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Faced with bullish bosses, workers in Japan hire firms to help them quit

Japan is at a crossroads, as the government attempts to reinvent a workaholic culture

Fortune · Sep 3, 2024

Japan Must Reform Its Inflexible Work Culture

The labor force is diversifying, not just demographically, but also in terms of people’s needs and preferences. It’s time for organizations to adapt to workers — and not the other way around.

The News Lens · Nov 24, 2022

Exclusive-U.S. seeks allies as split emerges over global plastics pollution treaty

The United States is seeking to form a coalition of countries to drive negotiations on a global plastic pollution treaty, weeks after a similar group involving several other G7 nations was launched, according to a document seen by Reuters.

Reuters · Sep 27, 2022