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:
- Foreign Residents’ Application Fees to Rise Sharply – Increase to Western Levels Within Next Fiscal Year
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Proposes Revision to Guidelines on Improving Treatment Disparities Between Regular and Non-Regular Employees
- Government to Tighten Requirements for Foreign Nationals’ Naturalization – Part of Prime Minister Takaichi’s Priority Foreign Policy
- Information Sharing on Foreign Nationals’ Unpaid Medical Fees from “10,000 Yen” – Stricter Re-entry Screening
- Toward Free Childbirth – Proposal to Cover All “Delivery Costs” Under Public Insurance, Establishing Nationwide Uniform “Public Price” – Implementation Expected from Fiscal Year 2027 Onward
- Concerns Over Retaliation and Harassment – Is Notification to Companies About Workers’ Compensation Decisions Necessary? Labor and Management in Conflict
- “Dismissal Due to Union Membership Is Unfair” – Fukuoka Prefectural Labour Relations Commission Orders School Corporation to Reinstate Former Employee… District Court Ruling Also Declares “Dismissal Invalid”
- Seven ALTs at Kyoto Prefectural High Schools End Strike… “Improvements in Treatment Achieved”
- US Telecom Giant Verizon Begins Large-Scale Layoffs – Reducing Non-Union Employees by Up to 20%
- Consumer Price Index Up 3.0% in October – Rising Food and Electricity Costs Squeeze Household Budgets
- Foreign Residents More Than Double in 10 Prefectures Over 10 Years – Kumamoto Tops List, Followed by Hokkaido, Kagoshima, and Okinawa
- Seven Women’s Universities Nationwide Accept Transgender Women Students – 16 Universities Considering