Summer Bonus Survey 2022 (as of April 19, interim report) — news published Nikkei/Nikkei Business Daily/Nikkei MJ

The amount paid was 781,140 yen, +6.10% from the previous year, marking the first increase in four years. Steel and shipbuilding industries showed a high increase rate — industries that saw a large decrease in the summer of 2021 due to the impact of COVID. The manufacturing industry had an 8.22% increase in the amount paid. An increase in the amount paid was seen across every industry. However, the amount paid did not reach the level of that in 2020. On the other hand, the non-manufacturing sector, which is still halfway to recovery, saw a 1.01% decrease. Declining again for the fourth consecutive year, comparing against the previous year respectively.