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    Japan economy grows 1.3% in Q4 2025, revised up, on stronger investment
    07:21, 10 March 2026
    208 Japanese evacuated from Qatar amid Middle East tensions
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    208 Japanese evacuated from Qatar amid Middle East tensions
    15:28, 9 March 2026
    Japan real wages up 1.4% in Jan., 1st rise in 13 months, as inflation slows KYODO NEWS KYODO NEWS - Mar 09, 2026 - 11:06 All , Japan facebook x copy TOKYO - Japan's real wages in January rose 1.4 percent from a year earlier, marking the first gain in 13 months, helped by pay growth and a relatively moderate increase in prices, government data showed Monday. Nominal wages, or the average monthly cash earnings per worker including base and overtime pay, climbed 3.0 percent to 301,314 yen ($1,900), up for the 49th straight month, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said. An escalating conflict in the Middle East could affect price movements, with the focus on whether real wages will remain in positive territory. A ministry official said the government "will closely monitor developments." Consumer prices rose 1.7 percent in the reporting month, slowing from an average increase of 3.7 percent in 2025 and helping to lift inflation-adjusted wages, a barometer of consumer purchasing power. The latest increase was lower than 2 percent for the first time since March 2022, when consumer prices rose 1.5 percent. In the 2025 "shunto" labor-management wage negotiations ahead of the start of the business year for many companies, major Japanese firms agreed to raise wages by an average of 5.39 percent, according to the Japan Business Federation. The focus at this spring's negotiations will be on whether wage increases top 5 percent for the third year at large companies and whether higher pay will be seen at small and medium-sized companies. The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, the country's biggest labor union umbrella organization, known as Rengo, has called for a real wage rise of 1 percent. A preliminary tally by Rengo as of last Monday showed that its member unions had demanded an average pay raise of 5.94 percent, down 0.15 percentage point from a year earlier, marking the first drop since 2021. Real wages affect private consumption, which accounts for more than half of Japan's gross domestic product. The Bank of Japan, which raised its benchmark interest rate last December to the highest level since 1995, is closely watching the outcome of this spring's wage negotiations as rises in both wages and prices are key factors affecting its future policy decisions.
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    Japan real wages up 1.4% in Jan., 1st rise in 13 months, as inflation slows
    09:16, 9 March 2026
    Japan considers ending face-to-face immigration checks as tourism booms
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    Japan considers ending face-to-face immigration checks as tourism booms
    19:10, 8 March 2026
    Japan asks U.S. not to slap higher tariffs in weeks before Takaichi's visit
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    Japan asks U.S. not to slap higher tariffs in weeks before Takaichi's visit
    11:44, 7 March 2026
    Japan, Canada agree to launch economic security dialogue, cyber talks
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    Japan, Canada agree to launch economic security dialogue, cyber talks
    09:23, 7 March 2026
    Japan greenlights the launch of disaster management agency
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    Japan greenlights the launch of disaster management agency
    02:28, 7 March 2026
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    Japan, Canada to establish cyber, economic security consultative bodies
    22:48, 6 March 2026
    Japan’s ruling bloc proposes plan to allow lethal arms exports
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    Japan’s ruling bloc proposes plan to allow lethal arms exports
    08:43, 6 March 2026
    Kyoto’s cultural jewel reborn as Imperial Hotel
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    Kyoto’s cultural jewel reborn as Imperial Hotel
    20:33, 5 March 2026
    Japan court backs dissolution of Unification Church
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    Japan court backs dissolution of Unification Church
    16:08, 4 March 2026
    Japan’s culture of honesty shines as billions in cash returned
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    Japan’s culture of honesty shines as billions in cash returned
    20:15, 3 March 2026
    Japan’s unemployment rate rises in January
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    Japan’s unemployment rate rises in January
    10:12, 3 March 2026
    10,000-year-old remains reveal Asia’s earliest body preservation
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    10,000-year-old remains reveal Asia’s earliest body preservation
    02:34, 3 March 2026
    Japan’s KDDI to deploy next-gen Ai robots in shops and museums
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    Japan’s KDDI to deploy next-gen Ai robots in shops and museums
    19:18, 2 March 2026
    Cities in western Japan raise tourism-linked fees to deal with overtourism
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    Cities in western Japan raise tourism-linked fees to deal with overtourism
    19:34, 1 March 2026
    Stricter flight safety: Japan eyes two-power-bank limit for passengers
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    Stricter flight safety: Japan eyes two-power-bank limit for passengers
    08:24, 28 February 2026
    Japan's January industrial output up 2.2% on month on strong autos
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    Japan's January industrial output up 2.2% on month on strong autos
    18:42, 27 February 2026
    Japan’s birth rate plummets to record low in 2025
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    Japan’s birth rate plummets to record low in 2025
    21:42, 26 February 2026
    Japan’s Supreme Court grants first posthumous retrial in life sentence case
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    Japan’s Supreme Court grants first posthumous retrial in life sentence case
    08:55, 26 February 2026
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