Keidanren Chairman Tokura met with representatives of the Kansai business community in Osaka on the 19th and asked them to actively work on wage increases such as base increases with an emphasis on price increases in this year's spring struggle.
Representatives of the Kansai business community and Keidanren executives attended the conference held at a hotel in Kita Ward, Osaka.
In this, Keidanren Chairman Tokura said, ``This year's spring labor offensive will be held in a phase of price increases that we have not experienced in recent years. I would like to ask for a positive response in a variety of ways."
In response, Masayoshi Matsumoto, chairman of the Kansai Economic Federation, said, "The Kansai region also wants to maintain the trend of wage increases and call for action. Is it possible to realize a virtuous cycle of growth and distribution that will lead to an increase in the vitality of the middle class? I have to." I replied.
Chairman Tokura held a press conference after the meeting, saying, "This is a great chance to create a virtuous cycle of sustainable wage increases and price increases. I don't know if this trend will progress at once, but I hope it will continue to spread. “There are.”
Regarding the Osaka/Kansai World Expo the year after next, Chairman Tokura said, "In the Kanto region, there is still a difference in temperature compared to Osaka, but Japan has been excited about the soccer World Cup as well. I think the momentum will pick up," he said.