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🇯🇵 Japan

Kagoshima · 2026-11-13

Wage jurisdiction

Prefectural general minimum wage. Industry-specific higher rates may apply.

Intelligence Hours Index

2h 56m

Gross minimum-wage work for one month of this subscription benchmark.

Time, made visible1 bar = 8 hours

0.37 workdays8h is a visual unit, not a legal working day.

Behind the number

Monthly USD price: $20
Hourly minimum wage: JPY 1,090
Local currency per USD: 159.43
Reference FX date: 2026-11-12
Wage effective / source-reference date: 2026-10-25
Last wage verification: 2026-09-28
Data status: stale
Service availability: Available
Sources & scope

ChatGPT · Available
Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions.
Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
Claude · Available
Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions.
Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
Gemini · Available
Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions.
Official support list Checked 2026-09-29

US list price · before taxes · gross minimum wage

General adult, non-tipped employee; sector and coverage exceptions may apply.

Official hourly rate; no working-time conversion.

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Regional comparison

One country, local realities.

Only verified statutory values enter the ranking. Unverified regions and systems without a general minimum remain distinct.

Region	Hours of work	Hourly wage, local	Status
Tokyo	2h 29m	1,280	stale
Kanagawa	2h 30m	1,279	stale
Osaka	2h 35m	1,231	stale
Saitama	2h 40m	1,196	stale
Chiba	2h 40m	1,195	stale
Aichi	2h 40m	1,195	stale
Hyogo	2h 43m	1,172	stale
Shizuoka	2h 46m	1,154	stale
Mie	2h 47m	1,143	stale
Hiroshima	2h 48m	1,141	stale
Ibaraki	2h 48m	1,136	stale
Shiga	2h 48m	1,136	stale
Hokkaido	2h 49m	1,131	stale
Tochigi	2h 50m	1,125	stale
Kyoto	2h 51m	1,122	stale
Gifu	2h 51m	1,121	stale
Gunma	2h 51m	1,120	stale
Toyama	2h 51m	1,119	stale
Nagano	2h 51m	1,117	stale
Fukuoka	2h 52m	1,114	stale
Ishikawa	2h 52m	1,113	stale
Yamanashi	2h 52m	1,113	stale
Fukui	2h 52m	1,112	stale
Niigata	2h 53m	1,108	stale
Nara	2h 53m	1,107	stale
Okayama	2h 53m	1,104	stale
Tokushima	2h 53m	1,103	stale
Wakayama	2h 54m	1,101	stale
Yamaguchi	2h 54m	1,101	stale
Miyagi	2h 54m	1,098	stale
Oita	2h 55m	1,096	stale
Fukushima	2h 55m	1,094	stale
Ehime	2h 55m	1,093	stale
Yamagata	2h 55m	1,092	stale
Shimane	2h 55m	1,092	stale
Kagawa	2h 55m	1,092	stale
Aomori	2h 56m	1,090	stale
Akita	2h 56m	1,090	stale
Tottori	2h 56m	1,090	stale
Kagoshima	2h 56m	1,090	stale
Nagasaki	2h 56m	1,087	stale
Kochi	2h 56m	1,086	stale
Miyazaki	2h 56m	1,085	stale
Kumamoto	3h 05m	1,034	stale
Iwate	3h 06m	1,031	stale
Saga	3h 06m	1,030	stale
Okinawa	3h 07m	1,023	stale

Actual observations only

A history that starts with evidence.

Recorded data table

Date	Hours	Revision
2026-09-28	3.0705653021442	3
2026-09-29	3.0666666666667	1
2026-09-30	3.0658869395712	2
2026-10-02	3.0785575048733	1
2026-10-03	3.0781676413255	1
2026-10-04	3.0779727095517	1
2026-10-05	3.0785575048733	1
2026-10-07	3.0846003898635	1
2026-10-08	3.0847953216374	1
2026-10-09	3.0844054580897	1
2026-10-10	3.0846003898635	1
2026-10-11	3.0846003898635	1
2026-10-12	3.0875243664717	1
2026-10-13	3.0883040935673	1
2026-10-14	3.088693957115	1
2026-10-15	3.0847953216374	1
2026-10-16	3.0820662768031	1
2026-10-17	3.0814814814815	1
2026-10-18	3.0812865497076	1
2026-10-19	3.0826510721248	1
2026-10-20	3.0855750487329	1
2026-10-21	3.0836257309942	1
2026-10-22	3.0762183235867	1
2026-10-26	2.883119266055	1
2026-10-27	2.8910091743119	1
2026-10-29	2.8990825688073	1
2026-10-30	2.8948623853211	1
2026-10-31	2.8928440366972	1
2026-11-01	2.8928440366972	1
2026-11-02	2.8933944954128	1
2026-11-03	2.8983486238532	1
2026-11-05	2.9045871559633	1
2026-11-08	2.902752293578	1
2026-11-10	2.9018348623853	1
2026-11-11	2.9106422018349	1
2026-11-12	2.9253211009174	1

Monthly plans

Compare subscriptions.

