Oct 30, 2026Important

Central Minimum Wage Council issues FY2026 regional minimum wage guideline answer (28 July 2026)

Summary: On 28 July 2026, the Central Minimum Wage Council (中央最低賃金審議会) held its 75th meeting and issued its answer on the FY2026 guideline (目安) for regional minimum wage revisions. The guideline is a reference for the prefectural minimum wage councils, which set the actual regional minimum wage rates. This page lists the meeting records, and the specific guideline figures are not included in the text provided.
Who is affected: All employers in Japan that pay workers subject to regional minimum wages (地域別最低賃金)
What to do: Nothing required yet. Watch for the final prefectural minimum wage decisions, then check whether your workers' pay falls below the new rates and adjust as needed.
Deadline: Not stated in the original
Original title (Japanese): 中央最低賃金審議会 (中央最低賃金審議会)
Issued by: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)

Summarized and translated by AI. The original Japanese text is authoritative. Sources: the websites of each Japanese government body (see the original link for each notice). Summarized and translated into English by AI by Japan Regulation Watch under the Public Data License (Version 1.0) of the Government of Japan. This is not an official translation and was not created by the government.