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• The number of public assistance recipients decreases to 2.10 million;
• Former teacher who sought permanent-employment sues Kanto Gakuen, claiming “unilateral firing;
• Woman who demanded measures against “smoke harassment” has dismissal withdrawn – Junior Chamber Japan pays 4.4 million yen settlement;
• Teachers at official French government language school file suit over pay cuts that are “an outrage that ignores the labor laws of Japan”;
• Death of a 29-year-old new employee recognized as karoshi (his total time worked over the previous month had been 257 hours, including about 89 hours overtime due to late-night work, with only one day off);
• Higashi-Osaka Labor Standards Inspection Office gives citations three times to Osaka Prefectural BOE – “pay compensation for lesson preparation time”
• Rate of wage increases at small and mid-sized companies is 1.4%;
• And more!
(Translated from Japanese)