rate) and unemployment in Japan for the period between 1972 and 2002. We find that, although Japan’s unemployment rate has … compared to other OECD countries. In the past, small firms in Japan benefited from the protective environment of the keiretsu …

Changes in the structure and regulation of employment in Japan differentially impact men and women. The labor force … measures are directed mainly at alleviating the sources of male unemployment. Employment deregulation in Japan embodies varying …-dominated occupations, the change poses a greater disadvantage for women. The recent reform of the Equal Employment Opportunity Law in Japan …

unemployment in Japan. The question is to what extent business ownership, i.e., entrepreneurship, can reduce the level of … unemployment. It will be concluded that Japan is hardly an outlier when using a simple model of the relationship between … underestimation of the rise in unemployment in Japan in the period 1984-2002. Arguments are brought forward why this might be the case …

Japan is examined for the period 1972-2002. We conclude that, although Japan's unemployment rate has been influenced by …. In the past small firms in Japan benefited from the protective environment of the keiretsu structure. This secure …