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Japan has been a founding Member State of the ILO since 1919 and a valued partner in promoting the Decent Work Agenda. Since its establishment in 1924, the ILO Office for Japan represents the ILO and ensures its core priorities and policies are disseminated among constituents, partners, and Japanese society.
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Latest news and stories
Just transition
Japan’s SME decarbonization calls for just transition finance
Global Employment Trends for Youth 2026
Youth unemployment rises as young people face a harder road to decent work
Projects and programmes
Responsible business conduct
Advancing Responsible Supply Chains and Decent Work in Asia (RSC)
Project
Fostering an Enabling Environment for MSMEs to Promote Responsible Value Chains (FEE-RVC)
Publications
Global Employment Trends for Youth 2026: Back to the future
Just transition
Enabling a just transition for Japanese automotive parts SMEs
Ratifications for Japan
Labour statistics
National labour market statistics for the last year from the ILOSTAT database
Conventions, Protocols and Recommendations
Key document
Tripartite partners
Contact
Email
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Address
UNU HQ Bldg. 8F, 5-53-70 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku,Tokyo 150-0001 JAPAN
Work with us
Development Cooperation Dashboard
The dashboard offers interactive visualisations of ILO development cooperation projects in Japan.
All resources
Browse our catalogue of resources from or about Japan and filter by topic or sector.