Japan's monthly average real wages fell 0.5 percent in the fiscal year ended March, marking the third consecutive yearly ...

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 ...

Japan’s top business lobby reported that workers at affiliated companies won pledges for pay hikes exceeding 5% for a second ...

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

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 ...

we study the potential impact on wage dynamics of the planned minimum wage increase policy in Japan. Our main result is that stepping up minimum wage growth from 2 to the planned 3 percent per year ...

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