Business Days in May 2024 for Japan
May 2024 has 21 eigyo-bi under the Japanese statutory holiday calendar. May 2024 contains 2 Japanese statutory holidays on weekdays. The month covers 31 calendar days, of which 8 are Saturday and Sunday. That count drives invoice cycles, payroll runs, and any contract that defines deadlines as a number of eigyo-bi in Japan.
eigyo-bi
21
Calendar Days
31
Weekend Days
8
shukujitsu
2
Work Weeks
4.2
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 Constitution Memorial Day | 4 Greenery Day | 5 wknd | ||
6 Children's Day (observed) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 wknd | 12 wknd |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 wknd | 19 wknd |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 wknd | 26 wknd |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
shukujitsu in May 2024
Japan May deadlines
Golden Week clusters Showa Day, Constitution Memorial Day, Greenery Day, and Children's Day with substitute holidays. Banks close for most of the first week of May. Withholding tax for April is due May 10. The Cabinet Office GDP first release for the prior quarter publishes in mid-May.
Day-of-week distribution
The count of each weekday in May 2024. Useful for shift scheduling, weekly recurring billing, and any rota that depends on a specific weekday landing in-month.
| Day | Count |
|---|---|
| Monday | 4 |
| Tuesday | 4 |
| Wednesday | 5 |
| Thursday | 5 |
| Friday | 5 |
| Saturday | 4 |
| Sunday | 4 |
Japan reporting cycles and business-day rules
Japanese business-day cycles align with gensen choshu zei (withholding tax) on the 10th, shakai hoken hi (social insurance) by the end of the month, and quarterly hojin zei (corporate tax) instalments. The Zengin Data Telecommunication System clears domestic transfers same-day; the Bank of Japan operates BOJ-NET as the wholesale RTGS system. JFY (Japanese fiscal year) runs April to March for most listed companies and the government, so quarter-end cycles do not align with calendar quarters. Half-year shoyo (bonus) payments cluster mid-June and mid-December.
May 2024 eigyo-bi compared by country
Working-day counts vary across countries because each country observes its own public holidays. The table below puts Japan alongside the other ten supported holiday calendars for May 2024.
| Country | Business Days | Holidays this month |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | 22 | Memorial Day |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 21 | Early May Bank Holiday, Spring Bank Holiday |
| 🇨🇦Canada | 22 | Victoria Day |
| 🇦🇺Australia | 23 | None |
| 🇮🇳India | 22 | Buddha Purnima |
| 🇵🇭Philippines | 22 | Labor Day |
| 🇫🇷France | 19 | Fête du Travail, Fête de la Victoire 1945, Ascension, Lundi de Pentecôte |
| 🇩🇪Germany | 20 | Tag der Arbeit, Christi Himmelfahrt, Pfingstmontag |
| 🇯🇵Japan (this page) | 21 | Constitution Memorial Day, Children's Day (observed) |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | 22 | Día del Trabajo |
| 🇸🇬Singapore | 21 | Labour Day, Vesak Day |
How May 2024 compares year over year
May 2023 had 23 eigyo-bi, so May 2024 has 2 fewer working days year over year. On the surrounding months, April 2024 has 21 eigyo-bi and June 2024 has 20. Looking forward, May 2025 has 20 eigyo-bi under the same Japanese statutory holiday calendar.
Using this calculator in Japan
A Tokyo-listed manufacturer's keiri-bu uses the 21-day May 2024 count to align gensen choshu zei (withholding tax) remittance on the 10th with Zengin-system clearing windows and Bank of Japan settlement. A Yokohama trading company uses the count to track JFY (April to March) quarter-end accrual cycles. An Osaka construction subcontractor uses eigyo-bi math to align shitauke-ho subcontractor payment timelines with Golden Week and Obon closures.
For informational purposes only
This calculator provides general estimates based on business day counting rules. It does not constitute legal advice. Deadlines in legal, regulatory, or contractual matters may be subject to jurisdiction-specific rules, court orders, or statutory exceptions. Always verify critical deadlines with a qualified professional.