Yuko Takeo

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Pay gap for working women keeps wages down for everyone in Japan

Japan’s gender pay gap is the highest among the Group of Seven nations.
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Japan’s unemployment edges up amid record COVID-19 wave

The jobless rate rose to 2.8% in January as the number of people working fell by a seasonally adjusted 190,000 from December, the internal affairs ...
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Fewest bankruptcies since 1966 raise fears of Japan ‘zombie’ firms

Japan has a long history of easy credit that’s been blamed for keeping "zombie” firms alive, which "bring down the potential growth rate and can ...