Independent insights into income, wages, population, household finances, and regional trends across Japan, based on publicly available statistics.
A ranking of women's wages as a share of men's across the seven Kanto prefectures. Using 2023 data, this article compares the areas with the smallest and largest gaps and examines the figures behind them.
An age-by-age look at the gender wage gap in Tokyo, Japan's largest economic center. The gap is small in the 20s but widens rapidly from the 30s onward, as the 2023 figures show.
Using data from Japan's Social and Demographic Statistics System, this article examines Yokohama's population projections. The city's population is forecast to decline from about 3.79 million in 2025 to about 3.66 million in 2040, a decrease of roughly 123,000. It explains the long-term demographic outlook for Yokohama, where net in-migration continues but overall population decline is expected.
This article compares wages for workers aged 40–59 across Kanto's seven prefectures. Tokyo peaks at ¥490,400 for ages 55–59, while Gunma is ¥378,000. The analysis looks at why relatively small regional gaps among younger workers become much larger later in a career.
This article compares 2020 and 2023 Basic Survey on Wage Structure data across Kanto's seven prefectures. Tochigi records the largest increase at ¥40,500 (+12.9%), while Tokyo is nearly flat at +¥700 (+0.2%). The figures show a narrowing regional gap, but they are not a measure of individual pay raises.
Using the Basic Survey on Wage Structure, this article explains scheduled monthly wages in Gunma by age and gender. Although the all-age average of ¥326,600 is the lowest among the seven Kanto prefectures, the article looks at the manufacturing economy centered on SUBARU in Ota and the different employment structures across Gunma.
Even within northern Kanto, wage levels differ considerably across Ibaraki, Tochigi, and Gunma. Across all ages, Tochigi ranks first at ¥355,400, followed by Ibaraki at ¥340,600 and Gunma at ¥326,600. This article compares wage curves by age and looks at how differences in manufacturing quality and concentration contribute to the gaps.
For young people choosing where to work, this article compares wages for workers aged 20–24 and 25–29 across the seven Kanto prefectures. Tokyo leads at ¥266,200 for ages 20–24, while the largest prefectural gap is ¥26,300. It explains what that wage gap does—and does not—mean once job options and living costs are considered.
Scheduled monthly wages in Chiba rise from ¥250,900 for ages 20–24 to ¥387,900 for ages 50–54. This article looks at the wage curve through three major employment zones—Narita Airport and logistics, the Keiyo coastal industrial belt, and Makuhari New City—and the widening gender gap in the 50s.
Scheduled monthly wages in Ibaraki rise from ¥243,000 for ages 20–24 to ¥385,000 for ages 50–54. This article examines the prefecture's wage structure through three local employment engines—research in Tsukuba, electrical and machinery industries around Hitachi and Hitachinaka, and materials industries in Kashima—along with the widening gender gap in the 50s.
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.