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Another year of big wage hikes likely at big Japan firms, business lobby chair says

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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sees strong wage growth as key to supporting a fragile economic recovery.

Bank of Japan has said sustained, broad-based wage hikes are a prerequisite for pushing up borrowing costs.

Japanese companies agreed to an average 5.1% wage hike in 2024 , the biggest increase in three decades .

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