Basic Labour Policy Subcommittee meets on November 13 with hearings from six speakers; viewing requests due 6 p.m. on the 11thA national meeting about how people work will be held on November 13
On November 6, 2026 the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced that the 42nd meeting of the Basic Labour Policy Subcommittee of the Labour Policy Council will be held on Friday, November 13, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The venue is the Ministry's Conference Room 21 in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. The agenda consists of hearings and other business, with six attendees from an auto-parts maker, companies working in human resources and AI, and a university researcher. Requests to observe must arrive by 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11.
- November 6, 2026 (Reiwa 8)MHLW announces the 42nd meeting (agenda: hearings and other business)
- November 11, 2026, 6:00 p.m.Deadline for viewing requests (must arrive by then; lottery if oversubscribed)
- November 13, 2026, 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.The 42nd Basic Labour Policy Subcommittee meets (Ministry Conference Room 21)
Key points
- The meeting runs on Friday, November 13, 2026 (Reiwa 8) from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The venue is the Ministry's Conference Room 21 (17th floor, Central Government Building No. 5, 1-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
- The agenda is (1) hearings and (2) other business. The announcement states that six people will attend the hearings, from an auto-parts maker, companies working in human resources and AI, and a graduate-school researcher
- Anyone wishing to observe must apply by e-mail for each individual observer. The deadline is 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11, and a lottery will be held if there are many applicants
- The Basic Labour Policy Subcommittee is one of the subcommittees of the Labour Policy Council. The announcement does not name any specific legislative change as an agenda item this time
What to do in practice
- If you want to observe the meeting, apply by the 6:00 p.m. deadline on November 11 following the instructions on the announcement page
- Materials and minutes are usually published after the meeting; once they appear, review them as input for your own personnel policies
Japan has meetings where rules about how people work are discussed. The 42nd meeting of one of them, the Basic Labour Policy Subcommittee, will be held on November 13 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Tokyo. This time, six people from companies and a university will be invited to speak. Anyone who wants to watch must apply by e-mail by 6:00 p.m. on November 11. If many people apply, places are decided by lottery.
- 1. ApplyApply by e-mail for each person who wants to watch
- 2. DeadlineSend it so that it arrives by 6:00 p.m. on November 11
- 3. LotteryIf many people apply, places are decided by lottery
- 4. On the dayThe meeting runs from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on November 13 at the venue in Tokyo
Points
- A national meeting about rules for working will be held on November 13
- This time the meeting is for listening to six people from companies and a university
- To watch, you must apply by 6:00 p.m. on November 11, and places are decided by lottery if there are many applicants
What the words mean
- Labour Policy Council
- A meeting the government uses to hear views on rules about how people work
- Hearing
- Inviting the people involved and listening to what they have to say
- Observing
- Going to a meeting to watch and listen to the discussion
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW): MHLW, The 42nd meeting of the Basic Labour Policy Subcommittee of the Labour Policy Council will be held
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