TOKYO -- As Japan's political parties spar over how to reduce inequality ahead of the upcoming general election, three decades of nearly flat wages suggest that growing the economic pie first may be a more pressing priority.
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Commuters in Tokyo: Wage growth in Japan has lagged far below the OECD average over the past three decades. (Photo by Mamoru Yago)
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