Answer to Question #98624 in Macroeconomics for annie

Question

Assume Japanese government wanted to keep the labor costs in the aggricultural sector low. At the same time however the government wanted to increase the wage level and improve working
conditions of Japanese workers. How can Japan achieve these two seemingly contradicting aims?

Answer 1

The Japanese government opening the door to unskilled foreign farm labor.

if the government increases the minimum wage, then increase the wage level and improve working conditions of Japanese workers, and at the same time, relative to other sectors of the population, labor costs in the aggricultural sector low.