Skip to contentThe Asahi Shimbun>Business>By JUMPEI MIURA/ Staff WriterLabor unions at major automobile companies are demanding workers get their highest pay raise in years amid surging commodity prices that are squeezing household budgets across the nation. Each of the unions asked for a monthly base pay increase of 14,000 yen, which was four times the amount of the preceding year. display('div-gpt-ad-1518226592045-0'); }); > Police begin evicting farmer from land within Narita AirportJR Hokkaido’s steam engine hits the rails again for sightseeingSnow disrupts transportation; more forecast for Kanto-Koshin