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Japanese firms compete for high school recruits amid labor crunch
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Defence Blog
· Jun 29, 2026
Pay raises worked: Japan’s military breaks its recruitment crisis
Japan’s Self-Defense Forces recruited 11,177 personnel in Fiscal Year 2025, surpassing 10,000 for the first time in three years and marking a 1,453-person increase over the previous year. The turnaround reversed three consecutive years of declining recruitment that had culminated in fiscal 2023, when the SDF hit a record-low recruitment rate of just 51 percent []
South China Morning Post
· Jun 27, 2026
Singapore graduates settle for half pay in brutal jobs market
As the class of 2026 join the race to find jobs, unemployed college graduates in Singapore are taking a last-ditch shot at getting ahead via temporary government-funded gigs that earn them half the median first pay cheque. The government’s Graduate Industry Traineeships, known as GRIT, offer a stopgap for graduates to gain industry-relevant experience with government agencies or private businesses, earning between S1,800 to S2,400 (US1,400 to US1,850) per month. The lowest end of that range...
Yonhap News Agency
· Jun 29, 2026
(LEAD) Unionized workers at Kakao 'log out' from office in 2nd collective action
SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- Unionized workers of Kakao Corp., South Korea's messe...
The Japan Times
· Jun 26, 2026
Japan mulls delaying minimum wage hike
Japan's average minimum hourly wages in fiscal 2025, which ended in March, stood at ¥1,121, up 6.3 from the preceding year.
Bloomberg
· Jul 3, 2026
Japan’s 2026 Wage Talks End in Third Year of Gains Above 5%
Japan’s annual wage negotiations concluded with average pay gains topping 5 for a third year, underscoring the economy’s resilience and reinforcing the Bank of Japan’s stance to keep raising interest rates.
Investing.com
· Jul 7, 2026
Japan real wages rise for fifth straight month in May
Japan real wages rise for fifth straight month in May
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Related coverage for "Japanese firms compete for high school recruits amid labor crunch": Defence Blog — Pay raises worked: Japan’s military breaks its recruitment crisis. South China Morning Post — Singapore graduates settle for half pay in brutal jobs market. Yonhap News Agency — (LEAD) Unionized workers at Kakao 'log out' from office in 2nd collective action. The Japan Times — Japan mulls delaying minimum wage hike . Bloomberg — Japan’s 2026 Wage Talks End in Third Year of Gains Above 5%. Investing.com — Japan real wages rise for fifth straight month in May