TAKAMI Tomohiro
As of September 2025
Title, Research section
Senior Researcher, Labour Market and Working Environment
Area/Field of Research
Sociology of Work
Education
Final Education: Graduated in Doctor Course, School of Humanities and Sociology,
The University of Tokyo
Degree: MA
Research Projects
Japan Labor Issues
- Vol.9, No.54, Autumun 2025
Current State of Working Hours and "Work Style Reform" in Japan (PDF:872MB) - Vol.6, No.39, October, 2022
Changes in Work/Life Situations and Psychological Distress during the Prolonged COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan (PDF:381KB) - Vol.6, No.37, March-April, 2022
Remote Work and Job Satisfaction that Depends on Personality Traits: Evidence from Japan (PDF:482KB) - Vol.6, No.36, January-February, 2022
Social Inequality in the Prevalence of Working from Home under the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan (PDF:540KB) - Vol.5, No.33, August-September, 2021
Working from Home and Work-life Balance during COVID-19: The Latest Changes and Challenges in Japan (PDF:678KB) - Vol.5, No.30, April-May, 2021
Working Hours under the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan: Reviewing Changes by Situation Phase during and after the 2020 State of Emergency Declaration (PDF:473KB) - Vol.5, No.28, January, 2021
Impact of the COVID-19 Recession on Full-Time Workers: Shortened Work Hours, Working from Home, and Possible Widening of Income Disparities (PDF:438KB) - Vol.4, No.26, October, 2020
A Case Study on Overwork-related Mental Disorders in Japan: Focusing on Young Employees (PDF:429KB) - Vol.3, No.19, November, 2019
Current State of Working Hours and Overwork in Japan
Part III: How Can We Prevent Overwork? (PDF:343KB) - Vol.3, No.18, October, 2019
Current State of Working Hours and Overwork in Japan
Part II: Why do the Japanese Work Long Hours? (PDF:361KB) - Vol.3, No.16, July, 2019
Current State of Working Hours and Overwork in Japan
Part I: How Has It Changed Over the Years? (PDF:323KB) - Vol.2, No.11, December, 2018
Gender Segregation at Work in Japanese Companies: Focusing on Gender Disparities in Desire for Promotion (PDF:410KB) - Vol.2, No.8, August-September, 2018
Are Long Working Hours in Japan Becoming Invisible? Examining the Effects of ICT-based "Spatial Flexibility" on Workloads (PDF:794KB) - Vol.2, No.5, February-March, 2018
Challenges for Workplace regarding the Autonomy of Working Hours: Perspective for the Prevention of Overwork (PDF:325KB)
Labor Situation in Japan and Its Analysis
- Detailed Exposition 2016/2017
Realities in Japan’s "Regions" and Challenges in Efforts toward Their Revitalization ― A Study Based on Regional Disparities in Employment Opportunities and the Actual Circumstances of the Inter-Regional Migration of Young People (PDF:420KB) - General Overview 2015/2016
Regional Employment Trends (PDF:509KB)
JILPT Research Report
- No.221 Changing Employment Society and its Vitality: Challenges of Work Styles Adapted to the Industrial Structure and Demographics (2022)
- No.217 Study on Working Hours: Analysis of Individual Survey Results (2022)
- No.196 Human Resources Development and Career Management in Japanese Companies (2017)
- No.192 Childcare, Family Care and Pursuing Vocational Careers: Women’s Labor Force Participation and Men’s Home Life (2017)
- No.185 Polarization of Working Styles and Regular Employees: Results of Secondary Analysis of JILPT Questionnaire Surveys (2016)
- No.170 Combining Work and Care (2015)
- No.153 Effects and Problems of Employment Type Training in the Job Card System: From a job-seekers follow-up survey and an interview survey with participating companies (2013)
- No.150 Childbirth/Childcare and Job Continuity: Addressing Job Mobility and 24–hour Society (PDF:372KB) (2012)
- No.136 Job Continuity at the Stage of Childbirth/Childcare: Trends from 2005 Onward (PDF:116KB) (2011)
- No.131 Human Resources Development at SMEs in the Manufacturing Industry (Machinery and Metals) (PDF:120KB) (2011)
- No.122 Woman's Ways of Working and Job Continuation at the Stage of Childbirth/childcare -- the Problems of Supporting the Continuation Process and Building Workplaces that Encourage Woman to Continue Working --- (PDF:116KB) (2010)
- No.118 Human Resource Development and Competence Development in Smaller Service Industries (PDF:119KB) (2010)
Journal Article
- Takami, Tomohiro and Yuzo Yamamoto. 2024. "Working from home during the COVID-19 state of emergency in Japan.new window" Japanese Journal of Sociology
- Wels, Jacques and Tomohiro Takami 2021. "The Impact of Transitioning to Non-Standard Employment on Older Workers’ Self-Reported and Mental Health in Japan. A Longitudinal Perspective Using the Japanese Study of Aging and Retirementnew window" Ageing International vol.46, pp.363-382.
Review
- Remote work and well-being in the post COVID-19 era , Industrial Health, vol.61, no.3 (2023)
Academic Societies' Membership
Working Time Japan Society
The Japan Sociological Society
The Japan Industrial Relations Research Association
Contact Information
Email: takami [at sign] jil.go.jp
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