Employers are currently required to provide one day off a week, but loopholes mean some employees can work up to 48 days in a ...

Japan, a nation so hardworking its language ... labor shortage by coaxing more people and companies to adopt four-day work weeks. The government first expressed support for a shorter working ...

Miyagi Prefecture is set to become the first region in Japan to offer a four-day workweek for government employees starting ...

Working in a toxic environment can be incredibly challenging, especially in a foreign country. Employees often find ...

More of Japan ’ s biggest corporate names are moving toward introducing a four-day workweek, a notion that was once unthinkable in a country whose postwar prosperity was built on a work force ...

The Japanese government has launched a campaign aimed at encouraging employers to introduce a four-day working week.

Dozens of children belonging to Camp Zama personnel visited here Monday to see the workplaces of their parents and explore ...

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 ...

In a bid to improve the country's work-life balance, the Japanese government last June recommended that companies allow staff members to opt for a four-day workweek, the German broadcaster DW ...