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Japan: Closing the gender gap can boost the economy

Reconciling work and family commitments is a challenge in every country, but particularly for Japanese men and women. Much more so than in most other OECD countries, men and women have to choose between babies and bosses: men choose bosses, women less so, but on the whole there are very few babies and there is too little female employment. These shortcomings are increasingly coming to the fore and will have to be addressed.

Rintaro Tamaki, Deputy Secretary-General

Mr. Rintaro Tamaki was appointed Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD on August 1, 2011. His portfolio includes the strategic direction of OECD Policy on Environment, Development, Green Growth, Taxation, Inclusive Growth, Policy Alignment for Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy along with representing the OECD externally on Financial Issues including the FSB.

Going for Growth 2014: Japan

The Japanese economy is recovering after having suffered severe shocks from the 2008 financial and economic crisis and the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

Web Site for the Japanese Delegation to the OECD

Official Web Site in Japanese

Regions at a Glance 2013: Information by country

Individual country notes assessing how regions and cities contribute to national growth and the well-being of society.

Pensions at a Glance 2013 - Highlights for Japan

The effective age of labour market exit in Japan is one of the highest in OECD. Retirement-income adequacy may be an issue for future cohorts of retirees...

Japan needs to improve the efficiency of its health care system, says OECD Health at a Glance report

Japan has good health outcomes and has rapidly increased its spending on health care in recent years. It now needs to focus on improving efficiency of its health system in order to continue delivering high-quality care while containing costs, according to a new OECD report.

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Health at a Glance 2013

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Skills Survey: Country specific-material

Two rounds of the Survey of Adult Skills are under way: Round 1 (2008-13) with 24 participating countries, whose results were released in October 2013, and Round 2 (2012-16) with 9 participating countries, whose results will be released in 2016. A third round is scheduled to begin in May 2014.

How's life in Japan in 2013?

How's Life? 2013 - Country note - Japan (PDF)

OECD report measures human cost of crisis; underlines need to invest in well-being

The global economic crisis has had a profound impact on people’s well-being, reaching far beyond the loss of jobs and income, and affecting citizens’ satisfaction with their lives and their trust in governments, according to a new OECD report.

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