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.43, May 2023
Full Text: Japan Labor Issue Vol.7, No.43, May 2023 (PDF:2.0MB)
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Special Feature on Research Papers (III)
- The Labor Policy Council: Functions of the Group Consultation in the Process of Forming Labor Policy in Japan (PDF:802KB)
SUWA Yasuo (Hosei University) - Examining Japan's Labor Standards Inspection Administration and Its Challenge from the Perspective of the Inspection Offices (PDF:959KB)
IKEYAMA Kiyoko (Kobe University) - Labor Tribunal Proceedings: The Paradigm Shift in Labor Dispute Resolution and its Future Challenges (PDF:1.0MB)
ASANO Takahiro (Hokkai-Gakuen University and attorney at law)
Judgments and Orders
- Is a Part-time Instructor Whose Role is Exclusively to Teach University Language Classes a "Researcher"?
The Senshu University (Conversion of a Fixed-Term Labor Contract to an Indefinite-term Labor Contract) Case (PDF:626KB)
HOSOKAWA Ryo (Aoyama Gakuin University)
Statistical Indicators (PDF:848KB)
Published on April 25, 2023
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International Research Exchange Section (Editorial Office)
E-mail:j-emm [at sign] jil.go.jp
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