TOKYO (Reuters) -A Japanese Labour Ministry panel on Monday proposed a 6% increase in the national average minimum wage for this fiscal year, the biggest such jump since at least 2002, as the ...

Japan’s minimum wage is set to surpass Korea’s for the first time in two years following a record increase approved by a government council. According to the Nikkei and Asahi Shimbun on Monday, ...

With some 35% of Japanese workers employed as non-regular workers, a boost in their wages could ease the cost-of-living squeeze for the most vulnerable households and lift overall national wage ...

Japan’s labour cash earnings and household spending rose, while President Trump signed an executive order clarifying the 15% tariff deal. Local wires reported that the minimum wage in Japan is ...

Japan’s car industry union will seek a slightly more ambitious wage hike goal in the upcoming round of negotiations compared to the previous year, adding momentum to talks as the Bank of Japan tracks ...