Japan Labor Review : Volume 8, 2011

No. 1 Winter 2011 (Full Text PDF:1.97MB)

Special Edition  Current Study on Career Education in Japan

• Introduction (PDF:37KB)
  Yukie Hori

Articles

• The Concept of the Right to a Career: How to Protect the Careers of Workers (PDF:106KB)
  Yasuo Suwa
• The Current State and Future Tasks of Japan´s Career Education Promotion Policies­Embarking on the Road Less Traveled (PDF:959KB)
  Teruyuki Fujita
• Issues of the Learning through Work Experience Program for Junior High School Students: "The 14-Year-Old's Challenge" in Toyama Prefecture (PDF:305KB)
  Satomi Terasaki
• Career Education in High Schools: Focusing on "Guidance in Ways of Being and Ways of Living" (PDF:105KB)
  Yuki Mochizuki
• Career Support in Universities (PDF:743KB)
  Mitsuko Uenishi

Article Based on Research Reports

• Working as an Independent Contractor in Japan and the U.S.: Is It a Good Option for Married Women with Young Children? (PDF:205KB)
  Yanfei Zhou
• Human Resources Development at Companies in the Service Industry (PDF:282KB)
  Makoto Fujimoto

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• JILPT Research Activities (PDF:54KB)

No. 2 Spring 2011 (Full Text PDF:2.38MB)

Special Edition  Minimum Wage in Japan

• Introduction (PDF:44KB)
  Yuichiro Mizumach

Articles

• The Minimum Wage System in Japan: In Light of Circumstances in the United States and Europe (PDF:291KB)
  Isao Ohashi
• Analysis of the Determinants of Minimum Wages in Japan (PDF:473KB)
  Keiko Tamada
• Minimum Wages and Employment in Japan (PDF:110KB)
  Yukiko Abe
• Legal Structure of, and Issues with, Japan's Regional Minimum Wage System: Comparative Study of the UK and French Systems, Including the Social Security Systems (PDF:99KB)
  Chikako Kanki

Article Based on Research Reports

• Analysis on the Acquisition of Vocational Certifications and Their Effectiveness in Japan (PDF:725KB)
  Kimiko Nishimura
• The Career Pictures of Workers in Their 50s: Considering Adult Career Development Using the Life-Line Method (PDF:837KB)
  Hideo Shimomura

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• JILPT Research Activities (PDF:49KB)

No. 3 Summer 2011 (Full Text PDF:6.78MB)

Special Edition  Changing Job Design and Its Influence on Labor Mobility

Introduction

• Changing Job Design and Its Influence on Labor Mobility (PDF:428KB)
  Hideo Owan

Articles

• Modularization of Work and Skills Evaluations: Two Cases of IT Companies (PDF:913KB)
  Naoki Senda, Hongmoon Park, Mitsutoshi Hirano
• Non-Permanent Employees Who Have Become Permanent Employees: What Awaits Them after Crossing Status or Firm Borders to Become "Permanent" (PDF:1.14MB)
  Yuji Genda
• How Important Is Occupational Experience in Current Japan?: Analysis with Focus on Occupation-Specific Human Capital (PDF:3.27MB)
  Akihito Toda
• Measuring Matching Efficiency Using the Public Employment Service Agency in Japan (PDF:920KB)
  Masaru Sasaki
• The Labor Market for Japanese Scientists and Engineers: Is the Labor Market Externalized? What Has Happened at Their Workplace? (PDF:1.27MB)
  Yoshifumi Nakata, Satoru Miyazaki

Article Based on Research Reports

• Analysis of the Content of Individual Labor Dispute Resolution Cases: Termination, Bullying/Harassment, Reduction in Working Conditions, and Tripartite Labor Relationships (PDF:887KB)
  Keiichiro Hamaguchi
• Working Hours of White-Collar Workers in Terms of Work Characteristics and Personal Characteristics (PDF:1.18MB)
  Kazuya Ogura

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• JILPT Research Activities (PDF:418KB)

No. 4 Autumn 2011 (Full Text PDF:2.19MB)

Special Edition  The Professional Labor Market

• Introduction (PDF:35KB)
  Souichi Ohta

Articles

• Physicians' Career Building and Their Shortage in Some Specialties (PDF:368KB)
  Atsushi Yoshida
• Problems with the Legal Professional Training Mechanism: From the Perspective of Economics (PDF:560KB)
  Tomio Kinoshita
• The Ph.D. as a Professional: Current Status and Issues concerning the Early Careers of Doctorate Holders (PDF:296KB)
  Shinichi Kobayashi
• Career Transitions in the J-League: Theories and Practices of Career Support for Professional Football Players (PDF:145KB)
  Kiyoshi Takahashi, Kozaburo Shigeno
• The Legal Issues Surrounding Professionals in Relation to Labor Law (PDF:127KB)
  Ikuko Mizushima

Article Based on Research Report

• Action Research in Career Counseling: Development of Effective Training in Career Counseling (PDF:631KB)
  Jun Kayano

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• JILPT Research Activities (PDF:43KB)

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