March 2026 Here is the latest column: Hot topic corner, The Drift of “Job-Based” Debates in Japan—What Is Missing in HR Discourse—
- minori23
- Mar 28
- 1 min read
In recent years, the term "job-based" employment has been widely debated in Japan, often with meanings that differ from its original context. Without a clear understanding of how job design flows from organizational purpose, efforts to introduce job-based HR in Japan will remain superficial reforms layered over a membership-based foundation — and will have little lasting impact.
This column is a perspective on this discussion from a corporate and organizational
standpoint.