The is a set of modifications to
Japanese law in 1998 and 2001
国民の祝日に関する法律及び老人福祉法の一部を改正する法律 (平成13年法律第59号)
/ref> to move a number of public holidays in Japan
were first established by the of 1948. It has since been amended 11 times to add additional holidays, the latest being in 2018, for a total of 16 recognized holidays.
Article 3 of this law specifies that when a national holiday falls on a Sund ...
to Mondays, creating three-day weekends for those with five-day work week
The weekdays and weekend are the complementary parts of the week, devoted to labour and rest, respectively. The legal weekdays (British English), or workweek (American English), is the part of the seven-day week devoted to working. In most o ...
s. It is the Japanese equivalent of the 1968 Uniform Monday Holiday Act
The Uniform Monday Holiday Act () is an Act of Congress that permanently moved two federal holidays in the United States to a Monday, being Washington's Birthday and Memorial Day, and further made Columbus Day a federal holiday, also perman ...
in the United States.
See also
* Public holidays in Japan
were first established by the of 1948. It has since been amended 11 times to add additional holidays, the latest being in 2018, for a total of 16 recognized holidays.
Article 3 of this law specifies that when a national holiday falls on a Sund ...
* Japanese calendar
Japanese calendar types have included a range of official and unofficial systems. At present, Japan uses the Gregorian calendar together with year designations stating the Japanese era name, year of the reign of the current Emperor. The written f ...
* Japanese festivals
Japanese festivals, or , are traditional festive occasions often celebrated with dance and music in Japan. The origin of the word ''matsuri'' is related to the ; there are theories that the word ''matsuri'' is derived from meaning "to wait (for ...
* Uniform Monday Holiday Act
The Uniform Monday Holiday Act () is an Act of Congress that permanently moved two federal holidays in the United States to a Monday, being Washington's Birthday and Memorial Day, and further made Columbus Day a federal holiday, also perman ...
(similar legislation in the United States)
References
Public holidays in Japan
Monday
1998 establishments in Japan
2001 establishments in Japan
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