LOL. My stepdaughter works part time at a McD in Japan (Ota, just south of Tokyo). Started out at $10/hour and now at $11/hour. And that’s one of the higher hourly rates at the store.
And that store is slammed. Every. Single. Day. Even with a MOS BURGER (a pretty popular chain in Japan) right nearby.
Pinging AIT, as he lives in JP and often has some useful commentary on all things Japan.
I have never one time been to a McDonald’s outside of the US that isn’t jammed all hours of the day. And I usually hit them because after a week or so of the local fair, I just want something familiar and predictable.