This bulletin contains information on law changes that have either passed, or are being discussed, in parliament, court decisions, and other labor issues in Japan that are of interest to activists.
In this bulletin:
● House of Councillors Election: All 125 Seats Confirmed, LDP-Komeito Win 47 Seats, 3 Short of Majority
● “2025 White Paper on Health, Labour and Welfare” July 29, 2025, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
● “Materials for the 4th Meeting of the Subcommittee on Guidelines of the Central Minimum Wage Council for Fiscal Year 2025” July 29, 2025, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
● MHLW Research Group Proposes Eliminating Gender Disparities in Workers’ Compensation Survivor Pension Eligibility Requirements
● Tokyo Metropolitan Labour Relations Commission Orders Relief for TEPCO Subsidiary Contract Workers, Including Payment of 20 Million Yen in Wage Differentials
● Prestigious Tokyo Private School “Part-time Lecturer” Has Classes Cut from 14 to 4 in “Unilateral” Reduction, Income Drops to One-Third… Files Suit Seeking Payment of Reduced Wages Claiming “Maintaining Livelihood Became Extremely Difficult”
● Japan Bar Association Issues Statement Opposing Immigration Agency’s “Zero Illegal Residents Plan” as Potential Human Rights Violation
● Two Brazilian Embassy Staff Members File Suit Claiming “Invalid Dismissal,” Stating “Japanese Labor Law Protection Does Not Substantially Apply”
● June Consumer Price Index Rises 3.3%, Food Prices High with Rice More Than Doubling
● Small Private Universities’ Enrollment Ratios Plummet as Preference for Prestigious Universities Strengthens, Acceleration of Market Consolidation
● “Foreigners Are ‘Community Residents'” National Governors’ Association Requests Minister of Justice to Strengthen Multicultural Coexistence
And more!!