The yen continues to depreciate, and “ワーホリ” has become a popular search keyword among people in Okinawa and Tokyo. The minimum wage in Australia and Canada is 2.5-3.5 times that of Japan, making it the most popular working holiday country for Japanese.
TOKYO, JAPAN (The CTP News) – Issues such as slow wage growth and continued falling exchange rates have led to Japan facing an outflow crisis of young labor, the attraction of Japanese people to work overseas has gradually increased. The number of times Japanese netizens searched for the keyword “ワーホリ” (translation: working holiday) on Google hit a record high in March this year, and the search popularity remains high. Among them, people in Okinawa and Tokyo searched the most, meaning that Working overseas has become a popular trend for Japanese workers. Australia and Canada are the most popular countries for working holidays in Japan, and their minimum wages are 2.5-3.5 times that of Japan, which has become one of the main reasons for labor outflow.
