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WAGES

BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 20, 2014
Skepticism over Abe's inflation goal grows as price gauge retreats
Traders are growing more skeptical Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will achieve his 2 percent inflation target after a sales tax increase derailed growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 31, 2014
June wages in Japan rose less than forecast in risk to spending
Wage growth slowed in June, highlighting the risk to consumer spending as inflation squeezes household budgets.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 11, 2014
Japanese firms near crisis point as labor shortage deepens
Japan's labour shortage is nearing crisis in some key industries as it spreads from construction to services, curbing companies' operations, pushing up wages and potentially crimping a tentative recovery in the world's third-largest economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 27, 2014
SMBC ups pay for first time in 19 years
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.'s lending unit has agreed to raise salaries for the first time in 19 years as an economic recovery spurs profit at Japan's second-largest bank by market value.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2014
Union cites 'big gap' with Toyota in wage negotiations
Toyota Motor Corp. and its workers' union are far apart over wages and bonuses, the labor group's chairman said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2014
Base salaries up for first time in 22 months in January
Salaries increased for the first time in nearly two years in January as companies boosted pay for part-timers, aiding Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's effort to end 15 years of deflation.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Feb 22, 2014
Return of shunto is hollow triumph for unions
Shunto is in full swing. Or so it should be. Or so they say. Shunto is the Japanese word for the annual spring round of wage negotiations conducted between big business and trade unions. This "spring offensive" used to feature large in the annual economic calendar. As the deflationary 1990s and beyond...
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2014
Toyota regards union demand for wage increase as 'surprisingly high'
Toyota Motor Corp., the nation's largest manufacturer and employer, says the wage increases labor unions have demanded going into annual negotiations this year are "surprisingly high."
EDITORIALS
Feb 9, 2014
Wages of an economic upturn
Indications are that Japan may finally be on its way out of deflation, but prices are rising faster than workers' wages and the consumption tax hike in April will add to the burden on households.
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2014
Business leaders call on firms to hike pay
In line with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's campaign to break the grip of deflation through aggressive economic policies, business leaders on Tuesday called on companies to hike wages.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 6, 2014
Arrival of 'bad inflation' trend bodes ill for Japan's rebound
Price increases are prompting Japanese shoppers to buy less mayonnaise, showing the fragility of any economic rebound unless wages keep up with living costs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 9, 2013
Abe gets Toyota, Hitachi help in push for wage gains
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged companies to increase wages faster than gains in the cost of living to break the legacy of 15 years of deflation, and praised Toyota Motor Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. for pledging to help.
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2013
Salaries extend slide as inflation takes root
Salaries extended the longest tumble since 2010, increasing pressure on household finances as inflation begins to take root.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 26, 2013
Place university academics on an annual wage system
In academics as in other fields, traditional Japanese systems and practices are hampering the nation's globalization.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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