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Japan jobless rate falls to lowest in 4.5 years

Unemployment rate in Japan hits its lowest level in four and a half years in June to 3.9pc from 4.1pc in July while jobs-to-applicants ratio fell from 0.90 from May to 0.92 in June – the highest level in five years ...

Poll winner Abe faces Japan jobs challenge

With his election victory, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe now has a strengthened hand to face down vested interests in his often factional Liberal Democratic Party at a time when the Japanese labour market is ripe for change. But can he strike the balance between job security and labour-market flexibility? ...