Japan Labor Issues
Employment of the elderly
2026
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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)

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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)
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- Elderly Employment in a Society of Population Decline (PDF:1.13MB)
- Basic Information on Recent Elderly Employment Trends in Japan (PDF:872KB)
- 75.8% Motivated to Keep Working even after Reaching Pensionable Age: The 7th Survey on Working Life (PDF:673KB)
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