In an online survey conducted between September and November 2022, approximately 33 percent of freelancers in Japan reported working between 140 to 200 hours a month. In total, freelancers who worked more than 140 hours per month constituted almost 50 percent of respondents, meaning that about half of all freelancers had a similar or higher working time as regular full-time employees.
Self-reported monthly working time of freelancers in Japan in 2022
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Professional and Parallel Career Freelance Association. (March 28, 2023). Self-reported monthly working time of freelancers in Japan in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 11, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053995/japan-monthly-working-time-of-freelancers/
Professional and Parallel Career Freelance Association. "Self-reported monthly working time of freelancers in Japan in 2022." Chart. March 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053995/japan-monthly-working-time-of-freelancers/
Professional and Parallel Career Freelance Association. (2023). Self-reported monthly working time of freelancers in Japan in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053995/japan-monthly-working-time-of-freelancers/
Professional and Parallel Career Freelance Association. "Self-reported Monthly Working Time of Freelancers in Japan in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053995/japan-monthly-working-time-of-freelancers/
Professional and Parallel Career Freelance Association, Self-reported monthly working time of freelancers in Japan in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053995/japan-monthly-working-time-of-freelancers/ (last visited December 11, 2023)
Self-reported monthly working time of freelancers in Japan in 2022 [Graph], Professional and Parallel Career Freelance Association, March 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053995/japan-monthly-working-time-of-freelancers/