Japan may see corporate bankruptcy cases hit an 11-year high in the fiscal year to March as some firms go under due to a lack of workers, a think tank survey showed, a sign of the strain intensifying ...

In a 2024 survey by the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 21% of young Japanese employees said they plan to stay with ...

Japan's service robot industry is set to triple in size by 2030. The country has become a hotbed for service robotics—from restaurants to nursing homes.

On paper, Japan’s output gap ... the BOJ said a dwindling pool of female and elderly workers meant labor market conditions are tightening even amid subdued economic growth.

A major Japanese labour union group said on Thursday its member unions had struck agreements for substantial wage hikes, although the average rise of just over 5% was slightly smaller than last year.

in hope of resolving Japan’s chronic labor shortage. The new initiative replaces the current foreign trainee program, which has often been criticized for bad working conditions and participants ...

Faced with an aging population and labor shortages, Japanese businesses are increasingly ... Keizai projects the country’s service robot market to nearly triple by 2030, to ¥400 billion ...