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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 industry
As of October 2023, around **** percent of the business establishments in the Japanese information and communication industry recorded employees being absent due to mental health problems for a month or longer within the past year. At the same time, about **** percent of the employees resigned for being mentally unwell in the same establishments.
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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 industry [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1270476/japan-share-business-establishments-absent-employees-mental-health-problems-by-industry/
MHLW (Japan). "Share of business establishments with absent or resigned employees due to mental health problems in Japan as of October 2023, by industry." Chart. July 25, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/1270476/japan-share-business-establishments-absent-employees-mental-health-problems-by-industry/
MHLW (Japan). (2024). Share of business establishments with absent or resigned employees due to mental health problems in Japan as of October 2023, by industry. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/1270476/japan-share-business-establishments-absent-employees-mental-health-problems-by-industry/
MHLW (Japan). "Share of Business Establishments with absent or Resigned Employees Due to Mental Health Problems in Japan as of October 2023, by Industry." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 25 Jul 2024, /statistics/1270476/japan-share-business-establishments-absent-employees-mental-health-problems-by-industry/
MHLW (Japan), Share of business establishments with absent or resigned employees due to mental health problems in Japan as of October 2023, by industry ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1270476/japan-share-business-establishments-absent-employees-mental-health-problems-by-industry/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Share of business establishments with absent or resigned employees due to mental health problems in Japan as of October 2023, by industry [Graph], MHLW (Japan), July 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1270476/japan-share-business-establishments-absent-employees-mental-health-problems-by-industry/
