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20 - Japan: Labour Law and Policy in an Era of Technological Innovation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 December 2023

By
Ryuichi Yamakawa
Edited by
Marc De Vos ,
Gordon Anderson  and
Evert Verhulp
Marc De Vos
Affiliation:
Universiteit Gent, Belgium
Gordon Anderson
Affiliation:
Victoria University of Wellington
Evert Verhulp
Affiliation:
Universiteit van Amsterdam
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Summary

This chapter explores the legal and policy issues that Japan is now facing in this era of technological innovation. Like many other industrial countries, Japan is experiencing various facets of technological innovation such as robotisation and utilisation of artificial intelligence (AI). These changes have already had, and will continue to have, considerable influence on the world of work, thereby raising new issues in the realm of labour law and policy. Of course, Japan has its own features with respect to the labour market, employment practices, and legal norms. Such features may have influence on the situation regarding the relationship between technological innovation and labour law and policy. Therefore, issues regarding technological innovation in Japan are worth exploring from a viewpoint of comparative labour law and policy.

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Japandigitalisationtechnologyplatform workemploymentremote workworkeremployment contractunionssocial insurancegig economyCovid-19 pandemicflexible workworking timeself-employedcollective bargaining
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The Cambridge Handbook of Technological Disruption in Labour and Employment Law , pp. 332 - 350
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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