November 10, 2021 Telework Days’ Special Event　Holding an event to think about the post-Corona way of working, Japanese-style telework

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), the Cabinet Secretariat, and the Cabinet Office, in collaboration with related ministries and organizations, started conducting Telework Days (a campaign calling for the intensive implementation of telework during the summer months) in 2017. This campaign aimed to ease congestion during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games and promote telework nationwide.
When the Tokyo 2020 Games were held this year, approximately 940,000 people from 1,531 organizations participated in Telework Days 2021 from Monday, July 19 through Sunday, September 5.
To further promote and establish telework in the future, Telework Days’ special event will be held as described below, featuring a report on the results of this year’s Telework Days and a talk session on the future of telework.

1. Name

Telework Days’ Special Event―Holding an event to think about the post-Corona way of working, Japanese-style telework

1. Time and date

2:00 pm to 4:15 pm on Friday, November 26, 2021

2. Venue

Held online

3. Organizers

MIC, MHLW, MEI, MLITT, Cabinet Secretariat, and Cabinet Office

4. Co-organizers

Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Japan Telework Association

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  For inquiries about the application, contact the Secretariat.

Tel.: 03-3431-7175 (Telework Days 2021 Secretariat)
[Weekdays: 10:00 am - noon and 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm ^*Closed on weekends and holidays]

5. Agenda (draft)^*

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  Tentative

1．Organizers’ opening remarks

2．Part 1: Implementation Report Meeting on Telework Days

2-1 Report on the results of the implementation of Telework Days 2021

• Information and Communications Bureau, MIC
• Bureau of Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 Preparation

2-2 Presentations by special cooperating organizations for Telework Days 2021

• e-Jan Networks Co.
• KOKUYO Co., Ltd.
• Net Links Co., Ltd. (listed in alphabetical order)

3. Part 2: Thinking about the Future of Japanese-style Telework

3-1 Proposal of Taskforce to Study the Ideal State of Telework in the ‘Post-Corona’ Era

• Information and Communications Bureau, MIC

3-2 Unification of telework consultation services

• Employment Environment and Equal Opportunity Bureau, MHLW

3-3 About Japanese-style telework

• Ms. SHIMADA Yuka, General Manager, Human Resources & General Affairs Division, Unilever Japan Holdings KK

3-4 Japan Tourism Agency’s workcation initiatives

• Japan Tourism Agency

3-5 Talk session―Creating Value in Flexible Working

New Regional and Urban Connections Made Possible by Telework

• Ms. SHIMADA Yuka (Moderator), General Manager, Human Resources & General Affairs Division, Unilever Japan Holdings KK
• Mr. HORIGUCHI Masahiro, TURNS Producer
• Mr. KIRIAKI Yuji, Director, Information Policy Division, Planning Policy Bureau, Planning Department, Wakayama Prefecture
• Mr. MINOURA Ryuichi, Director, Public-Private Co-Creation Future Consortium
• Ms. MISAWA Yoshino, Senior Manager, Office Leasing & Tenant Relations Department, Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. (listed in alphabetical order)

4. Closing Remarks