Japan Labor Issues
ISSN 2760-4039 (Online)
ISSN 2433-3689 (Print)
Japan Labor Issues, first published in August 2017, is an English-language online journal published on a quarterly base (five times a year) by the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT).
Notice: The journal has ceased printing. The last print version is vol.5 no.30, April-May 2021 issue.
Latest IssueVol.9, No.55, Special Issue 2025
SPECIAL ISSUE
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)
Published on October 27, 2025
Booklet Information
This volume is a compilation of Series: Japan's Employment System and Public Policy from the first issue to the 46th issue.
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