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In 2019, the average Japanese employee worked 1,644 hours, lower than workers in Spain, Canada, and Italy. By comparison, the average American worker worked 1,779 hours in 2019. [6] In 2021 the average annual work-hours dropped to 1633.2, slightly higher than 2020's 1621.2. Between 2012 and 2021, the average working hours drop was 7.48%. [7]
Salarymen take their train daily to work in the Tokyo metropolitan area (Tokyo Station, 2005) Salaryman ( サラリーマン , sararīman ) is an originally Japanese word for salaried workers. In Japanese popular culture, it is portrayed as a white-collar worker who shows unwavering loyalty and commitment to his employer, prioritizing work over ...
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American household incomes rebounded in 2023 to pre-pandemic levels New Census data finds the typical household earned $80,610 last year, a 4% jump from 2022 and the first significant boost since ...
Many Americans served as foreign government advisors in Japan during the Meiji period (1868–1912). Prior to World War II , it was a common practice for first-generation issei Japanese immigrants in the United States to send their nisei children, who were American citizens , to Japan for education.
The first American consulate in Japan was opened at the temple of Gyokusen-ji, Shimoda, Shizuoka under Consul General Townsend Harris.Gyokusen-ji is also the location of a small number of foreign graves dating from as early as 1854 marking the final resting place of U.S. forces personnel that died while serving as part of Commodore Matthew Perry's 'Black Ship' fleet.
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As of early October 2023, the lowest minimum wage in Japan exists in the Iwate Prefecture at ¥893 an hour (6.03 U.S. dollars), while the highest minimum wage is in Tokyo at ¥1,113 an hour (7.51 U.S. dollars).