{
  "id": 18282780,
  "title": "Spring Negotiations Target 6% Raise: Realize Wage Increases Sufficient to Counter Rising Prices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/spring-negotiations-target-6-raise-realize-wage-increases-sufficient",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T05:35:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/editorial/yomiuri-editorial/20261105-357365/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, has incorporated a new wage increase target of “around 6%” into its demands for next year’s shunto spring wage negotiations between labor and management. To overcome the prolonged rise in prices, the two sides are urged to negotiate in good faith with this target in mind.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}