Japan Labor Issues
Contents by Article 2019
Trends
Vol.3, No.19
- MHLW’s Interim Report on Points of Controversy regarding Employment-like Work Styles (PDF:353KB)
- Policy Challenges for the Introduction of AI and Other New Technologies: Report of MHLW’s Committee on Basic Labour Policy (PDF:242KB)
Vol.3, No.18
Vol.3, No.16
Vol.3, No.15
Vol.3, No.14
Research
Vol.3, No.19
- Long-term Employment as a Social Norm: An Analysis of the JILPT “Survey on Working Life” (1999–2015) (PDF:430KB)
Koji Takahashi
Vol.3, No.18
Vol.3, No.16
Vol.3, No.15
Vol.3, No.14
- The Current State of the Japanese-style Employment System for High School Graduates: Based on Case Studies of 1997, 2007, and 2017 (PDF:321KB)
Yukie Hori
Judgments and Orders
Vol.3, No.19
- Binding Effect of Unilaterally Modified Rules of Employment Introducing a Performance-based and Ability-based Wage System: The Trygroup Case (PDF:163KB)
Zhong Qi
Vol.3, No.18
- Does the Unilateral Discontinuance of Dues Check-Off by a Local Public Entity Constitute Unfair Labor Practices?:
The National Government and Central Labor Relations Commission vs. Osaka City (Dues Check-Off) Case (PDF:218KB)
Yota Yamamoto
Vol.3, No.16
- The Leakage of Trade Secrets (Customer Data) by the Employees of Contractors: The Benesse Corporation Customer Data Leakage Case (Criminal Case) (PDF:286KB)
Hirokuni Ikezoe
Vol.3, No.15
Vol.3, No.14
Series: Japan's Employment System and Public Policy
Vol.3, No.19
- Current State of Working Hours and Overwork in Japan
Part III: How Can We Prevent Overwork? (PDF:343KB)
Tomohiro Takami
Vol.3, No.18
- Current State of Working Hours and Overwork in Japan
Part II: Why do the Japanese Work Long Hours? (PDF:361KB)
Tomohiro Takami
Vol.3, No.16
- Current State of Working Hours and Overwork in Japan
Part I: How Has It Changed Over the Years? (PDF:323KB)
Tomohiro Takami
Vol.3, No.15
- Combining Work and Family Care in Japan (Part II): What is the Challenge after Reforming the Long-term Care Leave System? (PDF:973KB)
Shingou Ikeda
Vol.3, No.14
- Combining Work and Family Care in Japan (Part I): Why do Women Leave Jobs at the Stage of Childbirth? (PDF:342KB)
Shingou Ikeda
Statistical Indicators
- Statistical Indicators Vol.3, No.19, November 2019 (PDF:254KB)
- Statistical Indicators Vol.3, No.18, October 2019 (PDF:244KB)
- Statistical Indicators Vol.3, No.16, July 2019 (PDF:229KB)
- Statistical Indicators Vol.3, No.15, June 2019 (PDF:229KB)
- Statistical Indicators Vol.3, No.14, May 2019 (PDF:229KB)
Seminar Report
Vol.3, No.17
The 3rd JILPT Tokyo Comparative Labor Policy Seminar 2019 "The Future of Women and Work―Policy Responses to Women’s Employment"
This Special Issue includes papers submitted by researchers from the Asia-Pacific regions which introduce their findings on the latest labor policy issues in each country and region addressing the broad theme of the Seminar.
Full Text: Japan Labor Issues Vol.3, No.17, August-September 2019 (PDF:2.03MB)
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- A Review of China’s Urban Gender Wage Gap from 1995 to 2013 (PDF:371KB)
Jin SONG, Associate Professor, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (China) - Gender Wage Gap in Korea in Lifecycle Perspective (PDF:510KB)
Selim CHOI, Associate Research Fellow, Employment Policy Research Division, Korea Labor Institute (Korea) - Women Left Behind? Closing the Gender Gap in Malaysia (PDF:310KB)
Beatrice Fui Yee LIM, Deputy Dean (Academic and International), Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (Malaysia) - Explaining the Gender Gap in Labor Force Participation in the Philippines (PDF:494KB)
Ma. Christina F. EPETIA, Assistant Professor, University of the Philippines School of Economics (Philippines) - Policy Implications for Working Women in Brunei (PDF:299KB)
Norainie AHMAD, Lecturer, Institute of Policy Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (Brunei) - Women’s Employment Status and Family Responsibility in Japan: Focusing on the Breadwinner Role (PDF:476KB)
Shingou IKEDA, Senior Researcher, The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (Japan) - Work-life Experiences, Policies, and Challenges in Singapore (PDF:291KB)
Aliya Hamid RAO, Assistant Professor of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University (Singapore) - The Labour Rights of Women in Vietnam (PDF:268KB)
Trang Thi Kieu TRAN, Lecturer, Department of Labour Law, Faculty of Economic Law, Hanoi Law University (Vietnam) - Legal Policies on Gender Equal Pay in Taiwan (PDF:394KB)
Yu-Fan CHIU, Assistant Professor, National Chiao Tung University School of Law (Taiwan) - The Promotion of Gender Equality at Work in Australia through Law and Policy: A Work in Progress (PDF:281KB)
Adriana ORIFICI, Lecturer, Department of Business Law and Taxation, Monash University and PhD Candidate, University of Melbourne (Australia)
Research Paper
Here is a special feature for two (in No.12, January-February and No.13, March-April issues) including six significant papers selected by the Editorial Office 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. Each author has arranged the original papers, written in Japanese, in translation for the benefit of overseas readers, which surely will offer useful information and deeper insights into the state of labor in Japan. We sincerely thank them for their effort for this issue.
Vol.3, No.13
Full Text: Japan Labor Issues Vol.3, No.13, March-April 2019 (PDF:1.09MB)
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ARTICLES
- Legal Regulation of Unreasonable Treatment of Non-regular Employees in Japan (PDF:231KB)
Chikako Kanki (Rikkyo University) - Why did Japanese Dual-earner Couples Increase since the Late 1980s? (PDF:594KB)
Akiko Sato Oishi (Chiba University) - The Formulation of Professional and Vocational Universities: Background and Challenges of a New Institutional Type in Japan (PDF:420KB)
Motohisa Kaneko (The University of Tokyo)
Vol.3, No.12
Full Text: Japan Labor Issues Vol.3, No.12, January-February 2019 (PDF:1.09MB)
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ARTICLES
- The Corporate Community and Changes in the Japanese-style Employment System (PDF:406KB)
Mitsuru Yamashita (Meiji University) - Can "Owners" of Convenience Stores be "Workers" under the Japanese Labor Union Act? (PDF:280KB)
Yoko Hashimoto (Gakushuin University) - Who Holds Multiple Jobs? Empirical Analysis of Multiple Job Holding Using a Japanese Online Survey (PDF:432KB)
Atsushi Kawakami (Toyo University)
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