Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

We strive to provide a workplace that welcomes diverse individuals and enables employees to work with peace of mind, vitality, and authenticity. We respect individual diversity of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, and disability. We provide a place where employees can thrive and promote diversity and inclusion in our hiring, training and work styles. We are implementing initiatives to improve productivity of all employees, which contributes to the overall success of the Company.

Developing a workplace in which women, foreign nationals and people with disabilities can work vibrantly

Fuji Soft diversity initiatives

Women’s participation and advancement in the workplace
  • We have set the following targets for March 31, 2026
  • Increase women in leadership positions (supervisory or higher) to 16.5%
  • Increase women in managerial positions (manager or higher) to 9.5%
  • Maintain the work-from-home employee rate above 30% (with employees freely using the system as needed)
  • Maintain the percentage of eligible male employees taking childcare leave above 30%
  • Offer programs to support work-childcare balance and career advancement for women
    (ultra-flextime system, work-from-home, extended reduced work periods, encourage use of paid leave days, reduce overtime)
  • The L Career Promotion Section established in 2021 is a cross-departmental unit promoting women’s participation in the workplace
Active participation of seniors in the workforce
  • Reemploy employees who reach the mandatory retirement age of 60 and desire to continue working to age 65
  • Maintain “super seniors” aged 65 or older to leverage their expertise, while giving due consideration given to their health and pension status
  • Support employees planning for retirement by offering an optional defined contribution pension plan to supplement their retirement and financial planning
Global human resources development
  • Actively recruit foreign talent, regardless of race or religion, as our business expands globally
  • Translate employment rules and other important regulations into English and make available to all employees via the company intranet
  • Promote workforce globalization through conversational English lessons, training on linguistic and presentation skills, and cross-cultural exchanges, and use the in-house social media platform to cultivate global talent
  • Foreign national employees currently number 290, representing 21 countries (as of December 2024)
LGBT+ community
  • Conduct educational programs and provide a counseling desk to enhance understanding of the LGBT+ community so every employee can work with peace of mind, vitality, and authenticity
  • Institute guidelines for changing gender status within the Company

Women's Advancement Action Plan

Fuji Soft is implementing the following action plan to promote diversity in its workforce and work styles in accordance with the Act on Promotion of Women’s Participation and Advancement in the Workplace.

Plan period April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2026 (two years)
Issues • Promote a positive image of managerial positions as a desirable career path
• Build workplace awareness of women’s empowerment
• Improve workstyles to better support work-life balance

Targets and initiatives
The table above shows the issues we are addressing and the targets and initiatives we are implementing in the two categories required by laws and regulations below.
Category 1 Provision of professional opportunities for female workers
Category 2 Development of an employment environment enabling balanced professional and personal life

Targets Category 1 • Increase women in (supervisory or higher positions to 16.5%)
• Increase women in manager or higher positions to 9.5%
Category 2 • Maintain the work-from-home employee rate above 30% (with employees freely using the system as needed)
• Maintain the percentage of eligible male employees taking childcare leave above 30%
Initiatives Category 1 • Promote a positive image of managerial positions
• Create supportive environments for employees taking childcare leave and develop managers who encourage taking the leave
• Actively employ women to increase their presence in core workforce positions
Category 2 • Actively use return-to-work support websites
• Fully develop the work-from-home system structure
• Continue improving ability to support work-life balance