Japan has had the lowest labor-hour productivity in the G7 for five decades. https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h01196/ https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h

Japan has had the lowest labor-hour productivity in the G7 for five decades. https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h01196/ https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h01196/ At this point, Japan needs to boost productivity, so that its workers can earn more and boost consumption. Right now real wage growth is stagnant.