The Japanese Employment System

• Provides a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of Japanese labour
• Examines how the labour market in Japan is changing
• Provides analysis from an economic perspective

Readership: Academics and students of economics, industrial relations studies, sociology and Japanese studies.

Marcus Rebick, Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies, Oxford University

"Rebick does a masterful job of drawing on a wide range of published statistics and reports to cover major features of employment relations and their recent changes in Japan."The book is amazingly up-to-date and wide ranging in its coverage"." - Journal of Japanese Studies

"Rebick is to be saluted for his magnificent presentation of so many issuesa superb English-language guide on the Japanese labor market. I recommend it to all readers with an interest in Japanese employment issues." - Social Science Japan Journal

1: Introduction
2: The Japanese employment system
3: Changes for regular employees
4: Non-standard employment
5: Industrial relations
6: Unemployment and inequality
7: Women
8: Older workers
9: Youth
10: The declining labour force
11: Conclusions and prospects