Japan to make big companies report gender pay gaps

New rule to shed light on systemic disadvantages for female workers

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Japanese women's median earnings are just 77.5% of men's. © Nikkei montage/Source photos by 123RF

TAKASHI TSUJI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan plans to start requiring large companies to disclose their gender wage gaps as early as this year as part of efforts to address systemic disparities in the workplace.

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