180,000 signatures submitted to the government calling for reforms to eliminate long working hours. Liberal Democratic Party has proposed raising the amount added to monthly wages to over 10%.
A special subcommittee of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Central Education Council (Central Council for Education) is having discussions on things such as reviewing the ``Special Salary Salary Act,'' and it is expected that a certain direction will be set by spring this year regarding how teachers should be paid, says an official.