The leader of 91AV原创 largest labor union group urged Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government to do more to fight inflation to help ensure that workers’ wage gains outpace increases in the costs of living.
“Prices keep rising, and with the yen this weak, import costs could go up even further,” Tomoko Yoshino, chair of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo, said in an interview with Bloomberg Tuesday.
“We really expect the government to bring prices under control,” Yoshino said, adding that the nation’s overall inflation gauge should be around 2%, rather than the roughly 3% to 4% pace that Japan has experienced over the past year.
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.