1. American state minimum wage supersedes the national minimum wage [0]

2. The median household income in Japan is significantly below the US ($25,000 [1] versus $83k [2]), let alone other OECD members.

[0] - https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wage...

[1] - https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/mro/2029703?display=1

[2] - https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-28...