Bankruptcy-induced salary cuts for Yubari city workers to end

Bankruptcy-induced salary cuts for Yubari city workers to end

The announcement was made on the 20th anniversary of the city's declaration of financial collapse.

Japan Government Workers: Yubari Pay Cuts End After 20 Years

For 20 years, austerity has been a reality for the government workers in Japan’s Hokkaido city of Yubari, but things are finally changing. City workers will be the first to see their salaries return to their previous levels in this fiscal year for the first time since the city’s financial meltdown in 2006. This is...