Over half of Japan firms do not plan base pay rise this year
(WorldNews Japan)

More than half of Japan`s companies do not plan to raise base pay in annual wage talks in coming months, a set back for the prime minister and the country`s main business lobby which has called for wage rises of 3 percent to fuel an economic revival. FILE PHOTO: A worker cuts a tree in front of an office building at a business district in Tokyo, Japan, May 18, 2016. ......