Japan Asks If It’s Better to Flip Burgers in US Than Work at a Megabank - Printable Version
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Japan Asks If It’s Better to Flip Burgers in US Than Work at a Megabank - theold - 02-11-2022
In the 1840s, tens of thousands of immigrants descended upon California seeking gold to make their fortune. Might Japanese youths looking to flip burgers be next?
It’s a facetious thought, but Japanese media is nonetheless all agog to learn that, thanks to new legislation, workers in fast-food restaurants in the Golden State may soon earn $22 an hour. At current yen levels, that amounts to nearly 3,300 yen — or close to four times Japan’s average minimum wage.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-10-30/yen-weakness-highlights-japan-s-very-low-wages