◆ Japan Labor Review
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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:
  "Changes in Industrial Structure and Reallocation of Human Resources"

 【Contents】
    ▽Introduction
    ▽Articles
      ・Support for Workers Displaced in the Decline of the Japanese
        Coal Industry: Formal and Informal Support
      ・The Development of New Businesses and Quasi-Internal Labor Markets
        in Japanese Firms
      ・Labor Mobility and Employment Policy
      ・Productivity, Demand and Inter-Sectoral Labor Allocation in Japan
      ・Industrial Action and Liability in Japan: A Legal Overview
    ▽Articles Based on Research Report
      ・Career Interruption of Japanese Women: Why Is It So Hard to Balance
        Work and Childcare?
      ・International Comparison of Unemployment Compensation Programs: Focus
        on Recipient Ratio to Unemployed Workers
    ▽JILPT Research Activities

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◆ Databook of International Labour Statistics 2015
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  JILPT Databook of International Labour Statistics 2015 is the 19th edition of
 a comprehensive statistical annual from a variety of sources in different countries.
 The databook 2015 contains 142 tables corresponding to nine major substantive chapters.

  【Table of Contents】
    1) Economy and Business
    2) Population and Labour Force
    3) Employment Structure
    4) Unemployment, Unemployment Insurance and Employment Adjustment
    5) Wages and Labour Costs
    6) Hours of Work and Working-time Arrangements
    7) Trade Union, Industrial Relations and Occupational Accidents
    8) Education and Human Resources Development
    9) Worklife and Welfare    

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   http://www.jhrs.org/jilpt


◆ Labor Situation in Japan and Its Analysis: Detailed Exposition 2014/2015
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  This publication is a compilation of write-ups describing individual themes
 related to the current status of labor issues in Japan.

 【Table of Contents】
    1. Trends in Non-regular Employment in Japan and Analysis of Several Related Themes
    2. Labor Supply and Demand Estimates ― Policy Simulations Based on the Labor Supply
        and Demand Model (FY2013)
    3. Long-term Care Workforce Supply-demand Structure and Related Challenges
    4. Diverse Needs for Mature Adult Career Guidance in Japan ― Focus on the Three Topics
        of Segmentation, Delivery, and Cost
    5. WLB Support Initiatives and Women's Job Continuity in Japan
    6. Analysis of Case Law on Dismissal of Restricted Regular Employees
    7. Systems and Practices Related to Hiring and Termination of Employment in Japanese
       Companies, and Individual Labor-related Disputes ― from the "Fact-finding Survey
       on Employee Hiring and Firing"

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◆ JILPT Research Report
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 We publish Research Reports as a result of various researches and studies
 conducted, originally in Japanese.