Shiseido’s Eudermine
Shiseido Eudermine When speaking of a representative cosmetics manufacturer in Japan, the first one that probably comes to most people’s minds is Shiseido. Shiseido was early to promote sales in China and other foreign countries and has now become a proud Japanese brand throughout the world. Did you know that the cosmetic product that Shiseido […]
Japanese Factory Robot with AI technology (video 2)
It selects and picks up only the triangle-shaped objects that are placed randomly and rearranges them neatly. Like a lunch box, it is used to arrange food on a tray.
Useful Japanese word (5): 手締め（てじめ） “tejime”
“Tejime” “Tejime” means closing with handclapping. It is a sort of ceremony marking the successful end of an important activity. But nowadays it is commonly done at the end of a casual drinking session with your coworkers or bosses. All of the participants do a series of claps in unison. Variations include ippon-jime, in which […]
Japanese Factory Robot with AI technology (video 1)
Robots are appearing in human workplaces. There are concerns that combined AI and robotics services will take over human jobs, but the race to develop robots and AI continues amid the coronavirus pandemic. What can Japanese robots do?
What is the Technical Intern Training Program for Foreigners? An easy-to-understand explanation of the new system!
What is the Technical Intern Training Program for Foreigners? An easy-to-understand explanation of the new system! The number of foreigners currently living and working in Japan was more than 2.8 million as of June 2019, an increase of 98,323 (3.6%) from the end of the previous year, a record high. Most of them have permanent […]
Undesirable traits of newly entered (newly employed) graduates
Yesterday we reported the results of our survey on the problems faced by new employees, but today we show how others in the same company are dissatisfied with those newly employees. It is important for foreigners who are planning to work in Japan to avoid these complaints. Undesirable traits of newly entered (newly employed) graduates […]
What do you worry about the most when entering into the workforce?
Anxiety and expectations are mixed when you get a new job. In particular, what kind of anxiety do university students feel when they start to work for the first time after graduation? This is a questionnaire asked among Japanese university students. Do you feel the same way? What do you worry about the most when […]
What is a "Specified Skilled Worker" Residency Status about "raw materials industry" in Japan? It has been started April 2019
In order to make it possible to accept foreign human resources in Japan in industries where there is a serious shortage of workers, on April 1, 2019, a new status of residence was granted: "specified skill". 14 fields such as nursing care, construction, and food service industry are designated. One of them is "raw materials […]
On what terms would you accept a work transfer in Japan?
Personally, I like being transferred, but young Japanese people are relatively unwilling to be transfered. Many people want to live in a town they are accustomed to. So under what conditions do they accept the transfer order? This is the survey result. On what terms would you accept a work transfer? Entitled to a housing […]