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 ...

Itoh said the low compensation of executives and other senior employees is a major factor hindering overall wage growth in Japan, and that Japanese companies should raise pay levels for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...