'HOLDING BACK IS EVIL': GEN-ZERS REVIVE JAPAN'S CORPORATE MACHISMO - TOKYO JAPAN

'HOLDING BACK IS EVIL': GEN-ZERS REVIVE JAPAN'S CORPORATE MACHISMO - TOKYO JAPAN

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TOKYO

Huddled together shoulder-to-shoulder, Gen-Z hires at a Tokyo firm roared "Hell yeah!" to cap their morning rally, displaying the kind of corporate machismo that fuelled Japan's post-war economic miracle.

Once a bastion for "corporate warriors" fiercely devoted to their jobs, Japan has spent the past decades shifting towards a better work-life balance with greater emphasis on mental health.

But a small cohort of Gen-Z workers in the world's fourth-largest economy is seeking to emulate that bygone zeal, disenchanted with "soft" modern workplace culture they see as hindering growth.

At Global Partners, a business support and development firm, workers form a circle every morning, sway rhythmically and rapid-fire mantras like "build up sales!" in throat-shredding screams, with someone randomly chosen to pep-talk the crowd in a test of mettle.

The company has become an internet sensation and draws young hires longing to be toughened up, including 26-year-old employee Kotaro Kawabata.

"Here, it's like 'boom' right off the bat. Everyone is like 'Alright, let's all get to work!' -- I absolutely love it," he told AFP.

One of a dozen motivational Post-it notes adorning his computer reads, "Kotaro, you're the number one salesman."

"I can really grow here. They're strict with me and they even get mad at me for the sake of my development," Kawabata said.

Asuka Obri Okabe, too, welcomed wholehearted scoldings, which she treated "as a form of love", the 28-year-old told AFP. "What's truly scary is an environment where I'm never corrected, and left to move forward in the wrong direction."

A 2023 survey by research firm Recruit Works Institute showed that 64 percent of middle managers in Japan scold their subordinates no more than "a few times" a year.

Gone are the days when tough love and the "homogeneity of male full-timers" steered corporate Japan, Shoto Furuya, the institute's chief researcher, told AFP.

A rapidly greying population has left the country reliant on wide-ranging talent, including those who "don't see work as the main focus of their lives," he said.

The 2015 suicide of an exhausted 24-year-old employee at advertising giant Dentsu also forced Japan's corporate world to reckon with karoshi -- death from overwork.

"But the laid-back, low-pressure environment wasn't the right answer for everyone," with some young go-getters now quitting in frustration and desiring a return to "that 'gung-ho' sports-team atmosphere," Furuya said.

GP's high-energy culture "is a reminder of what Japan lost" and "how its post-war companies used to function as extremely tight-knit communities," he said.

Quiet quitters

At GP, workers unite over zoss -- a radical, masculine abbreviation of otsukaresama-desu (Thank you for your work) -- that they incessantly exclaim as their go-to greeting.

The firm uploads videos of its high-octane pep rallies and workers being reprimanded to promote zoss culture, prompting social media users to label it "cult-like" and "sadistic".

GP founder and CEO Koji Yamamoto, 54, bemoaned what he described as Japan's embrace of Western woke values that he believes began around 2000.

Political correctness and cancel culture, he said, "eviscerated the mental grit" behind Japan's postwar economic success.

Workers today are left "too afraid to even say 'do your best' to (each other) or to shake hands" for fear of being accused of harassment, Yamamoto said.

Hence GP's internal motto: "Holding back is evil."

"If you don't say anything because you don't want to rock the boat, you end up 'quietly quitting,'" he told AFP.

A recent survey by job-matching service Mynavi showed that half of Japanese workers in their 20s and 30s say they have mentally disengaged from their jobs.

GP employee Yuna Nagano, 19, agreed that workers in her generation "tend to lack enthusiasm, doing only what they are told to do".

"But here, we don't work just to be compensated for our time, so our productivity is much higher. I think this kind of mindset is conducive to Japan's economy," she told AFP.

Despite being an ardent believer in Japan's 63-year "Showa" era that lasted until 1989, CEO Yamamoto conceded some of its aspects -- including debilitating overwork and disregard for mental health -- should be left behind.

