The Japan Business Federation, the country's most powerful business lobby, urges its member companies to offer larger pay hikes than last year, effectively demanding wage increases of at least 4 percent amid inflation.
Tetsuji Ohashi, chairman of leading construction machinery-maker Komatsu, says that there are gaps between companies in their recoveries from the coronavirus crisis.
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