How much room the U.S. labor market has to expand is a ... age female labor force participation. Those changes came about for several reasons. The Japanese government made some important policy ...

More than half of those under 34 expressed a desire to change jobs. These data suggest that Japan’s post-pandemic labour market is becoming much more dynamic. This change can be explained by three ...

Japan’s labor market tightened in September ... Economists had forecast no change from 1.23.

TOKYO: Japan's dwindling working-age population is leading to structural changes in the labour market that are heightening pressure on firms to hike wages and services prices, the Bank of Japan ...

Gender inequality is very high in Japan in both labor market opportunities and in the household division of labor. More than 50 percent of women are irregularly employed with very low annual ...

Demographic change has been a driving force in Japan’s labor market for several decades. Japan’s potential labor force—those between ages 15 and 64 as a share of the total population—peaked in 1991–93 ...

Japan’s real wages declined by 2.3% year-over-year, declining for the fourth successive month in April amid persistent ...

OBJECTIVEThis paper takes into account labor market structure, workplace norms ... CONCLUSIONSOur empirical results suggest that unless changes are made in Japanese employment law and workplace norms, ...

This approach tackles Japan's labor shortage by equipping students with the skills needed for the job market. Kanazawa University, a prestigious national university with a strong background in ...