Japan Labor Issues
Series: Japan's Employment System and Public Policy
At a Glance in Booklet
This series systematically outlines the basis of labor situations and analysis in Japan. We continuously review and analyze the same themes with new insights to observe developments in labor.
2025
2024
- Will the Japanese Long-Term Employment System Continue to be Maintained? (PDF:977KB)
FUJIMOTO Makoto
- Changes in Japanese Policies for Accepting Foreign Workers for the Purpose of Compensating for Labor Shortage (PDF:1.2MB)
YAMAGUCHI Rui
2023
2022
2021
- Labor-management Relations in Japan
Part III: Systems for Resolving Individual Labor Disputes (PDF:659KB)
HAMAGUCHI Keiichiro
- Labor-management Relations in Japan
Part II: Trends and Current State of Collective Labor Relations (PDF:742KB)
HAMAGUCHI Keiichiro
- Labor-management Relations in Japan
Part I: Characteristics of the Collective Labor Relations System (PDF:247KB)
HAMAGUCHI Keiichiro
- What Is Shunto? (PDF:376KB)
OGINO Noboru
2020
- Wages in Japan
Part II: Wages and Size of Company (PDF:365KB)
NISHIMURA Itaru
- Wages in Japan
Part I: Why Does Japanese Wage Curve Have a Strong Seniority Element? (PDF:361KB)
NISHIMURA Itaru
- Fringe Benefits (PDF:726KB)
NAKAMURA Ryoji
2019
- Current State of Working Hours and Overwork in Japan
Part III: How Can We Prevent Overwork? (PDF:343KB)
Tomohiro Takami
- Current State of Working Hours and Overwork in Japan
Part II: Why do the Japanese Work Long Hours? (PDF:361KB)
Tomohiro Takami
- Current State of Working Hours and Overwork in Japan
Part I: How Has It Changed Over the Years? (PDF:323KB)
Tomohiro Takami
- 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
- Combining Work and Family Care in Japan (Part I): Why do Women Leave Jobs at the Stage of Childbirth? (PDF:342KB)
Shingou Ikeda
2018
- Corporate In-house Education and Training and Career Formation in Japan (Part II): Japanese Companies’ Commitment to Employees’ Career Formation (PDF:430KB)
Makoto Fujimoto
- Corporate In-house Education and Training and Career Formation in Japan (Part I): In-house Skills Development (PDF:376KB)
Makoto Fujimoto
- Termination of Employment Relationships in Japan (Part III): Mandatory Retirement Age System (PDF:221KB)
Hirokuni Ikezoe
- Termination of Employment Relationships in Japan (Part II): Dismissal and Refusal to Renew a Fixed-term Contract (PDF:230KB)
Hirokuni Ikezoe
- Termination of Employment Relationships in Japan (Part I): Resignation and Termination of Employment Contracts by Mutual Consent (PDF:311KB)
Hirokuni Ikezoe
2017
- Recruitment and Hiring in Japan (PDF:1.05MB)
Shinsaku Matsumoto
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