Japan is likely to see the sharpest wage hikes in 33 years following "shunto" negotiations that prompted the country's central bank to raise interest rates for the first time in 17 years on hopes ...

Nippon Steel Corp., for example, promised more than what its labor union called for on March 13, when many large companies put their offers on the table during the “shunto” spring labor offensive.

The bulk of the "shunto" talks concluded Wednesday, with many large Japanese companies such as automakers Honda Motor, Nissan Motor, and electronics producer Panasonic acceding to their unionized ...

Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) released the first tally for the “shunto” spring wage negotiations. The 5.58 percent, which included regular salary increases and base increases ...