TOKYO -- Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's presumptive next prime minister, is set to make the economy his top priority, signaling plans to take steps to lighten the burden of rising prices.
Japan's new PM
Japan's next PM Ishiba to put economy first as inflation bites
Fiscal discipline also in focus as rate hike seen raising borrowing costs
Shigeru Ishiba, who is set to become Japan's next prime minister, will be forced to confront rising prices. © Reuters
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