What is the minimum wage in Japan?
The current nationwide average hourly minimum wage in Japan is ¥874.
On July 31st, 2019, a government panel proposed increasing the minimum wage to ¥901, on average, exceeding the ¥900 mark for the first time ever. This would be an increase of about 3.1%.
The Top 10 Ranking are as follows:
Tokyo: ¥985
Osaka: ¥936
Saitama: ¥898
Aichi: ¥898
Chiba: ¥895
Kyoto: ¥882
Hyogo: ¥871
Shizuoka: ¥858
Mie: ¥846
Hiroshima: ¥844
How do the prefectures rank in terms of minimum wage?
The hourly minimum wage is decided by the Ministry of Labor’s regional bureaus in each of Japan’s 47 prefectures. The regional bureaus set the minimum wage based on local economic conditions, but also take into consideration the annual recommendation from the Ministry of Labor’s advisory committee.
Tokyo has the highest minimum wage at ¥985.
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