- Reiwa 3 [2021] supplementary budget passes: general account expenditure a new record of \35 trillion
- Employment insurance premiums to be raised to 0.6% next October: gov’t.
- In Regard to the Amended Family and Child Care Leave Act (MHWL)
- Record-setting \107 trillion budget proposal for next year decided by Cabinet: 34% of revenue is debt
- 160 lawyers across country form network to reform Immigration Bureau
- Amagasaki city government official who confessed sexual orientation told by bosses that “coming out to citizens is inappropriate”, resigns in despair: “shocked that they condone the lack of understanding”
- Teachers’ overtime work averages more than “karoshi line”, some have “zero-minute breaks”: Nikkyoso
- Work injury recognized even under karoshi line: LSIO revises decision, considers late-night work etc.
- Number of union members down for first time in seven years; part-timers decrease for first time: MHWL
- And more!
(Translated from Japanese)