Business Jun 20, 2020
Part-time remote work could provide key to boosting Japan's local economies
by Ami Takahashi
A website based in Gifu Prefecture is matching up urban workers' business acumen with rural projects' needs.
Events & Information Jun 11, 2020
The latest Time Memorial Day report issued by leading timepiece manufacturer Seiko Holdings investigates Japanese responses to ideas about time and how it has changed during COVID-19, the company announced on Monday. Chiba University professor Makoto Ichikawa provided analysis. Data was compiled from an online survey ...
Business Jun 7, 2020
Teleworking, staggered work hours and even four-day workweeks: The coronavirus pandemic has opened eyes in Japan to the possibility of new working styles that could become the norm long after COVID-19 subsides.
Business Jun 7, 2020
Nomura to rethink office space as new CEO seeks deeper cuts
by Takashi Nakamichi and Takako Taniguchi
Nomura Holdings Inc.’s use of office space is part of a sweeping review ordered up by its new chief executive as the brokerage looks to shave costs in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Kentaro Okuda said he has instructed each department to discuss the ...
Business May 30, 2020
Not just another day at the office: Rethinking Japan’s business culture amid the COVID-19 pandemic
by Andrew McKirdy
The workplaces that employees nationwide are slowly returning to are unlikely to be the same as the ones they left when the COVID-19 pandemic emerged.
Business May 26, 2020
Many firms continue to push teleworking after emergency state lifted
Hitachi said it will ask its employees to work from home in principle through the end of June, except for such cases as infrastructure inspections.
Business May 23, 2020
Remote possibilities: Can every home in Japan become an office?
by Alex K.T. Martin
The COVID-19 pandemic is prompting companies to adopt remote work to reduce contagion risks, accelerating the digital shift of the workspace.
Business / Corporate May 22, 2020
Facebook embracing remote work beyond Silicon Valley, Zuckerberg says
Facebook will also build three new "hubs" in Atlanta, Dallas and Denver where remote workers in those areas could occasionally convene.
Business May 21, 2020
'Telecubes' pop up as Japan's workers seek spaces to concentrate
For some, home is not always an ideal place to concentrate with other family members present.
Commentary / World May 19, 2020
Google and Twitter are right, workers should stay home
by Sarah Green Carmichael
Rather than prepare to reopen, companies should help employees settle into operating remotely.
Business / Corporate May 14, 2020
Top business lobby urges four-day workweek as anti-infection step
Companies were also advised to suspend nonessential business trips and conduct meetings and interviews or seminars with job-seekers online.
Business / Corporate May 13, 2020
Virus forcing rethink of Japanese way of business at Toyota, CEO says
by Shiho Takezawa and Nao Sano
Changes in working style due to the pandemic may spur changes as companies are forced to re-examine long-entrenched business practices.