Independent insights into income, wages, population, household finances, and regional trends across Japan, based on publicly available statistics.
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 census and population-projection data, we examine Kawasaki's age structure and net in-migration, and why the city continues to attract younger generations.
We compare financial assets held by households in their 30s across six major Kanto cities, an age when careers and child-rearing are often still in their early stages. Only three cities publish usable figures, so the results are treated as a limited reference comparison.
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.