Labor think tank: monthly pay hike of 59,000 yen is possible

The Japan Research Institute of Labour Movement (Rodo-Soken) published a proposal on the 2016 spring wage talks, saying that large corporations have enough financial power to offer a monthly pay increase of 60,000 yen.

7 laid-off Shiseido temps win out-of-court settlement

Seven laid-off women workers reached an out-of-court settlement with the major cosmetics maker Shiseido and the staffing agency Anfini. An 80-month-long struggle by these temporary workers has ended in their total victory.

PM speech on TPP cannot mask risky nature of free trade

Prime Minister Abe in his policy speech stated, “The birth of the TPP will boost Japan’s GDP by 14 trillion yen and generate new employment for some 800 thousand people.” His depicting the pact as a rosy deal has, however, invited criticism.