What share of managers are women at Mars in Japan?

39.0%, as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database (as of January 2026).

What is the gender pay gap at Mars in Japan?

Women's average pay as a percentage of men's: 93.0% across all employees, 92.0% among regular employees, 123.0% among non-regular employees. This compares average pay, not pay for the same job.

How much overtime do employees at Mars in Japan work, and how much paid leave do they take?

employees take 74.0% of their paid leave (median: 70.0%), as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database.

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United States-owned·Wholesale & retail·Tokyo·101–300 employees

Mars in Japan

Japan entity: ロイヤルカナンジャポン合同会社 · Parent: Mars, Incorporated (Royal Canin) · Corporate number 3010403008801 · 日本語

The Japan subsidiary of Mars, Incorporated (Royal Canin) (United States), registered as ロイヤルカナンジャポン合同会社, reports in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's women's-advancement database that 39.0% of its managers are women, women's average pay is 92.0% of men's among regular employees (as of January 2026).

Women's advancement and leave

Women in management

39.0%

Median, same industry and size: 8.2%

Women's pay as % of men's, all

93.0%

Median, same industry and size: 70.6%

Women's pay as % of men's, regular

92.0%

Median, same industry and size: 74.1%

Women's pay as % of men's, non-regular

123.0%

Median, same industry and size: 78.9%

Men taking childcare leave

Not published

Median, same industry and size: 50.0%

The pay figures compare women's average pay with men's, not pay for the same job. Data as of January 2026.

Working hours and retention

Average monthly overtime

Not published

Median, same industry and size: 10.7 hrs

Paid leave taken

74.0%

Median, same industry and size: 70.0%

Average tenure, men

Not published

Median, same industry and size: 14.0 yrs

Average tenure, women

Not published

Median, same industry and size: 10.2 yrs

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Questions this page answers

What share of managers are women at Mars in Japan?: 39.0%, as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database (as of January 2026).
What is the gender pay gap at Mars in Japan?: Women's average pay as a percentage of men's: 93.0% across all employees, 92.0% among regular employees, 123.0% among non-regular employees. This compares average pay, not pay for the same job.
How much overtime do employees at Mars in Japan work, and how much paid leave do they take?: employees take 74.0% of their paid leave (median: 70.0%), as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database.

Japan Human Capital Data 2026

Every figure for about 36,000 unlisted employers and 3,789 listed companies at once: percentile ranks within each industry and size band, women among supervisors, ten-year retention by gender, women's leave uptake, and every foreign-owned subsidiary flagged with its parent. In a members' dashboard and as Excel and CSV.

What Professional includes

Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, women's-advancement database (open data), as of 2026-10-06; figures are self-reported by each employer and checked for plausibility by The Hardest Market. 女性の活躍推進企業データベースオープンデータ（2026年10月6日時点）を加工して作成.