15 Useful Resources

These websites listed below are for those who would like to know more about the disposable temporary workers in Japan, its background and history of it, and how the government is going to work on it.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hgeYhOyGt58Hu2xBXrJQMDfGPgMg

This article is written by Satoru Dodo and published by AFP on the google news. This news tell us that how the life of fired temporary workers and its problems.

http://factsanddetails.com/japan.php?itemid=907&catid=24&subcatid=156#02

This website explains whole system of “freeter,” “Part-time,” and “temporary worker.” It is very helpful because the whole working system is different from the one from the U.S.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/07/business/global/07yen.html?_r=1

This article is from Bloomberg News in New York Times which explains what the Japanese government is going to do about the Laws of Temporary worker.

http://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/05/business/worldbusiness/05iht-temps.html?pagewanted=1

Written by Steven Brull in the New York Times that explains why many company went for the temporary worker.

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/business/news/article_1448332.php/YEARENDER_Japan_s_temp_workers_face_gloomy_holidays_with_no_jobs

This article is written by Chie Matsumoto that tells us the cruel reality that struck temporary workers during New Year season. She explains many circumstances that made temporary workers to welcome New Year. By showing the many facts, this article tells us something very important that there are many people who are suffering from poverty even in the developed country.

http://ssjj.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/4/2/201

This article is written by Charles Weathers who is the faculty of Economics in Osaka City University in Japan. It tells us the specifically about Female temporary workers’ fact and reality.

http://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst;jsessionid=LQ4f23Rz2YnknG8QmLTvQX2r7hlKnznpZ3gsy2hY3Dnqp2LBMdfH!-1237107531!-279994122?docId=5000377150

This journal article was written by Susan Houseman and Machiko Osawa in Monthly Labor Review. The date goes back to 1995 because the problems of temporary workers have begun around 1995. Even though the article is partially available, we can see that problems of temporary workers continue.

http://www.employmentspot.com/employment-articles/temp-work-pros-and-cons-of-temping/

This website explains the history and the fact of temporary workers and works in Japan that mainly targeted foreigner. This website explains and tells us what it takes and what we need to know before we decide to go for the temporary works.

http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/japan-to-ban-in-principle-temp-workers-in-manufacturing

This News Paper article was posted in Kyodo News that is very famous in Japan. This article is about the new laws that bans manufactures to hire overly numbered temporary workers due to prevent the incidents happened in 2008-9 New Year season.

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2010/0322/Labor-reforms-Japan-limits-on-part-timers-please-no-one

This article is written by Jonathan Adams that warns the use of temporary workers even though the new law of temporary work has been acted. The author questions how the new law would work and protect the temporary workers.

http://www.employeebenefits.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=8810

This article explains the benefit/advantages and disadvantages of full-time work and temporary work in Japan.

http://www.jobsinjapan.com/book/japanese.html

This website explains many circumstances and experiences of working in Japan that is based on real experience. However, the information and experiences would not be necessarily experienced by all workers, so it would be good idea to read this article as one of the references.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3965/is_200001/ai_n8894769/

This website explains the amount of pressure that all students and people in academic field experience from their parents and as social expectations. Due to the educational inflation is Japan, no matter how much a person has the academic background has been not so important. Even though the educational standard has been increasing, many parents expect their children to get “great job” and this article explains how much those expectations become stress.

http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/encyclopedia/Int-Jun/Japanese-Management-Techniques.html

This website explains the benefit and advantages of full-time work with variety aspects, and temporary works including historical backgrounds and contents.

http://www.focusjapan.com/025_15_focus_japan

This website let you virtually explore the process of getting job in Japan.