Tokyo Wages by Company Size: The Long-Term Pay Advantage of Large Employers
Using 2023 data, this article compares wages by age at large, midsize, and small companies in Tokyo and shows how the company-size gap grows over a career.
Is Tokyo's Gender Wage Gap Narrowing? Changes from 2020 to 2023
A four-year look at wage trends for men and women in Tokyo. This article examines whether the gender gap improved through the COVID-19 period and recent wage increases, with some comparison to Kanagawa.
Is the Gender Wage Gap Improving? Changes in Kanagawa from 2020 to 2023
A four-year time-series look at the gender wage ratio in Kanagawa. Using data from 2020 through 2023, spanning the COVID-19 period, this article examines whether the gap narrowed or widened.
Gender Wage Gaps in the 20s: Does the Difference Start with Entry-Level Pay in Kanto?
A comparison of men's and women's wages for ages 20–29 across the seven Kanto prefectures. Using 2023 data, this article examines whether the gender gap that concerns job seekers is already present at the start of a career.
Kanto Gender Wage Gap Ranking: Which Prefecture Has the Smallest Gap?
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.
Tokyo Gender Wage Gap in 2023: High Pay, but a Persistent Barrier for Women
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.
Yokohama Population Forecast: About 123,000 Fewer Residents by 2040 as Aging Accelerates
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.
Wage Gaps in the 40s and 50s: Why the Difference Widens Across Kanto
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.
Are Wages Rising Across Kanto? Comparing 2020 and 2023
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.
Gunma Wages by Age: The Pay Structure of a SUBARU Company Town
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.
Comparing Wages in Ibaraki, Tochigi, and Gunma: How Northern Kanto Differs
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.
Where Do Workers in Their 20s Earn the Most in Kanto?
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.