Japanese businesses are stepping up efforts to promote ¡°human capital management,¡± responding to government calls to regard human resources as capital and maximize their value in order to enhance medium- to long-term corporate value.
A key focus is diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), which aims to create workplace environments in which people can thrive regardless of gender, race or disability. Across the business community, companies are starting to take such initiatives more seriously.
In late January, human resources personnel from about 50 Japanese companies gathered at the Tokyo office of law firm Nishimura & Asahi. There, they took part in a workshop while wearing goggles, masks, mittens, headphones and other items designed to simulate various disabilities.
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