Japan to increase salaries of chefs at diplomatic missions

Japan to increase salaries of chefs at diplomatic missions

Japan's government plans to improve working conditions for chefs at its overseas diplomatic missions due to intensifying competition for talent as the nation's cuisine grows in popularity worldwide.

The Japanese government has decided to improve the working conditions of cooks in its foreign embassies. This is due to the fact that, on the one hand, it has become difficult to find a good specialist, and on the other hand, the worldwide popularity of Japanese traditional food. Starting next January, the annual salary of chefs at embassies will increase from the current 4-4.5 million yen to more than 6 million yen (over $42,000). Now most of t…