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Japan's Kishida wants businesses to make higher wage hikes next year

2023-11-15 17:52
TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday asked business leaders to raise wages in next year's spring
Japan's Kishida wants businesses to make higher wage hikes next year

TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday asked business leaders to raise wages in next year's spring labour negotiations to a level higher than this year's against the backdrop of rising prices.

Kishida spoke during a meeting with business leaders and labour unions at the Prime Minister's Office.

(Reporting by Kentaro Sugiyama; Writing by Satoshi Sugiyama; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)