BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Japan’s Best-Paying Hourly Jobs? Costco and IKEA
Real wages in Japan have remained pathetically low for several decades. Unless, that is, you work for Costco or IKEA. As the…
wages
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Costco Japan Pays Workers a Fair Wage, Local Businesses Seethe
Costco Japan says it'll pay a higher than market wage in all its warehouses countrywide. That has some local business owners fuming.
LIVING IN JAPAN
This Might Be the Worst Time to Work in Japan
Many dream of working in Japan. But a cheap yen and stagnant wages are making it harder - and driving even Japanese…