The New Workplace in Japan
Skills for a Strong Recovery
In the context of a rapidly changing world of work, the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened
pre-existing challenges to Japan’s adult learning system and raised new ones. This
report examines how skill requirements have been evolving in Japan prior to and during
the COVID-19 crisis. It examines changes in the skills composition of Japan’s workforce
as well as policy efforts to improve the accessibility of career guidance, broaden
training participation and foster the adoption of teleworking practices. The report
also provides concrete recommendations to tackle inequalities in skills and training
among socio-demographic groups. Finally, it provides suggestions for how to develop
a labour market information system to feed real-time data into crucial policy and
decision-making processes.
Available from September 27, 2022
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