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Vol.6, No.40, November 2022

SPECIAL ISSUE

Reports submitted to The 5th JILPT Tokyo Comparative Labor Policy Seminar 2022 addressing the theme “The Impact of COVID-19 on Labor Market and Policy Responses ― Strengthening Social Protection for Vulnerable Workers.”

Full Text: Japan Labor Issue Vol.6, No.40, November 2022 (PDF:3.34MB)

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• COVID-19’s Impact on Labor Market and Policy Responses in Japan (PDF:1.67MB)
  Koji TAKAHASHI, Senior Researcher, the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (Japan)
• Strengthening India's Social Protection Architecture for the Informal Sector: Lessons from the Covid-19 Crisis (PDF:312KB)
  Radhicka KAPOOR, Senior Fellow, the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (India)
• The Social Security and Unemployment Trends during COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia (PDF:384KB)
  Ike FARIDA, S.H., LL.M, Doctor of Law, Founder and Managing Partner at Farida Law Office (Indonesia)
• Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Malaysian Labour Market and Policy Responses (PDF:417KB)
  Beatrice Fui Yee LIM, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (Malaysia)
• COVID-19 and Australian Labour Regulation: An Overview Impacts, Policy Responses and Future Directions (PDF:283KB)
  Adriana ORIFICI, Lecturer, Department of Business Law and Taxation, Monash University and PhD Candidate, University of Melbourne (Australia)
• Resilience and Its Reinforcement: How China's Labor Market Resists the COVID-19 Epidemic and Policy Efficacy (PDF:289KB)
  Tianyu WANG, Associate Professor, Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (China)
• Giving a New Present or Returning the Original Share: New Insight about Law and Policy for Working People in Korea (PDF:428KB)
  Sukhwan CHOI, Assistant Professor, School of Law, Seoul National University (Korea)
• Added Pressure: Exploring the Impacts of Covid-19 on Workers and Labour Laws in Aotearoa New Zealand (PDF:326KB)
  Dawn DUNCAN, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Otago (New Zealand)
• Mitigating the Covid-19 Pandemic Impact on the Philippine Labor Market (PDF:465KB)
  Ronahlee A. ASUNCION, PhD., Dean, School of Labor and Industrial Relations, University of the Philippines Diliman (Philippines)
• COVID-19 and Labor Law in Taiwan (PDF:232KB)
  Wanning HSU, Professor, College of Law, National Taiwan University (Taiwan)

Entries are arrenged based on the seminar program.

Published on October 25, 2022

Vol.6, No.39, October 2022

Full Text: Japan Labor Issue Vol.6, No.39, October 2022 (PDF:1.35MB)

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Trends

• The Kishida Administration’s Near-term Policy Line Focuses on “Investment in People”: Hammering out Measures to Promote Wage Increases and Require Gender Wage Gap Disclosure (PDF:183KB)

Research

• Changes in Work/Life Situations and Psychological Distress during the Prolonged COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan (PDF:381KB)
  • Advance Published on August 24, 2022 (PDF:352KB)
    TAKAMI Tomohiro

Judgments and Orders

• Regional Extension of Collective Agreements under Article 18 of the Labor Union Act
  The Regional Extension Decision by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on September 22, 2021 (PDF:225KB)
  YAMAMOTO Yota

Series: Japan's Employment System and Public Policy

• Why Does the Older Population in Japan Work So Much? (PDF:302KB)
  MORIYAMA Tomohiko

Statistical Indicators (PDF:616KB)

Published on September 22, 2022

Vol.6, No.38, July 2022

Full Text: Japan Labor Issue Vol.6, No.38, July 2022 (PDF:1.45MB)

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Trends

• A Record 12.65% of Fathers in Japan Took Childcare Leave in 2020
  MHLW's Basic Survey of Gender Equality in Employment Management (PDF:441KB)

Research

• Labor Law Policy on Freelance Work (PDF:256KB)
  HAMAGUCHI Keiichiro

Judgments and Orders

• Legality of Restrictions on Use of Worksite Facilities by a Transgender Employee
  The State and National Personnel Authority (METI Employee) Case (PDF:218KB)
  IKEZOE Hirokuni

Series: Japan's Employment System and Public Policy

• Overview of Employment Policy in Japan (PDF:250KB)
  HAMAGUCHI Keiichiro

Statistical Indicators (PDF:647KB)

Published on June 24, 2022

Vol.6, No.37, March-April 2022

Full Text: Japan Labor Issue Vol.6, No.37, March-April 2022 (PDF:5.81MB)

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Trends

• The Impact of COVID-19 on Employment and Labor
  MHLW's White Paper on the Labor Economy 2021 (PDF:1.38MB)

Research

• Remote Work and Job Satisfaction that Depends on Personality Traits: Evidence from Japan (PDF:482KB)
  TAKAMI Tomohiro

Judgments and Orders

• Claim for Unpaid Overtime by a Public School Teacher
  The Saitama Prefecture Case (PDF:263KB)
  HAMAGUCHI Keiichiro

Special Feature on Research Papers (II)

• The Future of the Japanese Long-Term Employment Society: The Consequences of Post-Industrialization and Increase of Unmarried Workers (PDF:2.75MB)
  IKEDA Shingou, TAGAMI Kota, SAKAI Kazufumi (JILPT)
• Why Do Firms Concentrate in Tokyo? An Economic Geography Perspective (PDF:351KB)
  MIZUNO Masahiko (Osaka Prefecture University)
• Trends in Task Distribution in Japan, 1990-2015: Evidence from the Occupational Information Network of Japan and the Population Census Data (PDF:1.3MB)
  KOMATSU Kyoko (JILPT)
  MUGIYAMA Ryota (Gakushuin University)
  

Statistical Indicators (PDF:657KB)

Published on March 25, 2022

Vol.6, No.36, January-February 2022

Full Text: Japan Labor Issue Vol.6, No.36, January-February 2022 (PDF:2.68MB)

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Trends

• Social Inequality in the Prevalence of Working from Home under the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan (PDF:540KB)
  TAKAMI Tomohiro

Research

• Analysis of Regular Employees Whose Inclination to Change Jobs Has Increased in the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF:757KB)
  TAKAHASHI Koji

Special Feature on Research Papers (I)

• Gender Equality in the Workplace from a Legal Perspective: Current Situation and Issues of Japan's Equal Employment Opportunity Act (PDF:325KB)
  NAKAKUBO Hiroya (Hitotsubashi University)
• Gender Inequality in Access to Managerial Positions in Japan from a Cross-National Comparative Perspective: The Role of Labor Markets and Welfare States (PDF:1.07MB)
  TAKENOSHITA Hirohisa (Keio University)
  TAGAMI Kota (JILPT. Doctoral program in Keio University (at the time of writing))
• Cooperation for Problem-Solving: The History of Quality Circles in Japan (PDF:462KB)
  OGAWA Shinichi (Yokohama National University)

Statistical Indicators (PDF:630KB)

Published on February 25, 2022

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