Parts of GP can be surprisingly modern: it has an international, gender-balanced workforce of mostly people in their 20s.

Employees freely sport shorts, sandals and dyed hair, and boast relatively high rates of paid leave usage.

In some respects "our society is far better today", Yamamoto said. "That's why I say we should go back 90 percent to the Showa era, and keep 10 percent as it is now."

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BODY FOUND NEAR HOT SPRING RESORT BELIEVED TO BE 5-YEAR OLD BOY WHO WENT MISSING IN JUNE 2026 - KAGOSHIMA JAPAN

BODY FOUND NEAR HOT SPRING RESORT BELIEVED TO BE 5-YEAR OLD BOY WHO WENT MISSING IN JUNE 2026 - KAGOSHIMA JAPAN

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KAGOSHIMA

Police in Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, said Friday that a body found in a river is likely that of a 5-year-old boy who went missing while bathing with his family at a hot spring facility in June.

Police said the body was that of a boy approximately 115 centimeters tall and was naked. It was found among driftwood following a drop in the river's water level, about about 700 meters from the Kareigawa no Yu resort, NTV reported. Police said a DNA test will be carried out to determine if the body is that of Reo Tanaka, the missing boy.

Reo and his parents had come to the resort from Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, and he was last seen by his parents in a private family bath at the facility at around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday June 21.

When his parents went from the bath to the changing room, Reo stayed behind. The parents said they heard no sounds and when they looked for their son, he was gone.

The bathroom has a window just above the bathtub, and a river is about 10 meters away. Police said they believe Reo may have climbed out the window and somehow fallen into the river.

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JAPAN BRACES FOR 'SUPER' EI NINO TO HIT FARMING - TOKYO JAPAN

JAPAN BRACES FOR 'SUPER' EI NINO TO HIT FARMING - TOKYO JAPAN   

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TOKYO

El Nino has emerged for the first time in two years and is feared to intensify into a "super El Nino," which would raise the risk of extreme heat in Japan despite the pattern's usual association with cooler summers.

Experts warn such summer heat could deal a blow to Japanese rice quality again this year, as it did during the 2023-2024 El Nino, while farmers are already shifting to heat-tolerant varieties after heat damage in 2023 crop triggered shortages and led to price surges.

El Nino occurs when sea surface temperatures in a monitoring zone off Peru stay at least 0.5 C above a baseline for more than six months.

Weather specialists call it a super El Nino when the increase reaches 2 C or more -- a threshold only five of the 19 El Nino events since 1949 have crossed -- and they say that could happen from this month.

In a typical El Nino, convection near the Philippines weakens and the Pacific high pressure system extends north less strongly, often bringing more clouds around Japan and leading to a cooler summer.

This year, experts expect warm waters near the Philippines to keep convection active and allow the Pacific high to advance north. They also expect the westerlies to shift north, which can leave Japan more easily covered by warm air to the south.

Forecasters expect July-September temperatures to run above average in western and eastern Japan and in Okinawa and Amami islands in the south, with northern Japan near average or higher.

If extreme heat hits, it could harm crop growth and other agricultural output.

Yoshihiro Tachibana, a meteorology professor at Mie University, said the previous El Nino saw monthly average sea surface temperatures rise as much as 2.3 C, and he linked that summer's heat to lower rice quality.

In Matsuyama, rice farmer Koji Nishimoto, 42, switched this year to the heat-tolerant variety "Niji no Kirameki." He said, "I am worried about extreme heat, but there is nothing I can do about it. Farmers around me are switching too."

Ryota Kaji, head of the rice breeding group at the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, which developed the variety, said, "It is spreading more than expected. That may mean many producers are struggling with extreme heat."

Tachibana also warned of impacts on crops beyond rice and on fisheries, saying, "It is important to become aware of warming triggered by abnormal weather. While keeping lifestyles adapted to heavy rain and extreme heat, we need to change our actions, such as working to cut carbon dioxide."

