A growing number of people are sharing how their fathers — former Imperial Japanese servicemen — underwent complete changes due to war, prompting the government to launch an initiative to document such realities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/japan/society/former-japanese-soldiers-war-trauma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #wwii #mhlw #mentalhealth #imperialjapanesearmy
Japanese workers saw their nominal wages rise at the fastest pace in four months, fueling market speculation that the Bank of Japan could hike its benchmark rate in coming months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/06/economy/nominal-pay-june/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #wages #us #boj #mhlw #inflation
As inflation hits households, a government panel has recommended a record hike of ¥63, or 6%, for the average minimum hourly wage in the country, which would bring the figure up to ¥1,118 per hour. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/05/economy/japan-minimum-wage-record-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #wages #japaneseeconomy #inflation #shigeruishiba #jobs #mhlw
A labor ministry panel reportedly plans to recommend an increase of about 6% in the national average minimum wage for this fiscal year, the biggest such jump since at least 2002. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/01/japan/minimum-wage-hike-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mhlw #wages
Japan's seasonally adjusted effective jobs-to-applicant ratio fell 0.02 point month on month in June to 1.22 as more people entered the job market amid soaring prices of food and other goods. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/01/economy/job-applicant-ratio-june/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #mhlw #jobs
About 80% of high school students in Japan are interested in wages and labor systems, according to a survey from the labor ministry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/high-school-wages-interest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan#highschools #wages #mhlw #surveys
A health ministry panel of experts on Friday called for consolidating surgeries and radiotherapies for cancer treatment, citing such reasons as the dwindling number of surgeons in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/25/japan/science-health/health-ministry-cancer-care/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #mhlw #cancer
The average life expectancy of Japanese citizens in 2024 remained almost unchanged from the previous year, according to a survey by the health ministry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/25/japan/science-health/life-expectancy-average-flat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #mhlw #health #surveys #lifeexpectancy
The number of mental illness cases recognized as being work-related in Japan reached 1,055 in fiscal 2024, exceeding 1,000 for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/japan/science-health/work-mental-illness-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #mhlw #powerharassment #health #mentalhealth #customerharassment