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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.

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Annual wage talks begin in full swing at major Japan firms

TOKYO, Japan - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. labor union leader Hidekazu Kitagawa (R) hands wage demands to company President Ikuo Mori (R) in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2011. Japan's annual wage negotiations began in full swing that day with labor unions at major automakers filing their demands with management.

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Auto unions lodge demands for pay hikes in wage talks

TOKYO, Japan - Michiyuki Sato (R), chairman of the labor union at Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., hands the union's pay increase demand to Fuji Heavy Industries President Ikuo Mori (L) at the start of their annual wage negotiations at the company's head office in Tokyo on Feb. 14. Labor unions at other Japanese automakers also filed their pay hike demands to their management, effectively launching this spring's annual labor-management wage talks across the nation.

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Metalworkers' unions presenting pay-hike demands

TOKYO, Japan - Rikio Kozu (R), chairman of the labor union at Nippon Steel Corp., presents the union's wage demands to company director Kizo Hirayama at its head office in Tokyo on Feb. 10 as labor unions at steel and heavy machinery makers and shipbuilding companies began this year's wage negotiations.

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Toyota, Nissan fully meet wage hike demands from labor unions

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuhiko Hagiwara, secretary general of the Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers' Union, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on March 17 about management's replies to the trade union demands for new wages. Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. fully met the demands, but for most electronics firms, bonuses will not reach the amounts demanded by their labor unions.

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Metalworkers' unions presenting pay-hike demands

TOKYO, Japan - Rikio Kozu (R), chairman of the labor union at Nippon Steel Corp., presents the union's wage demands to company director Kizo Hirayama at its head office in Tokyo on Feb. 10 as labor unions at steel and heavy machinery makers and shipbuilding companies began this year's wage negotiations. (Kyodo)

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Auto unions lodge demands for pay hikes in wage talks

TOKYO, Japan - Michiyuki Sato (R), chairman of the labor union at Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., hands the union's pay increase demand to Fuji Heavy Industries President Ikuo Mori (L) at the start of their annual wage negotiations at the company's head office in Tokyo on Feb. 14. Labor unions at other Japanese automakers also filed their pay hike demands to their management, effectively launching this spring's annual labor-management wage talks across the nation. (Kyodo)

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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)

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Annual wage talks begin in full swing at major Japan firms

TOKYO, Japan - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. labor union leader Hidekazu Kitagawa (R) hands wage demands to company President Ikuo Mori (R) in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2011. Japan's annual wage negotiations began in full swing that day with labor unions at major automakers filing their demands with management. (Kyodo)

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Toyota, Nissan fully meet wage hike demands from labor unions

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuhiko Hagiwara, secretary general of the Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers' Union, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on March 17 about management's replies to the trade union demands for new wages. Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. fully met the demands, but for most electronics firms, bonuses will not reach the amounts demanded by their labor unions. (Kyodo)