The Japanese Journal of Labour Studies
April 2017(No.681)
Concepts of Interdisciplinary Labor Studies

ESSAYS

Labor
Hajime Wada (Law) / Norio Hisamoto (Social Policy and Industrial Relations) / Yuji Genda(Economics) / Chieko Kamibayashi (Sociology)
Labor Market
Koichi Kamata (Law) / Munetomo Ando (Economics) / Tetsu Sano (Sociology)
Wages
Masaaki Iwanaga (Law) / Ryouji Kaneko (Industrial Relations) / Ikutaro Enatsu (Human Resource Management) / Daiji Kawaguchi (Economics)
Capability / Competency
Yasuo Ishii (Law) / Makoto Suzuki (Industrial Relations) / Ryuichi Tanaka (Economics) / Hideyuki Nimura (Psychology) / Yuki Honda (Sociology)
Academic Abilities
Shinpei Sano (Economics) / Yuko Tarumi (Sociology) / Kayo Matsushita (Sociology)
Discrimination
Koichi Tominaga (Law) / Naomi Kodama (Economics) / Hiroaki Yoshii (Sociology)
Careers
Yasuo Suwa (Law) / Mitsutoshi Hirano (Human Resource Management) / Shu Kimura (Psychology) / Reiko Kosugi (Sociology)

BOOK REVIEW

Hideo Akabayashi, Michio Naoi, and Chizuru Shikishima An Economic Analysis of Academic Ability, Non-Cognitive Ability, and Family Background:
Primary Findings from a Panel Survey of Japanese School-Age Children
Toshiaki Kawaguchi

ARTICLE TODAY

Kukla, R. and Lance, M. N. ‘Yo!’ and ‘Lo!’: The Pragmatic Topography of the Space of Reasons
Kota Uno

FIELD EYE

Social Security Reform: Complication with Minimum Age Requirement
Akiyo Shimamura