Japan Wage Increases May Not Herald Sustained Raises

TOKYO—While some Japanese workers are likely to see an increase in their pay checks next spring for the first time in years, it remains to be seen whether this will translate into sustained wage growth.
Recently announced corporate earnings show that nearly a year after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to power, his policy mix of massive monetary stimulus and government spending—dubbed Abenomics—is bearing fruit, boosting profits and…

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