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But are workers ready for the change?
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Heated
Whenever I talk to someone who has visited Japan, an ex-pat who has lived there or a tourist just passing by, they will more often than not mention something about the fast-food chains there. What…
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The Economist
Match-making agencies have received a surge of inquiries
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The Japan Times
When racism occurs, either implicitly or overtly, it is often dismissed as arising from Japanese racial naivete.
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The Japan Times
There are no quick remedies for the rapid aging and shrinking of Japan's population, but inaction will only make matters worse.
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The Economist
They will now be written in English in the same order as in Japanese
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NPR
The country's natural population declined by more than 500,000 this year. A number of factors have led to Japan's plummeting birth rate and a growing demographic crisis.
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The Guardian
Civil court rules in favour of reporter, two years after she alleged a bureau chief date-raped her
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The Economist
Migrants who come to ease Japan’s labour shortage often bring children
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The Guardian
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese activists on Monday called for drastic steps by the government, companies and universities to stamp out sexual harassment of job-hunting students, a problem they said lurks in the shadows because victims fear speaking out.
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The Economist
Pressures from work and society are causing some to shun the world
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Victims are fighting back with apps, badges and invisible ink
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The Economist
Local authorities are setting up matchmaking websites to pair their residents with lonely-hearts in the cities
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The Economist
The sport has an opportunity to win new fans as the World Cup begins far from its traditional heartlands
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The Economist
Woe betide any celebrity caught with a spliff | Asia
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In the late 1980s, a giant bubble economy propelled Japan to new heights of extravagance and excess — but there's always a crash. Get the backstory on the ps...
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VisualPolitik EN
When we mention Japan, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Probably most of us think of a modern, advanced country with a rich culture... Many may als...
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The National Interest
Wonder why their economy has slowed?
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Geopolitical Intelligence Services
Japan’s monarchy is unique: Its dynasty is the world’s longest-reigning, yet the country lacks many attributes associated with having a king or queen. In the...
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Fast Company
But Line says the new Line Score will be opt-in.
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Quartz
Japan is tackling gender inequality with a "hunky dads" campaign.Japan’s workforce is shrinking and aging. To keep its economy growing, it needs more of its ...
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The Guardian
Campaigners urge government to ban employers from forcing footwear on female staff
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The Japan Times
Young people in Japan score distressingly low in OECD measurements of well-being.
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Vice Asia
With Tokyo winning the bid to host the 2020 Olympics, a newfound debate was underway centered around efforts to reform Japan's 60-year-old fueiho laws, which...
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National Geographic
Walk through Japan’s energetic urban heart and see a vibrant, creative culture that bounced back from war and natural disaster.
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BBC News
At least half a million young men in Japan are thought to have withdrawn from society, and refuse to leave their bedrooms. They’re known as hikikomori. Their...
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Quartz
It seems increasingly unlikely that the country will achieve its goal of getting the fertility rate to 1.8 by 2025.
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VisualPolitik EN
During the second half of the 20th century, Japan became one of the richest and most developed countries in the world. It even has the longest life expectanc...
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The Economist
Manufacturing is more automated than in most rich countries, but not service industries
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Life Where I'm From
I've never worked in Japan. I mean I work in Japan, but I work from my home and have never needed Japanese language or workplace skills. But I do know people...
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National Geographic
A photographer explores the hidden world of the hikikomori, and the human bonds that draw them out.
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The Japan Times
Japan is among the biggest users of robots in the world, with 303 per 10,000 employees in 2016 — the fourth-highest globally — according to the Internation
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Roughly translated as an apologetic ‘excuse me’, ‘sumimasen’ rings out of doorways, taxis, shops and restaurants, leaving ‘arigatou’ (thank you) by the wayside.
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Wired
The hierarchies of Judeo-Christian religions mean that those cultures tend to fear their overlords. Beliefs like Shinto and Buddhism are more conducive to have faith in peaceful coexistence.
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CBS News
Japan's population decline could be the biggest humanity has ever seen. Adam Yamaguchi went to Japan to learn how they're looking to robots to prop up their dwindling numbers, and maybe even redefine what being "human" means.
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The Guardian
Managers called TV news conference and bowed in apology at employees deeply regrettable actions
