Paid Leave Entitlement Calculator (Japan)
＋More features: predict your next grant date from your hire date
When is the next grant, and how many days?
Pick your hire date and this predicts the next grant date and number of days, along with the grants you have had so far (using the working pattern selected above, and assuming attendance of 80% or more).
Just choose how you work and how long you have been employed, and see how many days of paid leave you are entitled to. Part-time and casual work of 4 days a week or less is covered as well. The days shown are the statutory minimum under Japan’s Labor Standards Act — useful when you want to confirm your own paid-leave entitlement (有給休暇, yukyu) against what you have been told at work.
How to use
- Choose how you work (your scheduled working days per week). If you work 30 hours a week or more, choose “5 days a week or more, or 30 hours a week or more” whatever the number of days.
- Choose your length of service and the entitlement appears on the spot (you do not have to press the button).
How it is calculated
Based on Article 39 of the Labor Standards Act and the entitlement table in its enforcement regulations.
| Working pattern \ service | 0.5 yr | 1.5 yr | 2.5 yr | 3.5 yr | 4.5 yr | 5.5 yr | 6.5 yr+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5+ days/wk or 30+ h | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
| 4 days a week | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| 3 days a week | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 2 days a week | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 1 day a week | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Sources (primary information)
- Labor Standards Act, Article 39 (annual paid leave) — in Japanese
https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000049 (accessed July 18, 2026) - Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act, Article 24-3 (days under the pro-rata entitlement) — in Japanese
https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322M40000100023 (accessed July 18, 2026) - Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Ehime Labour Bureau, “Q&A on annual paid leave” (entitlement table) — in Japanese
https://jsite.mhlw.go.jp/ehime-roudoukyoku/yokuaru_goshitsumon/shurouchu/2040202.html (accessed July 18, 2026)
Assumptions and notes
- Paid leave expires after 2 years (so together with what is left from the previous year you can hold up to 40 days).
- In a year when you are granted 10 days or more, your employer has a “duty to make you take 5 days a year” (part-timers with long enough service to be granted 10 days or more are covered too).
- “Continuous employment” is counted by the period you have been on the books. Part-time and casual workers whose contracts are renewed again and again are counted cumulatively.
Frequently asked questions
Do part-time and casual workers get paid leave?
Yes. Even working one day a week, if you meet the conditions of 6 months of continuous employment and 80% attendance, leave must be granted by law (the pro-rata entitlement in the table above).
How much am I paid when I take paid leave?
It is one of (1) your ordinary wage, (2) the average wage, or (3) the standard daily remuneration (which requires a labour-management agreement), whichever your company work rules specify. Most companies use (1), the ordinary wage.
What if my company will not give me paid leave?
Annual paid leave is a legal right and does not need the approval of your company (all the company can do is change the timing). If it is not granted, or you are not allowed to take it, you can consult a Labour Standards Inspection Office.