Young Japanese Find It Pays—Double—to Work Abroad

When Japan native Mana Hayashi moved to Australia last October, she knew it would be an adventure. Hayashi, 26, landed part-time gigs at a Japanese bar, a sushi restaurant and a cafe, and between them soon was making about US$2,800 a month—double what she had made as a registered nutritionist at a hospital in Japan. “From my experience, I felt that wages for essential workers are very low in Japan,” Hayashi said.