Are you thinking about starting a new career in Japan? Understanding the country’s job market (and finding a better job) demands insight into industry trends. But your most important question is ...

Japanese nominal wages rose at the fastest pace in nearly three decades, supporting the Bank of Japan’s latest rate hike ...

A labor-management forum meeting hosted by the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, was held in Tokyo on Friday to effectively kick off this year's shuntō spring wage negotiations ...

the Bank of Japan said Thursday, in the latest sign that the economy is making progress toward growth backed by higher wages. “Given structural labor shortages and the minimum wage hike ...

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 ...

In the spring negotiations last year, the wage increase rate for large companies reached 5.58%, the highest level in 33 years. However, it has not yet caught up with soaring prices. The Japanese ...

Wage increases at smaller companies in Japan might fall short again this year, some analysts and business leaders argue, leaving many workers falling further behind as inflation continues to eat ...

"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 ...

The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, the umbrella organization for labor unions, is seeking this year an overall wage hike of at least 5 pct, including pay-scale increases ...

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.