Japan s main opposition leader seeks end to nuclear power after controversial remark msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Feb 13, 2021
On Jan. 27, Hiroaki Nakanishi, chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), held an online meeting with his counterpart, Rikio Kozu, of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) to talk about wages, and, at one point, Nakanishi said that “somehow” Japan’s ranking for average pay among the 37 developed countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development had dropped. On Jan. 30, Tokyo Shimbun summarized the media reaction to Nakanishi’s remark by saying that the business leader made it seem as if he thought Japan’s pay situation “was somebody else’s problem.” Japan’s lower OECD ranking it went from #12 in 1990 to #24 in 2019 is due to wage stagnation: While salaries in Japan have remained roughly the same over the past 30 years, pay in other countries has gone up substantially, including in South Korea, the only other Asian economy on the OECD list.
Foreign workers hit hard by pandemic despite record number Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Foreign workers study Japanese in a class held by a labor union in Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, on Jan. 19. | KYODO
Kyodo Feb 5, 2021
The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on the employment and daily lives of foreign workers in Japan, despite their number hitting a record high of around 1.72 million in 2020.
Foreign workers who have lost jobs due to the economic downturn are financially struggling as they have not received sufficient support, with labor experts urging the government to offer more help.
Annual wage talks kick off in Japan as pandemic darkens outlook for pay hikes Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Kyodo Jan 26, 2021
Corporate executives and labor unions on Tuesday effectively began this year’s spring wage negotiations amid expectations that the pace of pay increases will slow due to the coronavirus pandemic.
With many companies taking a hit from the spread of the virus, which has depressed economic activity and hurt their earnings, Japan’s most powerful business lobby, Keidanren, has stressed the need for companies to have more leeway and that aiming for pay hikes across the board is “unrealistic.”