Japanese Labor Standards Act

E198165

Japanese statute employment law labor law

The Japanese Labor Standards Act is a fundamental law that sets minimum working conditions and protections for employees in Japan, including rules on wages, working hours, rest, and safety.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Labor Standards Act of Japan	3
Labor Standards Act	2
Japanese Labor Standards Act canonical	1
Labour Standards Act	1
労働基準法	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1784577 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Japanese Labor Standards Act
Context triple: [Act on National Holidays, relatedTo, Japanese Labor Standards Act]

A. Subcontract Act of Japan
The Subcontract Act of Japan is a competition law designed to protect subcontractors from unfair trade practices by larger contracting firms, particularly in areas such as delayed payments, unilateral contract changes, and abuse of bargaining power.
B. Attorney Act of Japan
The Attorney Act of Japan is the fundamental law that defines the qualifications, roles, and self-governance framework of attorneys and bar associations in Japan.
C. Japanese Civil Code
The Japanese Civil Code is Japan’s core body of private law, governing areas such as contracts, property, family, and inheritance, and was heavily shaped by European—especially German—legal traditions.
D. Cabinet Law of Japan
The Cabinet Law of Japan is a fundamental statute that defines the organization, powers, and procedures of the Japanese Cabinet within the country’s constitutional framework.
E. Fair Labor Standards Act
The Fair Labor Standards Act is a landmark U.S. labor law that established federal minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor protections for American workers.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Japanese Labor Standards Act
Target entity description: The Japanese Labor Standards Act is a fundamental law that sets minimum working conditions and protections for employees in Japan, including rules on wages, working hours, rest, and safety.

A. Subcontract Act of Japan
The Subcontract Act of Japan is a competition law designed to protect subcontractors from unfair trade practices by larger contracting firms, particularly in areas such as delayed payments, unilateral contract changes, and abuse of bargaining power.
B. Attorney Act of Japan
The Attorney Act of Japan is the fundamental law that defines the qualifications, roles, and self-governance framework of attorneys and bar associations in Japan.
C. Japanese Civil Code
The Japanese Civil Code is Japan’s core body of private law, governing areas such as contracts, property, family, and inheritance, and was heavily shaped by European—especially German—legal traditions.
D. Cabinet Law of Japan
The Cabinet Law of Japan is a fundamental statute that defines the organization, powers, and procedures of the Japanese Cabinet within the country’s constitutional framework.
E. Fair Labor Standards Act
The Fair Labor Standards Act is a landmark U.S. labor law that established federal minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor protections for American workers.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese statute ⓘ employment law ⓘ labor law ⓘ
appliesTo	both Japanese and foreign workers in Japan ⓘ most employees working in Japan ⓘ
bindingOn	employers operating in Japan ⓘ
containsProvisionOn	holiday work premium wages ⓘ industrial accident compensation framework linkage ⓘ late-night work premium wages ⓘ overtime premium wages ⓘ severance and dismissal restrictions ⓘ statutory maximum working hours per week ⓘ termination notice period ⓘ work rules (shūgyō kisoku) ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
enforcedBy	Labor Standards Inspection Offices in Japan ⓘ Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan ⓘ
JapaneseName	労働基準法 ⓘ
jurisdiction	Japan ⓘ
legalHierarchy	basic labor law in Japan ⓘ
penalizes	employers who violate minimum standards with criminal or administrative sanctions ⓘ
primaryPurpose	to protect workers’ rights and welfare ⓘ to set minimum standards for working conditions in Japan ⓘ
prohibits	discriminatory treatment based on nationality, creed, or social status ⓘ forced labor ⓘ labor contracts that do not meet minimum standards ⓘ retaliatory dismissal for reporting violations to authorities ⓘ wage deductions not permitted by law or agreement ⓘ
regulates	annual paid leave ⓘ child labor ⓘ days off ⓘ dismissal procedures ⓘ labor contracts ⓘ night work ⓘ overtime work ⓘ rest periods ⓘ safety and health standards at workplaces ⓘ statutory holidays ⓘ wage payment method ⓘ wage payment timing ⓘ wages ⓘ women’s labor protection in certain conditions ⓘ working hours ⓘ
requires	employers to display key working condition information ⓘ employers to keep employment-related records ⓘ written clarification of working conditions to employees ⓘ
RomanizedName	Rōdō Kijun Hō ⓘ
setsMinimumStandardFor	working conditions ⓘ
shortName	Labor Standards Act ⓘ linked to: Japanese Labor Standards Act

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Act on National Holidays → relatedTo → Japanese Labor Standards Act ⓘ

subject linked to: Act on National Holidays and related cabinet orders

Japanese Labor Standards Act → shortName → Labor Standards Act ⓘ