Minoru Saba
"Since 2003, Respect for the Aged Day is held on the third Monday of September due to the Happy Monday System"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respect_for_the_Aged_Day
🔸"Premium Friday" faded away. Glad to see "Happy Monday System" has survived🙂
#敬老の日 #RespectForTheAgedDay #Keironohi #HappyMonday #Japan
Respect for the Aged Day - Wikipedia

Sep 14, 2025 at 11:22pmWeb
Show threadBluesberrySep 15, 2025
@minorusaba I didn't get the memo about Premium Friday's demise. When did it fade out?
Show threadMinoru SabaSep 15, 2025
@babababa It seems the Premium Friday promotion was suspended when the COVID pandemic hit and the official site stopped updating in October 2022.
It was supposed to get companies to release employees early on the last Friday of each month, but it didn't really catch on presumably because it wasn't one thing or the other for both employers and employees; i.e. a couple of free hours didn't amount to a long weekend.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premium_Friday
Premium Friday - Wikipedia

Show threadBluesberrySep 15, 2025
@minorusaba Thanks for the explainer! I only heard the phrase, never knowing what it was.