TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is doubling down on a costly battle to protect households from rising food and energy prices as criticism over his government's response casts a shadow over next month's upper house election.
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Kishida battles inflation as opposition goes on election attack
As upper house poll looms, Japanese PM attempts to soften price rises
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government budget for gasoline subsidies has ballooned as he tries to keep prices in check. (Source photos by Kai Fujii and Suzu Takahashi)
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