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Japan Labor Review

The Japan Labor Review is a quarterly journal of research in the field of labor studies. For the purpose of providing valuable information on Japanese labor issues to the broad range of overseas readers, articles are selected, edited, and published by an editorial board of the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training.

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Volume 7, Number 3, Summer 2010
Special Edition: Current Situation of Japan’s Foreign Labor Policy		(6.45MB)
Introduction		Ryo Kambayashi (92KB)
Articles
	The Current Issues on Foreign Workers in Japan	Masahiko Yamada (581KB)
	Labor Law and Policy Issues Relating to Foreign Workers in Japan	Chizuko Hayakawa (336KB)
	Concerning Revisions in the Foreign Trainee and Technical Intern System	Hiroaki Watanabe (763KB)
	Impacts of International Migration on the Labor Market in Japan	Jiro Nakamura (288KB)
	10% of Companies Recruited Foreign Students in the Past Three Years: JILPT Survey on Recruiting of Foreign Students	Masato Gunji (4.0MB)
	The Economic Crisis and Foreign Workers in Japan: Why Does Japan Treat Migrant Workers as Second Class Citizens?	Kiyoto Tanno (320KB)
Articles Based on Research Report
	School-to-Work Transition and Employment of Youth in Non -Metropolitan Areas	Yukie Hori (228KB)
JILPT Research Activities		(99KB)

Volume 7, Number 2, Spring 2010
Special Edition: Current Employment Situation of Persons with Disabilities and Employment Support		(1.82MB)
Introduction		Harumi Muroyama (63KB)
Articles
	Japan's Employment Rate of Persons with Disabilities and Outcome of Employment Quota System	Tadashi Kudo (212KB)
	Japan's Employment Measures for Persons with Disabilities: Centered on Quota System of "Act on Employment Promotion of Persons with Disabilities"	Tamako Hasegawa (256KB)
	Disability Employment Levy-Grant Scheme from an Economic Viewpoint	Toshihiro Tsuchihashi Daisuke Oyama (182KB)
	Japanese Support System for Competitive Employment of Persons with Disabilities	Takao Yoda (227KB)
	Way of Working and Environment for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities to Create Labor Values: From Analyses on Success Cases of Special Subsidiary Companies and Vocational Training Workshops	Keiji Inose (517KB)
Articles Based on Research Report
	Research Study on Diversification of Working Places and Working Hours	Kazuya Ogura (146KB)
JILPT Research Activities		(64KB)

Volume 7, Number 1, Winter 2010
Special Edition: *Current Situation of Japan's Benefit Programs*		(1.1MB)
Introduction		Kazuya Ogura (383KB)
Articles
	Current Situation and Future Direction of Employee Benefits	Koji Nishikubo (568KB)
	Various Issues Concerning Labor Legislation Relating to Welfare Benefits	Takayasu Yanagiya (504KB)
	Current Situation and Issues of Healthcare for Employees: Based on Analysis of Recent Trend and Cases	Yasuo Murasugi (528KB)
	Current Situation and Issues of Retirement Benefit (Corporate Pension) in Japan	Shigeto Kashiwazaki Hiroharu Fukazawa (579KB)

Articles Based on Research Reports
	Occurrence Mechanism and Resolution Process of Labor Disputes: Cases of Community Unions (Kyushu Area)	Oh Hak-Soo (509KB)
	Youth Career Development Support at School and Career Development: For Cooperation between Career Education and Labor Administration	Hideo Shimomura Harumi Muroyama (638KB)
	Company Size and Childcare Leave: The Problems of Support for Women's Job Continuity	Shingou Ikeda (613KB)
JILPT Research Activities		(377KB)

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Japan Labor Bulletin
The Japan Institute of Labour, former organisation of JILPT, published monthly english newsletter "Japan Labor Bulletin" for over 40 years, covering topics and studies on labor issues. Though the publication is terminated due to the closure of the JIL, some of the newer issues (from Jan.1992) are available at here.