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Are wages really stuck? Are prices high? Will pensions disappear? Picto Economy counts the numbers from the Bank of Japan, Japan's government statistics and the OECD with pictograms, and puts money headlines next to the actual data: household finances, wages, prices, taxes, pensions and Japan compared with the world. ▶ New full videos (8–10 min) every morning and evening JST, with Shorts in between ▶ Every number is checked against its primary source, cited in each description ▶ Subtitles (CC) in 12 languages including English, Chinese, Hindi and Spanish ▶ Sister channels: PictoPaper (how the world changes) / Picto Mind (behavior and life) / Picto Science (how things work) Spot a wrong number? Tell us in the comments and we will correct it.
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![Why Is Japan's Food Share Back at 1981 Levels? [Engel Coefficient 28.3%]](/api/proxy/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FgZJkDDFsmBU%2Fsddefault.jpg)
![Why is Japan's consumption tax the top earner if 10% is low for the OECD? [34th of 37]](/api/proxy/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F306Fn2x5bj4%2Fsddefault.jpg)
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![Why is tax not the biggest of the deductions from pay in Japan? [69,036 yen a month]](/api/proxy/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FHjpC4fVViYA%2Fsddefault.jpg)
![Why will Japan pension benefits shrink but not stop? [Replacement rate 61%→50%]](/api/proxy/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FreiaHU8DVgg%2Fsddefault.jpg)
![Are homes pricier now? Japan house prices vs income are 63% of 1990 [1990→2025]](/api/proxy/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FqZALqfE0TMI%2Fsddefault.jpg)
![Why Do Taxes and Benefits Cut Japan's Poverty Rate by More Than Half? [33.6% to 15.4%]](/api/proxy/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FYP7uCOcjyfg%2Fsddefault.jpg)
![Why didn't cash shrink as Japan went cashless? [Banknotes peaked in 2022]](/api/proxy/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FFHhu697clXc%2Fsddefault.jpg)
![Why Is Public Employee Pay Only 12.5% of Japan's Government Spending? [Lowest in OECD]](/api/proxy/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FweBLwNvb8lw%2Fsddefault.jpg)
![Why "only Japan wages don't rise" is only half true [-2.5% in 34 years, Italy too]](/api/proxy/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FPRqacsrFn4g%2Fsddefault.jpg)
![Why did savings lose value when interest rates were 8%? [Japan 1974: -12% in a year]](/api/proxy/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FBHjGS2aWqrE%2Fsddefault.jpg)
![Where do Japanese savings go? Banks, bonds, then the BOJ [household financial assets]](/api/proxy/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fj3hBlI6d4io%2Fsddefault.jpg)
![Why isn't aid the biggest money reaching developing countries? [Remittances: 3x aid]](/api/proxy/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F9Hvg7X1ptvg%2Fsddefault.jpg)
![Who pays for healthcare in Japan? Patients cover only 11.8% [48 trillion yen]](/api/proxy/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FbG2rTxZOhwo%2Fsddefault.jpg)
![Why was Japan's inflation peak 1974, not today? [Inflation rate: 23.2%]](/api/proxy/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FWW2DfaPONHo%2Fsddefault.jpg)
![Why do only 4 in 10 reach the average salary in Japan? [4.78 million yen, 60% below]](/api/proxy/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fc7k0VcAVtbg%2Fsddefault.jpg)
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