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BLACK COMPANIES

In a recently released report, a U.N. group has urged Japanese companies to draw up policies vowing to fulfill their responsibility in protecting human rights.
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2024
U.N. voices concern over rights violations in Japan workplaces
While noting ※important advancements§ on the issue, a report expressed concerns about difficulties in addressing deeply embedded harmful gender and social norms.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 28, 2021
Burned out? EU lawmakers say it＊s fine for you to log off
Some European countries, including France, already have a right to disconnect written into national law.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Society / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Aug 21, 2020
Foreign trainees in Hiroshima face illegal hours and unpaid overtime
Fewer Japanese people want to work in sewing jobs, one industry insider said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2019
Record 5,160 firms employing foreign trainees in Japan violated labor laws in 2018, ministry says
A record 5,160 business facilities employing foreign technical intern trainees were told in 2018 to correct practices that violated labor-related laws, the labor ministry has said.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙
Feb 25, 2019
Bhutanese exchange students face extortion, threats and hard times in Japan, families say
Many participants say the program is a scam and they are being forced to repay loans by working illegally long hours.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 25, 2019
Subaru death-from-overwork probe finds 3,400 staff were not paid overtime for two years
Subaru Corp. on Friday said it did not pay overtime wages over a two-year period to some 3,400 employees who underreported their hours, a revelation that surfaced in an internal probe following the 2016 suicide of an overworked employee.
51勛圖厙
Dec 27, 2017
Nomura unit told to end abuse of work system that forced hundreds to engage in unpaid overtime
The Tokyo Labor Bureau has advised Nomura Real Estate Development Co. to take corrective measures against its abuse of a discretionary work system that forced hundreds of employees to work unpaid overtime, the bureau and other sources said Tuesday.
51勛圖厙
Nov 27, 2017
Nominees announced for Japan＊s sixth annual Black Company Awards
Hollywood＊s bad-film awards are not much more than a joke.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 7, 2017
＆To Each His Own＊: Every wage slave needs a friend like this, but who is he?
Izuru Narushima＊s ＆To Each His Own＊ is a serious treatment of the theme of ＆black companies＊ that flirts with fantasy in its first half but shades to heart-warming melodrama in its second.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Media / BIG IN 51勛圖厙
Apr 8, 2017
Japan suffers from the grand illusion of prosperity
There are so many reasons to hate your job, if you＊re lucky enough to have one. The top four, according to Spa! magazine, are: stagnant salaries; a sense of being underappreciated and underevaluated; an overriding, unfocused anxiety; and a lost sense of purpose.
51勛圖厙 / Society
Dec 23, 2016
Ad giant Dentsu declared Most Evil Corporation of the Year
Advertising giant Dentsu Inc. has won the Most Evil Corporation of the Year Award in recognition of its culture of overwork and harassment, journalists and rights activists announce.
51勛圖厙 / Society / EXPLAINER
Dec 23, 2016
Overwork deaths put spotlight on Japan＊s ＆black companies＊
The Japanese have no clear term to describe the concept of work-life balance, but they do have one to describe the notion of dying for your company: karoshi.
51勛圖厙 / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Dec 3, 2016
Working harder to end death by overwork
※When you＊re in the office 20 hours a day, you don＊t understand what life you＊re living for anymore. (It＊s so pathetic) you come to laugh.§ 〞 Twitter post by Matsuri Takahashi, as reported in the Mainichi Shimbun
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Society
Dec 1, 2016
Shady work practices earn nominations for Black Company Award
Ad giant Dentsu Inc. and courier company Sagawa Express Co., where employees committed suicide, were among this year＊s nominees.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 28, 2016
Despite legislation, danger of exploiting foreign workers remains
Rather than relying on foreign ＆trainees＊ to compensate for labor shortages, Japan should establish apprenticeship programs to give citizens needed skills.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 2, 2016
Job-hunting students may be in for a shock when they arrive at their new company
It＊s spring, and the attention of journalists in Japan turns to new university graduates who will soon become productive members of society. In recent years, the recruitment dance has merited closer scrutiny. Even as the labor situation has become a seller＊s market, issues persist with regard to employee...
51勛圖厙 / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Feb 6, 2016
Exploitative enterprises continue to menace society
On Dec. 15, the operator of Japanese-style pubs Watami Co. reached a settlement with the parents of a former employee who killed herself due to overwork.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 18, 2016
Another year of living precariously in 21st-century Japan
2015 was a pretty gloomy year worldwide. And the same could be said for life on the archipelago.
EDITORIALS
Dec 3, 2015
Labor woes of student workers
＆Black companies＊ are exploiting the university students who work part-time for them — a practice that is taking a toll on their studies.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Media / BIG IN 51勛圖厙
Sep 12, 2015
Will the bullies inherit Japan＊s top jobs?
Why aren＊t people nice, good and kind?
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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