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Source: The Hardest Market take-home pay calculator, October 2026 rates: Kyokai Kenpo Tokyo health insurance, Employees' Pension, employment insurance, national income tax and residence tax. Assumes an employee under 40, no dependants, no bonus, standard deductions only, and the same income last year. Chart: The Hardest Market (hardestmarket.com).
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