Google Japan employees form union as layoff threat looms

Local arm makes severance offers seen as urging workers to resign

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Google Japan employees held a news conference Thursday announcing the formation of the new union. © Kyodo

MAMI HASHIMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Employees at Google's Japanese arm has unionized for the first time, as the wave of layoffs by big tech companies spreads beyond the U.S.

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