Work threatens vacation plans? Try a workation

Mr Yoshimasa Higashihara, an assistant human resources manager, swopped his work desk in Tokyo for a view of the sprawling Singapore city skyline for one day last year.

Working out of a cafe near Raffles Place, the Japan Airlines (JAL) employee prepared documents for an upcoming corporate event back home. JAL is one of Japan’s first companies to endorse the concept of “workation”, which combines work and holiday.

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