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 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 ...

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

Since our April scenarios, the Bank of Japan held a policy meeting at the start of May, which showed little urgency to raise interest rates from their current level of 0.5 per cent.

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 -- 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 ...

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 ...

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