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The End of Overtime Pay: More Production or Just More Work for Japan's White Collar Workers?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Charles Weathers  and
Scott North
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Seeking a “21st-century way of working” that promotes increased labor productivity and “diverse work styles,” Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has issued a report recommending major changes to work hour regulations. The centerpiece of the proposal is an exemption from overtime pay for white-collar workers.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , January 2007 , e7
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Notes

[1] Ronald Dore. 2006. “Japan's New Miracle Economy: Neoliberalism and the Poverty of Wealth.”

[2] Available as a bilingual PDF.

[3] Earl Brown. 2006. “Chinese Labor Law Reform: Guaranteeing Worker Rights in the Age of Globalism.”

[4] Shimada Yoichi. 2004. “Working Hour Schemes for White-Collar Employees in Japan.” Available as a PDF.

[5] “Zangou dai zero. Shusho ‘Shoushika taisaku ni mo hitsuyou.‘” Asahi Shimbun. Jan. 7, 2005.

[6] Araki Takashi. 1996. “Regulation of Working Hours for White-collar Workers Engaging in ”Discretionary Activities.“ Japan Institute of Labor Bulletin, v. 35 no. 7 (July).

[7] “Zangyou dai zerosei, houan teishutsu wa shousou. Kokumin he no setsumei fujyubun.”