TOKYO -- Japan will achieve wage increases that surpass the rate of inflation this year, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed on Tuesday, as he outlined the government's priorities.
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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida outlines key government policies in a speech to the nation's parliament on Jan. 30. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
TOKYO -- Japan will achieve wage increases that surpass the rate of inflation this year, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed on Tuesday, as he outlined the government's priorities.