One thing that will help is the planned raising of the minimum wage in Japan, from around 800 yen&#x2F;hour now to 1000 yen&#x2F;hour in 2020. [0] The minimum wage in Japan is below-average by most measures for OECD countries. [1]<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.japantimes.co.jp&#x2F;opinion&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;11&#x2F;editorials&#x2F;much-needed-minimum-wage-hike&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.japantimes.co.jp&#x2F;opinion&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;11&#x2F;editorials&#x2F;mu...</a><p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.oecd.org&#x2F;social&#x2F;Focus-on-Minimum-Wages-after-the-crisis-2015.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.oecd.org&#x2F;social&#x2F;Focus-on-Minimum-Wages-after-the-...</a>