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Japanese government enacted a "Manpower Supporting Act for the SMBs" in order to address the problems of the SMB workforce in 1991. The ministry of labor and ministry of commerce jointly proposed the act to handle out not only the workforce scarcity but also youth unemployment. The act was heartily discussed and accepted by both Japanese Houses. The government and the assembly thought workforce scarcity mainly stem from the poor work conditions of SMBs. So, the core part of the enactment of Manpower Supporting Act for the SMBs was to improve the working conditions of SMBs. The act makes the government to set up national plans to improve the condition of getting personnel. The government accredits the businesses that have proper plans to improve personnel management conditions. The accredited businesses hold the rights to get government subsidies and the obligations to report the process of employment improvement. The act has been revised 24 times since it had been enacted. In 1995, the act enlarge the scope of accredited businesses to each business from organizations. Lots of exceptional favors are included in 1995 revision. In 1998, the government heads the main purpose of the law from employment improvement to the creation of decent job opportunity. The government also included the newly start-up businesses to support list. Other revisons are mainly subjected to revisions of other domestic laws. The backgrounds of enacting "Manpower Supporting Act for the SMBs" in Japan are similar with those of Korean "Manpower Supporting Act for the SMBs".