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On June 5, 2025 the House of Councilors approved an amendment to Whistleblower Protection Act (“Act”) which strengthens whistleblower protections. The amendment will be promulgated in the near future and the amendment will take effect on some date which will be within 1 year and 6 months from the date of promulgation. The following chart shows the key amendments. For more information, please feel free to contact us.

The Act on Childcare Leave, Caregiver Leave, and Other Measures for the Welfare of Employees Caring for Children or Other Family Members was amended on May 31, 2024. Some of those amendments, which are as follows, take effect on October 1, 2025.

The Act on Childcare Leave, Caregiver Leave, and Other Measures for the Welfare of Employees Caring for Children or Other Family Members was amended on May 31, 2024. On April 1, 2025,

On 1 November 2024, a landmark law aimed at regulating and protecting the growing freelance workforce in Japan,