Japan Labor Issues
Japan Labor Issues, first published in August 2017, is an English-language online journal published on a quarterly base (five times a year) by the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT).
Notice: The journal has ceased printing. The last print version is vol.5 no.30, April-May 2021 issue.
Latest IssueVol.9, No.51, Winter 2025
Full Text: Japan Labor Issue Vol.9, No.51, Winter 2025 (PDF:2.4MB)
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Special Feature on Research Papers (I)
- Issues for Regulating Working Hours in the Post-Work-Style-Reform Era (PDF:239KB)
HOSOKAWA Ryo (Aoyama Gakuin University) - Effects of Paternity Leave Take-up Rate in Fathers’ Industry of Work on Mothers’ Employment and Health (PDF:317KB)
NAKAYAMA Mao (Japan Women’s University)
ISHIKAWA Yumi (Shiga University)
Trends
- 2024 Shunto: The First Wage Increase Above 5% since 1991 with an Urgent Need to Spread the Trend to SMEs (PDF:400KB)
ARAKAWA Sota - First Revision in 12 Years of Industrial Accidents Recognition Criteria for Mental Disorders: Customer Harassment and Continuous Engagement in Work with High Risk of Infection are Newly Added (PDF:191KB)
Research
- Creation of "Employment for Skill Development Program," Aiming for Making Japan an Attractive Destination for Foreign Workers (PDF:377KB)
YAMAGUCHI Rui
Statistical Indicators (PDF:244KB)
Contents of Japan Labor Issues 2024 (PDF:135KB)
Published on December 25, 2024
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Contact
International Research Exchange Section (Editorial Office)
E-mail:j-emm [at sign] jil.go.jp
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