Japan’s Prefectures Raising Standard Minimum Wage in October 2018

The standard minimum wages of Japan’s 47 prefectures are to increase in the first week of October, the country’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare said in updates released from Aug. 29 to Sept. 5.

Tokyo’s standard hourly minimum wage is to increase effective Oct. 1 to 985 yen (U.S. $8.87), up from the current amount of 958 yen (U.S. $8.63), and is to retain its status as the highest standard hourly minimum wage among the prefectures after the increases take effect in October. The lowest standard hourly minimum wage among the prefectures after the increases take effect is to ...