Japan Labor Issues
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Trends

Vol.2, No.11

• The 2018 Shunto, 2% Pay Hike for five Consecutive Years; Regional Minimum Wages, 3% Rise for three Consecutive Years (PDF:377KB)

Vol.2, No.10

• Work Style Reform Bill Enacted: Discussions Underway at the Council on the Contents of Specific Procedures (PDF:345KB)

Vol.2, No.9

• Challenges for Promoting Innovations and Realizing Work-Life Balance: MHLW'S White Paper on the Labor Economy 2017 (PDF:357KB)
  

Vol.2, No.7

• Analysis of Japan’s Labor Economy 2017 (PDF:879KB)
  Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Vol.2, No.6

• Employment Quota for Persons with Disabilities at Private Enterprises to be Incrementally Raised to 2.3% (PDF:4.08KB)

Vol.2, No.4

• Regional Minimum Wages Hiked by Average 3% for 2nd Straight Year: Hourly Rate Now 848 yen (PDF:375KB)
• Rengo Holds 15th Biennial Convention, Re-Elects President Kozu: Aims to Establish "Rengo Vision 2035" as It Nears 30th Anniversary (PDF:228KB)

Research

Vol.2, No.11

• Gender Segregation at Work in Japanese Companies: Focusing on Gender Disparities in Desire for Promotion (PDF:377KB)
  Tomohiro Takami

Vol.2, No.10

• Japan's Employment System and Formation of the "Abuse of the Right to Dismiss" Theory (PDF:229KB)
  Keiichiro Hamaguchi

Vol.2, No.9

• Industry and Female Managers: Insights for Promoting Women's Active Participation in the Workplace (PDF:372KB)
  Tamotsu Nagata

Vol.2, No.7

• New Rules of Conversion from Fixed-term to Open-ended Contracts: Companies' Approaches to Compliance and the Subsequent Policy Developments (PDF:359KB)
  Yuko Watanabe

Vol.2, No.6

• The Future of the Japanese-style Employment System: Continued Long-term Employment and the Challenges It Faces (PDF:1.2MB)
  Koji Takahashi

Vol.2, No.4

• Is Career Counseling Effective? (PDF:472KB)
  Hideo Shimomura

Judgments and Orders

Vol.2, No.11

• Are Wage Disparities Unreasonable and Illegal? Between Fixed-term Contract Employees Rehired After Retirement and Regular Employees: The Nagasawa Un-yu Case (PDF:213KB)
  Ryo Hosokawa

Vol.2, No.10

• On Payment or Non-payment of Premium Wages When Incorporated Into Annual Salary: The Iryo Hojin Shadan Koshin Kai Case (PDF:213KB)
  Hirokuni Ikezoe

Vol.2, No.9

• Course-Based Employment Systems and Gender Discrimination: The Towa Kogyo Case (PDF:194KB)
  Keiichiro Hamaguchi

Vol.2, No.7

• The Illegality of Differences in Labor Conditions between Regular Workers and Non-regular (Fixed-term Contract) Workers: The Japan Post Case (PDF:212KB)
  Ryo Hosokawa

Vol.2, No.4

• Validity of Wage Rules Deducting an Amount Corresponding to Premium Wages in Calculating Percentage Pay: The Kokusai Motorcars Case (PDF:268KB)
  Hirokuni Ikezoe

Series: Japan's Employment System and Public Policy

Vol.2, No.11

• Corporate In-house Education and Training and Career Formation in Japan (Part II): Japanese Companies’ Commitment to Employees’ Career Formation (PDF:430KB)
  Makoto Fujimoto

Vol.2, No.10

• Corporate In-house Education and Training and Career Formation in Japan (Part I): In-house Skills Development (PDF:376KB)
  Makoto Fujimoto

Vol.2, No.9

• Termination of Employment Relationships in Japan (Part III): Mandatory Retirement Age System (PDF:221KB)
  Hirokuni Ikezoe

Vol.2, No.7

• Termination of Employment Relationships in Japan (Part II): Dismissal and Refusal to Renew a Fixed-term Contract (PDF:230KB)
  Hirokuni Ikezoe

Vol.2, No.6

• Termination of Employment Relationships in Japan (Part I): Resignation and Termination of Employment Contracts by Mutual Consent (PDF:311KB)
  Hirokuni Ikezoe

Vol.2, No.4

• Allocation and Transfer in Japan (PDF:422KB)
  Hodaka Maeura

Statistical Indicators

• Statistical Indicators Vol.2, No.11, December 2018 (PDF:220KB)
• Statistical Indicators Vol.2, No.10, November 2018 (PDF:220KB)
• Statistical Indicators Vol.2, No.9, October 2018 (PDF:223KB)
  • Errata (PDF:104KB)
• Statistical Indicators Vol.2, No.7, June-July 2018(PDF:221KB)
  • Errata (PDF:120KB)
• Statistical Indicators Vol.2, No.6, April-May 2018 (PDF:315KB)
• Statistical Indicators Vol.2, No.4, January 2018 (PDF:342KB)

Seminar Report

Vol.2, No.8

The 2nd JILPT Tokyo Comparative Labor Policy Seminar 2018 "Looking back at the policy responses to changes in employment structure and forms―The future as seen from here"

This Special Issue includes papers submitted by 14 promising researchers from Asian countries and regions as country reports, where they introduce their findings on the latest labor policy issues in each country addressing the broad theme of the Seminar.

