A Japanese labour union group representing major manufacturers said on Thursday its members are demanding a record increase ...

South Korea’s large corporations have seen average wages rise 2.6 times over the past two decades, far outpacing the 1.8-fold ...

Pressure from the big-box U.S. retailer to offer competitive salaries is tough for businesses like Yamada-udon but could be the kind of jolt that Japan’s local economies need to create a ...

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

The demand by Japan Council of Metalworkers’ Union is an early sign of continued momentum for pay growth in the country.

While starting salary increases and wage hikes are gaining momentum in Japan, pay increases tend to favor younger workers, ...

A leading indicator of Japan's service-sector inflation in January accelerated to 3.1% from a year earlier as prices for a ...

Japan's top currency diplomat, Atsushi Mimura, said on Wednesday he did not see any disparity between recent rises in the yen ...

TOKYO -- Japan will compensate reserve Self-Defense Forces members who are self-employed or work freelance for wages lost ...

Will BoJ Data Push USD/JPY Below 150? – Japan’s GDP, trade, and inflation data could influence BoJ policy bets, impacting USD ...

Though it recovered in the second half of the year, Japan’s economy barely grew in 2024 as a depreciated yen fueled inflation ...

Some 61.9% of over 11,000 surveyed companies intend to pledge pay increases as part of annual wage negotiations culminating ...