G-31 ・ Perception ・ 1 min

Minimum Wage Higher or Lower: 5 from Home — Start from your home prefecture and guess higher or lower, five times

A browser quiz comparing Japan's regional minimum wages (FY2026, hourly) on two cards. Pick your home prefecture: the left card shows its wage and the right card shows another prefecture with the wage hidden. Press Higher or Lower. The hidden wage counts up, then the gap (e.g. +38 yen) and the effective date (in effect since Oct 1, or takes effect Dec 2, based on your device's date) appear. The right card slides to the left and becomes the baseline for the next question. Two prefectures come from your home region and three from other regions; no question repeats the previous wage, and the answers always include at least two Highers and two Lowers. A wrong answer doesn't end the set. The result lists the whole chain (prefecture, wage, right or wrong). Share to send a link with the same five questions (it includes your prefecture and the question order, not the answers). Wages and dates are copied from the MHLW nationwide list of regional minimum wages for FY2026.

How to play

  1. Tap your home prefecture. The left card shows its hourly minimum wage
  2. Press Higher if you think the right card's prefecture pays more than the left, or Lower if less. The wage, the gap and the effective date appear
  3. The right card slides left and is compared with the next one. Tap anywhere to skip the wait. A wrong answer doesn't end the set
  4. The result lists the chain of five. Share sends a link with the same five questions (your prefecture and the order are in the URL). Play again gives five new prefectures

Keyboard: ↑, ← or H higher / ↓, → or L lower / Space skip the wait / arrow keys and Enter on the prefecture list / R play again

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