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JAPAN TO LAUNCH NEW BODY TO PROTECT PREMKUM CROP SEEDLINGS - TOKYO JAPAN

JAPAN TO LAUNCH NEW BODY TO PROTECT PREMKUM CROP SEEDLINGS - TOKYO JAPAN 

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TOKYO

The Japanese government will establish a new organization by August to manage plant variety rights, aiming to curb overseas leakage of branded fruits and other crops by monitoring unauthorized cultivation and pursuing lawsuits abroad, according to officials.

A farm ministry survey conducted last year revealed suspicions that seedlings of about 50 varieties of Japanese-developed farm products, including the highly prized citrus Beni Princess, have leaked to China and South Korea and had been sold online without permission.

As a countermeasure, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries also plans to revise the Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act during the ongoing parliamentary session.

The new body, comprising experts familiar with intellectual property and crops, will be established in Japan. It will aim to reduce the burden on local governments and individuals that have developed new varieties, as they may face difficulties pursuing legal action overseas due to language barriers and limited legal knowledge.

It will also urge non-developers to obtain proper authorization when using protected seedlings overseas. The collected licensing fees will be invested in the development of new varieties.

The ministry is also considering measures such as auditing seed and seedling businesses in Japan.

Japan hopes to follow the example of Europe, where plant variety rights are already protected by similar organizations. France has an organization managing the rights on behalf of more than 300 companies and public organizations, and similar organizations operate in Spain and the Netherlands.

Japan has already experienced numerous leaks of premium crops, including Shine Muscat grapes, which have been grown and sold without permission in countries such as China and South Korea.

According to the ministry, Japan could have received about 20 billion yen ($123 million) in license fees per year if growers of Shine Muscat in China and South Korea had purchased their seeds and seedlings through official channels.

It has strengthened countermeasures in stages in response to such leakage cases.

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TOKYO WARD'S FACIAL RECOGNITION CAMERA TRIAL RAISES PRIVACY CONCERNS - TOKYO JAPAN

TOKYO WARD'S FACIAL RECOGNITION CAMERA TRIAL RAISES PRIVACY CONCERNS - TOKYO JAPAN

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TOKYO

A Tokyo ward has installed outdoor AI cameras with facial recognition capabilities to help locate missing children and elderly people, a move aimed at improving public safety but also raising privacy concerns.

Arakawa Ward installed 33 artificial intelligence-equipped security cameras on utility poles along the main street and elsewhere near JR Nippori Station in April to test whether the technology could speed up searches for missing persons.

The busy area around the station is frequented by commuters, students and foreign residents.

If a child or elderly person with dementia goes missing, family members can ask the ward to conduct an AI-assisted search by providing a photograph. The AI then scans recorded footage for people closely matching the image.

The ward believes that this is the first outdoor deployment of AI facial recognition security cameras by a local Japanese government, and hopes that it will help to find missing people more quickly.

Police stations in Arakawa receive about 100 reports each year of missing children and elderly people with dementia. Until now, police officers and ward officials have searched on foot around train stations and other locations.

The footage is stored for seven days. Only a small number of staff have access via a dedicated computer in a locked room at the ward office, and officials say it is used solely to search for missing people.

AI-equipped security cameras are also being introduced elsewhere in Japan, but for different purposes.

Hyogo Prefecture and Tokyo's Adachi Ward plan to introduce cameras capable of detecting people lingering in entertainment districts in an effort to curb touting.

The use of facial recognition technology has prompted privacy concerns in Japan and overseas.

The European Union's AI Act prohibits the real-time collection of biometric data, including facial images, in public places for law enforcement purposes except in limited circumstances. It also bans the creation of facial recognition databases from video footage.

Under Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information, facial images are classified as personal information, and government agencies using facial recognition cameras must specify the purpose for which the data will be used.

Arakawa Ward says the cameras are used only to search for missing people and has posted signs beneath them stating that AI facial recognition cameras are in operation. But the notices are small, difficult to read and available only in Japanese.

"I was unaware AI was being used," said a female university student walking near one of the cameras. "I think it's a good initiative if it helps locate people who have gone missing."

A man in his 60s said he was less concerned by the cameras themselves than by how the technology might evolve.

"It doesn't bother me," he said. "But I worry that if it goes too far, it could lead to a surveillance society."

