Japan's Kishida vows to deliver wage growth, digital reform

PM focuses on policy priorities after choosing not to call a snap election

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida spoke with reporters June 21 after the end of the regular Diet session. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)

KENTARO SHIOZAKI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida promised to deliver "structural wage growth" in the face of rising prices in a news conference Wednesday, calling for a labor market where workers with newly gained skills can move to growth fields.

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