Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) helps to realize job satisfaction and ease of work, and to create a foundation that opens up business prospects from diverse perspectives. We believe that the promotion of D&I is necessary to connect with society through services that bring smiles to the faces of our stakeholders and to pass on a prosperous future to the next generation.
To create an environment that promotes D&I, we believe it is essential to step up awareness, which can be expressed in four key phrases: ease of work, job satisfaction, employee ownership, and employee engagement. We will work on these issues as the core of D&I and all other human resources strategy.
By establishing an in-house environment for diversity & inclusion where employees with different experiences, knowledge, perspectives, and values can work and accept their individuality and differences, we will create a powerful management organization that can increase our knowledge and ideas, curb the risks posed by social changes, and lead to the creation of new social value.

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Joshin Group D&I Policy (90KB)
We announced the Joshin Group D&I Policy in March 2023, viewingour goal through D&I promotion as the success of all employees and sustainable growth as a company.

November 2021
Established a new Diversity Promotion Office
April 2022
Expanded ikumen (child-rearing men) leave1
to the same 28 days as paternity leave2
April 2022
Established the Diversity Council
May 2022
Produced and displayed a D&I top message poster (left) in all departments
May–June 2022
Showed videos to promote LGBTQ understanding (executives and employees of all Group companies)
July 2022
Started introducing female managers and childcare workers (female and male) on the company intranet
July 2022
Establishment of childcare community
March 2023
Announcement of the Joshin Group D&I Policy
April 2023
Introduction of engagement surveys
April 2023
Making the shorter working hours system for childcare more flexible
April 2023
Start to support maiden names for employees who want to use them
October 2023
Removed (partially relaxed) restrictions on promotions resulting from the selection of working location under the personnel system
October 2023
Developed stores with women in leadership positions
January 2024
Making the shorter working hours system for nursing care more flexible
April 2024
Added new subsidy system for childcare expenses on holidays
April 2024
Extended the required number of leave days from 14 days to 28 days for ikumen leave
May 2024
Started the women’s career awareness forum , which participants were recruited by hand raising.
- Ikumen (child-rearing men) leave: Special childcare paid leave offered by Joshin Denki Co., Ltd. and home appliance sales subsidiaries. This system lets employees take a leave of 28 days within eight weeks after the birth of a child, or 14 days within 8 weeks of childbirth, and an additional 14 days within a year.
- Paternity leave: National requirement that allows employees to take leave up to 28 days within 8 weeks after birth (established in October 2022)
Promotion of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I)
