Japan Aug. real wages rise for 8th month on pay growth, slower inflation

TOKYO - Japan's real wages in August rose 1.5 percent from a year earlier, climbing for the eighth straight month, reflecting pay growth and a slower increase in prices, government data showed Wednesday.

Nominal wages per worker, including base and overtime pay, were up 3.8 percent at 311,364 yen ($1,970), marking the seventh straight month of growth exceeding 3 percent and the first such streak in more than 34 years, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.