Japanese Firms Offer Buyout Packages to More Workers

   Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)--Listed Japanese companies had offered buyout packages to 8,711 workers this year as of Thursday, nearly double the 4,654 workers in the same period of last year, a survey by Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. showed.
   The data suggests that the full-year figure in 2025 may surpass the 22,950 total in 2009 during the global financial crisis as U.S. President Donald Trump's high tariffs are expected to weigh on corporate earnings.

(2025/05/19-21:47)

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