While the Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to introduce a four-day workweek to ease the burden on families, some analysts believe it will have little impact on declining births unless ...

The 4-day work week aims to support working mothers, address low fertility rates, and ease Japan's work culture, offering hope for a healthier balance between careers and family life.

Do Japanese work shorter hours since the reduction of the work week introduced by the amendment of the Labour Standards Act at the end of 1980s? Using Japanese time-use data from the Survey on Time ...

From April 1, amended laws will come into effect requiring companies to offer flexible work options for employees with young children, such as reduced working hours and remote work. The Japanese ...

Here's Microsoft's French headquarters because I couldn't find a good pic of the Japanese one. Credit: MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images Microsoft Japan has announced the results of its 4-day work ...

Last year vehicles accounted for around 28% of the country's 21.3 trillion yen ($142 billion) of US-bound exports, and ...

An experiment that involved reducing the work week by one day led to a 40% boost in productivity in Microsoft's Japan office, the technology giant announced last week. The trial was part of ...

A country’s major work week experiment is set to kick off in a matter of days, with the “extraordinary” new measures coming into effect. From April 1, amended laws will come into effect ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Business. Followed categories will be added to My News. From April 1, amended laws will come into effect requiring companies to offer flexible work options for ...