During the Olympics, teleworking was conducted by each company.To avoid congestion in central Tokyo, January 20 5:58

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Six months later, during the Tokyo Olympics, companies are moving to work at home or in shared offices instead of going to work in offices in an effort to avoid congestion in central Tokyo.

Among them, a group from a major chemical maker, Mitsubishi Chemical, has decided to use telework as a general rule during the Olympic Games for approximately 150 employees, including the president, who work for a holding company.

During the period, meetings will not be held at headquarters, but the work will be completed online using video phones and other means.

"It is necessary for management to take the initiative in promoting telework," said Ken Fujiwara, Managing Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings.

Daiwa House Industry, a major housing maker, will also be teleworking about 3,000 employees in the 23 wards of Tokyo during the Olympics.

Approximately 20 of them are working on an experiment called “workation,” which works on telework while enjoying a vacation at a hotel in Minabe-cho, Wakayama, which is operated by a group company.

The government is also promoting the implementation of telework to alleviate congestion in the city center during the Olympics, and the Olympics will stimulate active activities among companies, which will open up new ways of working that are not restricted by time or place It is also noticed.