Handbook of Japanese Labor Practices

Changing Perceptions
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-27877-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 610 g

Reihe: Handbooks on Japanese Studies

This volume examines the three pillars of Japanese management—lifetime employment, seniority-based wages and promotions, and enterprise unions—from the viewpoint of both Japanese and non-Japanese scholars. Multiple chapters revolve around the themes of labor practices found in Japan including unveiling the concept of internal sensitivity through gemba walks. The diversification of the Japanese salaryman stereotype is addressed by authors focusing on the issues faced by women, non-Japanese employees, and migrant workers in the Japanese labor market. Additional authors examine the challenges of globalization facing Japan in the 21st century including the need to understand work and social organization in Japan as an input-driven society. Five personal reflections interspersed throughout the book encourage the reader to put theory into practice and determine if and how perceptions are changing in regards to Japanese labor practices.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sakamoto, Robin

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Beyond the Enigma of “Lifetime Employment”: Clarifying Japan’s Working Rules of Employment Relations and Exploring their Comparative Implications 2. A Critical Look at Lifetime Employment in Japan 3. The Landscape of the Japanese Labor Market Reflections: Creating a Society Where People Embrace Their Dreams and Actualize Greater Well-Being 4. Labor Unions in Japan 5. Young People’s Precarious Transitions in Japan Reflections: Embracing the Unconventional: How a Clueless Student in Iwate Finds Strength in Enforced Optimism 6. Gender Gaps in Japan and Why They Exist at the Workplace Reflections: Choose the One You Love 7. From Genba Walks to Organizational Insights: Unveiling the Concept of Internal Sensitivity 8. Migrant Workers and the Future of Japan: Why the Technical Intern Training Program Didn’t Work 9. Global Talent in an Aspiring “Country of Choice”: Skilled Migration into Japan Reflections: Finding a Place Elsewhere 10. Agents of Globalization? Foreign Employee Roles in Japanese Corporations 11. The Input-Driven Society: Understanding Work and Social Organization in Japan 12. Strength as a Source of Weakness: Why Japan Struggles to Meet the Digital Challenge 13. Diversity Issues in Japan: Education of Future Workers and Leaders Reflections: Japanese Style: Working in Both Japanese and American Organizations 14. Making Friends with Godzilla Appendix 1: ChatGPT 2023 AI Explanation of Japan’s “Lifetime Employment”. Appendix 2: Japanese Labor Laws.

Über Autor(innen)

Robin Sakamoto serves as the Dean of the Graduate School of International Cooperation as well as the Dean of the Faculty of Foreign Studies both at Kyorin University, Tokyo. She received her PhD in Comparative and International Development Education from the University of Minnesota and has participated in projects in the Ukraine and Uganda. She co-edited Cross-border Partnerships in Higher Education: Strategies and Issues with Dr. David Chapman.