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Costco and IKEA wages in Japan
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 country debates raising its minimum hourly wage, some people are asking: why can’t Japanese companies be more like these two chains?

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