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Japan's biggest business lobby shrugs off calls for wage hikes

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TOKYO: Japan's biggest business lobby shrugged off on Tuesday calls for wage hikes as it braced for key spring salary negotiations with labour unions, calling blanket pay rises 'unrealistic' as companies are hit by fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said.

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.

 

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