February 23rd, 2009
For 10 years GaijinPot has been the No.1 online recruiting resource for over 10,000 companies hiring great foreign talent in Japan. Thanks to your support, over 1,000,000 resumes have been submitted via GaijinPot.
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February 17th, 2009
By Jenny Wells, PhD, Clinical Director, TELL Community Counseling Service
As HR managers and professionals, there is a current imperative to manage these difficult times where many companies are suffering financial losses or greater struggles than before. One of the human consequences is the increase in stress on those left behind, following redundancies or restructuring. Here is some helpful and practical advice for individuals, from Jenny Wells, Clinical Director of TELL Community Counseling Service. This is timely advice for individuals suffering from stress but equally applies to managers and HR professionals keen to understand their experience and how to support them. (more…)
February 17th, 2009
Makoto NakazawaBy Taro Fujimoto/Japan Today
Out of Japan’s population of 127 million, including foreigners, about 3.6 million have physical disabilities, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Over the past few years, the government has enacted several laws to facilitate the daily lives of disabled people and realize a so-called “barrier-free society.” (more…)