Japanese Prime Minister Ishiwari Shigeru called on companies to continue to raise employee wages, and the government seeks to ensure stable inflation and economic growth, while also dealing with rising living costs for residents. “I ask everyone to cooperate in next year's salary negotiations to drastically raise wages based on this year's momentum,” Shi Fa Mao said after talks with trade union and business leaders. The average salary increase in this year's agreement reached its biggest in 33 years, and companies responded to the demand for wage increases in the face of continued inflation. Shigeru Ishiwari met with key participants in the annual salary negotiations, including Tomoko Yoshino, chairman of Rengo, Japan's largest trade union federation, and Masakazu Tokura, head of the Japanese business lobbying group Keidanren.

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiwari Shigeru called on companies to continue to raise employee wages, and the government seeks to ensure stable inflation and economic growth, while also dealing with rising living costs for residents. “I ask everyone to cooperate in next year's salary negotiations to drastically raise wages based on this year's momentum,” Shi Fa Mao said after talks with trade union and business leaders. The average salary increase in this year's agreement reached its biggest in 33 years, and companies responded to the demand for wage increases in the face of continued inflation. Shigeru Ishiwari met with key participants in the annual salary negotiations, including Tomoko Yoshino, chairman of Rengo, Japan's largest trade union federation, and Masakazu Tokura, head of the Japanese business lobbying group Keidanren.