A Japanese tech company lets workers drink on the job and offers hangover leave. The unusual recruiting strategy is luring ...

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 ...

If Shunto results are as strong as last year's, we expect the Bank of Japan to hike by 25 basis ... to strong bonuses and an increase in the minimum wage, but base earnings rose steadily by ...

Real wages - stripping out the effect of inflation - have fallen for 25 straight months despite Japanese firms agreeing to the biggest hike in wages in three decades in both 2023 and 2024.

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In this episode, we explore how Japan’s spot working revolution is reshaping the way people work, addressing labour shortages ...

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Japan's Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa noted on Wednesday that the ”government’s focus is to eradicate Japan's deflationary mindset.” “With an ambitious goal to boost minimum wages, the government is ...

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TOKYO : Japan's December inflation-adjusted real wages rose 0.6 per cent year-on-year thanks to a wintertime bonus bump, preliminary government data showed on Wednesday, with government officials ...

Data showed that real wages in Japan rose for the second consecutive month in December, with nominal wage growth hitting a near three-decade high, driven by a surge in winter bonuses.