Being Well in the Land of Wa
Ahead of a special event hosted by the ACCJ at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, four women share how to support mindfulness in the workplace.
If You Build It, They Will Come
MGM’s Osaka integrated resort project, to be built adjacent to the Expo 2025 site, will be a catalyst for international hires and could spur change in immigration policy.
Supply Change
One thing the pandemic laid bare was the fragility of supply chains. Companies are taking the lessons learned, but for Japanese companies, shifting gears can be difficult. How can they connect with the right leaders?
Workforce Matters
Japan has long been seen as an attractive destination for companies expanding operations globally. This trend is more obvious today. But what causes foreign capitalists to succeed or fail in Japan?
Japan Unlocked
Looking to enter the Japan market? Want to improve your existing operations? As part of Kreston Global, the world’s 13th-biggest accounting network and 10th-biggest in Japan, Kreston ProWorks helps companies establish a foothold in Japan.
The Hunt for DX Champions
Despite being a nation renowned for assimilating advanced machinery and technology into everyday life, the reality of Japan’s IT workforce paints a very different picture. But Robert Half Japan is supporting clients undergoing digital transformation and is seeing promising progress.
Equal Partners
In September 2018, the ACCJ released a viewpoint supporting marriage equality in collaboration with the Lawyers for LGBT & Allies Network (LLAN) and five other chambers of commerce. Here is where we stand today.
Future Ready
If Japan is to remain globally competitive and secure its future economy, overcoming the digital talent gap is a must. To find out where Japan is on the road to readiness, _The ACCJ Journal_ spoke with corporate leaders about the current state of talent acquisition and retention.
Cracking the Code
As digital transformation touches every aspect of how we work and communicate, businesses face ever more complex challenges. The evolution of cybersecurity means that companies must rethink how they hire for this critical task. Robert Half shares how to secure the best cybersecurity talent.
The Great Resignation
The pandemic has brought tumultuous change to the workplace worldwide, and in the United States millions of employees have decided to quit or change jobs in what has been dubbed The Great Resignation. Could we see a similar upheaval in Japan?
Stepping Up for Change
The global employment landscape has shifted dramatically during the past two years, with the coronavirus pandemic encouraging employers to be more flexible than ever in their arrangements with staff. Working from home, for example—virtually unthinkable for many companies not long ago—has quickly become perfectly acceptable and, often, expected. While Japan has, in the past, been criticized for failing to keep up with changes in the job market, there are plenty of organizations here that have embraced different approaches to work.
Motivate Remotely
When the pandemic began, a sudden shift to remote work brought challenges to companies accustomed to having everyone in the office. Two years later, remote work is here to stay. So, how do you keep people motivated in a world where some portion of your team will always be outside the office? The ACCJ Journal talked to three experts in training and team-building to learn which techniques are working for them and how we can all make remote and hybrid work models effective for the long term.