epa11609017 Commuters wait to cross a street in Tokyo's Shinjuku business and shopping district, Japan, 17 September 2024, a day before the International Equal Pay Day. A 2022 survey by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) revealed that women's wage levels in Japan stood at 78.7, significantly lower than the OECD average of 88.6 across member countries. Latest data from the OECD in 2023 show that the median wage of women was 22 percent lower than the men?s median wage. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON
