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 ...

Japans early outlook for next years annual wage negotiations suggests another round of strong pay increases, even as U.S.

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MITO, Japan (AP) — Fumio Kishida, the man ...

Beyond that, the minimum wage is a crude and wasteful tool for redistribution. Many minimum-wage workers are not poor, but ...