Very short summer vacation for Japanese businessmen

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Last Updated on 10/31/2021 by てんしょく飯

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Under the Labor Law, it is classified as a special leave (non-statutory leave). In Japan, many companies set up summer vacation around August 15 to coincide with the month-delayed Bon Festival.

There are two types of leave, one is a company-wide or one-time leave, and the other is a shift system for each employee.

Government offices, financial institutions, hospitals, etc. work according to the calendar even during the Obon period, so they fall under the latter category.

Some companies do not take consecutive holidays, but take a certain number of days intermittently between July and August. In manufacturing departments where shift work such as 4 shifts and 2 holidays is introduced, there are often no summer vacations.

On the other hand, there are places where operations are adjusted to reduce the demand for electricity in the summer, and a vacation other than the Obon holiday is taken (summer electricity vacation). In some places, some Saturdays and public holidays are changed to working days, and the holidays are used for summer vacation to make long holidays.

In recent years, an increasing number of people are taking vacations in late August-September, when travel prices are falling, mainly for those who take summer vacations for travel and other purposes.

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