In the article "Japan's 'Flexicurity' Approach: Reforming labor market institutions with a focus on reassurance, training, and flexibility," one of two featured articles in this month's RIETI Report, ...

The biggest pay increase in 34 years promised by major Japanese companies is forcing smaller firms with smaller budgets to ...

Japan's service robot industry is set to triple in size by 2030. The country has become a hotbed for service robotics—from ...

Japan's labor shortage is a growing problem, but a more flexible and fluid jobs market can help workers excel. Authorities hope that will lead to productivity gains that will help the economy.

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.

A major Japanese labour union group said on Thursday its member unions had struck agreements for substantial wage hikes, although the average rise of just over 5% was slightly smaller than last year.

Faced with an aging population and labor shortages, Japanese businesses are increasingly ... Keizai projects the country’s service robot market to nearly triple by 2030, to ¥400 billion ...