Business Jul 29, 2020
Japanese least satisfied with work environments amid pandemic, survey shows
Only 8 percent of respondents in Japan said that their workplace environments, including infection control measures, were safer than they had expected.
Business / Corporate Jul 28, 2020
NEC and JTB tie up to offer empty hotel rooms to teleworkers
With workers being encouraged to avoid commuting and gathering together, it's hoped accommodation can be repurposed into makeshift offices and workspaces.
Business / Corporate Jul 28, 2020
NTT increases work-from-home target to 70% in line with government request
The firm's rival KDDI Corp. will implement a similar measure from Tuesday.
National Jul 26, 2020
Tokyoites leaving bustle behind for space and nature as pandemic proves catalyst for change
by Su Xincheng
As companies close offices in central Tokyo or encourage employees to work from home to stay safe from the coronavirus pandemic, young people are relocating to the suburbs where rents are cheaper, space less at a premium and nature nearer the doorstep. With Japanese work ...
National Jul 25, 2020
Marriage inequality: Japan's husbands happy, wives stressed as kids stuck home amid pandemic
Both enjoy forming deeper bonds with their children but many wives found that dealing with both all day wasn't exactly ideal.
Business / Tech | FOCUS Jul 20, 2020
by Osamu Tsukimori
Employees at home are suddenly being targeted for corporate access by email phishing, website spoofing and fake software posing as Zoom.
Business / Economy Jul 18, 2020
Cabinet OKs economic guidelines to push digitalization, telecommuting under Japan's 'new normal'
The annual blueprint also promotes expansion of the My Number ID system and disaster prevention but leaves fiscal reconstruction on the backburner.
Business / Corporate Jul 6, 2020
Fujitsu to halve office space in push for remote work amid pandemic
The tech giant is making flexibility a priority so it can get more of its 80,000 employees in Japan to telecommute and stay safe.
World Jul 5, 2020
Pandemic offers solution to tech industry’s big Brexit problem
by Nate Lanxon
The pandemic taught Britain’s technology executives that business can still happen even if everyone’s working from home. That lesson is providing a source of relief as the nation’s year-end departure from the European Union looms. A range of senior members of the industry say that ...
Business Jun 25, 2020
Japanese investors favoring firms that let people work from home
by Ayai Tomisawa
Being good employers and business partners may ultimately pay off with sustainable returns in the long term, the investors believe.
Business Jun 22, 2020
Guesthouses in Nara renting rooms for local 'telework refugees'
The service, launched in mid-May, is a way to counter plunging tourist demand due to the pandemic.
Commentary / Japan Jun 22, 2020
Japan’s work culture gets a needed COVID-19 shock
by Noah Smith
Remote work may have finally persuaded the nation’s corporate leaders that endless hours at the office are a waste.