by carterjmrn | Apr 26, 2023 | Carter Group Viewpoints, Women Power
We often hear Japan described as a ‘traditional’ society. That description certainly conjures up images of geisha walking down the streets and other well-worn tropes. That isn’t what you see in Japan (well, most of the time, anyway). But if we consider a traditional...
by carterjmrn | Sep 6, 2022 | Changing World of Work, Covid-19 Related Articles, Japan Sentiment Tracker, Women Power
CarterJMRN has been tracking working from home trends among the general public aged 16-69 via our Japan Consumer Sentiment Survey. In our latest wave in 2022, we found that working from home was becoming more feasible for the working population in Japan with 60%...
by carterjmrn | Aug 23, 2022 | Changing World of Work, Covid-19 Related Articles, Green Consumer, Japan Mega Trends, Japan Sentiment Tracker, Women Power
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 goals and 169 targets that countries are encouraged to use as a guide for sustainable development. All United Nations Member States adopted the goals in 2015, and each country is responsible for...
by carterjmrn | Jul 29, 2021 | Ageing and Generations, Carter Group Viewpoints, Changing World of Work, Green Consumer, Internationalization, Japan Mega Trends, Japan Sentiment Tracker, Women Power
On many levels, Japan appears to ignore key elements of what westerners consider to comprise social modernity. One classic example is the profound lack of progress women have made in gaining meaningful roles in management. In this area, to name only one, Japan seems...
by carterjmrn | Sep 30, 2020 | Carter Group Viewpoints, Japan Mega Trends, Women Power
As we moved into 2020, there was much-justified optimism in Japan. In 2019 we had celebrated the enthronement of a new emperor and the promise of a new age to come, called ‘Reiwa’. Furthermore, 2020, with the hosting of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, was to be the year...
by carterjmrn | Nov 28, 2019 | Women Power
If a single word could sum up Japan’s gender role rigidity, it’d be kanai. It means “one who remains inside the home,” and is how many husbands here refer to their wives in public. In 2016, finally more Japanese men were for women working than against it...