In Japan, a nation reputed for loyalty to companies and lifetime employment, people who job-hop are often viewed as quitters. And that’s considered shameful. Enter "taishoku daiko," or "job-leaving ...

KYOTO -- As spring brings new encounters and farewells, it also marks the season of job transfers for company workers in ...

In Japan’s labour market, an increase in people changing jobs is occurring in the middle of a growing labour shortage, and changing traditional features of Japanese corporate culture such as lifetime ...

TOKYO -- Side jobs are becoming increasingly popular in Japan, especially among younger people. According to a survey ...

TOKYO (AP) - With cheerleaders shouting encouragement, more than 1,000 young Japanese trying to break into the job market held a pep rally in Tokyo on Tuesday to underscore what officials say is the ...

TOKYO — In Japan, a nation reputed for loyalty to companies and lifetime employment, people who job-hop are often viewed as quitters. And that’s considered shameful. Enter “taishoku daiko,” or ...

CHIBA--Students descended on a job fair organized by the Chiba prefectural authorities at the Makuhari Messe convention hall here in December. “Do you have a five-day workweek?” one of the students ...