Japan plans to require more firms to disclose gender pay gap data

The government said Tuesday it is considering expanding the scope of companies required to release gender wage gap data, aiming to address the pay disparity between women and men in Japan, one of the biggest among major economies.Under a policy blueprint to promote women's economic empowerment, all companies with more than 100 employees would be expected to release such data. The scope currently covers firms with over 300 employees, numbering around 17,800 companies.With the expansion of the scope, the total number of targeted companies would increase to around 50,700, according to the labo…READ FULL ARTICLE