On February 24, 2017, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry launched Premium Furaidē, Premium Friday. On the last Friday of each month, work was to end at 3 p.m., with no overtime.
The research company Intage surveyed about 2,200 working men and women aged 20 to 59 in the Tokyo area from February 24 to 27. It found that 3.7 percent had left early on the first Premium Friday.