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All posts tagged "Japan by the numbers"
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29.4KEconomyJapan by the Numbers: Productivity and Overwork
Feeble new legislation will do little to solve Japan's chronic overwork problem - a change in attitudes and a focus on productivity...
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13.8KEconomyJapan by the Numbers: Permanent Employment
The start of April is the beginning of the new academic year in Japan, and also a key milestone for businesses and...
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29.1KSociety
Japan by the Numbers: ‘Karoshi’
As another worker's death is ruled 'karoshi' - death by excessive overwork - the government seems to be at a loss as...
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9.6KEconomyJapan by the Numbers: Old People
As Japan prepares to mark Respect for the Aged Day, the challenges posed by the nation's enormous population of over-65s have never...
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Society
Japan by the Numbers: Birth is Too Painful
Japan has one of the lowest rates of pain-free delivery in the developed world: only 5.2 percent of mothers were given epidural anesthesia...
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9.9KEconomyJapan by the Numbers: Too Many Holidays?
Today, Japan celebrates the country’s lofty peaks with a day of rest. Yup, August 11 is Mountain Day in Japan, the country’s...
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4.6KEconomyJapan by the Numbers: Tunnel Universities
Though Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration has eschewed immigration as a solution for Japan’s labor shortage, foreign student workers are increasingly helping to...
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5.2KEconomyJapan by the Numbers: ¥284 Billion
That’s the total amount of donations to Japan’s “hometown tax” system in the fiscal year ended in March, and the highest since...
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