Independent insights into income, wages, population, household finances, and regional trends across Japan, based on publicly available statistics.
Using the Basic Survey on Wage Structure, this article explains scheduled monthly wages in Tochigi by age and gender. The all-age average is ¥355,400, ranking third among the seven Kanto prefectures and first in northern Kanto. It also examines how major manufacturers such as Honda, Nissan, and Canon contribute to Tochigi's relatively strong wage levels.
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 Basic Survey on Wage Structure data, this article explains scheduled monthly wages in Tokyo by age and gender. Wages peak at ¥490,400 for ages 55–59, while the data also show a gender gap that widens with age.
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.
Using 2023 Kanagawa data from the Basic Survey on Wage Structure, this article ranks scheduled monthly wages by industry. Electrical machinery manufacturing leads at ¥451,600 a month, followed by scientific research and professional/technical services at ¥444,200, while several labor-intensive industries remain in the ¥200,000 range.
Using 2023 Basic Survey on Wage Structure data, this article compares wages by age in Tokyo and Kanagawa. The gap is only around ¥8,000–¥10,000 a month for workers in their 20s and early 30s, but widens to ¥35,300 at ages 55–59 and ¥47,000 at ages 60–64.
Using 2023 Basic Survey on Wage Structure data for Kanagawa, this article examines the gender wage gap by age. The gap is only ¥5,600 a month at ages 20–24, but exceeds ¥100,000 from the early 40s and reaches nearly ¥150,000 in the 50s.
Using 2023 Kanagawa data from the Basic Survey on Wage Structure, this article compares wages by age at firms with 1,000+ employees, 100–999 employees, and 10–99 employees. The large-versus-small company gap widens sharply from the late 30s and reaches more than ¥90,000 a month in the 50s.
Using 2023 data from Japan's Basic Survey on Wage Structure, this article compares scheduled monthly wages across the seven prefectures of the Kanto region. Tokyo ranks first at ¥397,000 a month, about ¥70,000 above Gunma, while Tochigi unexpectedly takes third place.
Using 2023 Basic Survey on Wage Structure data for Kanagawa Prefecture, this article examines scheduled monthly wages by age. Pay rises from ¥258,000 at ages 20–24 to ¥455,100 at ages 55–59 before dropping sharply to ¥348,300 at ages 60–64.