Wages are rising in Japan more than they have in decades, at least for some workers. But so are prices, leaving many people feeling they must scrimp more than ever.
Japan is witnessing a surge in wages unseen in decades, albeit limited to certain groups of workers. Yet, so are prices, causing a growing number of people.
At the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, visitors are asked to dwell on the horrors of the atomic bomb that decimated this city in 1945 and to commit to the “total abolition of nuclear weapons.”