Japan Labor Bulletin:
Labour Law and Social Policy

2003

• Jul.
• Legal Problems Surrounding the Practice of Farming Out: The Nippon Steel Corporation Case (PDF:105KB)
• Mar.
• The Current State of ‘Career Counseling’ in Japan (PDF:148KB)

2002

• Nov.
• The Internal Labor Market and Industrial Accidents in Japan (PDF:153KB)
• Oct.
• Should the Treatment of Regular and Part-time Workers be Equalized?
  Discrepancies in Conditions and 'ocused Legal Regulations (PDF:206KB)
• Should Wages for Regular and Part-time Workers be Based on the Principle of 'Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value'? (PDF:206KB)
• Government Policy in the Era of Globalization (PDF:206KB)
• Jun.
• Work-sharing in Japan (PDF:172KB)
• Mar.
• Regional Employment Situation and Government Measures (PDF:574KB)
• Jan.
• Change in Japanese Employment Security: Reflecting on the Legal Points (PDF:371KB)

2001

• Nov.
• Japan's Labor Policy in Transition (PDF:455KB)
• Sep.
• Aging Society and the Labor Market in Japan: Should the Fertility Rate be Raised Now? — No! (PDF:1MB)
• Feb.
• Labor Law Issues Relating to Business Reorganization in Japan (PDF:571KB)

2000

• Dec.
• Special Employment Measures in Japan (PDF:690KB)
• Nov.
• Karojisatsu - Sucide as a Risult of Overwork (PDF:490KB)
• Sep.
• Legal Problems Concerning Part-time Work in Japan (PDF:1MB)
• Aug.
• Telework in Japan (PDF:436KB)
• Feb.
• The Current Situation of "Family-friendly" Policies in Japan (PDF:555KB)
• Jan.
• Equal Employment Revisited (PDF:338KB)

1999

• Nov.
• The Silence of Stockholders: Japanese Labor Law from the Viewpoint of Corporate Governance (PDF:573KB)
• Sep.
• 1999 Revisions of Employment Security Law and Worker Dispatching Law: Drastic Reforms of Japanese Labor Market Regulations (PDF:317KB)

1998

• Nov.
• Overhaul After 50 Years: The Amendment of the Labour Standards Law (PDF:319KB)
• Oct.
• Challenges for Foreign Traineeship Programs in Japan (PDF:370KB)
• Apr
• Recent Legislative Developments in Equal Employment and Harmonization of Work and Family Life in Japan (PDF:399KB)

1997

• Sep.
• "Personal Rights" in the Workplace: The Emerging Law Concerning Sexual Harassment in Japan (PDF:278KB)
• May
• Changing Japanese Labor Law in Light of Deregulation Drives: A Comparative Analysis (PDF:252KB)
• Mar.
• The Mid-career Unemployed in Japan (PDF:266KB)
• Feb.
• Globalization of Employment and Social Clauses(PDF:317KB)

1996

• Sep.
• The Road Becoming More Traveled:the International Dimension of Japanese Labor Law (PDF:251KB)
• Aug.
• Female Labor Force After the Enforcement of The Equal Employment Opportunity Law (PDF:264KB)
• Jul.
• Regulation of Working Hours for White-collar Workers Engaging in "Discretionary Activities" (PDF:220KB)
• Jun.
• Procedures for Resolving Individual Employment Disputes (PDF:232KB)

1995

• Dec.
• Client Company's Duty to Bargain with Daispatched Workers' Union: Asahi Broadcasting Case (PDF:264KB)
• Nov.
• "The Tale of Cain and Abel" A Study of the Contemporary Japanese Labor Politics (PDF:237KB)
• Aug.
• Modification of Working Conditions Through Dismissals?: A Comparative Analysis of the SAS Case (PDF:322KB)
• Mar.
• 1994 Revision of Pension System (PDF:180KB)
• Feb.
• New Education and Training System for White - collor Workers (PDF:347KB)

1994

• Dec.
• The Employment of Older People in Japan and Policies to Promote it (PDF:280KB)
• Oct.
• Recent Developments Regarding Child and Elder Care Leave in Japan (PDF:436KB)
• Aug.
• Characteristics of Regulations on Dispatched Work (Temporary Work) in Japan (PDF:277KB)

1993

• Dec.
• The Reality of "Rotating Japanese Staff" (PDF:187KB)
• Mar.
• Relation of Collective Agreement to Rules of Employment (PDF:282KB)
• Jan.
• Role of Public Vocational Trainning in Society Characterized by Lifelong Education; Centering of Public Upgrading Training (PDF:260KB)

1992

• Oct.
• Employment of Older Persons and Need for Support System (PDF:242KB)
• Sep.
• Enterprise - Based Labor Unions and Collective Agreements (PDF:683KB)
• Jul.
• Management Restructuring and Multi - faceted Manpower Procurement (PDF:304KB)
• Jun.
• Changing the Concept of Employment Policy (PDF:214KB)
• May
• The Supreme Court's Hitachi Decision on the Duty to Work Overtime (PDF:246KB)