Full Text: Japan Labor Issues Vol.2, No.8, August-September 2018 (PDF:3.15MB)

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• Japan's Married Stay-at-Home Mothers in Poverty (PDF:387KB)
  Yanfei ZHOU, Senior Researcher, The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (Japan)
• The Dynamics of Minimum Wage in Indonesia’s Manpower System (PDF:246KB)
  Ikomatussuniah, Member of Faculty of Law, University of Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Banten Province Indonesia. Vice Chairman of Banten Province's Wage Council (2013-2016 and 2016-2018) (Indonesia)
• Wages Policy in the Current Context of Industrial Relation in Vietnam (PDF:265KB)
  Phuong Hien NGUYEN, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economic Law, Hanoi Law University (Vietnam)
• A Brief Analysis on the Influence of ICT Change on China's Labor Market (PDF:522KB)
  Xiaomeng ZHOU, Lecturer of Jilin University of Finance and Economics (China)
• Employment Contract in Cambodia: A Focus on Rules Transforming Fixed-duration to Undetermined Duration Contract (PDF:203KB)
  Kanharith NOP, Attorney-at-Law, CBL Law Group (Cambodia)
• The Policy Responses to Changes in Employment Structure and Forms in Myanmar (PDF:234KB)
  Thatoe Nay NAING, Legal Consultant, SAGA ASIA Consulting Co., LTD. (Myanmar)
• Are Long Working Hours in Japan Becoming Invisible? Examining the Effects of ICT-based "Spatial Flexibility" on Workloads (PDF:794KB)
  Tomohiro TAKAMI, Researcher, The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (Japan)
  
• Thailand Policies for the Age of Rapid Technology Change (PDF:225KB)
  Praewa MANPONSRI, Attorney-at-Law, TNY Legal Co., Ltd. (Thailand)
• Technological Innovation and Its Challenges to Taiwan’s Employment Law: Telework as an Example (PDF:204KB)
  Bo-Shone FU, Asistant Professor of Law, Department of Labor Relations, National Chung Cheng University (Taiwan)
• Changes in Employment Structure in Malaysia: The Way Forward (PDF:445KB)
  Beatrice Fui Yee LIM, Head of Human Resource Economics Program and Senior Lecturer, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (Malaysia)
• Narrowing the Gaps among Workers: Changes in Korea (PDF:397KB)
  Sukhwan CHOI, Associate Professor, College of Law, Myongji University (Korea)
• The Destiny of Web Platform Workers in China: Employees, Nothing or a "Third Option"? (PDF:659KB)
  Hui YU, PhD Candidate of Law, Renmin University of China, Law School. LLM, Georgetown University (China)
• Trade Union Strategy and Responses to Changes in Employment Structure and Forms in India (PDF:439KB)
  Manoranjan DHAL, Associate Professor in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (India)
• A System "On Life Support"? The Changing Employment Landscape and Collective Bargaining in Australia (PDF:342KB)
  Ingrid LANDAU, Lecturer, Department of Business Law and Taxation, Monash Business School, Monash University (Australia)

Research Paper

Vol.2, No.5

This special issue includes six significant papers selected by the Editorial Board of Japan Labor Issues from various relevant papers published in 2016–2017. These papers address the latest subjects as well as conventional themes on labor in Japan that may be of interest to overseas observers, which is the purpose of this journal. Since the original papers were written in Japanese, each author has arranged translation for the benefit of overseas readers. We hope they will offer useful information and deeper insights into the state of labor in Japan.

Full Text: Japan Labor Issues Vol.2, No.5, February-March 2018 (PDF:3.52MB)

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• A Legal Study on Equal or Balanced Treatment for Regular and Non-Regular Workers in Japan: With Particular Focus on the Relationship between Anti-Discrimination Principle and Policy-Based Regulations for Equal or Balanced Treatment (PDF:315KB)
  Koichi Tominaga (Sophia University)
• Fixed-Term Contract Employees and Intra-Firm Wage Gaps: Focusing on the Reasons Why Companies Use Them (PDF:484KB)
  Koji Takahashi
• Why Do the Japanese Work Long Hours? Sociological Perspectives on Long Working Hours in Japan (PDF:501KB)
  Hiroshi Ono (Hitotsubashi University)
• Challenges for Workplace regarding the Autonomy of Working Hours: Perspective for the Prevention of Overwork (PDF:325KB)
  Tomohiro Takami
• Learning Histories and Careers: The Outcome of Kosen (National Colleges of Technology) Education (PDF:279KB)
  Masakazu Yano (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
• Current Status of Talent Management in Japan: Based on Insights into Procurement and Development of Next-Generation Executive Human Resources at Japanese Manufacturers (PDF:384KB)
  Itaru Nishimura

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