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TOMOKO YOSHINO

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney, meet in Tokyo on March 6. Takaichi is Japan¡¯s first female prime minister, while Canada has not had a woman serve in the post in more than three decades.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 13, 2026
Mirrors and blind spots: Japan, Canada and gender equality
Canada¡¯s numbers do not describe a country that has solved gender inequality. They suggest one that may be coasting on a progressive reputation not fully matched by outcomes.
Rengo President Tomoko Yoshino speaks during an interview in Tokyo in December.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 4, 2026
Rengo head urges wide-ranging changes for gender equality
Tomoko Yoshino, Rengo¡¯s first female leader, said that the proportion of women in management positions is low in Japan.
Tomoko Yoshino, president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, commonly known as Rengo, speaks during a rally in April 2023.
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2026
Rengo leader seeks average 5% wage hikes for third consecutive year
The union leader expressed a wish to ¡°build momentum around the idea that wages rise,¡± reaffirming the largest Japanese labor group¡¯s target of at least 5% in pay increases.
LDP secretary-general Shunichi Suzuki speaks at the party¡¯s meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 7, 2026
LDP secretary-general eyes ¡®political stability¡¯ in courting DPP into ruling bloc
The move fits into the wider trend of growing cooperation between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Democratic Party for the People in recent months.
Rengo President Tomoko Yoshino during an interview in Tokyo on Tuesday
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2025
Head of Rengo opposes government¡¯s plan on surnames
Tomoko Yoshino showed her intention to cooperate with political parties supporting the introduction of a selective dual surname system for married couples.
Tomoko Yoshino, chair?of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as?Rengo, during an interview in Tokyo, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 25, 2025
Japan¡¯s union chair urges government to step up inflation fight
¡°We really expect the government to bring prices under control,¡± said Tomoko Yoshino, chair of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo.
Rengo President Tomoko Yoshino at a symposium in Tokyo on Friday
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2025
Japan¡¯s top union group advised to seek 5% pay hike during spring talks
An expert panel report stressed that the 2026 shunto will be a crucial opportunity to firmly establish a healthy cycle of rising wages and prices.
Rengo is mulling over a third term for its president, Tomoko Yoshino.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 4, 2025
Rengo considering third term for leader Tomoko Yoshino
Yoshino¡¯s second two-year term as president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation is set to end in October.
Japanese Trade Union Confederation chief Tomoko Yoshino speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 21. Under Yoshino, the organization, better known as Rengo, has cooperated with the government to achieve wage increases, but some have raised concerns about those same close ties.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 2, 2025
Tomoko Yoshino¡¯s next move in focus as end of second term as Rengo chief nears
Under Yoshino, the organization, better known as Rengo, has cooperated with the government to achieve wage increases. But some have raised concerns about those same close ties.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Japanese Trade Union Confederation chief Tomoko Yoshino in a meeting Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 15, 2025
Why Ishiba became the first prime minister to hold talks with Rengo in 16 years
The last time an official meeting was held between a prime minister and Rengo to discuss labor policies was in 2009.
Rengo President Tomoko Yoshino speaks at a Democratic Party for the People convention in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, on Feb. 11.
BUSINESS / WOMEN AT WORK
Apr 6, 2025
Breaking with tradition: From the shop floor to fighting for millions
Tomoko Yoshino has rubbed shoulders with political heavyweights and business leaders as the first female leader of Rengo.
Rengo chief Tomoko Yoshino speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in October.
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2024
Union chief calls for Ishiba to step up wage hike efforts
Rengo¡¯s Tomoko Yoshino was keen to emphasize that wage gains have to spread more to workers at smaller firms.
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan decides the schedule of its presidential race, in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 8, 2024
CDP presidential election in September puts party future in focus
Key questions surrounding the election start with the issue of what the CDP¡¯s relationship should be with the Japanese Communist Party.
When Renho (center) announced her candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial election on May 27, the head of the Japanese Communist Party's secretariat, Akira Koike (far left), was also in attendance.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 17, 2024
Cutting ties with JCP not easy for CDP despite Renho¡¯s defeat
Despite calls to end the relationship, there is still pressure on the CDP to seek interparty cooperation to avoid splitting the opposition vote.
Kenta Izumi, leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, holds a news conference Friday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 14, 2024
Japan¡¯s CDP in dilemma over election cooperation with JCP
Both the DPP and the Japanese Trade Union Confederation have repeatedly called for the CDP-JCP cooperation to end.
Tomoko Yoshino, president of Rengo, attends a meeting in 2022.
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2023
Japan¡¯s largest labor union to seek worker pay hikes beyond 2024
Rengo said last month it will demand wage hikes totaling 5% or more next year.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 5, 2023
Kishida¡¯s attendance at union event offers hint at electoral strategy
The prime minister attended the event in his latest effort to court union members and expand his party¡¯s electoral base.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2023
Kishida attends May Day rally as he seeks to promote track record on wages
Kishida¡¯s attendance made him the first prime minister to attend the event in nine years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 5, 2023
Japan unions win biggest pay hikes in 30 years, interim tally shows
Labor unions won their biggest pay hikes in 30 years in the 2023 negotiations, Rengo said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 17, 2023
Japan¡¯s largest trade union head says 2023 is pivotal for wages
Trade union leader has stressed the importance of moving toward continued wage growth in the face of rapid inflation and economic stagnation.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan¡¯s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India¡¯s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi¡¯s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family¡¯s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets stage joint patrol near Japan
A Chinese Air Force H-6 bomber is seen during a joint patrol with Russian military aircraft on Saturday.
U.S. missile moves in Japan send China clear message: A new era has arrived
Soldiers conduct the first Typhon midrange capability live-fire exercise outside of the continental United States, firing an SM-6 missile in July last year in Australia's Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre.
Japan¡¯s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Inside Japan¡¯s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troubl¨¦, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu¡¯s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.

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