Annual wage talks in Japan begin in full swing

Annual wage talks in Japan begin in full swing

TOKYO, Japan - Koichiro Nishihara (R), president of the Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers' Unions, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2011. Japan's annual wage negotiations started in full swing the same day with labor unions at major automakers including Toyota Motor Corp. filing their demands with management.

Major manufacturers to implement automatic annual pay hikes

Major manufacturers to implement automatic annual pay hikes

TOKYO, Japan - Koichiro Nishihara, president of the International Metalworkers Federation-Japan Council of Metalworkers Union (IMF-JC), speaks at a news conference at IMF-JC headquarters in Tokyo on March 17, 2010, after management of major Japanese manufacturers replied to unions' demand for pay hikes. Annual spring labor-management wage bargaining reached a peak the same day in Japan.

Major manufacturers to implement automatic annual pay hikes

Major manufacturers to implement automatic annual pay hikes

TOKYO, Japan - Koichiro Nishihara, president of the International Metalworkers Federation-Japan Council of Metalworkers Union (IMF-JC), speaks at a news conference at IMF-JC headquarters in Tokyo on March 17, 2010, after management of major Japanese manufacturers replied to unions' demand for pay hikes. Annual spring labor-management wage bargaining reached a peak the same day in Japan. (Kyodo)

Annual wage talks in Japan begin in full swing

Annual wage talks in Japan begin in full swing

TOKYO, Japan - Koichiro Nishihara (R), president of the Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers' Unions, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2011. Japan's annual wage negotiations started in full swing the same day with labor unions at major automakers including Toyota Motor Corp. filing their demands with management. (Kyodo)