FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, make their way at Ginza shopping district which closed to cars on Sunday in Tokyo, Japan, January 10, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Keidanren, unveiling a guide to the upcoming wage talks which will be wrapped up in mid-March, stressed that the priority was job protection rather than wage hikes, given the current economic and health crisis. Bellwethers such as Toyota Motor Corp have set the tone of the annual spring labour talks, with others going along with the crowd.