Job mobility in Japan has traditionally been low due to lifetime employment arrangements and strong labor laws.

Japan's average unemployment rate in 2024 fell 0.1 percentage point from a year earlier to 2.5 percent, as fewer workers were ...

To deliver sustained increases to real wages, Japan must improve labour productivity growth. Whether the ‘new trinity’ of labour market reforms will successfully do so requires policymakers to address ...

Japan’s labor market in April appeared to be weathering a severe slowdown in economic activity due to the coronavirus pandemic, but a closer look at official data released on Friday revealed a ...

Japan’s rising household spending and wage growth boost BoJ rate hike bets, pressuring USD/JPY. US jobs data now in focus for ...

In this episode, we explore how Japan’s spot working revolution is reshaping the way people work, addressing labour shortages ...

On paper, Japan’s output gap ... the BOJ said a dwindling pool of female and elderly workers meant labor market conditions are tightening even amid subdued economic growth.

From factories to hotels to restaurants, Japanese businesses are struggling to hit full capacity not because they can't find customers but because they can't find workers, goes the commentary now emer ...

Japan’s retail sales and job data fuel BoJ rate hike bets, pressuring USD/JPY. Fed’s inflation stance also in focus. Will USD ...