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Supplementary notes
Absence or resignation between November 1, 2022 and October 31, 2023. Excluding dispatched workers.
Mental health problems refer to mental and behavioral disorders, stress, worries, and anxieties that could impact the state of health and social life of the employees.
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Share of establishments with mentally unwell absent employees Japan 2023, by size
As of October 2023, around **** percent of the business establishments in Japan with 1,000 or more employees recorded workers being absent for mental health problems within the past year. At the same time, about **** percent of those large establishments had employees resigning for being mentally unwell.
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MHLW (Japan). (July 25, 2024). Share of business establishments with absent or resigned employees due to mental health problems in Japan as of October 2023, by business size [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1270431/japan-share-business-establishments-absent-employees-mental-health-problems-by-size/
MHLW (Japan). "Share of business establishments with absent or resigned employees due to mental health problems in Japan as of October 2023, by business size ." Chart. July 25, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1270431/japan-share-business-establishments-absent-employees-mental-health-problems-by-size/
MHLW (Japan). (2024). Share of business establishments with absent or resigned employees due to mental health problems in Japan as of October 2023, by business size . ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/1270431/japan-share-business-establishments-absent-employees-mental-health-problems-by-size/
MHLW (Japan). "Share of Business Establishments with absent or Resigned Employees Due to Mental Health Problems in Japan as of October 2023, by Business Size ." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 25 Jul 2024, /statistics/1270431/japan-share-business-establishments-absent-employees-mental-health-problems-by-size/
MHLW (Japan), Share of business establishments with absent or resigned employees due to mental health problems in Japan as of October 2023, by business size ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1270431/japan-share-business-establishments-absent-employees-mental-health-problems-by-size/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Share of business establishments with absent or resigned employees due to mental health problems in Japan as of October 2023, by business size [Graph], MHLW (Japan), July 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1270431/japan-share-business-establishments-absent-employees-mental-health-problems-by-size/
