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This move aims to empower female employees to balance childcare and careers.
As part of the nationwide effort to boost parenthood, Tokyo’s governor Yuriko Koike has announced a plan to implement a four-day workweek and flexible working hours for metropolitan government employees from April 2025.
During a policy speech at a regular session of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on 4 December 2024, Koike said women’s empowerment has been a long-standing issue in Japan.
To ensure that no woman has to give up their career due to life events such as childbirth and childcare, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to introduce a more flexible work system next year, including the implementation of a fixed ‘three days off per week’ option with total working hours of 155 hours per month.
In addition, a new 'childcare partial leave' system will also be introduced. Employees with children in the third grade of elementary school or below can work up to two hours less per day.
"Overcoming the status quo and making society more diverse and prosperous is key for our bright future,” said Koike.
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