Sex-Based Restrictions in Recruitment and Hiring

For the 2025 academic year, certain sex-based recruitment and hiring practices are classified as restricted job types under work contrary to law.

Recruitment and hiring practices listed as restricted

The following practices are listed as restricted job types under work contrary to law: setting separate recruitment or hiring numbers by sex; limiting recruitment or hiring to men only or women only; and imposing different recruitment or hiring conditions based on sex.

Official sources

The following official Tokyo Denki University materials were used to prepare this page.