The social history of the working class of Japan

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• The working-class history in general of Japan

• The history of working-class women in Japan
• The history of casual labor in Japan
• The history of immigrant labor in Japan

Labor white paper

Mainichi Shimbun, editorial, 3 July 1999. The white paper maintains that greater labor mobility will become unavoidable in the years to come, and it contends that the immediate issue will be ensuring a smooth transition of workers to new employers and stabilizing the labor market. The social costs incurred as middle-aged breadwinners lose their jobs will be high.