The government on Wednesday set a five-year goal of achieving annual inflation-adjusted wage growth of 1 percent across Japan ...

The government will set a goal of reaching 1% annual gains in real wages by the fiscal year starting in April 2029, according ...

Given Japan’s need for ... while the minimum wage plan will help boost wages, it should be accompanied by other, more “unorthodox” income policies, such as a “soft target” for private sector wage ...

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's economic advisory panel recommended investment ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's administration regards wage hikes as the cornerstone of Japan's growth strategy and plans to raise the national average of minimum wages to 1,500 yen per hour ...

Japan plans to draw up a five-year plan to promote wage hikes for small and midsize companies, which account for 70% of employment in the country, sources said Tuesday. The government will call on ...

TOKYO -- Japanese companies have raised wages by an average of 5.49% this year, little changed from 2024, as the pace of increases in manufacturing slows while other sectors catch up, a Nikkei ...

The mixed wage and spending data highlights Japan's challenging growth outlook, as the export-reliant economy faces tariff threats and uncertainty over monetary policy. Economists are expecting to ...

TOKYO :Japanese real wages decreased for a third consecutive ... The pay data will add to worries over Japan's growth outlook, alongside tariff threats and uncertainty over monetary policy ...

The Bank of Japan ... wage increases for most of the past three years, Japanese consumers have been reluctant to spend. Weak consumption caused Japan’s inflation-adjusted growth rate to slow ...

The Japanese government is likely to establish 1% growth in real wages as its first-ever official target for pay increases, a ...