TOKYO -- Part-time employment has been increasing in Japan over the last quarter century, a trend hindering strong growth in wages and prompting calls for legislative action to improve the treatment of those workers.
Economy
Japan's growing part-time employment weighs on wages
Non-regular employees account for nearly 40% of workforce
Japan had 21.01 million non-regular workers in 2022, compared with 35.88 million regular employees. (Photo by Maho Obata)
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