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.
◆ Japan Labor Review, Volume 9, Number 4, Autumn 2012
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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 Great East Japan Earthquake, the Labor Market, and Policy Reactions"
Contents
▽Introduction
▽Articles
・The Impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake on the Labor Market
- Need to Resolve the Employment Mismatch in the Disaster-Stricken Areas
・Trends in Electricity Conservation Measures: Focusing on Responses
by Industry Groups and Companies
・Impacts of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake on the Labor Market in
the Disaster Areas
・How Will the 3.11 Earthquake Transform the Population and Labor Market
in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima?: Knowledge Gained from Existing Studies
of Disasters
・Future Employment Policy Suggested by the Post-Earthquake Response
・The Great East Japan Earthquake and a Future Vision for Labor Law in Japan
▽Article Based on Research Report
・The Mechanism behind the Increase in Non-Regular Employment: Case Study
of the Supermarket Company A
▽JILPT Research Activities
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◆ JILPT Research Reports
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We publish Research Reports as a result of various researches and studies
conducted, originally in Japanese.
Listed below are summaries of selected issues provided in English translation.
◇No. 136 Summary
"Job Continuity at the Stage of Childbirth/Childcare: Trends from 2005 Onward"
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◆ Statistics
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◇Recent Statistical Survey Reports, September 2012
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◇Main Labor Economic Indicators, September 2012
http://www.jhrs.org/jilpt
◆ Publications
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◇Labor Situation in Japan and Its Analysis: General Overview 2011/2012
http://www.jhrs.org/jilpt
◇Japanese Working Life Profile 2011/2012 -Labor Statistics
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