The Japanese government takes a highly protectionist view of terminations of employment, to the extent that employers bear the burden of proving why they are letting an employee go. If a dismissal is not considered in keeping with standard social norms, an employer may fall foul of the law, according to Hajime Iwaki and Lawrence Carter of DLA Piper. A delicate balance has to be struck … between sometimes coaxing resignations and re-locating employees.
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