UNDERSTANDING FAMILIAL CONFLICT ISSUES OF WORKING FROM HOME ON JAPANESE WHITE-COLLAR WORKERS IN CENTRAL TOKYO

Toru Takahashi (), Kurtz Law, Cosmin Dobrin, Alexandra Dutescu and Dorin Marchis
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Toru Takahashi: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Kurtz Law: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Cosmin Dobrin: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Alexandra Dutescu: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Dorin Marchis: Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Romanian Economic Business Review, 2023, vol. 18, issue 1, 47-64

Abstract: The Japanese living situation in urban areas such as central Tokyo, is a relatively unfamiliar condition for many people in the West to understand. And, the impact that working from home has had on them has been high not just in terms of convenience, or lack of it, but also as a fundamental change to occupational health and wellbeing. With depopulation and ageing society being critical causes of labour shortage in Japan, it is important to determine how remote working has affected its workers. This study utilizes data gathered from focus groups of white-collar workers in Japanese companies and investigates causes of familial conflict impacted by working from home since 2019. This article explores the shifting effects of working from home for Japanese workers in terms of familial conflict, and the burden of cost from a social perspective.

Keywords: Wellbeing; work from home; remote work; family conflict; labour productivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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