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Japan — September 2026

September 2026 has 19 working days in Japan.

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Japan businesses have 19 working days in September 2026 — that's 30 calendar days minus 8 weekend days and 3 weekday public holidays (Respect for the Aged Day, Bridge Public Holiday, Autumnal Equinox Day). Northern-hemisphere autumn and Southern-hemisphere spring typically governs the work-rhythm in September; project deadlines and payroll cycles in Japan should account for the holiday days listed above. September brings Labor Day in the US and Canada (first Monday) and the start of the Jewish High Holy Days in many years. For pay-period planning, September 2026 contains 3 full work-weeks plus 4 additional weekdays, useful when scheduling milestones or quarterly reviews. The working-day count above counts substitute days as a single deduction — it does not double-count when a public holiday falling on a weekend is moved to a Monday or Friday. Use this figure as the authoritative baseline for Japan payroll-period calculations.

19

working days

8

weekend days

3

weekday public holidays

30

September

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Respect for the Aged Day

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Bridge Public Holiday

23

Autumnal Equinox Day

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Public holidays falling on weekdays

  • Sep21

    Respect for the Aged Day

    Monday, September 21, 2026

    敬老の日

  • Sep22

    Bridge Public Holiday

    Tuesday, September 22, 2026

  • Sep23

    Autumnal Equinox Day

    Wednesday, September 23, 2026

    秋分の日

Official reference: Cabinet Office of Japan — National holidays · How we verify this data