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WAGE

BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2013
Japan business lobby to accept basic pay hike in spring wage talks
Keidanren is likely to allow employers to raise basic pay at next year's spring annual labor-management wage talks, sources said.
EDITORIALS
Nov 5, 2013
Real effect of wage increases
Despite signs that Japan Inc. may be ready to accept the prime minister's call to raise wages next spring, it's questionable whether the hikes would offest higher prices and taxes.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 11, 2013
Minimum wage to rise to ¥764 per hour on average
A revision to the tax system in October will add ¥15 to the average minimum wage, which will climb to ¥764 an hour, the labor ministry says.
EDITORIALS
Aug 20, 2013
Minimum wage uptick
labor ministry advisory council recommends a 2 percent uptick in the minimum hourly wage to ¥763. But consumer price increases could offset the wage rise.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2013
Don't let Wal-Mart bring Southern wages north
Wal-Mart operates as if its goal is to erase the differences in U.S. wage levels between the South and North by making every store it opens 'the South.
EDITORIALS
Mar 18, 2013
Time for base wage increases
For the first time since the 2008 failure of Lehman Brothers triggered the financial crisis, the wage situation for Japanese workers has brightened.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 13, 2013
Carmakers cite Abe in bonus pay decisions
Major automakers fully accept their unions' bonus requests for fiscal 2013 amid growing expectations of earnings recoveries on the back of the yen's depreciation.
EDITORIALS
Feb 1, 2013
Give a little on wages
To help ensure a better future for Japan's economy, labor and management leaders should strive to agree on some improvement in workers' wages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 30, 2013
Keidanren to Rengo: No raises
Annual wage negotiations got under way Tuesday as leaders of the nation's most powerful business lobby and the biggest umbrella labor body met in Tokyo to discuss pay for the coming business year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 18, 2010
Redefining the minimum wage in an age of no expectations
The DPJ wants to raise minimum wage to u00a5800 but is that high enough to decrease the number of 'working poor'?
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
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Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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