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Trends

Vol.9, No.54

• The MHLW Study Group Proposes the Future Direction of Labor Standards-Related Laws (PDF:616KB)
• Estimated Unionization Rate at Record Low of 16.1% for Third Consecutive Year: Results of MHLW's "Basic Survey on Labor Unions" in 2024 (PDF:724KB)

Vol.9, No.53

• Over 30% of Companies Secure Jobs for Employees until the Age of 70: MHLW's 2024 Report on the Employment Condition of Elderly Persons (PDF:686KB)

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.54

• State of Reinstatement of Dismissed Employees Following Court Decisions to Nullify Dismissal (PDF:655KB)
  HAMAGUCHI Keiichiro

Vol.9, No.53

• What Hurdles Are Young Female Regular Employees Facing in Japan? Recent Changes in the Young Generation's Career Attitudes (PDF:866KB)
  OGURO Megumi

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.54

• Illegality of a Transfer Order Following Business Abolition with Job Category Limitation Agreements
  The Shiga Prefecture Council of Social Welfare Case (PDF:587KB)
  ZHONG Qi

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.54

• Current State of Working Hours and "Work Style Reform" in Japan (PDF:872MB)
  TAKAMI Tomohiro

Vol.9, No.53

• Current Policies on Supporting Employee with Caring Responsibilities in the Most Aged Society: The 2024 Amendment of the Child Care and Family Care Leave Act and Related Policies (PDF:1.1MB)
  IKEDA Shingou

Vol.9, No.52

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

Research Paper

Vol.9, No.53

• Position of Japan Regarding Changes in Work Environment Following Introduction of AI Technology in Workplace: International Comparison Focusing on Reponses by Corporate Organizations (PDF:741KB)
  IWATSUKI Shinya
• An International Comparison of Japanese Jobs (PDF:870KB)
  ASUYAMA Yoko (IDE-JETRO)

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.54, Autumn 2025 (PDF:871KB)
• Statistical Indicators Vol.9, No.53, Summer 2025 (PDF:578KB)
• Statistical Indicators Vol.9, No.52, Spring 2025 (PDF:578KB)
• Statistical Indicators Vol.9, No.51, Winter 2025 (PDF:244KB)

Seminar Report

Vol.9, No.55

The 8th JILPT Tokyo Comparative Labor Policy Seminar 2025 "Aging Population and Labor Law Policy"

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 Issue Vol.9, No.55, Special Issue 2025 (PDF:4.1MB)

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REPORTS

• Protecting Older Workers in China: A Path Forward (PDF:787KB)
  Tianyu WANG, Professor, Associate Director of Social Law Department Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (China)
• Current Status of Aging and Labor and Social Policy Responses in Korea (PDF:708KB)
  Daiyoung OH, Associate Professor, School of Law, Jeju National University (Korea)
• Retirement Process of Older Workers in Japan: Perspectives from Legislative Frameworks and Human Resource Management (PDF:1.6MB)
  Tomohiko MORIYAMA, Researcher, The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (Japan)
• Addressing Taiwan’s Demographic Crisis: Workforce Development Policies for a Graying Society (PDF:1.0MB)
  Jo-Hsiang HUANG, Assistant Professor, Institute of Law for Science and Technology at National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan)
• Australia’s Aging Workforce: Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities for Labour Regulation (PDF:888KB)
  Amanda SELVARAJAH, Lecturer, Monash University (Australia)
• Aging Population and Employment in Thailand: Evaluating Policy Responses to Demographic Shifts (PDF:1.0MB)
  Panthip PRUKSACHOLAVIT, J.S.D., Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (Thailand)
• Amidst the Demographic Shifts: The Case of the Silver Workforce in the Philippines (PDF:884KB)
  Ronahlee A. ASUNCION, RGC, PhD, Professor, School of Labor and Industrial Relations, University of the Philippines Diliman (Philippines)
• Tackling Aging Population and the Labor Law Policy in Malaysia (PDF:764KB)
  R. Ravindra KUMAR, President, Malaysian Society for Labour and Social Security Law (MSLSSL) (Malaysia)
• Indonesia’s Workforce in Transition: Labor Law and Policy amidst Aging Society (PDF:1.4MB)
  Ike FARIDA, S.H., LL.M, Doctor of Law, Founder and Managing Partner at Farida Law Office (Indonesia)

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