2013 spring struggle aims at wage hike of Y10,000 a month

The People’s Spring Struggle Joint Committee, which consists of the National Confederation of Trade Unions (Zenroren) and other unions, has resolved to win a monthly pay increase of over 10,000 yen and an increase of over 100 yen in hourly wage for all workers in 2013 spring wage struggle.

Valuing skilled workers will save Japanese companies: economist

The necessity for Japanese corporations to compete globally is to value workers who develop promising patents, technologies, and skills, said Fujita Minoru, an economics professor at J.F. Oberlin University.

Fukushima farmers trying to recover using solar power

An agricultural producers’ cooperative corporation in Fukushima is trying to rise up out of negative impacts from the 2011 disaster and the nuclear accident with a small-scale solar power system benefitting the community’s farmers and businesses.