$20,000 annual pay: Japan's weak yen drives away Asian talent
asia.nikkei.com
Takeshi Fukumoto, from Nara prefecture, obtained a working holiday visa in November and moved to Toronto, where he works at a restaurant kitchen.
He makes 22 Canadian dollars ($16) an hour and averages 40 hours a week. "Despite my short hours, I earn a lot," he said. "Including tips, my monthly income is over 400,000 yen."
He said he keeps living costs down by cooking for himself and has saved more than 1 million yen.
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Shit must be really bad in japan if this dude is doing OK making just over minimum wage, in the highest (or second highest) cost of living cities in canada....
Also if he calls over 40 hours a week short hours…
That made my eyebrows want to climb above my face.
I mean, compared to the sterotypical salaryman hours, it is short