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Andon Market in San Francisco represents a vision, however flawed, of a future when more sophisticated AI agents take over work traditionally done by humans.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 24, 2026
An AI agent takes over a store and orders too many candles
The San Francisco shop represents a vision, however flawed, of a future when more sophisticated AI agents take over work traditionally done by humans.
Members of the Samsung Electronics labor union hold signs reading "Change it to be transparent!" as they stage a mass rally demanding the removal of a cap on performance bonuses, outside the company's foundry and semiconductor factory in Pyeongtaek on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 23, 2026
Samsung workers protest over huge pay gap with SK Hynix amid AI chip boom
Protesters, which union organizers put at 40,000, plan to strike for 18 days from May 21 if their demands are not met.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a meeting of the government's Japan Growth Strategy Council on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 23, 2026
Takaichi asks for accelerated review of discretionary work system
As Japan’s annual labor productivity growth has stayed at around 0% in inflation-adjusted real terms in recent years, the government also aims to raise it by 15% over five years.
A man in his 60s (left), one of the plaintiffs who have filed a lawsuit against Timee over last-minute cancellation of contracts, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 22, 2026
Users of ‘spot work’ app sue service over last-minute cancellations
Despite employers having accepted their applications, the nine users had their contracts canceled right before the day of work a total of 135 times.
One-person company SoloNest founder Karen Dai prepares for a coffee chat at a conference room in Shanghai on April 12.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 22, 2026
Young Chinese use AI to launch one-person firms over job anxiety
Rapidly advancing AI tools are being seen as a welcome teammate even as they threaten layoffs at existing firms.
A logo of Meta AI outside Meta House on the opening day of the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2025
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 22, 2026
Meta to capture U.S. employee mouse movements and keystrokes to train AI
The new tracking software will run on work-related apps and websites and will also take occasional snapshots of the content on employees’ screens, according to an internal memo.
Hairstyle examples shown follow the relaxation of hair regulations at police academies.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 21, 2026
Japan’s police force eases academy rules in bid to attract fresh faces
The move comes amid declining recruitment numbers fueled by the image of police academies being too strict.
Ezaki Glico, maker of Pocky chocolate snacks, is one of the consumer stocks adopted in this year’s Gyoseki contest backed by BlackRock and Point72 Asset Management.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 20, 2026
Contest backed by Point72 and BlackRock seeks Japanese banking talent
Now in its fourth year, the competition has students obsessing over sales of toothpaste, diapers and chocolate to analyze product companies.
India is facing a shrinking return on college education as artificial intelligence, weak manufacturing growth and an oversupply of graduates limit job opportunities and threaten traditional middle-class pathways.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 19, 2026
India, AI and the shrinking premium of college education
As China became the world’s factory in the 21st century, India emerged as its remote office. Both pulled their masses out of poverty by creating new income streams.
Rengo's tally showed that the average wage gain secured by labor unions stayed above the group's 5% target for a third straight year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 17, 2026
Japan’s wage growth holds momentum after small firms reach deals
The development comes even after results from smaller firms were factored into the tally, an outcome that will keep the Bank of Japan on track for a near-term interest rate hike.
Railway training for foreign workers under Japan’s Specified Skilled Worker program on March 6 in Shirakawa, Fukushima Prefecture
EDITORIALS
Apr 17, 2026
Japan squeezed between economic and social demands
In 2023, international students accounted for 31.1% of the total in the European Union, 17.1% in the United States and 13.4% in the United Kingdom; they were just 3.3% in Japan.
Aya Puka (left), the vice representative of the Triple-Helix Roundtable for International Ph.D. Talent initiative, Thomas Busch (second from left), the dean of the graduate school at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Hirokazu Kato (center), director of Nara Institute of Science and Technology’s (NAIST) regional co-creation office, and Naoya Taniguchi (second from right), NAIST assistant professor and program representative, attend an event announcing the program in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2026
Japan universities announce plan to boost foreign Ph.D. recruitment and development
The move comes as the country steps up efforts to strengthen its competitiveness amid intensifying global competition for skilled workers.
A Pronto employee cleans a house in New Delhi
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 15, 2026
In India, $1 housekeepers spark a consumer, worker frenzy despite safety risks
The craze among consumers and workers is tempered by concerns about women’s safety in a country with ⁠high rates of sexual harassment.
The rise of artificial intelligence highlights how the resume, once meant to standardize hiring, has become easily fabricated, undermining its usefulness and underscoring the need for more effective ways to evaluate job candidates.
COMMENTARY
Apr 14, 2026
AI is hastening the resume’s demise. Good riddance.
The resume may have been created with good intentions but it has never performed the job it was supposed to do. It’s time to let it go.
Filipinos with specified skills qualifications learn how to prepare fish for sushi in Tokyo in 2022.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 13, 2026
Japan freezes visa applications for foreign restaurant workers
Visas will not be issued for applications received after Monday, but for those submitted prior to that, certificates will be issued in order as long as the quota is not exceeded.
Under the program to support the so-called employment ice age generation, information on job changes that would lead to wage increases will be provided at Hello Work public job placement offices nationwide.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2026
Government adopts support program for ‘Ice Age’ generation
The term refers to people who had trouble finding jobs after graduating from school in the wake of the collapse of Japan’s bubble economy in the early 1990s.
A man tries on a military outfit in Bangkok on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 9, 2026
Military service draws men in Thailand amid economic malaise
Voluntary enlistment in the Southeast Asian nation has climbed steadily over the past five years due to economic, rather than patriotic, reasons.
Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force's Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade in the women-only quarters on board the JS Osumi in waters off Okinawa Prefecture in November 2023
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2026
Japan aims to boost number of female troops as SDF struggles to enlist
Under a new target set this year, women should account for 13% of SDF members by March 2036, up from 9% currently, the Defense Ministry said.
Sony Pictures Entertainment is restructuring for growth, leading to hundreds of job cuts across its film, TV and corporate divisions in the coming months.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2026
Sony Pictures Entertainment to cut hundreds of jobs in TV and film
The job cuts at Sony Pictures come amid a deep slump and existential crisis in Hollywood, which has faced setbacks, two labor strikes and the ongoing collapse of cable TV.
Carla Joyce Espino at her home with her child in Hagonoy, Bulacan, Philippines, on April 2. Espino says she was surprised when her son managed to move up to Grade 2 without being able to read.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 8, 2026
Kids who can’t read risk Philippines’ status as call center hub
Companies are noticing gaps in comprehension, grammar and vocabulary among job applicants.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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