What works in Japan
16 evaluated practices · All catalogues
Evidence snapshot for Japan
Japan has implemented several policy reforms addressing workforce participation, education, and digital inclusion. Paternity leave uptake rose from 17.1% to 40.5% following the 2022 Child Care Leave Law amendment, though women remain underrepresented in management at 12.9% and 53.1% of female workers stay in non-regular employment. All ~3 million high school students now receive compulsory AI and data literacy training, while 26,000+ digital supporters provide in-person smartphone training to elderly and digitally excluded citizens across all 47 prefectures. The practices demonstrate targeted government interventions in family leave, gender equity, digital skills, and inclusion, though persistent gaps remain in gender workplace outcomes.
Drawn from: Japan's 2022 Child Care Leave Law Reform — Postnatal Paternity Leave (産後パパ育休) · Japan Forest Environment Transfer Tax (Rinshin Kankyō Jōyo Zei) · Japan's Act on Promotion of Female Participation and Career Advancement in the Workplace (女性活躍推進法) — Mandatory Disclosure, Action Plans and Eruboshi Certification, 2016/2022 · Japan's "Information I" — compulsory AI and data literacy for all high school students · Digital Supporters (デジタル推進委員) – Japan’s National Community Network for Smartphone Training of Digitally Excluded Citizens · GENAI — Japan's sovereign generative-AI platform for civil servants · Kushiro River Meander Restoration — Kushiro Wetland, Japan · Yokosuka City's ChatGPT Trial — Japan's First Municipal Rollout for Administrative Work
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Documented learning +0.276
Demonstrated reach +0.265
Transparency, ethics & data protection +0.249
Sustainability +0.186
Scalability beyond pilot +0.144
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control +0.129
Transparency, fairness & accountability +0.12
Equity & inclusion +0.11
Gender-mainstreaming embedding +0.098
Governance, capability & sustainability +0.098
Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced +0.095
Weaknesses
Teacher capability & pedagogy -0.147
Efficiency -0.317
Achievement / evidence -0.327
Evaluation evidence -0.33
Impact on gender equality -0.427
Effectiveness -0.611
Top good practices here
Japan's 2022 Child Care Leave Law Reform — Postnatal Paternity Leave (産後パパ育休) · 96
Japan Forest Environment Transfer Tax (Rinshin Kankyō Jōyo Zei) · 80
Japan's "Information I" — compulsory AI and data literacy for all high school students · 73
GENAI — Japan's sovereign generative-AI platform for civil servants · 67
Kushiro River Meander Restoration — Kushiro Wetland, Japan · 60
Yokosuka City's ChatGPT Trial — Japan's First Municipal Rollout for Administrative Work · 60
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