Labor Force （労働力）
67.85million <Statistics Bureau, Japan>
The labor force population (the population aged 15 and over, including the unemployed and the unemployed) as of 1st Aug 2023.
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Umemployment Rate （失業率）
2.5％ (Jun.2023) <Statistics Bureau, Japan>
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Working Culture （働く文化）
- High Context
- Consensus Base
- Mono-chronic
Average Salary (平均給与）
4.43 million yen (2021/ up 2.4% year-on-year, up 102,000 yen).
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4.99 million yen(2020/Manager Male)
Working Rules （労働法）
Legal limits on working hours：8 hours a day 40 hours a week
As a general rule, the upper limit of overtime work (excluding holiday work) is 45 hours a month and 360 hours a year. This cannot be exceeded without extraordinary special circumstances.
Legal holidays: At least once a week
Paid day off: If they have been working for more than half a year since they were hired and have worked more than 80% of all working days, the number of days granted is 10 days.
The "minimum wage by region (Tokyo）" 1,113 yen (hourly) on a national average. (Oct 2023)
Percentage of women in executive / managerial positions（女性管理職比率）
Department Manager level 12% (Oct 2022)
課長相当以上の女性管理職がいる企業割合は約53％で、管理職に占める女性割合は約12％（国内トピックス：ビジネス・レーバー・トレンド 2022年10月号）｜労働政策研究・研修機構（JILPT）
Job turnover rate（離職率）
13.9％ (2021)
The university / junior college enrollment rate（大学進学率）
60.4% (2022 / up 1.5 points from the previous year)
令和4年学校基本調査確報報道発表資料 (mext.go.jp)
