Independent insights into income, wages, population, household finances, and regional trends across Japan, based on publicly available statistics.
We compare financial assets for households in their 40s, when mortgage repayment and saving often overlap, across six major Kanto cities. Only three cities publish usable figures, so the comparison is limited accordingly.
We compare financial assets in Yokohama and Kawasaki, including about ¥18.34 million versus ¥22.16 million for households in their 60s, and examine why the city with the higher balance changes by age.
Using 2019 National Survey of Family Income, Consumption and Wealth data, we examine household financial assets in Sagamihara by age and the limits of interpreting wealth-building capacity from a city with relatively low household income.
Using 2019 National Survey of Family Income, Consumption and Wealth data, we examine household financial assets in Kawasaki by age and ask how much wealth has accumulated in a city with the highest household income among six major Kanto cities.
Using 2019 National Survey of Family Income, Consumption and Wealth data, we examine household financial assets in Chiba City by age and the background to its unusually high published average among six major Kanto cities.
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.
Using 2019 National Survey of Family Income, Consumption and Wealth data, we examine financial assets by age in Tokyo's 23 wards and compare the reality of household wealth with common retirement-savings benchmarks.
Using 2019 National Survey of Family Income, Consumption and Wealth data, we examine household financial assets in Yokohama by age. The figures can serve as a reference when asking whether your own savings are relatively high or low, with important caveats about averages and household differences.
A comparison of household income for ages 50–59, when earnings often peak, across six major Kanto cities. Using 2019 data, we examine the relationship between peak income and preparation for retirement while accounting for sample-size instability.
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.
A comparison of household income in Tokyo's 23 wards, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Saitama City, Chiba City, and Sagamihara. Using 2019 data, we identify which major Kanto city has the highest average income among households with two or more members.
Average annual income for two-or-more-person households is ¥9.552 million in Yokohama and ¥10.940 million in Kawasaki, a gap of about ¥1.39 million. We examine the role of Tokyo commuters, high-value employment in Kawasaki, dual-income households moving into Musashi-Kosugi, and Yokohama's large and diverse urban area.