Japan's Kishida wants businesses to make higher wage hikes next year
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FILE PHOTO: Fumio Kishida, Japan's prime minister, speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, November 2, 2023. Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday asked business leaders to raise wages in next year's spring labour negotiations to a level higher than this year's against the backdrop of rising prices.
Kishida spoke during a meeting with business leaders and labour unions at the Prime Minister's Office.
(Reporting by Kentaro Sugiyama; Writing by Satoshi Sugiyama; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
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