After 90 years, Japan now has a wage growth.

- Incomes are set to rise by 3.5% to 3.8% this year, according to the Institute for Labour and Economic Development, a Tokyo-based think tank. Labour unions, buoyed by the prime minister’s backing, are reportedly asking for a 5% increase.<br><br>- —- <br>Japan’s economy has struggled with near-zero inflation and flat wage growth for decades.