Cafes in Japan are exclusively hiring people over 70 and it could help cure the loneliness epidemic

Cafes and tea shops in Japan are exclusively hiring people over the age of 70 to help combat the loneliness epidemic.
The Economist

Japanese people are starting to quit their jobs

Kawata Yasutoshi was never cut out for traditional Japanese corporate life. As a former guitarist in a heavy-metal band, he found working at a large electronics firm frustrating: particularly the ...
Business Insider

Japan's older workers made me see how the US could better prepare for an aging economy

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. While traversing the narrow, winding roads outside the Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko, I stopped by ...
Bloomberg L.P.

‘Work, Work, Work’ Stops at 60 in Japan. It Shouldn’t

After being elected head of Japan’s ruling party, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s pledge to “work, work, work, work, work” for the people made such an impact that, even in a nation known for toiling ...
Christian Science Monitor

Japan’s new PM promised to ‘work, work, work.’ For some, that’s now a red flag.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...