International Journal of Human Ecology

The Korean Home Economics Association (대한가정학회)
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The Five Day Work Week System and Changes in Living Culture $\sim$Two Day-Off School System and Its Affects on Parents in Japan

  • Published : 2002.12.01
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Abstract

According to the Labor Standard Law in Japan which was enacted after World War II in 1947, all work hours for adult men, women, and youth were set at a maximum of eight hours per day and forty-eight hours per week. In other words, a six-day work week, with only one-day off, was set. Now we are in the full five-day and two-day off school system. The five-day school week influences on our home life. Students are highly enthused by the new system, in looking forward to their personal time they now have to play with friends, to relax, or just watch TV. To implement this new five-day school system positively and effectively, we should see the point at issue related to the two-day off system from a different angle, which suggests that we should see far ahead into the future.

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