The largest listed companies where (nearly) every eligible father takes childcare leave
Listed companies with 1,000+ employees at the parent company. Rates above 100% (leave taken this year for a child born the year before) count as 100%; ties are ordered by headcount, largest first. Companies count leave differently, so the basis matters.
707 companies qualify, with a median of 85.0%. All of the top 50 report 100% or more, so they are ordered by headcount: the largest is Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (32,547 employees, 116.8%). 9 of the top 50 are in Construction.
| # | Employer | Fathers taking childcare leave |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Transportation equipment · 32,547 employees · Listed | 116.8% |
| 2 | JAPAN POST INSURANCE Co., Ltd.Insurance · 17,706 employees · Listed | 100.0% |
| 3 | Sekisui House, Ltd.Construction · 14,178 employees · Listed | 111.0% |
| 4 | JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd.Banks · 10,659 employees · Listed | 100.0% |
| 5 | Taisei CorporationConstruction · 9,518 employees · Listed | 123.4% |
| 6 | Obayashi CorporationConstruction · 9,472 employees · Listed | 116.7% |
| 7 | Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Other products · 8,911 employees · Listed | 106.8% |
| 8 | Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.Construction · 8,400 employees · Listed | 120.9% |
| 9 | The Kansai Electric Power Company, IncorporatedElectric power & gas · 8,336 employees · Listed | 109.0% |
| 10 | IHI CorporationMachinery · 8,199 employees · Listed | 333.2% |
| 11 | Daiichi Sankyo Company, LimitedPharmaceuticals · 8,009 employees · Listed | 103.7% |
| 12 | Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Rubber products · 7,675 employees · Listed | 115.3% |
| 13 | Kraftia CorporationConstruction · 6,886 employees · Listed | 101.2% |
| 14 | Sumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedChemicals · 6,465 employees · Listed | 101.1% |
| 15 | The Yokohama Rubber Company, LimitedRubber products · 5,559 employees · Listed | 100.7% |
| 16 | Ebara CorporationMachinery · 5,489 employees · Listed | 100.0% |
| 17 | Japan Tobacco Inc.Foods · 5,303 employees · Listed | 141.5% |
| 18 | Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.Land transportation · 5,096 employees · Listed | 104.0% |
| 19 | Sumco CorporationMetal products · 5,065 employees · Listed | 100.0% |
| 20 | NGK CorporationGlass & ceramics · 5,024 employees · Listed | 100.6% |
| 21 | Kuraray Co., Ltd.Chemicals · 4,715 employees · Listed | 102.7% |
| 22 | Nikon CorporationPrecision instruments · 4,656 employees · Listed | 101.0% |
| 23 | Tohoku Electric Power Company,IncorporatedElectric power & gas · 4,587 employees · Listed | 103.0% |
| 24 | Toda CorporationConstruction · 4,404 employees · Listed | 100.0% |
| 25 | Oki Electric Industry Company, LimitedElectric appliances · 4,356 employees · Listed | 134.0% |
| 26 | Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Electric appliances · 4,247 employees · Listed | 100.0% |
| 27 | ITOCHU CorporationWholesale trade · 4,125 employees · Listed | 128.0% |
| 28 | NS Solutions CorporationInformation & communication · 4,102 employees · Listed | 110.0% |
| 29 | Kanadevia CorporationMachinery · 4,088 employees · Listed | 100.0% |
| 30 | Tosoh CorporationChemicals · 4,002 employees · Listed | 100.0% |
| 31 | Brother Industries Ltd.Electric appliances · 3,997 employees · Listed | 102.4% |
| 32 | DIC CorporationChemicals · 3,880 employees · Listed | 106.7% |
| 33 | Bourbon CorporationFoods · 3,857 employees · Listed | 100.0% |
| 34 | Yurtec CorporationConstruction · 3,857 employees · Listed | 113.1% |
| 35 | CALBEE, Inc.Foods · 3,711 employees · Listed | 102.5% |
| 36 | ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd.Transportation equipment · 3,669 employees · Listed | 215.7% |
| 37 | Heiwado Co., Ltd.Retail trade · 3,611 employees · Listed | 105.4% |
| 38 | Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.Pharmaceuticals · 3,503 employees · Listed | 129.4% |
| 39 | Takashimaya Company, LimitedRetail trade · 3,463 employees · Listed | 229.2% |
| 40 | Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd.Construction · 3,439 employees · Listed | 101.9% |
| 41 | Hazama Ando CorporationConstruction · 3,427 employees · Listed | 101.6% |
| 42 | Chubu Electric Power Company,IncorporatedElectric power & gas · 3,367 employees · Listed | 100.0% |
| 43 | Hokuto CorporationFishery, agriculture & forestry · 3,325 employees · Listed | 106.9% |
| 44 | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.Nonferrous metals · 3,179 employees · Listed | 113.0% |
| 45 | JVCKENWOOD CorporationElectric appliances · 3,125 employees · Listed | 100.0% |
| 46 | Suzuken Co., Ltd.Wholesale trade · 2,991 employees · Listed | 100.0% |
| 47 | SHIMAMURA Co., Ltd.Retail trade · 2,914 employees · Listed | 105.6% |
| 48 | Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.Foods · 2,912 employees · Listed | 103.2% |
| 49 | Toyobo Co., Ltd.Chemicals · 2,885 employees · Listed | 116.2% |
| 50 | Belc Co., Ltd.Retail trade · 2,808 employees · Listed | 100.0% |
Source: annual securities reports (EDINET), as each employer reports it, checked and edited by The Hardest Market. Definitions and what we leave out: methodology.
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