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Japan labor shortage
Japan Looks to India’s Growing Tech Talent Pool
By Thisanka Siripala
With competition to recruit IT engineers intensifying, Japan is extending its talent search to emerging economies like India.
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Omotenashi: The Business Norm Underlying Low Economic Productivity in Japan
September 11, 2018
Omotenashi: The Business Norm Underlying Low Economic Productivity in Japan
One idiosyncrasy unique to corporate Japan prevents the reduction of unessential workers to improve productivity.
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Omotenashi: The Business Norm Underlying Low Economic Productivity in Japan
Japan’s Unemployment Rate Drops to Uncharted Territory
March 09, 2018
Japan’s Unemployment Rate Drops to Uncharted Territory
Japan’s jobless rate for January improved by 0.3 percent, squeezing the labor force to maximum participation.
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Japan’s Unemployment Rate Drops to Uncharted Territory
Japan’s Persistent Labor Shortage
July 14, 2014
Japan’s Persistent Labor Shortage
An inflexible labor market, immigration and low fertility form the Japanese labor shortage trifecta.
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Japan’s Persistent Labor Shortage
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Erin Murphy on the State of Myanmar’s Economy
April 09, 2019
Erin Murphy on the State of Myanmar’s Economy
A conversation on the future of Myanmar's economy, and the implications for domestic and international actors.
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