Japanese real wages decreased for a third consecutive month in March, squeezed by relentless inflation although consumer ...

Japan's population has been shrinking for 15 years, with huge implications for the country's economy, national defense, and culture. Now, policymakers are working to boost birth rates.

In 2024, 720,988 babies were born in the country, marking the ninth consecutive year of decline in child births.

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 ...

The mixed wage and spending data highlights Japan's challenging growth outlook, as the export-reliant economy faces tariff threats and uncertainty over monetary policy. Economists are expecting to ...

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

TOKYO :Japanese real wages decreased for ... The pay data will add to worries over Japan's growth outlook, alongside tariff threats and uncertainty over monetary policy, ahead of a first-quarter ...

The government will set a goal of reaching 1% annual gains in real wages by the fiscal year starting in April 2029, according to a policy draft by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s new capitalism ...

The Bank of Japan plans to launch its own survey ... The central bank intends to use the results of its independent wage hike survey as a reference in determining whether to raise or lower its policy ...

A meaningful and sustainable rise in wages is a key goal for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, while the Bank of Japan says it’s a crucial factor for normalizing monetary policy. Real wages ...