Japan Labor Issues

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.7, No.41, January, 2023
Full Text: Japan Labor Issue Vol.7, No.41, January 2023 (PDF:2.1MB)
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Special Feature on Research Papers (I)
- Changes in the Meaning of Work in Japan: A Cross-National Comparison between Developed Countries (PDF:429KB)
YONEDA Yukihiro (Wako University) - Is Japanese Internship for the Purpose of Education or Recruitment?: A Study of its Historical Background, and Recent Changes and Future Challenges (PDF:436KB)
KAMENO Jun (Hokkaido University)
Research
Judgments and Orders
- Employers' Duty for Safety of Multiple Job Holder Who Worked Excessively Long Hours
The Daiki Career-Casting and One Other Defendant Company Case (PDF:238KB)
IKEZOE Hirokuni
Series: Japan's Employment System and Public Policy
Statistical Indicators (PDF:702KB)
Contents of Japan Labor Issues 2022 (PDF:172KB)
Published on December 23, 2022
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Contact
International Research Exchange Section (Editorial Office)
E-mail:j-emm [at sign] jil.go.jp
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