According to a survey conducted in 2024, the share of enterprises in Japan that have adopted some type of variable working hour system was 60.9 percent. Variable working hour systems include a one-year or one-month variable working hours system, a flextime system on a daily basis, and an atypical adjustable working hours system for a week.
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Percentage of enterprises that have adopted a variable working hour system in Japan from 2015 to 2024
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Share of enterprises with variable working hour systems
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MHLW (Japan). (December 25, 2024). Percentage of enterprises that have adopted a variable working hour system in Japan from 2015 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/797689/japan-share-enterprises-flexible-working-hour-systems/
MHLW (Japan). "Percentage of enterprises that have adopted a variable working hour system in Japan from 2015 to 2024." Chart. December 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/797689/japan-share-enterprises-flexible-working-hour-systems/
MHLW (Japan). (2024). Percentage of enterprises that have adopted a variable working hour system in Japan from 2015 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/797689/japan-share-enterprises-flexible-working-hour-systems/
MHLW (Japan). "Percentage of Enterprises That Have Adopted a Variable Working Hour System in Japan from 2015 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/797689/japan-share-enterprises-flexible-working-hour-systems/
MHLW (Japan), Percentage of enterprises that have adopted a variable working hour system in Japan from 2015 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/797689/japan-share-enterprises-flexible-working-hour-systems/ (last visited July 06, 2025)
Percentage of enterprises that have adopted a variable working hour system in Japan from 2015 to 2024 [Graph], MHLW (Japan), December 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/797689/japan-share-enterprises-flexible-working-hour-systems/
