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2025.10.17
InformationOffice Closed – Anniversary of the establishment of PMP
Please be announced November 10th,2025 is the 31st anniversary of the establishment of PMP. We are thanking to everybody’s support and continue working for your success. November 10th will be closed due to…
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2024.12.23
InformationSeasons Greetings PMP
Dear valued clients and friends: As we near the end of 2024, we reflect on the year behind us. With the postal rate increase in October, Japan Post has reportedly prepared for approximately 25% fewer New …
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2024.10.25
Labor administration: TrendsAre Japan’s dismissal regulations not strict compared to international standards?
During the recent LDP leadership election, a female candidate known for her strong conservative views remarked that “Japan’s dismissal regulations are not that strict when compared internationally.” Her st…
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2024.05.27
Judicial decisionsThe Supreme Court reversed the second trial court’s decision to deny the application of the deemed working hours system outside the workplace, and sent the case back to the High Court.
On April 16th, the Supreme Court (Presiding Judge Yukihiko Imazaki) overturned the ruling of the second instance, which had denied the application of the deemed working hours system for work outside the wo…
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2024.05.23
Judicial decisionsSupreme Court Rules that Reassignment Without Consent is Illegal in the Case of Duty Limitations
The Labor Contract Act stipulates that “workers and employers may change the working conditions, listed in the employment contract, by mutual agreement.” In a lawsuit where the illegality of a …