JCP Chair Shii: Sales tax hike plan during economy downturn should be abandoned

The Cabinet Office announced that the latest diffusion index of business indicators shows that the economy is "worsening" for the first time in a period of six years and two months.

Koike: Abe acts as if Japan has healthy economy

Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Koike Akira said that the Cabinet Office announcement claiming real economic growth at an annual rate of 2.1% twists the facts.

Workers’ hourly earnings decrease in Japan over last 20 yrs. unlike other major countries

Workers in Japan in 2018 earned 8% less per hour compared to what they received 21 years ago while workers among other economic powers obtained increases in wages, Akahata reported based on OECD data.