Independent insights into income, wages, population, household finances, and regional trends across Japan, based on publicly available statistics.
10 articles (Saitama City)
Using census data, we analyze employment in Saitama City by industry and employment type and explain the labor structure of the economic center of Saitama Prefecture.
Using census and population-projection data, we examine Saitama City's population trends more than two decades after the merger of Urawa, Omiya, and Yono and how the city has continued to grow.
Using 2019 National Survey of Family Income, Consumption and Wealth data, we examine household financial assets in Saitama City by age, including the contrast between the home-buying years and the high balance reported for households in their 60s.
A comparison of household income for people in their 30s in Tokyo's 23 wards, Kawasaki, and Sagamihara—an age group with many child-rearing households. Using 2019 data, we examine how large the differences are while accounting for unpublished data in other major cities.
Using 2019 National Survey of Family Income, Consumption and Wealth data, this article examines household income by age in Saitama City, a major commuter city with many residents working in Tokyo.
Using FY2023 municipal taxation data, this article compares taxable income per taxpayer across six major Kanto cities. Tokyo's 23 wards lead at about ¥5.39 million, followed by Yokohama and Kawasaki at roughly ¥4.37 million and ¥4.35 million.
Using 2023 data, this article compares wages across industries in Saitama. Utilities, professional services, and manufacturing rank at the top, revealing a different picture from the prefecture's common image as a logistics hub.
Using 2023 data, this article examines wages in Saitama by age and company size. It looks at the pay structure in a Tokyo commuter prefecture where small and midsize companies support a large share of local employment.
Using Basic Survey on Wage Structure data, this article explains scheduled monthly wages in Saitama by age and gender. The all-age average is ¥347,300, below Tokyo and Kanagawa, but the figures need to be read carefully because the survey is based on workplace location rather than residence.
Using 2023 Basic Survey on Wage Structure data, this article compares wages by age in Saitama and Chiba. The two prefectures are close through much of the working-age range, but Saitama is ¥22,000 higher at ages 60–64. The article also examines how their different commuter and industrial structures shape the averages.