The labor ministry held an advisory panel meeting on Friday to kick off talks to draw up guidelines for each prefecture to raise its minimum wage for fiscal 2025. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/11/minimum-wage-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #wages #jobs #inflation
Political parties in Japan have pledged in their campaigning for the July 20 Upper House election to reduce social security premiums, which have been rising due to the aging population and higher prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/politics/wages-election-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #wages#nursingcare #aging #dpp #ldp #cdp #nipponishinnokai #socialwelfare
One bank headquartered 90 minutes outside of Tokyo has come up with a way to tackle the talent shortage in the financial industry that has left even the biggest banks struggling to find experienced people. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/08/companies/japan-regional-bank-higher-pay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #regionalbanks #banks #yamanashichuobank #wages
Real wages in Japan fell 2.9% year on year in May, the fifth straight month of declines and the biggest drop in nearly two years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/07/economy/wage-stats-july/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #wages #japaneseeconomy #jobs #inflation #economicindicators
Japan’s annual wage negotiations concluded with the largest pay increase in 34 years, an outcome that supports the central bank’s view that a cycle of higher wages and prices is emerging. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/03/companies/japan-2025-wage-hike-biggest-in-34-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #wages #japaneseeconomy #inflation#rengo
Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima has said the Japanese opposition party will fight the upcoming House of Councilors election with an emphasis on combating inflation and opposing military expansion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/03/japan/politics/sdp-leader-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sdp#mizuhofukushima #2025upperhouseelection #consumptiontax #wages #food
Nomura more than doubled Kentaro Okuda’s pay last year, rewarding the chief executive officer for guiding Japan’s largest brokerage to a record annual profit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/23/companies/nomura-ceo-pay-doubles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nomura #brokerages #stocks #wages