Non-Regular Employment
Non-Regular Employment
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Insights & Analysis
The Day Income Stops — Reading Japan's Social Insurance Gap in Platform Delivery Work
Food delivery couriers in Japan lose their income the moment they are injured. Neither labor law nor workers' accident insurance applies by default to this "third category" of work. How far has the Japanese social security system responded? This article reads the institutional gap structurally, from the 2021 special enrollment expansion and the 2024 Freelance Protection Act.
Insights & Analysis
21 Million Non-Regular Workers — Has 'Equal Pay for Equal Work' Narrowed Japan's Employment Gap?
36.8% of Japan's employees—21.26 million—are non-regular workers. Monthly wage gap: ¥116,000. Five years after equal pay legislation, gaps persist.
Insights & Analysis
Dismantling the '1.06 Million Yen Wall' — The Social Insurance Turning Point Facing 2 Million Workers
In October 2026, Japan abolishes the '1.06 million yen wall.' Around 200,000 part-time workers will be newly enrolled in social insurance coverage.