Tokyo proposes record minimum pay increase


An advisory panel called for raising the minimum hourly wage for the current fiscal year by 50 yen. — AFP

TOKYO: Japan’s labour ministry has proposed a record increase in the minimum wage for the fourth consecutive year, in a bid to support low-income households amid rising prices.

An advisory panel at the ministry called for raising the minimum hourly wage for the current fiscal year by 50 yen, according to a government official yesterday.

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