{"id":29546,"date":"2025-08-06T06:35:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T06:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hotelsalepage.com\/feed\/cision-pr-newswire\/japanese-workforce-lags-apac-in-flexibility-esg-priorities-and-ambition-but-change-is-underway-reeracoen-x-rakuten-insight-study-finds\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T06:35:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T06:35:45","slug":"japanese-workforce-lags-apac-in-flexibility-esg-priorities-and-ambition-but-change-is-underway-reeracoen-x-rakuten-insight-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=29546","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Workforce Lags APAC in Flexibility, ESG Priorities, and Ambition, But Change Is Underway, Reeracoen \u00d7 Rakuten Insight Study Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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TOKYO<\/span><\/span>, Aug. 6, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — Japan’s<\/span> workforce is undergoing slow but significant transformation, even as it ranks the lowest across Asia-Pacific<\/span> in ambition, mobility, and values-driven employment decisions. A newly released white paper by recruitment firm Reeracoen<\/a><\/u><\/b> and research agency Rakuten Insight Global<\/a><\/u> <\/b>highlights how cultural norms around stability and tradition are giving way to quiet shifts in upskilling and flexibility.<\/p>\n

The Reeracoen \u00d7 Rakuten Insight APAC Workforce Whitepaper 2025<\/span><\/a><\/i><\/b>, which surveyed over 12,000 professionals across 12 Asia-Pacific markets, reveals that Japan<\/span> trails the region in several key workforce indicators. Only 24% of Japanese respondents strongly aspire to leadership roles, only 48% say\u00a0ESG factors influence their employment decisions, and hybrid work adoption remains low at 33%.<\/p>\n

“This report highlights a pivotal truth: the future of work in Japan<\/span> depends on how well businesses can balance tradition with change,”<\/i>\u00a0said Kenji Naito<\/span>, Group CEO of Reeracoen<\/b>. “While the data shows Japan<\/span> ranks lowest in ambition, mobility, and ESG alignment, it also reveals an opportunity. Organisations that respond to these shifts through flexibility, purpose, and skills development will lead the next chapter of Japan’s<\/span> growth.”<\/i><\/p>\n

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Mr. Kenji Naito, Group Chief Executive Officer, Reeracoen Group<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Key Findings from Japan<\/span>:<\/b><\/p>\n