Forward Movements to Work and Income in Society 5.0

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Abstract

Many people in the world have started discussions on that we are at the beginning of the fourth industrial revolution. The industrial revolution fundamentally changes the way we live. Japanese government has suggested a new concept of "Society5.0" as discontinuity in society's shift. In order to concretely think of Society5.0, these special reports focused on work and income that are directly involved with our life and social structure. Authors commonly recognized that revolutionary changes derived from ICT developments and their further transformation in society would be inevitable, which seriously influence people\'s work style and their income. But the changes would not be caused only by some functional technologies. New social structure would be formed through their total effects. The authors also think that influences from progress of globalization would be inevitable, even if some endemic resistances temporarily occurred.