How people work in the Land of the Rising Sun

Abstract

The article presents a critical analysis of I.P. Lebedeva’s monograph “The Japanese labor market in the 21^st century. Economic and social problems” (Moscow: Institute of Oriental Studies of RAS, 2019, 314 p. ISBN: 978-5-89282-887-1). The reviewer notes the author's contribution to the study of the development of the Japanese economy and society by Russian specialists in Japanese Studies, as well as the usefulness of the monograph for specialists studying the development of the labor market at the present stage. The article provides a detailed analysis of the main problems considered in the work and notes the author’s professionalism and ease of presentation, which facilitate the reader’s perception of rather complex issues and make the book interesting not only for specialists, but also for a wide range of readers.