shunto
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shunto
< Japanese shuntō literally, spring struggle < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese chūn spring + dòu struggle
Example Sentences
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Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda is closely watching Japan’s annual spring negotiations, known as shunto, to confirm that wage growth is keeping pace with prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
“If the bank misses the opportunity again in January, the rate-hike decision will have to be made based on the results of next year’s shunto wage negotiations,” Nakayama said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025
Ahead of spring "shunto" labour negotiations, managers at 24% of the companies polled said they planned on across-the-board bumps in base salary along with regularly scheduled wage increases.
From Reuters • Jan. 18, 2023
Many in the BOJ also prefer to look at the outcome of the wage talks, called "shunto", in determining how quickly the central bank can phase out stimulus, they say.
From Reuters • Dec. 15, 2022
In last month's shunto, or "spring offensive," Japanese unions won pay raises for 35 million workers averaging 31.4%�the biggest across-the-board increase on record for any industrialized society.
From Time Magazine Archive
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