Japan Labor Issues
Series: Japan's Employment System and Public Policy
At a Glance in Booklet
NOTICE: From Spring 2024 issue, we will start over the reviews and analysis on these themes to observe new developments in labor.
2024
- Will the Japanese Long-Term Employment System Continue to be Maintained? (PDF:977KB)
FUJIMOTO Makoto
- Changes in Japanese Policies for Accepting Foreign Workers for the Purpose of Compensating for Labor Shortage (PDF:1.2MB)
YAMAGUCHI Rui
2023
2022
2021
- Labor-management Relations in Japan
Part III: Systems for Resolving Individual Labor Disputes (PDF:659KB)
HAMAGUCHI Keiichiro
- Labor-management Relations in Japan
Part II: Trends and Current State of Collective Labor Relations (PDF:742KB)
HAMAGUCHI Keiichiro
- Labor-management Relations in Japan
Part I: Characteristics of the Collective Labor Relations System (PDF:247KB)
HAMAGUCHI Keiichiro
- What Is Shunto? (PDF:376KB)
OGINO Noboru
2020
- Wages in Japan
Part II: Wages and Size of Company (PDF:365KB)
NISHIMURA Itaru
- Wages in Japan
Part I: Why Does Japanese Wage Curve Have a Strong Seniority Element? (PDF:361KB)
NISHIMURA Itaru
- Fringe Benefits (PDF:726KB)
NAKAMURA Ryoji
2019
- Current State of Working Hours and Overwork in Japan
Part III: How Can We Prevent Overwork? (PDF:343KB)
Tomohiro Takami
- Current State of Working Hours and Overwork in Japan
Part II: Why do the Japanese Work Long Hours? (PDF:361KB)
Tomohiro Takami
- Current State of Working Hours and Overwork in Japan
Part I: How Has It Changed Over the Years? (PDF:323KB)
Tomohiro Takami
- Combining Work and Family Care in Japan (Part II): What is the Challenge after Reforming the Long-term Care Leave System? (PDF:973KB)
Shingou Ikeda
- Combining Work and Family Care in Japan (Part I): Why do Women Leave Jobs at the Stage of Childbirth? (PDF:342KB)
Shingou Ikeda
2018
- Corporate In-house Education and Training and Career Formation in Japan (Part II): Japanese Companies’ Commitment to Employees’ Career Formation (PDF:430KB)
Makoto Fujimoto
- Corporate In-house Education and Training and Career Formation in Japan (Part I): In-house Skills Development (PDF:376KB)
Makoto Fujimoto
- Termination of Employment Relationships in Japan (Part III): Mandatory Retirement Age System (PDF:221KB)
Hirokuni Ikezoe
- Termination of Employment Relationships in Japan (Part II): Dismissal and Refusal to Renew a Fixed-term Contract (PDF:230KB)
Hirokuni Ikezoe
- Termination of Employment Relationships in Japan (Part I): Resignation and Termination of Employment Contracts by Mutual Consent (PDF:311KB)
Hirokuni Ikezoe
2017
- Recruitment and Hiring in Japan (PDF:1.05MB)
Shinsaku Matsumoto
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