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Plan	USD/month	Hours	Service availability
ChatGPT Go	8	1h 10m	Available Sources & scope ChatGPT · Available Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions. Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
ChatGPT Plus	20	2h 56m	Available Sources & scope ChatGPT · Available Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions. Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
ChatGPT Pro — More	200	29h 15m	Available Sources & scope ChatGPT · Available Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions. Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
Claude Pro	20	2h 56m	Available Sources & scope Claude · Available Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions. Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
Claude Max — 5×	100	14h 38m	Available Sources & scope Claude · Available Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions. Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
Google AI Plus	4.99	0h 44m	Available Sources & scope Gemini · Available Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions. Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
Google AI Pro	19.99	2h 55m	Available Sources & scope Gemini · Available Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions. Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
Google AI Ultra — 5×	99.99	14h 38m	Available Sources & scope Gemini · Available Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions. Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
Google AI Ultra — 20×	199.99	29h 15m	Available Sources & scope Gemini · Available Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions. Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
SuperGrok	30	4h 23m	Country access unconfirmed Sources & scope Grok · Country access unconfirmed We have not verified an official country-level support statement for this service. A working website or status page does not establish local access. Provider guidance
SuperGrok Plus	100	14h 38m	Country access unconfirmed Sources & scope Grok · Country access unconfirmed We have not verified an official country-level support statement for this service. A working website or status page does not establish local access. Provider guidance
Kimi Plus	19	2h 47m	Country access unconfirmed Sources & scope Kimi · Country access unconfirmed We have not verified an official country-level support statement for this service. A working website or status page does not establish local access. Provider guidance
Kimi Pro	39	5h 42m	Country access unconfirmed Sources & scope Kimi · Country access unconfirmed We have not verified an official country-level support statement for this service. A working website or status page does not establish local access. Provider guidance
Kimi Max	99	14h 29m	Country access unconfirmed Sources & scope Kimi · Country access unconfirmed We have not verified an official country-level support statement for this service. A working website or status page does not establish local access. Provider guidance
Kimi Ultra	199	29h 06m	Country access unconfirmed Sources & scope Kimi · Country access unconfirmed We have not verified an official country-level support statement for this service. A working website or status page does not establish local access. Provider guidance
ChatGPT Pro 500	500	73h 08m	Available Sources & scope ChatGPT · Available Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions. Official support list Checked 2026-09-29

Source trail

Every input has a source.

ChatGPT pricing — OpenAI
Claude pricing — Anthropic
Google AI plans — United States — Google
Frankfurter v2 reference exchange rates — Frankfurter / contributing official institutions
Prefectural minimum wages and effective dates — Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
ChatGPT supported countries — OpenAI
Where can I access Claude? — Anthropic
Where you can use the Gemini web app — Google

chatgpt-plus · verified 2026-09-28

ChatGPT Plus: USD 20 per month, regular monthly web subscription. Monthly billing / United States USD price selected on the official page. Promotions and annual equivalents excluded.

Observation chatgpt-plus-2026-09-28. Source openai-pricing. Approved 2026-09-28.

claude-pro · verified 2026-09-28

Claude Pro: USD 20 per month, regular monthly web subscription. Monthly billing / United States USD price selected on the official page. Promotions and annual equivalents excluded.

Observation claude-pro-2026-09-28. Source anthropic-pricing. Approved 2026-09-28.

google-ai-pro · verified 2026-09-28

Google AI Pro: USD 19.99 per month, regular monthly web subscription. Monthly billing / United States USD price selected on the official page. Promotions and annual equivalents excluded.

Observation google-ai-pro-2026-09-28. Source google-pricing. Approved 2026-09-28.

JP-46 · verified 2026-09-28

鹿児島県 1,026円 (令和8.10.25からは1,090円) 令和7.11.01

Observation JP-46-2026-10-25-1090. Source jp-mhlw. Approved 2026-09-28.

Approved wage changes

What changed, and when.

Effective / reference date	Published rate	State
2026-10-25	1090 JPY / hour	Published observation
2025-11-01	1026 JPY / hour	Published observation