Week Global, a nonprofit, conducted global trials in 2022 on the four-day work week, showing improved mental and physical health, better work-life balance, reduced stress, and higher life satisfaction. ( read original story ...)
Luigi Mangione Proposed Plan To Tackle Japan’s Falling Birth Rate
UnitedHealthCare CEO shooting suspect said banning maid cafés, adult toys, and conveyor belt sushi would reverse population decline. ( read original story ...)
USA Baseball’s Spencer Patton had a ‘heartwarming’ homecoming in Tokyo
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Japan Airlines doesn’t want you to take your luggage on the train when you visit Tokyo
The airline is offering a $29 same-day luggage delivery service to help ease congestion on Tokyo's crowded trains as visitors keep flocking to Japan. ( read original story ...)
US defense secretary in Japan to support alliance as Osprey aircraft safety causes concern
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with officials in Japan on Tuesday to reaffirm the importance of their alliance and Washington's commitment to regional security as threats rise from China and ... ( read original story ...)
Prime Minister’s Office admin officer accused of sexually assaulting middle school girls
TOKYO (TR) – Kanagawa Prefectural Police have arrested a 40-year-old administrative officer at the Prime Minister’s Office for sexually assaulting two middle school girls in Yokohama City earlier this ... ( read original story ...)
Former chief prosecutor of Osaka to plead not guilty over rape in shift
During his first trial hearing in October, Kentaro Kitagawa said he would not contest the rape allegation, expressing deep remorse. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo introduces four-day workweek for government workers to boost birth rates
Tokyo will implement a four-day workweek for government employees next year to encourage young people to get married and start families. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo government to introduce four-day workweek for its employees
The Tokyo government plans to introduce a four-day workweek for its employees in an attempt to support young families and boost record-low fertility rates nationwide. ( read original story ...)
Part-time lecturers at university in Tokyo go on strike after wage raise demand not met
Three part-time lecturers at J. F. Oberlin University in the suburban Tokyo city of Machida staged a walkout and cut their classes short on D ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo adopts four-day workweek to tackle population crisis
Japan’s fertility rate is critically low at 1.2, with Tokyo’s at 0.99, far below the 2.1 rate required to stabilize the population. Despite past measures like parental leave, daycare subsidies, cash ... ( read original story ...)
Notify syphilis patients with ‘negative’ Don’t know personal information ‘No sexual relationship’ Appeal
In Japan, a woman with a venereal disease 'Sadoc' was mistakenly judged 'negative', causing the community to be nervous.This is because concerns about addit ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-top Osaka prosecutor changes plea to not guilty in rape trial
A former head of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office accused of raping a drunk female subordinate in 2018 changed his plea t ... ( read original story ...)
Man suspected of driving car with Osaka Prefecture cop on hood arrested
A man who fled the scene after hitting a police officer with his car when the officer tried to question him and a male passenger in November ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
‘Three days off a week’: Tokyo governor announces new work schedule — here’s why
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike announced that starting in April, metropolitan government employees can take three days off weekly. Here’s why ( read original story ...)
Official at Japan PM office held for allegedly soliciting minors for sex
A male official at the Japanese prime minister's office has been arrested on suspicion of soliciting two underage girls for sex, a ... ( read original story ...)