Japan Labor Erlations

The plum blossoms of February have fallen, but the cherry trees of April are not yet in bloom. It's Shunto season, when Japan's labor movement performs its annual rite of spring. During Shunto, literally "spring fight," labor unions across the country go head-to-head with management in a vocal, nationwide campaign for higher wages and better working conditions.

The plum blossoms of February have fallen, but the cherry trees of April are not yet in bloom. It's Shunto season, when Japan's labor movement performs its annual rite of spring. During Shunto, literally "spring fight," labor unions across the country go head-to-head with management in a vocal, nationwide campaign for higher wages and better working conditions.