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

The idea of a permanent three-day weekend has long been a dream for workers around the world and now, it’s slowly becoming a ...

Tokyo is cutting back the workweek—but not for the reasons you might expect. A new plan, backed by the city’s top official, ...

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 ...

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

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

In addition to the shorter workweek, the Tokyo administration introduced a new 'childcare partial leave' policy. Under this ...

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 ...

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 ...