Miho Koshiba, cofounder of Midori.so, wants to create a more enjoyable environment for today’s creatives and professionals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/06/28/our-lives/miho-koshiba-midoriso/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #coworkingspace #jobs #workstylereform #nonregularworkers #freelance #freelanceemployment

Parliament on Friday enacted a revised pension reform bill that calls for a measure to shore up basic pension benefits. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/13/japan/politics/pension-reform-bill-enactment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #pensions #socialwelfare #diet #nonregularworkers

The government adopted a basic framework for measures to support members of what is known as the “Employment Ice Age” generation, who had trouble finding work after graduating from school between around 1993 and 2004. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/03/japan/politics/ice-age-boost-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #jobs #socialwelfare #nonregularworkers #poverty #retirement #hikikomori

Japan's "employment ice age generation," who entered the job market from around 1993 to 2004 when it was difficult to find jobs, might end up in poverty in retirement even if they fully receive basic pension benefits. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/07/japan/society/ice-age-generation-pensions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #jobs #pensions #socialwelfare #nonregularworkers #poverty

Faced with economic hardship, "time poverty" and social isolation, single parents in Japan are struggling to raise their kids, according to a survey by a nonprofit that provides financial aid to children. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/27/japan/society/ashinaga-survey-poverty-orphan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #surveys #highschools #poverty #children #ashinaga #wages #nonregularworkers #parenthood

Customer harassment is driving Japan’s part-time workers to quit fast, with 34.2% of companies surveyed seeing employees leaving within a month of starting work. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/23/japan/customer-harassment-quit-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #customerharassment #surveys #nonregularworkers #jobs

Japan plans to have a wider range of part-time workers join the employee pension program by changing some rules. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/21/japan/pension-part-timers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nonregularworkers #pensions

The government is preparing to scrap the ¥1.06 million annual income threshold for part-timers to join the kosei nenkin employee pension program in October 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/08/japan/society/japan-pension-reform-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #pensions #socialwelfare #nonregularworkers #wages #jobs

Japan isn't unique in having a thick glass ceiling, with women earning 25% less than men, but some factors don't apply to other countries the same way. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/03/06/japan/women-work-glass-ceiling-japan-us/ #commentary #japan #women #women039sissues #us #japaneseeconomy #jobs #nonregularworkers #laborlaws #maternityleave #children #parenthood

The ranks of "spot workers" — who engage in work during their free time, balancing it with their primary jobs and household responsibilities — are increasing rapidly in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/04/japan-spot-workers-increase/?utm_content=bufferdca0c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #jobs #hotels #restaurants #nonregularworkers

The government wants to promote reskilling, but this won't help nonregular workers get better jobs if hiring practices don't change. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/11/29/japan/reskilling-economic-stimulus-package/?utm_content=buffer59d6f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #jobs #nonregularworkers #japaneseeconomy #women039sissues #parenthood #wages

The income gap among households in Japan has remained close to the record-high disparity logged in 2014, a government survey conducted in 2021 showed Tuesday, with the pandemic likely having hit temporary workers hard. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/23/japan/households-income-gap/?utm_content=buffer7a0d5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #surveys #wages #elderly #nonregularworkers