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Show BioHide BioYui Kosako is a student at Harvard Law School and a member of the Labor and Employment Lab.

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Right to Career: Current Arguments in Japan

Published April 19th, 2019 -

He used to be a section chief, one of managerial positions, at the Tokyo branch of the Bank of America (“BoA”).  He had been working there for more than 30 years.  However, due to a drop in revenue at the branch, BoA formulated a new management policy to restr... More »

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Employees or Independent Contractors? Insights from Japan

Published March 29th, 2019 -

Recently in the United States, in response to the emergence of “gig economy,” the debate whether gig workers are misclassified as independent contractors has been heated.  Japan’s practice with regard to the definition of employee could give meaningful insight... More »