By JUMPEI MIURA/ Staff Writer
March 17, 2023 at 18:47 JST
Tomoko Yoshino, chairwoman of Rengo (Japanese Trade Union Confederation), raises her fist to say “Ganbaro” (Let’s do our best) for higher wages in Tokyo on March 7. (Jumpei Miura)
The wage hike rate reached an average of 3.8 percent from the same time the previous year, Japan's most influential labor union group reported on March 17. [Read More]
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