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 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 ...

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 -- 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 ...

Japan’s biggest union group reported the biggest wage gains in more than three decades for two successive years, but the broader picture for pay trends may not be quite as rosy, according to one ...

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 ...

with the US and Japan currently holding trade talks. The central bank will be keeping a close eye on Friday's wage growth, which is expected to ease to 2.4% from 2.7%. The BoJ has said that ...