“Manpower shortage,” the biggest concern for 2018 economy
- For the first time in four years, over 20% anticipate an economic recovery - According to GDP Estimates for July - September 2017...


71.1% of Companies See Business Succession as a “Management Issue”
~ Business succession implementation has positive impact for 30% of companies after 5 years ~ In July, the Small and Medium Enterprise...


22.1% of companies have implemented "entirely non-smoking,” and over 50% have "complete se
~ Of those implementing entirely non-smoking, 47.6% of "restaurants” experiences a negative impact on their performance ~ Since enactment...


45.7% of companies view population decline as "a key business challenge"
~ Responding with development and expansion of products and services, but securing human resources becomes an obstructive factor ~...


Average proportion of women in managerial posts, 6.9%, an increase of 0.3 points y-o-y
— More than half of companies are placing a priority on "improvement of nursing and preschool education, etc." and "zero children on...




























