| Union Confederations |
| Japanese Trade Union Confederation (RENGO) |
The largest confederation, Membership is about 6.6 million in 2006. |
| National Confederation of Trade Unions (ZENROREN) |
The second largest confederation, more militant than Rengo. Membership is about 1.3 Million in 2006. |
| National Trade Union Council (ZENROKYO) Japanese Only |
The smallest confederation, membership is about 160,000 million in 2000. |
| Japan Council of Metal Workers Union (IMF-JC, ZEN NIHON KINZOKU SANGYO RODOKUMIAI KYOGIKAI) |
IMF-JC (an affiliate of the International Metalworkers’ Federation) is a coordinating body among of union federations of metal-working industries, such as auto, steel, electronics, and ship-building. |
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| Regional Organization of Union Confederations |
| Rengo Tokyo |
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| Industry-Level Union Federations |
| Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers’ Union (The JAW) |
The JAW was formed in 1972 and is the second largest industry federation in the private sector. Its membership is about 700,000. (as of 2006) |
| All Japan Prefectural and Municipal Workers’ Union (JICHIRO) |
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| Japan Federation of Service and Distributive Workers Unions (JSD) |
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| The Federation of Electric Power Related Industry Worker’s Unions of Japan (DENRYOKU SOREN) |
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| Food Rengo |
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| JAPAN POSTAL GROUP UNION (JPGU) |
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| All Japan Federation of Transport Workers’ Unions (Unyu Roren) |
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| JAPAN Confederation of Railway Workers’ Union (JRU) |
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| Doro Chiba |
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| All Japan Seamen’s Union (What is JSU?) |
The JSU is one of few industrial unions in Japan. The website consists of “Profile”, “JSU/ISS News,””Organizational Structure,” “Introduction of Inspectors” and “The JSU Welfare Services to all its non-domiciled Special Members.” |
| Japan Teachers’ Union (JTU) |
Introduction to the union, reports of international meetings. |
| All Japan Pensioners’ Union |
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| Professional, Enterprise and General Unions |
| General Union |
GU Nova G-ed Branch |
| Japan Airlines Cabin Attendants Union (JCAU) |
Japan Airlines Flight Crew Union |
| OKAYA CITY OFFICIAL WORKERS UNION |
Nomura Security Labor Union Homepage |
| Berlitz Union |
Language Teachers’ Union of Sendai |
| Education Workers and Amalgamated Union Osaka |
The Genaral Union(Kansai) |
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| Labor Related Groups and Organizations |
| Labor Net Nippon |
APWSL Japan Committee |
| Labour Lawyers Association of Japan（ＬＬＡＪ） |
Dismissal Case of Oki Electric Co. |
| Concerning the grievances of foreign teachers against Kumamoto Prefectural University |
National Defense Counsel for Victims of KAROSHI |
| Tokyo Occupational Safety and Health Center |
Japan Occupational Safety and Health Resource Center (JOSHRC) |
| KIMIKO NEZU’s PAGE |
Working Women’s Network |
| The Association in Kotobuki for Solidarity with Foreign Migrant Workers |
Japan International Labour Foundation(JILAF) |
| Research Institutes and Related Sites |
| The Japan Institute For Labour Policy and Training (JIL-PT) |
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| JTUC-RIALS, Research Institute for Advancement of Living Standards |
The WEBSITE of the research institute affiliated with Rengo (Japanese Trade Union Confederation). Visitors can read recent issues of Rengo Research Institute Report and other reports published by the institute. |
| Japan Research Institute of Labour Movement (Rodo Soken) |
The WEBSITE of the research institute affiliated with Zenroren(the National Confederation of Trade Unions). Visitors can read some of back issues of Rodo Soken Journal (written in English). |
| Institute for Science of Labour |
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| Economic Policy Institute for Quality Life (Seikatsu Ken) |
The website introduces research and activities of Economic Policy Institute for Quality Life. |
| The Institute of Social Science (Shakai Kagaku Kenkyusho), The University of Tokyo |
This website contains various sources of information concerning Japanese social science, such as contents of journals and working papers published by the institute and Social Science Japan Data Archive. |
| The Research and Education Center for Fair Labor, Hitotsubashi University |
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| Institute of Social Movements, Osaka |
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| Kiso Keizai Kagaku Kenkyusyo |
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| Institute for Economic and Industry Studies |
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| National Institute of Industrial Health |
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| National Institute of Industrial Safety |
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| National Institute of Population and Social Security Research |
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| National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA) |
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| National Institute for Enviornmental Studies |
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| National Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled |
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| Institute of Developing Economics |
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