By JUMPEI MIURA/ Staff Writer
February 15, 2023 at 19:10 JST
Tomoko Yoshino, second from left, president of Rengo (Japanese Trade Union Confederation), and other officials raise their fists and say “Ganbaro” (Let's do our best) for higher wages in Tokyo’s Kita Ward on Feb. 6 during the annual spring’s “shunto” wage negotiations. (Jumpei Miura)
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