Japan Labor Issues
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Trends

Vol.10, No.59

• MHLW's Survey Results on "A Comprehensive Review of the Work Style Reform Act Five Years After Its Enforcement" (PDF:630KB)
• Aiming to Raise Implementation Rate of Measures for Securing Job Opportunities until Age 70 to 40% or Higher: MHLW Formulates New Basic Policy for Measures for the Stabilization of Employment for Elderly Persons, etc. (PDF:573KB)

Vol.10, No.57

• Raising the Importance of Developing "Career Ladders" for Jobs Supporting Social Infrastructure in Areas such as Medical and Welfare, Transportation, and Hospitality: MHLW's White Paper on the Labor Economy 2025 (PDF:586KB)

Vol.10, No.56

• 2025 Shunto: Continuing from 2024, Wage Increase Rate Above 5% Achieved, Leading to Increases in National Government's Employee Wages and in Minimum Wages (PDF:804KB)
  ARAKAWA Sota

Research

Vol.10, No.59

• Responses to Overtime Work Caps: Case Studies of Four Freight Transport Companies (PDF:1.6MB)
  MAEURA Hodaka (Nagano University)
• Training Investment and the Choice of Wage Adjustment Instruments in Japanese Firms (PDF:918KB)
  HE Fang

Vol.10, No.58

• Law and Policy on Health Protection in the Workplace during a Pandemic (PDF:627KB)
  YAMAMOTO Yota

Vol.10, No.57

• An Approach that Facilitates a Connection between the Psychology of the Unemployed and the Social System: What We Can Learn from a Book Entitled "The Psychology of Unemployment" (PDF:733KB)
  KAYANO Jun

Vol.10, No.56

• Results of the Eighth "Survey on Working Life" from JILPT Fixed-Point Survey (PDF:803KB)
  GUNJI Masato

Judgments and Orders

Vol.10, No.59

• Validity of Disciplinary Action Taken Following the Reporting of Racial Harassment
  The Morgan Stanley Japan Group Co., Ltd. Case (PDF:643KB)
  IWAHORI Kana

Vol.10, No.58

• Gender Equality and Indirect Discrimination: The Legality of Restricting Company Housing Scheme to Comprehensive-Track Workers
  The AGC Green-Tech Co. Case (PDF:616KB)
  TAKIHARA Hiromitsu (Daito Bunka University)

Vol.10, No.57

• Application of the Deemed Working Time System for Work Outside of the Workplace
  The Globe Cooperative Association Case (PDF:657KB)
  IKEZOE Hirokuni

Vol.10, No.56

• Is it Legal for the Employer to Refuse to Renew a Fixed-term Labor Contract with a Worker Who is a Re-employed Retiree on the Grounds of the Worker's Refusal to Accept Changes in the Working Conditions?
  The Takaoka Toko Co., Ltd (Kabushiki-gaisha Toko Takaoka) Case (PDF:623KB)
  IWAHORI Kana

Series: Japan's Employment System and Public Policy

Vol.10, No.58

• Minimum Wage Policy in Japan (PDF:790KB)
  HAMAGUCHI Keiichiro

Vol.10, No.57

• Termination of Employment Relationships in Japan (PDF:788KB)
  IKEZOE Hirokuni

Vol.10, No.56

• Karoshi and Overwork-Related Health Problems in Japan: Current Situation and Prevention Measures (PDF:973KB)
  TAKAMI Tomohiro

Research Paper

Vol.10, No.58

• Looking Back on 30 Years of Measures to Address the Declining Birthrate (PDF:1.7MB)
  MATSUURA Tsukasa (Chuo University)
• Transformation and Persistence in Japanese Youth Labor Market (PDF:886KB)
  FUKUI Yasutaka (Nagoya University)

Vol.10, No.57

• Examination of the Occupational Polarization Hypothesis: Analysis on the Japanese Labor Market in 21st Century Based on the Employment Status Survey Data (PDF:978KB)
  SANO Kazuko (Kindai University)
• Non-Compete Clauses and Restrictions on Labor Mobility in Japan (PDF:680KB)
  KOHNO Naoko (Kwansei Gakuin University)

Vol.10, No.56

• Maternal Employment in Japan Over the Past 40 Years: Evidence from the Population Census (PDF:941KB)
  FUKAI Taiyo (Gakushuin University)
• Trends in the Gender Gap in Time Use among Japanese Married Couples (PDF:761KB)
  YODA Shohei (The University of Tokyo)

Statistical Indicators

• Statistical Indicators Vol.10, No.59, Autumn 2026 (PDF:833KB)
• Statistical Indicators Vol.10, No.58, Summer 2026 (PDF:880KB)
• Statistical Indicators Vol.10, No.57, Spring 2026 (PDF:834KB)
• Statistical Indicators Vol.10, No.56, Winter 2026 (PDF:914KB)

Seminar Report

Vol.10, No.60

The 9th JILPT Tokyo Comparative Labor Policy Seminar 2026 "Youth Employment and Labor 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 Issues Vol.10, No.60, Special Issue 2026 (PDF:3.9MB)

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REPORTS

• Current State and Challenges of Youth Employment in Japan (PDF:1.6MB)
  Chihiro IWAWAKI, Senior Researcher, The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (Japan)
• A Tug-of-War? Current Policy Issues Surrounding Youth Employment in South Korea (PDF:1.1MB)
  Junhyeok MUN, Assistant Professor, College of Law, Sungshin Women’s University (Korea)
• Youth Employment in China: Current Status, Policy System, and Optimization Paths (PDF:1.1MB)
  Wei FAN, Professor, School of Labor Economics, Capital University of Economics and Business (China)
• Youth Employment Policy in Taiwan: Current Challenges and Institutional Responses (PDF:891KB)
  Jo-Hsiang HUANG, Assistant Professor, Institute of Law for Science and Technology at National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan)
• Junior Wage Rates in Context: An Ecosystem Approach to Youth Employment in Australia (PDF:905KB)
  Bree BOOTH, Lawyer (Australia)
• Youth Employment in Thailand: Current Landscape and Pathways to Greater Inclusion (PDF:880KB)
  Panthip PRUKSACHOLAVIT, J.S.D., Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (Thailand)
• Youth Employment in the Philippines: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Implications (PDF:1.1MB)
  Ronahlee A. ASUNCION, RGC, PhD, Professor, School of Labor and Industrial Relations, University of the Philippines Diliman (Philippines)
• Youth Employment in Malaysia: Evaluating Legal and Policy Developments in an Evolving Labour Landscape (PDF:1.2MB)
  Ashreyna Kaur BHATIA, Senior Associate, Skrine Advocates & Solicitors (Malaysia)
• Indonesia's Youth Employment Landscape: The Urgent Need of Comprehensive Legal Framework to Address Current Challenges (PDF:1.5MB)
  Ike FARIDA, S.H., LL.M, Doctor of Law, Founder and Managing Partner at Farida Law Office (Indonesia)

Concluding Discussion

• The Demographic Paradox and Strategic Policy Axes for Youth Employment (PDF:1.2MB)
  Chikako KANKI, Professor, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, Faculty of Law, The University of Tokyo

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