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Japan Struck by One of Biggest Earthquakes in Recorded History, Tsunamis Threaten Pacific Basin
We go now to Japan, where we’re joined by Louis Carlet, executive president of the Tokyo General Union. Welcome to Democracy Now! Tell us what happened, what Japan experienced, in this, one of the largest—what’s being called the Great Quake, the Great Earthquake, one of the five largest in the last century.
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Japan football players to form union
Japanese football players are to form a union to demand better working conditions, including bigger rewards for international duty, their association said Wednesday. The Japan Pro-Footballers Association (JPFA), currently representing some 960 players at home and abroad as a fraternal body, said it had decided to register itself as a labour union with the right…
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Japan launches primary push to teach English
Compulsory foreign language lessons start next month for all 10- to 12-year-olds, raising hopes among educators and industry leaders of ending a decades-long ‘English deficit’ With just weeks to go before English becomes a compulsory subject at Japan’s primary schools, doubts surround the boldest attempt in decades to improve the country’s language skills, and its…
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Record number of public school teachers on fixed-term contracts, only working part time
A record 15 percent of public elementary and junior high school teachers across the country are full-time instructors with a fixed-term employment contract, or are only working part time, a government survey has found.
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Japanese Elementary Teachers Take On Teaching English
Lessons to start in grade five, but most teachers lack formal training Elementary school teachers in Japan are studying up on their English. Come April, English will become a required subject for fifth- and sixth-graders.
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Byzantine temp rules need permanent fix
Who tells workers what to do, therefore, is a critical starting point for a great deal of Japanese employment law and regulation. Imagine you are in a fast-food restaurant ordering a hamburger. So long as you are just looking to pay ¥500 for a hamburger and a side of fries, you are a client and…
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Hays Japan Survey Reveals a New Employment Landscape in Japan
Almost one third (31 per cent) of all employers expect to increase salaries between three and six per cent in their next review. This and other key findings from the fourth annual Hays Salary Guide signify the emergence of a new employment landscape in Japan.
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Death from overwork suit filed
The bereaved family of a 31-year-old Chinese intern whose death in 2008 was recognized as resulting from overwork has filed a lawsuit against his employer and an agency that supplies foreign trainees to companies in Ibaraki Prefecture.
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Renewal Time
Hello all, It is that time of year again! Time for the mad scramble of March when good teachers everywhere are worried if their contracts are going to be renewed or not, otherwise known as the “ALT Shuffle”. Two things you should be sure NOT to do: 1) Do NOT let your employer force you…
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Firm Sees Growing Recruitment Demand From Banks In Tokyo
Commenting on the broader employment outlook for Japan’s economy, [Christine] Wright [managing director for a recruiting firm in Japan] said the job market appears to be improving, especially in some specific sectors such as sales and marketing, and that “we’re starting to see an increase in wages,” although gains are modest.