By KEISHI NISHIMURA/ Staff Writer
January 5, 2023 at 16:48 JST
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida gives his first news conference this year in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Jan. 4. (Pool)
ISE, Mie Prefecture--Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stepped up his call for companies to raise salaries to a level higher than the rate of inflation, labeling the issue as one of two pivotal policy areas his administration will tackle this year as a top priority. [Read More]
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