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Japanese workers get smallest pay hike on record in 2001.

Publication: Japan Weekly Monitor
Publication Date: 24-DEC-01
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
TOKYO, Dec. 18 Kyodo

Japanese companies raised monthly wages by 4,163 yen per worker on a weighted average in 2001, the smallest yearly rise on record since 1980, according to a government survey released Tuesday.

The figure spells an increase of 1.5% over the previous year, matching the smallest...

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