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Jun 10, 2026
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Wage Gains at Japan’s Smaller Firms at Risk as Iran War Drags On
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Shunji Horitani Photographer: Keiko Ujikane/Bloomberg Bloomberg Article content (Bloomberg) — Japan’s small firms, which employ the bulk of the nation’s company employees, may have trouble sustaining wage growth as the Middle East conflict drives up input costs and squeezes profit margins, putting a key pillar of growth at risk. Article content More than 80% of unions affiliated with the Japanese Federation of Energy and Chemistry Workers’ Unions said the impact of the Iran war will likely affect future wage talks, according to a survey conducted by the group last week. Some 84% reported alrea…
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