What works in Japan
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Quality scores are 0–100 rubric scores; “strong evidence” reflects study design; adoptions count documented replications elsewhere. Know more
Evidence snapshot for Japan
Japan has implemented several targeted reforms to support demographic and social challenges. Paternity leave uptake doubled from 17.1% to 40.5% between FY2022 and FY2024 following the 2022 Child Care Leave Law amendment, though a government target of 85% by 2030 remains ahead. Japan Post repurposed its 20,000-branch network to deliver monthly home visits for elderly living alone, though evidence of mental-health gains is limited to the most socially isolated. The country has also invested in accessibility standards—requiring government bodies to test websites against JIS X 8341-3:2016 and publish results, and certifying AI bridge-inspection technologies, with certified tools growing from 12 to 215 between 2019 and 2025—though compliance remains partial in several domains.
Drawn from: Japan's 2022 Child Care Leave Law Reform — Postnatal Paternity Leave (産後パパ育休) · Japan Post's Mimamori — Postal-Worker Home Visits for Elderly Living Alone · Raku-Raku Phone/Smartphone — Fujitsu's User-Researched Handset Series for Older Adults · Everyone's Public Website Operational Guidelines — Japan's Mandatory Accessibility Testing & Disclosure Regime · MLIT's Inspection Support Technology Performance Catalog — Japan's National Certification System for AI Bridge-Damage Detection · Fukuoka City Startup Special Zone — Japan's First Global Startup Deregulation Zone · Kitakyushu's City-to-City Model — Exporting Japanese Waste-Management Expertise to 78 Cities in 16 Countries · NDLOCR — Japan's National Diet Library Doubles Historical-Text Recognition Accuracy With AI
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Evaluation evidence +30 pts 75 here · 45 average
Documented learning +26 pts 100 here · 74 average
Demonstrated reach +24 pts 100 here · 76 average
Transparency, ethics & data protection +19 pts 67 here · 48 average
Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced +17 pts 48 here · 31 average
Sustainability +17 pts 95 here · 78 average
Governance, capability & sustainability +16 pts 81 here · 64 average
Transparency, fairness & accountability +13 pts 67 here · 54 average
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control +12 pts 62 here · 50 average
Curator validation +11 pts 86 here · 74 average
Scalability beyond pilot +11 pts 75 here · 64 average
Transferability / demonstrated replication +8 pts 68 here · 60 average
Weaknesses
Evaluated outcomes -13 pts 71 here · 85 average
Inclusiveness / equity -15 pts 27 here · 42 average
Teacher capability & pedagogy -15 pts 22 here · 37 average
Efficiency -30 pts 14 here · 44 average
Achievement / evidence -34 pts 57 here · 91 average
Impact on gender equality -51 pts 29 here · 80 average
Effectiveness -63 pts 14 here · 77 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: Japan. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
Japan's 2022 Child Care Leave Law Reform — Postnatal Paternity Leave (産後パパ育休) · 96
Japan Post's Mimamori — Postal-Worker Home Visits for Elderly Living Alone · 92
Raku-Raku Phone/Smartphone — Fujitsu's User-Researched Handset Series for Older Adults · 92
Fukuoka City Startup Special Zone — Japan's First Global Startup Deregulation Zone · 86
NDLOCR — Japan's National Diet Library Doubles Historical-Text Recognition Accuracy With AI · 80
Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more
Cities with evaluated practice
Where the documented practice in Japan concentrates — each city has its own evidence profile.
Recommended to adopt or replicate
Transferable practices from elsewhere that address this place's gaps.
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- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 3 other places
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- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
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- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 6 other places
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- Rated highly transferable
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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- Rated highly transferable
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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- Rated highly transferable
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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- Rated highly transferable
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Fit estimates how well a practice matches this place, 0 (poor) to 100 (excellent); the list is ordered to favour practices that address this place's gaps. Know more