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Ordinance-set monthly pay of a prefectural assembly member (rank-and-file). A baseline for the check-and-balance role.
In 2024, Tokyo recorded the highest Prefectural assembly member monthly pay (by ordinance) (1,021,000¥) and Osaka the lowest (651,000¥) among Japan's 47 prefectures. The simple 47-prefecture average is 820,511¥. Source: National Association of Chairpersons of Prefectural Assemblies — Survey on Assembly-Member Compensation + each prefectural assembly’s compensation ordinance.
▲ The top 5 prefectures are tinted sky, ▼ the bottom 5 amber — just enough colour to follow the two ends of the “desirable direction.”
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