In a month long experiment this past August, Microsoft Japan saw a 40% increase in productivity levels by employees when a four day workweek was implemented.
Microsoft's “Work Life Choice Challenge” …

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Clocking in at seven minutes long, this Final Fantasy VII Remake ad is the longest commercial to ever air on Japanese television.
I t’s like a seven-minute short film about people into Final Fantasy …

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A Microsoft Japan trial into improving work-life balance has found productivity increased by 40 per cent when employees were given a four-day working week.
In addition to the increase in productivity…

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In August 2019, Microsoft Japan tried a 4-day work and 3-day weekend system for a month without any deduction in salary.
Takuya Hirano, president, and CEO of Microsoft Japan said "Work a short time, …

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Image copyright Getty ImagesMicrosoft Japan said sales had been boosted by nearly 40% during an experiment in which staff worked a four-day week on full pay.
Japan has some of the longest working hou…

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Hong Kong (CNN Business) A growing number of smaller companies are adopting a four-day workweek.
Now the results of a recent trial at Microsoft (MSFT) suggest it could work even for the biggest busin…

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Though it’s not exactly a shinrei spot (a place where ghosts have allegedly appeared), Taira no Masakada Kubizuka is one of the most famous “ghost” spots in Japan.
It’s where Taira no Masakada’s head…

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Subaru Subaru R1Kei cars are a Japanese phenomenon, a defined class of tiny vehicles born from the same postwar constraints responsible for European microcars like the Isetta.
A couple of hatchbacks,…

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Plastic is created during the production of oil and natural gas, as it’s turned into petroleum products.
So if it tripled by 2050 what will happen to all of the petroleum products?
We need a consumer…

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We have all heard about robotic exoskeletons being employed by Japanese companies to ensure their workers do not succumb to back-breaking labor.
However, Powersuit specialist company Innophys has bee…

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