children. However, few studies have yet investigated the factors which may promote or inhibit breastfeeding practices in Japan … breastfeeding practices in Japan. …

-term consequences for the labor market structure. To this end, we examine Japan's Lost Decade, the original Great Recession that … during Japan's Lost Decade there was a significant shift of the composition of employment toward "bad jobs." Second, we find … women in Japan made considerable progress in shifting the composition of their employment toward "good jobs" during Japan …

from 2000 to 2003, a period of economic stagnation and structural change in Japan. We find that displaced workers suffer a …

Using data for the 1990’s, this paper examines the role of sheepskin effects in the returns to education for Japan. Our … the US. These results could be explained by the particular recruitment system of large firms in Japan, which makes the …

Japan is famous for long working hours. For decades the Japanese government has tried to influence how people spend …

on a field experiment conducted with workers from a fishing community in Toyama Bay, Japan. Our participants are employed …

participation. The results, based on cross-sectional data from Japan, indicate that expected attachment to the labor market affects …