The is a set of modifications to Japanese law in 1998国民の祝日に関する法律の一部を改正する法律 (平成10年法律第141号) 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) to move a number of public holidays in Japan to Mondays, creating three-day weekends for those with five-day work weeks. It is the Japanese equivalent of the 1968 Uniform Monday Holiday Act in the United States.
+ Public holidays in Japan Date Moved to Monday English name Local name Romanization January 1 New Year's Day 元日 Ganjitsu January 15 Coming of Age Day 成人の日 Seijin no hi February 11 National Foundation Day 建国記念の日 Kenkoku kinen no hi February 23 Emperor's Birthday 天皇誕生日 Tennō tanjōbi March 20 or March 21 Vernal Equinox Day 春分の日 Shunbun no hi April 29 Showa Day (Hirohito's Birthday) 昭和の日 Shōwa no hi May 3 Constitution Memorial Day 憲法記念日 Kenpō kinenbi May 4 Greenery Day みどりの日 Midori no hi May 5 Children's Day こどもの日 Kodomo no hi July 20 Marine Day 海の日 Umi no hi August 11 Mountain Day 山の日 Yama no hi September 15 Respect for the Aged Day 敬老の日 Keirō no hi September 22 or September 23 Autumnal Equinox Day 秋分の日 Shūbun no hi October 10 Sports Day スポーツの日 Supōtsu no hi November 3 Culture Day 文化の日 Bunka no hi November 23 Labor Thanksgiving Day 勤労感謝の日 Kinrō kansha no hi
See also
Japanese calendar Japanese festivals Holiday economics – similar policy in the Philippines Uniform Monday Holiday Act – similar legislation in the United States
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