
National | YEN FOR LIVING Jun 7, 2019
Japan facing increased pressure to hike minimum wage, but business leaders give mixed response
by Philip Brasor and Masako Tsubuku
Last month, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy recommended that the government draw up detailed measures to bring the nationwide average minimum wage up to ¥1,000 per hour as soon as possible. According to an article in the May 15 Asahi ...