Arakawa Ward Mayor Gaku Takiguchi said the ward aimed to improve local safety and security while giving due consideration to the protection of personal information.

"Our goal is to improve local safety and security," he told a news conference. "We intend to operate the system with due regard for personal information."

Harumichi Yuasa, a professor of information law at Meiji University, called for the public to be given a sufficient explanation when such a system is installed in areas near stations that are frequently visited by large numbers of people, many of whom may not want their faces to be recorded without their consent.

"Efforts are needed to ensure passersby fully understand the purpose of the system's use," he said.

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JAPAN ENACTS LAW TO ESTABLISH DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY - TOKYO JAPAN

JAPAN ENACTS LAW TO ESTABLISH DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY - TOKYO JAPAN

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TOKYO

Japan's parliament has enacted a law to establish a disaster management agency that will oversee crisis response and prepare measures to reduce damage.

The new agency, eyed for launch in November, will be under direct cabinet supervision, with the post of disaster management minister to be created to assist the prime minister.

The disaster management minister will be authorized to make recommendations to other ministries and agencies, and those whose efforts are deemed insufficient will be obliged to respect the minister's recommendations.

The agency, to be headquartered in Tokyo with up to 352 personnel, will consist of four departments handling disaster response, local disaster management, prevention planning and comprehensive policy.

The move is part of the country's efforts to deal with potential megaquakes along the Japan Trench and Chishima Trench, the Nankai Trough or directly beneath the Tokyo metropolitan area.

The government will open two regional bureaus in fiscal 2027 or later to enhance coordination with local governments.

Since a number of local governments have expressed a desire to host the agency's regional bureaus, their locations and functions are still subject to discussion.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet approved bills related to the establishment of the agency in March, following its endorsement in December of the basic policy on its creation.

Setting up the agency was an initiative spearheaded by former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who established the preparation office shortly after taking office in October 2024.

It will mark the first launch of an agency directly under cabinet supervision since the establishment of the Digital Agency in September 2021.

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HEADLESS TORSO FOUND IN SEA OFF YOKOHAMA IDENTIFIED AS THAT OF CHINESE WOMAN - YOKOHAMA JAPAN

HEADLESS TORSO FOUND IN SEA OFF YOKOHAMA IDENTIFIED AS THAT OF CHINESE WOMAN - YOKOHAMA JAPAN  

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YOKOHAMA

A headless torso found floating off Yokohama late last year was identified as that of a 45-year-old Chinese woman who lived in Tokyo, police said Tuesday.

Police said that someone dismembered the body of Yu Xiao Fang and abandoned it. The remains were identified through DNA analysis after a person linked to Yu reported her missing.

The torso was spotted on Nov 1 in waters off Yamashita Park in the port city south of Tokyo. It was found near the Hikawa Maru, a historic cargo-passenger ship moored in front of the park, an area popular with tourists.

An autopsy conducted in November failed to determine the cause of death. Yu was a part-time worker living in Tokyo's Ota Ward, the police said.

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TEENAGER JUMPS INTO RIVER TO ESCAPE POLICE QUESTIONING - OSAKA JAPAN

TEENAGER JUMPS INTO RIVER TO ESCAPE POLICE QUESTIONING - OSAKA JAPAN  

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A teenage boy jumped into a river to escape police questioning in Osaka.

According to police, the incident occurred at around 4 p.m. on Monday near the Osaka Detention House in Miyakojima Ward, NTV reported. Aichi Prefectural Police officers, who were tracking the youth as part of an investigation into organized crime, attempted to question him.

However, he suddenly ran away from the officers and jumped into the Okawa River. He swam about 70 meters to the other side and escaped in a car.

Police said they believed the youth had come to visit someone at the detention facility.

Police have reportedly obtained an arrest warrant for him.

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37% OF WOMAN AGED 25 - 49 IN JAPAN EXPERIENCE INFERTILITY ; STUDY - TOKYO JAPAN

37% OF WOMAN AGED 25 - 49 IN JAPAN EXPERIENCE INFERTILITY: STUDY - TOKYO JAPAN 

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Some 37.8 percent of women aged between 25 and 49 years in Japan have experienced or are experiencing infertility partly because more couples choose to have children later in life, a university study found Tuesday.

