Human Rights - Japan Compliance

Japan Compliance

Human Rights

A collection of 5 posts

Infographic summarising Japan’s 2022 HRDD Guidelines: policy commitment, salience-based risk assessment, leverage on suppliers, remedy & transparent reporting.

Navigating Japan's New Human Rights Due Diligence Guidelines: A Guide for US Businesses

TL;DR * Japan’s 2022 soft-law HRDD Guidelines align with the UNGPs and expect all firms in Japan to map, assess and address human-rights risks. * Salience—not financial materiality—drives prioritisation; leverage over suppliers is key and abrupt disengagement should be a last resort. * No fines yet, but investor, customer

Slide summarising Japan’s 2023 immigration amendments: complementary protection, repeat-asylum limits, detention alternatives and business implications for mobility & CSR.

Immigration Law

Japan’s Immigration Overhaul: What the 2023 Amendments Mean for Global Mobility & CSR

TL;DR * June 2023 amendments to the Immigration Control Act introduced (i) a Complementary Protection System, (ii) stricter rules for multiple asylum filings, and (iii) alternatives to detention. * Automatic deportation-stay now applies only to the first two refugee applications; third-time applicants must present new evidence. * International businesses must monitor talent-mobility

Slide summarising Japan’s workplace human-rights developments: pandemic lessons, 2023 Supreme Court transgender restroom ruling, and inclusive-policy checklist for employers.

Labor & Employment Law

Human Rights in Japan’s Modern Workplace: Crisis Lessons, Transgender Rights & Inclusive Policies

TL;DR * Japan’s pandemic response and the 2023 Supreme Court restroom case illustrate how crisis measures and individual rights must be balanced in employment settings. * The Court held that vague discomfort of colleagues cannot override a transgender employee’s gender-identity rights, signalling stricter scrutiny of workplace restrictions. * Employers should

Slide mapping a seven-step UNGP-aligned human-rights framework: policy, governance, risk assessment, action, monitoring, reporting and grievance mechanisms.

Building a "Globally Accepted" Business & Human Rights Framework: Practical Steps for Companies

TL;DR * The UN Guiding Principles define a corporate duty to respect human rights, now hard-law via Germany’s LkSG and the coming EU CSDDD. * A sound BHR framework follows seven UNGP-aligned steps: policy, governance, impact assessment, integration/action, tracking, reporting and grievance mechanisms. * Early, meaningful stakeholder engagement is critical

Slide outlining Germany’s LkSG: 2024 scope, eight due-diligence steps, penalties up to 2 % turnover, and EU CSDDD expansion roadmap.

Beyond Borders: Germany’s Supply-Chain Act & the Rise of Mandatory Human-Rights Due Diligence

TL;DR * Germany’s Supply-Chain Act (LkSG) mandates UNGP-style human-rights and environmental due diligence for firms with ≥1,000 German employees (since 2024). * US・Japanese suppliers face cascading contract clauses, audits and risk-mitigation duties as German customers seek compliance evidence. * The forthcoming EU CSDDD will expand scope and introduce civil