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Japan Employment Law Resources




International Labor and Employment Compliance Handbook
Featuring 27 countries and counting, this interactive handbook can be used to find detailed and up-to-date compliance information, allowing users to compare the legal landscape and analyze solutions to employment problems in each jurisdiction.
Access: Included with your SHRM membership. See SHRM's Interactive Tools.

GlobeSmart: Japan Country Guide via SHRM Online
SHRM's partnership with Aperian Global provides SHRM members with access to GlobeSmart, an online learning platform that promotes global collaboration and inclusion. Through GlobeSmart, SHRM members can access information on working in globally diverse environments with people from different cultures. In addition, members can also access global employment law information through the Employment Law Alliance's Global Employer Handbook.

Access: Included with your SHRM membership. See this HRQA for instructions.


XpertHR: Japan HR and Employment Law Guide via SHRMStore
XpertHR's authoritative and reliable country and territory HR and Employment Law Guides help HR professionals with responsibilities for staff outside of the United States navigate the challenges of being a global employer.
Access: Purchase XpertHR's Japan HR and Employment Law Guide in SHRMStore.


Additional Employment Law Resources

Japan Employment and Labor Law
International Comparative Legal Guides

Employment Law Overview Japan (scroll down to the overview)
L&E Global: Employment Law Overview Japan

Global Guide Quarterly (You may refine search results by country and more in the toolbar on the right.)
Littler: Global Guide Quarterly

Law Firm Resources
JD Supra: Japan
Mondaq: Japan

News Sources
SHRM Online: Global HR News
SHRM Global HR Monthly Newsletter: Subscribe
ABYZ News Links: Japan Newspapers and News Media

Additional Guides
CIA World Factbook: Japan
World Travel Guide: Japan

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