Welcome to the JILPT Website. What is JILPT?
JILPT, or the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training, is an incorporated administrative agency with the objective of the organization to contribute to the planning of labor policies and their effective and efficient implementation, to promote the livelihood of workers and develop the national economy, and to capitalize on research findings by implementing training programs for administrative officials. JILPT conducts comprehensive researches on labor issues and policies, both domestically and internationally, with researchers in a wide range of specialized labor-related fields adopting broad-based, interdisciplinary viewpoints on complex labor issues. The results of research activities are compiled and published swiftly and consistently in reports, journals, and newsletters with an eye to contributing to the stimulation of policy discussions among different strata.
What's new
- May 25, 2023
- The Japanese Journal of Labour Studies: June 2023 (No.755) Two Issues on ‘Jobs’: Job-based Human Resource Management and Job Characteristics
- May 12, 2023
- Statistics: Recent Statistical Survey Reports, April 2023
- Statistics: Main Labor Economic Indicators April 28, 2023 issue
- April 25, 2023
- Japan Labor Issues Vol.7, No.43, May 2023
- The Japanese Journal of Labour Studies: May 2023 (No.754) Digital Transformation Impacts on Workplace and Work
Pick Up!
- Judgments and Orders
- Is a Part-time Instructor Whose Role is Exclusively to Teach University Language Classes a "Researcher"?
The Senshu University (Conversion of a Fixed-Term Labor Contract to an Indefinite-term Labor Contract) Case (PDF:626KB) HOSOKAWA Ryo (Aoyama Gakuin University) - Special Feature on Research Papers
- The Labor Policy Council: Functions of the Group Consultation in the Process of Forming Labor Policy in Japan (PDF:802KB)
SUWA Yasuo (Hosei University) - Examining Japan's Labor Standards Inspection Administration and Its Challenge from the Perspective of the Inspection Offices (PDF:959KB)
IKEYAMA Kiyoko (Kobe University) - Labor Tribunal Proceedings: The Paradigm Shift in Labor Dispute Resolution and its Future Challenges (PDF:1.0MB)
ASANO Takahiro (Hokkai-Gakuen University and attorney at law) - Japanese Companies' Wage Determination in the Heightened Climate for Wage Increases (PDF:520KB)
NISHIMURA Itaru (JILPT)- Promoting Employment of Older Workers and Adjustment of their Working Conditions at Japanese Firms (PDF:412KB)
KAJITANI Shinya (Kyoto Sangyo University)- Changes in the Meaning of Work in Japan: A Cross-National Comparison between Developed Countries (PDF:429KB) YONEDA Yukihiro (Wako University)
- Is Japanese Internship for the Purpose of Education or Recruitment?: A Study of its Historical Background, and Recent Changes and Future Challenges (PDF:436KB) KAMENO Jun (Hokkaido University)
- Promoting Employment of Older Workers and Adjustment of their Working Conditions at Japanese Firms (PDF:412KB)
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online journal
Japan Labor Issues
Journal aimed to introduce the recent developments in Japan in the field of labor to a global audience.
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academic articles
JILPT Research EYE
A series of labor-related information (evidence) that contributes to the formation of labor policies.
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monthly journal
The Japanese Journal of Labour Studies
It is a peer-reviewed monthly journal in the field of labor, published and printed in Japanese.
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online journal
Business Labor Trends
It is a magazine that presents the actual situation of what is happening now in the labor field, published in Japanese.
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commentary articles
Judgements and Orders
Introduces major judicial precedents related to labor and commentary on them.
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international events
Seminar / Workshop
Reports such as the "Comparative Labor Policy Seminar" are available.
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Main labor economic indicators and recent statistical reports and Databook of International Labour Statistics.
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research reports
JILPT Research Report
As a result of our research and surveys, we regularly publish research reports.
