TOKYO -- Listed companies in Japan have offered buyouts to nearly 10,000 employees so far in 2024 -- roughly triple last year's number -- as weak earnings push more businesses into reducing staff.
A total of 53 companies had offered early retirement and other voluntary severance deals to 9,219 workers as of Friday, a survey by Tokyo Shoko Research shows.
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