TOKYO, 9th May, 2025 (WAM) -- Japan's real wages in March fell 2.1 percent from a year earlier, marking the third consecutive monthly decline, government data showed Friday.
Kyodo News quoted the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as saying that nominal wages, or the average total monthly cash earnings per worker including base and overtime pay, increased 2.1 percent to 308,572 yen ($2,100), rising for the 39th straight month.