TOKYO -- More than 70% of top business leaders in Japan say the economy is expanding, a new Nikkei survey shows, with respondents citing signs of a recovery in consumer spending fueled by pay raises.
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Real wages in Japan grew for the first time in over two years this June, according to government data. (Photo by Yutaka Miyaguchi)
TOKYO -- More than 70% of top business leaders in Japan say the economy is expanding, a new Nikkei survey shows, with respondents citing signs of a recovery in consumer spending fueled by pay raises.