Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to unite and secure victory in the “most important elections” for the foundation of the people’s party.
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s leader pledged to forge election cooperation with other opposition parties, but some would-be partners raised immediate doubts about the feasibility of this idea.
Japan’s most influential business group signaled it would push for substantial wage increases as demanded by the largest labor organization in the nation during a meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 23.
For the second year in a row, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attended a New Year’s gathering of Japan’s largest labor organization, backing its efforts for employees’ pay hikes.
Rengo (Japanese Trade Union Confederation), Japan’s largest labor organization, decided to seek an overall wage increase of around 5 percent during next year’s “shunto” spring wage negotiations.