{
  "id": 10875313,
  "title": "Japan Private-Sector Pay Reaches Record 4.87 Million Yen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/japan-private-sector-pay-reaches-record-4-87-million-yen",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-30T06:06:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "News On Japan",
    "slug": "news-on-japan",
    "url": "https://newsonjapan.com/article/150907.php"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Japan's private-sector pay has reached a record high of 4.87 million yen annually, marking the fifth consecutive year of increase according to the National Tax Agency. Electricity, gas, heat supply, and water services had the highest average salary at 8.54 million yen, while accommodation and food services had the lowest at 2.76 million yen. The growth rate slowed compared to the previous year, with men's salaries increasing by 1.7% to 5.97 million yen and women's by 2.6% to 3.42 million yen. Japan's population, including foreign residents, stood at 122.97 million as of October 1, 2025, marking only the third decline since the national census began in 1920.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}