Episode 7: Pay hikes We’ve all been feeling the sting of higher prices over the past year or two.Three Kyodo News journalists -- Horiuchi-san, Ed and Yamaguchi-san -- talk about how Japanese companies are offering employees an average pay raise of over 3 percent in this year's spring wage talks for the first time in 29 years to cope with historically high inflation. Learn about the differences in hiring practices between different countries and their own experiences in job-hunting.Article mentioned in the podcast:Japan firms offer over 3% pay rise, 1st time in 29 yrsKyodo News presents a …READ FULL ARTICLE