Businesses in Japan are working to address increasingly complex demands and expectations related to workplace anti-harassment measures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/04/japan/society/workplace-harassment-measures/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #powerharassment #sexualharassment #maternityharassment #customerharassment

Local governments across Japan are stepping up efforts to tackle abusive behavior by residents and other individuals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/26/japan/local-governments-harassment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #localgovernment #customerharassment

Tokyo’s Board of Education has drafted guidelines aimed at protecting teachers from irrational requests and abusive behaviors from parents, from limiting the duration of meetings to having a lawyer handle complaints. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/10/japan/society/teachers-parents-tokyo-harassment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #schools #children #teachers #tokyo #parenthood #customerharassment

The Mie Prefectural Government plans to create what it says will be Japan's first ordinance with a penalty aimed at deterring customers from behaving abusively to workers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/japan/society/mie-prefecture-plans-customer-abuse-penalty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #mie #localgovernment #customerharassment

The number of mental illness cases recognized as being work-related in Japan reached 1,055 in fiscal 2024, exceeding 1,000 for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/japan/science-health/work-mental-illness-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #mhlw #powerharassment #health #mentalhealth #customerharassment

The internal affairs ministry says 35% of local government officials have experienced harassment such as unreasonable demands and unpleasant behavior by administrative service users and other related parties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/25/japan/municipal-workers-harassment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #internalaffairsministry #customerharassment #surveys

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will soon implement an ordinance against harassment by customers — the first of its kind in Japan — with the national government soon to follow. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/17/japan/society/tokyo-gears-up-for-customer-harassment-rule/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #customerharassment #jobs #mentalhealth #yurikokoike #tokyometropolitangovernment

Customer harassment is driving Japan’s part-time workers to quit fast, with 34.2% of companies surveyed seeing employees leaving within a month of starting work. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/23/japan/customer-harassment-quit-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #customerharassment #surveys #nonregularworkers #jobs

The Japan Federation of Service and Tourism Industries Workers' Unions plans to demand a record pay hike of 6% including regular raises in this year's shuntō spring wage negotiations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/21/companies/wage-talks-service-workers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #shunto #wages #tourism #customerharassment

Japan's health ministry has drawn up a report that includes a plan to require companies to take measures against harassment of workers by customers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/27/japan/customer-harassment-law/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #customerharassment #mhlw #humanrights