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WAGES

BUSINESS
Jan 12, 2018
Toyota union to demand over ¥3,000 pay hike
The federation of labor unions at the Toyota Motor Corp. group said Friday it plans to demand a monthly base wage increase of ¥3,000 or more at this year's spring wage talks.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 9, 2018
Japan's real wages mark first rise in 11 months
Japan's real, or inflation-adjusted average wages, grew 0.1 percent in November from a year earlier for the first rise in 11 months, on the back of a continued increase in overall wages, the labor ministry said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 6, 2018
Japanese firms seen buckling on Abe's request for 3% wage hikes
Japan Inc. shows signs of bending to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's call for wage hikes as the government cooks up legislation to cut corporate taxes this year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 3, 2018
Over 80% of major Japanese companies expect economy to grow in 2018
About 82 percent of major companies expect the Japanese economy to grow in 2018, citing a recovery in corporate capital investment and personal spending, but they are also cautious about hiking wages, according to a Kyodo News survey.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 27, 2017
Five years of Abenomics: The good, the bad and the sluggish
Five years since Shinzo Abe came to power, the economy is much stronger, but still falls short of the revolution he pledged to deliver.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 26, 2017
Workers in Japan may see 1% pay raise in 2018 as labor crunch intensifies
Workers will see a 1 percent increase in their total earnings next year, the most since 1997, as rising profits and the tightest labor market in decades add upward pressure on pay, a Bloomberg survey shows.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 15, 2017
Controversial tweet by Takafumi Horie puts nursery teachers' low pay back in spotlight
"It's a job anyone can do."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 15, 2017
Japan's longest growth run in 16 years may not guarantee future prosperity
The economy marked a seven-quarter growth run through September — the longest in 16 years — but the outlook appears less rosy as strong private consumption may just be a blip.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 13, 2017
Japan's cash-rich companies ready to spend reserves on M&As, but not wages: poll
Japanese companies are warming to mobilizing their mountains of accumulated cash for mergers and acquisitions but remain stubbornly resistant to wage increases, a poll showed on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2017
In Japan, wages stubbornly refuse to rise despite tight labor market and steady economic growth
Japan is discovering that even the tightest labor market in a generation is no quick spur for higher wages.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 31, 2017
Why economic growth is no longer enough
Gains in capital productivity are not being translated into higher median incomes — a breach of the social contract on which liberal economies rest.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2017
Abe calls on firms to reach 3 percent pay hike at next spring's wage talks
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday called for pay hikes through negotiations between management and labor unions next spring, making such a request for the fifth straight year in a bid to inject fresh momentum into wage growth.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 14, 2017
Shake Shack experiments with automated order kiosks in U.S.
Beloved burger chain Shake Shack recently announced plans to use automated kiosks in lieu of employees to take orders at its new Astor Place location in New York.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2017
Japanese firms operating in Thailand plan bigger wage increases
More Japanese companies in Thailand are implementing increased relative wage hikes this year on the back of an improving economic outlook in the Southeast Asian country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 6, 2017
Japanese firms cut bonuses, pushing overall wages lower
Japan's companies cut bonus payments in July, leading to a surprise drop in total pay for workers. While this was the first fall in 14 months, previous gains have been weak and well below the level needed to generate stronger inflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2017
Tight market and new labor law improving job security for Japan's army of contract workers
Japan's labor market is getting so tight that companies are starting to convert contract and part-time workers into full-time, regular employees to prevent them from leaving — a move that could lift wages and spending but squeeze profits.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 4, 2017
Japan's June real wages dip for first time in three months
Japan's June real wages decreased 0.8 percent from a year before in the first fall in three months, labor ministry data showed Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jul 25, 2017
Wages shape up as key to Abenomics and the future of Abe himself
To shore up his ailing administration, Shinzo Abe is vowing to focus on the economy. But instead of unleashing yet more stimulus, analysts say the prime minister needs to take a hammer to an old chestnut: moribund wage growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 7, 2017
Japan's real wages up 0.1% on year, the first rise in five months
Japan's real wages in May gained 0.1 percent from a year earlier for the first rise in five months, the government said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 9, 2017
With stagnant minimum wage, a 'decent life' is out of reach
One of the bedrock principles of market economics is that as demand for labor goes up, so do wages. Lately, there has been evidence that this idea may no longer be true.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.

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