Labor Force （労働力）
67.24million <Statistics Bureau, Japan>
The labor force population (the population aged 15 and over, including the unemployed and the unemployed) as of 30th Nov 2022.
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Umemployment Rate （失業率）
2.5％ (Nov.2022) <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）" 1,041 yen (hourly) on a national average. (Oct 2021)
Percentage of women in executive / managerial positions（女性管理職比率）
Chief level 17.0%, Section chief level 9.8%, Department Manager level 6.2% (2015)
第2節 企業における女性の参画 | 内閣府男女共同参画局 (gender.go.jp)
Job turnover rate（離職率）
14.2％ (2020)
The university / junior college enrollment rate（大学進学率）
58.1% (2019 / up 0.2 points from the previous year)
