More than 60% of Japanese companies — a record high percentage — plan to raise workers’ wages next year as they fight to ...

Labour cash earnings rose more than expected in December and the November figures were all revised upwards. If Shunto results ...

Japanese technology firm Trust Ring has introduced some unusual benefits for its 60 employees, including leave for hangovers and celebrity announcements.

On January 29, J apan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) – the governmental competition regulator in the country – announced that ...

"There was a lot of positive talk on the wage outlook," Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said at a gathering of regional bank executives last week, referencing a meeting of BOJ branch managers ...

Nguyen Thien Nhan, a National Assembly Deputy from HCM City, believes women with two children need a salary of at least VND10 ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's biggest business lobby Keidanren and trade unions kicked off annual labour talks on Wednesday that are likely to lead to another year of bumper wage hikes, though ...

Labor unions of Hitachi and other major Japanese electronics companies on ... pay significantly as in recent years to ensure that wages rise faster than prices. Susumu Takimoto, a Hitachi ...

Japan’s labour cash earnings rose more than ... were stronger than expected mostly due to strong bonuses and an increase in the minimum wage, but base earnings rose steadily by 2.5% for a ...

But that began to change last year as a rapidly shrinking working-age population and rising inflation made it harder for retailers - who employ 10% of Japan's workers - to attract and retain staff.