PoliticsJuly 27 at 05:17 AM

Japanese panel said to be looking at revising up minimum wage target; looking at hiking to "high JPY 1100 range", Kyodo reports

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Japan is hiking its minimum wage target to the high JPY 1100 range, supporting the BOJ's rate normalization while raising concerns over SME costs and persistent negative real wage growth.

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