By comparison, the World Health Organization estimates 17.5 percent of the global adult population experience infertility, which is defined as the "failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse."

"One reason can be attributed to people wanting children later in life, as evidenced by the rise in the age of first-time mothers," said Eri Maeda, associate professor at Hokkaido University and head of the research group.

The average age of first-time mothers in Japan in 2024 was 31.0 years old, compared to 27.5 in 1995, among the higher bracket in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries.

"Infertility is also common among men. It's a mistake to consider it a 'woman's issue,'" Maeda said.

A total of 3,000 women were selected from the nationwide resident register listing all members of each household between January and March 2024, with the university receiving 1,200 valid answers and analyzing 853 responses of people who were married or had a male live-in partner.

The survey also found that just 8.3 percent of respondents were having sex more than once a week, compared to around 60 percent among married women in the United States in a study released in 2020.

"There is a possibility that the infrequency of sex is prolonging the time needed to become pregnant and raising infertility rates," Maeda said.

The study additionally listed long work hours, living environments and a culture that fails to prioritize one's sex life as factors that may affect fertility.

The results come as the number of children in Japan born via in-vitro fertilization treatment hit a record high in 2023 at around 85,000 in 2023, the equivalent to one in 8.6 people, according to the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

In April 2022, fertility treatments were expanded to public insurance, opening doors to a process that could otherwise be cost prohibitive, but there have also been calls to eliminate limits on ages and frequency.

A study conducted by the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research in 2021 also found that 39.2 percent of couples had expressed concerns about infertility.

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TOKYO REVISES ACCOMMODATION TAX AMID TOURISM BOOM; AIRBNB RENTALS NOW INCLUDED - TOKYO JAPAN

TOKYO REVISES ACCOMMODATION TAX AMID TOURISM BOOM; AIRBNB RENTALS NOW INCLUDED - TOKYO JAPAN

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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has announced major revisions to the city’s accommodation tax, replacing the current flat-rate system with a percentage-based tax from April 2027.

Under the current system, guests staying in Tokyo hotels and ryokan (traditional Japanese inns) pay a tax of 100 yen per person per night for rooms costing between 10,000 yen and 15,000 yen, and 200 yen per person per night for rooms costing 15,000 yen or more. Accommodation less than 10,000 yen is currently exempt.

From April 2027, however, the tax-free threshold will be raised to 13,000 yen per person per night, while stays above that amount will be charged a three-percent fee. So in the case of two people sharing a hotel room that costs 30,000 yen per night, for instance, the accommodation tax would be 900 yen per night, or 450 yen per person.

This is more than twice the tax currently charged for the same accommodation, which works out to be 400 yen per night, or 200 yen per person under the existing system.

Another surprising change is that the new tax will also apply to private holiday rentals and guesthouses, which were previously exempt. That means stays at Airbnb-style rentals and other licensed private accommodation will also be subject to the tax, with guests paying the applicable rate based on the cost of their stay.

The new tax charges will apply equally to both Japanese and overseas visitors, with the government saying it would be too difficult to verify details, so the system is based on the act of staying overnight rather than nationality or place of residence.

The updated system is projected to generate around 19 billion yen in annual revenue. The government says the money will be used for tourism-related initiatives, including improving the visitor experience, supporting local areas affected by tourism, strengthening accommodation services, and promoting cleaner and more sustainable tourism.

The introduction of the new tax reflects a wider trend across Japan, where more local governments are utilising accommodation taxes as a way to manage rising tourism demand. Cities like Kyoto, Osaka, Fukuoka and Kanazawa already charge lodging taxes, while other popular destinations are also considering similar measures.

For travellers planning a Tokyo trip from April 2027, the new system is likely to result in higher tax charges than before, especially for mid-range and luxury hotels. Visitors booking through hotels or online travel sites will likely see the tax included either in the displayed price or added separately during the booking process, depending on how each accommodation provider handles the charge.

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