36th Future Labor Reform Forum: Recent Labor Trends and Issues in Japan

A seminar was held on the theme of “Recent Labor Trends and Issues in Japan and Employment Challenges for Older Workers.” This seminar was organized against the backdrop of recent developments in Japan’s labor policy, including the minimum wage, pension system, and labor market issues, as well as the growing importance of the instability of pension life for older people and the resulting need to extend employment.

Thank you to everyone who participated.

Date and Time: Friday, February 6, 2026, 15:30

Venue: NLI Research Institute (Tokyo), Japan

Host: Future Labor Reform Forum

Topic: Recent labor trend issues in Japan (recent trends in Japan regarding issues related to the minimum wage, pension system, and labor problems; instability in the pension life of older people in Japan and the need to extend employment)

Presenters: Myungjoong Kim, Senior Research Fellow, NLI Research Institute; Yonglip Won, Principal Researcher, Union Comprehensive Life Development Institute

Moderator: Seunggil Lee, Head of the Future Labor Reform Forum

Attendees: Jiman Lee (Professor, Yonsei University School of Business), among others

Original title: <제36회 미래노동개혁포럼: 최근 일본의 노동 동향 이슈>

Author: Future Labor Reform Forum

Date: 2026-02-12

Source: https://www.cfe.org/bbs/bbsDetail.php?cid=futurelabor&pn=1&idx=28606