According to a survey conducted in August 2023, almost 50 percent of companies in Japan offered telecommuting as a work option. The share of companies offering remote work more than doubled from 2019 to 2020, as remote work became a common measure to curb the spread of COVID-19 in 2020.
Share of companies that offer telecommuting in Japan from 2014 to 2023
including home teleworking, working in satellite offices, mobile work, and workation; companies with more than 100 employees; survey answers were retrieved via mail and e-mail
Method of interview
Postal questionnaire
Supplementary notes
Survey sample size of previous years:
2014 n=2,106
2015 n=1,829
2016 n=2,018
2017 n=2,570
2018 n=2,106
2019 n=2,118
2020 n=2,221
2021 n=2,393
2022 n=2,426
Data prior to 2016 come from previous reporting.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (June 7, 2024). Share of companies that offer telecommuting in Japan from 2014 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/760029/japan-share-employers-offering-telework/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of companies that offer telecommuting in Japan from 2014 to 2023." Chart. June 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/760029/japan-share-employers-offering-telework/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2024). Share of companies that offer telecommuting in Japan from 2014 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/760029/japan-share-employers-offering-telework/
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Share of companies that offer telecommuting in Japan from 2014 to 2023 [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), June 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/760029/japan-share-employers-offering-telework/