Denmark already maintains an average workday of 37 hours, although not formally implementing a four-day workweek. Denmark's ...

As Japan grapples with an ongoing demographic crisis, Tokyo has introduced a groundbreaking measure aimed at improving ...

Eight years ago, Yuriko Koike became the first woman to lead Tokyo, beating her male predecessor. She won her third term as governor Sunday, and one of her closest rivals was a woman. Multiple ...

In a matter of days a radical four-day work week experiment will kick off in Japan in a desperate bid to reverse the ...

The poll to choose the leader of 14 million Tokyo citizens will not only be a verdict on Governor Yuriko Koike’s performance during her eight years in office but also a prognostic for the future ...

Japan is set to revolutionise its work culture by introducing a four-day work week for government employees in a bid to ...

The proposal, aimed at improving work-life balance, will allow civil servants to work fewer days while still meeting their monthly hour requirements, the city’s governor Yuriko Koike said.

All children living in the capital will receive 5,000 yen ($38) a month under Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike’s “Children First” policy for 2023, she announced on Jan. 4. In an attempt to halt ...

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike announced a new four-day workweek initiative aimed at supporting families and boosting birth rates in Japan. During a recent policy speech at the Tokyo Metropolitan ...

“We will collaborate with communities nearby to create a vibrant atmosphere,” Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said about the project. “It will be revived as a space filled with attractions for ...