Japan Labor Issues

Japan Labor Issues, first published in August 2017, is an English-language online journal published on a quarterly basis (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.10, No.56, Winter 2026

Full Text: Japan Labor Issues Vol.10, No.56, Winter 2026 (PDF:2.18MB)

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Special Feature on Research Papers (I)

• Maternal Employment in Japan Over the Past 40 Years: Evidence from the Population Census (PDF:941KB)
  FUKAI Taiyo (Gakushuin University)
• Trends in the Gender Gap in Time Use among Japanese Married Couples (PDF:761KB)
  YODA Shohei (The University of Tokyo)

Trends

• 2025 Shunto: Continuing from 2024, Wage Increase Rate Above 5% Achieved, Leading to Increases in National Government's Employee Wages and in Minimum Wages (PDF:804KB)
  ARAKAWA Sota

Research

• Results of the Eighth "Survey on Working Life" from JILPT Fixed-Point Survey (PDF:803KB)
  GUNJI Masato

Judgments and Orders

• 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)
  IWAHORI Kana

Series: Japan's Employment System and Public Policy

• Karoshi and Overwork-Related Health Problems in Japan: Current Situation and Prevention Measures (PDF:973KB)
  TAKAMI Tomohiro

Statistical Indicators (PDF:914KB)

Contents of Japan Labor Issues 2025 (PDF:619KB)

Published on December 25, 2025

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