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Small companies generally face severe financial conditions and are therefore struggling to keep increasing wages. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/01/companies/small-firms-wage-hikes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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A labor-management forum hosted by the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, was held in Tokyo on Friday, kicking off full-fledged shuntō spring wage negotiations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/30/economy/wage-talks-forum/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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Japanese labor leader Tomoko Yoshino said Friday that she aims to secure wage hikes in the 5% range for a third consecutive year in spring labor talks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/23/rengo-leader-wage-hikes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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A federation of labor unions in Japan’s machinery and metal sectors said Thursday that it would request a pay scale hike of at least ¥17,000 per month in next year’s spring labor-management negotiations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/04/companies/japan-unions-wake-hike-demand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, adopted a plan to demand a pay increase of 5% or more in annual spring wage negotiations next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/28/economy/rengo-wage-hike-shunto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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A body for labor unions in the automotive, electronics and other industries announced a policy for its member unions to ask for a pay scale hike of at least ¥12,000 per month in next year's wage negotiations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/27/economy/jcm-shunto-pay-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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An advisory panel established by Japan's biggest union group has published a report calling on the organization to aim for a wage hike of more than 5% in next year's spring wage talks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/20/rengo-wage-hike-shunto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, is considering keeping leader Tomoko Yoshino in office for a third term. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/japan/politics/yoshino-third-term/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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Major Japanese firms have agreed to increase monthly pay through pay scale hikes and regular raises by 5.39%, or ¥19,195, on average in this year's wage negotiations, a tally by the Japan Business Federation shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/07/companies/japan-large-firms-pay-hikes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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Japan’s biggest union group reported the biggest wage gains in more than three decades for two successive years, but the broader picture for pay trends may not be quite as rosy, according to one think tank. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/27/japan-wage-growth-data/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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Agreements so far in Japan’s spring wage negotiations are off to a solid start, with the Bank of Japan watching closely for steady wage increases as it looks to depart from decadeslong ultraloose monetary policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/21/economy/shuto-real-wages/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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Japan’s largest labor union group said its workers secured the highest pay deal in more than three decades, supporting the case for further gradual interest rate hikes from the Bank of Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/14/companies/japan-firms-wage-hikes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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Japan continues to see pay hike momentum among major companies in this year’s spring wage negotiations, with a number of such employers saying they have agreed to the demands of their respective labor unions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/12/companies/large-japanese-companies-shunto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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The weighted average of wage hikes demanded by 2,939 member unions of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, in this year's labor-management negotiations came to 6.09%, a Rengo survey showed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/06/shunto-pay-hike-demand-top-6/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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Labor unions of Hitachi and other major Japanese electronics companies demanded a monthly pay scale hike of a record ¥17,000 in their spring labor talks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/13/japan-electronics-union-wage-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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A labor-management forum in Tokyo on Friday marked the start of spring wage negotiations, with the focus on whether the previous year's strong pay hike momentum seen among large firms will spread to smaller businesses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/31/spring-wage-talks-begin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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The umbrella group for unions in Japan's electronics industry said Thursday that its members will request a pay scale hike of at least ¥17,000 ($109) per month in the 2025 spring wage negotiations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/23/companies/electronics-unions-pay-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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The Japan Federation of Service and Tourism Industries Workers' Unions plans to demand a record pay hike of 6% including regular raises in this year's shuntō spring wage negotiations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/21/companies/wage-talks-service-workers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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Keidanren released guidelines for its member companies on this year's spring wage negotiations, urging them to consider pay scale hikes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/21/companies/keidanren-pay-scale-hikes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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Japanese auto unions will seek five more days off a year in labor-management negotiations this spring, as the industry lags behind others in providing time off for workers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/19/japan-auto-union-day-off-demand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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Bonuses paid by major Japanese companies in winter 2024 averaged ¥891,460, rewriting an all-time high for the first time in five years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/17/companies/japanese-firms-bonuses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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The Bank of Japan is increasingly likely to push back its next rate hike to March amid growing uncertainties stemming from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, former board member Makoto Sakurai says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/09/economy/boj-march-rate-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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Economy minister Yoji Muto has called for business leaders to continue to raise wages this year to put Japan's economy on a sustainable growth path. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/08/japan/politics/economy-minister-wage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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UA Zensen announced Thursday a plan to demand a 6% wage increase for regular employees in next year's "shunto" spring labor-management negotiations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/12/05/ua-zensen-wage-increase-demand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon