Keeping workers in a labor shortage
Japanese companies face a deepening labor shortage and a job market that's making it easier for workers to quit. In response, they're trying new ways to keep workers around.
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- NHK
Keeping workers in a labor shortage
Japanese companies face a deepening labor shortage and a job market that's making it easier for workers to quit. In response, they're trying new ways to keep workers around.
Japan Times
17-06-2025
- Japan Times
Wearable perovskite solar cells tested at Osaka Expo
Japanese auto parts maker Toyoda Gosei is now testing clothes with perovskite solar cells, which are thin, light and flexible like film, at the Osaka Expo. To prevent heatstroke for workers in the searing sun, the company aims for the commercial use of smart wear with a cooling fan powered by electricity generated by perovskite solar cells. The cells, which were jointly developed with a startup company, weigh just 10 grams each. Thanks to their lightness and an attached power storage device that utilizes technology for controlling high-frequency power sources, the clothing can be used for a long time. At the Osaka Expo, some 10 pavilion guides are using the clothing, for technical demonstrations on the proper size of the cells. Shinichiro Fuki, a Toyoda Gosei official, said that the expo is very suitable for demonstration experiments in terms of the number and diversity of visitors, and there is no place in Japan that can replace the event. "We are eager to uncover any problems and accelerate development," he said. Since June 1, companies in Japan have been required to set up systems to find and report workers at risk of heatstroke and draw up first-aid procedures. Toyoda Gosei aims to launch commercial use of the smart wear in 2027.
NHK
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- NHK
Ishiba calls for strengthening multilateral free trade system at G7 summit
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru says it is imperative to maintain and strengthen the multilateral free trade system, with the World Trade Organization at its core. Ishiba made the remark during the first session of the Group of Seven summit that opened in Canada on Monday. G7 leaders discussed the global economic outlook in the session. The prime minister noted that the world economy is facing increasing uncertainties due to heightened tensions in various regions, as well as natural disasters. He stressed that the G7 nations need to be united to lead the international community for the realization of a free and fair economic order based on rules. Ishiba also said the WTO has been providing a base essential for the global economy to grow and that it has benefitted the G7 nations. Ishiba also emphasized that nations, including G7 members, should strengthen one another's economies through investments. The prime minister and other G7 leaders agreed on the need to jointly take the initiative to address issues the world economy is facing.
