine what it means to be a father.

Sean Fleming 04 Dec 2018

Japan

Japan's economy in five charts

Japan's shrinking workforce and ageing population are posing significant risks that could undermine years of economic growth.

IMF Blog · International Monetary Fund 03 Dec 2018

Japan

Japan has so many empty homes it's giving them away

It’s the world’s third-largest economy. It also has the world’s most pronounced population decline. Now, Japan is giving away vacant homes to deal with an excess of housing stock.

Sean Fleming 30 Nov 2018

Workforce and Employment

This Japanese company pays its employees to get a good night's sleep

Chronic exhaustion is the cause of a raft of problems from poor health to lost productivity. In Japan it’s even led to loss of life. Now one employer is fighting back.

Sean Fleming 28 Nov 2018

Gender Parity

What will it take for the world’s third-largest economy to empower women?

Japan recognizes not only the moral worth of gender parity, but also its economic benefits. But is the country ready to take the next steps?

Makiko Eda 21 Nov 2018

Japan

70% of women in Tokyo back single-sex transport amid safety concerns

Women in Tokyo are the most in favour of single-sex carriages, a poll of the world's biggest commuter cities has found.

Machel Reid and Beh Lih Yi · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 21 Nov 2018

Arts and Culture

This manga-style artist is drawing stories of historically powerful women

Queenie Chan is bringing female empowerment to the male-dominated world of comic books.

Michael Taylor · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 12 Nov 2018

Japan

How to address Japan's shrinking labour force

A ageing population and rising skills shortage has led Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet to approve legislation to make it easier for more foreign blue collar workers to live and work i...

Linda Sieg · Reuters 05 Nov 2018

Future of Energy

How energy infrastructure is shaping geopolitics in East Asia

Strategic balance is the new normal in Asia's cross-border energy infrastructure, writes Miyeon Oh, as countries attempt to avoid direct conflict in an era of great competition for power.

Miyeon Oh 02 Nov 2018

Japan

Should Japan introduce daylight savings time?

Japan's 2020 Olympics President Yoshiro Mori has suggested adopting Daylight Saving Time to allow athletes at the games to compete in cooler hours - but the suggestion has been met with r...

Koichi Hamada · Project Syndicate 02 Nov 2018

Japan

Kintsugi, or how Japanese pottery could help you deal with setbacks

The ancient art of repairing pottery can teach us about getting over defeat and repairing ourselves.

Brad Elphinstone · The Conversation 29 Oct 2018

Japan

Crying once a week is the secret to a stress-free life

Crying once a week can improve your mental health, according to a teacher encouraging Japanese students and workers to shed tears. Here’s how it reduces stress...

Kate Whiting 22 Oct 2018

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