NTT's labor union is targeting all employees, including non-regular employees, during this year's spring labor campaign to increase the base by 5%. The demand for a 5% wage increase is the highest ever.

In the telecommunications industry, major mobile phone company SoftBank is targeting an average wage increase of 5.5% for its approximately 20,000 full-time employees. The union is focused on whether the industry can maintain the momentum of last year, which saw the highest wage increase rate in 30 years.