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Japan plans record hike in minimum wage, NHK reports

2024.07.24 09:10

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Employees of seafood restaurants work at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo, Japan, February 15, 2024.  REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

TOKYO (Reuters) – A panel at the Japanese labour ministry has decided to raise the national average minimum wage by about 5% to 1,054 yen ($6.85) per hour this fiscal year, the biggest ever jump, public broadcaster NHK reported on Wednesday.

($1 = 153.9500 yen)



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