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, ...

Governor Ueda Kazuo says the Bank of Japan will consider the pros and cons of raising the benchmark interest rate at its next ...

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 ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's real wages fell in June for the sixth consecutive month as inflation continued to outpace pay growth, government data showed on Wednesday, raising concerns about ...

Japan's unemployment rate in October held steady for the third straight month at 2.6 percent but the number of jobless people ...