TOKYO — Japan's inflation-adjusted wages rose for two consecutive months in July, thanks to a bump in summertime bonuses, government data showed on Thursday.

Real wages in the world's fourth-largest economy grew 0.4 percent in July, rising at a slower pace than June's 1.1-percent growth when it turned positive for the first time in 27 months, data from the labor ministry showed.

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