• A Vietnamese worker harvests tomatoes at a farm in Asahi, Chiba Prefecture, in December. The idea of a minimum wage regulation is seen as an effort to address the urban-rural wage gap that could result from the concentration of foreign laborers in large cities. | BLOOMBERG
    A Vietnamese worker harvests tomatoes at a farm in Asahi, Chiba Prefecture, in December. The idea of a minimum wage regulation is seen as an effort to address the urban-rural wage gap that could result from the concentration of foreign laborers in large cities. | BLOOMBERG

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Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga denied a media report Thursday that the government is considering introducing a minimum wage for specific industrial sectors that would apply to workers nationwide, regardless of where they live.

Earlier in the day, labor ministry officials had explained the idea to ruling lawmakers, but Suga said the ministry isn’t considering the move at this time.

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