As a special service to JHRS members like you, we are pleased to inform you of the following latest information on publications, research reports, and statistics from The Japan Institute for Labor Productivity and Training or JILPT (an agency of the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare or MHLW). We hope that you find this useful in your business and HR profession.

◆ JILPT Research Eye
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  A series of labor-related information (evidence) that contributes to the formation of labor policies.

  ◇Theme: "Thoughts on Working Hour Systems"
    Author: Yutaka Asao, Research Director General of JILPT
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  ◇Theme: "Research on Prime-Age Workers in Non-Regular Employment"
    Author: Koji Takahashi, Researcher, Department of Policy Management
    http://www.jhrs.org/jilpt


◆ Japanese Working Life Profile 2014/2015 -Labor Statistics
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This booklet contains selected labor statistics to present a profile of  Japanese workers from various perspectives. It covers basic statistical data to give a whole picture of Japanese labor situation, such as indices for economic environment, employment situation, working conditions, family life and social security policy. Also, it provides statistics on some topics dealing with current labor issues in Japan.

 【Contents】
    1. Economic Environment
    2. Population / Labor Force
    3. Employment
    4. Labor Turnover / Unemployment
    5. Working Conditions (Wages, Working Hours, Others)
    6. Education / Human Resources Development
    7. Labor Relations
    8. Worker's Life
    9. Social Security

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◆ Japan Labor Review, Volume 12, Number 1, Winter 2015
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The Japan Labor Review is a quarterly journal of research in the field of labor studies. For the purpose of providing valuable information on Japanese labor issues to the broad range of overseas readers, articles  are selected, edited and published by an editorial board of the JILPT.

 Main theme of this issue:
  "The Outlook for Employment of Persons with Disabilities in Japan"

 【Contents】
    ▽Introduction
    ▽Articles
      ・Recent Trends and Issues in Employment Policy on Persons with Disabilities
      ・Reasonable Accommodation for Persons with Disabilities in Japan
      ・The Employment of People with Mental Disabilities in Japan: The Current
        Situation and Future Prospects
      ・Disability Employment and Productivity
      ・Potential and Challenges of Mutually-Oriented Social Enterprises
        Where People with and without Disabilities Work on an Equal Basis:
        Case Study on Kyodoren
    ▽Articles Based on Research Report
      ・Personnel Management of Restricted-Regular Employees
    ▽JILPT Research Activities

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◆ Articles
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  ◇Dismissals in Japan
     Part One: How Strict Is Japanese Law on Employers?
     Part Two: How Frequently Do Employers Dismiss Employees?

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◆ Statistics
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  ◇Main Labor Economic Indicators, December 2014
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  ◇Recent Statistical Survey Reports, December 2014
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