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In Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, where I live, the minimum wage in 2007 was 693 yen per hour, and the national weighted average was 687 yen.
Around this time, I was working at a movie theater📽️
My starting wage was 700 yen per hour.
Yes, the same hourly wage as Neru.
Currently, the minimum wage in Miyagi Prefecture is 923 yen per hour, and the national weighted average is 1004 yen. Next year, the national weighted average is expected to be 1054 yen.
If Neru isn't earning over 1000 yen per hour by now, living might be getting tough for her...💸