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Trends

Vol.9, No.52

• The "Long-lasting and Persistent" Labor Shortage since the 2010s—MHLW's White Paper on the Labor Economy 2024 (PDF:709KB)

Vol.9, No.51

• 2024 Shunto: The First Wage Increase Above 5% since 1991 with an Urgent Need to Spread the Trend to SMEs (PDF:400KB)
  ARAKAWA Sota
• First Revision in 12 Years of Industrial Accidents Recognition Criteria for Mental Disorders: Customer Harassment and Continuous Engagement in Work with High Risk of Infection are Newly Added (PDF:191KB)

Research

Vol.9, No.51

• Creation of “Employment for Skill Development Program,” Aiming for Making Japan an Attractive Destination for Foreign Workers (PDF:377KB)
  YAMAGUCHI Rui

Judgments and Orders

Vol.9, No.52

• If a Fixed-term Labor Contract Has been Set Renewable for Up To Five Years, Is It Permissible for the Employer to Refuse to Renew the Contract in the Fifth Year When Workers' Right to Apply for Conversion to an Indefinite-term Contract Arises?
  The Nippon Express (Kawasaki Branch) Case (PDF:621KB)
  HOSOKAWA Ryo (Aoyama Gakuin University)

Series: Japan's Employment System and Public Policy

Vol.9, No.52

• Corporate In-house Education and Training and Career Formation in Japan (PDF:836KB)
  FUJIMOTO Makoto
  

Research Paper

Vol.9, No.52

• Advancing Women with Interrupted Careers: Focusing on Women's Motivation for Autonomous Skill Development during Middle Age and Older (PDF:239KB)
  TAGAMI Kota
• A Comparative Study on Employment Policy Target for Persons with Disabilities: Japan, France, and Germany (PDF:1.0MB)
  TERADA Gaku (Master of International and Administrative Policy, Hitotsubashi University. Chief, Employment Security Bureau, MHLW.)

Vol.9, No.51

• Issues for Regulating Working Hours in the Post-Work-Style-Reform Era (PDF:239KB)
  HOSOKAWA Ryo (Aoyama Gakuin University)
• Effects of Paternity Leave Take-up Rate in Fathers’ Industry of Work on Mothers’ Employment and Health (PDF:317KB)
  NAKAYAMA Mao (Japan Women’s University)
  ISHIKAWA Yumi (Shiga University)

Statistical Indicators

• Statistical Indicators Vol.9, No.52, Spring 2025 (PDF:578KB)
• Statistical Indicators Vol.9, No.51, Winter 2025 (PDF:244KB)

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