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TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to bind Japan to a target for carbon neutrality by 2050, a shift in stance that will bring the country in line with the European Union and more than 60 other nations in efforts to combat climate change.
FILE PHOTO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks to the media during a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 21, 2020. Dita Alangkara/Pool via REUTERS/File photo
The new target will be announced by Suga when he makes his first address to parliament on Monday, after taking office last month, the Nikkei reported earlier this week.
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Kyodo Jan 26, 2021
Corporate executives and labor unions on Tuesday effectively began this year’s spring wage negotiations amid expectations that the pace of pay increases will slow due to the coronavirus pandemic.
With many companies taking a hit from the spread of the virus, which has depressed economic activity and hurt their earnings, Japan’s most powerful business lobby, Keidanren, has stressed the need for companies to have more leeway and that aiming for pay hikes across the board is “unrealistic.”