Japan’s Kishida Vows to Press Companies to Raise Wages

Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, on Dec. 21.

Photographer: Yoshikazu Tsuno/Gamma-Rapho/Bloomberg

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he would do everything possible to create an environment for firms to raise wages.

Kishida told a news conference Tuesday, to mark the end of the parliamentary session that measures would include drawing up rules on non-financial disclosure for firms in the year starting in April.