{
  "id": 5310326,
  "title": "Minimum Wage Hikes Exceed Targets in 33 Prefectures",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/minimum-wage-hikes-exceed-targets-in-33-prefectures",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-03T10:41:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026090300788/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)--Minimum hourly wage hikes in 33 of Japan's 47 prefectures for fiscal 2026 exceeded the targets set by the Central Minimum Wage Council, which advises the labor minister, it was learned Thursday. The hikes outpaced the targets by 1 to 9 yen, shrinking from the previous year's maximum margin of 18 yen. Among the 33 prefectures, Saga posted the largest increase,...",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}