The Japanese government on Friday approved a policy blueprint focused on wage hikes, setting a target of approximately 1 ...

(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government on Wednesday set a five-year goal of achieving annual inflation-adjusted wage growth of 1 percent across Japan through 60 trillion yen ($408 billion ...

The private sector has joined the government in pushing for 1% real wage growth annually over the next five years, as wages in Japan continue ... this month, the goal was brought up again on ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has made growth ... Japan's largest labor union group, Rengo, has stated that it will seek wage gains of at least 5% in these talks, maintaining the same goal it ...

“In order to fully emerge from a deflation-prone economy, we must accelerate wage and investment growth, and ensure we achieve our goal to expand Japan’s gross domestic product to 600 trillion yen ($4 ...

Tokyo: Growth in Japanese workers’ wages unexpectedly slowed in June ... sustainable inflation goal. Nominal cash earnings for workers rose 2.3% from the previous year, decelerating from ...

vowed to push for wage growth at the annual "shunto" negotiations next spring after Japanese companies delivered their biggest pay hike in 33 years early this year. "We request that businesses ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's top currency diplomat, Atsushi Mimura, on Monday cautioned about foreign exchange moves and their negative impact on the country's goal of achieving real wage growth.

as they aim to spread wage growth momentum to smaller firms, a key goal of the government and central bank. The labour group, the Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers' Unions, will seek ...

TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday the government must continue to promote growth in wages and investment for the economy to make a full exit from ...