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52.6% of Companies in Japan Find Disability Employment Targets “Difficult” to Achieve

More than half of Japanese companies say they will struggle to meet the government’s higher disability employment quota, highlighting persistent challenges in workplace readiness and internal awareness. A survey by disability employment support firm Persol Diversity found that 52.6% of companies view achieving the revised statutory quota of 2.7%, which takes effect in July, as difficult, underscoring gaps in organizational understanding and the need for improved accommodations and support systems for workers with disabilities.

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by Michael Gillan Peckitt
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From Kyodo via Yahoo! Japan

January 26 2026

TOKYO – Regarding the increase in the legally mandated employment quota for people with disabilities, raised to 2.7% this July, a total of 52.6% of companies said achieving the target would be “difficult” or “somewhat difficult,” according to a survey released on the 26th by Persol Diversity (Tokyo), a company that supports disability employment. Improving internal understanding and preparing appropriate workplace environments are expected to be major challenges.

Already achieved: 21.2%
Expected to achieve: 26.2%
Somewhat difficult: 33.4%
Difficult: 19.2% (Kyodo)

Under the Act on Promotion of Employment of Persons with Disabilities, the national government, local authorities, and companies are required to employ people with disabilities at or above a prescribed ratio. The current statutory employment rate for private companies is 2.5%. Regarding the new 2.7% target taking effect in July, 19.2% of companies responded that it would be “difficult” to achieve, while 33.4% said it would be “somewhat difficult.” Meanwhile, 26.2% said they “expect to achieve” the target, and 21.2% said they have “already achieved” it.

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