Japan's tightening job market pushes more firms under, survey shows
Japan may see corporate bankruptcy cases hit an 11-year high in the fiscal year to March as some firms go under due to a lack ...
Japan Wage Talks Signal Another Year of Big Pay Increases
Japanese companies are again offering workers the biggest pay increase in three decades, the nation’s largest labor union ...
Japan union group says gained hefty average 2025 pay hike, albeit less than last year
A major Japanese labour union group said on Thursday its member unions had struck agreements for substantial wage hikes, ...
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Japan’s Jobless Rate Rises to 2.5% in January Amid Labor Market Shifts
Japans unemployment rate edged up to 2.5% in January from 2.4% in December, according to government data released on Tuesday.
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BOJ’s fresh take on labor crunch opens door for more rate hikes
On paper, Japan’s output gap ... the BOJ said a dwindling pool of female and elderly workers meant labor market conditions are tightening even amid subdued economic growth.
Japan is struggling with the ‘wrong’ kind of inflation
Japan’s inflation is no longer a theory. It is finally a reality. For decades, the country struggled with deflation, where ...
Japan’s service robot market projected to triple in five years
Faced with an aging population and labor shortages, Japanese businesses are increasingly relying on service robots to ...
Japanese Yen Weekly Forecast: BoJ, Fed, and Tariff Risks Collide in a Pivotal Week
Japanese Yen faces key test as BoJ signals, labor data, and US jobs report influence rate hike bets. USD/JPY traders eye ...
Strong January pay data keeps Bank of Japan on course to increase rates
Headline cash pay growth slipped to 2.8 per cent in January from 4.4 per cent in December. Growth in one-off bonus payments fell 3.7 per cent after December’s 6.2 per cent rise, which helped pull the ...