JAPANESE DECLINING WORKFORCE AND THE DILEMMA ON PUTTING UNDER STRICTER CONTROL MEDICAL COVERAGE FOR FOREIGN WORKERS – TOWARDS A ROBOT SOCIETY

The Japanese workforce in 2040 is projected to be 20% smaller than in 2017 due to overall population decline if the economy sees no growth and women and the elderly continue to have difficulty landing jobs, according to government study released Tuesday. A study group of the labour ministry, releasing the first official projection for […]

Automobile taxes based on actual travelled distance and work till 70 years of age among the measures eyed by Japanese Government.

  The government and the ruling camp are considering introducing a mileage-based automobile taxation in a future overhaul of Japan’s auto taxes as the number of cars owned in the country is declining. The ruling camp plans to include the policy of reviewing how auto tax levies are set over the medium to long term, […]