Useful webpages:
the Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare kosei rodo sho pages:
The following site can lead you to basic information regarding working conditions in English:
http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/policy/employ-labour/labour-standards/index.html
Pamphlet “Are Your Working Condition Fair?”
– English <English> (PDF:2,695KB):
http://www.mhlw.go.jp/new-info/kobetu/roudou/gyousei/kantoku/dl/040330-3.pdf
There also are pamphlets in
Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, Hangul, Tagalog, and Japanese.