Editorial · Safety & Workforce
Law & Compliance
10 articles
Slinging Special Education vs Skills Training in Japan — The 1-Ton Lifting Capacity Boundary Under Japanese ISHA
In Japan, slinging (玉掛け) is split between special education (特別教育) and skills training (技能講習) at the 1-ton lifting capacity boundary defined by the Japanese Industrial Safety and Health Act. We organize the Japanese legal basis, training hours, costs in JPY, and on-site judgment axes — including multilingual delivery for foreign workers employed in Japan.
On-Hire Training Records in Japan — 3-Year Retention Under Japanese ISHA Regulations Article 38
After delivering Japan's on-hire safety and health training, for how many years and in what format must you keep the records? We organize Japan's 3-year retention obligation under Article 38 of the Japanese Industrial Safety and Health Regulations (労働安全衛生規則第38条), the 7 items to record, and the migration steps from paper to digital — for HR and general affairs officers at Japan-based employers.
Safety Training for Technical Interns in Japan — Pitfalls and Preparing for the April 2027 Ikuseishu Transition
Safety training for technical interns in Japan is a three-layer structure of "sending organization, supervising organization (監理団体), receiving employer." We organize the tendency to formalize within Japan's current Technical Intern Training Program and what changes with the April 2027 transition to the Japanese Ikuseishu (育成就労) program — for receiving employer staff at Japan-based companies.
Complete List of Japan's 59 Special Education Categories — Multilingual Status by Work Type (Japanese ISHA Article 36)
A complete reference to the 59 work categories defined in Article 36 of Japan's Industrial Safety and Health Regulations (労働安全衛生規則第36条) — organized by construction machinery, electrical, lifting, and other categories. Covers differences from skills training (技能講習), walls in multilingual delivery for foreign-worker employment in Japan, and Labona's coverage — for managers at Japan-based employers.
Japan's Ikuseishu (育成就労) vs Technical Intern Program — Safety Training Comparison for the 2027 Transition
With Japan's Ikuseishu (育成就労) program starting April 2027, how does safety training for foreign workers in Japan change versus the existing Technical Intern Training Program? We compare both on quick-reference tables, pre/post-arrival training in Japan, transfer handover under Japanese labor law, and the receiving employer's scope of responsibility — for staff preparing at Japan-based receiving companies.
On-Hire Training for Dispatch / Secondment in Japan — Dispatch Agency or User Company? (Japanese Worker Dispatch Act)
When accepting dispatch workers / secondees in Japan, who delivers on-hire safety and health training under Japanese labor law — the dispatch agency or the user company? We organize the relationship between Article 59 of the Japanese Industrial Safety and Health Act and the Japanese Worker Dispatch Act (労働者派遣法), covering responsibility split, record retention, and additional considerations for foreign-worker dispatch — for both dispatch agencies and user companies operating in Japan.
Employer Duty of Care for Foreign Workers in Japan — Compensation Risk and Case Law Under Japanese Labor Law
Japan's employer duty of care (安全配慮義務) under Article 5 of the Japanese Labor Contract Act applies fully to foreign workers employed in Japan. Starting from the Osaka District Court ruling of July 2024 — which found that Japanese-only safety training violated this duty — this guide organizes the relationship with the Japanese Industrial Safety and Health Act (労働安全衛生法), real compensation risk for companies operating in Japan, and practical countermeasures, written for legal, HR, and executive readers at Japan-based employers.
Japan's April 2024 (令和6年) Expansion of On-Hire Safety & Health Training — All 8 Items Now Mandatory Across Every Industry
The April 1, 2024 expansion of Japan's on-hire safety and health training under the Japanese Industrial Safety and Health Act. We organize the key points of the revision — the abolition of the omission clause in 労働安全衛生規則 (Japanese ISHA Regulations) Article 35, which now makes all 8 items mandatory across every Japanese industry — along with the scope and required items, written for compliance officers at Japan-based employers.
Complete Guide to On-Hire Safety & Health Training in Japan (雇入れ時教育) — Japanese ISHA Article 59 & 8 Mandatory Items
Japan's on-hire safety and health training (雇入れ時安全衛生教育) was expanded to cover all industries and all employment types under the April 2024 (令和6年4月) revision of the Japanese Industrial Safety and Health Act. Labona — a five-language e-learning provider for Japan — gives a systematic walkthrough of the duty scope under ISHA Article 59, the eight statutory training items under 労働安全衛生規則第35条, online delivery, dispatch workers, 3-year record retention, and multilingual delivery — for HR and compliance staff at Japan-based employers.
Japan's Ikuseishuro (育成就労) Program Effective April 2027 — Safety & Health Training Obligations for Receiving Companies in Japan
Japan's new Ikuseishuro (育成就労 / Training & Employment) program, which replaces the Technical Intern Training Program, launches April 2027. We explain, from a frontline practitioner's view in Japan, the scope of safety and health training obligations under Japanese labor law for receiving companies, the differences from the prior Technical Intern Training Program, and how to roll out multilingual training across Japan.