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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOKYO -- Risks of a sharp decline in earnings is threatening Japan's wage growth as the U.S. continues to wave its "tariff card" around the world, putting pressure on businesses that are already ...

Takashi Nakamichi was a senior correspondent at the Tokyo bureau of The Wall Street Journal, covering the Bank of Japan and the Japanese Ministry of Finance.

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