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    Japan eases immigration restrictions to fill chronic care worker shortage
    Sally Herships
    • Oct 18, 2018
    • 4 min

    Japan eases immigration restrictions to fill chronic care worker shortage

    Walk through the sliding glass doors of the Shirokane no Mori nursing home in Tokyo and you’ll find a cabinet with individual cubbies where visitors can leave their shoes and borrow a pair of slippers. It feels homey for the seniors and care workers who spend their days with them. “I like Japan. It's very convenient. You can go to go anywhere by train,” says 29-year-old Putu Supadmi, a care worker from Indonesia, through a translator. “I don't need any motorcycle or vehicles
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    The Price of Rice In Japan
    Sally Herships
    • Sep 13, 2018
    • 1 min

    The Price of Rice In Japan

    The Japanese are eating less rice. Blame TV, the internet, burgers, Italian food, a growing economy. Blame the lunch ladies! Rice consumption in Japan is about half what it was in the 1960s. But guess what? Demand for Japanese rice may be way down, but prices are going up. In fact, prices are now so high that Japanese people are buying imported rice, rather than the home-grown stuff. On the face of it, Japanese rice appears to be defying one the basic laws of economics, suppl
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    In Japan, working mothers battle overwork culture
    Sally Herships
    • Aug 24, 2018
    • 1 min

    In Japan, working mothers battle overwork culture

    Japan's business culture expects workers to stay late. But working mothers who also have to shoulder more childcare responsibilities often find themselves trapped between both roles. #Labor #Women #Economy #Japan #Government
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    Japan's Ninja Shortage
    Sally Herships
    • Jul 16, 2018
    • 1 min

    Japan's Ninja Shortage

    Iga, a small Japanese city and the birthplace of the ninja, is facing a serious problem. Today on the show, Sally Herships goes to Iga to discuss the city's plan to use ninjas to fight depopulation. #Japan #Government #Labor #Economy
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    Employers struggle to make H-1B visas work
    Sally Herships
    • Mar 24, 2017
    • 1 min

    Employers struggle to make H-1B visas work

    here #Government #Labor #H1B #Immigration
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