The first-ever law protecting freelancers and independent contractors in Japan came into effect on November 1, requiring businesses that do work in the country to review their workplace practices and ...

Japan was the country of lifetime employment, scrupulous employee loyalty and conformity, and relatively closed borders for non-Japanese professionals, right? Well, times are changing. Not fast, but ...

Looks like Recruit Co., the Japan-based HR and recruitment site giant that has long been gearing up for an IPO, is on the acquisition trail again, just a month after buying NuGrid in India and a year ...

An international press-freedom organization is highlighting a decision by a Japanese prosecutor to suspend criminal-contempt proceedings against a freelance journalist. It concerned a tweet that Mari ...