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International Migration Outlook 2009: Japan country note

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13-Nov-2009

This country note together with a standardised table describes recent trends in migration movements and policies.

Economic Survey of Japan 2009: Overcoming the global crisis: the need for a new growth model

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30-Sep-2009

As attention shifts to fiscal consolidation, sustaining output growth will depend increasingly on private domestic demand, requiring reforms, particularly in the labour market and the non-manufacturing sector.

Employment Outlook 2009 Country Notes: Japan

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16-Sep-2009

The OECD Employment Outlook 2009 indicates that Japan has experienced sizeable job losses during the global economic downturn. In July, the unemployment rate reached a record high level of 5.7%, two percentage points higher than at the end of 2007.

Doing Better for Children: Highlights for Japan

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01-Sep-2009

Japan spends less than the OECD average on children at each stage of childhood... The Japanese spending shortfall is especially pronounced for children under age 6, being less than one third of the spending committed to children between the ages of 6 and 17 years.

Spend early on children, says OECD

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01-Sep-2009

Governments should invest more money on children in the first six years of their lives to reduce social inequality and help all children, especially the most vulnerable, have happier lives, according to the OECD’s first ever report on child well-being in its 30 member countries.

OECD reveals evolving social trends in Asia-Pacific

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13-Aug-2009

Society at a Glance - Asia/Pacific Edition 2009 looks at social trends and policy developments in Asia-Pacific countries, using indicators similar to those in OECD’s recently published Society at a Glance 2009 (focused on OECD economies).

Society at a Glance Asia/Pacific 2009: Key findings for Japan

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13-Aug-2009

Key findings for Japan include age dependency, fertility, life expectancy, employment and income inequality.

Society at a Glance - Asia/Pacific Edition 2009

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13-Aug-2009

Society at a Glance – Asia/Pacific Edition 2009 offers a concise quantitative overview of social trends and policies across Asia-Pacific economies.

Keep doors open to migrant workers to meet long-term labour needs, says OECD

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30-Jun-2009

The economic crisis is likely to cause the first major fall in the number of migrants coming to work in OECD countries since the 1980s, according to a new OECD report.

Pensions at a Glance 2009: Highlights for Japan

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23-Jun-2009

Japan is the OECD’s ‘oldest’ country, with just 2.6 people, of working age for every person aged over 65... Public pensions in Japan are projected to provide the second lowest pensions relative to individual earnings of OECD countries...