During his first May Day event since taking office, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed on Saturday to pass wage hikes that keep up with Japan's soaring cost of living.
"We'll definitely realize wage hikes that would not succumb to rising prices," Ishiba said at the May Day central convention in Tokyo hosted by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo.
It was the third year in a row for a Japanese prime minister to attend Rengo's May Day event. In 2023, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida became the first Japanese leader to attend the event in nine years.
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