"The average monthly wage among workers in Japan in May fell 0.2 percent from a year before to ¥267,933, down for the first time in 11 months, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Friday......The drop happened because the proportion of part-time workers in the total workforce rose 0.18 percentage point to 30.17 percent. Wages for part-timers are about one-fourth of those for full-time regular employees."
Source: Wages in Japan down for first time in 11 months
JiJi
The Japan Times
JUL 8, 2016
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/07/08/business/wages-japan-first-time-11-months/#.V4HROet9671
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