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 ...

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

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

A meaningful and sustainable rise in wages is a key goal ... policy. Japan lags far behind other big economies with an index for its real average annual wages showing almost no growth between ...

Growth in nominal wages slowed more than expected in March while early trade figures for April showed export growth slowing, adding to the case for the Bank of Japan to proceed cautiously with ...

Using prefectural data, 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 ...

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 ...