The Japan Labor Flash Back Issues 2004

The Japan Labor Flash No.29    December 15, 2004

-Japan in 2004-...etc

The Japan Labor Flash No.28  December 1, 2004

-Recent trends and issues in young peoples' employment-...etc

The Japan Labor Flash No.27  November 15, 2004

-Japanese people overwork, ILO points out-...etc

The Japan Labor Flash No.26  November 1, 2004

-Male perspective on childcare leave-...etc

The Japan Labor Flash No.25  October 15, 2004

-Reshuffled second Koizumi Cabinet launched-...etc

The Japan Labor Flash No.24  October 1, 2004

-Realization of affluent living through improved quality of employment, an issue raised by the White Paper on Labour Economy 2004 -...etc

The Japan Labor Flash No.23  September 15, 2004

-Japanese youths and their search for stability and security: Profile of young people in distress-...etc

The Japan Labor Flash No.22  September 1, 2004

-This year's Regional Minimum Wages Council report-...etc

The Japan Labor Flash No.21  August 16, 2004

-Introduction of performance-based wage system and the reactions of labor and management-...etc

The Japan Labor Flash No.20  August 2, 2004

-Results of the Upper House election and the Koizumi Administration's next move-...etc

The Japan Labor Flash No.19  July 15, 2004

-Business recovery not delivering more jobs: What to do?-...etc

The Japan Labor Flash No.18  July 1, 2004

-The true profile of the elderly in Japan-...etc

The Japan Labor Flash No.17  June 15, 2004

-Summer bonuses to increase year-on-year for the second straight year-...etc

The Japan Labor Flash No.16  June 1, 2004

-Issues relating to foreign workers in Japan-...etc

The Japan Labor Flash No.15  May 17, 2004

-Debate over reexamination of the social security system-...etc

The Japan Labor Flash No.14  May 1, 2004

-How the 2004 spring joint labor negotiations evolved, and new challenges-...etc

The Japan Labor Flash No.13  April 15, 2004

-The current status of working women in Japan-...etc

The Japan Labor Flash No.12  April 1, 2004

-Results of a fact-finding survey on wages based on ability and type of work-...etc

The Japan Labor Flash No.11  March 15, 2004

-Americans looking forward to life after retirement; the Japanese have not much to look forward to-...etc

The Japan Labor Flash No.10  March 1, 2004

-Bill to revise pension program decided on by Cabinet-...etc

The Japan Labor Flash No.9  February 16, 2004

-A string of lawsuits concerning treatment of employee inventions are being wound up with corporations ordered to pay huge sums of money-...etc

The Japan Labor Flash No.8  February 2, 2004

-Japanese youths becoming increasingly anxious about their future-...etc

The Japan Labor Flash No.7  January 15, 2003

-As the 2004 spring joint labor negotiations kick off, Labor unions' membership rate drops below the 20% mark-...etc