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.

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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

• Findings from the Results of the "NHK/JILPT Joint Survey on Lifestyles and Attitudes" (PDF:534KB)

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

• Youth Employment and Employment Policies in Japan (PDF:364KB)
  HORI Yukie

Statistical Indicators (PDF:702KB)

Contents of Japan Labor Issues 2022 (PDF:172KB)

Published on December 23, 2022

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