{"id":156035,"date":"2023-08-16T13:32:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T04:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=156035&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-08-16T13:32:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T04:32:52","slug":"fukuoka-minimum-wage-boosted-to-941-yen","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-minimum-wage-boosted-to-941-yen\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka Minimum Wage Boosted to 941 Yen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Fukuoka Regional Minimum Wage Council has proposed an increase in Fukuoka Prefecture&#8217;s minimum hourly wage from 900 yen to 941 yen, a 41-yen increase that surpasses the Central Minimum Wage Council&#8217;s guideline. This year&#8217;s hike is the largest since the system&#8217;s inception in 2002, and it marks the 21st consecutive year of increase. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=10658883&amp;ymd=2023-08-10#:~:text=%E7%8F%BE%E5%9C%A8%E3%81%AE%E5%88%B6%E5%BA%A6%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3,%E3%81%AF%E5%8F%8D%E5%AF%BE%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%81%84%E3%81%BE%E3%81%99%E3%80%82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC106BY0Q3A810C2000000\/?n_cid=kobetsu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nikkei<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156040\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_tenjin-city-hall-july_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fukuoka Minimum Wage Boosted to 941 Yen\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_tenjin-city-hall-july_2023_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_tenjin-city-hall-july_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_tenjin-city-hall-july_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_tenjin-city-hall-july_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fukuoka Regional Minimum Wage Council has proposed an increase in Fukuoka Prefecture&#8217;s minimum hourly wage from 900 yen to 941 yen, a 41-yen increase&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":156041,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-156035","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-society","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/156035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156035"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}