98 Regional Minimum Wages Settled Nationwide
(18 September 1998)

1998 fiscal year minimum wages by prefecture, and their implementation dates were decided as shown below.
Discussions for 1998 (FY) minimum wages by industry, however, are still underway at each regional committee.
The raise rate was set first by Osaka's associated industries of manufacturing machines and metal products on August 31, then Hyogo's general machinery, and Saga's ceramics and others.

Prefecture Minimum Wages Effective Date
yen/hour yen/day

Tokyo

 692 5,465 10/1

Kanagawa

 690 5,465 10/1

Osaka

 690 5,465 9/30

Aichi

 665 5,320 10/1

Kyoto

 661 5,283 10/1

Saitama

 664 5,283 10/1

Chiba

 662 5,282 10/1

Hyogo

 660 5,265 9/30

Shizuoka

 656 5,239 10/1

Shiga

 635 5,071 10/1

Tochigi

 632 5,051 10/1

Ibaraki

 632 5,045 10/1

Gifu

 653 5,217 10/1

Mie

 652 5,215 10/1

Yamanashi

 632 5,046 10/1

Nara

 632 5,040 10/1

Nagano

 630 5,039 10/1

Ishikawa

 630 5,038 10/1

Wakayama

 630 5,037 10/1

Toyama

 629 5,031 10/1

Gunma

 629 5,026 10/1

Fukuoka

 628 5,021 10/1

Hiroshima

 627 5,012 10/1

Fukui

 628 5,010 10/1
Prefecture Minimum Wages Effective Date
yen/hour yen/day

Niigata

 626 5,004 9/30

Okayama

 624 4,995 10/1

Hokkaido

 622 4,975 10/1

Yamaguchi

 623 4,969 10/1

Miyagi

 602 4,811 10/1

Kagawa

 602 4,802 10/1

Ehime

 597 4,770 10/1

Tokushima

 597 4,770 10/1

Kochi

 596 4,764 10/1

Tottori

 595 4,750 10/1

Fukushima

 595 4,746 10/1

Shimane

 592 4,736 9/30

Kumamoto

 590 4,716 10/1

Yamagata

 590 4,715 10/1

Oita

 591 4,713 10/1

Nagasaki

 590 4,713 10/1

Iwate

 590 4,713 10/1

Akita

 590 4,713 10/1

Kagoshima

 590 4,713 10/1

Saga

 590 4,713 10/1

Aomori

 590 4,713 10/1

Okinawa

 590 4,713 10/1

Miyazaki

 589 4,713 10/1

Average

 649  5,167  

Special Fund Raising Drive Planned for
Papua New Guinea Tsunami and China Flood Victims
(18 September 1998)
The 15th Central Executive Committee Meeting was held on September 10. At the meeting, RENGO decided to undertake a special fund raising drive to help cover damages sustained from the tsunami caused by the July 17th earthquake in Papua New Guinea, and flooding due to the heavy rains in Southern China this June.
Working through the local unions in each country, the Papua New Guinea Trade Union Congress and the All China Federation of Trade Unions, this fund will be used for support programs that meet the needs of the refugees.

Discussion on Damages from Economic Turmoil
APRO Opens Women's Committee in Tokyo
(18 September 1998)
The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions/Asia Pacific Regional Organization (ICFTU/APRO) opened its 10th Women's Committee on September 16 at RENGO headquarters in Tokyo. Seven Asian countries including RENGO were in attendance. Assistant General Secretary Kumazaki, of RENGO presided over the presentation of reports and a lively discussion.
On September 17, APRO General Secretary Izumi and participants of the Women's Committee paneled an "International Women's Symposium."

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