MORIYAMA Tomohiko

As of April 2026

Title, Research section

Vice Senior Researcher, Diversity and Inclusion

Area/Field of Research

Sociology of Work, Social Stratification, Social Mobility

Education

Final Education: Graduated in Doctor Course, Graduate School of Social Studies, Doshisha University

Degree: Ph.D in Industrial Relations

Research Projects

Japan Labor Issues

• Vol.9, No.55, Special Issue 2025
  Retirement Process of Older Workers in Japan: Perspectives from Legislative Frameworks and Human Resource Management (PDF:1.6MB)
• Vol.6, No.39, October, 2022
  Why Does the Older Population in Japan Work So Much? (PDF:302KB)

JILPT Research Report

• No.236 Evaluating Special Measures for Employment Adjustment Subsidy during the COVID-19 Crisis (2025)
• No.230 Non-regular workers after the “polarization” of employment: Based on analyses of official statistics and survey data (2024)
• No.211 Outlook and Challenges for an Era of Working Until Age 70: Empirical Analysis of Enterprises’ Continuous Employment Systems and Individual Careers (2021)
• No.188 Chapter5 “How Conversation to Regular Employment Impacts Marriage, Having or Not Having Children, and Life Satisfaction among Men” Research on the Work and Lives of Non-Regular Workers in Mid-Prime-Age: Focusing on Conversion to Regular Employment (2017)
• No.185 Chapter9 “How do Restricted Regular Employees Assess Their Working Styles?” Polarization of Working Styles and Regular Employees: Results of Secondary Analysis of JILPT Questionnaire Surveys (2016)
• No.183 Chapter5 “NPOs as a Career -- Differences and Time-Related Change in Determinants of the Intention to Continue Based on Age” Research on Employment at NPOs: Assessing Change Caused by Continuous Growth and Disasters (2016)
• No.180 Chapter10 “The Transition from Non-Regular Employment to Regular Employment -- A Comparative Analysis of internal promotion and career change” Research on the Work and Lives of Non-Regular Workers in Mid-Prime Age: With Focus on Career Analysis (2015)
• No.164 Chapter7 “How Do Working Styles and Environments Affect Their Hope for the Future and Behavior among Young and Middle-Aged Non-Regular Employees?” Research on the Work and Lives of Middle-aged (35-44) Non-Regular Workers: Analysis of Present Situation (2014)
• No.160 Chapter8 “The Effect of Wages and Types of Contracts among Temporary Agency Workers on Their Satisfaction and Intention to Continue -- With Focus on the Differences Between Voluntary and Involuntary Workers” The Realities of Working Styles and Career among Temporary Agency Workers: A Multidimensional Analysis of Temporary Agency Workers, Temporary Agencies and Client Companies. (2012)
• No.142 Chapter7 “Effect of the Participation of Elderly People in Social Contribution Activities on Their Life Satisfaction” A Study on Elderly People’s Social Contribution Activities: Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis (PDF:236KB) (2012)
• No.82 Chapter2 “Careers, Roles and Working Styles of NPO Director Generals” Path to Development of NPO Employment - Seen from Human Resources, Financial and Legal Perspectives - (PDF:86.1KB) (2007)
• No.60 Chapter2 “Attributes of Individuals, Working Styles, and Attitudes of Workers at Incorporated NPOs -- Survey on NPO Activities and Work” Salaried Staffs and Volunteers at NPOs: Their Working Styles and Attitudes (PDF:171KB) (2006)

Academic Societies' Membership

• The Japan Sociological Society
• International Sociological Association
• Japan Association for Social Policy Studies, Japan Society of Human Resource Management