At the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s sixth study group meeting, members discussed survey findings on platform workers’ working styles, based on materials organized according to the factors...
This collection includes prefecturespecific minimum wage amounts and increases, recommendation and effective dates, ranks, and minimum wage trends, as well as materials on impact rates, belowminimum...
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare will revise employment insurance basic allowance daily amounts from August 1, 2026. In light of the approximately 2.7% increase in average wages in fiscal...
This page provides an overview of the FY Reiwa 6 Employment Trend Survey Results. It offers PDF versions of the survey results overview, statistical tables, and related materials, and also provides...
Regarding the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake, this provides information on special measures for basic employment insurance benefits for workers and the use of employmentrelated subsidies, including the...
The third review meeting discussed surveys by provider associations on enrollment status, workforce recruitment effects, and contribution burdens; stabilization measures referencing public pension...
Following the escalation of tensions in the Middle East at the end of February 2026, international prices for crude oil and related commodities rose, pushing up import and corporate prices. The...
Japan's economy in fiscal 2025 recorded positive growth in both real and nominal GDP, supported by private consumption and business investment. Middle East tensions affected crude oil and...
As the economy shifts toward one in which wages, prices, and interest rates rise, the impact on households varies by assets and liabilities, age, income, and region. While households holding equities...
While labor shortages persist, jobopening indicators and Hello Work usage rates are declining. As AI adoption advances the substitution of tasks such as clerical work, labor mobility aligned with...
Although working hours are trending downward, fulltime workers find it difficult to adjust their schedules flexibly. Long working hours harm health and satisfaction, while commuting time also affects...
The FY2026 Annual Economic and Fiscal Report sets out the “Challenges for a FullScale Transition to a GrowthOriented Economy.” Chapter 1 examines current economic conditions and challenges, Chapter 2...
The LongTerm Care Insurance Subcommittee of the Social Security Council has met from 2020 through 2026 to discuss revisions to the longterm care insurance system, benefits and burdens, the longterm...
This official website promotes selfdirected career development among companies and workers through the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's Good Career Company Award program. It presents 2026...
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism are launching the Frontline First Initiative to make social infrastructure safe and...
Under the Logistics Efficiency Act, the status of initiatives by shippers, logistics operators, and others, as well as truck drivers’ average total duty time per trip, was surveyed and disclosed. In...
The Bank of Japan Statistics Department regularly estimates and publishes the output gap, which indicates the macroeconomic balance between supply and demand, and the potential growth rate, which...
Chapter 6 organizes efforts to create people connected to rural areas, promote migration and settlement, secure income and employment, maintain living infrastructure and community activities, sustain...
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry established the Japanese Audit Standard for Textile Industry (JASTI), taking into account the realities of Japan’s textile industry and international...
Germany Federal Employment Agency announced that unemployment in August 2025 exceeded 3 million for the first time since 2015, representing a 10.5year high. The unemployment rate reached 6.4%, an...