THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 29, 2020 at 19:06 JST
Signs indicating that employees are working remotely stand on their desks at the Tochigi prefectural government in April. Teleworking is taking root at local government offices as well. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Thirty-two of Japan's 47 prefectural governments treat teleworking as “business trips” with five of them paying a related allowance to their employees working remotely, according to an Asahi Shimbun survey. [Read More]
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